Amaraine

Damsels 1.08 Release

Hi there. Here's the most recent release of Damsels. There are some bug fixes, but the primary new addition is the "pregnancy" goal and associated mechanics. I didn't make new graphics for this, but I do think there's some interesting game play, as pregnant girls become less willing to adventure so you have to do some balancing to maintain a source of income while pursuing this goal. A few girls come with the "Fertile" trait naturally, so in the early game, making sure they *don't* get pregna...

Strange Gift 0.8 Changelog

New Content:

You may now make a date to meet a girl later in the day, once you have some affection with her. Dates for Leather and Steel require a girl to be willing, and then some, to do something kinky with you, and girls do not make dates to meet you at their workplace.

Girls give a wider variety of responses to spanking and bondage requests, that provide a clue to their enthusiasm for the activity in general.

New location, the church. Most girls on...

Progress Report

I spent all day yesterday working on Damsels, and I'm confident the next release will happen on schedule. There are still things I'd like to add, but I don't anticipate any of them causing a delay, as they are all pretty easy to test.

Today I'm working on Strange Gift. I expect to release on Monday, but this will be a very minor release, as I won't have much time to work over the extended weekend here in the US due to family obligations. Still, even minor improvements are worth sharing, especi...

Strange Gift 0.7 Changelog

New Content:

New renders for having sex and for spanking in the Nightclub, for all 15 character models.

You can now use submission to help a character overcome their dislikes.

Added new custom character, Mia, who enters the game sometime between game 10 and 20.

UI Improvements:

The list of things you know about the characters and the rules about them now appear on a background that will make them easier to read.

The p...

Strange Gift 0.7 Release

This release has one new Scripted character, Mia, with some content added for her from before the reboot. It also has a some new renders -- a spanking render and a sex render (club only) for each character model. There's some re-balancing that's been done here and there.

Mac Version 

2018-11-19 17:46:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Strange Gift Progress (and a ramble)

I play a lot of board games, especially eurogames. And for a long time I used to think that "bits" -- whether the pieces are wood or plastic or cardboard -- shouldn't matter. But they do... and rather oddly, they effect people's perception of the mechanics of the game, not just its aesthetics, in much the way nice atmosphere are a restaurant can make the food taste better.

So what does that have to do with erotic games? Well, renders and dialogue are the "bits" of erotic games. When I started ...

Strange Gift 0.6 Changelog

New Content:

Added one new character model

Added a rule to make girls your slave. Slaves no longer lose affection or lust from either the spy or the lingering effects of the Dream Lover spell. Blanket Consent and Help Me with Magic are requires for this rule, and the “Dress Slutty” and “Be More Daring” rules provide a discount. Making a girl your slave automatically increases your dominance skill unless it’s already maxed out.

Freyja’s dialog has change...

Strange Gift 0.6 Release

I've got a new release of Strange Gift ready, and I'm happy with the progress this game is making. There is one new character model, the ability to make girls your slave, new scenes, and full screen renders. Still very much a work in progress. :)

I've fiddled with a fair amount of the gameplay, too. As always, the goal is to give you real, viable choices that have noticeable effects on the game. This biggest of these is that you now get to flirt and hug/kiss/makeout/spank/fuck/whatever with *o...

Strange Gift progress

I've been making progress on Strange Gift this week and plan to have a release on Monday, November 12.  The flow of the game will be a bit different -- you'll have an actual choice of which girl to flirt/make out with each time period, rather than just hitting them all up. What I discovered was is that this reduced the grind and decreased the time it took to play, because the tendency (at least for me) was to feel like you had to flirt with every girl present, even the non-magical ones, jus...

Damsels 1.07 Changelog

New Content:

The Conquest goal is now available, and it is possible to conquer both Coita and Orech.

There are now encounters that yield magic items in the Black Forest. Naturally, these encounters are a little bit tougher.

Carly has a reward for a conquering hero.

UI Improvements:

You can use the number keys to selection actions in combat now instead of using the mouse, if you wish.

The number of Love and Revitalizin...

Progress and Plans

Damsels will be out next Monday. I have everything I feel I *needed* to have in this release already -- the conquest goal is coded and tested -- so this week will be about adding some extra stuff that's been on my to do list for a while. There will not be a Strange Gift release on Monday, as I'll be concentrating on Damsels, but I hope to have something for you Strange Gift-wise the week after that.

Near future plans for Strange Gift include more scripted content for the existing characters Ol...

Strange Gift 0.5 Changelog

0.5 Changelog

New Content:

Added two new character models.

Added a new spell, Fight Darkness, which requires a helping girl, and another spell that helps you determine the strength of a characters magical ability.

Added a new scripted character, Olivia, with her own unique renders and interactions

Added a new location, the pool

Added one render for each character model

One of the girls starts out working against...

Strange Gift 0.5 Release

More spells, another scripted character, more models, a new location, and more stuff to do during the early game.

Still in early development, of course, but I felt this improvement was worth sharing.

Mac Version 

PC Version 

Change log to follow, a...

Strange Gift Progress

So, this last week while I've been at work, I've been brainstorming, and yesterday I started working on Strange Gift again in earnest. I put in a 10 hour day on it, actually, which you can safely see as an indication that I've regained my passion for it.

It's going to be a very different game, in many ways. I've changed the backstory. The character that was "Hildy" (who was the Norse goddess Freyja) will now give you the gift of magic, and the character that was "Lori" (Loki) is now more clear...

Damsels 1.06 Changelog

New Content:

The Bard has a quest in Coita.

The Harem Goal is now available, with rewards involving Alexandra and Maitreya.

UI Improvements:

For characters with a lot of fetishes, traits, and items, their stats will appear smaller so that there is room for all their information on the screen.

The Dungeon Mistress’ text will no longer be partially obscured by the temple graphics -- however, this small fix will only take ef...

Damsels 1.06 Release

Here's the latest release of Damsels. I notice I said "October 7" in my last progress report -- I was looking at the calendar wrong, and intended to release on the Monday, as I usually do.

This version of Damsels opens up the Harem achievement, with some rewards involving Maitreya and Alexandra, and contains the Bard's class quest. Other improvements will be documented in the changelog to follow.

2018-10-08 12:28:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Damsels 1.06 Progress

I expect to have the 1.06 release of Damsels out on October 7. This release will be about the harem achievement, but of course there will be other content, such as the bard's quest. I'd say at the moment the coding is about 60% done, and the graphics are about 80% done. I'm looking forward to showing it to you!

I'm anticipating that 1.08 will represent the last major content addition for Damsels for a while. I still plan to tinker with the game, provide bug fixes, etc. But I will ...

Damsels 1.05 Changelog

New Content:

New NPC, Maitreya, presents you with a variety of end game goals once you have defeated the lich king.

One goal, pacification of nearby areas, is available and functional. There are additional scenes available with Raphaelle and Azielle for those who complete them.

“Berserk” trait added for melee characters. Berserk characters won’t use potions and will always charge forward when in the back row, but do extra damage in melee combat.<...

Progress Report 9/3

I've begun work has begun on Damsels 1.05, and I'm pleased with the progress so far. The next steps in Damsels present some interesting programming challenges. The next few releases will be primarily be about what happens after you defeat the lich king, where you will  have a choice of 4 objectives to pursue. Of course, you may choose to pursue all 4 objectives in turn... far be it from me to stop you! :) Two of them are primarily combat oriented, and the other two primarily involve accompl...

Damsels 1.04 Changelog

New Content:

Bard class has been added. Class quest not yet included, because I'd like to hear feedback about balance first.

UI Improvements:

Girls now display a different image when they are dead.

“Enlightened” now has a help entry.

The number of healing potions and mana potions remaining is now displayed on the combat screen.

Advance and Retreat buttons now appear below a character, rather than above, so one can...

Strange Gift 0.1 Changelog

Saves from the demo do not work.

This isn't as complete as my usual changelog, but at least it gives you some idea.

Theme Modifications:

The girls no longer *all* have magical powers, although they will still be able to help you with yours (eventually, mostly in future patches)

There is no longer a combat system in the game.

New Content:

You can now increase your stats by working out and reading books on subjects of i...

Damsels and Strange Gift Progress

Damsels:

Work on the Bard character is progressing well, and that will be in Damsels 1.04. That will be the major addition this time around. The giant refactoring I did in 1.03 is being followed up with a steady diet of small scale changes and code improvements. I'm trying to get everything in top shape before adding content to extend the game beyond fighting the lich king. Starting with 1.05 I'll be turning my focus away from adding classes and towards making the game richer and more varied i...

1.03 Changelog

1.03 breaks previous saves, and therefore players will have to start a new game. Players wanting to continue to play with their previously saved games are encouraged to keep using version 1.02. 

1.03 Changelog

New Content:

Daggers, Staves, Maces, and even Shuriken can now be found in the world. 

Healing and Mana Potions are now in the game. You start with a few, and the merchant will sell more.

UI Improvements:

The Templ...

Damsels Progress

I had a productive week. One thing I'm very aware of is that many of the changes I'm making to Damsels will be invisible to players, and others will have only minor effects. 1.03 will be extremely light on new renders... most of the Damsels rendering I've been doing has been for the Bard class in 1.04. But, a few examples of stuff that is already in 1.03, as of now:

Among the goodies that are up and working, however, are healing potions (and mana potions) to make playing without a healer a lit...

Damsels and other Progress

Damsels continues to get most of my focus.

The big project for 1.03 is refactoring the code. For those not familiar with the term, refactoring involves going through code and finding places where it could be made simpler and do the same task, or more readable, etc. Part of the purpose of refactoring is to make it easier to add things in the future, because the code is easier to modify if it's easier to understand. This can include things like renaming variables to make them easier to understan...

Damsels 1.02 Changelog

New Content:

Harbinger class added

Foursome scenes available if you can get high desire on all characters in particular class combinations.

A wandering merchant comes to sell items -- at the moment she has just one, a Bracelet of Insatiability.

UI Improvements:

Azielle now correctly tells you that she doesn’t see any *new* girls walking around naked when you check on quest progress, and Raphelle now tells you that you’v...

Progress

So, work today began on Damsels 1.02, although I had to spend some time at my dayjob. Currently I still need to do about 7 renders on the Harbinger character to get that included, plus a few more for her class quest, and of course her attacks, etc., need to be coded. Anyway, I have no doubt that I can get that done and you'll see her in 1.02. I have some other ideas too and I'm hoping to incorporate some of them into 1.02 as well. After that, it looks like a Bard will be doable, and will be the ...

Damsels 1.01 Changelog

1.01 Changelog

New Content:

If you’ve already rescued Carly, it’s possible she needs rescuing again and may join your camp if you do so. Carly will try to teach some of your girls with less desirable traits better habits and outlooks.

UI Improvements:

Town Screen and Party Selection screens now display estimated net income, exclusive of adventuring gains. Gold, Mana, and Crystals are color coded to make them easier to see at ...

What I'm working on

I've got some short range plans, and some long range plans.

First on Damsels: There will be some more stuff involving Felicity's sister in 1.01, and I'll work in a way to get rid of negative traits, as well. As usual, player control over that will be less than absolute, but I do intend to let the player decide which traits *they* think are negative, other than the obvious ones (Weak, Lazy, etc.)

The lady you see above is on track for 1.02. I'll be working a bit on some of the renders for...

Damsels 1.0 Changelog

Posting this while I upload the release, because uploading is going slowly.

New Content:

New Class, the Paladin. Provides front rank power, especially against demons and the undead. Has a little healing, and can help your party replenish mana. There’s a quest for the Paladin to, but it is only unlocked once she has a couple of fetishes.

A new random encounter leads to a new NPC.

Lesbian encounters now show a graphic containing the two girls, if they are not...