itch.io

Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful, as I was just about to start attempting to mod this baby!

Hi! Seen a lot of buzz on youtube about this, was certainly interested. Never played the old dooms, but seems like a good time to pick it up (especially with the steam sale going right now!)
The problem I'm running into is, this mod is stated to be for "Ultimate Doom," yet the only dooms even remotely related to such a thing, at least that I see avaialble, are doom 1+2 in most places, and the "ultimate doom" no longer links in the IDsoftware page. Is the steam/gog version 1+2 useable for this mod (via zandronum - again, never played doom at all, and therefore have never modded before!). or is for some special old version, or some other version that exists specifically named "Ultimate Doom"? Thanks!

I mean, I'm not ashamed to ask. Can poons have belly buttons on their model? Plain and simple. Please, and thank you.
Also, can we get mixed hairs in the future. I love having blinding bangs, they're adorable. But I also love ponytails. Would you kindly consider having an option to combine "base" styles with "accessory" styles like some games do? For instance, said blinding bangs as a "base", and things like ponytails, twintails, short pigtails, curls, napes, etc as "accessory" styles? That way we can have both?
Thrice more, thanks for the consideration.

I asked this before on Steam in the discussions before the game got steamrolled (ba dum tch) over there, and forgot all about it. Just crossed my mind again, figured it couldnt hurt to ask it here, since Dev seems cool with questions and ideas.

In the other game, Chastity Catastophy (shameless plug here - go check it out if you read this, players!) we had a few fun elements I could see working here in Gates. I was curious of a few things.

1: I asked about character customization before in the comments, and was thinking about some similarities. The wolf girls from that game ported over (our base femWolf models), but I was curious if we will see a a kobold race option eventually show up? We got dragons and wolves (both from Catastrophy), so I was thinking maaaaybe we'd get a 'bold port-over? I know probably not, but shortstack mini-derg would be fun to have around!

2. That game had a fun mechanic that made the npcs get possessed by their bindings, giving them the purple glowy eyes effect. Was wondering if we might see some mind-controlled NPCs in this sandbox game as a new friend/npc event or type? Saw a question about quest vs sandbox experience in the comments, and I think that the theme of rescue-able corrupted npcs would fit in the context of this world whether or not it stays wholly sandbox or has light story quest elements.

3. Similar vein for enemy types. Not so much possessed enemies (as we would already have possessed npcs we could free...or fight!) but environmental hazards that could impede us/shackle/vulnerability up the player? Being chased by the chastity belt drones and being taken control of as a game over in the other game added the main level of threat. Here, instead of defeating the player, it just makes them vulnerable to attack, or a loss of control (like a stun, freeze, disorient you have to "wiggle" out of, for example?). It wouldnt have to be just chatity belts. Vines, mud, hypnotic plants, toxic gas/spore clouds, suspicious berries/food/drink, enemies casting charm/hypno/sleep/silly or corruption spells, strangely shaped plants with... "convenient uses"; the list goes on!  (And maybe mind-control chastity belts again, why not? They were cool!)

This is all just suggestion. I understand development time and resources can be very hard to manage, and even tiny additions can be costly. But as the world expands - to whatever degree it does, such as new environments and regions and climates - I think these could be nice additions, and don't necessarily remove autonomy/consent in any meaningful way (Its been clearly stated several times there is NO defeat sex in this game). The purpose of these suggestions are to add variety, as well as small, kink-colored interactions/poses/scenarios to spice up the world some more. More threats, more word interaction, more danger. And being fully transparent here, Chastity Catastophy really hit an itch with the mind control corrupting the npcs, those glowing purple eyes and personality change were killer! It's been with me ever since, and would love to see more of it here!

Anyway, loving the game so far, keep up the good work!  

nice so far! I do hope we get more hairstyles in the future custumization updates, though.

On the fence with this one. It can be fine, if RNG is on your side. it can be a frustrating slog if not. Fortunately, some of these issues are already being solved by the dev (Sally's shop, dungeon level ranking rework, enemy telegraphs and the block mechanic)

Was looking through the old twitter/x videos with the old thief armor, was wondering if poon will get bellybuttons back? Especially since kubolds have them, as well as chang.

Also, as a side note, will we still be getting that thief armor?

Enjoying the demo so far. Was wondering if, there will be themes of corruption or possession via enemies, in the game? The world clearly has ghosts, slimes and other such creatures. Some of the ghost types inflict a debuff (curse/hex) and I was curious if more powerful ghosts and such creatures will have more potent/longer-lasting debuffs, or if the player's character can become possessed/corrupted?

Ty Dev. Ty ty ty. I know that it sounds odd, but the most important hole I looked forward to has been added. Praise the navel! As always, take your time and keep up the good work

Lets get this answered once and for all. 
Is it "Archipelagates" or "Archipela Gates"? 

Love the game so far, glad I invested. I expect big things from this, it has a lot of potential. One thing I do sincerely hope we get to see is the mind control collars (and maybe the chastity belts, but not so much lol) from the other game. 

Maybe some enemies that can trap/control the player/allies, or ghost types that can enter into and  possess players and npcs? Maybe even a corruption system!  While those are ambitious goals, doesn't mean I don't hope its there. Just spitballing here, since the game has a lot of undeads so far.

Additionally, character creation is very robust. I won't comment on it now as its far too early in development, but I am excitedly hopefull we will get longer hairstyles with more complex highlight/multicolor options. If nothing else, I really hope we get a greater amount of hairstyles, long and short.

No comment on naughty bits, as this is too early. If we get more and different of what we have now, I think its a total W. Specifically hoping for the option to have "all the things" on one character!

FInally, armors and weapons, which is the other primary meat of the game (pun intended) along with combat. Obviously, again, EA! So these have room to grow. But I certainly hope there's a wide array of armor and weapons to choose from, like crop tops and navel-baring tubetops (big fan of these, biased, I admit...), fishnets, non-revealing and very-revealing gear, etc, piercings, jewely, chokers, and the like. Also, "suggestive" magic and weapons. Because who doesn't wanna "slay a dragon with a hard salami stick"? 

Ty so much dev. With a laundry list of things to do, and a buncha requests from people, it's daunting I'm sure.

Dev, just one request.

Please add a bellybutton to the models. It's a simple request, seemingly inconsequential to most. Not to me, though, or people who feel the same, small as this minority might be. That is all, ty.

Never bought a game on itch before, but wanted to buy this on steam. Since that's not happening, I wanted to buy it here. Does itch purchase mean I get all future updates without paying, or do I need to pay again for each update/once it leaves Early Access?

Loving the game so far. Can't wait for more female content, esp. (hopefully!) eventually female Felicity and Cit, and maybe some forced genderswap stuff, since my "perfect home" is having the Mistress control an all-lady harem hehe. Also hoping for more (strong) possession content.

Not sure if HypnoCatto will see this, but dev, if you do, was wondering if it's ok for people to write fanfic based on the game (non-monetized, of course, and credit mentioned to you for creating it)?

I normally don't comment much of anywhere on the internet, but I had to for this. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. The main character is uncomfortably relatable. I have to give credit to the writing, I felt like one of the characters in the story, who was enamored with the outward appearance of the main character. Ya  know, who hasn't been a troubled teen trying to navigate a complex world? It was only due to being "in her head" that a more full picture of who she is developed. If I had any "complaints" its that I came to feel strongly for Mercredi, and her rightful fate still seemed too cruel for a character I had come to both love and loathe. An excellent journey touching many topics, and with enough sort of open-endedness where there are many paths to explain - or excuse - her actions. Thank you for the journey, miffed as I am about the destination! :D There's a lot of praise I'd love to give the game, but I don't want to enter spoiler territory for anyone else skimming the comments.

Also, were the "devil horns" wisps of hair intentional, or just a design happenstance?