Corporate Development Memo (3/16/2024)
Added 2024-03-17 07:34:43 +0000 UTCHi everyone!
Doing this one a little earlier for me (not quite Sunday which is my usual weekly update) as I will be on a boat in the morning and probably unable to do this properly. I have some things to go over both for the update and other information, so let's start! :)
First, I managed another 96 renders this week and am now sitting at about 196 renders for Part 2 after two weeks of good work. I feel like this update will be coming along at a good pace for reasons I will outline below. (at least I hope!)
1. One really good benefit of my new client is that I am this year going to be making much more per hour (billing by the hour) but generally less hours than last year. What it practically means is that I think at certain times over this and next year (for sure 2 year contract) I will have some slower periods more towards 25-30 hours a week versus 40-50 all the time. Some game devs out there may appreciate how hard it is to write, render, and code a game while running a business full-time...it's hard!
2. I decided to do both fantasy scenario polls this week for ideas as I wanted to catch up with business work all this week. Remember, these polls are non-canon and not related to the game narrative but about 20+ renders each for both a dominant and sub set with characters voted on, etc. Here are the results:
Dom Poll:
Dominant Characters: Kane, Veronica, Kiyomi (Olivia will be sprinkled in some ideas)
Female Subs: Angelica, Nurse Reyes
So for this poll, I will generally mix and match about 7-10 ideas for voting that will involve these characters in those general roles. I will try and mix up the style from very gentle to more rougher scenarios to be fair. The poll will last for one week, winning votes is what will be worked on for a set! The general order (I will try my best) will be the most gentle at the top moving down towards the more extreme domination. (I will follow this system for the sub votes too)
Sub Poll:
Dominant Characters: Veronica w/glasses, Juliette (will also mix in a few w/Olivia)
Sub: Generally will be Kane, but may mix in a person or two added for variety.
Same idea as dom poll: I will try and start with more gentle ideas at the top, and go more extreme as I list further down. About 7-10 ideas or so, depending what I think of and what I get with suggestions.
Remember, these polls are your chance to suggest very specific ideas because they are not canon for the game and it's very possible your idea could be voted on, etc. So let me know!
I will do the sub one first (maybe Tuesday) because it was voted on first, and the dom one a few days later. So that is a good timeline to send ideas to me.
3. I have edited the pinned post to include all versions of Episodes 1-7, and now Episode 8. I have also included the walkthroughs, including Episode 8. One thing I may want to get to later as a final close out of 0.8.1 is a new chart of characters with some added people like Charlotte, Justine, Kim, etc.
4. Recruiting - I am recruiting for KG, and my assistant Anais is recruiting as well for her later game this year. Please check out the Discord for more details, but this is of course paid work and something that could be fun for the right person(s).
5. Steam - I have opened a Steam account (I never had one before) and am prepping this in my free time but still prioritizing keeping a certain weekly pace for the game itself to make sure I am giving good value/work ethic to everything.
6. I am outlining the general structure of Part 2 and hope to soon have a rough overview of the expected size of the update in comparison to Part 1. We are finally kind of hitting the point of sticking with the characters we have (not a lot of new people introduced except a few side ones, etc.) so this is a bit easier for me too.
I feel like I am forgetting something, but this is what I wrote down. If there is anything I may have mentioned talking about and forgot here, let me know. I don't know how many people do anything on St Patrick's Day but it's kind of a fun day here because of how the tourism industry works here...lots of cool little events. So enjoy that if you have that chance :)
I hope everyone has a wonderful week, and I'm still proud to say I've managed to always work and update the game every week since I've started.
Thank you all!
Tess
Comments
Hallo, First things first, as always, thank you for your regular updates and exemplary communication with supporters. So, I am late this time around, a combination of waiting for the final version, replaying the chapters 1 through 7 first and limited time, but I now have played multiple times through the new content and want to share my opinion. Again, I absolutely loved the interactions between the characters. The story also gains increased momentum and gets even more interesting. The return of “Spoilers”, was not unexpected, but still one of the highlights of the update. I also really liked the interaction of Dom Kane with the female pod, it showed their characters really beautifully. One character I was expecting to see more of was Desdemona, even in a playthroughs where she is my assistant I actually saw more of Mia, the “good” assistant instead of her. All in all, I loved the update and am eagerly waiting for the next part. I also was able to find a minor bug: While talking with the hacker and Veronica the dialogue implied that nurse Reyes was still alive, even referencing me saving her, while in this playthrough I, while having Veronica as my first sponsor, did not actually visit her domain, going to Dominique first and to Juliette later, thus Nurse Reyes dying off screen in this particular playthrough. That she was dead was also confirmed by earlier interactions, where she did not appear in places she does on the playthroughs where she is still alive. Last part is actually a question/pet peeve of mine for earlier content: I prefer to play with a dominant and evil but not “demonic” Olivia. I also would actually still prefer for her to be somewhat loyal to MC and Seth. While it is not a problem for her to be loyal to the MC and still being evil, even for a fairly neutral MC, each time I decide to support Seth instead of sacrificing him, I am suddenly saddled with a “good” Olivia, who for example, also wants to be kind to Jake, even after she told Elena that she wants power and (ab)using it and chose a vast majority of “evil” choices beforehand. While I admit to not yet having tried out all choice/point combinations, it does bother me, and I wanted to ask if such a combination is actually possible. I thank you again for your brilliant work, wish you all the best, good health and success in your work, both your main one and the game. Best regards, Tenchifew.
tenchifew
2024-03-17 20:55:56 +0000 UTCThat means, Mistress Tess, when you'll suggest the sub poll I'll have to read the scenarios at first that are the last ones in your list - lol. And I'm pretty sure that I will vote for one of the latter suggestions in the list of your sub poll. My idea: It would be really nice if a dominant Angelica could sprinkle in some ideas when it comes to the events of the sub poll - lol. Do you plan to dive on your boat trip like at the way we can see in your images above? And I wish you a nice week too, Mistress Tess.
Frank Kuschmann
2024-03-17 09:21:33 +0000 UTCThanks for always keeping us updated 😘
Raj Williams
2024-03-17 09:06:17 +0000 UTCAlways amazed at your time-management skills! I'm useless at it - spend far too much time playing games :)
Joe Subramian
2024-03-17 08:47:46 +0000 UTC
