HC3: Update 5 Changelog
Added 2023-04-12 16:55:37 +0000 UTC-Finished Main Quest 10 and added quite a lot of story content, with somewhat of a focus on Cyanna, but some Rose too
-Added a good deal of new sprites
-Added 3 new scenes (2 with Cyanna, 1 with Rose) with PoV variations + one dream sequence, all with at least one custom animation
-Added one extra-scene (Sgt. Alys)
-All scenes added to the reminiscence room (although it won’t be accessible during Update 5 due to the story taking place away from the main map)
-Added quite a few new maps
-Added some silhouette freeroam events with Cyanna and Alys
-Added new illustrations for Rose and Cyanna’s character screen (available as soon as MQ9 is finished) + one background illustration for the story
- A few bug fixes, typo fixes and minor tweaks I can’t remember.
Comments
Dergrubben’s right. That was my question. It definitely makes sense that it would be a labor intensive change. The confirmation of a “mess” change on the profiles is pretty nice though. Haha.
Court_Of_Crows
2023-04-14 00:39:05 +0000 UTCGreat to hear you're intending to still have "mess" effects on the busts (I think that's the right term for the pictures alongside the text boxes). I think Court_Of_Crow's question was more if the busts will reflect the changes in the profile portraits. For example, Cyanna's new portrait has the top ribbon and a few buttons undone to show a bit of cleavage, while her busts still have her with the full ensemble. You wouldn't need to increase the size of the bust image, just modify it to be more in line with the portrait - so with the new portraits, Cyanna and Haylen would change to show a bit of cleavage, Rose would change to have her casual hairstyle and no tiara/crown or necklace, and Lily would change from her waitress outfit to her maid outfit. It seems like it could potentially be a lot of work, as you'd need to basically redo all the expressions (including the mess variants) for each outfit - not a huge problem with Cyanna, Haylen, and Lily's current outfit change (since that's just a small bit at the bottom that would be the same for each expression), but Rose's new hairstyle could be problematic (as would anyone else getting a new hairstyle). And even if making the art is simple, making certain you're always calling the image from the right file (I assume your img/faces/ files are in the form of multiple expressions per file) for where the game has progressed might become more of a hassle than it's worth.
Varyon
2023-04-13 23:02:13 +0000 UTCI'll focus on side quests for the next update, so more Haylen if everything goes as intended ; )
N_taii
2023-04-13 15:14:37 +0000 UTCChanging the text is going to be difficult. Not impossible, but the current RPGMaker plugin I'm using wasn't meant for that, and the text you're seeing right now is about all I can add without running out of space. If I ever write anything lewd, I'll probably have to entirely remove the base text, and keep it really short.
N_taii
2023-04-13 15:13:58 +0000 UTCCan't wait for group play
Ventzu
2023-04-13 09:39:45 +0000 UTCno haylen!! i hope next update we have something with haylen nevermind
harsh vardh
2023-04-13 07:07:03 +0000 UTCIn a similar vein, are the small text box portraits going to reflect the character screen updates? I've noticed Cyanna's is still the same in this update, even through the character screen one has changed. :)
Court_Of_Crows
2023-04-13 04:15:43 +0000 UTCI'm just missing the assets for now, as the artist focused on the character illustrations. I'll commission it and most likely will have it ready by next update : )
N_taii
2023-04-13 02:31:58 +0000 UTCYes, if I end up having longer parts of the game with no access to the reminiscence room in the MC's house, then I'll find a way to make it accessible somehow. Since it could be quite a headache to implement, I probably won't do it for shorter story segments like this one.
N_taii
2023-04-13 02:30:36 +0000 UTCIn previous games, IIRC the "away from home" bits tended to essentially just be extended scenes with a small amount of player input - that's honestly the same here, the difference is that this release ends while you're still out there, hence not being able to access the reminiscence room. I think in the completed game this will be a complete non-issue, but if N_Taii opts to have much longer and more involved out-of-town sequences - or if another update winds up ending while such is still in progress - having the reminiscence room accessible during such sequences could be an option. Unless it breaks things, anyway - it's hard to justify spending time bug-hunting for something so minor.
Varyon
2023-04-13 00:42:32 +0000 UTCThe idea is not bad, but as you say it could cause some bugs in the game, but in the end N_taii is the one who has the final word. I don't know if that kind of scenario is very common in the game or only appear in few occasions (I haven't had time to play the previous games yet), but if that kind of scenario are short I don't think it's necessary to add that option.
SFukuro
2023-04-12 22:57:21 +0000 UTCA quick question - I noticed Rose's portrait (or whatever the small picture in the text box is called) didn't have any, erm, fluids on it after the end of her scene. Is that not going to be a thing in this game, or did you just not have the assets for it yet here?
Varyon
2023-04-12 22:54:51 +0000 UTCA possible option for the future would be for your resting area (like the tent for the first half) in these out-of-city events to have its own portal to the Reminiscence Room. Alternatively, I know some RPGs have the Reminiscence Room as a usable item, so you can access it from anywhere. I could see how each option might be problematic in terms of bugs, however (normally, you can just have the exit take you to your room, but during these events it would have to change to take you to the relevant map - or back where you started in the case of the item).
Varyon
2023-04-12 22:51:56 +0000 UTCDon't worry, as I said personally it doesn't bother me since it advances the story, which is the most important thing.
SFukuro
2023-04-12 17:13:15 +0000 UTCYep, saving often might be the way to go in update 5. There's an automatic save option right before Rose's scene, at least. Next update you'll have access to the reminiscence room back again with all the scenes unlocked, so this is a temporary inconvenience : )
N_taii
2023-04-12 17:10:55 +0000 UTCSo since in this update you won't be able to access the reminiscence room, in order to see the new scenes when I want to, i will have to save the game before each scene. Well, I guess it's the price to pay to see how the story progresses hahaha, I don't know what others think, but personally I like that in certain updates you concentrate more on advancing in the main story than in making the sex scenes.
SFukuro
2023-04-12 17:05:57 +0000 UTCI could, but I felt like that might turn out to be a spoiler. I'll add it from now on and edit the changelog : )
N_taii
2023-04-12 17:04:41 +0000 UTCHey man, i thought i'd quickly ask before the praising and the thanking starts in the comment sections, could you include the name of the girl who gets the extra scene in the changelog for future Updates ? I don't see how that would bother anyone and knowing which girl has extra content would make me reconsider it twice as to which membership i should get. Especially now that the guy who was leaking the 20$ version got caught xd.
Matoga
2023-04-12 17:00:28 +0000 UTC
