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Hey now, don't drag me into your beef, lol. My criticism is only that the advertised "major" choice in the last update had no real consequences in that update.
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Yeah, that choice is one of a few that'll lead into the harem path, similar to how they were a few choices without immediate impact that have led into the throuple path. The throuple path really starts in Chapter 18 (which I'm working on now), so you'll definitely start seeing those throuple path choices making an impact soon.
The harem path will become more obvious in a few chapters. The romance path choices don't tend to have immediate impact, since I think it'd be weird to just have a "harem" button - you make a few choices, they have compounding impacts, and then things start happening.Honestly, I think it'd be really cool if I could make the game have a lot of different choices, but then it'd branch in fifty directions and turn into a big, open-world RPG game. That'd be awesome, but I'm a solo developer working on this after my full-time IRL job and on weekends, so PoP would just get mired in development hell. I think I have just the right amount of choices so that, by the last chapters, I'm not writing a ton of different endings and splitting the game in twenty different directions.
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Looks like the troll got banned for raging on several game threads.
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i reported a couple of his posts
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Oh I understand. I'm definitely not looking for a magic "go-go gadget harem" button, as that would destroy immersion pretty quick.Yeah, that choice is one of a few that'll lead into the harem path, similar to how they were a few choices without immediate impact that have led into the throuple path. The throuple path really starts in Chapter 18 (which I'm working on now), so you'll definitely start seeing those throuple path choices making an impact soon.
Honestly, I think it'd be really cool if I could make the game have a lot of different choices, but then it'd branch in fifty directions and turn into a big, open-world RPG game. That'd be awesome, but I'm a solo developer working on this after my full-time IRL job and on weekends, so PoP would just get mired in development hell. I think I have just the right amount of choices so that, by the last chapters, I'm not writing a ton of different endings and splitting the game in twenty different directions.
I suppose what I'm hoping to see for similar situations in the future is perhaps a simple 2-4 minute long scene taking place shortly after the branching path, with a few unique renders, exclusive to each path, that implies the player made a significant choice. It could be anything, really. A short monologue. A whispered conversation. A reflection on how the situation is starting to evolve (or not). Anything. Just something to drive home the point that a crossroads has been hit and a path was taken, beyond just some different text here or there.
Either way, thanks for the reply. Keep up the great work.
Also, it is true that some games do stretch themselves a bit thin with an overwhelming amount of branching paths - which all have to be updated with content. There's one game comes to mind that has such crazy amounts of branching that some paths barely have 5 minutes of new content after a long awaited update. And that's not even the dev's fault, they're making the game they set out to make.
I agree with this sentiment wholeheartedly. Too many games make 50 branching paths and than they all end up shallow like the side quests in a Bethesda game. It is better to have one path but a good one than 50 shallow mediocre ones. So your balance of a few paths is I feel a good idea.Yeah, that choice is one of a few that'll lead into the harem path, similar to how they were a few choices without immediate impact that have led into the throuple path. The throuple path really starts in Chapter 18 (which I'm working on now), so you'll definitely start seeing those throuple path choices making an impact soon.
Honestly, I think it'd be really cool if I could make the game have a lot of different choices, but then it'd branch in fifty directions and turn into a big, open-world RPG game. That'd be awesome, but I'm a solo developer working on this after my full-time IRL job and on weekends, so PoP would just get mired in development hell. I think I have just the right amount of choices so that, by the last chapters, I'm not writing a ton of different endings and splitting the game in twenty different directions.
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Pandaman Games back in March you published this roadmap for all Act IV chapters:
I'd like to know if Ch18's planned scenes have remained unchanged, and if the fact that you didn't specifically mention Maria was done on purpose
I'd like to know if Ch18's planned scenes have remained unchanged, and if the fact that you didn't specifically mention Maria was done on purpose
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It'll be three scenes instead of two because I moved 17's scene to 18. And yes, the naming is on purpose.Pandaman Games back in March you published this roadmap for all Act IV chapters:
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I'd like to know if Ch18's planned scenes have remained unchanged, and if the fact that you didn't specifically mention Maria was done on purpose
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Excellent!It'll be three scenes instead of two because I moved 17's scene to 18. And yes, the naming is on purpose.
Thank you!
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My advice is: just wait and "store" a few updates before replaying the game.
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I'm leading a wholesome handholding revolution.
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The game is becoming better every day.I'm leading a wholesome handholding revolution.
Full steam ahead Pandaman... It could not become more kinky than that.
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Does this count as wholesome? I kind of want to see a PoP version of this with Emilia, Maria and Michael.I'm leading a wholesome handholding revolution.
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This game is too perverted for me sorry I'm out ! Handholding NTR ! what comes next simultaneosly headpatting ??
I'm Out ! I'll stop suporting the foundation "free cookies for Indie game developers" and feed my router to the Oposums !
good Luck bunch of Pervs !
Edit: guess i should quit smoking....funny stuff
I'm Out ! I'll stop suporting the foundation "free cookies for Indie game developers" and feed my router to the Oposums !
good Luck bunch of Pervs !
Edit: guess i should quit smoking....funny stuff
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Does to me.Does this count as wholesome? I kind of want to see a PoP version of this with Emilia, Maria and Michael.
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I'm sorry, but that's definitely the opposite of wholesome. Handholding cheating is as unwholesome as it gets.Does this count as wholesome? I kind of want to see a PoP version of this with Emilia, Maria and Michael.
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They guy should be in the middle so that the girls could be aware of and share one another's handholding bliss.
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Perhaps I missed it Pandaman Games, but I know we're going into chapter 18 soon-ish. How many chapters do you have planned for finishing everything up? Apologies if you have already answered that question previously.
Ignore the trolls btw. Your game is up there on my main list. Your writing seems fine. In fact, I think I laugh more at your game's writing than Drifty's if that's any consolation. Yes LoF is a great game (still on the fence with u4ia), but I still think yours is very engaging and can't wait to continue. Yes I know you told me to write a review, but I never have the time. I do still plan to one of these days.
Ignore the trolls btw. Your game is up there on my main list. Your writing seems fine. In fact, I think I laugh more at your game's writing than Drifty's if that's any consolation. Yes LoF is a great game (still on the fence with u4ia), but I still think yours is very engaging and can't wait to continue. Yes I know you told me to write a review, but I never have the time. I do still plan to one of these days.
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Main story will be done by Chapter 25, epilogue will be Chapters 26-30.