Tinkerer
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Status Report
🕑 Added 2021-02-07 18:56:34 +0000 UTCHi again!
Thought I'd give you guys a little more info on the state of things. I've been working on all three main components of the game; maps, renders and script.
Maps & game assets:
All new map sections and character assets (images and sprites) are now done. Luckily this didn't require as much work this time around since the update only requires a few new floorplans and there are only a couple new characters. They are all done now and working in game.
Renders (images and animations):
This is usually the bulk of the work for any new update. I usually spend about 60% of dev time working on images and/or animations. This update probably has an even higher percentage of work on renders, because I went a bit overboard on the amount of variations for scenes and the number of animations. My poor PC has been rendering every night for the last 2 or 3 weeks and will probably have to do so for another week. The pregnant scenes required a bit more modification than hoped (due to some big bulges) but I'm in the process of making those changes. Frida's animations (3 view angles and pregnant/non -pregnant version) are also done. But I won't be adding anymore characters this month, since there is just so much else left to complete.
Scripting
I'm adding some new features to the game. One is cheap child labor. You can now use Rosy's children to tend your fields. They will grow, sell and replant the crops on the fields you rent from the farmer. This should be up and running, but I've yet to test it.
I'm adding a small notification whenever you receive a new quest. This is just a minor animation centered on your character sprite, so fairly simple stuff. Working this in with all the existing quests is going to be a pain, though. I'll have to sift through a LOT of script to add in the new lines. So for now I'm just adding it to the new quests to see how well it's received before adding it to the older quests.
I've also been working on the events for Jenny, things are well under way here, but there is still a lot to be done.
Release date
I guess this is the part you are actually interested in...I hope to have completed my script within another week. Then I'll spend one more week testing and polishing the build. Around the 21st of February I'll release a test build for the Nergalites. This build will likely still be missing some cutscenes and minor features. It's mainly intended to bring to light any bugs that were missed within my normal test rounds. Unless the build turns out to be a complete disaster the official release will be around the 28th of February.
Take care!
Tinkerer
Comments
Tinkerer
Mia and her Grandmother? Yeah, they are on my Todo list too....
theonlyjuan
I really want to see MC with mother and daughter north of the town. Also have a spell to turn the mother younger too.
Tinkerer
You mean a scene with just two girls, or do they also need to be sisters? Threesome scenes are generally a lot of work, since you need to fit 3 characters together. Combine that with pregnancies and I need to make 4 versions of each scene. I can probably do 3 couple scenes in the same time it takes me to do one threesome scene. That's why they are quite rare. But I'll definitely be adding some more in the future.
Tinkerer
I try to find a name that fits the character. For Victoria I wanted a name I associate with nobility, elegance and power, hence "Victoria". For Shakala I wanted something tribal and fears, and Shaka Zulu came to mind. For the vampire girls I chose names from the regions I pictured them from. Reanna is Celtic, Zsofia Romanian and Adaobi is a Nigerian name I believe. Rosy and Sam story are obviously some sort of parody of LOTR and the Hobbit. Whilst for Jenny I wanted something a bit more plain/common. Most of the other girl names are for similar reasons.
Cade
When do we get to fuck victoria's daughter. Also, can we get a twin scene?
Nightking
Question! How did you name the girls and decided on who got which storyline
Nightking
I second this!
SirMalo
Horray for more pregnancy. <3
Gray Metal Fox
I like the idea of getting those kids to help out! BUT...the children with Rosey shouldn't bear the work by themselves (for now). Children with Victoria should do something as well. Perhaps they can collect the resources that are within the town (wood, wild pumpkins, eggs, honey, etc.). The MC can collect it from a storage container within or outside the mayor's house. Children by Frida can do both, harvest the garden and collect the few resources within Fridaheim. Something similar or different can be done with Erevi and the vampire's offspring. I think this is a great idea to add value and incentive to the pregnancy system.
Tinkerer
Thanks for the offer, but it requires a lot of very expensive software. I've spent many thousands of dollars on the assets/licenses for the game which I can't just distribute freely. And I'm very much trying to keep things as legit as possible. I had planned to buy a secondary PC in January, but with the current GPU shortages I'll be lucky to get one in May.
Hmmjon
do you need help with rendering ?
Await is always rewarded so no worries, take time needed and continue that perfect work ;)
