Greetings everyone,
i'll dive right in.
Bad things first. The build isn't bugfree yet. Also at the same time the platinum test builds weren't weekly and had to be delayed because of the build quality. I am taking this very seriously and some internal changes are happening within the next 2 months.
We will also move end of December. The office isn't feasible anymore at this point.
In turn we will hopefully be able to expand start of next year with an additional 3d artists.
To make that happen, we are prepared to change our plans slightly. Following changes are to be expected.
- We will release a build just containing the first chapter.
- We will upload Winter Warmth on Itch
- There will be a free to play version. You already saw the login function.
- We will make a small Demo playable through web on itch.
We have added far more than I ever thought into the "first" chapter, so from that side I think we will be fine.
However, the code and performance needs to be cleaned up first.
But I do expect us to make that happen in December to January.
Before we talk about that though.
This months changelog:
- 300+ renders added including Nora's Sunday.
- Re-made the pills with in-game renders.
- New Mina light side scene.
- Added "actions" in the game, this is WiP. Was the surprise I talked about. Basically interactions, but lewd and on the map. We have 2 types, need to do further testing.
- Items added, especially on the drinking side so we have that benefit from the start.
- New Dialogue Boxes! (Much better looking, but I still want to tune them a bit)
- Recalibration of food items.
- Public transport now locked until we lose the car.
- Fixed bugs with Nora that could lock you out of progression.
- Several bugfixes.
- Patreon Login and corresponding webserver.
- Adjusted Main Menu with Changelog built inside.
- Benefit page for easier information update on what a tier gets you.
Login/Webserver
Some basic Information:
- I request as little information as I can on Patreon and SubscribeStar. I also use as little as possible.
- I tried to ensure maximum compatibility. Not just on platforms, but basically ensuring that it works no matter your firewall settings etc.
- I do not track who is who, or how many times you login.
- You need to activate the tier once, afterwards it's unlocked until you log out or a new version number comes out.
- You can have your tier active on multiple computers
- You only need Internet once when you download the game and activate the tier.
- The log out mechanism will still slightly change (A button in the Menu settings)
- [small bug]Currently it doesn't redirect to subscribestar . adult but to .com . The backend is connected, so it doesn't make much difference besides the redirect link. Just be logged in, in your account and then click on the link.
I already tried a fix, but for some reason that wasn't working. I'll try to have it sorted out in the next build.
To do
I focus here on the first chapter release.
Technical
- Performance improvement!
This includes:
- More fluent skipping.
- Going from an event to the game needs to be seamless.
- Rooms & Avatars need to be loaded without delay
- (!) for Important events. We have a message, but the symbol needs to be back as well.
- Red dot for repeating events.
- Add a Skip "seen" button
- Add a Multiplier to the settings, that you can adjust for revenue (Tier based)
- Add the logout Button in the Main Menu Setting.
- Fix the path to the images (pills).
- Pause the Laptop when entering.
- Improving the MusicPlayer.
Content & Gameplay
- Mina Office needs a bit of refinement.
- Not all choices should be that clear.
- Not all similar events will be grouped together.
- Adding a few lewd scenes at the end before meeting a client on the dark side.
- We have no time to use the sandbox at the start, gain exp or a feel for the map. Too much on rails. One idea would be that we change the work event to an activity button on the map. That triggers event as a percentage of 100% is met. With the added events we will get more time either way.
- Add tutorials
- Sandbox stats and improvements need to be finalized.
- Writing edit.
I have not mentioned the video player. As things stand, there are 2 plugins that already do most of what we need it to do. However, they are not fully supporting all platforms. (Mac is missing on one). I consider waiting until that platform has full support as well. That way I don't need to create a backup solution and can just fully update all videos.
I will give access for the silver tier to this testbuild. It is still a testbuild and has several bugs and some things might still change.
I do however believe it's still more than worth playing.
Have a great December.
Eon
