VN Ren'Py Secrets in Focus [Ch.2 v0.22] [Studio BMK]

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RustyV

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Great first chapter, you set up the story and tied the model disappearance together.
 

StudioBMK

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Promising start. Keep the Blair content coming, cuz goddamn I love a good goth hottie. Looking forward to more.
Me too! I'm not skilled enough yet to get consistency in tattoos or piercings, but maybe someday soon. Mmmm... maybe Blair and MC go tattoo shopping together. This story is writing itself!

Oh, and I can't deny the urge to put a Big Titty Goth Girlfriend in the writing at some point :)
 

StudioBMK

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more likely to no play if it cant be avoided would still ruin and affect my opinion on the characters involved
No worries mate, everyone is different. But it will be avoidable completely.

Out of curiosity: Is it that you just don't like to see lesbian sex, or is it indeed more of a character thing where you look at her differently when they're lesbians or bi?
 

StudioBMK

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I can't send you a DM unfortunately, not sure if this works. But you reviewed my game, but it looks like you posted in the wrong game.

You mention things like walls of text, a scene in the park, animations and voice work. But my game has none of that.

Could you please remove the review or change it to 5 stars if you've tried my game and liked it?
 

Darklord1234

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I still don't really see it, but that's fine. Do redheads have the same problem sometimes as Asians that some people can't tell them apart? :)

P.s. do note that the redhead (Ember) is one of the LI's, not the MC
Maybe try opening your eyes?! Lmao.
 

goulet1995

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No worries mate, everyone is different. But it will be avoidable completely.

Out of curiosity: Is it that you just don't like to see lesbian sex, or is it indeed more of a character thing where you look at her differently when they're lesbians or bi?
both dont like the idea of sharing the LI with another person regardless of the gender and if there i no way to avoid it i would likely then have a negative opinion on that character
 

StudioBMK

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So I'm wondering what the preference is for most people in regards to chapter releases. It might be my horrible memory, but if a game takes 9 to 12 months for an update, I usually find myself replaying the entire game because I forgot what happened before.

As a player my preference is to see more smaller updates of my favourite games, let's say every 2 to 4 months, compared to one big update every 9 to 12 months. Now I'm a developer myself, I have to start thinking about this from another standpoint as well. If you want to do a cliffhanger at the end of each chapter it might be more difficult. But I still prefer doing more smaller updates, somewhere like 1/3 or 1/2 of some huge updates we see here.

So, what are your thoughts?
 

Bobjock

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I think smaller updates are fine. I find that I forget some games completely, when they take a long time to release. Like every 2 or 3 months is a good amount I feel. I always replay the long wait games too... :HideThePain: (Great job!, Looking forward to whatever you do ;))
 
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metamorphMP

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I prefer average updates, 2-4 months, but the main point - it'd be great to get a finished mini-story or quest (depending on the game) with some logical ending, because during small updates it's just unfinished mess usually. Ah, and no cliffhangers, fuck this shit :ROFLMAO:
 

StudioBMK

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Hey folks! Before I disappear into a scheduled two-week “maintenance window” (okay fine, a vacation… though I'll still do some work I expect), here’s a quick status report.

I’ve decided to refactor my workflow and script each in-game day as its own Ren’Py file.
  • Day 1: MC comes home in the evening from a vacation.
  • Day 2: MC’s first day of work → evening at home with the big cliffhanger.
  • Day 3: currently in progress, new character incoming.
Target velocity: ~2–3 days of gameplay per release cycle (every 2–4 months). Each day runs about 1000–1500 lines of code.

Progress Report
  • Finished coding and art for the rest of Day 2 where you can decide whether or not let Ember sleep with you in your bed.
  • Started writing Day 3.
New Character: Indica
Day 3 introduces Indica, who works as the Wellbeing & Sustainability Officer at the agency. Translation: she waters the plants, judges your plastic bottle usage, and drags everyone into yoga at lunchtime. Imagine a hippie sysadmin: calm until you break her carefully balanced ecosystem.
large indica behind her desk smiling.png

Android port?
Looked into it, but it turns out that is more difficult than expected. My only Android device is a locked-down work phone — apparently my boss frowns on sideloading hentai-adjacent test builds. Shocking. This task remains in the backlog, tagged [Needs Investigation].

Thanks a ton for your support so far, and for playing Secrets in Focus! You keep my commit history alive and my coffee pot refilled.
 
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5.00 star(s) 11 Votes