Yep! I want to offer Itch users the early release option as well, especially for people who aren't big fans of Patreon. So for the next major update I plan to offer a premium edition with bonus content.
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Yeah, you already mentioned that in a previous comment, which I addressed.
Endowed contains over a dozen sex scenes. And every preview image is a screenshot from the game except the last one, which is a promo image.
Sorry to hear this game wasn't to your liking, but there are a ton of great games out there. Good luck.
Theoretically. Although it would be simple enough to pick out 5 or 6 songs and play them on a loop, which I guess some people wouldn't mind. Personally, I'm not big on game music in VNs, and I tend to mute it and listen to my own playlists on Spotify 90% of the time anyway.
But I'd rather take the time to give each girl her own theme song and actually match scenes and moods to specific songs, which yeah, would take a while. Still, I think music has become increasingly common in VNs now. I used to never get asked about it, but now it seems to come up fairly often.
Hey, thanks! Glad you're enjoying it.
No plans for sound currently. The last time I polled patrons about it being worth it to spend the time adding music and sound effects the majority said it wasn't a priority, so it will likely remain visual only. Although even if they wanted voice acting I wouldn't be able to afford it with over 60,000 lines of dialogue so far.
Still, I have fun adding music to Endowed, which to me makes sense with far more diegetic music playing in the club.
Basically. It also adds the walkthrough to the new chapter and fixes it for the added path, so it can be followed throughout the full game in addition to fixing some other issues.
But I'm glad you like the Laura paths, they aren't meant to be "bad" endings necessarily, but more of just her individual endings. Each girl will get their own in the future so there will be the option to choose who the player wants to end up with if not interested in the harem route.
Ah, that's my fault, the bundle ended but the information about it is still up.
Send me an email at expandinguniversegames@gmail.com and I'll send you a key, or if you wait a few days this story will be part of a free Halloween bundle along with the free versions of the games. And that's correct, this is a linear story instead of a visual novel.
Thanks!
1. Yep. Save files should be saved in the same file folder as other versions of Hypnosis. The one exception being on Android where the new version of Ren'Py probably means losing save files, although I'm not sure there and if that's the case it would happen for any new version you play regardless if it's the premium version or not.
2. With the premium version you get early access to game updates going forward. On Patreon it only accesses what is available for as long as you are subscribed.
3. Yep, patrons get to take part in voting along with early access to bonus renders, behind the scenes info, stories, and game updates as they comes out. The online/downloadable walkthrough guide is free and posted on my website, Patreon, SubscribeStar, DeviantArt, etc.
So in general, I'd say Patreon is more meant for supporting my efforts directly. It means I don't need a day job and am able to work on the games fulltime. I try to give as much value as I can to patrons, but I also try not to be too greedy which is why the games are still posted here free.
But the Premium Edition also helps me out, and I'd say it is a better value overall, as it is a one time purchase instead of a subscription.
Thanks again for the feedback and suggestions!