MoolahMilk Mondays Episode 14

More upHeyho peepos!

I'm back from the village! Truly feeling fantastic. I basically slept like a baby and ate like a pig. That's all I did. And the environment really cheers me up. I had steamboat dinners and lots of home cooked food so it's super amazing. In the city, I only eat delivery food every single day and sometimes my lame brother cooks some sub-par meals that are truly uninspiring for any reasonable human being. 

I've also realized how much getting stuck in a room affects my well-being and ability to think and function. I feel like a brand new person now. I'm now back with a bunch of mooncakes and goodies feeling super awesome. 

Okays now on to business!

First let's address some pressing questions for peepos who just want a quick answers to some stuffs.

• Android

I won't be sending part 1 to port at the momento as I believe it's not worth it. I will port it immediately once part 2 is out.  There are many kinks I want to iron out and I believe it's more worth it to play anyway with part 2. 

• Part 2 Updates

I will release part 2 with no tier difference so everybody gets it at the same time. We will release it soon within the month. Just hang tight, I'm working on a couple of things such as the bar and the preggo system. I will also insert Beatrice good route. Pleasantly surprised so many people asked about Beatrice. It's already completed and will go along with part 2. So much for being a character that no one cares about. I guess MANY people care about her so it's a good thing. 

• Discord communication

I'm trying to get through the backlog of patreon messages whenever I can but as usual, please just go on discord, link your patreon accounts and DM me there if you want to communicate with me. You can DM me directly anytime. It is getting harder and harder for me to communicate as before as there are just simply too much messages to go through. But as always, I try to reply to each and everyone when I can. So please use discord for fast comms and also if it's just a simple question you can try ur luck in public channels for someone to help out. 

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*****OKAY, now the TLDR is finished. If you are interested to read more you can get to further stuff here. Please be warned I will include MAJOR SPOILERS here so if you're the type that you don't really care and wanna enjoy the game, DONT CONTINUE. I've warned you. Putting some spoilers is the only way I will be able to communicate what I'm trying to do with the game or else its very difficult to write my thoughts. *********

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• Current Goals

As you guys know my goals is just trying to get to the end of the season. Currently we are almost there. Once Moon, the bar, the preggo Mia system, Sophia is settled, we will have completed and closed most of what we need to do. 

We will have finished all their introduction arcs, at this point, we will have known more about all the main girls Moon, Sage, Sophia and Mia. We will have the bar system ready to go. We will also have a preggo lab ready for some good ol fun. 

All that is left is to complete the nun church investigation and end the season with a BANG. Quite literally. The major ending scene where Sage explodes and wipes out half a town. This will be the major turning point of the story where the MC goals and supernatural stuff start to make sense. All the main girls will end up at the house and moving forward the mc will start having to train and develop their powers. 

Many people can't understand why I'm not developing certain routes and stuff, it's because I need all these things to be in place. Sometimes it's very hard to explain to people what I'm trying to do. For example, in moons date, we have long drawn out theatre scenes, and scenes with children no one cares about. These are all of major importance to the story. I need to develop them. There are countless other examples. No arms frank, flashback scenes, the therapist. All these things are crucial. 

Of course we also have the Vanderbilt plotline with all the drugs and Elysium and what not. We are just setting up all these things. Once the setup is complete, we can move on to the next season where things get exciting. 

• Vision for the game

- Story wise:

In terms of story, I think you guys already know I love mindfuck stuff. I really enjoy things like Donnie Darko or Steins Gate and all that jazz. Some more mainstream stuff I like are Memento or Inception type things. I really find straightforward stories really boring. I think you guys should know DA is truly a mindfuck story I'm trying to make.  Did the MC kill his parents? Did they really even die? Is the MC just crazy and imagining things? Maybe he's in a mental hospital and creating this world out of his mind. There's no such thing as superpowers or monsters. Or maybe there's time travel involved? Where every action that seems banal have a huge impact? What's a deviant? Maybe he's an immortal being creating a simulation to entertain himself? How does the snowstorm affect everyone? Maybe the MC himself created the snowstorm without knowing it? What if every decision he's making now affects every story that happens 7 years ago? What if Moe is the true hero LOLOLOL. Classic. Harry potter isn't the Main character. It's Longbottom. MOE IS THE TRUE HAREM KING YOU PEASANTS!

Why is the mc behaving this way? I remember for the first 6 episodes of steins gate I felt bored out of my mind with a stupid af MC talking to a damn microwave and random imaginary people on his phone. I almost stopped watching. But I continued because of the amazing reviews and the next half blew my mind. Everything makes sense. Even the stupid af microwave oven. El Psy Congroo. 

I love it when bits and pieces are slowly unveiled and you piece the picture together slowly and realize what is actually going on. That's what I hope to make with DA. I know not everyone is a fan of such things. And also, it's always risky. You can make a tried and tested formula of a hero story going to highschool and becoming cool fucking all the chicks. Or you can take a risk. It might end up being a total flop where nobody get's it and nothing makes sense. But who cares??? Along the way, I'll try to put awesome cliffhangers, twist and turns with a whole bunch of sexy ass stuff. 

It doesn't have to make complete sense to be successful right? I mean look at 90% of the lewd games. There's no story even. As long as we keep the player's attention from start to finish, we have already won. That's hours of entertainment done. As long as every new player that plays DA continues to enjoy himself from start to finish, feeling angry at some moments, frustrated at some, happy at some but he continues clicking and playing, that's A WIN!

But what if it works out and the bet pays off? Imagine if it turns out to be an epic mind-blowing story at the end. It's gonna be a game that people will remember. Once the game is complete, people will continue to play the game for years to come. Isn't it fun to have something new and interesting to play?

- Gameplay:

Okay now on to game play. I have always planned this to be a trainer type game. Of course, the content we have so far is not what I expected. Because I'm unfamiliar with many aspects. It's just a first game where I know nothing. But all the things are set up quite nicely. All we need is consistency and structure. Which brings me to my plans for season 2. 

Once all the loops are closed and and the arc is concluded I will reorganize everything and start season 2. It will be a fresh start. Here is some highlights for the plans for season 2. 

• SEASON 2 PLANS

I plan for season 2 to be a completely separate file. Almost like a new game but a sequel. This gives me opportunity to do so many things. 

1. FILE SIZE.

File size will start to be a problem. So once season 1 is complete, you won't have to redownload the whole thing. You just need to port your decisions and stats. I will also structure the coding in such a way that in the best case scenario, every future episode can be patched so you wont have to redownload the whole thing!

2. CONSISTENCY IN UI AND SYSTEMS.

It will allow me to refurbish the whole UI and system. I've been putting a lot of work behind the scenes in terms of making a proper inventory system and relationship card system as well as phone etc etc. For example, every girl you meet will be automatically added to the card and reveal their current stats and stage. 

It will mean a consistent UI, such as buttons etc etc. The entire system will also be consistent. 

We will have clear goals for the player, for example, the corruption levels will be standardized and actions you can take will be very clear. For example, if you want to corrupt Mia to level 2, you need to accomplish certain tasks and fill up a progress bar. 

And I will be able to connect the main story with certain gatekeeping requirements, such as requiring a "certain power" to complete a mystery case for example. And in order to get that power, you need to be at level 2 Mia for example. 

Or in the case of the bar, if you want to start making more money and make the bar girls do "Only fans" streaming for example, you need to get them to level 2 etc etc. 

And if you want to unlock costumes or toys etc etc, you need to buy from store or get them to a certain level. All these things will be organised and structured. 

No more wondering what content is available, which paths are done? Which update is what. There's a lot of confusion at the moment and we are slowly but surely ironing out all the kinks. 

2. Updates.

All these changes will allow me to release awesome full updates. For example, in order to complete episode 3, You need to increase Sophia to level 2 in order to obtain an item in order to finish the task etc etc. 

So instead of haphazard updates, you will have clear progression routes and every update will be worth to play with a feeling of completion with some attention given to many girls. 

It will give the player a feeling of earning something and looking forward to play more. The feeling of "can't wait to unlock the next stage or costume" will be very fun. Also for the fans of the story, they will be impatient to level up the girls so they can continue the main story. 

Along with restructuring the patreon tiers, this will truly make our game feel much more coherent and awesome. And we can continue the DA journey in the next year!!

It makes me sad as I know many patreons save moolah just to get an update on a specific time and want to have a good time to play it rather than a work in progress, 

So with this, I hope every update will be super worthwhile and fun to play. 

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• Ending

Okay guys! Thank you for reading. Thanks for being along for the ride, I'm real happy for all the support and very proud to see how far we have come. Really looking forward to breaking into the big time with season 2! 

I'm glad to be able to establish myself as a top developer and build a huge fanbase with DA. I really hope to make this a long term career and release more games in future. It is fantastic to have you guys on this journey with me as I learn and go through all the struggles. 

I'm sure by the time we create our next game, we will have learnt so much and be a force to reckon with in the industry. I still have many plans, ideas and dreams. 

To be honest, I personally find a dev in this particular style very rare in the space. Which is why I started developing my own game in the first place! I couldn't find more games like this! I think it's nice that I can build a niche following. I am very sure when DA is done, many fans will be looking out for this style of game and look forward to future games I put out. I'm always the biggest fan of deviant stuff, corruption and mystery shizz. As of now, I will continue working hard on DA to win more fans and grow our fan base. 

See you guys soon and speed is my energy peepo!

Much Love

Moolah Milk.