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Speaking of Chris - and just to prove she does have all the right bits and bobs - a scene from part one of the game. So, click on the spoiler at your own risk.
Also! If you get -this- scene? Save, in the name of all that is holy, before continuing. Because if you see this, you have the tiger by the tail and, trust me, if you don't handle Chris right you will get more than you expected..well unless you've taken certain precautions beforehand (then again, not taking precautions can be fun too depending on what you're in to...
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But those thighs tho..
Also! If you get -this- scene? Save, in the name of all that is holy, before continuing. Because if you see this, you have the tiger by the tail and, trust me, if you don't handle Chris right you will get more than you expected..well unless you've taken certain precautions beforehand (then again, not taking precautions can be fun too depending on what you're in to...
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But those thighs tho..
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Ta. -Really- tempted to have her dressed as something different at the end of each chapter. Gods, the possibilities!
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If you mean "down below" then, yes, some of the gals are bushier than others.
And pregnancy.....*grins*. Yep. Absolutely. Although I don't want to say any more on it at this point for plot reasons. I worry I give too much away about the game as it is!
Edit: To clarify, this ain't mandatory. Just ...something that could happen
And pregnancy.....*grins*. Yep. Absolutely. Although I don't want to say any more on it at this point for plot reasons. I worry I give too much away about the game as it is!
Edit: To clarify, this ain't mandatory. Just ...something that could happen
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Movement....urgh. Chapter length...more urgh.
Trying to get some decent poses that reflect movement in a scene and.....urgh. Static? Static I can do (well, certainly in regards to composition - the rendering is a different matter!) but trying to get that movement angle across is a pain.
Tried floofing the hair, swinging the boobs, shifting props....but it still looks flat. (and yep, background-less at the moment. Pointless me chugging away full renders until I'm happy with the character posing). I might have to consider effects but I worry they'll make it look a bit "comic-booky" looking. As I say.....urgh.
And on top of that, although leading to it, I have to wonder if I'm being a bit too ambitious and whether I should just KISS it a bit. Trouble is I -know- what I want in the game and seemingly I can't quite let go of that vision which leads me to the "big problem"
It all boils down to the more story/options I want, the more code I need (well duh!) and more renders (well double duh!) - and both of those take time (triple duh anyone?) so do I accept that the proper first chapter (the tutorial and the prologue are really the warm up) will take much longer to do (and risk people forgetting about the game by the time I kick it out) or do I make the chapters smaller releases (and risk not having as much game play as I wanted in each release) or *shudders* simplify them.
Urgh again as none of those seem very acceptable answers if I'm honest.
Trying to get some decent poses that reflect movement in a scene and.....urgh. Static? Static I can do (well, certainly in regards to composition - the rendering is a different matter!) but trying to get that movement angle across is a pain.
Tried floofing the hair, swinging the boobs, shifting props....but it still looks flat. (and yep, background-less at the moment. Pointless me chugging away full renders until I'm happy with the character posing). I might have to consider effects but I worry they'll make it look a bit "comic-booky" looking. As I say.....urgh.
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And on top of that, although leading to it, I have to wonder if I'm being a bit too ambitious and whether I should just KISS it a bit. Trouble is I -know- what I want in the game and seemingly I can't quite let go of that vision which leads me to the "big problem"
It all boils down to the more story/options I want, the more code I need (well duh!) and more renders (well double duh!) - and both of those take time (triple duh anyone?) so do I accept that the proper first chapter (the tutorial and the prologue are really the warm up) will take much longer to do (and risk people forgetting about the game by the time I kick it out) or do I make the chapters smaller releases (and risk not having as much game play as I wanted in each release) or *shudders* simplify them.
Urgh again as none of those seem very acceptable answers if I'm honest.
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It doesn't matter how long it takes you to get the first part out. Even if people forget, they will be reminded once it drops.
It isn't a case of how long it takes you it's all a matter of first impressions.
Do you want a short first impression or do you want to take a bit longer and give the first impression you deserve?
As a wise disembodied voice in a shit film starring Kevin Costner once said .... "if you build it, they will come". Also, if you cut corners, they will know.
It isn't a case of how long it takes you it's all a matter of first impressions.
Do you want a short first impression or do you want to take a bit longer and give the first impression you deserve?
As a wise disembodied voice in a shit film starring Kevin Costner once said .... "if you build it, they will come". Also, if you cut corners, they will know.
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Aye you're right Gomly. I hate the idea of compromising on this one too.
It's just I worked out I'm going to need somewhere between 600 and 700 renders for part one. Even if we assume I forget about animations and throw in some cheats ( say by for half of them render the background separate and then overlay characters thus speeding up the overall rendering time required) it's still going to take a bloody age to render out that lot - and that's assuming they all work out fine first shot. Even if I hit say 10 renders a day that's close to three months if I throw in a rework rate of say 30% which is about right based on what I've done so far.
I knew 2GB wouldn't be enough on the bloody card :frown:
Still that's a future problem I suppose. Prologue is only around 250 so is more manageable so I should worry about the problem in front of me for now I think! Onwards!
It's just I worked out I'm going to need somewhere between 600 and 700 renders for part one. Even if we assume I forget about animations and throw in some cheats ( say by for half of them render the background separate and then overlay characters thus speeding up the overall rendering time required) it's still going to take a bloody age to render out that lot - and that's assuming they all work out fine first shot. Even if I hit say 10 renders a day that's close to three months if I throw in a rework rate of say 30% which is about right based on what I've done so far.
I knew 2GB wouldn't be enough on the bloody card :frown:
Still that's a future problem I suppose. Prologue is only around 250 so is more manageable so I should worry about the problem in front of me for now I think! Onwards!
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Milf alert...
Still some characters to show on this thread (two female, two male) but since I just finished a prop for one of them thought I may as well show it. See I do, do some work on it now and again. It's not all just me moaning all the time!
Still some characters to show on this thread (two female, two male) but since I just finished a prop for one of them thought I may as well show it. See I do, do some work on it now and again. It's not all just me moaning all the time!
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NTR'd twice before the games even out.
Sorry, getting in there before the crowd that think other men equals instant NTR.
Wanted to be first.
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Picture this though....
A harem .... IN SPACE.
It's like a normal harem .... but in space, see?
Can't be having men in muh hareema, i'm not that progressive.
Edit - do dogs live in space?
I think my haaremly would like a dog.
Or maybe a space cat.
No, not a cat ... has to be a dog.
Or fish.
Edit 2 - I have it....
SPACE FERRETS.
The best pet.
Well, pets, lets have 4.
No, 3 ... 4 is a bit much.
A harem .... IN SPACE.
It's like a normal harem .... but in space, see?
Can't be having men in muh hareema, i'm not that progressive.
Edit - do dogs live in space?
I think my haaremly would like a dog.
Or maybe a space cat.
No, not a cat ... has to be a dog.
Or fish.
Edit 2 - I have it....
SPACE FERRETS.
The best pet.
Well, pets, lets have 4.
No, 3 ... 4 is a bit much.
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*dies!* Then again ME had a space hamster so.....*grins*
Also! One more
and that's all the girls shown - well bar the aliens, the mothership crew and sidebar characters.....
Oh, the point of the ID cards is not only that I need one for a plot point but also using them as a menu access point so the MC can get details of the NPC's as he progresses through the game too via his "gadget" interface. Sort of a file access portal.
So what do we have girl wise?
Ginger. Tick!
Black. Tick!
Asian. Tick!
Small boobed. Tick!
Big boobed. Tick!
Blondes. Tick, tick!
Athletic. Tick!
Older women. Tick, tick!
Think I have it all covered. Think so at any rate!
Also! One more
and that's all the girls shown - well bar the aliens, the mothership crew and sidebar characters.....
Oh, the point of the ID cards is not only that I need one for a plot point but also using them as a menu access point so the MC can get details of the NPC's as he progresses through the game too via his "gadget" interface. Sort of a file access portal.
So what do we have girl wise?
Ginger. Tick!
Black. Tick!
Asian. Tick!
Small boobed. Tick!
Big boobed. Tick!
Blondes. Tick, tick!
Athletic. Tick!
Older women. Tick, tick!
Think I have it all covered. Think so at any rate!
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*wiggles eyebrows*
Also! I need to rework the ID card. Just had a brill idea! Check back tomorrow to see if I've made it work!
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Also just what no one was waiting for...the men.
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Another mixed day...
For a start Chris couldn't play cards to save her life - let alone her virtue. Not that she has much of that but even so.
The poker AI was....well, not very intelligent tbh. OK, so I confess I did take it from an open source but even so, I expected the bloody thing to be able to give me a game. Instead it just seemed to act randomly rather than with any, even limited, insight. So poker is out and blackjack is in. At least that seems to work more realistically. Not as much fun but it is only an optional side game anyway and there are limits on how best to spend my time on this if I want to get the tutorial and prologue out by the end of August.
Had some success firming up the GUI though so that was OK. Some rejigs on changing the weapon icon to make it clearer and sorting out the text boxes for characters speaking together with side icons. So..it's a bit prettier I suppose which is something. Also, the poker disaster did make me think about mini-game display. One advantage of using blackjack was I could shove it all to one side and keep Chris in frame. I'll see if I can get the simple combat system running smoothly over the next few days and see what that looks like on screen.
Although I am starting to worry the screen might get a bit busy for events where extra display is needed (like mini-games, combat etc) but I -think- I can live with it.
Probably.
Although I do need to re-render sharper when I'm finally happy with the layout. Anyway, as always thoughts are welcome.
For a start Chris couldn't play cards to save her life - let alone her virtue. Not that she has much of that but even so.
The poker AI was....well, not very intelligent tbh. OK, so I confess I did take it from an open source but even so, I expected the bloody thing to be able to give me a game. Instead it just seemed to act randomly rather than with any, even limited, insight. So poker is out and blackjack is in. At least that seems to work more realistically. Not as much fun but it is only an optional side game anyway and there are limits on how best to spend my time on this if I want to get the tutorial and prologue out by the end of August.
Had some success firming up the GUI though so that was OK. Some rejigs on changing the weapon icon to make it clearer and sorting out the text boxes for characters speaking together with side icons. So..it's a bit prettier I suppose which is something. Also, the poker disaster did make me think about mini-game display. One advantage of using blackjack was I could shove it all to one side and keep Chris in frame. I'll see if I can get the simple combat system running smoothly over the next few days and see what that looks like on screen.
Although I am starting to worry the screen might get a bit busy for events where extra display is needed (like mini-games, combat etc) but I -think- I can live with it.
Probably.
Although I do need to re-render sharper when I'm finally happy with the layout. Anyway, as always thoughts are welcome.
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*smiles*
Oh the other good news was I've come up with more ideas on locking away easter eggs and rewards that can't be prised apart by poking in the Renpy code. I know Renpy is as unbreakable as an egg so I can't rely on that to keep secrets so having to be cunning instead.
So a bit like the ID card rework, there's things hidden for those with the wit to find them. Seems only fair to reward hard work, no?
Oh the other good news was I've come up with more ideas on locking away easter eggs and rewards that can't be prised apart by poking in the Renpy code. I know Renpy is as unbreakable as an egg so I can't rely on that to keep secrets so having to be cunning instead.
So a bit like the ID card rework, there's things hidden for those with the wit to find them
. Seems only fair to reward hard work, no?