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He could do it the best way possible and then release the future update, arranging it the way he wants... but he prefers to be irresponsible
you ar making the asumption that there actualy is an update :) this is his usual MO he say he have xxxx renders gtg but he only have xxx so he nowe have an isue so the big promised update that is suposed to be reedy have to be shoped up in to smaler updates and its going to take some time, then its going to be delayed fore months cause the truth is the rendes he lied aboute dont exist ;)
 
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Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well.

This isn't a post I want to make, the update will not be uploaded today. I feel absolutely stuck. I am beyond frustrated and I know all of you are as well and it is completely justified. And I've been saying that sentence way too damn much.

If you've been in the discord then you know I've been playtesting the E13&E14 update for a little over a week now. A lot of progress was made, 95% of the issues I had have been fixed.
But one issue remains and it's the same issue that has been plaguing me all year.

I don't like speaking on it too much. First because it creeps into spoiler territory and secondly, it adds to the expectation for the update and it exacerbates my issue.
But, there are two scenes that I just cannot find myself content with. Not even on any perfectionism anything. One in E13 and one in E14, though the E13 one is my main problem.
To very broadly explain the issue. There is a rework of the first season of the game in the works, this rework has minor changes to story elements and also has some building blocks and foreshadowing that just isn't in the game currently.
Some upcoming scenes are meant to build on those further and they reference some things that you guys have no idea about currently. It has been difficult to compensate for some of that, things don't hit the way I need them to.

So, I've altered the scene many times to try and better fit the current known timeline.
The first few times I remade the scene, I had convinced myself it was due to things like the setting or someone's design . Then it finally became about the actual issue and I just haven't been able to make it all click the way I want it to. I would alter it and think I finally solved it for myself and then 5 days later I'm loading it back up.
Which is what led to me saying fuck it and just working ahead onto E14.
It also didn't help that other scenes tied into the trouble scene so alterations to it also meant small alterations to others. Though those issues have mostly been solved by now.
I'd get to a point where I just have to work on something else, which is when I made things like some of the character sheets and when I would make alterations to other scenes.
There were many other things along the way including some nasty real life stuff but this has been the big problem.

The issue that persists through every change is that I am struggling to find a balance.
How far do I take things? How much can I alter about the new timeline and still have things hit the way I want them to?

It's a very important scene, it's nothing insane or crazy.
But it's a moment and a big building block for future things and it sets up some things that I know you guys have really been wanting to see in WVM.
I do my best not to take things too seriously, at the end of the day WVM is just a fun porn game.
But it's also something I've been working on for almost 5 years and it completely changed my life. This shit means a lot to me.

I've had issues like this before and I've gotten around it either just through enough alterations or time or stress to where things would just eventually click for me but it's just not happening this time.
I've told myself all month that things are locked in, I didn't let myself work on certain scenes at all and I honestly felt so fucking good about things and then shit started breaking and my confidence went away and shit just started spiraling and I'm just stuck.
I'm fucking mad, I'm going insane over this shit. I feel fucking stupid.


So, golden question. How do I fix this shit?

Truthfully, it's time for me to finally accept that I can't do this shit on my own.
I just can't, the scope of things has just grown past me. My life isn't what it used to be and with the new content, redo, side content, dev reports, daily trackers, trying to be the best family man I can be, trying to have a positive impact in my community, trying to have some sort of balance between work and personal life.
There's too many hats to wear and this brain can not hold them all. Trying to manage it all has just turned me into a shitty version of everything. I've tried to make things work but it's beyond me at this point and it is a disservice to all of you to let things continue like this.
Deep down I know that after this update things would be smooth for a while, but I have a good idea of when I might get stuck again and I just can't let shit get like this again.

So, I'm in the process of hiring someone who goes by Dionyx.
There will be a better announcement in the near future, there are still some things that need sorted out but he's still helping me right now.

As some of you may remember, I had some help in the past from Mackenzie. And things didn't turn out great. That was not at all Mackenzie's fault, she did everything she could and I made her life hell for a while. Her role was limited and I was very stubborn and was very reluctant to give up any control.
(Also Mack is still around and helps out some behind the scenes. Just not in any official way.)

Dionyx is someone who I've known in real life for a long time. He is someone I fully trust and we'll be working together in the same room. He loves the game and has the same philosophies as I do. WVM will remain the same, the goal is for the game to have the same exact vibe and for it to feel like nothing has changed.
They will have a large role in things, they will control the update schedule, give me essential feedback such as knowing when something is good enough, they will help with render work, help with side content, help with dialogue, be the main playtester, post-process images, post the daily tracker, and they'll be finishing up the code for a lot of the planned features in the rework. (Like the gallery, character viewer, and calendar)

My role will essentially be making the renders and animations and writing the script. I'll also still be the one writing the dev reports. And of course over-viewing everything.


So, what about this update?
I'm sorry but I do need more time. As much as I just want to get this all behind me, there is something I can not get out of my head for these scenes and I know I'm so fucking late and this shit should have been out forever ago. Even if it fucking blows, after a lot of discussion, we've decided that the best course of action is to split the update into episodes again.

Episode 13 (700+ renders) will be released August 10th and Episode 14 (1000+ renders) will be released August 20th.
I have 10 days each to make my peace with my issues and get things as good as I can.
Both releases will be at 3 pm EST and will be available to all patrons and former patrons (via discord) at that time.

On those dates, Dionyx will be uploading whatever is there for him to upload. It's out of my hands at that point. This is backed by others in my life.

I know 10 and in total 20 days is an insane ask when I'm this far behind. If either date is missed, pledges will be paused until 2025.

The daily tracker will be posted again during this time btw.

So, what about after the updates?
We'll be returning to small betas, with official monthly releases (first monthly release in Sept).
We'll be testing out posting betas exactly as they hit 100 renders, but that will be temporary.
There will be at least one of these in August or pledges will be paused for September.


Pledges will not be paused for August, so please adjust your pledge accordingly.
I fully acknowledge how badly I've fucked up and once again you guys owe me nothing and I owe you a lot. I have been quick to pause in the past and have done so often. Admittedly I very much want to pause this month as I absolutely do not deserve your money right now, at all. Especially after the events of this month. The only reason I am not doing so is because I am taking care of a lot of people and shit is rocky, I promise I wouldn't if I didn't have to. But things should be fine after this month. If the dates are not met I'll refund anyone that asks for one. (I would do all but idk if that's something possible on here or not.) Also if you're seeing this after the 1st, you're free to ask for a refund as well.

Once again I implore all of you to consider pausing your payments until things are back on track. Check back again in a few months and if things are smooth then re-pledge.
All of this update will still be available to you if you cancel as long as you join the discord or reply to my comment in the comments so I can send it to you in a message.


I very much hope this is the last time I have to make one of these posts, my apologies for the poor formatting and rambling. I just let myself go.
Dionyx isn't here right now or I'd have him add a section but I'm very excited about working with him and I think the help and just having a voice of reason along development will be a huge help.
I also finally intend to use some community playtesters for the monthly releases, I have some in mind but if you'd like to be considered leave a comment or send me a message!

That's it for this book, once again I am so very sorry for this mess. It's embarrassing, demoralizing, and just fucking shitty. It is fully on me, every issue was a reflection of some decision I made. You have every right to be pissed at me, I'm pissed at me too.

I hope you all have a good week, there won't be a dev report this weekend but there will be a post on the 7th just going over progress from this point and what not. And again there will be daily trackers posted in discord for the 2 scenes I'm working on starting tonight.
I really don't deserve you guys, I hope to start rebuilding some trust throughout these next few months. There's a long road ahead there.
Thank you all again so much for everything.

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Truly, the greatest scammer of our time
 
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Better Cock Spock

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Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well.

This isn't a post I want to make, the update will not be uploaded today. I feel absolutely stuck. I am beyond frustrated and I know all of you are as well and it is completely justified. And I've been saying that sentence way too damn much.

If you've been in the discord then you know I've been playtesting the E13&E14 update for a little over a week now. A lot of progress was made, 95% of the issues I had have been fixed.
But one issue remains and it's the same issue that has been plaguing me all year.

I don't like speaking on it too much. First because it creeps into spoiler territory and secondly, it adds to the expectation for the update and it exacerbates my issue.
But, there are two scenes that I just cannot find myself content with. Not even on any perfectionism anything. One in E13 and one in E14, though the E13 one is my main problem.
To very broadly explain the issue. There is a rework of the first season of the game in the works, this rework has minor changes to story elements and also has some building blocks and foreshadowing that just isn't in the game currently.
Some upcoming scenes are meant to build on those further and they reference some things that you guys have no idea about currently. It has been difficult to compensate for some of that, things don't hit the way I need them to.

So, I've altered the scene many times to try and better fit the current known timeline.
The first few times I remade the scene, I had convinced myself it was due to things like the setting or someone's design . Then it finally became about the actual issue and I just haven't been able to make it all click the way I want it to. I would alter it and think I finally solved it for myself and then 5 days later I'm loading it back up.
Which is what led to me saying fuck it and just working ahead onto E14.
It also didn't help that other scenes tied into the trouble scene so alterations to it also meant small alterations to others. Though those issues have mostly been solved by now.
I'd get to a point where I just have to work on something else, which is when I made things like some of the character sheets and when I would make alterations to other scenes.
There were many other things along the way including some nasty real life stuff but this has been the big problem.

The issue that persists through every change is that I am struggling to find a balance.
How far do I take things? How much can I alter about the new timeline and still have things hit the way I want them to?

It's a very important scene, it's nothing insane or crazy.
But it's a moment and a big building block for future things and it sets up some things that I know you guys have really been wanting to see in WVM.
I do my best not to take things too seriously, at the end of the day WVM is just a fun porn game.
But it's also something I've been working on for almost 5 years and it completely changed my life. This shit means a lot to me.

I've had issues like this before and I've gotten around it either just through enough alterations or time or stress to where things would just eventually click for me but it's just not happening this time.
I've told myself all month that things are locked in, I didn't let myself work on certain scenes at all and I honestly felt so fucking good about things and then shit started breaking and my confidence went away and shit just started spiraling and I'm just stuck.
I'm fucking mad, I'm going insane over this shit. I feel fucking stupid.


So, golden question. How do I fix this shit?

Truthfully, it's time for me to finally accept that I can't do this shit on my own.
I just can't, the scope of things has just grown past me. My life isn't what it used to be and with the new content, redo, side content, dev reports, daily trackers, trying to be the best family man I can be, trying to have a positive impact in my community, trying to have some sort of balance between work and personal life.
There's too many hats to wear and this brain can not hold them all. Trying to manage it all has just turned me into a shitty version of everything. I've tried to make things work but it's beyond me at this point and it is a disservice to all of you to let things continue like this.
Deep down I know that after this update things would be smooth for a while, but I have a good idea of when I might get stuck again and I just can't let shit get like this again.

So, I'm in the process of hiring someone who goes by Dionyx.
There will be a better announcement in the near future, there are still some things that need sorted out but he's still helping me right now.

As some of you may remember, I had some help in the past from Mackenzie. And things didn't turn out great. That was not at all Mackenzie's fault, she did everything she could and I made her life hell for a while. Her role was limited and I was very stubborn and was very reluctant to give up any control.
(Also Mack is still around and helps out some behind the scenes. Just not in any official way.)

Dionyx is someone who I've known in real life for a long time. He is someone I fully trust and we'll be working together in the same room. He loves the game and has the same philosophies as I do. WVM will remain the same, the goal is for the game to have the same exact vibe and for it to feel like nothing has changed.
They will have a large role in things, they will control the update schedule, give me essential feedback such as knowing when something is good enough, they will help with render work, help with side content, help with dialogue, be the main playtester, post-process images, post the daily tracker, and they'll be finishing up the code for a lot of the planned features in the rework. (Like the gallery, character viewer, and calendar)

My role will essentially be making the renders and animations and writing the script. I'll also still be the one writing the dev reports. And of course over-viewing everything.


So, what about this update?
I'm sorry but I do need more time. As much as I just want to get this all behind me, there is something I can not get out of my head for these scenes and I know I'm so fucking late and this shit should have been out forever ago. Even if it fucking blows, after a lot of discussion, we've decided that the best course of action is to split the update into episodes again.

Episode 13 (700+ renders) will be released August 10th and Episode 14 (1000+ renders) will be released August 20th.
I have 10 days each to make my peace with my issues and get things as good as I can.
Both releases will be at 3 pm EST and will be available to all patrons and former patrons (via discord) at that time.

On those dates, Dionyx will be uploading whatever is there for him to upload. It's out of my hands at that point. This is backed by others in my life.

I know 10 and in total 20 days is an insane ask when I'm this far behind. If either date is missed, pledges will be paused until 2025.

The daily tracker will be posted again during this time btw.

So, what about after the updates?
We'll be returning to small betas, with official monthly releases (first monthly release in Sept).
We'll be testing out posting betas exactly as they hit 100 renders, but that will be temporary.
There will be at least one of these in August or pledges will be paused for September.


Pledges will not be paused for August, so please adjust your pledge accordingly.
I fully acknowledge how badly I've fucked up and once again you guys owe me nothing and I owe you a lot. I have been quick to pause in the past and have done so often. Admittedly I very much want to pause this month as I absolutely do not deserve your money right now, at all. Especially after the events of this month. The only reason I am not doing so is because I am taking care of a lot of people and shit is rocky, I promise I wouldn't if I didn't have to. But things should be fine after this month. If the dates are not met I'll refund anyone that asks for one. (I would do all but idk if that's something possible on here or not.) Also if you're seeing this after the 1st, you're free to ask for a refund as well.

Once again I implore all of you to consider pausing your payments until things are back on track. Check back again in a few months and if things are smooth then re-pledge.
All of this update will still be available to you if you cancel as long as you join the discord or reply to my comment in the comments so I can send it to you in a message.


I very much hope this is the last time I have to make one of these posts, my apologies for the poor formatting and rambling. I just let myself go.
Dionyx isn't here right now or I'd have him add a section but I'm very excited about working with him and I think the help and just having a voice of reason along development will be a huge help.
I also finally intend to use some community playtesters for the monthly releases, I have some in mind but if you'd like to be considered leave a comment or send me a message!

That's it for this book, once again I am so very sorry for this mess. It's embarrassing, demoralizing, and just fucking shitty. It is fully on me, every issue was a reflection of some decision I made. You have every right to be pissed at me, I'm pissed at me too.

I hope you all have a good week, there won't be a dev report this weekend but there will be a post on the 7th just going over progress from this point and what not. And again there will be daily trackers posted in discord for the 2 scenes I'm working on starting tonight.
I really don't deserve you guys, I hope to start rebuilding some trust throughout these next few months. There's a long road ahead there.
Thank you all again so much for everything.
My expectations of BD as a dev are so fucking low.... that I actually believed him when he said he's hiring Dionyx. Like BD started by saying he's been spinning his wheels for months because of the rework affecting this next update, and that sounds like typical BD shit. Then he went into not being able to handle this alone, and my ears perked up. "Could this be? Is he hiring actual help, and not just making up another MacKenzie?"

... but then he mentioned MacKenzie for the first time in forever, and kept acting like she is totally not a fake person. And it all came crashing back down to earth. He even said she STILL helps behind the scenes :KEK::KEK::KEK:

And to top it all off, he's going to pause pledges for the rest of the year if he misses his deadline again? Now that is an even bigger fucking lie! How is he supposed to support all these people he keeps mentioning—the ones who need him so desperately that he can't even pause or give everyone a refund right now—unless they are also bullshit and he can't even keep the lies straight in a single devlog? Jesus. I sure hope "Dionyx" lasts longer than MacKenzie did :HideThePain:

BD said it best himself, this is just embarrassing and fucking shitty.
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I called it that he wouldn't pause the August payments as be "has a lot of people to look after". I mean, it was an easy call but I still did.

With this so called release dates of the 10th and 20th , that just means I will show back up here September to see if there's anything posted by that point.

Catch you cats then!
 

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I want to highlight that even if we are being generous* and think that BD isn't scamming and that Dionyx is real that hiring Dionyx after Mackenzie was a total flop is a huge red flag. This is exactly the kind of thing serial procrastinators do; they come up with a complex coping strategy instead of putting in any more work. And when the complex strategy doesn't pan out, they just come up with an even more complex strategy that is supposed to bind them into doing work.

But, does anyone really believe that Dionyx, as an acquaintance and employee of BD, will actually be able to upload an update BD is nervous about? Does anyone think that Dionyx giving friendly encouragement will do more for BD's ego than his thousands of Patrons? Does anyone think BD will let go of his project in any meaningful way after saying for five years that he can't stand the thought of doing it?

Dionyx is going to go the way of Mackenzie within the next year. If BD wanted to put out updates regularly, he'd just do it.

*-I know that a lot of people think BD is outright lying about the existence of Mackenzie/Dionyx. I don't entirely agree. My experience with procrastinators is that they wrap the truth in lies to protect their own ego/make excuses, so M/D probably exist but BD is lying about lots of things about them/their roles/their authority. Toward the end of Mackenzie's run, I'm betting 'her' posts were being done by BD after she quit/got canned.
 
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I called it that he wouldn't pause the August payments as be "has a lot of people to look after". I mean, it was an easy call but I still did.

With this so called release dates of the 10th and 20th , that just means I will show back up here September to see if there's anything posted by that point.

Catch you cats then!
What I want to know is who was that cutey in the last update?
Is that one of the cheerleaders he has a date with in the next update?
If she is, I approve, I approve.
She is awful cute, and may I say worth the wait.
 

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The renders are mid at best and the "story" is non existent...
It's just the MC going to a ho, fucking her and then going to the next ho to fuck her too... rinse and repeat. :KEK: :WeSmart:
Hey, how dare you claim that mc going from ho to ho ain't a compelling story. That shit is Shakespeare worthy I tell ya what. I mean just think of the compelling story we got from ho's 1-z.
 
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[t]he "story" is non existent...
There is a story... it just sucks. For some reason, as a college basketball fan, BD decided that there wasn't nearly enough drama inherent in college basketball/growing up in general/going to college for the first time. So, he added a bunch of incoherent crap about ninjas, gangsters, cults, princesses and a professional stud breeding agency.

That's a story. That might even be too much story, in some sense. It just sucks.
 

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What I want to know is who was that cutey in the last update?
Is that one of the cheerleaders he has a date with in the next update?
If she is, I approve, I approve.
She is awful cute, and may I say worth the wait.
this brunette? I believe it's Dahlia
I thought I could be Jasmine's mother but I'm definitely not!
 

strickeen

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There is a story... it just sucks. For some reason, as a college basketball fan, BD decided that there wasn't nearly enough drama inherent in college basketball/growing up in general/going to college for the first time. So, he added a bunch of incoherent crap about ninjas, gangsters, cults, princesses and a professional stud breeding agency.

That's a story. That might even be too much story, in some sense. It just sucks.
With all due respect and without irony... just out of curiosity... why do you play if you think the story is shit?
 

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With all due respect and without irony... just out of curiosity... why do you play if you think the story is shit?
Three reasons.
1. Train wreck media that is made with sincerity is inherently funny, like the movie 'The Room'; this is the idea that some things are so bad that they are good.
2. A lot of the renders for the girls are hot.
3. I started it and want to see how it develops... and I want to keep making fun of BD in this thread.
 
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When I saw 5 new pages in this thread, I knew something was wrong.
When I saw the date of the latest update was still 01-02-2024, I knew the 5 new pages where not about the update everyone is waiting being uploaded.
Then I read the BS explanation of BD, and I think enough is enough.
There is no point in keep on waiting, F**k BrainDrop and F**k his BS.
If the day comes when the update really happens, I will download it and see if is still worth it, or not.
There are other VN updates coming, like My Dorm for example, that meet update dates and are worth it.
VN´s by Devs that are worthy of that name.
I will focus on them and forget about WVM for now.
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck it must be
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I just want to play the damn update already lol I am sooo tired of his BS, if there truly is a update the dude needs to just drop what he has and fix it later, shit if he doesnt like a scene then just remove it and add a black screen with text saying "Sorry due to blahblahblahblah this scene has been cut, it will be added at a future date". The VN story id mid but I truly enjoy it, I mean its a porn game so if the MC is banging a new thing every day I am fine with that but if the "story" is what is truly delaying this update then he just needs to drop it because I am guessing 60-70% of the people playing it arent here for a Quintin Tarantino lvl of story lol
 
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