Status Update For Next Upcoming Update

Hey guys! I'm happy to be back with a lot of news for the next update. I know I've been gone for a little more than a week, so I know I owe you guys a lot of new details about the game. I haven't been completely gone, I still try to make sure to respond or react to everyone's comments, but I got to distracted with my personal life as well as the game. I drafted a few more post that I scheduled for the next few days to avoid having more dry periods here. Thank you and sorry to everyone that has been patiently waiting. You guys are very relaxed about it but if I disappointed anyone, I will be putting a lot more effort to have better communication with you guys than before. This post is going to be a little long and I may go on a rant but I'll try to break it apart and I'll be sure to bold the most important parts for everyone that just wants a quick news update. Sorry for the formatting, I am typing this on a tablet at the moment.

WHEN IS THE NEXT UPDATE?

I hope real soon! I have been working on everything in parts and most have reach a state of bare bones completion. What I mean to say is most of the new parts of the game are about 75% done, the art just needs a clean up and the new features are all working frames for testing when I incorporate them to the main game files. Tonight I'm just going to finish the dialogue for the characters, and tomorrow I start on the most fun/frustrating parts of making the games, actually putting everything together. Its always exciting to see everything come together piece by piece, but it can also be the most annoying part of the whole process. I'm confident I can figure out any problems that arise, but I know there's going to be some time consuming bugs I'm going to have to deal with... and I am not looking forward to it at all! 

Now that I got all that out of the way, I can finally tell you guys when the game is coming out, and I'm going to set the date to the 20th of this month. I mentioned in a comment that I want to get it out on the 18th, but looking at my schedule, it is more realistic that I set the 20th as the release date. If I can have it out earlier, than I will post it sooner and if it does look like I can't meet the deadline, it should be no more than a few days late and I will give a heads up to everyone about 3 or 4 days before the 20th. I really wish I could have a concrete date, but there really is no way of knowing for sure how long some of the new things will take to add the to the source files. Some days it is the simplest thing in the world, other times I want to run my computer over with my car because I can't get a door to work.

WHAT IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE GAME?

A good amount of new features, a way bigger story for some of the characters, and a limited amount of art. Since it is not as much new art as the last update, I don't have as much new character art to show off here on Patreon, but I will be flashing some of the new stuff before the game is out. Tomorrow is the first of those posts, with a big detailed list of the new stuff and what they do. I don't want to cut anything like I did with the last update, so almost all of it is guaranteed to stay, any doubts I have are for really minor additions. 

Off the top of my head, there are lots of new things that I made to really get the game to fell less of a prototype and to stop using place holders so much. Sorry if it's all over the place and I ramble on, I just really want to give you guys some much deserved info. 

The picture you see now is a quick screen shot of Dexter's Mom's new story that I hope you guys enjoy. All the dialogue for every character is planned out and drafted! Today, the last thing I have to do is go though all of it and see how I can shorted down and improve the flow of it, and afterwards spell check it. Adding it to the actual game files is really easy but what is very time consuming is programming the game to follow everything in order. She is going to serve as an example of how the other characters will play out, and along with all the characters, I wrote the dialogue in a way that seems more natural and makes her feel less like a dope. 

I really need to thank everyone for all the feedback on the last update. You guys really seemed to like Susan's event and Rick's personality so I focused on those two elements and other suggestions when writing it out. I also added a Good/Evil response system pretty similar to the one Urban Demons has. There's no brain washing or drugs or magic powers to move the story forward, instead it the players will simply have the option to make the Milfs into cam whores by either trust or manipulation. They have a small impact at the moment but I'm mostly confident that people will enjoy the feature especially if they replay the game and see how the characters respond differently.

Some other new things are facial expressions for the Main Character, Dexter's Mom and Susan. I wanted to give everyone more facial expressions but given the limited time, they will be the only ones with added expressions. The inventory bag now finally works, it still needs to have work done after this update, but players will be able to use and view items they find. There is a new notes app in the phone that will keep track of objectives for the player if they need a reminder of what to do. The bank app can also be viewed, although I am kinda struggling to find a use for it still. I added a secret character that was suggested by one of you, I will be sure to give that person a public thank you when I reveal her. Hint, her name starts with an N. Dexter's dad finally makes an appearance. 

There is much more, I wish I could tell you guys now but I would rather get started on what I need to finish now and organize everything I have for another post tomorrow.

SOME QUESTIONS I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT

I've had so many of you who have sent me private messages, and it's really awesome to hear everything you guys have to say. I love the feedback, I usually respond to everyone at once in the middle of the day, but I get excited every morning when I check my inbox and comments. It really helps start the day off. I thought I would give a quick answer to a few questions I have been getting a bit more of recently for anyone who may also be wondering.

WILL THE ANIMATIONS HAVE SOUND IN THE FUTURE?

Yes! But I really haven't had time to focus on that. Finding SFX or moaning sounds shouldn't be that hard, I just haven't had the confidence to look more into it yet, and learn how to make sure they work well. It will be added, and most likely sooner than later.

WHEN WILL THERE BE A SAVE SYSTEM?

I can not say for certain. It would be stupid of me to not at least look into it while I work on the update following this one, but that is a whole realm of new things I will have to learn and plan out to always work following future updates. I have researched how to make a save system, and I think I understand the basics for the most part. I just know that the current code will need a few days to rewrite or clean up in order to even attempt to add a save system. I will give you guys more details about it in the future.

MONTHS AGO YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO ADD CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION. IS THAT STILL HAPPENING?

Yes, sorry about that one. I held off on adding that a while ago and really just forgot or felt unmotivated to go back to it. I don't think the post that had the character is up anymore, I remember deleting it not to long ago so I could kinda forget about the pressure but since you guys really seemed to like the idea,  I will put it back on the list of things to add before the game is done.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT!

Last few things I wanted to say is obviously thank you all for the support! We passed a milestone again and its so surprising given I haven't posted another update yet. It's pretty neat but what is so much more amazing is seeing the handful of new people each day who really like the game enough and want to see even more. I'm so excited to hear what you have to say about all the new additions to the game when the update is out, and I just feel even more motivated to keep improving and getting closer and closer to giving you guys a full game and fill it up as much as possible with everything you guys want. Please make sure to to tell me anything you guys have on your mind about the game and I will be back very soon with more info!