HTML Transfigure [v0.60] [TangoTF]

[hdt885]

There are a lot of scenes to revisit and more to come. Transfigure has always been designed to be a visual novel so its focus will be on story and spicy scenes rather than repetitive mechanics that don't respect the player's time. It's just story, smut, choices and consequences. I wanted to have more updates out by now but I only have a few things left I want to fix and polish and then there should be an uptick of public updates.


I hope there are a number of impactful decisions and interesting character routes. The agency level varies just like in real life. Sometimes decisions have a likely or inferred outcome, while other times it's impossible to predict.

There is a soccer update in the works.

Thanks for the comments!

Any update on a new release date?

 

[sluttyx]

Just wanted to say that I love the HTML version ( especially Mitch path ) and I can't wait for the 3d version

 

[TangoTF]

Good Evening. When or planned, we see continue or another route Taylor/Tim (when Taylor tiny blonde). How long wait?

Hard to say. Probably the second half of the year.

Any update on a new release date?

I have three things I want to release publicly in the near future. They are all in their final polish stages.

Just wanted to say that I love the HTML version ( especially Mitch path ) and I can't wait for the 3d version

Thank you! Feel free to review the game if you are bored. Thanks for the encouragement!

 

[BadmanBaxter]

Any guide to get all current endings? Does the model stuff always lead to the apple of my eye ending with your mum a I hoped there may have been a route where you start professionally modelling or something.

 

[TangoTF]

Any guide to get all current endings? Does the model stuff always lead to the apple of my eye ending with your mum a I hoped there may have been a route where you start professionally modelling or something.

There is a walkthrough available for patrons. I recently added that section to the 3D game so the answer is currently it is a bonus scene on the way to that end but I may add another one. At this point I am completing, pruning, and merging branches that are redundant. It is a lot of work completing just what I have to a bare minimum so any extra endings beyond what I outlined won't be added until the final polish stages, if ever.

 

[JOJO MAN]

hell yeah brother

 

[XX-topic]

Is the game changing engine? After the release at the 2nd half of this year will the updates be more often? If yes how often should we expect? Btw very good writing as far as the current state of the game

 

[TangoTF]

Is the game changing engine? After the release at the 2nd half of this year will the updates be more often? If yes how often should we expect? Btw very good writing as far as the current state of the game

No, but I am making a 3D remake in Ren Py. This is not an engine change because I intend to keep the html and I've been planning to do this since the very start. They are synergistic companion projects. The full 3D game will be a commercial game with much better UI, presentation, sound, music, thousands of CG, and all of the completed endings. It is not finished but it will be done before the html version so I have a higher chance to sell enough copies in order to keep developing games.

The 3D Demo is on its 9th? release. The Transfigure html game has had ~60 updates, many hugely over quota. This proves a solid track record of delivery without monetary consideration. It works out to about a solid 10k update a month. Every month I will try to post new game builds, dev logs, and new art for patrons.

Thanks for the compliment.

Release rates lately have slowed but development rates never have. I've had to learn many new skills in order to make completing the project possible.






I think I am going to convert some of the 3D haters too. Even if you think 3D Taylor is uglier than Caprice having graphics that match descriptions closely is far more immersive than the current setup. I've improved many game aspects lately including improved graphical fidelity and adding a much better sound effect system. I've played hundreds of VNs and Transfigure is one of the most ambitious of them so please bear with me as I struggle through the creative process.

 

[CelebAndHeroineLover]

I wish I saw this game after it finishes. There are too many branches but most of them are unfinished.


It's more like a CHYOA story than a game but I have no issues on that part.
My biggest criticism is, in many dialogues I can't choose the option I want. It's kinda bummer to me.

 

[nenaliina]

It's good to know the game isn't abandoned although new content haven't been uploaded in a loooooooooooooong time.

 

[TangoTF]

I wish I saw this game after it finishes. There are too many branches but most of them are unfinished.


It's more like a CHYOA story than a game but I have no issues on that part.
My biggest criticism is, in many dialogues I can't choose the option I want. It's kinda bummer to me.

If the worst flaw of a massive story is there isn't enough of it, I guess that's encouraging.

Internally, most of the story endings are complete. Which are you looking forward to the most?

It's good to know the game isn't abandoned although new content haven't been uploaded in a loooooooooooooong time.

New content is uploaded every month. Html releases have been slower than I'd like but they will pick up to support and advertise the upcoming 3D game. Transfigure is an ambitious project and I've sacrificed a lot to create it so I will see it finished. What I lack in resources I make up for with time but since I have probably at least forty jobs under the title of game dev it gets split into a lot of skews. I am now completing the initial story coding phase of development for the 3D game. This means I will have a lot more time freed up to finish and edit the stories and focus on 3d art in order to finish the game. I have a lot of other projects too so if I can make Transfigure successful then I will be able to make many interesting story-rich games. If this is something you or any of the audience is interested in then please consider supporting me or other creators of quality adult games.

 

[CelebAndHeroineLover]

If the worst flaw of a massive story is there isn't enough of it, I guess that's encouraging.

Internally, most of the story endings are complete. Which are you looking forward to the most?

I can't pinpoint exact storylines but most of the times if options are "fuck them" and "don't do it" then "don't do it" option will be closed. Sometimes I just want to tease them a little then stop it if I'm in control.
So it would be amazing if you consider to add some teasing only paths or making those paths ending in losing control which will slide into noncon and dubcon. There are few paths similar to what I seek but they're either too short or unfinished. Main characters like friends can lead with this path idk.

 

[Imperz]

html version is abandoned? 8+ month without updates

 

[TangoTF]

html version is abandoned? 8+ month without updates

The html is not abandoned but it is lower in priority than finishing the 3D game I can actually sell. I need to be able to make at least a modest living doing this otherwise there will be no games or regular updates. I think there has been about 6 major updates in this quiet period for TF3D. The last modification made to the html was about ten minutes ago. Full time development with barely any resources continues.

I know everyone wants more updates and no one wants to deliver them more than me but there is an obvious common sense issue that keeps coming up. You ever see this sign before?

The audience has chosen the first development style option for me despite my wishes to do more of the second. I would never do the third option because that would ruin the game I've worked so long to create.

So please be patient and consider supporting creators of things you enjoy.

 

[mattrixatp]

Two questions:
1. How far along are you with replacing ALL images with 3d models?
2. Will you be using any ai tool to polish them further?

 

[TangoTF]

Two questions:
1. How far along are you with replacing ALL images with 3d models?
2. Will you be using any ai tool to polish them further?

Transfigure html has about 2000 pieces of media. TF3D currently has about 1000 with about half that in the demo. The comparison is not 1:1 though since the html is a Twine story whereas the new game is a visual novel. So the VN requires many more assets than the text focused original game. Based on where I sit now in development, I suspect the complete game will have approximately 10-20,000 unique art assets.

Transfigure is much larger than an average VN so I am trying not to go overboard but it is hard when I now have full artistic control. I want the experience to be immersive so that has led to an increase in graphic numbers. For example, in the html game the YP transformation has 2-3 images. In the VN it has 28 renders. That 10x ratio is not intentional but it is becoming the average.

As I finish up the coding stage over the next few days, I am going to focus on graphics and writing for the rest of the year.

As for AI tools, I am using some tools to de-noise and smooth the final renders but they are very light on the AI scale and have been around for years. There are a couple points in the game I have used AI to generate art but this is just a handful of special use cases where doing a 3D render would be impossible or very expensive. For example, Craig's picture game is currently AI generated.

 

[alexi_belle]

Hi Tango! I'm a longtime fan of your game and am really looking forward to the final VN. Thanks to you, I was able to play the demo. However, I was wondering why the decision was made to alter the 3D model of female Taylor (specifically the face)? Imho the original model's face has a more natural/feminine look, while the new one has a slight blockish/masculine look to it. Was this intentional, as to not have the male and female Taylor models look to similar? Would love to know your thoughts on this!

 

[TangoTF]

Hi Tango! I'm a longtime fan of your game and am really looking forward to the final VN. Thanks to you, I was able to play the demo. However, I was wondering why the decision was made to alter the 3D model of female Taylor (specifically the face)? Imho the original model's face has a more natural/feminine look, while the new one has a slight blockish/masculine look to it. Was this intentional, as to not have the male and female Taylor models look to similar? Would love to know your thoughts on this!

The male Taylor model and the female Taylor model are based on the same source model, so they should bear more than a passing resemblance since they are the same character with the exact same starting facial features. My goal is not to recreate existing celebrities perfectly down to the smallest detail which could open up legal issues, but to faithfully recreate the characters from the Transfigure story including those inspired by famous individuals. So some characters will not look like they do in the html game. This is intentional and unintentional. I am trying to make the characters look as good as I can (be accurate and faithful to the initial concept where appropriate) but it is unlikely they will ever be perfect because they are an artist's conception of an artist's conception of what that person looks like. Little Caprice does not exist in my story but a character bearing some resemblance to her does. It is not necessary or desirable to create a perfect copy.

That said, it is partly positional. Different angles produce different focuses. With the mouth closed the jaw appears more prominent. When he mouth is open she has more of a pointed face. I could soften her jawline but it makes her look almost too close to Caprice which is good and bad. Taylor could be inspired or played by many cute brunette women but I like Caprice's aesthetics. The question is does the model look decent and is she attractive? Not, does he/she look exactly like person X? I take audience feedback into account so if a lot of people object I might alter or add it but at this point I think she looks good - better than I would have hoped a couple of years back. There are several models I am unhappy with that may get an upgrade but F Taylor isn't currently one of them.

There is also a transition to increasing femininity in the story that will be easier to portray in a visual format. For example, Taylor's hair starts off sort of messy and short and by the end may be long, silky, and straight. It is conceivable that I also add some more physical changes like breasts, jawline etc in these areas. At this point it is unlikely I go back and redo 100s of assets to change Taylor's face in the early game.

Thanks for the question, Alexi.

 

[TyrantBinch]

I can't wait for the update

 

[Abnur_tharn]

it's been near a year. hope the update is decent sized at least