Status Report
Added 2024-03-12 23:00:04 +0000 UTCHey guys! I’m sorry this report is so late. The truth is that I’m really struggling with the writing at the moment. I don’t know what to say except that I’m sorry it’s taking so long.
I’m working on it full time every day to get it ready for testing and release. The problem has been that what I’ve been producing has felt boring and I fucking hated it. (And myself 😭😭😭) I was really worried that I actually couldn’t pull off another barmaid shift and make it sexy, which is a problem because the story’s not ready for the heroine to make the jump to bargirl yet.
I realised that I was repeating story beats we’ve already had – the initial shock of the job itself (omg I’m topless! omg I’m on camera! etc). Unfortunately the solution to this wasn’t as simple as my original plan (“do it again, but this time in fuck-me boots”). Skinnying down the length was an important step, but it's not the whole solution.
I think the solution I’m working on is quite exciting – what’s sexy about this part of the story isn’t so much what’s externally happening, it’s internally the heroine’s psychology shifting and her boundaries starting to blur as she slips deeper into the role – but writing this has been complicated and it’s taking a few passes to get right. I am making good progress.
I really am sorry it’s taking so long. I’m working on it obsessively and I will have good news to report soon – just wanted to confirm here (and not just on Discord) that I’m alive and working my ass off.
Thank you humbly for your patience and support, I’m sorry I can’t make it quicker. 🦀❤️
Comments
There have been so many shifts were something "almost" happens. (Getting used by the v.i.ps, a guy almost sticking his finger in her ass.) Maybe have a shift were things actually get taken too far, right on the club floor. I really wanted that guy to finger her ass right there at the bar XD
SnakesConstantly
2024-04-13 15:19:46 +0000 UTCI suspect they are all part of the future plans, but when and in what order do they pop up? So many things that would keep her crossing lines to keep the job and keep on mission, but with each new one, does it get easier to cross the next one, or harder?
Paul Cormier
2024-04-07 01:47:38 +0000 UTCThere are so many directions that the next escalation can come from: the big boss has a party that she and a couple other girls have to work with expectations obviously higher. more requirements for taking care of the bar trainer. instagram account requiring lascivious photos.
Paul Cormier
2024-04-07 01:44:54 +0000 UTCjust as an fyi, to me the hottest part is how she reacts to the spy agencts watching it. Knowing her bosses and peers see it all makes her so excited and its the best part
Alice
2024-03-28 11:34:31 +0000 UTCYou can also pass the time by adding more side quests on things that have already been touched upon. ie/ building her social media profile for a better cover, taking up modeling with the photographer dude, maybe start web modeling. As part of that you can build on the Noodle angle by having him taking her out to visit different areas while building social media, Meet up with someone known from before like the bachelor party group or the older guy at the start, the guys with the Yacht as part of the social media angle. You can also add more side missions like investigating the group of that gangster that came to the club, the big boss's activities (more dates). add some sexy options to any of those and that can pass time. This way is up to the player if they want to jump into being a hooker or not and still have lot's of activities to do
3str4d4
2024-03-25 17:07:23 +0000 UTCYou can also set it depending on choices how fast or slow the player wants to take it. I feel its more realistic to have a slow build up since the main target of the game is NOT to be sexual and a hooker but to catch the bad guy who doesn't show up for months at a time anyway. You also have characters that have been there for months who have NOT decided to move on from the Bar. Aka the trainer girl at the start.
3str4d4
2024-03-24 18:18:59 +0000 UTCI'm new here and I just want to say that I really like the way you approached this story. I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop regarding the group of guys she rejected. That seems like it could be a way of forcing some things further as well - make it up to them or you're out . . .
Paul Cormier
2024-03-17 01:56:28 +0000 UTCHonestly, don't worry about the bar stuff being repetitive. Real jobs are, and that is the most compelling stuff in the game. It's not "are we there yet" but "what's going to happen this time, she can't keep evading X Y Z". The staff and patrons are expecting her to follow a particular progression which they have seen before, or get out. I don't think her psychology should HAVE to change either - make that one option. It feels very realistic to have her KNOW THAT she has to "escalate" in her view, because that is what the mission requires. Her having to act a slut is more compelling than her becoming a slut. Remember, a key point of roleplaying is that you can't change someone else's character (which is what she is in our minds), only put them in situations to respond to. You already have the perfect mechanism to do this with the "spy personas" - make one of them the "I'm just doing this for the mission" persona who does not embrace the role but pushes herself to do more for the mission. For me, that has always been the appeal of the game, and perhaps why some of the sidequests don't hit the right notes.
ambarllach
2024-03-14 07:49:28 +0000 UTCThank you! Writing is hard work. I love the female agent game, and honestly I like repetitive grindy sexy things too One way to tackle this might be to invert it from "why would the protagonist want to become a bargirl?" to "the protagonist did a bargirl shift for reasons not written in chronological order -- how does this change her perspective on herself?" Sorry for the unsolicited reply-guying. Good luck!
Loyola
2024-03-13 21:53:02 +0000 UTCNew here! Just wanted to express my support and add my voice to others in that no worries and take your time! I absolutely *love* Female Agent so far. The nuances, the stellar writing expressing so much yet in few enough words it never drags. That emphasis on those looks & glances, subtle hints and thoughts, little touches and hidden hungry gropes here and there, the quips the characters make... just aaa! This game is so my thing! And the customizable pretty avatar just adds so, SO much! Thank you so much for all your work so far! Also if it's ok, can I ask what engine does the game use? Or is this something you made on your own idk? Thanks again and hang in there! Oh and umm I'd love it if we could get darker skin tones some time in the future (I realize it's hard to work in the story rn and you have a million other priorities, but since I started I might as well blurt this one wish too c: )?
Jules
2024-03-13 17:10:22 +0000 UTCUmm wait. At least in v1.19 I just played (and what made me join omg I love this game!), there is an in-story reason already. Right at the end of that version of the game. I won't spoil it ofc. The reason is extermal tho, internally ofc there's a huge difference between "I have no other option" vs. "actually this might be kinda fun". >:)
Jules
2024-03-13 16:59:15 +0000 UTCI agree. At some point, I think some kind of crumb needs to be dropped to keep / get her back "on mission." Maybe a couple of shady characters who are there, but don't seem interested in the girls. Or somebody who vaguely resembles DEVILFISH. I think such a lead could demand attention, and if they seem like they have things on their minds other than girls, why would they be there? It could draw Kate to try and engage them to figure it out. Or, they seem enticing, leave some clues...and go up to the rooms. Follow the lead means getting up there...
Player5 8273
2024-03-13 13:16:06 +0000 UTCI think something that might help you is to ask why would she be a barmaid? What is it for her? She's not just going to do it for sex or because she felt pressure to do it. Like maybe she has to put herself in that position to uncover more behind the scenes information, or maybe if she doesn't do it she might get fired and ruin her investigation. I don't know, how that helps. Keep up the good work.
Hoyomojo
2024-03-13 00:18:34 +0000 UTCTake your time, what you’re working on now sounds great! Love delving into the psychological aspects of a character!
KittyCali
2024-03-13 00:12:50 +0000 UTCKeep it up! Don't get discouraged!🍹
Xerrol Nanoha
2024-03-12 23:07:06 +0000 UTC
