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Replaying that section right now. I'll try to illustrate it as best as possible.

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That somewhat sums it up.

I want to stress that I did really enjoy the game overall, and the fact that I myself am being a bit of an annoying cunt here (especially towards chapters 13 and 14) was simply due to how damaging those chapters felt towards my reading experience as someone who up to that point was thoroughly enjoying everything. The disconnect was just that strong man. From chapter 15 onwards, despite me having some nitpicks here and there, it got better by leaps and bounds (compared to chapters 13 and 14, but I wouldn't say it got to be as good as it was from chapters 1-12. Maybe my impression is being marred by ch.13 and 14 though.)

I know I did it multiple times already but I'll do it again - I apologise for my previous "raw" outburst. I know better than to manifest myself when I'm hotheaded, but on that unfortunate post I broke my own rule.

Hopefully you can get something useful out of these impressions.

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PS: Just as a curiosity, would it be possible to have some control over the girl's looks? Like the piercings for example? I'm not sure how much extra work it would be to even consider such a thing on this engine (you use Virt-a-Mate, right?) but if that wouldn't be too much extra work, I'd appreciate having some control over it.

For me specifically, I ask due to a general dislike of nipple piercings and especially septum rings (yeah, I'm looking at Val here). Especially the latter. Never saw anything or anything that looked better with a septum ring compared to without anything or with a nostril ring instead (discreet/not gaudy nostril rings are pretty great imo). Then again, that's purely my preference and I won't bitch about it... too much.

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Looking forward to the next update! In which Nodens will surely do us a big solid of bringing back Pella and our kid due to how loving and compassionate he is and how much he adores and spoils the MC, right? RIGHT?!
 
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Replaying that section right now. I'll try to illustrate it as best as possible.

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That somewhat sums it up.

I want to stress that I did really enjoy the game overall, and the fact that I myself am being a bit of an annoying cunt here (especially towards chapters 13 and 14) was simply due to how damaging those chapters felt towards my reading experience as someone who up to that point was thoroughly enjoying everything. The disconnect was just that strong man. From chapter 15 onwards, despite me having some nitpicks here and there, it got better by leaps and bounds (compared to chapters 13 and 14, but I wouldn't say it got to be as good as it was from chapters 1-12. Maybe my impression is being marred by ch.13 and 14 though.)

I know I did it multiple times already but I'll do it again - I apologise for my previous "raw" outburst. I know better than to manifest myself when I'm hotheaded, but on that unfortunate post I broke my own rule.

Hopefully you can get something useful out of these impressions.

---

PS: Just as a curiosity, would it be possible to have some control over the girl's looks? Like the piercings for example? I'm not sure how much extra work it would be to even consider such a thing on this engine (you use Virt-a-Mate, right?) but if that wouldn't be too much extra work, I'd appreciate having some control over it.

For me specifically, I ask due to a general dislike of nipple piercings and especially septum rings (yeah, I'm looking at Val here). Especially the latter. Never saw anything or anything that looked better with a septum ring compared to without anything or with a nostril ring instead (discreet/not gaudy nostril rings are pretty great imo). Then again, that's purely my preference and I won't bitch about it... too much.

---

Looking forward to the next update! In which Nodens will surely do us a big solid of bringing back Pella and our kid due to how loving and compassionate he is and how much he adores and spoils the MC, right? RIGHT?!
I hear yea, we are past it ;), and I honestly shouldn't get defensive about it.
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As for changing the details like piercing and things of girls... i'm afraid the way I do the game that would require a lot of extra coding and rendering in order to have alternative accessories like that. Some games render their characters on top of backgrounds and can more easily swap things like that as options or toggles, but it isn't as immersive, and lighting is never right then if it was in the first place. My characters are actually in/part of the scenes/backgrounds, and the lighting is dynamic. So if we do alternative outfits, we have to re-render every image for each alternative unfortunately.
 

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Oh, also... Arc 1 is coming soon to steam (hence all the post work I've been investing in the game). Please wishlist even if not planning to get it on steam, it would mean the world to me and do a lot to drive the success/visibility of the game. Also check out the trialer... it is some of my best work.
Wish I could. But I wish you success. It's come along rather nicely.
 
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In anticipation of our steam release, paid subs are getting access to version 3.4 which is about as pre-gold as I can make it on my own. It doesn't add more story than we already have in the previous release, but there are a lot of improvements (including in the pacing of certain scenes), and for android users. Compression improvements have gotten the game down to 3 gigs. See the subscribestar for more details (links always in my sig) or front page.
 
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So I finally got around to the update and can read the comments again! Had to abandon the thread like 15 or so pages ago. Was like everyone decided their favorite language was speaking in spoiler. And it was overall..... pretty good. Though the shift to things being a bit more comedic despite the ship situation was kinda.... weird. Bobbie got her time to shine which was nice.

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So I finally got around to the update and can read the comments again! Had to abandon the thread like 15 or so pages ago. Was like everyone decided their favorite language was speaking in spoiler. And it was overall..... pretty good. Though the shift to things being a bit more comedic despite the ship situation was kinda.... weird. Bobbie got her time to shine which was nice.

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Haha, epic gif! And yeah, the new version not here yet does some adjustment to the pacing and a lot of general editing/small upgrades, but nothing to go replay everything for just yet.

I also am not sure if I should be incredibly happy or sad that so far... nobody in the spoilers has spotted what I thought were some massive clues that reveal a lot of very interesting possibilities.
 

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Haha, epic gif! And yeah, the new version not here yet does some adjustment to the pacing and a lot of general editing/small upgrades, but nothing to go replay everything for just yet.

I also am not sure if I should be incredibly happy or sad that so far... nobody in the spoilers has spotted what I thought were some massive clues that reveal a lot of very interesting possibilities.
Dammit Ace, guess i have to replay the whole thing lol.
 
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Lesbian stuff is intended to be avoidable.
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I picked this up because i was bored and this looked somewhat interesting, thought to myself that i'll just chill through this.


Man, what a fucking mistake that was. I can't even be a proper cunt to the dev after the latest update's ending because i enjoyed the story overall to that extent while not expecting anything when i started this.

And yes, kassie being an annoying cunt meanwhile MC being that passive with her did destroyed quite a bit of my enjoyment of the story, but i didn't dwell on it much and moved past it since there's nothing that can be done about that. Overall i enjoyed the whole thing, except that ending. Fuck that ending and damn you too dev.

Looking forward to the unraveling of your devious plot(s), best of luck dev.
 
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I picked this up because i was bored and this looked somewhat interesting, thought to myself that i'll just chill through this.


Man, what a fucking mistake that was. I can't even be a proper cunt to the dev after the latest update's ending because i enjoyed the story overall to that extent while not expecting anything when i started this.

And yes, kassie being an annoying cunt meanwhile MC being that passive with her did destroyed quite a bit of my enjoyment of the story, but i didn't dwell on it much and moved past it since there's nothing that can be done about that. Overall i enjoyed the whole thing, except that ending. Fuck that ending and damn you too dev.

Looking forward to the unraveling of your devious plot(s), best of luck dev.
Haha! You now, one of the things i take the most pleasure in, is working with characters nobody thinks they will ever like... and then changing their mind. ;)

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Haha! You now, one of the things i take the most pleasure in, is working with characters nobody thinks they will ever like... and then changing their mind. ;)

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I can tell, First meeting with Bobbie was unfriendly too and yet she grew on me throughout the story. On the other hand, that first impression pales in comparison to the one with kassie in worst of ways, and i'm someone who is really critical about my first impressions, especially when it comes to LIs. So i'll leave it to you to bend my mind on kassie, but i have my doubts. :unsure:

As for the theory-
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I can tell, First meeting with Bobbie was unfriendly too and yet she grew on me throughout the story. On the other hand, that first impression pales in comparison to the one with kassie in worst of ways, and i'm someone who is really critical about my first impressions, especially when it comes to LIs. So i'll leave it to you to bend my mind on kassie, but i have my doubts. :unsure:

As for the theory-
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Edit: acewinz , i added few things, please glaze upon my wise words again.
I get ya, and love the feedback.

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I get ya, and love the feedback.

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Understandable, and all things considered you did a really decent job so far. Me getting invested into the story without expecting anything really speaks for itself.
And special appreciation for making lesbian/bi content avoidable, that's a huge positive for me.

Also, i was curious about MC's strength/power status, will he get powerful or develop powers of his own? It's fine if you don't want to answer this but i did wonder about this.
 

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Updated my tentative launch trailer on the front page (it is a bit more professional than my first attempt on steam). Wouldn't mind some feedback... ;) It is actually relatively tame so I could put it on youtube.
 

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Understandable, and all things considered you did a really decent job so far. Me getting invested into the story without expecting anything really speaks for itself.
And special appreciation for making lesbian/bi content avoidable, that's a huge positive for me.

Also, i was curious about MC's strength/power status, will he get powerful or develop powers of his own? It's fine if you don't want to answer this but i did wonder about this.
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Gonna share what I thought in regards to the Callisto = Kassandra theory.

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Looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.


PS: No matter what, the one universal truth so far is that Karen Kassandra is an unhinged, raging, massive cunt.
 
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Gonna share what I thought in regards to the Callisto = Kassandra theory.

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Looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.


PS: No matter what, the one universal truth so far is that Karen Kassandra is an unhinged, raging, massive cunt.
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