Java Completed Paradise Found [v1.0.04] [Alcahest]

[grave_merc]

Just an update on my situation - the Patreon support said they probably will keep me on as long as I'll remove all the mentions of the game from my profile. So I basically cleaned it, deleted all the posts, and we'll see. Stay tuned.

 

[Nicolaplaz]

Is it possible to make a translation into another language?
I really like being able to read the text in Italian.

 

[Arnel]

Is it possible to make a translation into another language?
I really like being able to read the text in Italian.

This game has a tons of text, i think this it will be realy expensive work

 

[lnppo]

Is it possible to make a translation into another language?
I really like being able to read the text in Italian.

Since this is through Java and doesn't have any modding support I think you would have to do it through hex editing which is (imo) a fucking nightmare.

 

[Arnel]

i can't wait update)

 

[Reaver]

Just an update on my situation - the Patreon support said they probably will keep me on as long as I'll remove all the mentions of the game from my profile. So I basically cleaned it, deleted all the posts, and we'll see. Stay tuned.

Just make posts everywhere else but there, and they can eat a dick. Patreon is a POS. Have you tried any other sites like but not Patreon?

Also Great work on the game.

 

[Paprika]

Patiently but eagerly waiting for the ...
C'mon man! you know, the thing. lol

 

[Arnel]

Is everything alright? 8 september now. Where s the new update?

 

[Alcahest]

Is everything alright? 8 september now. Where s the new update?

The beta was planned for Sept 5-10. I'm a little behind schedule now, but it should be out in a few days.

 

[Reaver]

The beta was planned for Sept 5-10. I'm a little behind schedule now, but it should be out in a few days.

All good, we get that it takes time to make something... anything, especially a game.

 

[damnthatwascrazy]

Just please don't become one of those devs who declare 'monthly updates' but later they become 'a month +5 days' then '+10 days' then '+ a couple of weeks because [new-reason-every-month]' then 'a month for development and a month polishing + 1 day so Patreon can process the pledges' and then poof they transform into Gumdrop or, best case scenario, Icstor.

Please don't.

 

[scarfer]

Jeez, calm down. Life happens sometimes. GRasputin has always been open and forthcoming with information. Plus, he said he needed a break. If that break took longer than expected, it's not the end of the world.

And we're talking about the Patreon release. We won't get it for another couple weeks anyway.

 

[Arnel]

Just please don't become one of those devs who declare 'monthly updates' but later they become 'a month +5 days' then '+10 days' then '+ a couple of weeks because [new-reason-every-month]' then 'a month for development and a month polishing + 1 day so Patreon can process the pledges' and then poof they transform into Gumdrop or, best case scenario, Icstor.

Please don't.

Very true, friend. I'v seen that shit many times. Any developer become more lazy, cus every creator need something new to do his job. Projects getting old and uninteresting for those.

 

[Alcahest]

Just please don't become one of those devs who declare 'monthly updates' but later they become 'a month +5 days' then '+10 days' then '+ a couple of weeks because [new-reason-every-month]' then 'a month for development and a month polishing + 1 day so Patreon can process the pledges' and then poof they transform into Gumdrop or, best case scenario, Icstor.

Please don't.

I think Icstor claimed he was burned out? It has happened to many devs and I can understand why. I'm trying to prevent that from happening to me, that's why the extra days to rest. Remember that in the beginning I released new updates once every two months (no set dates just releasing whenever I felt ready with the update). I felt that was too seldom so I changed it to once a month, aiming for the 1st every month. That meant the content per update was smaller, but not half the amount because I didn't want to make the updates too small. So I worked harder, with less rest, bascially working on the game every day, to put out those monthly updates. It worked well for a couple of updates but in the end it became too draining, taking the enjoyment out of it and that's not sustainable (see beginning of this post). When you get the warning signs you need to rest. I could go back to the early way of doing it once every two months, but that still feels too seldom so I'm adding a few days rest now to see how it works. I enjoyed working on v0.8, so it's looking good so far.

For Patreon billing reasons I might adjust the release dates to avoid releasing an update too close to the end of the month. New patrons getting billed twice in a matter of days is not fun to see.

 

[Nicolaplaz]

In my life, I have learned to wait for Blizzard games.
Diablo 3 is almost ready... soon... very soon....
Then months passed.
The story is the same, now I'm waiting Diablo 4.
So, take your time GRasputin. I'm sure you will do it sooner than Blizzard.

 

[azertyfake]

No need to pressure the dev here...

He's so chill, always responding here. And kindly gave us updates on his work even if we are not all patreons.

And remember that everybody can slack off or feel tired sometimes, it happens (even with your paid job). Nobody is a machine.
Programming is quite demanding and working alone also.

 

[damnthatwascrazy]

I was respectful and polite, never accused him of anything, just expressed a concern as a patron based on current delay. Nothing more. Rasputin responded and I'm more than happy to support this project as long as he stays open and committed. No drama.

 

[Deathbringer_jo]

I notice that I usually forget the name of this game and have to search this game by filtering for Java and picking it out of the crowd.

Then I realized that "Paradise Found" is not a very relevant title for this game as it doesn't convey the substance or plot at all. The title should've had something related about amnesia and/or slipping pills to girls in some way so that it would be more relevant and memorable.

People that read the title while scrolling through the available games would have no idea what type of game it would be and might even suspect that it would be a very simple "Paradise wish fullfilment" game that are common in the real porn category.

Maybe it's already too late to change the title for this game (I don't know how far away it is from completion) but if you decide to make a next title make sure to make it relevant to the actual game as it would make your game more noticeable and also more enticing to people that are attracted to the concept. For example if the title was "Paradise Corruption" and someone was scrolling through the games and interested in the corruption type of games like this it would catch their eyes more quickly.

 

[Deathbringer_jo]

Also to the people enjoying this game and reading this post. Please write a review of the game if you haven't yet. It helps the developer because people filter games based on rating. So give the very first post on page 1 a like and write a review where you give the game 5 stars.

This game is very good and I want to see more from this developer. Making his work more popular by doing something small like that is the least you could do.

 

[Alcahest]

I notice that I usually forget the name of this game and have to search this game by filtering for Java and picking it out of the crowd.

Then I realized that "Paradise Found" is not a very relevant title for this game as it doesn't convey the substance or plot at all. The title should've had something related about amnesia and/or slipping pills to girls in some way so that it would be more relevant and memorable.

People that read the title while scrolling through the available games would have no idea what type of game it would be and might even suspect that it would be a very simple "Paradise wish fullfilment" game that are common in the real porn category.

Maybe it's already too late to change the title for this game (I don't know how far away it is from completion) but if you decide to make a next title make sure to make it relevant to the actual game as it would make your game more noticeable and also more enticing to people that are attracted to the concept. For example if the title was "Paradise Corruption" and someone was scrolling through the games and interested in the corruption type of games like this it would catch their eyes more quickly.

With the amount of games out there, it's hard to come up with a name that is both descriptive and memorable (and that the dev feels good about). A title like "Paradise Corruption" might help catching some views in the games list, but as far as being memorable it sounds pretty generic and easily forgettable. My idea with "Paradise Found" was a word play on "Paradise Lost", which I thought could be memorable, coupled with the fact that the name of the city is Paradise. Of course, if "Paradise Lost" doesn't mean anything to you, the memorable thing about it decreases.
But the name just felt right, so I decided on it. I usually find it very challenging to name things, so when I come up with something I'm pretty happy to take it and move on.

Anyway, it's too late to change it now, I would say.