And then what? How do I earn income from it?
Man this game gets inscrutable from when you hit Rep 1. I'm unlocking unique characters but can't do nothing with them, giving me potent anxiety as I see their retirement bar ticking forward. My reputation barely advances with the shoots I'm doing. I'm given the option to hire a million-and-a-half staff but nowhere is explained what they actually do or what they're for, nor which of the dozen facilities I can buy they fit on. Contracts also apparently exist? Don't forget to check for STDs apparently? Monthly bills and taxes?
A solid tutorial wouldn't have gone amiss, or just locking stuff off so I know what I'm meant to be progressing towards.
You turn a profit by having costs be less than your income. You can post to porn tubes and that will increase the number of fans you have for a tag. I believe distributed income ones dont give you new fans. If you have fans you could create a website. Fans will pay a monthly substription to access the site. Income is usually proportional to trends and scene quality. Make better scenes and earn more cash. You cant have the same stars being posted too often on the website though. The fans will get bored and leave.
To have a functional studio I believe the only staff member you absolutely need is a director. Everyone else is just icing/ garnish. Having fewer staff members while mainataining scene quality is a reasonable way to turn a profit. You can add more as you go along if you so wish.
Most girls will be hesitant to do actual kinky scenes so you have to increase their depravity. I believe the Photostudio and the Carwash does that. Shooting scenes does too IIRC. Avoid hiring girls with too many negative traits esp. when shooting for studios. they can drop happiness of staff and cause them to leave.
As your contact list grows (more girls) try to identify girls with social butterfly trait and try to keep them around if they are decent. They will bring in more options for you.
The finance PA reduces taxation IIRC. The first PA you should hire is probably Analytics though. It will let you see the number of fans you have in a category.
There are special NPCs which give different benefits. The best is the gym lady with an afro. She ensures your fitness does not decay. This way you can shoor multiple scenes in a day.
If you have sufficient cash giving a contract to one of your better stars is a good idea. Shooting FFFM scenes with three contract stars and yourself is a good way to rack up a profit. (Dont take my word on it. been a while since I last played). Posting FFFM scenes with a diverse cast to porn tubes will let you rack up fans in that category too.
The last piece of advice is start with a starting girl, no penalties and cheats on the first time you play.This game has a steep learning curve.
I believe the dev is working on a tutorial for the next release. You can post questions on their discord regarding the game, the comminity is pretty helpful.