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I aim to please, mostly, sometimes, when I care to. Just don't ask any of my former lovers, they lie, lol.
I do not envy the amount of head-scratching/brain-twisting decisions you probably go through, Aaryn, in trying to decide what to include in each update. I will say that at least you are going at the project with a certain clarity that I think many other projects tend to either never develop, or lose somewhere along the way. I am only fucking with you a little bit with this next question, but, it comes from a place of curiousity and admiration: Any ideas on future projects?
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I do not envy the amount of head-scratching/brain-twisting decisions you probably go through, Aaryn, in trying to decide what to include in each update. I will say that at least you are going at the project with a certain clarity that I think many other projects tend to either never develop, or lose somewhere along the way. I am only fucking with you a little bit with this next question, but, it comes from a place of curiousity and admiration: Any ideas on future projects?
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Do you spend time coding while you wait for CG's to render? I know you mentioned that your old computer used to take forever to render but now this new one does a much better job. Or do you get everything rendered out and then code?
Also, what is your favorite part of this whole process?
Also, what is your favorite part of this whole process?
OK, I seriously feel like y'all just put me on a talk show or something. But these are fun questions and it's kinda flattering you guys would even ask these so here's goes...
2. In terms of future projects. Wow, I don't even know. To truly answer that is a complete spoiler. Actually the fact that I just said that may be a spoiler but I don't think it is enough of one. The short answer is that I haven't made any definitive plans. I do have plans to complete Straight?! and then start over again, doing a full revamp of this game with updated CGs based on everything I've learned throughout the first runthrough. Odds are, I may end up assembling a team of people to help me with this process. Some people I really respect have some dope ideas and visions I wouldn't have dreamed of. Not sure how long that would take but I have some decent plans for the v2.0. like better graphics and animation.
After that... I don't know. I have some ideas. Hell, I could just hang the process up after this one. I don't know for sure. Like the story, I keep my options open...
Favorite part of the process?
Wow...this was a seriously tough question. I thought about it for awhile. I'm gonna go with the feedback...like the fan reactions. Like when You do something like this...especially the amount of emotion I've poured into this shit, I can't describe the feeling when you see the first like...or when people can't even formulate words to describe their reaction. I saw that with v0.11 and v0.12 and it meant the world to me. The story was always a personal story for me to write and it's crazy that it's gotten the following it has. But I feel every reaction and every criticism from people. That being said, even negative comments hit me hard--and not necessarily in a bad way. I just like that part.
Initially, it was the art that I enjoyed. Probably because the pervy side of me just liked to get the characters naked on the screen. lol. That wore off in time and I can manage to make it through a few hours of work without interruptions now. But people really seemed to jump on the writing more than anything so then I found myself really enjoying the writing. But realistically, it's the love I get, man. Just the feedback and the support. People legit send me personal messages about their own coming out stories..in detail...it's crazy how they're relating to these two guys. One guy on my Patreon said he wished this game came out sooner so he had a better blueprint for how he felt. I'll never stop appreciating that, man. That shit is some powerful shit to get in your inbox when you're writing a porn game.
1. I'm way to lazy to chase you so you don't have to run, bruh.
2. In terms of future projects. Wow, I don't even know. To truly answer that is a complete spoiler. Actually the fact that I just said that may be a spoiler but I don't think it is enough of one. The short answer is that I haven't made any definitive plans. I do have plans to complete Straight?! and then start over again, doing a full revamp of this game with updated CGs based on everything I've learned throughout the first runthrough. Odds are, I may end up assembling a team of people to help me with this process. Some people I really respect have some dope ideas and visions I wouldn't have dreamed of. Not sure how long that would take but I have some decent plans for the v2.0. like better graphics and animation.
After that... I don't know. I have some ideas. Hell, I could just hang the process up after this one. I don't know for sure. Like the story, I keep my options open...
These behind-the-scenes questions are fun. So yeah, the new computer is a lot better. The old style is that I would start writing a bit and then skip lines in the code where I wanted pictures. Then when I got ahead quite a bit, I would boot up the computer and do the CGs. While waiting on them to test render, I would just keep writing and moving the story forward. The new way is that I do a lot of the writing and then sit down for a weekend and do the CGs. I'm able to use a batch rendering program which allows me to queue up like 20 CGs and then just render them overnight and while I'm at work. By the time I'm back home, I've got all the new pictures to code into the game. Some, but rarely, I actually make a CG that I really like and then end up writing the story into a direction where I can use it. Honestly, this wil probably come into play with more of the sex stuff, though.
Favorite part of the process?
Wow...this was a seriously tough question. I thought about it for awhile. I'm gonna go with the feedback...like the fan reactions. Like when You do something like this...especially the amount of emotion I've poured into this shit, I can't describe the feeling when you see the first like...or when people can't even formulate words to describe their reaction. I saw that with v0.11 and v0.12 and it meant the world to me. The story was always a personal story for me to write and it's crazy that it's gotten the following it has. But I feel every reaction and every criticism from people. That being said, even negative comments hit me hard--and not necessarily in a bad way. I just like that part.
Initially, it was the art that I enjoyed. Probably because the pervy side of me just liked to get the characters naked on the screen. lol. That wore off in time and I can manage to make it through a few hours of work without interruptions now. But people really seemed to jump on the writing more than anything so then I found myself really enjoying the writing. But realistically, it's the love I get, man. Just the feedback and the support. People legit send me personal messages about their own coming out stories..in detail...it's crazy how they're relating to these two guys. One guy on my Patreon said he wished this game came out sooner so he had a better blueprint for how he felt. I'll never stop appreciating that, man. That shit is some powerful shit to get in your inbox when you're writing a porn game.
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Speaking of, how's 13 coming along? I know you like to post the free version 3 weeks after patreon release and I worry that if you release too late that the free version won't hit till early Jan
I don't have a tentative date set for it yet. It's a long story really. I just posted something to the Patreons like 2 days ago. The short version is that I legit kicked my own ass on this one. Since v0.01 I feel like I've grown with every update, meaning that every release of the story was better than the previous one. With the ending of v0.12, I hit part of that apex. I'm still confident in the story overall and I'm confident in it's direction, but v0.13 is a new direction and it won't top v0.12. IMO 12 was better and I've never had to deal with that yet. Shit beat me up. I'm back again. Some friends talked sense into me and things are moving forward again. To a complete amateur, this is one of those things I never anticipated...I just wanted to keep improving. Some things will improve in 13 but as friends have stated, not every episode of a TV show is better than the last...sometimes things slow down a bit--that's what we're looking at in 13. Graphics look better so my DAZ skills are improving slowly but story-wise, this one is world-building and setup. It wont have all the feels we've seen in the past few updates and I just needed to stop being a bitch about that
Thanks for such a detailed response to such a short question. Just as a player of the game it makes me so happy to hear that the story has had an impact on others, because it has had an impact on me too. I wish I would have been more adventurous in college. It would have been so nice to just come out and tell people "I'm gay!" but I was terrified. Stories like these give me hope that someone might stumble upon this game and it might give them the confidence to not stay quiet, to have the courage to be who they are, and be all of themselves and not hide it. So thank you!
I'm glad your friends were able to talk you down from whatever ledge you put yourself up on. World building is ok, not every episode can be a 'Red Wedding' or I think even the players would burn out. Also, you never know how someone might react too, your world building might have just enough in it to give someone feels in places you never expected. You have hit the right nerve so many times with me so far, and it wasn't always only at the big moments!I don't have a tentative date set for it yet. It's a long story really. I just posted something to the Patreons like 2 days ago. The short version is that I legit kicked my own ass on this one. Since v0.01 I feel like I've grown with every update, meaning that every release of the story was better than the previous one. With the ending of v0.12, I hit part of that apex. I'm still confident in the story overall and I'm confident in it's direction, but v0.13 is a new direction and it won't top v0.12. IMO 12 was better and I've never had to deal with that yet. Shit beat me up. I'm back again. Some friends talked sense into me and things are moving forward again. To a complete amateur, this is one of those things I never anticipated...I just wanted to keep improving. Some things will improve in 13 but as friends have stated, not every episode of a TV show is better than the last...sometimes things slow down a bit--that's what we're looking at in 13. Graphics look better so my DAZ skills are improving slowly but story-wise, this one is world-building and setup. It wont have all the feels we've seen in the past few updates and I just needed to stop being a bitch about that
Heh, yeah. I'm better now. Just growing pains I think...and I'm kinda moody sometimes
Yeah, It's easy for me to forgive others and not expect things to be amazing all the time. It's different when you're the one writing it because you want everything to be amazing all the time even if it's not supposed to be amazing (I swear that made sense).
I'm glad the game pulled on your heart strings and you're really hitting on the essence of why I made the game. I seriously struggled with the sexuality thing too. I'm gonna do a post sometime about the story behind the game. It's just a tough post to write and I've had my attention elsewhere lately
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Well said Procyon, it's also a reason why we should share, develop, and work with our own stories imo. I think my original view of the game was: "Oooh, beat-off material involving a cute twink couple, yay!" But, after playing it, I think it was around update 3 or 5, I began thinking "Oh, this is so personal and intimate. Omg, I want them to hook-up now!" and I began to see the love being put into the project and knew I at least have to support the game and developer.
I am glad for each response that I see that further humanizes and moves forward the understandings and misunderstandings we have about relationships and sexuality. Thank goodness we are not all one-dimensional pervs lol.
dude, I'd love to have more people making games. Even if they just go the porn route, it's still material. Hell, I love the porn games just as much as everyone else but I wanted something different this time around. I appreciate the support, Wookie. I feel accomplished to be able to override that biological instinct with this stupid game
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lol, "overriding biological instinct" sounds like a good premise for a erotic human centipede-like game. Like a choose-your-own-adventure: Which will you be the front/middle/end portion of the beast?
Oh, I hope I didn't just make that a thing by voicing it on the interwebs.
The best I can do is writing/storyboarding. My hands shake too much to animate, I am too frustration-prone to learn coding without smashing numerous computers, and my thoughts are too spastic to even remain on topic in one forum post.
Oh, I hope I didn't just make that a thing by voicing it on the interwebs.
The best I can do is writing/storyboarding. My hands shake too much to animate, I am too frustration-prone to learn coding without smashing numerous computers, and my thoughts are too spastic to even remain on topic in one forum post.
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Yes we're two-dimensional pervs lol
Also: Braden may be a twink but no way in hell is Zach a twink. He's more Twunk
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I wasn't sure if it was implied, but after reading that I just remembered the scene from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia when the gang is trying to bribe the city official.
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Honestly, I'm probably ok for now because theres not actually that much on there. I wanted to post adult content on there eventually, but that's obviously not going to work. Odds are , I'll stick with the blog for now and ride it out and probably move it somewhere else eventually or just make a website.
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But I can see -nipples- *swoon*. Hopefully you are right, in the meantime I am just going to procrasturbate and wait for v 0.13
Really a wonderful visual interactive story, I'm playing it on Mac and I let one of my friends play it too and he also likes it. I'm going to back the guy on Patron @
I hope he keeps making more content for it, it's so well written that you really start to wonder if the story is based on they guy's actual life.
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I hope he keeps making more content for it, it's so well written that you really start to wonder if the story is based on they guy's actual life.
Hey Torvis,
Thanks for the thoughts and for sharing the game with a friend. I'll also say thanks for the Patreon support if you still plan to go through with that. A lot of people will use different names on here versus on Patreon so in case I lose ya somewhere...thanks
In terms of your question about the game being a true story: this is one of the most common questions I get. I'm actually drafting a post for it on the Patreon site and I may link it on here eventually when I get it done. The short answer is "no," it's not a true story but there are definitely elements of truth in it. Some of the stories the characters share are true--things like that. But yeah, none of this ever happened --least to me