Philosophy #36 - Burn

Philosophy #36 - Burn

I do a couple of things when I decide when and where there's going to be a sex scene with a girl.

The first thing I do is space things out in the overall story. I take all of the girls and decided an appropriate place for them with careful consideration to the MC's place in the story. And I do this as deliberately and specifically with the MC and his schedule in mind. I place emphasis on the story first and the things that the MC has to do. Then I look at that and then decide if there's time for him in his busy schedule among all of the things he has to do. I think there's a certain appeal of having a story that's nothing but the MC having sex. But I've been trying to find the balance between doing what you have to do in regards to your responsibilities and finding time to have some fun to develop some romance. It's just the angle I wanted to take. I don't always hit that balance but I'm always going for it.

The second thing I do is look at the characters individually and decide whether or not it's appropriate for you to hook up with them. Obviously, a girl can hook up with you when she first sees you. She can also decide to finally open up to you after a long period of time when she feels comfortable around you. I've been pretty deliberate (as most developers are) about crafting different personalities around the girls and having them play toward their particular archetype. The feisty girl is quick to jump all over and get down to it with no qualms. The shy girl can take a long time to open up when she's comfortable with you.

When it comes to the girls you've been waiting a long time for in particular, there's been a lot of burn. It's a long game with a long story. Add into it the long development time over the course of several years now, and you've gotten to the point that the burn may be a candle that's completely melted away and you've lost interest or an inferno that's finally ready to burst. I'm sure you all have wildly varying opinions on it and all of them are valid.

The truth is, it's tough for me. Deciding when to pull the trigger on the when, where, and why of the first intimate moment is tough to pinpoint exactly. With Episode 14 and finally getting with Vanessa, I knew there were going to be a lot of different opinions. Some people were finally happy to get what they wanted. Others thought that it didn't make sense after waiting such a long time and it didn't live up to what was being built up. A slow burn just for... that. Again, there's no wrong answer because how you feel is how you feel.

To me, the most important thing is the why. I ask myself "does it make sense?" for things to happen. When you consider Vanessa, I'm sure you've all looked back on everything that's happened so far to form your opinion. I did the same. But one thing I did that you aren't able to do is look at the future of her story. Looking at Vanessa's story in totality and the placement of where every important moment should fall, I think there was no more appropriate place than to be intimate with her for the first time exactly when it happened. I can't explain why because there are some things that just haven't happened yet. What happens next will continue to put everything in perspective. I try to do this for all of the girls.

Now, that's not saying I'll get it exactly. Even at the end of the story and looking back on everything, I'm sure there'll be a lot of valid criticism about the slow burn rampant through the story and things still might not make sense. This is just another post from me to try and reassure you that I at least have a plan and I'm not just winging it. And hopefully, you're willing to continue trusting me as you have so far to tell your story.

On Episode 15

The first week of August has been pretty productive. I have one shorter scene to render and then hopefully next week, I can start getting into some animations. Animations are always tricky and things can go wrong. The animations with Vanessa in the last episode were a huge pain and took more time than I expected for several reasons. I want the animations in Episode 15 to be special, so there's no telling how long it will take to get them just right. I'm hoping to get to them as soon as I can so that I can start putting the episode together.

The renders are the building blocks of every episode and I've got a lot of pieces. I don't know when I'll start putting it together because I don't have all of them but we're getting closer every day.

Thanks for your patience. I know it's been a long time since Episode 14 and you're anxious about getting a new episode. I don't have any release dates for you but progress is steady as always. I'll have a big progress update in a couple of weeks when I'll hopefully have something significant to report. I've been saying 'hopefully' a lot these days. You know what they say. Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. No listed excuses though. I'm going to work.

If you have any questions or comments, you can always send me a message. Thanks again for everything. Enjoy the weekend and I'll talk to you later.