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Devlog - 15th July - Progress V1.40 Beta

Hi,

the Beta Testers have been busy and reported 24 items (3 major) so far. All but one minor have been fixed today. Also I completed the first Version of the 1.40 Walkthrough/Reference.

Tomorrow I'll make the V 1.40 Release Candidate for Early Access Phase I for Release on 17th and write the Release Notes.

After that I'll take a breather and do some character variation NSFW renders for relaxation...

y.v.

Devlog - 13th July - Status V1.40 Beta Testing

Hi,

Short update on testing status.

V1.40 Beta testing is under way since yesterday. 6 minor issues were reported, all are fixed in BETA2 uploaded today already.

So far looking good. Thanks to Beta Testers so far!

y.v.

EDIT:
I was asked what is required to join the BETA. Basically its some gameplay or technical understanding, not being turned off by finding bugs, a working access to the yv0751 Discord server and VIP Tier membership.
If you are in...

Devlog - 12th July - BETA Released for Testing!

Hi,

V1.40 BETA was just released for testing on Discord Tester Channel.

If everything runs well this will be the Release Candidate for VIP Early Access I on 17th.

Fingers Crossed!

y.v.

Devlog - July 10th - V1.40 Integration Testing Complete!

Hi,

today I completed the Integration testing for V1.40 suvccessfully. Tomorrow I will focus on finetuning the ending.

• BETA 12th July looks ok

• VIP Early Access I 17th July

• Upper Tier Early Access II 24th July

• Patreon/Substar Official Release 31st July (depending on EA) 

Plan is valid if BETA runs without major findings.

y.v.

Devlog - 7th July - V1.40 Final Render Done!

Hi,

today I set up the final scene for SJX 1.40 which was part of the ending!

I'll proceed to integration test tomorrow, linking in assets and replacing animation low rez placeholders with hi rez renders as I go. BETA should be available on 12th.

Only code to be fiddled with is the end credits (trying to get a smooth scroll done but maybe just do blending over the credits. Also received the commissioned end credits musical score which I really like. Everything coming togethe...

Devlog - 5th July - Progress V1.40

Hi,

the last two days I was sucked into coding the Beacon of Assembly. Originally I just wanted to make a puzzle (bootstrap the Beacon by providing some materials) out of it but story wise that was weak so i decided to implement an Industrial Replicator Instead.

Finally I have found a use for all the Swarm Materials (the main ingredients for the Replicator)!

• The Replicator allows creation of complex Machinery (Torpedos etc.)

• You can have it learn new b...

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Dev-Log - 2nd July - Progress V1.40

Hi,

today I continued working on the Beacon Tower Minigames (no crappy shift puzzles, I promise). They are all somehow linked to items or knowledge you have gained over your adventure.

Game Progress is at 94%. I should be able to start integration testing on 5th or 6th. Today I commissioned the End Credit Theme for the Game from an artist (the same one who did the Intro Soundtrack, great guy). Will probably cost me around 100$, which is very reasonable imho.

One more render ...

Dev-Log - 30th June - Progress V1.40

Hi,

Progress on v1.40 has reached 92%. I have finished the last sex scene rework and written about half of the ending.

See attached list. I removed the bugfixes from DEV versions to make the list more concise.

Main remaining work is to render out the draft animations in high resolution and to finalize the beacon challenges. This should take me another two or three days. BETA for VIP who have registered will start at latest 10th, maybe a few days earlier.

y.v.

VIP-Poll Results (NSFW)

Hi,

in a quick VIP Poll the question has been answered who shall be the 5th Crew member for the MC to have Sex with. Vee, T'Ris and Nimhe were in v1.30, Moira was set for V1.40 and the candidates were Khelara, Seraphine and Envoy Ylyee.

Seraphine won with around 54%, Khelara had 37% and Ylee around 9 % across Patreon and SubStar.

So Seraphine it is. I set up her Animation today and made this Extra Render using the Setup.

Enjoy.

y.v.

DevLog - 26th June - Progress v1.40

Hi,

today I had some catching up to do on finalizing the locations. Here is the docking scene from the Waystation. Masking and layering in Affinity Photo works very well after relearning a few Photoshop workflows...

Here is the Bumbling Bee docked at the waystation. With that part and the related code progress increased to 88% :)

y.v.

Dev-Log - 25th June - Progress V1.40 - 86%

Hi,

this week I plan to complete all content for V1.40 so that integration and testing can start. I am currently at 86% of content and will post a regular progress sheet, so you can see the progress even if we should have a few days delay. July for VIP and Upper Tier should be OK even with longer BETA phase.

1.40 must present a closed story in itself, so there is some content I can't push to the next version but have to fit it into the plan if I become aware of it. On a positive s...

Quick VIP Poll - Casanova Achievement

Hi,

for 1.40 I wanted to include the Casanova Achievement (have Sex with 5 Crew Members...).

Vee, T'Ris, Moira and Nimhe are fixed (and Verity doesn't count in that sense)

This leaves Seraphine, Khelara or Envoy Ylyee (once onboard)....

Thanks in advance for a quick vote!

y.v.

Question: For which Crew Member do you want to add the option in 1.40 to have sex with M...

Dev-Log - 21st of June - Progress V1.40 (NSFW)

Hi,

today I finalized the code and renders for VIP-selected Character 1 (T'Ris) Mess Hall Dances.

To get a bit more interactivity you can cycle through the dance moves and the character learns new moves the more they dance :)

I also made the framework for all other characters already.

See some attached screenshots.

y.v.

Terms and Conditions...

Hi,

it seems these days many companies expand their TOC. Patreon just informed all creators that games (a) should make clear all characters are of age and (b) using the likeness of a real person / character need to get that persons agreement.

Point (a) is good and high time I think if considering some anime games out there on the edge.... Point (b) might put quite a few games under pressure I suppose, especially those who are a too close parody of some movie or universe.

Can...

Dev-Log - 17th June - Progress v1.40

Hi,

today I finally completed Moira's Training Quest. This was much larger than anticipated as it consisted of several animations, related items and for each animation an intro and outro scene with dialogue.

So only the Moira Quest in itself probably was as much content as a full release so far. Now I'll move on to the other NSFW content for the next 10 days before I go to integration. You can see the overall feature and bugfix list progress for V1.40 attached. Lots of item...

Dev-Log - 15th June - Progress V1.40 (NSFW)

Hi,

I've been busy working on Moira's training part the last days. Almost finished now. I set up the outfit for the last animation and made this gratuitous scene render in DAZ.

Assets are from a very nice Interior Design Kit I used quite often for quick scene mockups , as it has nice textures and a bunch of different items.

On the bugfixing front I fixed the last batch of tech issues from DEV3 and released 1.40 DEV4 today. Thanks to the testers for reporting issues!

N...

Dev-Log - 12th June - Moira, Behind The Scenes (NSFW)

Hi,

today I have been working mostly on Moira's SLU progress. As I have to take that from 0 all the way to n-th base it is quite a lot of work. 4-5 full animations, a ton of cutscenes, paint-overs, ...

This allowed me for the first time to use Affinity Photo (Adobe Replacement) and it works like a charm (see screenshot). Some esoteric layer functions and dynamic layer stuff are not 1:1, but as to my my workflow it is a 100% substitute. Even the screen layout is similar.

Very...

Dev-Log - 11th June - V1.40 Progress

Hi,

feedback from 1.40DEV is going well so far. A handful of issues have been reported and fixed. Thanks to all the testers!

Today I continued with Moira's SLU Quest storyline and I'll do the renders going with it in the afternoon. About half of the Moira SLU Training quest is done.

I also added a few GUI improvements. You can see the daily order screen above, it shows the ordered uniform in a character overlay and also displays accessories so you don't forget and can quick-...