BawdyBaron

Progress Update

Devilish Business:

Voting for the next art is now closed! The voting was super close, with various girls taking the lead at different times but, taking into account the greater weight of the votes of higher tiers (as per the perks), Candace has come out on top! I'll put together an order for some new Candace art shortly. Feel free to suggest particular scenes you'd like to see!

Thunderous Business:

I haven't made a lot of progress lately; I had some work issues get in the way of putting in the time I'd like, immediately followed by family issues that required travel away from my computer (hence the recent radio-silence). But I'm back home and hoping to get some hours poured into version 3.0!

Update: Devilish Business v0.59

Emma art has arrived!

PC: DevilishBusiness-0.59-PC 

Mac: DevilishBusiness-0.59-Mac

Android: DevilishBusiness-0.59-Android 

Patch Notes:

• Added new lewd art for Emma.
• Added a new sound effect during the waterpark scene.
• Fixed a bug that referred to a non-existent image for Jessica.
• Fixed a bug that affected some endings. (Thanks Dcpaint).

Emma now has a proper lewd scene! The main theme of the update is the waterpark scene, but her art is applicable a few other places in the game, so look out for that!

Thank you all again for the support!

Progress Update

Thunderous Business: 

I've made some good progress this week.

In v0.3.0, when starting a new game, players will be able to choose whether or not they want to have trivia questions.

I've also integrated a new system for how the game treats the characters you are tutoring. It doesn't make big changes for players (yet) but will make it easier for me to add new content for them going forward.

I've also made good progress on the next enthrallable character! 

Beyond that, I've made a few quality of life improvements: fixed a few bugs here and there, changed how some events were triggered so that they are harder to miss, etc.

Still no ETA, but I'm working on it!

P.S. I posted this question on the Discord (so feel free to come chat if you want to!) but for those without Discord:

What do you think a modern Olympian Pantheon would look like? I can't see modern uses for some of the ancient gods: Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth for instance.

Maybe a modern pantheon would have Chloe, Goddess of Social Media instead?

What are your thoughts? What twelve would be most important today?

Progress Update

Devilish Business: 

The next art is underway! I've just received the preliminary sketches and they're looking great. New art for Emma coming soon!

Thunderous Business:

As usual, I've had less time to work on it than I'd like, but I've made some progress.

I was hoping to have a few more pure content updates before I needed to release a non-backwards-compatible update, but it looks like the next update will be v0.3.0.

Some big new things to expect:

• A new spell; Seek will help you find new recruits!
• The first multi-girl scene!
• Jesse's shopping trip is finally here!
• And more!

There's still some more I'd like to get done before I release v0.3.0, but I'm working hard (...heh) on getting the update out soon.

Update: Thunderous Business v0.2.7

Download: Thunderous Business-0.2.7.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Added a "Wait an hour" button on the sidebar.
• Fixed a bug in Dana's office. (Thanks snach, and others).
• Fixed an issue with the BawdyBaronGames logo on the start page.  (Thanks waffel).

I wanted to wait for some new content before I made this update but things have come up and it might be a little longer than expected for new stuff so I felt I should at least get the bug fixes out.

The "wait an hour" button is not available 100% of the time (otherwise it might wreck stuff) but it should make things more convenient. Thanks to SlackerSavior, and others, for pushing me to get this one done!

Update: Thunderous Business v0.2.6

Download: Thunderous Business-0.2.6.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Taylor can now be invited to your place.
• Taylor can now be invited out for dinner (again).
• Melissa can now be invited out as a wingman to recruit Elena/Liv.
• Nihal's bar sex scene is now repeatable.
• Dana's office sex scene is now repeatable.
• Players now receive the proper amount of mana when sleeping after a sex scene.
• Reformulated mana generation to prevent farming it by sleeping for 1 hour at a time. (thanks hngg)
• Fixed a bug which allowed you to enthrall Sophia multiple times. (Thanks AJLee7385).
• Fixed a bug which caused you to re-rescue Melissa. (Thanks AndySavage)
• Fixed a bug which made Melina too susceptible to Enthrall.
• Fixed a bug that allowed you to take Taylor out immediately after inviting her to dinner. (Thanks walrus13)
• Patricia now shows up more often on the next day.
• Fixed an issue where Surmount didn't work when it was supposed to.

Saved games from v0.2.0+ will work with this patch. 

So... I wasn't able to work on some of the things I intended to, but I had a very productive couple of days. 

Thanks again to everyone who reported issues!

Thunderous Business Walkthrough

Due to popular demand, I put together a walkthrough. Let me know if anything needs further elaboration.

Thunderous Business Walkthrough 

Update: Thunderous Business v0.2.5

Download: Thunderous Business-0.2.5.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Added another way to rescue Melissa.
• Added images to the intro. (Thanks chaosrevolver).
• Added Ainsley to the questlog for Sceau Brisé. (Thanks Pif paf).
• Removed a conflict related to Elena/Liv showing up at your house when you have a girl over. (Thanks Pif paf).
• Fixed a bug where the priest was showing up when he shouldn't.
• Fixed a bug where you inexplicably knew Elena's name before meeting her.

 Saved games from v0.2.0+ will work with this patch. 

Thanks to everyone who reported issues!

I've got limited time to work on the game in the next few days, but I have a few plans in the works that I hope you'll enjoy, including new Melissa scenes, some progress with Jesse, and (maybe) a run-in with the law!

Choose the next art for Devilish Business!

It's time to order some new art.
Emma - as the only girl without a proper lewd scene - is next.
What Emma scene would you like to see? Dolled up in a summer dress for your date at Soterio's? Punk rock chick at the show? Bikini at the waterpark? Or something else?
Comment to nominate your favorite scene/costume/sexual position/pose and next Wednesday the nominations will be added to a poll for Patrons to vote on!
Let me know what you want to see!

[Edit] Looks like the Waterpark is the winner by default. I'll put in an order asap.

Update: Devilish Business v0.58

Jessica art, as requested!

PC: DevilishBusiness-0.58-PC  

Mac: DevilishBusiness-0.58-Mac 

Android: DevilishBusiness-0.58-Android 

Patch Notes:

• Added new lewd art for Jessica.
• Fixed a bug that caused issues with Ashley's lunch dates. (Thanks Dave3518).
• Fixed a bug causing an infinite loop if you talked to Nick about the resort while already having invited Candace. (Thanks kingko).
• Minor bug/content fixes.

Art for Jessica's BDSM scene has been added!

Thank you all for your support, without which there would be no new art.

Update: Thunderous Business v0.2.4

 Download: Thunderous Business-0.2.4.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Fixed a bug that prevented progress on the main quest if you knew Melissa's last name before talking to the police. (Thanks MrBlobby2)
• Fixed a bug with tutoring that hid Dana's comments on your performance. (Thanks James)
• Fixed a bug allowing the player to reset Melissa's rescue mission. (Thanks DarkDragon)

 Saved games from v0.2.0+ will work with this patch. 

Thanks to everyone who reported issues!

I know there's been a lot of patching in the past couple of days, but I figure, I have the time and I'd hate for someone to find some time to play a game and be unable to because I'm hoarding bugs for a bigger patch.

Maybe I need a QA team?

Update: Thunderous Business v0.2.3

Download: Thunderous Business-0.2.3.zip  

Patch Notes:

• Fixed a bug where Dana would refer to you by name even after enthralled. (Thanks chaosrevolver)
• Increased tutoring funds once Dana is enthralled. (Thanks rossback, chaosrevolver, and others).
• Fixed a bug that could get you locked in a tomb with no mana.  (Thanks chaosrevolver)
• Fixed a bug that messed up Elena's office sex scene. (Thanks chaosrevolver) 
• Fixed a bug that messed up Liv's office sex scene.  (Thanks chaosrevolver)
• Cleared up Jesse's questlog so that no one wastes more time than necessary on her. (Thanks longjohngold and skwerewolf)

Saved games from v0.2.0+ will work with this patch.

A special thank you to longjohngold on the gameplay discussion. Hopefully, in the future, there will be less aimless wandering!

Update: Thunderous Business v0.2.2

Download: Thunderous Business-0.2.2.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Fixed a bug that was preventing one of the Main Quest paths. (Thanks VoidBlade and ggoober)
• Changed Melissa's quest log to make progress more clear. (Thanks The1Rose)

Saved games from v0.2.0+ will work with this patch.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and bug reports so far!

Update: Thunderous Business v0.2.1

Download: Thunderous Business-0.2.1.zip  

Patch Notes:

• Big addition to the main story quest.
• Added 6 new "recruitable" girls.
• Added 8 new lewd scenes.
• Added a new inventory system.
• Added pictures of a couple of future  "recruitable" girls as background characters.
• The girls you invite to dinner now meet you in the lobby of the hotel and you can take them to the bar for a drink before your meal.
• Fixed the cell phone layout.
• Fixed the quest screen layout.
• Fixed a bug that prevented meeting Sophia in rare instances. (Thanks rossbach).
• Added a "pulse" effect to highlight the Surmount button in certain instances. (Thanks rossbach).
• A multitude of minor changes and corrections.

Firstly, thank you all for your patience!

This update took far longer than I anticipated; it seemed like every time I added something I found six more things I had to add to make it work. I've learned my lesson though: future updates will be smaller and more frequent. For example, had I planned things correctly I could have issued five of the new girls in their own updates, then integrated them into the big story update later.  Oh well, we live and we learn.

Hopefully the wait was worth it though, this update is massive, almost doubling the total number of words in the game, from ~95,000 to over 180,000!

I've tested things fairly extensively, but you guys will no doubt find some bugs. Thank you in advance for reporting them. I should have plenty of time this week to fix any that I am made aware of.

Thanks again for your patience! I hope you like the new content. Your support and comments mean so much to me.

Enjoy!

[Edit 8/05/2020]: Replaced the above link with v0.2.1 for the public release. V0.2.1 fixes a bug with Sophia and adds a pulse effect to the Surmount button in certain instances. (Thank you rossbach for the valuable input!)

Progress Update

Thunderous Business:

V0.2.0 is so close. I have one more basic scene to write (unless I'm completely missing something), then I have to play through the new content a few times to check for - and fix - bugs, then it will be ready.

Unfortunately I won't have a whole bunch of free time to work on it this week. I've set aside about an hour each day. Hopefully that will be enough to release v0.2.0 out to my Patrons early next week, with the public release about a week later.

Progress Update

Thunderous Business:

Almost there! I can finally see the light at the end of the v0.2.0 tunnel.

I got a lot more done last week than I expected, and I should have plenty of time to work on it this week. No guarantees, but I might even have it ready by the end of the week!

Since my last update I have added two more "enthrallable" characters and have implemented about 60% of the new main quest stages. There are a few stages that I am not yet 100% sure about, but I think I'll be able to puzzle through them fairly easily.

Thank you all for your patience, I hope you find the wait worthwhile. I'll definitely be making more, smaller, updates in the future to avoid this lengthy update cycle.

Progress Update

Thunderous Business: 

Work continues on v0.2.0 of Thunderous Business. Today I spent some time playtesting; I found - and fixed - numerous bugs, new and old while making sure my newest additions worked.

Since my last progress update I have added another "enthrallable" character, a basic inventory system, and have changed how text messages from the girls appear (making it look better on all sizes of screens). I've also made some more progress on the main quest: I've written some more, and have finally begun to implement portions of it into the game.

As for future work, I still expect to add at least one more "enthrallable" character before the main quest will be functional, then fully implement the main quest story into the game.

Things are getting quite complicated; I've attached a screenshot of the Twine window to show just how convoluted things are. It sometimes feels like every change I make requires 10 changes elsewhere, but I'm quite excited by how the world I'm creating is filling out.

(Un)fortunately, my real job is currently unaffected by the ongoing pandemic, so I still have to show up at work, which means less time for making the game, but I'm chugging along, hoping to create an update you'll all enjoy, one well worth the wait.

Thanks so much for your support and kind words. I'm working hard to make sure you all see a great new version of the game!

Progress Update

Devilish Business: 

I've submitted an order for the next art! Look forward to some Jessica lewds next update!

Thunderous Business:

Work on the game has been a bit slower than usual thanks to some hectic days in  real life but I've been able to make some decent progress. I've added two new characters completely and have written some content for two further characters. I've also written a portion of the background code for the main quest.

I should have more time than usual to work on it this week, so I hope to have even more to report soon!

Update: Thunderous Business v0.1.1

Download: ThunderousBusiness-0.1.1.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Fixed a bug that was making Dana not show up at work. (Thanks SapphireBlaze and Morningfrost).
• Fixed a bug that allowed the player to invite multiple girls to your home - without having the implied fun that that would be. (Thanks hathios).
• Fixed a missing image in the Realty Office. (Thanks somebodynobody).
• Finding the "mysterious individual" should now be easier and the quest more clear. (Thanks exter).
• How to meet up with Sophia should now be more clear. (Thanks exter).
• Dana's questlog should now be more clear. (Thanks Thatguy).

Thanks for all the bug/issue reports!

Update: Thunderous Business v0.1.0

Download: ThunderousBusiness-0.1.0.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Added Taylor as a "recruitable" character.
• Added new sex scenes for Julie, Dana, and Ainsley.
• Quests now link to their subject's respective Contacts page. (Thanks somebodynobody).
• Added some new Contacts pages.
• Players can now ask Dana how their tutoring is going, and even reset their progress.
• Fixed a bug where players weren't getting mana from Sophia.

This update is mainly to introduce Taylor, the hostess at the Iero Hotel restaurant. Players will need to bump into her on her way to work a few times before she'll talk to them, but once they do she opens up a lot of new interactions (with her, and others).

Otherwise, I've made a few "quality of life" improvements based on your suggestions. Thank you everyone who provided feedback; it's really appreciated!

I'm still working on a few more big improvements that have been suggested, so look forward to the next patch for: better formatting on different resolutions and devices, less grindy tutoring, and (potentially) an introduction to the game's first BBEG.

Thank you for all your feedback and support!

Thunderous Business: Progress Update

I'm pretty happy with the amount of work I've been able to put into Thunderous Business this week. I completed an introduction, date, and sex scene with Taylor, and worked on a few backend issues that were bugging me.

That said, I had mentioned, here and elsewhere, that I might be able to release an update by tomorrow (Monday the 16th), but I've just found out that I will have a lot of free time to work on the game this coming week.

As such, I'd rather spend another good week on it and release something more worthwhile than rush out a complete - but smaller - update now.

So my new target for an update is Monday the 23rd of December; just in time for Christmas ;)

Update: Devilish Business v0.57

V0.57 brings more art!

PC: DevilishBusiness-0.57-PC 

Mac: DevilishBusiness-0.57-Mac 

Android: DevilishBusiness-0.57-Android 

Patch Notes:

• Added a new lewd art for Cassandra.
• Replaced all of Cassandra's images to fix a graphical issue.
• Fixed a bug in Cassandra's story that sometimes caused problems with progress. (Thanks byran47)
• Fixed an bug that relocates the MC at an awkward moment. (Thanks The Krypt Angel)

New art! Cassandra has just had a significant upgrade with her new art showing up in most of her lewd scenes. Enjoy!

Thank you all so much for your support! New art is 100% thanks to all of you supporters.

Update: Thunderous Business v0.0.3

Mainly a bug-fix update.

Download: ThunderousBusiness-0.0.3.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Fixed a bug that occurred if you went on a date with Julie with no mana. (Thanks MrBlobby2)
• Fixed a bug related to the "Return" button on the tutoring students' text messages. (Thanks Engelstein)
• Fixed some formatting issues when playing on some mobile devices.
• Reduced the number of trivia questions, and percentage correct, needed to enthrall Dana.
• Dana's image now changes when you are able to enthrall her.
• Increased how many times you can "undo" actions.

Thanks to everyone who highlighted bugs and other issues!

Update: Thunderous Business v0.0.2

Some new content and a few bug fixes for the public release of Thunderous Business!

Download: ThunderousBusiness-0.0.2.zip 

Patch Notes:

• Added a new text from Melissa after the coffee date.
• Added a dinner date with Melissa.
• Fixed an issue with Ainsley's text messages not displaying the MC's name.
• Fixed an issue with the page not updating when wandering around the university.
• Fixed a bug causing some texts from not appearing on your phone. (Thanks Capsfan!)

Thanks to everyone who has tried the game and thanks for the comments and suggestions. If you like the game, spread the word! 

Thunderous Business v0.0.1

Zeus needs your help! Thunderous Business is now available!

While it's obviously at an early stage, there's a lot to see and do if you know where to look.

With over 75,000 words, v0.0.1 contains 7 "primary" characters, and about 20 "secondary" characters who flesh out (sometimes literally) the rest of the world. What separates a primary character from a secondary one? Only that I haven't written much content for the secondary ones yet. The ultimate goal is story content for everyone you meet in the world of Thunderous Business.

Let me know what you think. If you find any bugs, or want to pass along suggestions, you can message me here on Patreon or email me at bawdybaron@gmail.com

Enjoy!

ThunderousBusiness-v0.0.1.zip 

Thunderous Business: Info and Sneak Peek

As I announced in yesterday's post, I should be able to release my new game, Thunderous Business, later this week. This post is to give people a better idea of what to expect.

Thunderous Business takes place in the same universe as Devilish Business: a universe in which belief is power. You play as a recent college graduate who has a not-so-chance-encounter with Zeus, a god dying from lack of belief. He offers you the mantle - and powers - of High Priest in a last ditch attempt to revive his following and save him from eternal oblivion. As High Priest, it is your job to spread the faith throughout your city, and maybe even beyond.

Thunderous Business is built with Twine, features real pictures (as opposed to drawn or rendered art), and most resembles games like A Spell for All, Adam and Gaia, The Company, etc.

The current plan for the game is for it to start as a kind of dating sim/harem builder but, as you progress further along in the story, the perspective and goals move outwards into something like a business sim (with property ownership, employee management, etc.) It's an ambitious goal, if I do say so myself, but I've got lots of ideas that I'd like to get out of my head and into a game.

I've attached a few screenshots below:

First Funding Goal Reached! And More...

A few days ago we crossed the $100 per month threshold for the first time. Thank you to everyone, past and present, who has contributed to the project!

As the goal states, as long as the funding stays above that limit, I will be able to purchase art more regularly. We might not get new art each month, but every second month is definitely in reach.

Devilish Business has really been a passion project for me, and I love that so many of you enjoy it. So thanks again for all your support.

I'd also like to use this opportunity to officially announce a new upcoming game: Thunderous Business.

I've been in a kind of crunch-mode for the last few weeks in an effort to get a releasable version ready, and I'm happy to say that I expect to be able to release the first version to Patrons later this week!

So thanks, once again, for all your support!

Update: Devilish Business v0.56

Easy Mode and more with v0.56!

PC: DevilishBusiness-0.56-PC 

Mac: DevilishBusiness-0.56-Mac 

Android: DevilishBusiness-0.56-Android 

Patch Notes:

• Added Easy Mode! (Thanks to otraos on the F95Zone forums for the suggestion.)
• Added a whole new scene for Cassandra.
• Added a system that changes some endings, depending on your success with various girls.  (Thanks lordfridge9.) 
• Added some new minor ending scenes that make some endings clearer and sexier.
• Added some minor sound effects.
• Added and modified some content to make it more clear early on that PC is male.
• Modified the flirting system. (Thanks Demiare)
• Rewrote some of Ashley's dialogue.
• Rewrote some of Cassandra's dialogue.
• Fixed a bug in Nick's rumors. (Thanks Demiare)

Some interesting features in this update! The first is Easy Mode. Playing on Easy Mode will allow you to keep playing as long as you want; the game will not automatically end after 60 days. Easy Mode is available when starting a new game. When you're ready to get to the ending, just click on "Just enjoy the rest of your summer" when at home.

I added a new scene for Cassandra that is accessible after "the party". I hope you like it!

Thanks to some great suggestions on the F95Zone forums, I've added a system for the game to give you a different ending with some girls if you sought after them specifically. Generally getting all of them at the end is a "win", but now there are some "winning" endings with a smaller harem.

I've also added a few sound effects for things like text messages and phone calls. They should highlight when something different it happening.

Flirting scenes should now progress more logically.

Other than that, mostly bug fixes and minor quality improvements.

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. Without those Devilish Business would be a lot poorer.

Progress Report

It's been a week since v0.55 went public, and it's been a great one!

A  handful of new Patrons, a good number of which likely heard about Devilish Business via the promo on Crushstation's Patreon page. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, head over there and check out one of the best games currently in development: Female Agent. Thanks Crushstation! And welcome newcomers!

I've had some good feedback from the update and have already fixed a few minor bugs.

I've also added a new feature: Easy Mode, as suggested by otraos on the f95zone forums. When playing in Easy Mode the game will not end after 60 days as it does normally. This gives players time to search out every interaction and every scene and not worry about missing out on girls' endings because they couldn't spend enough time with them.

I'm sure there will be a few more interesting features and changes in the next update!

Update: Devilish Business v0.55

I think this has been the longest time ever between updates, but v0.55 is finally here!

PC: DevilishBusiness-0.55b-PC 

Mac: DevilishBusiness-0.55b-Mac 

Android: DevilishBusiness-0.55-Android

Patch Notes:

• New art! Added two new sprites for Candace. Take her out to a nice dinner (with or without Cassandra) or on a weekend getaway to see it.
• Added images of Cassandra in a few places they were missing.
• Added a button in the "Preferences" menu to reset persistent progress (to change the main menu screen back as if it was your first playthrough).
• Added some signposts for Cassandra's path (thanks Madcap).
• Corrected some spelling errors.
• Fixed a bug that could trigger the winery event at the wrong time.
• Fixed a bug with the pricing of the toys (thanks Jared).

Finally some new art! I think you guys are really going to like this new stuff: two completely new sprites for Candace, including her first sex scene (not just nude). Your "first time" with Candace is particularly good with the new art but you'll also be able to see it when you take her out for supper and during certain scenes during the weekend getaway.

Other than the art, it's this update is mainly minor changes.

Thank you to all my Patrons for making this all possible! Without your monthly contributions there could be zero new art, so this is all thanks to you. Keep it coming and one day we'll have all the scenes you guys have been clamoring for (and more!)