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Hey Story Anon,
did you ever thought about releasing the chapters stand alone without compression?

The pictures look a little bit too grainy/pixelated for my taste :oops:
 

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Hey Story Anon,
did you ever thought about releasing the chapters stand alone without compression?

The pictures look a little bit too grainy/pixelated for my taste :oops:
As far as a higher res version, long story short: We could possibly do a 1080p release but it'll multiply the image file size by about 8x compared to 720p which will put the current game at about 10gb and the finished game well over 50-60gb.

We just have that many renders per chapter and that per-chapter count will likely only increase over time.

But that being said, if you ever want a higher res version of any particular picture just let me know and I'd be happy to fish them out for you. We're also including window resizing in the next few updates which will let you have a bigger screen without having to stretch all the way to fullscreen, which may be a better compromise.
 

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As far as a higher res version, long story short: We could possibly do a 1080p release but it'll multiply the image file size by about 8x compared to 720p which will put the current game at about 10gb and the finished game well over 50-60gb.

We just have that many renders per chapter and that per-chapter count will likely only increase over time.

But that being said, if you ever want a higher res version of any particular picture just let me know and I'd be happy to fish them out for you.
I mean hard disc space is cheap and i have enough of it, so i acutally wouldn't have a problem with 50-60gb :) (Its not like you have to use an ssd for an vn-game).

But i dont know your upload speed and if it is too much of a hassle for you.

That is why i recomended an additionally uncompressed stand alone chapter release (so people dont have to download everything every time).

Another posibility is an update system (like the one of being a dik), but i dont know how complex it is.

If all of this is not achievable maybe the lewd shots (bikini, shower, sex,.....) could be 1080p?:oops:

We're also including window resizing in the next few updates which will let you have a bigger screen without having to stretch all the way to fullscreen, which may be a better compromise.
I dont really have a problem with the window size and i dont really think window resizing will help with the pixelation (it actually should make it worse).

I hope i dont sound a little bit too demanding or ungrateful. Its just that i really like the game and the characters and would love to enjoy the game in a better quality.
 

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I mean hard disc space is cheap and i have enough of it, so i acutally wouldn't have a problem with 50-60gb :) (Its not like you have to use an ssd for an vn-game).

But i dont know your upload speed and if it is too much of a hassle for you.

That is why i recomended an additionally uncompressed stand alone chapter release (so people dont have to download everything every time).

Another posibility is an update system (like the one of being a dik), but i dont know how complex it is.

If all of this is not achievable maybe the lewd shots (bikini, shower, sex,.....) could be 1080p?:oops:


I dont really have a problem with the window size and i dont really think window resizing will help with the pixelation (it actually should make it worse).

I hope i dont sound a little bit too demanding or ungrateful. Its just that i really like the game and the characters and would love to enjoy the game in a better quality.
I would absolutely love to have a dedicated file server so we could have an updater, but we'll probably need a few more patrons before we can get there.

This though:

If all of this is not achievable maybe the lewd shots (bikini, shower, sex,.....) could be 1080p?:oops:
Is actually a pretty damn good idea.
 

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Nice update. Guess we are back at a slower pace until we get the next conflict going. For now, its nice to see the gang back together (+1, hopefully more with the maids)
Found some typos tho.
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Amazing stuff as usual , and i actually find the
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part really interesting , and i feel like that can be used to great effect later down the line , this story keeps getting better !
Thanks for the love and passion put into the game by Story Anon and looking forward to the next updates as usual.
 

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Amazing stuff as usual , and i actually find the
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part really interesting , and i feel like that can be used to great effect later down the line , this story keeps getting better !
Thanks for the love and passion put into the game by Story Anon and looking forward to the next updates as usual.
Thank you for reading! Glad you're enjoying it!

android port still v9.3? ithink now v1.55
Yes the unofficial Android port is stuck at v0.9.3, but we are working on our own that will be kept up to date.
 
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Hey, this was a really nice surprise.

I saw this game mentioned in a thread as a "Look at this dev, he's a really solid dude" - comment so I got curious and more or less marathoned the entire thing. I wondered what the hell the dev meant in the description by " Out of Touch is an extremely odd journey through several genres from teenage romance to existential horror. " but after having caught up, this sums up the game so far pretty much exactly. I'm not even really sure it counts as a porn game, rather it is one of those few clearly "adult game" but not something to likely get your rocks off (as of [v1.55 Public]).

It really is a strange but enjoyable romp. My only real complaint that bugged me was that I thought it felt as though CJ kinda disappeared as the MC for fairly long swaths of time to be replaced by Jamie or Sarah which while understandable made me feel a bit less invested. A minor gripe as well is that so far choices haven't really seemed to matter but given the massive amount of content there is, I can see why.

Anyway, kudos to the dev on this one, looking forward to what comes next.
 

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Love the work so far my dude
Thank you!

Do we have an ETA for the android port, because I haven't had my Jamie fix since February! Lol
Oh God, that's something I can't live with depriving someone else of. ETA is as soon as we get the UI ready for Android and get the installation process tested. This is priority #1 right now for Snow, so hopefully not too much longer.

Hey, this was a really nice surprise.

I saw this game mentioned in a thread as a "Look at this dev, he's a really solid dude" - comment so I got curious and more or less marathoned the entire thing. I wondered what the hell the dev meant in the description by " Out of Touch is an extremely odd journey through several genres from teenage romance to existential horror. " but after having caught up, this sums up the game so far pretty much exactly. I'm not even really sure it counts as a porn game, rather it is one of those few clearly "adult game" but not something to likely get your rocks off (as of [v1.55 Public]).

It really is a strange but enjoyable romp. My only real complaint that bugged me was that I thought it felt as though CJ kinda disappeared as the MC for fairly long swaths of time to be replaced by Jamie or Sarah which while understandable made me feel a bit less invested. A minor gripe as well is that so far choices haven't really seemed to matter but given the massive amount of content there is, I can see why.

Anyway, kudos to the dev on this one, looking forward to what comes next.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

CJ does take a bit of a stage break until the end during Jamie's arc, but that's to really emphasize Jamie's place as the other main protagonist (Plus to add to her feelings of isolation before ch22).

As seen in Ch24 though, we're back to having the full ensemble cast with CJ as the center, albeit not necessarily as the party member asking the questions but sometimes being the one getting the answers.

That being said, he has a very, very important part in this current arc as the story returns to "real world" problems and away from Jamie's grandfather.
 
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Thank you!



Oh God, that's something I can't live with depriving someone else of. ETA is as soon as we get the UI ready for Android and get the installation process tested. This is priority #1 right now for Snow, so hopefully not too much longer.



Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

CJ does take a bit of a stage break until the end during Jamie's arc, but that's to really emphasize Jamie's place as the other main protagonist (Plus to add to her feelings of isolation before ch22).

As seen in Ch24 though, we're back to having the full ensemble cast with CJ as the center, albeit not necessarily as the party member asking the questions but sometimes being the one getting the answers.

That being said, he has a very, very important part in this current arc as the story returns to "real world" problems and away from Jamie's grandfather.
Thank you for making it =)

Yeah, like I mentioned, it was definitely understandable, both with the story and Jamie's arc overall. I just personally found those segments less engaging and a bit jarring not just temporarily switching perspective for a short while but switching to another MC. That's obviously not necessarily bad, just personal preference I suppose. I might also be a bit biased since I'm not personally that invested in Jaime as a character compared to most of the others, not because the character is bad or anything, again just personal preference. Glad to see the cast back together now though.

Also, random question: Based on the poor hapless soldiers and civilians in the ruined city,another Swede or just good use of Google translate? :p

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