Hmmm. I wasn't thinking of AVGN when I wrote the "worthless pile of dogshit" lines. Those lines were inspired by 2bcproductions, a YT channel that does Let's Play videos for EA Sports NHL games (although I can definitely see a similarity with old AVGN). I mainly wanted a gag where MC gets irrationally angry at the hardware and then Jasmine gets irrationally angry at the software (the game they're playing) and then pay it off when she goes meta and malds over the "To Be Continued" banner in the actual game.
I consider humor to be an integral part of this game and someone saying the game made them laugh is the ultimate compliment, as far as I'm concerned. Aunt Charlotte's changing Brooke's schedule has caused a ton of problems for this update and probably will for future updates. I'm thinking about just removing that and making Brooke's (and Jasmines') schedules be far more predictable. Increasingly, the need to know when and where to find a character has become a problem and I already have horror stories on other forums from people trying to trigger the Vibrator scene who can't figure it out. If players are trial-and-erroring their way through the sleep and rest icons to try and trigger an event and when it finally triggers, they don't necessarily understand what they did to trigger it, that's bad game design. I will contemplate this and try and find a way to address it. Off the top of my head, something as simple as peeking through Meredith's bedroom keyhole and if it's not Afternoon, have a throwaway line like, "Meredith is usually hanging around in her room in the afternoon" would go a long way.
I appreciate that. This update wasn't supposed to take 7 months. I would have been happier had it been more like 3-4 months, but RL hit like a truck the past few months. Anyways, I'm happy to move on and work on Meredith stuff once again. Cheers!
Both of those things require putting on the "thinking cap." The "When it rains, it pours" thing is a riddle. Remember, the only reason Aunt Irene is able to get pregnant again is because a spell was cast on her, so think in supernatural terms. On an unrelated note, is it obvious that Irene represents the element of water? As far as the beta, that one requires some foot work and a little bit of detective work. Talk to Scott, if you haven't, Scott. :) Yeah, this update I think has some good stuff in it, but it isn't one of my favorites. I'm happy to move on to v0.6 which is going to be all Meredith stuff.
Jasmine and Brooke both have had their schedule managers improved. In the past I used to have copy/pasted formulas to figure out where they were/what they were doing with complex calculations like, "if it's Afternoon or Night AND Aunt Charlotte hasn't confronted Brooke about her records AND..." which was a dumb way to do it. Both of them now have a "current state" variable and I just run an algorithm to determine what they're currently doing in one spot, set that variable and check it. The Unlock button thing is a known issue and I'll have it fixed for v0.6. The 3D dream is considered "super secret", so using the Unlock button once doesn't unlock that one. If you click the Spank Bank Unlock button five times, you'll hear a horn sound which unlocks the 3D dream, gives you credit for Dirty Talk Level II, Stamina I, & Pillow Talk I so that you can play the scenes with those perks enabled. This could be implemented better and I have it on the wish list to improve some menu stuff, but because I try to limit "improvements & features" to about 10%-15% of my dev bandwidth per update, it might not make the cut until the next one. The three scenes before the Shower Scene are: "Meredith BJ in the Kitchen, Meredith Solo Vibrator, and Meredith Tit Job." The 4.0 walkthrough will explain how to get those scenes. FYI, I think the Kitchen BJ is one of the worst/most forgettable scenes in the game (imo).
I'm trying to avoid having a lot of branches open up to keep the complexity down. Aunt Charlotte's effect on Brooke's schedule made keeping track of Brooke and Jasmine way more complex than it needs to and I'm considering decoupling Aunt Charlotte from Meredith's story to reduce the complexity and keep things manageable. The Hint journal as a result is kind of lacking in telling you where you might find them so I suspect a lot of players will be trial-and-erroring the rest button to try and figure out when Brooke and Jasmine will be at Jasmine's house at the same time or when to find Brooke alone in her room. As far as the project getting blindsided, the only thing I can think of is some sort of major health scare or running up against some unforeseen limitation in either Unity or Adventure Creator. I've been working on this game (in one form or another) and it still brings me great joy to make it. The fact that other people like it too is a bonus.
Doh! To be fair, it's been many months since the previous update so I understand. Some of the things you listed are probably still bugs in v0.5.0.1. Cheers!
Hey Dude! Good to hear from you. Yeah, this update is... not my favorite although for a variety of reasons. In retrospect, I added a lot of optional goodies for Brooke but didn't really advance her story much and put almost all the story advancement on Jasmine. I expect this update will be panned by some because a) no significant Meredith content, b) only 30-45 minutes of gameplay for how long it took to finally get this thing out, and c) no significant Meredith content (:P). Cheers!
So, I don't post as frequently on Itch.IO as I do on other places (SubscribeStar and my Discord), so people might not know, but this update was probably the hardest one I've done because I just finished going through a divorce. In addition to not being able to concentrate on the game for a few weeks in December, there was the business of packing and moving my ex-wife into her new place. I understand that people will likely find this update disappointing because any of a) it took so long to come out, b) the content relative to the time, c) no Meredith. All I can do is put this one behind me and move onto the next one. Cheers!
v0.5 is currently available on SubscribeStar for subscribers and if you are desperate to play it, links are available in my Discord. However, I am not posting it publicly because it has three game-breaking bugs in it that require a hot fix, which I am currently working on. That will be v0.5.0.1 (Hotfix), which should be done in a couple of days that fixes those three things and several other things that were found. As you can imagine, I'm not in a rush to put out a broken version of the game and have that spread too far.
Hello. I don't remember what I've posted here on Itch.IO, but if you've followed my SubscribeStar, Discord, or F95 Game Thread, I have had an unexpected move that has delayed the update. Rest assured I'm alive and well and the update is coming. It's (much) later than I had hoped. Cheers!
Hi, and Thanks! There is an update that's close to finished (v0.5). It has about 30-45 mins of new gameplay and contains mostly Jasmine & Brooke stuff, but has an Impregnation quest for Aunt Irene (nothing really for Meredith). It was supposed to be out at the end of October, but is VERY late because of stuff happening IRL. At least the game is free. Cheers!
Thank you! I love comments like this. I played the heck out of those old Sierra point & click games many times over and it's the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to actually be able to make one myself. Cheers!
Meredith isn't getting much of anything in v0.5, unfortunately. However, the plan for the next two updates is to work almost entirely on Meredith which should take us through much of next year.
There's a walkthrough available in the downloads section. The screwdriver is in the toolshed behind the house. Go to the back of the house and there's a roof in the lower right corner of the screen (toolshed).
I stopped using Twitter (X) to promote the game because it seems to be 95% bots and fake profiles. I do have a Discord server where I interact with folks regularly (Check the About page for the Discord link), but as a policy I generally don't do DMs.
Hello. I've not been successful in getting the game to run at all on Android. I don't have the technical knowledge to be able to deftly answer your question. What I can tell you is the game is made in Unity with the Adventure Creator plugin, so maybe there are some forums out there with ultra-smart people that might be better equipped to answer that question than I can. Cheers!
Hello. I generally don't post news on this platform (unless asked directly) because this is the "freebie" site. Since you asked, I've been working on an update that focuses on Brooke & Jasmine. Jasmine invites MC over to her house to figure out why her computer can't play an NSFW video game she really wants to play, which leads to wacky hijinx in her bedroom. Brooke finds out that MC and her best friend are fooling around and becomes super jealous. As I write this, the update is coming along, but it will be a while before it's ready. Cheers!
That's a whole other character. Start by going to the Kitchen at night, drink the whiskey twice(?) just enough so MC says he feels "brave" or whatever and then go explore the basement.
I looked at the code and the "Boys Will Be Boys" perk is required. You get that after the second Kissing scene. Use MC's bed (to lie down) and select "Jerk Off" and select "Meredith"
