Java Tales of Androgyny [v0.3.62.2] [Majalis]

[Captain NTR]

I understand the layman's understanding of version numbers as probably something they don't think about very much but that generally indicates "progress", but, c'mon, does anyone really think that version .23 of something is "23% done", and that version .24 will come out when it's "24% done"? You can maybe glean some things about a game's progress by its version number (for instance, you can see ours is still in development prior to "release" because it's v0.x, not v1.x), but the point of a version number from a user standpoint is just to confirm whether you need to update or not, not to see, like, percent completion.

The comment that sparked all this was a guy saying " after all these years, version 0.2.21.3?", I dont think anyone or atleast on these forums from what I have seen has equated version number to % completed. When you see a game go from 0.8 to 0.9 the first assumption is "what did they add? Wheres the changelog", not so much "the game is now 90% complete". I agree that whoever thinks version numbers indicate total percentage isnt really too bright but for people to assume new version number means bug fixes or new content, I dont think they are necessarily in the wrong for that.

Now outright complaining/whining about a game development cycle/status on a pirate forum, thats just your run of the mill shitposter. So he should just be disregarded for even saying that because no one cares to see him moan.

 

[Majalis (ToA)]

The comment that sparked all this was a guy saying " after all these years, version 0.2.21.3?", I dont think anyone or atleast on these forums from what I have seen has equated version number to % completed. When you see a game go from 0.8 to 0.9 the first assumption is "what did they add? Wheres the changelog", not so much "the game is now 90% complete". I agree that whoever thinks version numbers indicate total percentage isnt really too bright but for people to assume new version number means bug fixes or new content, I dont think they are necessarily in the wrong for that.

Now outright complaining/whining about a game development cycle/status on a pirate forum, thats just your run of the mill shitposter. So he should just be disregarded for even saying that because no one cares to see him moan.

In their next post they say "almost at version 0.23" (actually v0.2.23.1), which is what I was responding to. We could be four days away from release and the version number would still be "only version 0.x" because that's what 0.x means. There's just no other correlation between the version number and completion. There'd be no difference between us being at .23 vs. .46 vs. 89 other than how we were tracking our builds and when we were incrementing major version numbers. So while the alternative doesn't necessarily imply "version # = %complete", it does imply that you can look at the version number and see how close the project is to completion, which isn't true at all. Major version 3 (0.3) isn't less than halfway done - it's the last phase of development before release.

If you're using the version number as just a proxy for "how frequent are updates", updates are literally every week and every month, so from that perspective, it'd be like saying "after twenty years of aging, you're still not even 21 years old?"

I mean, if it makes people happy, I'll make the next monthly build version 0.8; it doesn't matter at all to me either way, and it would still leave room from .8 to .9 for pre-release. Some teams do it that way! But it has no impact on anything else.

 

[dsp0]

But! This game, and a very few like it fill a very or somewhat selective nitch. I am glad that there making it, and I would assume real life probably does slow things down a bit.

Which other "few like it" games do you know? I genuinely would like to know, as I thought this one was quite unique. I played the game in various prior versions and even with the regular updates the replayability is not really there for me. Do you have another game to recommend?

 

[bbob89084]

Yes I know how their development has been going these last 5 years. Active etc. and now almost at version 0.23. I was supporting them till I realized they wouldn't add a female protag.

Every time the same complaint. This game and their early art was mostly about male/trap and futa/trap. There are other games for futa and females. Leave this game alone, they've already done, imo, unnecessary changes to make the game "less gay".

 

[Geralt_of_Trivia]

inb4 next version is v0.2.21.3.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1

 

[taglag]

Which other "few like it" games do you know? I genuinely would like to know, as I thought this one was quite unique. I played the game in various prior versions and even with the regular updates the replayability is not really there for me. Do you have another game to recommend?

Trapquest is probably the only one that I consider worth playing with a somewhat sort of like TOA game play, and that is actually a good game, ( There are others, but most just don't have the replay-ability In MY Opinion yet! However some are improving ).

Trap quest is a subjective choice as it is similar to, and actually uses the same Engine (compiler) [Inform 7] as the old Infocom games, but has considerable graphic's for immersion as well as hyper link choices, but the text lead's the imagination when playing.
If you can get past that Trapquest is a great game.

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

Every time the same complaint. This game and their early art was mostly about male/trap and futa/trap. There are other games for futa and females. Leave this game alone, they've already done, imo, unnecessary changes to make the game "less gay".

Almost every week this same complaint happens around here. It is like some people don't even bother to read before writting their weird complaints.

 

[Geralt_of_Trivia]

Its the internet, what do you expect people will always demand content to be adapted to them and unfortunately they seem make up the majority on it. Feels like overflow from r/choosingbeggars

 

[Deleted member 2140821]

Is the thread updated to the latest game version?

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

Is the thread updated to the latest game version?

Yes but you need to search for a bit. Check NotAnAlien posts for the latest weekly. There is a link there that he/she keeps updating.

 

[Deleted member 2140821]

Yes but you need to search for a bit. Check NotAnAlien posts for the latest weekly. There is a link there that he/she keeps updating.

Thanks.

 

[broly965]

Really like that new slime art. Not really impressed with the neutral hiro art. What scene is the art from exactly?

 

[Deleted member 44741]

You have these guys here who want in every game where they can dominate women, or when a woman gets dominated. They will say: "Don't you want more options?"

But when I ask them if they can add more femdom or futadom on trap in a game, they want me to go away.

Well GG then.

 

[mygfishung]

I think my favorite part about the game is the alternative "bad endings" Like the one that turns you into "bitch" class and "mare" class. I would love to see these expanded similar to what the "mare" one is starting to be as well as extended to other bad endings. I was really hoping for an ogress bad ending follow up and "Size Queen" class or something. I just want to see the ogress encounter and art expanded in general .

 

[dsp0]

Trapquest is probably the only one that I consider worth playing with a somewhat sort of like TOA game play, and that is actually a good game, ( There are others, but most just don't have the replay-ability In MY Opinion yet! However some are improving ).

Thanks! I did later notice that you comment in that thread a lot, and yes I played it already (and enjoyed it). In my mind Trapquest has a very different game-play mechanics in the old rouge style. I see your point about replayability and obviously the fetishes are similar. One of the features of TOA that I enjoy is the use of sex in combat. The combat system is far from perfect, but it does effectively combine sex with regular combat that I have not found in other games. I only wish there was more of a progression with skill points and increasing complexity. Currently many skills seem to only be different in name only not the game-play mechanics.

 

[Leonave]

I tried all different ways, but it is impossible to defeat black knight in story mode...

I think I'll give up this game...

 

[Deleted member 909093]

I think my favorite part about the game is the alternative "bad endings" Like the one that turns you into "bitch" class and "mare" class. I would love to see these expanded similar to what the "mare" one is starting to be as well as extended to other bad endings. I was really hoping for an ogress bad ending follow up and "Size Queen" class or something. I just want to see the ogress encounter and art expanded in general .

This, becoming an onahole for a giant ogress would be amazing.

 

[rawls311]

I tried all different ways, but it is impossible to defeat black knight in story mode...

I think I'll give up this game...

Doesn't the game tell you not to bother playing the story mode though?

 

[taglag]

could someone tell me how to keep my success between versions?
EDIT: just copy the .toadata, got it

Copy your Profile from Tales Of Androgyny Win64\.toa-data old installation to your new installation or in most cases you can just replace the TalesOfAndrogyny.jar in the game installation you have, and nothing else, these way's will keep your progress, which as far as I know is all kept in the Profile.

 

[Dexter1927]

Doesn't the game tell you not to bother playing the story mode though?

you can beat her but its a waste of time, just cheat your stats in the save, also its true , just go explore in normal mode, story its....MMMEh atm