HTML Abandoned Riga Baby [v0.3.0] [SandruArmy]

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somebodynobody

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I couldn't find a volume slider on the intro video, is this similar for the rest? Not having the ability to keep from blowing out my ears is pretty bad, especially if I have other things that require me to hear them going on at the same time.
 
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I couldn't find a volume slider on the intro video, is this similar for the rest? Not having the ability to keep from blowing out my ears is pretty bad, especially if I have other things that require me to hear them going on at the same time.
That is a very very good idea, it will be in the next update for sure.

Now to resolve this for now, right click on the video, and show controls, it should help you get the volume down, or use another browser and put de volume down on the volume mixer,

Sorry for all of this, we did not really think about this! Thanks for the feedback!
 
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somebodynobody

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That is a very very good idea, it will be in the next update for sure.

Now to resolve this for now, right click on the video, and show controls, it should help you get the volume down, or use another browser and put de volume down on the volume mixer,

Sorry for all of this, we did not really think about this! Thanks for the feedback!
It's fine. I recommend 4 things.

1. Try to limit your filetypes. All videos be a single format (WebM), All static images be a single type (WebP), you can technically replace all gifs as WebM too.

2. Equalize your volume across everything. Having 1 video go from a quiet thunderstorm to Street Racing screeching tires and then to an ASMR level of whispering will hurt. Thus equalizing the volume ahead of time allows people to set the game to a single volume setting and be done with it. I would also recommend trying to keep images/videos to similar size ratios and quality if you can help it.

3. A starting setup page. Where the player can hear things like music, videos, voices, and set each one to their preferred volume level for the rest of the game. No need to fiddle with each random video or audio file. Maybe even to allow players to choose visual looks, like text boxes with solid backgrounds, increased or different font, or stuff like that.

4. Increased controls. Some people play with their mouse, some with just keyboard or just their phone. So it would be beneficial to have more input controls. Hell Xbox Gamepad. Anyways a simple thing would be like having the space bar or letter C to use as "continue" to next page if there is no choices. Or numpad/numbers or QWERTY keys to make choices.

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I will also mention a bunch of minor grammar and typos.

As an aside I will be angry if no Initial D music.

Also to try and only use lowercase in your file naming. Some things have problems with the differences between lowercase/uppercase file names or file type names if they aren't exact. So it is easier to just use lowercase and never worry about it.
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Car meet and Work should both have "Street" button to allow a backing out. You don't want the player to have to use the upper back button since it is more of an "Undo"

The phone "back" button is almost hidden because of the background.

I would also suggest trying to keep your selection buttons/choices to have some form of similar look, some have backgrounds and are centered, while others are clickable words uncentered.

I do wish there was more to the racing than just a video which already has an auto win state.

I hope there is included a day/night cycle so you can have different time races, or even weather events. Otherwise It is just spam work since days don't end.

I am unsure if the game has a weird break point if you have enough money to skip levels. Like You can earn the 1500 and go from 1 to 4, there is nothing saying you have to do the previous, also if you skip levels you don't pay anything. Even if it shows the car off. You can also skip races straight to the last.

Linn
Ohh Hi. You are $name. (might want to fix it calling the player name)

Fucking madison standing will always have the same text about her ass and "you are right", which after the first it should just switch to allow the player to do what they want.
 
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SerokMinmas

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Dude this looks REEEALLY promising, the css work is pretty good, the use of some videos is really clever, just needs more content I think

Really liked it!

I do wish there was more to the racing than just a video which already has an auto win state.
I totally agree, I would love to see an embedded racing minigame, imagine how cool this game could be with something like those old drag racing flash games, like Drag Racer V3.

I am sure something like that is possible, considering twine is just HTML with some weirdness.
 
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SandruArmy

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It's fine. I recommend 4 things.

1. Try to limit your filetypes. All videos be a single format (WebM), All static images be a single type (WebP), you can technically replace all gifs as WebM too.

2. Equalize your volume across everything. Having 1 video go from a quiet thunderstorm to Street Racing screeching tires and then to an ASMR level of whispering will hurt. Thus equalizing the volume ahead of time allows people to set the game to a single volume setting and be done with it. I would also recommend trying to keep images/videos to similar size ratios and quality if you can help it.

3. A starting setup page. Where the player can hear things like music, videos, voices, and set each one to their preferred volume level for the rest of the game. No need to fiddle with each random video or audio file. Maybe even to allow players to choose visual looks, like text boxes with solid backgrounds, increased or different font, or stuff like that.

4. Increased controls. Some people play with their mouse, some with just keyboard or just their phone. So it would be beneficial to have more input controls. Hell Xbox Gamepad. Anyways a simple thing would be like having the space bar or letter C to use as "continue" to next page if there is no choices. Or numpad/numbers or QWERTY keys to make choices.

------------

I will also mention a bunch of minor grammar and typos.

As an aside I will be angry if no Initial D music.

Also to try and only use lowercase in your file naming. Some things have problems with the differences between lowercase/uppercase file names or file type names if they aren't exact. So it is easier to just use lowercase and never worry about it.
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Car meet and Work should both have "Street" button to allow a backing out. You don't want the player to have to use the upper back button since it is more of an "Undo"

The phone "back" button is almost hidden because of the background.

I would also suggest trying to keep your selection buttons/choices to have some form of similar look, some have backgrounds and are centered, while others are clickable words uncentered.

I do wish there was more to the racing than just a video which already has an auto win state.

I hope there is included a day/night cycle so you can have different time races, or even weather events. Otherwise It is just spam work since days don't end.

I am unsure if the game has a weird break point if you have enough money to skip levels. Like You can earn the 1500 and go from 1 to 4, there is nothing saying you have to do the previous, also if you skip levels you don't pay anything. Even if it shows the car off. You can also skip races straight to the last.

Linn
Ohh Hi. You are $name. (might want to fix it calling the player name)

Fucking madison standing will always have the same text about her ass and "you are right", which after the first it should just switch to allow the player to do what they want.
ok wow that was extensive hahah, appreciate that!

1- Next update all files will be webm/p
2- To equalize the videos is kinda of a lot, so we already discussed the volume slider, that is a very good idea.
3- That might take a litle while, just because i'm not coding, mister greedylust23 is the coder here, we will have a talk for sure about that!
4- That is also a topic that we did not preview, so we will check it for sure.
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Grammar, i don't have excuses hahaha, will review everything!
This next update will be about drifting, expect a lot of InitialD!!
I do believe everything i lowercase on the files hehe
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Resuming, there is a lot of bugs, and that its becouse it was rushed... as always hahah, it will be better PROMISE!

The phone is not fully implemented, its going to be better!

I really appreciate the review! will check everything on the next one :)
 

SandruArmy

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Dude this looks REEEALLY promising, the css work is pretty good, the use of some videos is really clever, just needs more content I think

Really liked it!



I totally agree, I would love to see an embedded racing minigame, imagine how cool this game could be with something like those old drag racing flash games, like Drag Racer V3.

I am sure something like that is possible, considering twine is just HTML with some weirdness.
It will have a lot more content for sure!
About the Drag Racer V3 we were literally talking about that a few days back hahah, problem is that its a flash game, if im correct, we are still not sure how to actually implement some type of racing, with different outcomes, I have the discord on, we should actually have a talk all of us, and see how it can be better on that, for sure!

And thankyou you too for leaving a review, lets make this game better!
 

Agrik

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You got invited to the heaven of car enthusiasts, RIGA.
:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
Yes, Riga is a real paradise for car enthusiasts, only in this paradise, there are no roads - solid pits! :cry::cry::cry:
 

SandruArmy

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:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
Yes, Riga is a real paradise for car enthusiasts, only in this paradise, there are no roads - solid pits! :cry::cry::cry:
Hahaha, that is very real hehe, but we will change location very soon :), watching what all the car comunities want, maybe we will go to japan? with some japanese babes? heheheheheh we will have to se :p
 

konabwo

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visually it looks fine...but what is the idea...i mean will it be developed into classic sandbox (quest tasks,time/locations tracking) ? ...or into some management n trainer game (dunno, manage your car, repair n whatever shops and car dealerships ...organize street racing...hire girls...raise your or car stats to have fun with them)
 

SandruArmy

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Hi Everyone, I want to apologize for not being present, the past week, i am dealing with a very close family loss, we will be on this game, stronger than ever, but i do need some time. I hope by next week we can get working on this, I am so sorry for all this. Thankyou for understanding. Sandru
 

SandruArmy

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visually it looks fine...but what is the idea...i mean will it be developed into classic sandbox (quest tasks,time/locations tracking) ? ...or into some management n trainer game (dunno, manage your car, repair n whatever shops and car dealerships ...organize street racing...hire girls...raise your or car stats to have fun with them)
I would say that this is like a Dating Sim, but the thing is, there is no type of game like this, so i think there is no type of actually, giving it a type, the first plans were making it on renpy with renders, thing is, my system is not enough to make all i want to make, i did try tho, and making a 10seccond video render, 2 days is impossible to make it even worth trying. I do hope i a future we can make at least a AA racing/porn game, imagine a NFS with Porn, insane!! But everyone can dream! I hope you all enjoy this, in a future there will be a lot more, but for right now as i said i am sorry for not updating, but im not even in the same country, when i get back we are going to get to work in the game, and give some propper releases, i don't know if you saw, but we are 2 people working on this, so, i am in charge of the content, and greedylust23 is coding everything on the back, he is watching the post here, so i would apreciate, if you have things you want to see in the game, just say it, and we will discuss it.

Thankyou Everyone For playing this!!

Take care
 

konabwo

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on renpy with renders - im into RPgames. no render can beat dat! (still no idea why do ppl bother with rendering)
like a datesim... yeah i had a feel that it is not the former... when categorizing i put datesims along with trainers n managers... (as u grind points to get some progress at certain level of those points... unfortunately i cannot help myself and cheat whatever is possible thus defacto reaching endgame so that is why im into questchain sandboxes)
NFS with Porn - hm hard to imagine. i mean i cannot compare it with anything existing... it might be something fresh and unique... or maybe it will still be a dream if there are some objective limitations with engines and resources...meaning that u d have to explore some conventional routes.
 
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SandruArmy

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on renpy with renders - im into RPgames. no render can beat dat! (still no idea why do ppl bother with rendering)
like a datesim... yeah i had a feel that it is not the former... when categorizing i put datesims along with trainers n managers... (as u grind points to get some progress at certain level of those points... unfortunately i cannot help myself and cheat whatever is possible thus defacto reaching endgame so that is why im into questchain sandboxes)
There will be cheats for sure! But there is no use for that yet..., we still have a lot to implement, we started with an idea, and we will make everything better along the way, We want this to be grindy, but not grindy grindy you know? This will be a lot better when we get the idea of how to make it better, the story is there, now the principal thing is the mechanics witch, we are figurin out how to make them enjoyable :)
Do not dispare! It will be a lot fucking better!
Promise!
 

konabwo

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lot to implement
that is why i only commented on visuals as it was a very brief demo
(basically i cheated cash -> bought upgrades -> race & reward x 4 times ...so it was something like datesim into straightforward VN which i believed was not intended so i also asked about the further direction )
 

SandruArmy

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that is why i only commented on visuals as it was a very brief demo
(basically i cheated cash -> bought upgrades -> race & reward x 4 times ...so it was something like datesim into straightforward VN which i believed was not intended so i also asked about the further direction )
To make it simple, You are new to the city(Not a new concept there ahah), you will eventually get in diferent race types, diferent countries (with country specific country porn models), when you get up with the racing you will get more girls money houses...
I would not call it management, not even chose your story,just start with a golf, and end up with a garage full of cars and a harem living in your house just for you. With the team concept, you will have to chose witch females you want in your team, and depending on witch you will have diferent bonuses. It is not a VN, This is a life simulator, so if im you just wait a bit more, let us get a couple hours of gameplay without much grinding, and i hope you enjoy it :)
 
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