VN Ren'Py "Project Caffeine" - (Futa, Inc3st, Low Fantasy) [Development Thread]

[CoffeeCurse]

I think I have to take the upper class footslut fairy. She clearly knows how to keep one in their place.
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Awwwwwww thank youuuu! Bonus points for you!

And oh yes, I certainly do. I know how to put my foot down. And when I do, good little boys/girls thank me for it!

 

[Kontralta]

Awwwwwww thank youuuu! Bonus points for you!

And oh yes, I certainly do. I know how to put my foot down. And when I do, good little boys/girls thank me for it!

Sorry if I seem intrusive, but can I at least roughly find out what stage the development is at and when we can expect the game?

 

[CoffeeCurse]

Sorry if I seem intrusive, but can I at least roughly find out what stage the development is at and when we can expect the game?

Nahhhh your good, not intrusive.

May suck to hear, but I have no like "progress bar" or percentage of completion available to share. I'm a novice, which means development isn't A to B for me yet... I'm constantly learning and practicing things in the background which makes it more of a dance from A, to D, to C, to F, to then A again, and then finally B.

Currently this project is at the whim of my crippling financial instability, my schooling, and to be quite frank... my arousal! Also as a new artist in the 3D space, you can have moments where you look at your work and hate it all and it's like a constant battle you have to fight through internally.

At this point, any "deadlines" are more like.... guidelines.....



(May not be the best practice, but I'm not pretending to be perfect.)

I have purposefully delayed starting up any form of support till I have more to show for it. I won't spill my woes, but life has been making it more and more difficult for me to make consistent progress. The problematic "ouroboros" situation is just simply a lack of money, which leads to lack of free time to develop, which prevents me from opening up support to help out.

As a noob, I'm just trying to figure out how to bridge this current gap.

TLDR: I have no idea! And I'm sorry about it!

 

[Kontralta]

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Nahhhh your good, not intrusive.

May suck to hear, but I have no like "progress bar" or percentage of completion available to share. I'm a novice, which means development isn't A to B for me yet... I'm constantly learning and practicing things in the background which makes it more of a dance from A, to D, to C, to F, to then A again, and then finally B.

Currently this project is at the whim of my crippling financial instability, my schooling, and to be quite frank... my arousal! Also as a new artist in the 3D space, you can have moments where you look at your work and hate it all and it's like a constant battle you have to fight through internally.

At this point, any "deadlines" are more like.... guidelines.....

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(May not be the best practice, but I'm not pretending to be perfect.)

I have purposefully delayed starting up any form of support till I have more to show for it. I won't spill my woes, but life has been making it more and more difficult for me to make consistent progress. The problematic "ouroboros" situation is just simply a lack of money, which leads to lack of free time to develop, which prevents me from opening up support to help out.

As a noob, I'm just trying to figure out how to bridge this current gap.

TLDR: I have no idea! And I'm sorry about it!

Okay then. It seemed to me from the art and description that you already have some part of the game ready.

 

[TheGreatCornholio]

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Nahhhh your good, not intrusive.

May suck to hear, but I have no like "progress bar" or percentage of completion available to share. I'm a novice, which means development isn't A to B for me yet... I'm constantly learning and practicing things in the background which makes it more of a dance from A, to D, to C, to F, to then A again, and then finally B.

Currently this project is at the whim of my crippling financial instability, my schooling, and to be quite frank... my arousal! Also as a new artist in the 3D space, you can have moments where you look at your work and hate it all and it's like a constant battle you have to fight through internally.

At this point, any "deadlines" are more like.... guidelines.....

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(May not be the best practice, but I'm not pretending to be perfect.)

I have purposefully delayed starting up any form of support till I have more to show for it. I won't spill my woes, but life has been making it more and more difficult for me to make consistent progress. The problematic "ouroboros" situation is just simply a lack of money, which leads to lack of free time to develop, which prevents me from opening up support to help out.

As a noob, I'm just trying to figure out how to bridge this current gap.

TLDR: I have no idea! And I'm sorry about it!

Hello CoffeeCurse. Good to see you're still around, sad to hear about your continuing issues.

On the financial side I honestly think you should already start some kind of support. Even if you don't have "more to show for it", as you put it, there are plenty of people who are ready to invest in your art.
You can do pin-ups with your girls, previews from what you're rendering, even just text posts talking about your game (or hell even an actual image with a sex act from time to time). If you can make a couple of images per week and maybe a few texts posts I think you'll find some people to give you some support. As long as you make it clear you doing this part time and don't have a clear timeline to release and this is just a tip jar for people to support you while you get there I don't think any one will accuse you of anything.

Please think of this since this lack of even small support is affecting you pretty hard it seems.

 

[Marcypawn]

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Nahhhh your good, not intrusive.

May suck to hear, but I have no like "progress bar" or percentage of completion available to share. I'm a novice, which means development isn't A to B for me yet... I'm constantly learning and practicing things in the background which makes it more of a dance from A, to D, to C, to F, to then A again, and then finally B.

Currently this project is at the whim of my crippling financial instability, my schooling, and to be quite frank... my arousal! Also as a new artist in the 3D space, you can have moments where you look at your work and hate it all and it's like a constant battle you have to fight through internally.

At this point, any "deadlines" are more like.... guidelines.....

View attachment 4250684

(May not be the best practice, but I'm not pretending to be perfect.)

I have purposefully delayed starting up any form of support till I have more to show for it. I won't spill my woes, but life has been making it more and more difficult for me to make consistent progress. The problematic "ouroboros" situation is just simply a lack of money, which leads to lack of free time to develop, which prevents me from opening up support to help out.

As a noob, I'm just trying to figure out how to bridge this current gap.

TLDR: I have no idea! And I'm sorry about it!

Deadlines are really hard to hit even for experienced devs who do it as their main job!
I'm just happy as long as you keep working on it and keep us updated! I really like what you have showed so far, and I don't mind waiting a bit longer for it

 

[CoffeeCurse]

Okay then. It seemed to me from the art and description that you already have some part of the game ready.

You are correct with that assumption! I do actually have quite a bit of the work for first update finished.

A lot of people think that the # of render's complete is the only metric to measure completion. When in reality there is so much backend stuff that is difficult to showcase. Things like creative decisions, scripts, troubleshooting, testing, making environments, creating lighting schemes that share consistencies throughout an update, learning and practicing new 3D concepts whenever you come across them... the list goes on!

That... and there's also the technical end of it with figuring out how to code everything in Ren'Py/Python, which is a nightmare for me as I have no coding background!

As an estimate, we are closer to the completion to the update, then we are to the start of it!

 

[CoffeeCurse]

Hello CoffeeCurse. Good to see you're still around, sad to hear about your continuing issues.

On the financial side I honestly think you should already start some kind of support. Even if you don't have "more to show for it", as you put it, there are plenty of people who are ready to invest in your art.
You can do pin-ups with your girls, previews from what you're rendering, even just text posts talking about your game (or hell even an actual image with a sex act from time to time). If you can make a couple of images per week and maybe a few texts posts I think you'll find some people to give you some support. As long as you make it clear you doing this part time and don't have a clear timeline to release and this is just a tip jar for people to support you while you get there I don't think any one will accuse you of anything.

Please think of this since this lack of even small support is affecting you pretty hard it seems.

Howdy and thank you!! <3

Hmmmmm those are actually some really good ideas!! I always laugh that I'm like "what the hell would I post about?" But I guess I could defintely set something up like that where I could provide more in depth WIP and more steady updates of development with a support site and Discord.

Would defintely be fun to provide everyone some pin-ups or nice 4k wallpapers every month that they can hang onto and enjoy! Render previews would defintely be easy to do, and I wouldn't have to stress about them being perfect or grainy because they are just WIPs! Lots of food for thought here, thank you! I'll keep this in mind for the next big update! Who knows, maybe I'll open up support at the coming update! We shall see!!!

And yeah, it can be tough. A tip jar or even a regular supply of support would really assist me with with the small things that are hindering me. Goals like a second monitor, some RAM upgrades, and keyboard & mouse that isn't 8 years old would really make working on stuff much easier! Stuff like help funding a cloud rendering service would also be helpful in the wake of me having a very old GPU. Obviously it would be best to do it locally, but IDK what the best NVIDIA cards even are right now, nor how much it would cost to get TWO of them. Either to run in tandem for render power, or to allow me to use one for rendering, while the other for environment so I can still prepare scenes while the other is rendering.

LONG STORY SHORT AGAIN... Help with hardware would be nice...

(I'm the opposite of business savvy sorry! )

Deadlines are really hard to hit even for experienced devs who do it as their main job!
I'm just happy as long as you keep working on it and keep us updated! I really like what you have showed so far, and I don't mind waiting a bit longer for it

This is true, and in a way sort of a sigh of relief! There's a real warmth in seeing people being so kind and humble in this hobby/industry where creators can have an honest dialogue about struggles and being humans at the end of the day!

Glad you have liked the stuff so far!! Thank you so much!!

 

[Kontralta]

As an estimate, we are closer to the completion to the update, then we are to the start of it!

Now that's an answer. Thank you.

 

[junkgkj]

I'm waiting for the small steps, like the Discord.
As much as I would like to help support as well, I would recommend waiting until you know you'll be able to commit more to it. You never know what will happen as times goes by and there may actually be a case where you might not be able to continue, even if it seems unlikely.
I am hesitant to support something that is in a concept stage, but this game breaks that general rule I have a bit. (Curse you, Amelia and Kate!)
Up to you what you want to do, and I'll decide when the times comes. But I'll be in here as long as you are!

 

[CoffeeCurse]

I'm waiting for the small steps, like the Discord.
As much as I would like to help support as well, I would recommend waiting until you know you'll be able to commit more to it. You never know what will happen as times goes by and there may actually be a case where you might not be able to continue, even if it seems unlikely.
I am hesitant to support something that is in a concept stage, but this game breaks that general rule I have a bit. (Curse you, Amelia and Kate!)
Up to you what you want to do, and I'll decide when the times comes. But I'll be in here as long as you are!

Discord will come with support and everything else! Will be a fun place to gather and share ideas and discuss both this project, and projects others are working on! It will be open to anyone, but there will be special roles and privileges for supporters!! I just have to pull the trigger and set it up!

I 100% understand what you mean, that's kind of the point I'm trying to get to. While I wouldn't say I'm in the "concept" stage of development of this game, I'm certainly at a point where I'm spending a lot of time learning, over just punching out renders to wrap up the workload.

And support comes in many ways! The great vibes here and friendly brainstorming we all get up to is such a powerful motivator for me and I love it! It's keeps me excited to keep working on stuff!

We'll see what happens at the next big update! Appreciate you being aboard this super fun journey!!! <3

(PS. I cannot way to showcase Kate for you! I know you'll love her! There's an extra render I'll be using as the banner for the update, and it will include me in it! Next to Kate and Sabrina's impressive bulges! )

 

[Courtiepie]

Discord will come with support and everything else! Will be a fun place to gather and share ideas and discuss both this project, and projects others are working on! It will be open to anyone, but there will be special roles and privileges for supporters!! I just have to pull the trigger and set it up!

I 100% understand what you mean, that's kind of the point I'm trying to get to. While I wouldn't say I'm in the "concept" stage of development of this game, I'm certainly at a point where I'm spending a lot of time learning, over just punching out renders to wrap up the workload.

And support comes in many ways! The great vibes here and friendly brainstorming we all get up to is such a powerful motivator for me and I love it! It's keeps me excited to keep working on stuff!

We'll see what happens at the next big update! Appreciate you being aboard this super fun journey!!! <3

(PS. I cannot way to showcase Kate for you! I know you'll love her! There's an extra render I'll be using as the banner for the update, and it will include me in it! Next to Kate and Sabrina's impressive bulges! )

My wallet is ready ms. coffee! I have a slightly different opinion of "support" then maybe some others. Support is different from a transaction. If you wait till everything is ready and then release something, thats just a transaction. Might as well just release it on steam then. Sure you could get to that point, but it seems to me that theres a few hurdles you are coming across that money would solve and likely speed up production.

So if you open up support, no one is expecting you to suddenyl finish everything overnight. The money comes from people that want to see you flourish and have the ability to create an environment where you can make the development possible!

Have no fear! Support means people want to see a project come to life, not simply a download code. So stop being silly and open up support soon!

 

[CoffeeCurse]

"Hello World": All Your Base Boobs Are Belong To Us



Quick WIP of the final member of the crew! The squishy, dorky, and technological mastermind… Rachel!!!

(ALSO..... MAY I JUST SAY.... THE LIGHITNG IN THIS?! THE EDITTING?! CHEF'S KISS!!!!! This is what I was referring to about development being about learning new things as you go. I love seeing these improvements in my work even in simple WIPs.)

You'll learn more about her at the showcase, but behind a rather boss-ass-bitch scowl is a nerdy, junk food eating college student who is never without her school colors on display! She's a member of the college's swim team! GO SERVALS!!!

Beneath her skirt is a rather soft and chewable tummy that is just asking be kissed all over! HAVE FUN! ​

 

[junkgkj]

Hello Rachel! I nice to meet you!
Yes, the lighting there is top notch! Can't wait to lean about her in the showcase, but her visual is more than a passing grade! Got them thicc hips!

(PS. I cannot way to showcase Kate for you! I know you'll love her! There's an extra render I'll be using as the banner for the update, and it will include me in it! Next to Kate and Sabrina's impressive bulges! )

Welp. You've got me anticipating now. XD
Can't wait for the next big update! That'll be a big moment for a lot of things. And yes, I've had a blast being part of this little section of the site since I came across it!
And I won't be able to resist the server roles, curse you! XD

 

[BlueCrossX]

"Hello World": All Your Base Boobs Are Belong To Us

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Quick WIP of the final member of the crew! The squishy, dorky, and technological mastermind… Rachel!!!

(ALSO..... MAY I JUST SAY.... THE LIGHITNG IN THIS?! THE EDITTING?! CHEF'S KISS!!!!! This is what I was referring to about development being about learning new things as you go. I love seeing these improvements in my work even in simple WIPs.)

You'll learn more about her at the showcase, but behind a rather boss-ass-bitch scowl is a nerdy, junk food eating college student who is never without her school colors on display! She's a member of the college's swim team! GO SERVALS!!!

Beneath her skirt is a rather soft and chewable tummy that is just asking be kissed all over! HAVE FUN! ​

She looks super cute especially with the headband that matches with the skirt and you're right she does have a scowl. Is that another choker I see, that just automatically got my attention plus she wearing stockings that are just looking to be ripped and of course her tummy is going to get plenty of kisses alongside her thick thighs. I wonder if she goes to the same college Evelyn goes to and I don't remember if the twins are also in college. Also Glad to see that you're getting better with editing and lighting, it's always good to recognise your own improvement.

 

[Courtiepie]

"Hello World": All Your Base Boobs Are Belong To Us

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Quick WIP of the final member of the crew! The squishy, dorky, and technological mastermind… Rachel!!!

(ALSO..... MAY I JUST SAY.... THE LIGHITNG IN THIS?! THE EDITTING?! CHEF'S KISS!!!!! This is what I was referring to about development being about learning new things as you go. I love seeing these improvements in my work even in simple WIPs.)

You'll learn more about her at the showcase, but behind a rather boss-ass-bitch scowl is a nerdy, junk food eating college student who is never without her school colors on display! She's a member of the college's swim team! GO SERVALS!!!

Beneath her skirt is a rather soft and chewable tummy that is just asking be kissed all over! HAVE FUN! ​

Ummmm hello there queen! She is fucking gorgeous. I love her eyes and just her overall like grungy alt vibe. She may be my new favorite! Dying to see what she looks like without all the layers!

 

[CoffeeCurse]

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My wallet is ready ms. coffee! I have a slightly different opinion of "support" then maybe some others. Support is different from a transaction. If you wait till everything is ready and then release something, thats just a transaction. Might as well just release it on steam then. Sure you could get to that point, but it seems to me that theres a few hurdles you are coming across that money would solve and likely speed up production.

So if you open up support, no one is expecting you to suddenyl finish everything overnight. The money comes from people that want to see you flourish and have the ability to create an environment where you can make the development possible!

Have no fear! Support means people want to see a project come to life, not simply a download code. So stop being silly and open up support soon!

While I make no promises that I can ever stop being silly...

You make a lot of good points and I guess I never thought of it that way! There's a lot I'll need to put into place to get support rolling in on the backend, but seeing messages like this really has me considering it! I really appreciate the kind words and motivation!! Thank you!!!

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Ummmm hello there queen! She is fucking gorgeous. I love her eyes and just her overall like grungy alt vibe. She may be my new favorite! Dying to see what she looks like without all the layers!

Hehehehe thank you! And I agree, I'm really happy with her overall look and how's she is coming to be in the 3D space. Not in love with the current hair asset, thinking about changing it...

And oh you are in for a treat... she's super soft and the ultimate snuggle bunny for post sex cuddles!

 

[_EROS_]

"Hello World": All Your Base Boobs Are Belong To Us

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Quick WIP of the final member of the crew! The squishy, dorky, and technological mastermind… Rachel!!!

(ALSO..... MAY I JUST SAY.... THE LIGHITNG IN THIS?! THE EDITTING?! CHEF'S KISS!!!!! This is what I was referring to about development being about learning new things as you go. I love seeing these improvements in my work even in simple WIPs.)

You'll learn more about her at the showcase, but behind a rather boss-ass-bitch scowl is a nerdy, junk food eating college student who is never without her school colors on display! She's a member of the college's swim team! GO SERVALS!!!

Beneath her skirt is a rather soft and chewable tummy that is just asking be kissed all over! HAVE FUN! ​

Damm, She's pretty hot

 

[CoffeeCurse]

Hello Rachel! I nice to meet you!
Yes, the lighting there is top notch! Can't wait to lean about her in the showcase, but her visual is more than a passing grade! Got them thicc hips!



Welp. You've got me anticipating now. XD
Can't wait for the next big update! That'll be a big moment for a lot of things. And yes, I've had a blast being part of this little section of the site since I came across it!
And I won't be able to resist the server roles, curse you! XD

She's a really neat character!!! I had to learn a lot of technology lingo and coding jargon to create her personality and give her a genuine voice of someone who is wildly tech-savvy! She will be happy to hear that about her grade, because she's a absolute stickler for her grades! Anything below and "A" is failing in her mind! (Was also considering giving her glasses... we shall see...)

So very big indeed... you won't be disappointed

That's so glad to hear and I feel the same! The Discord is going to be a BLAST too to stay and touch and keep the creativity flowing! And hahahaah why of course! Server Roles are king! Higher support will also likely get early releases, separate chats, and other fun perks!

(Likely a supporter appreciation post in every update with names, exclusive WIP stuff, and maybe a custom pinup or scene every month or two that certain supporters can vote on. All of this will become easier to do consistently if I get better hardware which is why I could provide it for supporters.)

 

[CoffeeCurse]

She looks super cute especially with the headband that matches with the skirt and you're right she does have a scowl. Is that another choker I see, that just automatically got my attention plus she wearing stockings that are just looking to be ripped and of course her tummy is going to get plenty of kisses alongside her thick thighs. I wonder if she goes to the same college Evelyn goes to and I don't remember if the twins are also in college. Also Glad to see that you're getting better with editing and lighting, it's always good to recognise your own improvement.

Yessssss! Isn't it so freakin cute?!?!? I absolutely love it! She's such a dork and I love it! And oh yes... chokers are all the rage in the city right now... everyone likes to have them! And yep, stockings are so perfect, especially when it's the final piece of clothing left on her... she looks amazing in them! #AllTheKisses!

She does! There are a few universities in the surrounding area, but the most popular one is where MOST undergrads and graduates go to--including all the characters from the game.

Current Characters in the Education System (In Some Way):

Evelyn: Undergrad (Sophomore) [Waited 2 Years To Enroll]
Hailey: Online Undergrad (Freshman)
Iris: Not Currently Enrolled In College, But Wants To
Rachel: Undergrad (Senior)
Laura: Unfinished Associates
Taylor: Unfinished Bachelors
Amelia: Graduate, MBA

Nicole: Adjunct Professor of Economics (In Her Spare Time)
Brooke: Teaches Baking and Ballet at the College's Recreation Center (Her Strawberry Cake Is To Die For)

(This is just a temporary running list that will be expanded on in later chapters. Laura will eventually desire to get a degree and will return to college and it will open up the "school" part of the storyline! It connects to the main plot in a clever way!)

Also I really appreciate that. <3 I can really get down on myself and like hate my art from time to time, but when I notice improvements it really soothes that mean voice in my head!