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The early access release is tomorrow for Champions ($100 Patrons)! Therefore, I want to present to you various statistics that show how much work was put into Episode 2. It's been a very hard year for me, a lot of work not only related to the production of Race of Life, but also a big project in my daily job. Finding out that I have a tumor, many visits to the doctor, stress and uncertainty. I'm proud of what this update looks like and I hope you'll like it too.

At the end of the game, you will have the opportunity to evaluate our work in the survey, as it was also with Episode 1. Your feedback helped us a lot in the production of Episode 2. For example, I put a lot more work into the animations, which some of you didn’t like that much and I see a big difference in the animations between the first and second Episode.

Without further ado, here are the stats:
  • 4035 new renders (compared to 1400 in Episode 1, so now we have a total of 5435 renders)
  • 152 new animations (Episode 1 - 38 animations, so we have 190 animations in total, without the Extra scenes)
  • 56 new music tracks (Episode 1 - 18, so 74 total)
  • 43 new sound effects (Episode 1 - 38, so we have 81 in total)
  • 7 new lewd scenes (Episode 1 - 3 lewd scenes, not counting Extra, so 10 in total)
  • 1 new mini-game
  • 2 new race scenes (Episode 1 - 1 race scene, so 3 in total)
  • 9 new characters
  • new main menu
  • favorites render gallery
  • glossary as a new phone app
  • 10 new phone wallpapers
  • turned off naming your save by default
  • you can now use your keyboard to progress through the phone messages
  • new 3D model for Kris Sweet
  • "Asshole" and "Good_Guy" variables are combined into "mc_personality"
  • fixed a lot of typos and inconsistencies in Episode 1
  • roughly 22,000 new lines of code
  • 550 pages, 186,339 words of script (Episode 1 - 207 pages, 63,429 words, so a total of 757 pages,249,768 words) - that’s an estimation of course and it contains notes, repetition of texts etc. It’d be hard to count it correctly.
  • 6+ hours of gameplay
The release is tomorrow, if you want early access, you can become Champions by clicking Thank you again for your patience and support.

Here are a few more words about the last character who joined the waiting girls:
There are those who hate her, there are those who already love her and want to win her heart back! Jake himself does not know which way to go yet, but in the upcoming Episode, thanks to the right decisions, you will be able to determine your intentions.
 
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AssRider

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The countdown was for the $100 tier patrons? Seems like I'm gonna have to hold my horses for a little while longer.
From what I've seen, game looks fantastic and the developer a professional. Mature story? Nylons? I'm in, bro! I'll play the game for the first time when this episode gets released to the public. There's a big chance I'll get into the $5 tier, but definitely not because of the perks.
This page goes to my speed dial for now.
 

homejorz

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Holy crap. That is a huge update! That's like BADIK tier right here. Congrats on the hard work. Even though this wasn't the plan to take this long, it shows you guys weren't just messing around this past year
 

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Looking forward to this. Got Race of Life wishlisted on Steam and will buy at launch
Hope the dev will be okay (talking about the health stuff).
 

Kassandara

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Yeah bro, I also like it when it's a slower build, I like it when it's like a staircase, you know? Like: first masturbation, then a blowjob, then 69 or cunnilingus, then rubbing the penis against the pussy and then, finally, vaginal sex. When it's like that, it's more natural and realistic, it creates a strong sexual tension and ends up being satisfying when you get to the long-awaited part. Of course, shouldn't take too long, as many games do, but having a bit of a wait for these things is a good thing.
In my experience that's a really unrealistic scenario and more like plot for a porn movie :WaitWhat:
 

AssRider

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Yeah bro, I also like it when it's a slower build, I like it when it's like a staircase, you know? Like: first masturbation, then a blowjob, then 69 or cunnilingus, then rubbing the penis against the pussy and then, finally, vaginal sex. When it's like that, it's more natural and realistic, it creates a strong sexual tension and ends up being satisfying when you get to the long-awaited part. Of course, shouldn't take too long, as many games do, but having a bit of a wait for these things is a good thing.
Never in my 40+ life have I experienced or heard of such teasing/almost sex scenarios. Not even in softcore movies, let alone porn. The only thing that kind of transposes into real life has to do with anal sex. And the reticence didn't come from being against the idea. It had to do only with the size. That could be worked out in later meetings (slow burn, or corruption, if that's your thing). But stuff like inserting only the head of the penis in one meeting, half of it in a later one and its entirety only after love declarations were thrown is out of this world.

Never heard of fingering a pussy only to be told to consolidate the relationship to be able to take it further. What's more important is that, for me, such a scenario isn't instilling a sense of purity at all. I could understand stopping things after a kiss or even breast fondling, but seeing my cock and afterwards sending me home with the promise of a later treat would be insulting. I would cease any sexual innuendo with that person for the rest of my life.

To conclude, for me, such scenarios would break the immersion in a violent manner.
Of course, I'll go with whatever the dev decides. Just my two cents, without any intention to offend.
 

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I understand, I don't like teasing either, but I didn't mean teasing, I meant a question of the couple getting more comfortable with each other little by little, building intimacy, until they're comfortable enough for penetration, it's all a construction, of course, there has to be a balance, neither too long for the consummation of the act, making it boring and tedious, nor too fast, making it abrupt and uninteresting.
I think I get your point. As far as I'm concerned, they may have 20 dates before any intimacy takes place. They could kiss, fondle in public etc. I'm a fan of slow burn.

It may be a cultural difference: masturbating the partner, cunnilingus, 69, penis rubbing are not "building" intimacy, but are an integral part of it.
In fact I believe it's here where we differ. To me there's no such thing as intimacy building. I would rather call it working towards intimacy. When it takes place for the first time, it must go all the way if nothing unexpected comes along (hygine problems, period, spouse gets home unexpectedly etc.). It could be awkard or, on the contrary, wild sex and is susceptible to change with further sex meetings.

So, "before sex", "sex" and "after sex" should be treated totally different from a creative point of view. It's the teasing that can be gradual (shorter dress, lewder talk, explicit proposals, longer and wider kisses, carresing through pants, trying to make each other jealous, dancing lewd after more drinks compared to the first meeting etc.).
The sex part shouldn't be made interesting by using the gradual tropes. It isn't necessary. Sucking MC's cock under a table in a full restaurant while the MC talks on the phone with his life partner is neither great teasing nor great lewd in my book. It's kindergarden.

You could have first time sex with a still reluctant partner that is confortable only with classic positions that don't ruin her ovaries, a dominant/submissive one, one that likes to talk or another that doesn't want to hear a fly. One that gets nervous or timid when she hears the spurting sounds, one that laughs after she farts. One that scratches your back while you two sweat like pigs, another other that turns her head and closes her eyes as soon as a sweat drop toches her face. One that shouts at you to make her orgasm, antoher one that, out of unwarranted politeness, suddenly gets off you and starts to violently masturbate you or suck your cock in order to finsh the ordeal.
Having a discussion beforehand regarding each one's sexual preferences would add greatly to the realism, even if there are no choices to be made.

A second meeting could see you trying to reconcile or even corrupt the partners, according to MC's wishes. The partner that can't stand talking during sex could accept a little bit of talk, or would ask for one sexual meeting that goes 100% her way and the next one 100% your way. The one that couldn't stand to have sex while wearing high heels (stilettos) and stockings may compromise on a second date, if the couch you're fucking on ain't made of leather :).
Or one partner that didn't enjoy sex with you that much at first but is later addicted.

As you may notice, not all of my suggestions are product of my imagination.

No matter what, I'm sure this game will bring both of us joy, as it is clearly something different already.

Cheers!
 
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skyrfen

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It's worth the wait.
- a totally unbiased opinion
But to expand, without going into spoilers, Joshua (the writer for Race of Life) went big on EP2 and it shows.

Just one scene (with its multiple paths) in EP2 is larger than most pilot episodes around here, but it's not there to fluff up the word count. All decisions made in EP1 have an impact on what (and with whom) happens in EP2 with major focus on key characters.

And no, it's not about "getting max points", it's about committing to those LIs that you "vibe with". This update was a massive undertaking for everyone involved and I hope that people find something they like in there ^^
 

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You can wishlist Race of Life on Steam now! This will greatly help us promote the game and it doesn't obligate you to purchase it upon release.

Here's the link to our Steam page:

The game is scheduled for release on Steam in the first half of 2024. Act I will contain Episode 1, 2, and 3 (parts I and II). On Patreon, we will split Episode 3 into 2 parts - thanks to this, you'll be able to play it sooner, without waiting for the whole Episode 3.
The final release of Act I on Steam will happen about a month after the release of Episode 3 part II on Patreon. Each subsequent Act released on Steam will contain 3 Episodes so for example, Act II will most likely include Episodes 4, 5, and 6.

Thank you very much for your support, and we hope you're as excited about the release as we are!
 
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