ItzSpc

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Most recent update from the Dev was that he was hoping to release v0.7 in "October or November". But he's also working on launching on Steam with a version based on v0.6.3, which I can only imagine has a lot of hoops to jump through so he's probably very busy with that.

BTW if anyone in the thread has not yet added NIF to their Steam wishlist, go and do it now! Link is in a post just a few above:
https://f95zone.to/threads/nothing-is-forever-v0-6-3-mrsilverlust.87506/post-11912645
I'd rather they focus on the next release then go all in for the Steam version rather than dividing their efforts.
 

osanaiko

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I'd rather they focus on the next release then go all in for the Steam version rather than dividing their efforts.
As far as I understand it is definitely a sequential plan - the steam release has been made as ready as possible first, and is currently waiting for approvals etc, so MrSL can work on new content for v0.7. But if something comes in from the steam review team, then that must be addressed immediately.

if the steam launch and subsequent ongoing sales goes well, it's potentially a big deal for MrSL and will reward all the hard work he has put in over the past ~2.5 years...
 
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By the way, I checked the game page on Steam, there is already a demo version available for download, and the release date of the game is indicated, November 14th, I wonder if this will be a new chapter or the version that is currently available? Dev said that he wants to release a new chapter immediately with a release on Steam, but there is no information about it yet, and November 14 seems to be quite soon, but this coincides with the original plan for the release of the new chapter in November.
 

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Dev said that he wants to release a new chapter immediately with a release on Steam, but there is no information about it yet, and November 14 seems to be quite soon...
Quite soon for a Steam release..? Or do you mean that the 6 months since ch 6 is too soon? :)
 

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Quite soon for a Steam release..? Or do you mean that the 6 months since ch 6 is too soon? :)
The releases have been consistently every 5 or 6 months so far. MrSL said that this time he was planning to make ch7 a bit more concise because the huge size of ch6 was painful to complete (and also the increasing complexity of paths is becoming harder to add more content without small issues that are not discovered until many players try the game). So that was the hope for v0.7 to be released earlier than the previous timeline. We will have to wait and see what happens - as I mentioned above, the Steam release has been time consuming and it is important that it goes smoothly.
 

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I just handed over my final ultra-polished version of the Chapter 1 script to Mr. Silverlust, in preparation for the upcoming Steam release.

It was the first time I'd replayed it all from the beginning for a long time... And it was great to see again how it all started, and how the signs of greatness were already there even from the first full chapter release.

The memories, lol:
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I really liked the "vanilla" route for Jen, it felt more natural and varied than the kink-based one in which the character seems to only exist for her kink and nothing else.

Will there be more "vanilla" alternate routes for the other possible LI ?
 
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Harlaw

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I really liked the "vanilla" route for Jen, it felt more natural and varied than the kink-based one in which the character seems to only exist for her kink and nothing else.

Will there be more "vanilla" alternate routes for the other possible LI ?
Emma and Lea already have vanilla routes and Bri also has makings of one. Olivia doesn't have enough content to know for sure, but she will probably also get one. But it just wouldn't work with Kim and Deb. What with Kim being a complete psycho and Deb breaking up with her fiancee cause she is incompatible with a vanilla relationship.
 

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Emma and Lea already have vanilla routes and Bri also has makings of one. Olivia doesn't have enough content to know for sure, but she will probably also get one. But it just wouldn't work with Kim and Deb. What with Kim being a complete psycho and Deb breaking up with her fiancee cause she is incompatible with a vanilla relationship.
Didn't noticed that Emma has a vanilla route, how do you follow it ?
All i saw so far from Emma is the hate-fuck kink route that happens 2 times (the one in the beginning and the one when the MC show Emma what kind of porn he likes), there were scenes in which Emma is basically on a humiliation kink where the MC basically forces her to play the "degraded feminist" trope, so i may have missed a dialogue to get a "vanilla" route ?

Will have to replay the Lea path, it's been a few version i didn't and at that time there was only the exhibition route, will have to see the vanilla one then.
 

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Didn't noticed that Emma has a vanilla route, how do you follow it ?
All i saw so far from Emma is the hate-fuck kink route that happens 2 times (the one in the beginning and the one when the MC show Emma what kind of porn he likes), there were scenes in which Emma is basically on a humiliation kink where the MC basically forces her to play the "degraded feminist" trope, so i may have missed a dialogue to get a "vanilla" route ?

Will have to replay the Lea path, it's been a few version i didn't and at that time there was only the exhibition route, will have to see the vanilla one then.
Unfortunately, vanilla paths have the least amount of content. With Emma, you don't even get an actual scene with her. Just a couple of CGs and few extra bit of dialogue. Off the top of my head : If you win the bet with her in Ch-4 but don't invoke it, she flashes you in Ch-5 at her apartment. And during Ch-6 date with her, if you are on the vanilla route, you will end up going back to her apartment and almost hooking up again, but get interrupted by her friend.

With Lea, it's a bit different, you kinda have to start with the exhibitionist route to be involved with her. But once you actually commit to her, you can transition it into a normal relationship.

Btw, you can check all the available paths for each girl at the start with the 'Scenarios' option.
 

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Since FOMO is a core part of Bri's character, I don't think vanilla would've worked in the long run too. She longs for adventure and experimentation.

Tbh, I wouldn't necessarily say that Bri is all about FOMO. I think more than anything else she just wants something other than her job in her life. Which could very well be a vanilla relationship with a vanilla type of guy.

Though we don't have enough content with Bri to definitively state either way, but for what it's worth, the scenario mode has two options for Bri:

Sensitive - Sub path and Neutral - Vanilla path. It's actually called "Vanilla" in the option, so at the very least, it's a possibility for Bri going forward.
 

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Tbh, I wouldn't necessarily say that Bri is all about FOMO. I think more than anything else she just wants something other than her job in her life. Which could very well be a vanilla relationship with a vanilla type of guy.

Though we don't have enough content with Bri to definitively state either way, but for what it's worth, the scenario mode has two options for Bri:

Sensitive - Sub path and Neutral - Vanilla path. It's actually called "Vanilla" in the option, so at the very least, it's a possibility for Bri going forward.
The first kink required to fuck Bri is Adventurous. That doesn't mean Vanilla route is impossible, but from that alone is a strong hint on what Bri is desperately looking for.
 

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From the various dialogues with Bri when the MC is talking to her on the beach (after the drink game party night) it appears that she's depressed that she only has her work in her life, making a hint at her wanting a relationship.

But in the same time after that, from the interactions that are possible with Bri it looks like she is actually not interested in a relationship at all, she's just wanting some "friend with benefit" type of people and does not look for any attachment in a life partner.

Maybe in future chapters, like real people do change with time in their life, she'll evolve outside of whatever is currently the kink that define her and will want an actual relationship, but her actions so far do not hint at it.
 
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From MrSilverLust's Patreon:



"Nothing is Forever" will be on Steam next month, but chapter 7 won't, so I'm pausing billing for a month

Release on Steam

As some of you might have already noticed,

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This date was chosen taking into account a combination of factors ranging from wishlist numbers to boring tax reasons, and I believe it's the best one!

To those considering buying the game on Steam, I'm happy to announce that NiF will have Steam Achievements, Steam cloud Saving, and regional pricing. So, depending where you live, it might be considerably cheaper for you to get it there in comparison to on Patreon or Itch. It's a one time payment and you'll get all future updates at roughly the same time as Patreon or Itch costumers.

If you buy the game on Steam, please consider leaving a review. That's a very important factor to get on the good side of the Steam algorithm.

Chapter 7 won't be ready on November

I was hoping that I could have chapter 7 ready next month, perhaps even to release it at the same time as the Steam launch, but that clearly won't happen. I'm now pointing for a December release. I'm sorry for the delay.

I won't bill anyone on November

This development cycle was severely affected by the time spent on the steam release - things that might sound simple like making trailers, codding achievements, designing achievement icons, or even posing and rendering the animations from the previous mid-term update, took way more time than I expected. And I feel bad for my patrons that subscribe every month to see this delay due to things that they won't benefit from.

So, I decided that won't bill anyone on November since chapter 7 isn't ready for release. I think it's fair and it makes me sleep less stressed at night!

Besides that, nothing changes. I'll be working the same time as usual and will do my best to have the update ready for December.

Changing the subscription model so new patrons are billed after 30 days and not at the beginning of the following month

Earlier this year, Patreon created a new way to bill patrons and is throwing pop-ups everywhere to tell me to change to that model. As most things in Patreon, the changes are irreversible, which it always makes me nervous to change anything.

But it does seem like a good change for patrons. You might already be familiar with it if you subscribe to any creator that has already made the change. But if you aren't, .

The gist of it is that, right now, if anyone becomes a patron of NiF on, let's say, the 25th of October, they'd pay for October's subscription at full price, and then, on the 1st of November, they'd be billed again for that month, or lose access to all benefits if they stop the membership (like, for example, a download link if the game were to be released on November).

To me, it seems unfair that someone pays at full price for a month's membership just to lose all benefits 6 days later if they don't renew the subscription.

To help with that, Patreon created this new billing model, were that same patron mentioned above would keep their benefits until the 25th of November, and, at that point, be billed again for a new month, or stop the membership if they so wish. But, either way, they'd always get the 30 days subscription they paid for.

The only downside I see is that, if you subscribe to several creators at different days, you'll be getting billed by Patreon throughout the month instead of always at the 1st of the month, which can be annoying. If that's a problem to you, you can try to subscribe to all your favorite creators in the same day and then be billed for all of them at the same day.

To anyone that's already a patron, I believe you'll still be billed at the 1st of each month, (unless you stop and subscribe again later on), so, this change won't affect you in any way. It's just for new patrons.

All in all, I think this billing model is more consumer friendly and a positive change. So, I'm taking this opportunity to make this change.

However, if anyone has strong feelings against this, please let me know before I make this irreversible change! If the opinions are split, I can even run a poll to see what the majority prefers.

Thanks for the support and wish you all a fun and scary Halloween.
 
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