Job (Almost) Done

 

The secret area is complete (minus a scene and the final writing) and the entire chain is now accessible. There are a handful of things missing (some sexy teasing in a related area, some writing, and other small stuff), but I should be able to send this version to testers tomorrow (or later tonight, if I find the time), and then I'll focus on scenes, polish and bugfixing until release day at the end of the week.

Once I finish the content with Dani, the masseuse and snake lady (which are all fairly far along), the game will just miss 2-3 short quests. I'll still write scenes every month, but it will only be scenes for existing characters, or for super generic, faceless people in one-shot events.

I'll start planning stuff out for these quests in more detail after this update, but I think the game might be finally completed in november or december (honestly, I'll probably just cut things out of my plans, if this release window is ever in doubt).

This will likely change the nature of polls for the remaining months (I'll try to keep things very simple, to avoid any unexpected extra work), and this will also be the last chance for quality of life changes to be proposed, most likely (unless there is something really easy to implement while also providing a big impact).

I really need to start working more on TOTDC 2 as well. At the very least, I should resume posting artwork previews and similar stuff: I have been meaning to for quite a while, but I have been having a hard time giving up my free time for this sort of stuff, lately. I wish someone could borrow me some of their youth. XD

Anyway, that's all for now. The patrons polls and art preview should be coming soon. Until next time! ^_^

A Glimpse Into The Future

 

Another monday, another recap! This time, I figured I'd show you guys one of the maps I have been working on. This is going to be a secret area, which was voted a while ago in the monthly Patreon polls (a temple in the mountains).

Note that some of the details are missing, because I am hiding all events. This won't be a Shapeshifter temple, but the experience will be similar in many ways. XD

I have most of the puzzles finished already, and although the location is still a work in progress, I think it shouldn't need much more in terms of decorations to call it complete on that front. There is still a lot of writing required, though, as well as work to integrate it in the game properly. Hopefully I can get everything done this week, at least for the basics, as that would allow me to send the game to the testers on schedule (I might have to revisit this or other areas after the first release, to add more content).

No new scenes, as working on the map took over my time and I was feeling inspired to work on gameplay content. For the release, however, the idea is still to work on new scenes plus some miscellaneous stuff, beyond finishing this place.

That's all for today, until next week! ^_^

Mooore Milk

 Look, I ran out of cow puns years ago at this point. Anyway, the title honors Dani and her new scene, as she spreads the love some more. Other than that, this week I expanded the customization for the house to all the other rooms (pending suggestion from the testers, but I have a good basis now, I think), I added the option to get a "conception" warning if you get pregnant (you still need to go through the usual steps, but you know right away if the event knocked you up), and I added the option to skip random events while using fast travel maps in Tarkas (I figured some people might be in a REAL hurry and don't want the interruptions).

I also fixed some of the doors around Tarkas that still required input from the player, rather than opening on contact (I think I got all of them now). Do let me know if there are any issues in the future!

As for the coming weeks, I plan to write some scenes (rounding up/completing recently introduced NPCs) and do some gameplay content (possibly a short quest or something similar, featuring a small optional temple). It should be fun, but as always we'll see what the weeks bring step by step.

Until next time! ^_^

July Update

 I hate summers, but I LOVE updates*! Don't let the heat get TO you, get IN heat instead**! I hope you all enjoy this new release! Get the public version here or at itch.io. Read the changelog here, if you want to read something during the weekend and don't want something too intellectual.

*Perhaps too much, given how many got released by this point.

**Mode available only in private spaces among consenting adults. 

Snakes and Fancy Statues

 

This week I wrote 2 new scenes for our lovely snake lady. We should be close to finishing her content, so maybe 1 more scene will do. I also added some extra bits of dialogue for her, just to pepper a little personality in (this was partially in the previous release as well, if I remember correctly). I tried a new thing or two with the scenes themselves. Nothing major, but it certainly took some extra work to polish things up, and I think the presentation is on point.

I then laid down the basics to add some decorations to your house in Tarkas. You can buy them at the bazaar from the old man at night. Right now it's limited, because I want to hear some feedback before fully committing, but I have already done most of the work logic-wise, so it would just need me to expand on what's there currently.

I also fixed a bug with Keiko not appearing in the ending slides as a cowgirl, even if you went through the trouble of taking her to the farm.

Finally, I did some basic QA before sending the game to the testers. The release should arrive this weekend, assuming testing isn't a complete disaster. I hope to work on something for next month in the meantime, but I might also write another scene and/or work on TOTDC 2, plus add any improvements I get suggestions for.

Basically, I try to keep busy as always. Art is still a bit delayed this month (partially it was my bad, as I forgot for 2-3 days to send the details for the following commission to my artist >_<), but I think we should get the patrons-only art preview and the polls soon-ish (I can always set up the poll before the art preview, if that doesn't make it in time).

Look forward to the release, and as always, share your thoughts on the game with me, if you have any. ^_^

Bouncing Booty Boost!

 Last week I added part 2 of the masseuse scene, as well as another scene and some extra bits and details (kind of half an extra scene if you don't fall for her ploy right away). The idea is to keep this as a short thing, with one more scene, perhaps some variations and that's it. The angle being that she'll be "gently stealing" intel from you to benefit the League of Merchants (questions like "who's the Emperor's favourite" if you are part of the harem, that sort of thing). So we'll be exchanging lewds for espionage, which I think is pretty great. It's also another way to acknowledge stuff we have done, get some ways to interact with the LoM and generally fit the theme of getting something with each faction in Golden Leaf.

Outside of that, I have added the option to expand your butt "naturally" with a choice of special training to include to your regular regimen with Carla, if you want (she'll mention this if you trained at least once and if it's not the very same day you trained). The new option adds some minor variation to the regular training, and will include a CG (if not this month, then the next). I don't think I'll write a scene for this, but the CG, extra bits and the size increase should be a welcome inclusion for anyone who was already training with Carla or who didn't want to "cheat" and use Ursula to change their sizes.

Speaking of the Bazaar, I included the option to use custom orders from the old man at night. Right now you can only get an elixir, but I'd like to have 1 or 2 more items you can't buy normally, and add some restrictions this way, while still giving access. Ideally, I could also include him in some quests, but we'll see if I have any viable ideas, otherwise this will have to do.

I think I'll have a similar "random content + scenes" focus this week, but we'll see next monday where I got, in the end. See you guys soon! ^_^

Insolent Insects!!!

 

AKA "more bugs were found". I fixed a few, and there is at least 1 softlock (on the orc village path), which means a hotfix for the Patreon version is likely. I am still waiting, in case some other problems appear, but the update should happen this week.

As for regular content, I wrote part one of a scene with the masseuse I mentioned (I decided to go ahead and make her part of the League of Merchants), and I did a few minor tweaks to the game: I added a new item for sale in the LoM store (if they finance Golden Leaf's expansion), I added a new option at character creation (so you can pick your starting breasts and butt sizes, to an extent) and the game tracks days and time appropriately when you are a slave for either Pendleton or Han (it's not a big deal, since the paths either end or get reset when you finish them, but someone pointed out how it was weird so I took care of it).

For the near future, I expect more scenes with the Snake Lady at the circus, more with Dani, one more random event when travelling with your ship, and then we'll see if I can work on a short quest, or if I should tackle other small changes instead. I'll try to keep it flexible, as usual.

I think that's all for now. Until next monday! ^_^