I'm alternately amused & aggravated reading through this thread. Foremost, this IS Penny's game and as an old PM convo I had with Lockheart indicated, it was always meant to be her show... with that in mind there's a few things I can't understand about the opinions/povs/demands of some of the people in this thread. In what universe would it make sense to insert only a male MC into a story that was created around a 100 percent lesbian character without completely upstaging/undermining or ruining telling Penny's story?
Second thing is the "chicken or egg" first perspective several people seem to have regarding "a market" for games with female protagonists- the argument is that there isn't a market for such games because AO games supposedly are 90% male audiences who prefer male MCs 'cause they have complexes about envisioning themselves as that male MC & playing female characters somehow insults/invalidates/emasculates their hugely inflated sexual egos.
As a woman who enjoys playing games with both male or female MCs I argue that perhaps the reason there isn't "a market" is precisely because there ironically aren't enough games with decently strong female MCs... there are a gazillion AO games with male MCs (and they run the gamut of great, mediocre & absolute shit character personalities).
There are far fewer AO games with likeable, strong female MCs- about maybe 1/4th of female protagonists games have such characters, the other 75% are primarily whore/slut/corruption trainers basically and as a woman I would rather play as a male MC or a strong female MC in games with both emotional as well as sexual content.
I don't think it's accurate to say that female protag games can't be successful because there's such a small market, rather there's such a small market because the majority of female protag games aren't written with decently character developed women, the majority of them are weak willed easily manipulated f**%toys & that's boring for people who want porn+story but absolutely perfect for those who just want to have quick faps.
Penny is absolutely a wonderfully developed character deserving of having her story told, those people bitching about absolutely having to have a male MC? Go play the hundred gazillion other such games that cater to your inability to enjoy a game without imagining it's your awesome schlong (as the MC) alone deserving of conquering all the pussycats of the known universes.
There's more than enough of such games for you to go enjoy & to stop hating on well written AVNs that cater to better storytelling & sexual tastes that don't fit in your MO or worldview or as several others in this thread have suggested, go ahead and write/create your own selective AVN if playing this game is such an affront to your utterly perfect masculinity, no one's forcing you to play or forcing you to like the game they created... that's your choice dude.
So either choose to give the game a shot or gtfo & return to the storyscapes that you know will peel your banana- stop bitching about this lovely creation & get on with your life.
Lockheart, sorry for the rant but it pisses me off that so many people assume that AO games are only beloved by or embraced by men & as such should only cater to them when it's not true at all.
I've been eagerly waiting for this project since our last conversation and was delighted to see how much has been fleshed out based off what I've read in this thread but I've been utterly revolted by the reeking "eau d' entitlement" some of these users wear as a badge for demeaning and moaning over YOUR choices in the game YOU are creating, not them.
I haven't played yet as I honestly wish to have further development before diving into this game but Penny is one of my favorite AVN characters & I'm so incredibly excited that you are moving forward the way you planned.
I have never supported anyone on Patreon (not a fan of the hypocrisy of the site's restrictions) but I'm considering offering you some financial support in the near future when I have available funds to do such & I prefer not to use Patreon, what's a safe secondary or third platform that you suggest for doing this?