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V0.6 - Daily Screenshot

Hi,

Integration is now done except for the endgame quest dialogues, I rendered some missing items and figures. Will start testing gameplay tomorrow, writing the missing dialogue as I go along. 

The quest line in V0.6 is structured along the new research screen of Gwynn, which includes 

• the board game features, then 
• the belt access and then 
• some magical outfits and accessories. 

Most of those research items drive ...

Screenshot V0.6 - Irith and Gwynn (NSFW)

Hi, 

95% of content is finished and game integration has started. 

I am playing all the new quests now and try to post a daily screenshot (without spoilers) over the next days until the release candidate is finished 01.09. for first phase of VIP early access.

Here is a screenshot of an interaction of Irith and Gwynn.

Enjoy

Something different (SFW)

Hi,

as I can't stay away from the midjourney AI server I thought I'd as well generate some fairy tale themed images there. ;)

They have the new beta functions up with massive improvements to face generation. 

Enjoy.

Concept Render V0.6 (NSFW)

Hi,

here's a render for V0.6. Will be part of the "Open Belt" quest.

Enjoy

V0.6 Screenshot (SFW)

That's the final riddle / level for the endgame quest. 

Gives you one crucial item.

It is actually beatable ;)

Screenshot V0.6 - "A New Plan"

Hi,

here's a test render for the scene, where the girls come up with a new plan...

It's up to our hero (again) to make it happen... ;)

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V0.6 Progress

Development of V0.6 is coming along nicely. All new features (AI attack, dress-up wardrobe, research tree) are now fully integrated and functional.

Next week the main plotline / story elements for V0.6 remain regarding art and coding. CRQ details are in the discord dev channel.

Early Access 01.09. to VIPs still looking green.

As the story grows, I ad...

Items (Completely SFW)

After working on the game today, I redid the flasks with fragrances to be better distinguishable. 

Honestly just did them after finding a "How to make Glitter" blender tutorial on Youtube. ;)

V0.6 Progress

Hi,

here is a dev update regarding V0.6.

As you can see in the dev log attachment, all game mechanics, GUI and design items have been completed. From next week render and art will start. Release schedule is still unchanged

• 01.09. VIP Patron Release (for VIP patrons with completed E08 billing)
• 05.09. Early Access Patron Release (if no major findings in VIP release) 
• 16.09. Official Patreon Release

From next week, when I do the artwork ...

Concept Art V0.6 (edit)

here's an image that didn't make it into V0.6. I made it originally as an achievement for the gallery but ended up using another version...

Enjoy

VIP Preview V0.6-220814

Links to the test version have been distributed to VIPs directly.

Note to VIP Status: I have noticed a handful of odd patreon notifications regarding billing cycle for some VIP (drop out end of the month - no charging - rejoin beginning of next month)

Please check, that your pledges have actually been credited to me at least once. Patrons in question have been notified to look into it.

All future VIP release links will only go out to VIP, which have complete...

Dress Up Screen - Short Video (NSFW)

Hi,

I just finished the wardrobe/dress up mechanics for V0.6. Rewrote the inventory system for npc to handle special items in their "wardrobe".

If you gift npc an outfit, once they accept it, it is in their wardrobe and can be used. Only applies for Nyx so far. 

You can send her exploring now into the the dungeon in any outfit ;) and its a kind of minigame to send her to the tavern in the right outfits...

This replaces the clunky and error prone outfit handling of...

Background Scenes - AI Test

For the ending of the game I need some nicely painted outdoor backgrounds, so I played around with AI generators. (midjourney discord, which are open for public)

Deeply impressed how far they have come. Probably not good for using as is, but as concept drawings to steal stuff from when repainting it in photoshop they are awesome.

Above image was “ominous dark mountain fortress at night green glow painting” dumped into the midjourney discord channel and the AI bot did the rest ...

V0.6 Progress - Game Mechanics (NSFW)

Hi,

V0.6 activities are progressing almost according to plan. This is the last major game design overhaul, so I implemented a bunch of new mechanics, items & data structures.

• Board attack AI
• Research Tree for Gwynn 
• Dress-up screen for Nyx (see example of early version) 

After V0.6 it will be mainly content additions until the game comes to a close with V0.8 (and a polished V1.0 later)

On 14.08. I will upload a game mechanics...

V0.5.1a Official Release

Hi, 

Version 0.5.1 has been officially released after successful testing and early access.

The link and release notes are in the All-Patron section.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/release-of-v0-5-69828078

Enjoy

VIP Game Content Poll - Minigames & Progression

Hi,

for the upcoming releases I would like to start with game content polls for all VIP patrons, now that the page has reached a larger group of VIP patrons!

The first poll is related to minigames & stat progression. As you might have noticed, 

• the stats progression minigames (dancing, pet training, ...), which were in the early part of the game have been replaced by ...
  2022-08-11 06:17:46 +0000 UTC View Post

VIP Wallpaper 3980x2160 (NSFW)- Illiana 006

After the scene setup for the portal cutscene I used the model & lighting for a wallpaper in that theme.

The crystal object will play a larger role in V0.6.

V0.6 Development Log

Hi,

I finished the first version of the board attack by the queen. Board animations and basic AI automation are done, now I will work a bit more on the AI.

In a week (14.08) or so I will have a development version of the V0.6 game with revised mechanics for board attacks and the new research tree. I will put that up for testing and feedback into the VIP section.

(edited artwork / cutscene)

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Something different...

Result of a Youtube sculpting tutorial with Blender I followed this morning...
(from Grant Abbit, has awesome content on youtube. He's like the Bob Ross of 3D ;) )

Also has a patreon page, I've been a patron on his page for years...

I started out with a cube and made a hopefully decent head out of it...

Colors are only quick vertex painting.

The Screen of Screens...

Just received this game state from a player!

Who, by the way, had also more than one "Scroll of Rapture", which should be unobtainable... (it sometimes drops due to a bug...)

Deeply impressed.

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V0.5.1a Official Release

Hi,

There were luckily only a few issues reported from the VIP and Early Access phase, so here is finally the official Patreon Release of V0.5.1a:

Please see this post for download links and details to the release.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/release-of-v0-5-69828078 

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Development Plan V0.6

Hi,

with full patreon release of V0.5.1 on 

• 05.08. (Early access) resp 
• 15.08. (Official patron) 

upcoming (testing looks good so far) I have started planning for V0.6.

This will focus on the big picture and the Queen

• Assault on the portals by the Queen and her minions begins 
• Our Hero and his ladies hatch a plan for the "Endgame"
• and of course some progress with Irith and Nyx 

As t...

Animation Test 3 - Nyx

And here is the final one of the test renders. 

Couldn’t figure out how to attenuate the curves for the jiggle, so that's still a bit too much for the physique... 

Enjoy.

Animation Test 2

After some struggles with Photoshop video functions and animate2 layers I see progress ;)

Release of V0.5.1a - Official Patreon Version

Hi,

here is the release of V0.5.1, which expands on events of V0.5. Meet a new character: Gwynn the Witch.

Release Notes:

• The game _should_ be save game compatible with 0.5, but all save-data permutations could not be fully vetted.
• If you want only to see new(er) content, you can select “Act II” at the start screen of a new game. This is recommended. 
• The game has been beta te...
  2022-08-01 06:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Small Test Animation (Edit)

Playing around a bit with animations...

Once i have some basic understanding of the tools I make a higher rez one. It’s for a white background, so might look a bit weird if you have dark mode on.

Edit: Fixed the clipping, background, crown positioning and frame alignment (couldn't let it go...)

;)

Result Of Poll

Hi, 

The results of the poll on site promotion, aka. "Where did you hear about this game"  are complete.

Rank 1 - F95Zone - 68%

Rank 2 - itch.io - 16 %

Rank 3 - Renderosity, SVScomics, Reddit - ca. 3% each 

Massively surprising for me, that F95 dominates the field by far. 

F95 for obvious reasons do not give out access statistics, but considering that there are 

• roughly 15k views and 3k download...
  2022-07-30 05:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Version V0.5.1 Complete

Hi,

Version V0.5.1 is code-complete now.

I will do a play-through the next few days and do minor tuning (polish some dialogues, balancing, one or two re-renders).

Release schedule is confirmed.

For everyone afraid of running out of gems:

The new  levels - THE ARCHIVES - have a treasure room with enough loot (see screenshot one). 

The Archives portal randomly appears on the board day by day (screenshot two, green portal) and if you're lucky enough ...

Daily Screenshot V0.5.1

Last animation for V0.5.1. done today. ;)

Freeze and internal testing of the release candidate starts tomorrow for V0.5.1. 

VIP links will go out on 01.08. for the first early access test round.

Release Master Schedule

Hi,

in order for the "Big Picture"  to emerge, I worked a bit on the story and on this occasion wrote down the release schedule I had in my head. 

• There will be three more main releases of "The Princess" after 0.5.1, with intermediate releases as necessary (if content slips etc...)
• "The Princess And The Tower" will be concluded by end of the year, if everything works out

Next year I plan to start a new game (working title: 2022-07-25 17:41:24 +0000 UTC View Post