Dev Diary #29 - 0.2.5 Progression

Good morning everyone,

Version 0.2.5 is nearly complete. I'd estimate it to be ready within 1-3 days, depending on whether or not I encounter any bad days. This update will have the following:

• Conclusion of Makoto's Scarlet Contract arc
• A new dating scene with Estelle

Usually, I come out with 3 scenes per month but I'm still feeling stressed and mentally burned out. That being said, I'm very, very satisfied with how these scenes are looking. Both of them are very intricate and detailed (compared to the 3 scenes I usually do). I'm very happy with how they turned out. I'm still working out renders/animations for Estelle's dating scene but as I said, I think I'll be good within 1-3 days.

Full patch notes will be available when I'm ready for release.

End of Makoto's Arc

Makoto's arc/scenes are finished and I think her story was well-done. She won't be having any scenes for a while, but she may pop up in other character scenes every once in a while. A few tidbits regarding Makoto:

• There are no plans for her to live inside your house
• Your Waifu Tax will increase (still monitoring this to see if it's too much)
• She currently cannot be used to go on missions for Laureate (will likely be changed when I have more time to edit code)
• I'm aware that she and Ferry cannot be given gifts. Editing the code for gifts is actually very time-consuming and I'm uncertain as to what I want to do with gifts at the moment.
• Her Scarlet Contract will be $10,000

After running through the game from start to finish, multiple times, I think $10,000 is a decent price for her Scarlet Contract. I also increased the amount of money you gain from "working" with the girls to be based on the number of total side events you've seen (which is about ~15 extra bucks so far). I think money is in a good spot, but I definitely want more money sinks in the future. There is also the Waifu Tax which will literally end your game if you don't have money at the end of the week.

Speaking of which, if you don't have like $300 when you buy Makoto's Scarlet Contract by Saturday, your game will probably be soft-locked. The current fix for this is to just save often and to always have money available. Also, Laureate will warn you of this before continuing any further.

New Dating Scene for Estelle

Okay, so apparently, there were more than a few people who didn't realize that I implemented a lewd "dating" scene for Silvia in the game. It's my fault for not including a small tutorial about it in-game. This tutorial has been added to the game after unlocking the beach (However, if you passed that point, you won't see it...)

Basically, after you unlock the beach, you can visit Adeline during the weekends and you can bring a girl to spend time with (costs $2,000). After answering questions successfully, you will trigger an H-scene with the girl you brought. To reiterate, the purpose of this "date" is to bring more lewd content to the game, become more personal with the girls, and have another way for you to dump your money. 

Estelle's dating is currently still a WIP. I have to say that these scenes are actually really long to make since they take extra code and extra dialog (since it involves answering questions). I think they are a fun addition to the game and I'll probably have more of them in the future though. 

As for me, I'm still feeling stressed and burned out, but I have to pull through. Thank you for your kind messages. A lot of you sympathize with my cause and tell me to take it easy. I've actually been leaving my apartment more this month and spending a bit more time outside than usual. It's a good feeling to socialize and breathe fresh air, but it always ends up with me spending more money than I can afford.

Anyway, that about does it for this Dev Diary. Thank you all for your support and please look forward to 0.2.5 in the coming days.