Devblog 04/03/2024
Added 2024-04-03 20:32:17 +0000 UTCHello everyone,
It is time for another devblog to reveal the plans for what I will work on next.
But first, I want to thank all of you for the overwhelming support. Around this time last year, I was able to quit my day job to start working on the game full-time. And now, a year later, the amount of support has literally doubled. I'm incredibly thankful for that, and I'll continue improving the game's quality.
But all this work wouldn't have been possible without the wonderful people working with me behind the scenes to create this game. Krodmandoon, Fantasy1290, MarkJ94, Scribe, Galactase, Normythemage, Expanding Universe Games, and Eyebeast have all done a phenomenal job of bringing the characters to life and squashing any bugs that come along the way. If anyone deserves praise, it is them.
After the update, I took some time to do some post-release care. I reviewed all the feedback and bug reports and created a document with everything I wanted to change. There weren't too many bugs this time, so I also added Steamdeck controller support and changed some UI to be less intrusive on mobile. The link is now updated with the latest hotfix version, 0.09b.
What is next? I will now work three weeks on my other game, "The Gain Trials," There is a lot of new content and a mini-game that I want to implement and get into players' hands to gather feedback. I'll not be able to finish the whole game in three weeks(at least, I think so), but it will give you all an idea of where that project is headed. So expect a development build of The Gain Trials at the end of April. I'll be talking more about this in the next devblog.
After April is over, I'll be focusing my attention on the next Fattening Career update.
0.10 will continue Maya's story and add Vicky to the game. Vicky is the second student to be added to the game. I'll soon be running a poll on a slight redesign for Vicky's model. Besides that, I'll add more events for the Bunny Bites girls, Luna, and the hospital girls, and Cayenne.
Lastly, I want to ask you all for feedback on the game, both the good and the bad. I'll be running polls for certain specific things in the game, but getting feedback on what you think needs changes and which parts you enjoy about the game is invaluable to me.
Thank you, and have a great day!
Comments
Thank you for the detailed feedback, this help a lot.
Bladerune9
2024-04-15 12:18:34 +0000 UTCI’m impressed with how far the project has come. Seriously it’s insane. I do like the addition of a +$100 dollars cheat, as it helps those of us who have played the game 4 times over now progress at a faster rate to get to new content. I do like Lisa’s new mid gain outfit. Really shows off her curves well. I do think updating ambers clothing at a little would be nice, the way her belly looks mid-gain in her starting outfit looks weird against her short shorts. I do think that Luna’s gameplay needs more than hookups and the hospital. Especially if she’s the characters GF in title. Like dates and stuff similar to Katrine. Maybe not as frequently, but more than just “give me food and give me sex, watch my titties grow”. They don’t seem to have the love of a boyfriend girlfriend relationship. The hookups can still be a thing, but I honestly feel that katrine falls more in like for what a girlfriend would be like, same with Bonnie or Hell even Hari. Someone who cares about you on a deeper level. Luna seems more like a work place friend with benefits to be honest. That’s not to say her characterization is bad, I find her very attractive and quite likable. I’m just saying that for the woman that holds the actual title of GF, her gameplay doesn’t match that in my opinion. Honestly if there was a mechanic that you could pick who you wanted to ask out, still keeping the relationship open of course because the game is kinda built on it being a bit of a harem, but whoever you pick as your girlfriend gets special events or something. That would be a massive undertaking in terms of implementation, and make Lyn/Leanne’s progression tree even more complicated. And it would create a loop of favoritism of one girl and that’s whole another discussion. I also think Trista’s model in the bunny bites work minigame should be updated. It seems weird that she doesn’t get much bigger in bunny bites but in other parts of the game she’s the proper size for the story progression, Idk if it’s a bug or something but it just kinda throws me off. Especially when it seems she’s the only one that has this problem. I do think if you get more into the time progression mechanic, you could throw in a holiday or two. Like Halloween, Christmas, Easter, winter and summer breaks obviously would had due to the setting and loop of college classes but I think it would be a fun break in the reputation. Maybe like a week for each. That would also take adding a day, month, year mechanic which would probably be a pain. I just love when you do your holiday stuff and think one of those scenes in the game would be fun.
Conrad Nonaim.
2024-04-12 15:55:33 +0000 UTCOne thing I would love to see more of in the future is the animate scenes of them growing in Fattening career.
my91blazer
2024-04-12 01:06:45 +0000 UTCOk, I finished the story, I liked most of the characters and their progress (from story perspective I most liked the Katrine / Trista line, from the visual side the Luna and drug test line). I discovered 2 bugs mostly at the same time (when Maya invites the MC to the VS for a private dance (2nd or 3rd) and he ends up with the two other girls): - 1.) Endless skipping from this point on, even after starting a new game and deleting all the game files. - Solution: Backup your saves, delete all the game files from the .zip, and from C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\RenPy\FatteningCareer-1650289318, extract the .zip, replace the saves (they might been not corrupted) and you can continue - 2.) Showing the game performance (like FPS, memory usage...) at the right top corner covering the Games "HUD". - Solution: Return to the last not corrupted save and continue from there Visually I've found some issues, mainly when the underwear not worked as a fabric but like a body paint mainly on the girls womenhood. I also recommend to rework Bonnie's outfit, for the one she has on the Stats page after stage 7. The basic one really do not suits her after that point with her curves. Staying with Bonnie, her belly shape drastically changes after the last stage, its a bit inconsistent for me (however I better like he new shape). I do not know rather where put this one, but when I triggered the last shared story between Katrine and Trista (presumably Trista at the edge of the final stage, Katrine on the stage lower), Katrine was already on her final stage during the event. It might be a visual or programmig (trigger) issue. I'm really looking forward for this game and the story lines continuations, there might really interesting events awaiting us if I picked up the hints correctly. Adding Vicky's character also turned me up, in her debut she already looked stunning, it will be nice to have another girl in the MC's age. I hope she won't be a just a stupid bimbo like the other girl referred her. If she will be, well, then we probably shall focus on her other "abilities..." Thanks to You and the other co-creators for the experience and for the helping hand during my 1st playthrough. I will keep my eye on this project. I wish you similar successful work in the future
Srot
2024-04-11 13:20:15 +0000 UTCBladerune continues to do it like no one else. Always fantastic every update. Only note is personal preference. I vaguely remember a poll a while ago, but I really like facial weight gain. Even if it’s slight. Wouldn’t mind seeing more of it. But whatever you feel is best!
deviantyamboy
2024-04-09 04:15:34 +0000 UTCplease Bonnie 😍
Ryupyroa
2024-04-07 13:55:57 +0000 UTCWould love more hari stages
Harry Gunn
2024-04-05 13:00:05 +0000 UTCVicky and Luna will get new stages.
DaveH
2024-04-04 20:30:29 +0000 UTCWow I didn't knew Vicky would be a part of the game, thought would only be a little fantasy of mine lol. I'm looking forward to this update impatiently since I completed the newest version of the game three times already... I guess I'm addicted... Definitely best game of this genre out there, keep up the good work!
Anthony Devuno
2024-04-04 17:22:11 +0000 UTCAre we going to see some more Bonnie in later updates?
Matslap203
2024-04-04 16:44:28 +0000 UTCWill anyone get additional weight stages
Harry Gunn
2024-04-04 13:34:15 +0000 UTC100% agree. My favorite content for sure!
Varlin
2024-04-04 11:01:56 +0000 UTCVicky finally getting her intro, more Maya story, and we are getting more Luna/hospital girls scenes and/or stages? Yep this update is already going to be an instant 11/10. lol Also looking forward to see where the Gain Trails heads!
Varlin
2024-04-04 11:01:13 +0000 UTCJust finished the most recent update. I have to say that I really enjoyed the new content and liked getting more of Maya's back story. This was also the first time that I noticed that I did not run out of Daisy's classroom content all the way through to the end of the game. I am really looking forward to backwards compatible save support between versions. I love these characters but I have played all the way through this game at least 5 or 6 times. I will probably hold of on another full playthrough until that is fully implemented. As for constructive feed back, The central gameplay loop with the classroom week and your time at Bunny Bites could use a little sprucing up. I think that Daisy stops having creative costumes in the classroom right around the time that Hari shows up, and Vickie will probably also add alternative options, but most of the Hari scenes get skipped through because you are doing a lot of repetitive actions. The same thing is true with Bunny Bites. Your interactions with your customers and the staff are very repetitive, and it would be nice to have a bit more variety and narrative development in these places where you end up spending a lot of time. I enjoy the slow pace of the weight gain, but it starts to feel really grindy along around mid game, and this grindiness increases as you get further into the late game and more of the girls have reached their peak weight. It might be helpful to have a published weekly schedule that you can refer to for the Bunny Bites girls, as their progression is the most grindy. Something like a calendar as a HUD icon would be helpful for a lot of the game's overall flow. There are plenty of times when a girl will say, I will see you next week, or lets do this every day on Sunday, that will help you know when you have an open block of time or not. Finally, something I noticed for the first time, I finished the game by week 46. Now this might not mean much in the context of the game loop, but I definitely finished a full school year. The thing about a game that is so heavily focused on a college classroom, even one as weird and outlandish as Daisy's is that there should still be the normal cadence of a school year. There are no tests, no holidays or school events, just the same endless loop. It feels like the MC is just marking time in this class, and that makes time feel a little meaningless. That is a vibe, but it also makes your choices less impactful. At a certain point I was only choosing "no" to invitations to meet up with characters because of how many clicks it would take to get through the interaction.
Deepdowner
2024-04-04 06:09:09 +0000 UTCLooking forward to more Luna events /sizes. That arc is amazing
Lorenzo Alpine
2024-04-03 22:47:26 +0000 UTCThank you. That information is delightful. Sorry about being formal
Zeroxoxoz
2024-04-03 21:11:49 +0000 UTCI am truly happy for you! Congratulations!
anybody667
2024-04-03 21:11:32 +0000 UTCYes. But my current focus is on adding a certain amount of content for every character in the game.
DaveH
2024-04-03 21:10:28 +0000 UTCYes Leanne/Lyn content will be sprinkled in every update.
DaveH
2024-04-03 21:09:14 +0000 UTCAre you going to include more stages for the Characters so we can see a ssbbw?
lucas seiler
2024-04-03 21:03:38 +0000 UTCThanks for the information. I thought The Gain Trials was completed. Also will there be any Leanne content in the upcoming version?
Zeroxoxoz
2024-04-03 20:59:37 +0000 UTCThe Gain Trials will be released end of April. Fattening Career 0.10 is to be decided. There will not be any new Hari content in 0.10
DaveH
2024-04-03 20:56:55 +0000 UTCThis sounds great. I know it might be to early to ask but have you got an estimate for when this version will be released. Also will you be continuing Hari's story as well?
Zeroxoxoz
2024-04-03 20:48:52 +0000 UTCI'm still working my way through the newest update, but I love all the new content, like the girl's stories and new UI stuff, the new events, the raise at Bunny Bites that relieves the financial crunch of so many characters and events, etc. I know you have very talented collaborators, but you deserve a lot of credit. This is one of the best games of its kind.
Josh K
2024-04-03 20:38:29 +0000 UTC
