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Disappearing Posts

I just wanted to formally state that I appreciate the comments regarding the recent posts. However, Patreon seems to be randomly deleting some of them. I know of three total posts that never appeared on the site that I was able to read from my email. I get an email from Patreon that usually has the entire comment that you posted, but I don't always trust this. Sometimes these emails are really slow and it can take several days.

If you posted something like feedback on the Patreon site and you ...

Public Build v0.9 released!

Hey peeps, 

It's that usual time for the free version. I'll post the change log below. To download the newest version, just hit up the Overview section on the page. 

As always, leave feedback. I'll admit to being pretty proud of this update--the first time I've genuinely been satisified with exactly the direction the update went. This is my favorite update so far and it's also the biggest--basically twice as big as any other update. However, let me know your th...

v.10 Teaser 01

Hey all,

I been quiet lately so sorry about that. Just wanted to check-in and post something so you know stuff is moving forward. Hit a bit of an initial writer's block trying to work out some conversational things to the story and just got frustrated. Plus, my last semester of school just started up again so I'm in that beginning rush phase right now on top of the usual internship. However, the game is moving forward because this is my sanctuary.

Here's a quick CG of Braden to ...

Straight!? Blog Launched!!

Ok dammit,

So four score and a long-fucking-time ago, some of my early peers and feedback suggested that I advertise the game on Tumblr. While I already appreciate Tumblr, the idea of trying to manage a blog on there seemed like a lot more work. However, the more I thought about it, the real work would only be at the beginning: sorta setting it up and stuff. After that, it probably wouldn't be much different than anything else I was doing. 

I had also entertained the though...

Selfie 004

Zack being a little passive aggressive in the shower

Straight?! v0.9 Release

Just gonna put this right here...

Let me know if the links aren't working or anything. Think Mega has a limit so you may want to prioritize the GDrive one.

PC:  Google Drive   Mega 

MAC: ...

Selfie 003

Post-Meatloaf.

Apparently Zack isn't a fan of other people snakin' pics of him.

Art program is working again so I'm back in business with the selfie series. Zack is next up.

v0.8.2 Public Release

Hey all,

So I posted the free public version of v0.8.2 in the overview tab.

One major note on this version: There is no new content.

This update was primarily bug and cosmetic fixes. However, look through the changelog if you're interested on specifically what change. There were some major changes to the Chapter restructuring.

Change Log v0.8.2

-Ton of bug fixes and spelling corrections

-Few minor CG additions to better track who ...

DevLog Update: Good News!

Hey all,

So finally something tangible to share with the masses: I want to officially state that the rough draft for v0.9 is done and Hoooooly fuck. Here's the typical breakdown on the update since I can better track where I am now.

What to Expect

So without giving away too much, this update is fucking huge compared to past updates. In the past, most updates have averaged around 1,000 lines of code in Ren'Py (give or take). Current...

v0.9 teaser02

Hey all,

Sorry about the lack of CG previews this time around. I was knocking out other stuff and finals were destroying me. So I'm still working on the writing of the next chapter and it's coming along. Unfortunately, one problem I have with CGs sometimes is clothing poke through. You have probably noticed this in the past. I'm still learning how to adjust this from within the program but typically use another program (Manga Studio) to try and draw things out or fill in some of the rendering ...

Devlog Update

Yo!

So I wanted to check-in and give a more comprehensive review of the next update as I've been kinda spotty with updates. End of the semester is coming up so I've been hit and miss on some stuff. However, I'm happy to say that things are coming along on v0.9 so far. 

v0.9

First off: If I had to put a numerical value on my progress, I'd say I'm about 50% through with the rough draft writing and CGs for the next version--maybe a little more. Basically, I lot o...

v0.9 Teaser 01

Hey all,

So it's been awhile since we all dove back into the world of Zack and Braden. For those of you who have joined the ranks of Team Braden, you finally got to see a lil something-something during the last update and hopefully it was worth the wait.

So:  some of you have asked "where do we go from here?"

It's easy to tease something for so long and then let things sorta drop off and have no direction, I don't want to do that so this teaser was a bit different. While it do...

Devlog Public Update

Hey all,

So lately I've dropped a few things on the Patreon site including the new selfie series and the updated v0.8.2 (currently in the $5 tier) with several enhanced features from the previous version. If you want to know more about that, review the previous posts. I won't spend much time on it here.

What I did want to get to was to start pushing out some information on the anticipated v.9 release that sorta got put off over the past month because of the restructuring. Let me first sa...

Selfie 002

Little bit of backstage Braden before Zack meets him the first time.

Straight?! v0.8.2 Release

Sup.

PC:   MEGA          Google Drive 

MAC: MEGA        2018-05-24 02:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Straight?! V0.8 Public Release Posted!

Hey all,

The link for the newest free release of v0.8 is posted in the Overview section on the page. Technically, it should be posted in a couple of days but this week is crazy and I have to do several manual things when I post updates so it's nothing I can completely schedule in advance. Thus, it got posted a bit early.

There's the typical Mega download link as well as a Google Drive link that I've added now. Some members expressed frustration with Mega's download limit and asked for th...

Selfie 001

Back to where it all began...

Here's the first public selfie for the series. Basically, we got Zack snapping his first selfie after setting up his dorm room. For the record, there's really no target for these selfies; like we don't really know who they're being sent to, but --to me--that's part of the fun. You make up your own story. 

Again, these first two are released to the public for free,but starting with 003, they'll go into the $10 tier for the supporters as someth...

DevLog: Behind-The-Scenes-Edition

Hey all,

Just checking in to keep people in the loop over the restructuring of the game outline. I have officially gone back through the game and fixed some stuff. So I originally had mixed feelings about doing another update this month, mostly because I wanted to focus on moving forward but I did a little bit of restructuring and ended up fixing quite a bit of things to the current build so I will probably be releasing the revised version before too awful long. That being said, please note 2018-05-19 06:06:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Announcement: Selfie Series

Sup.

So, in contrast to the somewhat lousy news in my last email, this is something that I've consider for awhile as a supplemental set to the game and I've decided to release a bit to the community and see what you think. While I ultimately distribute the game for free, the Patreon people don't really get anything special other than helping to support the game as it progresses slowly towards completion (Don't worry... there's a ton left!). In the past, I have toyed with the idea of incorporat...

v.09 and Beyond (Important Announcement)

Hey all,

This is a somewhat lengthy post (do I honestly ever have succinct ones?) but I wanted to brief everyone on the future of the next update and beyond. For those of you who don't want to read a ton, just scroll down to the summary section. For those of you who want details, keep reading...

So I will avoid spoilers in this post because the free version of v.08 has not been released to the public yet. For those of you who have already played it, I humbly ask that you avoid sp...