Thank you for your continued interest. Simply put, I'm not great at advertising and you deserve more transparency. We've added a lot of features and some content. I wanna say I'll release something by the end of next week. That should be enough time.
Your considerations are heartwarming to hear. Yeah, it's hard to write the actual content in a way that makes sense and abides by the inner logic of the story, but there is probably no greater joy than writing, so it's fiiiiiiiiiine....
I could see a tax system coming about, if you want taxes and regular looming threat of a game over because of "I ran out of monies :'("
I'm hesitant to include this "They don't like you anymore so you need to pay them" system because of the skill system I will implement. You get *better* with more seggs and extract *more* cummies and money (if you're whoring) with better stats.
Otherwise, glad to speak to you and hear your ideas 💜
I think it's too soon to say how long it will stay in development. We're stepping into a sci fi future so unpredictable that I can't fathom what will happen in 10 years. Best case scenario, I'll keep adding more and more content until I'm satisfied with it and close it on a good note in 5 years. At that point, all the stories I wanna tell are told, and I'm more attracted to other game projects (yes, i have multiple in mind already lol)
The dolls are meant to represent difficulty, nothing else. Though they looked cool in my vision and that's why I made them. The gameplay loop hasn't been figured out yet, and I put the cart before the horse in that regard.
I have about 23(+) characters in my planned content. Some of which have full routes outlined. Some are just side characters or share those routes. And if I go at this pace, i'll be done with em in 23 years. As i get more money to throw at the project, things will speed up though.
What sort of debt has the MC taken on for this mechanic to make narrative sense though? He/she just rented a place. I have tossed around some ideas about how to earn Rue's forgiveness, but nothing crystal clear yet. As you get richer, your rent situation will definitely change, of course. Regarding Abitha, the landlady, I think you just gave me an idea...
I am crystalizing a self awareness and acceptance mechanic whereby the MC will reach some sort of inner peace and learn to dispel the hate in their heart, through prayer/meditation.
Your interest and support humbles me. Please don't put yourself in any financial straits because of my dick girl game. I do appreciate it nonetheless.
Yes, it definitely is. Unfortunately, bringing the game up to standard has been harder than making the prototype in the first place.
You'll notice that the demo doesn't have alternative expressions for each character. There are very few characters. There are no gameplay mechanics to speak of. It's just a VN with some point and click elements.
Apologies for the wait. I'll hopefully release by the end of this month.
Thank you very much. I'm slowly raising the game's standards. Animation will have to wait for some while though. I haven't even gotten around to addressing that.
Regarding music, I think I know what the problem is and how to fix it. When you enter the townhub screen, you trigger the "play" music command. I could just as easily replace it with "queue" music, so that it still starts, but doesn't restart if you already have it playing.
Thank you for your kind words. I'll be sure not to let you guys down!
You may post them right here, or in the discord, or in another thread.
It's definitely a murky water. But my hope is that in the future, game dev and art illustration becomes a lot more accessible. You don't need to learn instruments to make music. You can be a DJ and mix your tapes. Less technical hurdles, more focus on ideas.
I will fix them gradually as I get better at wrangling the machine. But as for stopping with the AI art.... maybe if I climb out of poverty, I can get pixel artists to work on the backgrounds. That would be awesome.
