Just Checkin' In
Added 2021-09-20 21:20:28 +0000 UTCHello everyone,
Just popping in to say that things are moving right along. There have been a bunch of updates that should pleasantly surprise people when they play the next update. I spent a few days last week finally digging into the battle system. I've got a working base in place and have been slowly updating the UI (which should be WAY better than the VX Ace one). I think I can get about 70% of what I need in place and will have to commission the last 30%. That said, I did find a few games with some Japanese plugins which might do what I need. They seem to be free for commercial use, I just need to figure them out.
Anyways, there will be another release this month. I'd like to do one more alpha release with some of the town in place for testing, but we'll see how things play out. In the meantime, enjoy what is definitely not Aylia's first choice of battle attire :-)
Thanks!
YT
Comments
Bsnick was not replying to anything I said. I'm assuming he saw the sex appeal skill and drew conclusions. It's logical that if there are sex appeal skills, Aylia would be able to willingly use them. It was never my intent to not have sex appeal tied to other factors. The way progression is planned, Bogwort is separate from others. Going way back, the original night event between Aylia and Bogwort kind of showed that their relationship is core to the game and is going to be it's own game thread.
YummyTiger Gaming
2021-10-02 01:28:47 +0000 UTCI have another problem with having a value representing her evolution, it’s to have only one when we should have two: one specifically for Bogwort, one for all the other guys. On one hand I understand it’s probably needed to make things simpler, on the other hand I think it’s a pity not to single out her special relationship with Bogwort. Psychologically I don’t think it’s the same to have multiple partners and to find pleasure in becoming the sextoy of a creature she originally only has contempt for. And you forgot to answer my first question, where Bsnick’s comment comes from? He seemed to react to something but it’s not in the original post, is it from discord? Now I realize I should have directly asked him by a reply to his comment but on Patreon the comment section is so narrow that any reply (with the extra indentation) looks like a wall of text as soon as you write more than two lines.
Darian
2021-10-01 17:32:16 +0000 UTCIt's been changed to deviance. I agree with your comment on pride. I don't plan on designing the game around cut-and-dry cutoffs in a linear stat, but I also feel like the player needs to be able to see a measure of where Aylia is. Certain events (like spitting on the gravestone) will adjust Aylia's morality/deviance and I don't want that stuff hidden from the player.
YummyTiger Gaming
2021-09-30 21:15:09 +0000 UTCI mostly agree with Bsnick here, but where that information about her using her sex-appeal during battle comes from? It’s not related to anything from the original post. Is it from discord? Anyway, I would like to add something about Bogwort exposing Aylia. Of course I don’t know exactly what Bogwort will or won’t do, but in my mind he is limited to what he can get away with. He can do anything as long as he has a justification, otherwise he can take advantage of a situation but only slightly. For instance, if he finds her tied up naked he can let his hands wander on her body while he’s taking his time to set her free, but he won’t rape her. Therefore, for Bogwort to expose her during a fight he must have a good reason. Maybe the fight is really close yet she’s about to be defeated and she needs an edge. In game that restriction can be represented by Bogwort doing it only when both Aylia and her opponent have less than 10% HP. (I think there is another way for Bogwort to get away with doing something to Aylia, but it’s quite long to explain and maybe I understand him wrong). On another subject, even if it’s a lost cause I will plead it anyway: I don’t like the idea of having a value symbolizing her pride, I prefer her changes to be shown during her dialogues and her actions. But, if we have a pride value and instead of letting her directly do something when she reaches a specific threshold, can we have a little quest that become available so she can learn how to do it? For instance, she can finally accept to discuss with that shady sword master who will teach her how to use her assets during a fight. Finally, I don’t think pride is the right moral value to change. It can be called submissiveness, lust, sexual self-control or corruption but not pride. Once her “training” is complete I don’t like the idea of Aylia having no pride left, I prefer her to stay the proud elven priestess she has always been, at least in public. Of course behind that façade she can be the slutiest slut that ever slutted but I have the feeling that her pride is a core element of who she is and I don’t like the idea of destroying it. Moreover, sexually humiliating her is part of the fantasy I would like to see, and of course humiliating a girl is more enjoyable if she’s prideful, if she doesn’t care anymore it’s not as fun.
Darian
2021-09-30 18:12:08 +0000 UTCIt would only be something that she'd use if player choices led her down that path. The plan is that you could play the game and keep her pride high enough that she'd probably never resort to sex appeal style tactics. Having Bogwort take the lead in sex appeal tactics does open up some really fun ideas on ways to make the "high pride" path enjoyable from a h-game standpoint. I like it and will probably incorporate some of that.
YummyTiger Gaming
2021-09-25 18:48:37 +0000 UTCI don't know how I feel about sex appeal being something she can willingly use. It seems like maybe it should be a Bogwarts action to distract opponents by yanking up her shirt or something, while she'd be mortified by it (although over time she'd actually sort of subconsciously enjoy it even if she'd never ever actually admit that consciously
bsnick
2021-09-24 23:34:43 +0000 UTC
