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🕑 Added 2023-04-27 22:47:55 +0000 UTCI know it's been a while since my last post, but I've been working on the Odyssey and making good progress.
A lot of unfortunate things have happened that were out of my control and that will delay the release.
Here's a short summary of those issues, a small preview of the Odyssey's next chapter and a concept for my next title.
Let's start with the bad news.
Problem #1 (solution underway)
Season 2 was rejected by Steam, because of the celebrity parodies in the bathroom scene. Unfortunately it means Chapter 1 & 2 can never make it to Steam, as they have rejected a build with that scene removed as well.
In the future, if I ever do celebrity scenes, they will be Patreon-exclusive bonuses.
My solution will be to make Chapters 1&2 the entirety of Season 2 (a very short mini-season!), distribute it for free, and make the rest of what was initially planned as Season 3 available on all platforms.
This has caused a delay because I had to setup Steam listings, generate a bunch of builds, make various changes, and overall deal with all this bullshit 😡
Problem #2
The itch.io debacle.
A short summary of what happened is available here:
https://lewdpixels.com/news/has-itch-io-become-an-irritation-too-far/
My response is here:
https://subscribestar.adult/posts/855702
I had to cancel Bimbobilier, a title that also got rejected by Steam, and that I had chosen not to distribute on Patreon, out of caution (I maintain it would have complied with their ToS, but that's now irrelevant).
As you can imagine, canceling a title was a painful decision.
Someone with a background in law has informed me itch's decision is a breach of contract, so I'm trying to get in touch with a local attorney to look into what I can do. But regardless of what happens, itch is no longer a viable platform to distribute what I make.
I am looking into other platforms that may accept MILF Odyssey, including Indiegala and Humble Bundle Store.
HOWEVER!
These unfortunate events have forced me to rethink what I'm doing and come up with a better plan, and I realized the appropriate response was to make something bigger, better, stronger that anything I've ever made.
As a lot of you have noticed, the Odyssey's quality has gone up with each chapter in both writing and graphical quality.
On top of improving my skills, I'm zeroing in on the right kinks for my audience.
With Bimbobilier being cancelled, I can start work on a new title. (Being a single-title developer is too risky at this point).
GOOD NEWS #1: New title: Billion Woman Harem (working title)
Though I'm still at the brainstorming stage, here is the concept for the new VN:
"An evil genius seeks total galactic domination with the aid of his devoted female henchwomen and a harem of enslaved aliens, indulging in his desire for domination, impregnation, and corrupting innocents."
More details on Discord!
The tone will be a lot more serious, as this will NOT be a parody (no references to TV shows)
I think you will love it because it will allow you to play as "Space Genghis Khan", feature heavy domination themes, an openly evil MC, lots of hot aliens, bimbofication, impregnation & breeding, and all the other kinks you loved in the Odyssey, including Reptilicans an Proserpians.
As with my other titles, the MC will start off as an "average Joe".
You will build an army of clones, which will allow group scenes without it being "sharing" (like what June did in the Holodeck with the 3 MCs in the Odyssey). These scenes will be skippable.
PLEASE give me feedback so I can make this title absolutely amazing for you. You can do so in the comments, on Discord, or by sending me a direct message. I read all the feedback I get.
Odyssey Update:
What was planned to be Season 2 Chapter 3 will now be Season 3 Chapter 1.
As this is a public post, I'm only sharing SFW previews.
With all these misadventures, I had to take a lot of time off of creative work to deal with the issues and strategize, so Chapter 3&4 are about 30% done. I am happy to share the final outline as well as everything done so far on the Discord's stream, just feel free to ask.
In the next update you will:
Take your revenge on Draz.
Witness your enemies battle each other.
Go investigate undercover, with the help of Jessica Ward and Counselor Choi (Choi's new look is too spicy for a public post)
Have an "encounter" with every version of Osanna simultaneously on the Holodeck, including "version 0" with hair.
Of course, you will end up in Wa'Kunta, but I don't want to spoil it, so here's a preview of the Queen Mother that doesn't reveal too much (forgive the pixellation, I had to convert to GIF to post here):
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Comments
darlic
I'm ok with maledom, but I don't dig slavery... so I'm not sure I'm gonna like this new game. We'll see. Sorry to hear about all these difficulties you encountered in the last weeks, I hope you will get back on track as fast as possible and even stronger than before! Best of luck.
