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(art) update 43
🕑 Added 2018-11-14 14:29:44 +0000 UTCWecome to my grabbag of thoughts! Don't let the name of this update fool you : )
So far things are looking good again for getting the next build out on our much coveted end of the month date! Months haven't magically increased their number of days so it still feels tight, but that probably has a lot more to do with the amount of stuff we're trying to cram in.
When it comes the amount of scenes with entirely new art we're possibly right up there in the top three of our earlier releases for the next one. In fact.. I've told the coder he should just set apart a couple of scenes as bench warmers and just finish the build before even thinking about including those. Just a measure to make sure he doesn't blow a fuse or is forced to just rush the player through things soley for the reason to include them.
More new stuff is nice, but pretty useless If we're just dropping them in to get the scene count up. Having only one new scene for each new build, no matter how detailed etc. isn't going to still anyone's appetite for new content, but having seven or so which the player is rushed through at break neck speed is kinda shitty too! Balance is the key! That's what the coder is telling me repeatedly and considering he's had none for quite a while in his personal life I can see why he's deadset on that and I more than agree.
One scene which is meant as a whimsical extra had me going crazy this time. I try to put scenes together in a super efficient way so they'll remain small. I strongly feel I have to since we're planning on four books and the way each book has become bigger..... scares me for what book 4 might become. Efficiency is nice, but getting it all to work can sometimes really take it out of me.
Anyway, except for a few bits and bobs the drawings for the new build are pretty much all finished. There ARE some small things I'd like to improve upon (there always are)and the coder has even asked me for some additional small stuff so I'm not ready to jump into material for the build after this one just yet, but I'm getting close.
I prefer to have a minimum of at least two weeks as a headstart which means I need to start wrapping up things. Naturally I'm trying to finish whatever the coder is asking me for asap, but it's mostly simple things so... no problem!
Do you ever write stuff on your arm to remember something and later can't decipher the meaning behind what looks like archaic runes? I'm having that problem as I'm typing this.
I taped a piece of paper on the door and am writing down what I've done that day and still want to do in what timeframe. I've done so in the hope it'll let me keep better track of all the stuff necessary, but so far all it does is making me guilty for being behind : (
We've done something sliiiightly different for the next part of the maze. You'll probably have noticed the basic setup (as in which girls you get to break free) is still the same as during the slave route of book3. That won't change, but we usually just open up one new part in the tunnels with each new build where you can have some new perverted fun with whoever needs rescuing. This time we're going to spread it out a bit .
Actually I'm still anticipating an extra request from the coder for some extra art to help the player navigate the tunnels. I could walk through them blind and still end up where I want to be, but I very much doubt everyone else can say the same.
We might call it the maze, but we never actually intended for people to get frustrated with figuring out where they're supposed to go. It's small enough when there's just one new area to do all the new stuff in, but when splitting that up things might become confusing? I dunno.
With the next update the clearly still unlockable access points will be gone from the "hub area" in the maze(where you enter the maze) and I feel we're making nice progress in general when it comes to this route.
We sometimes get questions like when we think this route will be finished and although we have some sort of vague expectation, we also change things along the way depending on what people seem to like and dislike, adding or removing scenes etc. Besides that, we don't want to disappoint anyone by possibly putting out a date we might not make so we mostly keep silent on that subject.
misc news:
We've started using a new filehost, uploadfiles.io We still have some files up using my personal Mega account, but our main one was taken down for...well we're still not sure why. We think some illegal filesharing using our links directly may have had something to do with it. We might try and make it a bit harder to do so in the future. At least for the early access and bughunt version. We're still thinking on that.
We'll be moving our files to the new filehost and hope this will be the last time we'll have to spend time on this. We think this is a nice one, but whether it truly is we'll have to find out over time.
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I made some super half hearted attempts at looking into flash lately. Not as a substitute for what we're doing, but simply seeing if there's anything which could help make things easier/faster somehow down the road. So far it's mostly been a frustrating fight with the interface so I can't imagine ever using it right now.
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Finally watched some episodes of the anime "Houseki no kuni" or "land of the lustrous". I heard good things about it... but it's in 3d and that kept me from giving it a chance for a long time. To my surprise I'm really enjoying it! I've rarely seen 3d anime done well. I used to watch tons of anime, but that has dwindled down to a trickle since I started drawing FET.
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I really hate autumn/winter. That's not news but damn do I hate those short days.
Okay. Not a super interesting update I have to admit, but I'm really not sure what else I can say besides all is well and things are going as expected so far.
Cya later!
Comments
dima
where can i find link to this art?
RockD
Shame. Well, I hope you guys will get better soon. Looking for to the next release.
MITY
Not super likely. I just uploaded an update talking about it.
RockD
Still on track for an end of the month release?
IdarksoulsI
Played all 3 love routes lately and have to say the quality of the h-scenes gets better and better, especially if you have a pussy/creampie fetish, and let's be honest, who hasn't. Jin's and Ajala's new creampie scenes are close to perfection on that regard. Only thing I miss are their faces in such scenes. I guess it's made like this so you can change the head to reuse those scenes for other girls but now and then I'd like to see the the whole girl in such scenes. Best examples are Ty Lee's bar and Toph's Appa creampie scenes. Just fucking perfect. Some small bugs I found in the last update: only happens when on fast forward, so very minor bug <a href="https://i.imgur.com/MOVZtg8.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/MOVZtg8.png</a> After you rescue Suki <a href="https://i.imgur.com/QgeUZQD.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/QgeUZQD.png</a> <a href="https://i.imgur.com/Og5kk0P.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/Og5kk0P.png</a> When you talk about relationship <a href="https://i.imgur.com/aoMCkZu.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/aoMCkZu.png</a>
Tenze S
Don't start looking for greener pastures with engines when still working with one, they all have their flaws and it will only create strife in your development thoughts because if you find one that's more enticing you'll go "I'll rush this project, so i can start on this new handsome and imco better engine"
Smokey3rd
Oh ok thanks
IdarksoulsI
Only necessary on slave route so far. Katara tells you about it when the time is right.
Smokey3rd
does anyone know what the +1 public does i cant figure it out
skidriver
Any update, guys? Are u still alive there?
IdarksoulsI
Yes, I would like to have a place where I can tell Mity he's bad at drawing feet. :P But seriously I have so many questions to certain scenes and would like to know how other backers feel about the game and what they love the most in this game.
Noxray
I hope that there'll be an art asset or news about the build soon because the comment section is so dead. I think it could be a nice idea to create a discord like SummertimeSaga's to keep the hype on
Deathsman
no Korra needs a strong hand on her ass
Zana
Cmoooon. Korra deserves some nice lovin' to! Although I do get you, she can be pretty damn stubborn. But then again, Toph can sure as hell be that way as well. Either way, looking forward to book 4. There's Sooooo many girls in LoK. I don't know how you're going to do it. It's gonna be an ambitious book unless you decide to make it like the rest. LoK could get 3 books all on its own. There are easily over a dozen different girls I'd want to see content for.
MITY
Personally I(artist) find it difficult to be mean to girls like Katara, Toph etc, But Korra.... less so.. ; ) So who knows, maybe we'll be able to make things a lot more interesting slavewise during Book 4.
DarnedStingray8
I know. That’s why I commented on it
PinnacleOfMediocrity
Congratulations, you got the joke.
DarnedStingray8
Did Toph REALLY need a blindfold? And why did she have a map? what kind of off-brand .gif was that, I thought you guys knew your sh*t??? lol
Zana
I'd argue that love route is much more popular than the slave route.
F_rank
Why not switch it up for book four, then? Start with the love route and finish with the slave route?
RockD
Yes to more Suki, Smellerbee, and Joo Dee!
TheMilk
Touche
Nemos
Autumn/winter sucks! Please, be healthy :)
Zana
I get what you mean, but I think the vast majority of your fans prefer the love route. By doing the slave route first at least you get most of the assets for locations characters and general story all in place. And then with the love rude, you get to figure everything out that you would like for everyone else to enjoy, and it ends up being a superior route, because he have more time already sunk in from the slave route that you can now use on better stories and ideas.
MITY
Heh, can't say I agree with all your compliments, but I appreciate them nonetheless : ) It's just that when you have the amount of patrons and support we have it's kind of difficult to not want to give it your very best every single time. We're very fortunate and my biggest fear is becoming complacent.
MITY
Thanks! This game means a lot to us and we really want to make it the best we can.
MITY
Although we don't consciously mean to.. it seems the slave routes have turned out to be the warm up for the love routes so far. I honestly feel a bit quilty about it for everyone who prefers playing the slave ones.
MITY
We've got a bunch of ideas, but we're always very secretive about those. Mostly because we like to surprise the player. @ Alexander that would be no small thing indeed!! We never say never, but don't set your heart on this.
IdarksoulsI
Sometimes it feels you're too hard on yourself when creating content for this game. Like I haven't seen one scene/picture from your art updates that shouldn't be in the game, no matter how much you considered it a failure. What finally made me joining your project are the constant improvements of art and style and the high quality/quantity output you reached so far. The characters in the game now look better than in the anime series and I had no problems with less animations but more non recycled art assets.
Menthiol
I wouldn't worry about rushing, this release schedule seems a lot more demanding than the other projects I follow. I'd much prefer a well fleshed out presentation than any kind of dump of content. It's your art, move at your own pace. Y'all are doing great ♥️
ALW
I second this. In fact, might I suggest that when the game is finally 'complete' the books are revisited to allow us to create our own character in both routes, in all the books....Yeah its not a small suggestion I know, but I am just pondering stuff for the future; I wanna be a patron for a good long while, and I get the impression this game could just go on and on and on...It's definitely the finest of its type.
Zana
Mostly good news. I usually write down all my thoughts in my notepad app on my phone. Looking forward to the update. Who knew in a Toph book that I'd be looking forward to more Suki, Smellerbee, and Joo Dee. Man, love route is soooo much more satisfying.
Aaron Heath
Do you have any plans on bringing back the character creator from Book 2's slave route? It'd be cool to see that come back in the love route in part 4 or as an end game reward or something.
