ALISHIA
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Update on development
🕑 Added 2017-10-29 20:32:47 +0000 UTC Hi!For those who don't want to read all what is written below, here is a summary of this post:
"This month there will not be a new episode, I'm very sorry, and I hope that in the next month and a half it will come out. If you want you can cancel your support and resume it when the second episode comes out, if you like it of course."
If you want to know the reasons, consequences and everything else, then please read what is written next.
I really want to be crystal clear with you all, but I've been thinking for a long time how to present all this information so that it does not seem as if I'm trying to justify myself.
In the end, I decided to just write it as it is.
This is my first project, and I never concealed it. The biggest risk of my patron has always been that I can not properly manage my time, so it turned out like this, but in a slightly different sense.
For understanding, the development of the first episode from scratch, lasted about 6 months. There were ~ 21000 words in it and not so many pictures, but I think they were good at quality.
I hoped that I could easily make a new episode of the same quality in 1.5-2 months, but no, this miracle doesn't happen. Now I want to list the reasons quite dryly and directly:
- In this episode, the narrative style has changed dramatically. Now with an equal number of words, more actions take place (this change occurred because of the criticism many players shared, about the long tempo of the narrative). Elizabeth, who writes the text, has to change it and correct it a lot, which makes it longer to produce a good text.
- From the first point it is clear that if more actions occur, then more pictures are needed! For understanding, in the first episode there were 2 sexual scenes, magic gloryhole, and masturbation in the bathroom. In the second episode 6 scenes are planned, not counting the small ones (with the Sarabi, for example).
Because of this, the number of needed images has grown significantly, which lengthens the development. - I'm still in the college, and I also have to work. The development of the first episode took place in the summer, when I didn't have so many responsibilities. Elizabeth also has some health problems now, and she is now recovering in the hospital after surgery, which is why she can't finish her text right now.
I also want to say thanks to the Luke Lionheart for his huge support. He helped me to buy a new PC, just big thank you! And thanks to everyone else too, your help is just irreplaceable!
And I want to dwell in more detail on the point about the number of pictures. This new PC allowed me to work many times faster... with the new models (Sarabi and Edith). I don't know why, but those models that were created before, are really terrible at performance (maybe because all old models are built on the past generation genesis, or it's just my lack of skill). Of course, the speed of rendering itself increased highly, but it's still impossible to work with them, sometimes to see changes in the scene I have to wait for 10-20 seconds, from which I lose concentration. Although I want to say that this is a progress from 60 seconds of waiting on old PC.
I see three solutions to this problem:
- Reduce the number of pictures per the event, and just use ordinary sprites;
- Degrade the quality of pictures, which will allow me to do 5-10 pictures in a couple of days, instead of 1-2;
- Release episodes in pieces, essentially dividing episodes into episodes.
I do not know which one I prefer, maybe there is another solution, so I want to hear your opinion if you are interested in the fate of the game. I will not make a pool, because I do not want to generalize your voice. I want to hear everyone individually, here in the comments, or in the DM.
And at last I want to say two more things:
- In total there will be 6 episodes, I do not want to milk this game, when the story is over - it's over.
- At times when I don't have the desire to work on HS, I'm working on the second game, in the same futa theme. If at least someone expresses an interest - I'll share the details and characters from there. I want you to know that I don't just sit there, even when I'm depressed.
Thank you for reading this!
I specifically do this post before the money starts to be collected, so that you can safely remove your donation. I hope I haven't bored you, and thanks for your support. I really appreciate all and everyone that helps this game, thanks, really.
Happy coming Halloween!
Comments
catacylsm
Thank you for reply.
ALISHIA
Yes, I have~ But let's pretend I didn't say anything~
catacylsm
I'm sorry to ask you a similar question. Do you have any other plans for another female character impregnation?
The game is amazing!!! Very much look forward to episode 2
ALISHIA
I don't think it's a good idea to make so much spoilers here ~
Are you planning a scene where the daughter watches as mother is expressing her breast milk for baking cookies?
ALISHIA
I've already planned out all elements of the story, but yes, impregnation of mother is going to be included in HS~
Are you planning to make a choice - Lily can make her mother pregnant or not? Have you thought about this plot twist?
