Hello!And no worries, comments, complains, criticism, compliments, etc, it's all good here. It helps makes the mod better. So thank you for your post!
You are definitely right, we are lacking in Kate content, and Vivian, Ruby, Susan, Mia, and a few others. The boxing content was actually cut from the original game all together, but I found it in the images folder so I brought it back just for fun (I had to make up my own dialogue of course, that wasn't saved anywhere).
We've discussed this topic before in the thread, but that was many pages back so it's good to go over it again.
The primary content for the mod comes directly from the main game. I'm limited by what is available there. I can't really go back and edit old scenes. I could try to recreate those scenes as best I can, for those that I have the assets for, but since I don't know the lighting details/settings Saddog used, it's extremely difficult to match his renders for each scene. So creating even spliced update renders for those old scenes, that aren't jarring, is tough.
That leaves us with either cutting content to edit those older scenes or dialouge changes, which sometimes works and some have been made. But cutting content goes against what the point of the mod was, which is more access and not less. The point was to be able to repeat those scenes that were one time scenes and have a lot of choices, but it does come at a cost to story cohesion at times. I've tried to mitigate that in places where it's the worst, not just in the mod, but in the original game as well. As it happens there too. I've added warnings and skip options for many scenes, but not all of them. Some have been updated, but not in a fully satisfying way I'm afraid. Definitely a work in progress. But with my time being limited as it is, I pick my battles with that as I go.
In regards to more Alexis content, I'd defintely like to add some more in the future. I did add some more images to the hidden camera system this update and I added a couple things in the text messaging system too, but I do need to do a full scene(s) for her.
The image you saw of Kate and the MC, I believe, may have been a Patreon Reward image. Saddog did a number of those, which I would also like to include in an update at some point. There are however a number of things to consider for that. One is that there are over 300mbs of images for those renders, which is substantial compared to my mod's size, almost the same size, so I would probably make it an optional expansion pack, like the spot1000 animation pack. Second is that they are not full scenes. They are just single images or a series of one or two images in a set, so you don't get lot of story with that. I have a few ideas on how to deal with that, but it is something to consider.
That often goes for many of the great fan-arts in the fan-art thread. I often don't use them either for that reason, or they are not in the right resolution or aspect ratio to work. The other thing I consider is how much it's trying to look like the original game renders. I want the renders to fit into the world, as much as possible, so there are many great fan-arts that just don't fit because they are too realistic or have a really neat style, but don't fit The Tyrant world and would be too jarring. My one renders are honestly still a work in progress. I'm trying to find that sweet spot to better match Saddog's original renders.
But it does help when you're doing standalone scenes and they are not directly connected to original renders for comparison. So I think we'll be seeing some new scene's with Alexis, Kate, and maybe Vivian too in the future. They are all on my list of things I'd like to add.
Anyway, that was long, I'm sorry for that, but I hope it gives you an idea of why the mod is where it's at right now. But I agree with you. The older scenes are definitely limited as to how much they will react to future events. I still haven't decided if I want to limit their access for story cohesion. Or just leave their access as I have, staying true to the mod's original goal. I suspect if Saddog does finally finish the game or officially declare the game abandoned, I would focus more of story cohesion and change things around more (I also wouldnt have to worry about matching up to the next official update then). But, I think for now, I'll focus on adding some more content and features.
Thank you again! Some great stuff to think about.
Hello ZAD,
I would like to say something about this. I am glad that you are doing the MOD. You can tell it's your baby and you put a lot of thought and effort into it. Can only say no matter how long you need for the expansion or no matter how big it is, I will download it and play!
Top work.
