The Interim Domain 0.26.0 Now Live (for T3)

With Ifuma's unexpected return, Michael and his allies scramble to figure out how they're going to survive the impending end.


With Ifuma's unexpected return, Michael and his allies scramble to figure out how they're going to survive the impending end.

Here we are with 0.26.0 uploaded and ready to deploy. There was a hiccup in the build where a scene flag was missed, so we had to go through the build/upload process twice, but we had enough time to get it done on schedule.
As you can see from the notes below we've been doing a fair amount of continuity updates as storylines come to an end. Removing Kaitlin from Saaya's story does change a few scenes, but the gist of the narrative remains the same. The Robin update? It's a temporary fix...
2024-06-13 22:30:09 +0000 UTC View Post
For a change of pace, our theme for June 2024's Patron-exclusive Wallpapers we're doing a homage to fighting games. Since we've already had a few scenes in-game where some of the characters play arcade fighters, we figured it only made sense.

June 2024 Patron-exclusive wallpaper #1 2024-06-09 20:02:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Just popping in to give you some info and a few shots from the current build. Some notes:
We have a mostly functioning update currently in the works. There was a minor issue with the android build that we're working out and a last minute code item that we noticed and are working to fix.
0.26.0 will be the last traditional build for TID. Since we've plotted out the remaining builds and balanced for workload, the remaining releases will have a mixt...
2024-06-06 22:26:44 +0000 UTC View Post
All right, we've got a lot to do over the next six months, so we should really get to it. As mentioned before, we've got 99% of the rest of the game mapped out, so we have a roadmap of what to do. Not to say that there aren't some extra scenes that we might slip in if we can find an afternoon to knock them out.
As expected, 0.26.0 will start the process of wrapping up the storylines of the main girls, starting with Kaitlin and Anya. If you finished Mina's and Saaya's tales, I think you...
2024-05-28 22:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
With roughly 6 months left in the development of The Interim Domain, we figured it was time to mention the work already done on our next project. Plus, we owed our Tier 3 folks some behind-the-scenes stuff.
Here are a few design comps of what we're planning for the UI backdrops and design aesthetic for the title.

2024-05-27 20:57:54 +0000 UTC
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For May 2024's NSFW Wallpapers, we have ourselves an old-fashioned Wet T-shirt Contest. Staple of Spring Breaks during the 70's, 80s, and 90s. That and Girls Gone Wild really did give us some titillation during the pre-internet porn era.
Also, check out the public versions.
2024-05-26 21:51:14 +0000 UTC
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For May 2024's Public Wallpapers, we have ourselves an old-fashioned Wet T-shirt Contest. Staple of Spring Breaks during the 70's, 80s, and 90s. That and Girls Gone Wild really did give us some titillation during the pre-internet porn era.
Also, check out the NSFW variants for Tiers 2 & 3.
2024-05-26 21:51:01 +0000 UTC
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Between the aftermath of the attack on the sanctuary and the impending sense that the end was nearing, Michael starts to inquire about his own Precept.


Between the aftermath of the attack on the sanctuary and the impending sense that the end was nearing, Michael starts to inquire about his own Precept.

And 0.25.0 is in the bag, uploaded, and ready to go. Not a lot to say that we haven't already said before. In fact, I was tempted to just cut/paste some content from an older post and call it a day. :)
Starting in 0.26.0, we'll start doing serious continuity updates. With stories coming to an end, we find ourselves needing to rewrite some content based on whether you've ended someone's tale ahead of time. Because of this, we find certain pairings have some serious overlap to be consider...
2024-05-13 22:50:26 +0000 UTC View Post
All right, we are hitting the point in the build where we're doing play-testing, code cleanup and script revisions. For the most part, we have a playable build, sans music code. So, the next week or so will be spent polishing everything up and getting it ready to go.
While not a part of this update, we are working on several items for future releases, including continuity fixes for scenes where characters who are no longer in the Interim turn up in other stories. Case in point: With Kai...
2024-05-06 21:58:56 +0000 UTC View Post
So, it's almost Mother's Day and it IS May the Fourth (Star Wars "holiday") but since we've done those specific themes before, we decided to do something else. With The Interim Domain wrapping up this year, I figured we'd give everyone's favorite Entedes one last time to shine, action-wise by calling back to some of their biggest moments in the game.

Let's do this. 0.25.0 is well into development and we're working on moving many of our stories towards their coming end. As mentioned before, we're going to start wrapping up a lot of things over the next few updates so we got to start moving things along narrative-wise.
In store for this release:
After Kaitlin's graduation, we get one last big outing.
While Kara and Marisa don't have new stories, their combo scene addresses some underlying threads from both...
2024-04-28 22:07:21 +0000 UTC View Post
With Summer coming (in real life on this side of the globe), we have our ladies having a little beach-side outing for April 2024's NSFW Wallpapers.
Also, check out the public variants.

April 2024 NSFW #1 2024-04-28 00:19:01 +0000 UTC View Post
With Summer coming (in real life on this side of the globe), we have our ladies having a little beach-side outing for April 2024's Public Wallpapers.
Also, check out the NSFW variants for Tiers 2 & 3.

April 2024 Public #1 2024-04-28 00:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Once Ifuma learns of the boon, it's not long before the ceasefire comes to end. Selene begins the conversation with Michael about how the end is going to be for her.

Windows: ...
2024-04-20 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Once Ifuma learns of the boon, it's not long before the ceasefire comes to end. Selene begins the conversation with Michael about how the end is going to be for her.

Windows: ...
2024-04-16 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
And, here we are. Had to take a break from doing my taxes to get this written up and ready. As with many of the releases over the previous 6-8 months, 0.24.0 is packed with content as many storylines start to angle towards their looming ends.
With that in mind, we sat down this week and plotted out all the scenes that still needed to be done before the end. Right now, we have an extensive map of what it's going to take to wrap The Interim Domain up. We'll get more ...
2024-04-13 21:26:00 +0000 UTC View Post
With it being Spring on this side of the world. April's Patron-exclusive Wallpapers feature our lovely ladies dressed up and enjoying everything in bloom. All while I'm mainlining allergy pills because of the heavy dose of pollen in the air.
Costume mods are courtesy of Garnetfanatico.

Here we are, right in the heart of the latest update's build. Structurally, we have everything up and running and are just doing script cleanups, re-writes, and re-shoots. And a few hours spent coding in all the audio and music. Story moments of note involve a heart-to-heart with Tina, meeting Marisa's mother, and a night visit from a certain Entede who may be living downstairs.
TID 0.24.0's combination scene features a three-day weekend getaway to an unexpected location with two women ...
2024-04-06 20:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Since this month is celebrating the 1.00.0 patch release (and the 1-year anniversary) for Now & Then: Director's Cut, the NSFW wallpapers feature the fine ladies in familiar locations from the game.
Also, check out the public variants.

March 2024 NSFW #1 2024-03-30 23:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Since this month is celebrating the 1.00.0 patch release (and the 1-year anniversary) for Now & Then: Director's Cut, the Public wallpapers feature the fine ladies in familiar locations from the game.
Also, check out the NSFW variants for Tier 2 and 3 users.

Mar...
2024-03-30 23:22:25 +0000 UTC View Post
All right, with cramming the Now & Then 1.00.0 patch in, this month's been super packed. But, we had to get that in before we split our focus on the ending content for the Interim Domain and work on Game #3. And the checklist of things that have to be done to get TID done is so massive that I kind of get a panic attack until I remind myself it doesn't have to be done in a month.
But for the upcoming month, we've got portions of 0.24.0 in a playable ...
2024-03-29 22:11:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Director's Cut [Version 1.00.0]
Now & Then is a story of Jack (or a name of your choosing) Brooks, a widower who lives with his adopted teenage daughter, Carol, during the aftermath of a global pandemic.

1.00.0 patch for Windows/Linux/Mac: <...
2024-03-25 22:21:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Under pressure and with his time in the Interim coming to a close, Michael grows frustrated with his role and the weight of his responsibility.


Under pressure and with his time in the Interim coming to a close, Michael grows frustrated with his role and the weight of his responsibility.

Okay, here we are, ready to get the latest build into your hands. We already have the build uploaded ahead of time (I think. Let me double-check). Even with having to replace a fried power brick, we were able to get this one together and ready to release (better to replace the brick than the whole computer, am I right?).
On the matter of future content (or other projects):
For March 2024's Exclusive Wallpapers, to celebrate the upcoming 1.0.0 patch, we have some throwbacks to Now & Then. And these are riffs on some potential ideas we'd briefly kicked around for additional stories in the same world, including "What If" scenarios and a potential return to Grantsboro.

March 2024 Patron-exclusive wallpaper #1 2024-03-09 22:46:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, here we are with a fair bit of 0.23 in working order. Gonna need some time to polish it up and make sure all the story stuff flows right, but we've got a good bit going on. And, as mentioned before, we're starting to angle some of the stories towards their eventual ends. Writing for Kaitlin and Tina are both heading in that direction and Anita's got a big moment left in her tale.
With that in mind, we're already starting to create ending content and I have to say that, much ...
2024-03-07 01:07:48 +0000 UTC View Post