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When you ask for feedback from a VA

That made me laugh this morning when I showed some progress on an upcoming illustration to Ko. Thanks for being such a hilariously good sport :)VA : Ko CloverThumbnail : ResidentNeko

Reward Trial - Request a Sketch!!!

Since last month's Oboro sketch page was pretty well received, I figured that I'd try to make it more interactive!I'm trying something out for this month. If everything goes well, this may evolve into something recurring.Every Patreon supporter (regardless of pledge) is invited to sugges...

Oboro Warmup Sketches

Did some sketches to relax after releasing the latest patch for ARX.I hope you enjoy :)

Auto RPG Ex v0.5 Available to Patrons!

Hello everyone!Auto RPG Ex version 0.5 is now available for patrons! Full patch notes and now to access the demo in this Patreon post.The big focus for v0.5 was laying out the groundwork for the Visual Novel parts as well as improve the new player experience and the progression curve.For 0.6, I have...

Auto RPG Ex v0.5 - Patch Notes

Hello everyone!As usual, you can access the latest demo by going to http://arxgame.com/ and registering.If you have any Feedback or Issues to share, you can use the new Bug Report form. Keep in mind that feedback at a crucial time like this is very helpful!Now on to the good stuff! What was added si...

Monthly Fanart - Paya's Request

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for her! I had a blast drawing this cutie!

April Update Post

Heya everyone!I've been working on a lot of stuff recently, so here's what's in store for the upcoming weeks.CutscenesI just received my first batch of portraits that I commissioned for the dialogue system. There are many more currently in the works, so I hope you'll be looking forwa...

Daisie - First Look

Hello everyone!Since I posted a casting call for Daisie, I figured I'd share her here, too!You'll get more info on her and a proper character spotlight after her VA gets cast & when the first cutscene is fully integrated. I hope you love her as much as I do <3Exquisite

Visual Novel Time! - [Plans for March-April]

Phew! I haven't done one of these since January, so here goes!I've been able to put in a lot more hours in the game lately since I've been spending a lot more time at home due to self quarantining, not to mention working from home at my day job also frees a lot of commute time.As a resul...

Summer Games Laetitia - Costume Spotlight

Following Laetitia's visual revamp, here is a nice summer friendly skin for her!

Cutie Sophie - Full Illustration

Just Sophie being a total cutie as usual <3I hope you enjoy!

Laetitia 2.0 Update

Hello everyone!Laetitia has been in a weird spot both visually & gameplay-wise, so 5.0 will be the patch where this is addressed!Her old pose made it very awkward to design skins since most of the outfit was hidden by hair & turned away from the player, so expect her alternate outfits to come out ve...

Pledge Tier Changes

Hello everyone!I'll be reorganizing the pledge tiers & their rewards, but I wanted to explain the changes a bit so it all makes sense for you all!Essentially, I'll be reducing the total amount of tiers and making the perks a bit more clear while removing the paid in-game boosters to make the...

Reward Illustrations! What are YOUR kinks?

Since I'll be focusing on rewards illustrations in the upcoming weeks, I figured now's a good time to ask what y'all are into to make them as rewarding as possible ;)If you're into something that's not on the list, feel free to Comment below or DM me. This is a judgement free zon...

Auto RPG Ex v0.4 Available to Patrons!

Hello everybody!Auto RPG Ex version 0.4 is currently available to Patrons! Things are starting to look a little kinky!To play the current version, pledge any amount & go to the V0.4 Guide. Everything you should know about the game should be there!Most of the game is playable now, I'm just missin...

Guide to v0.4 - Current Features!

Hello dear patrons!I wanted to have something for you all for ARX's first dev anniversary, so I made 0.4 happen a little bit earlier than I thought!A lot of the v0.3 guide is actually still valid, so make sure to check it out.That said, I'll go over the new stuff between 0.3 and 0.4 in this ...

Confident Nayeli - WIP

Prepping up for a 0.4 release very soon and shifting my focus from programming new features to drawing the reward pictures for the love mini-game.So expect a lot more naughty content coming your way very soon as well as a ton of Patreon exclusive stuff too <3!

One Year Later

It's been officially one entire year since I started working on Auto RPG Ex!It started with a dumb one month proof of concept and it became a full on project that I love very much.Let's make 2020 the year where ARX sees the light of day proper! Thank you so much for your support! (And stay t...

Tomoe - Love Minigame

Current progress on the Minigame!A few details irk me and will be fixed in time for the next demo patch.- When the decimals are between 1 and 2 numbers, the counter goes ape shit, I'll hard lock it to 2 decimals to fix that- There's an awkward dead zone where you can't gain points if you...

Tomoe - Love Minigame v0.1

It's starting to look like an actual minigame! Hopefully, I'll be finishing this up next week.Once that minigame is done, I'll be dedicating most of my time to drawing the illustrations to add in that mode and adding some polish like sound clips, vfx, etc.I've got a few ideas on how ...

Tomoe - Preview Background

Currently reworking the character profile with the new feature. Here's a quick Patreon exclusive preview of the background.I'll be working on this feature for the upcoming days, which will be the main way of getting tokens for specific characters.(Let me know if the background is a bit too d...

Stretching Tomoe - Final

I maaaaay have put too much effort on the bodysuit, but I regret nothing!I hope you enjoy it as well!

Stretching Tomoe - WIP

Here comes Tomoe's second reward illustration's outline WIP. I had a blast on the skin tight suit on this one.Next step, the colors!

Tomoe's Panties - Final

I'm really happy with this one! I hope you are too!I'll start working on the others all while developing the in-game systems <3Thank youu!

Tomoe's Panties - WIP

I've been having a blast with this one so far!It'll also be used as I dev the first naughty bit feature to earn unit tokens. Stay tuned for more !

Auto RPG Ex v0.3 Available to Patrons!

Hello everybody!Auto RPG Ex version 0.3 is currently available to Patrons! This release marks the first official version of the game with a fully functioning gameplay loop, so I'm super stoked about it.To playtest the current version, make sure you pledge 1$ or more and go to that post with all ...

Guide to v0.3 - Current Features

Hello dear patrons!Version 0.3 of Auto RPG Ex is up and running! A lot of content has been added since last time, so here's a recap of what's available in this version as well as a quick FAQ to help get you situated.This is still a pretty early demo, so it's very possible to have some is...

Coco, the Squirrel - Character Spotlight

Role : SupportCoco is quite the energetic squirrel! Always eager to help out and try new things! She's not too sure about what's going on exactly, but she's met a lot of lovely friends ever since she met you, so she's in for the ride!On the battlefield, she's a bulkier healer who...

Dark Lace Keri - Costume Spotlight

After her well-deserved visual update, here is Keri in some beautiful lingerie for you.

January Patch Notes & System Updates [Relics]

Here is the list of every change that has been made in January so far.I'll use the rest of the month to implement Lilith's voice lines and add normal hit clips and hopefully squeeze in Sophie's sprite update too.Other than that, I'm currently working with Coco's VA & a composer f...