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Renders Complete

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The renders are now complete! I was holding off on posting another update until they were done, but now they finally are. I still need to do postwork, which is the next order of business; I expect I'll complete that over the weekend sometime, then it's back to writing.

Most of my scenes only take place in one environment; the initial setup of the room, stuff in the room, etc takes a while, but usually I only have to do it once for a given set.  This set was a bit u...

0.9 Teaser

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I've been at work on the H-scene for 0.9, and I thought I'd share a little preview of what's in store. This is the first scene in what will be the H-scene 'hub' for the next few releases. I hope to be done with setting up the scenes by next week, then I can move on to postwork and finishing up the quests.

I hope you enjoy, and thank you for your support!

Proxxie's 3D Hair Salon

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I've spent the last several days trying to fix the hair for Ana and Alex's models, and I've finally ended up with something I'm mostly happy with. To recap, I discovered that their hair models wouldn't render correctly in the new version of my 3D software, Daz 4.11. It still renders fine under the previous 4.10, but my shiny, expensive new video card won't work with the older version, so if I used that I'd have to render with the CPU, which would take forever. And it's no lon...

Current Patron Rewards

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It's come to my attention that many new patrons are having a hard time finding the latest release, so I thought it might be helpful to have one place I can direct them to in order to find it.

Here is a page that contains the latest release, which as of now is 10.4!

If you're an Icon+ patron, you'll also be able to get the latest 2019-09-13 04:12:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Xmog Test Build and Character View Poll

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First off, I want to thank everyone for participating in the H-scene poll! It looks like the Alex/Ana/Sami combo won, with Alex/Ana not far behind. After posting the poll I did some more thinking about how I'll have to introduce this new ecchi area. Unfortunately, I might need to make the first scene just Alex/Ana, simply to have the whole scenario make more sense. I haven't fully decided yet, but If I do end up doing that, the Alex/Ana/Sami scene will be th...

0.9 H-Scene Poll

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It's about time for me to finalize the H-scene for 0.9, and I wanted to get a bit of input! I'm not going to tell you much about the situation, I'll just say that it could involve a lot of different folks (and eventually may!) But which pairing would you like to see first? Please let me know, and thank you for your support! 

Progress (And Problems)

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Thank you all for participating in the development cycle poll! It looks like you want me to continue with the 'episode'-based schedule by about a 9 to 1 margin - that's the most lopsided result from any poll I've ever done! I hear you, so I'll be sticking with the current 'episode' format. I'm still going to try to make the 'episodes' a bit smaller to allow for a faster release cycle, but they'll continue to be complete chunks that move the story forward by a set amount.

Development Cycle Poll

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I'll have some more to say about development progress in another post, but lately I've been considering some ideas about the development cycle that I'd really like some input on. 

Up to this point, I've envisioned each release of The Proteus Effect as sort of like a chapter in a book. Each one was a self-contained little unit that told a specific chunk of the story. This isn't the only way to put out releases. One that a lot of other developers seem to...

A Look Ahead

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A big thank you to everyone who participated in the previous poll and the currently running one! You'll probably meet all the characters I listed in the poll again, but this info helps me decide how much time to allocate to each. I'm a little surprised Ana's quest is beating out Val's quest right now, but I'm sure Ana appreciates the love!

I've been at work on 0.9 and subsequent releases, and I wanted to give you a little peek at the roadmap I have so far.

I'm try...

0.8 Retrospective and Quest Poll

0.8 was always intended to be a small release.

Instead, it ended up being the largest one I've issued to date. The main purpose of the release was to introduce 2 new characters and add a couple of features to the game - transmogrification and character view. When it was finally complete, I'd introduced one of the new characters and none of the features! Despite that, I'd probably call 0.8 my favorite release so far. I don't love everything about it, but I like mostly all of...

0.8 Promo and 3D Stuff

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I finally finished the promo for 0.8! As you'll probably know if you've played it, it's a scene from Val's quest, and I couldn't resist channeling a little Phoenix Wright for the image :) 

I'd hoped to get it done earlier in the week, but I had to wait on a new power supply to arrive for reasons I'll get to below. Don't worry, though, I was able to work on 0.9-related stuff during the downtime.

As I'd alluded to before, I've recently upgraded som...

Character Poll

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I hope you all enjoyed 0.8! I was fairly pleased with how it turned out, and I hope you were too. I haven't received a lot of bug reports - and no serious ones - so I won't be issuing an update build. I was informed that the school uniform you get from Val doesn't display correctly, but I'll handle that with the outfit overhaul that'll be coming with transmogrification in 0.9. So unless something major comes up, there won't be an 0.8.1. On to 0.9!

0.9 will introduce Ogr...

The Proteus Effect 0.7.2 / 0.8 Dual Release!

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0.8 is now (finally) released to Patrons, which means that 0.7.2 is available to the public!

Release 0.7: The Dark Pits tells the story of Alex, Ana and the Bunnies as they explore the titular dungeon, meet infuriating (and cute) allies, and struggle to defeat the imposing master of the subterranean realm.

Changelog:

• Added the rest of The Dark Pits dungeon
• Added 4 new quests
• Added succubus H-scene (2 paths, one of w...
  2019-07-20 00:07:46 +0000 UTC View Post

The Proteus Effect 0.8 is Released!

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It's finally done, and I've never been so happy to complete a release. My biggest fear was that I wouldn't like it after all was said and done, but I'm actually quite pleased with it overall. Now hopefully all of you will like it, too!

If you want to get right to playing, here's the changelog and links:

Changelog:

• 6 new areas with 31+ new maps
• 7 new quests
• 2 new minigames
• Ana texture revamp
• 1 new H...
  2019-07-19 20:27:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick Update - Now on Testing/Revision for 0.8

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I just now finished work on creating 0.8 and am now in the process of testing and revising it for actual release. I'm not putting out an ETA; in the past this sort of thing usually took me 1-2 days, but I can't predict what it will be this time with any certainty.

You may remember a while back I released a promo image for 0.8 - featuring Alex and Ana looking quizzically at a mysterious figure in the foreground  - well, that scene won't actually be in 0.8, so I'll h...

Still Alive, Still Working

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I said you probably wouldn't hear from me until it was out, but I really didn't think it would take this long - I've honestly thought it was only a couple of days away for the past month now. I haven't started doing any playtesting yet, but this should be by far the longest release I've done (in terms of playtime), though most of the content is optional.

I'm finishing up the final cutscenes for a rather long quest right now, then I have one smaller quest left to do and ...

Still At Work

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I'm still at work on the release. I don't have an ETA, I can only tell you that I'm getting a lot done on it and that it will be finished very soon.

I do want to announce, though, that if the full release isn't out by the last day of this month, everyone who was a $5+ patron this month will still get it.

When the release *is* done, I'll be sending a message out to everyone who was a $5+ patron this month containing the download links. It'll come through Patreon's ...

Not Quite Done

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I'm not quite done with the release. I'm not going to put another specific ETA out, other than to say it'll be out in a few days, but I wanted to keep you guys informed of what was happening. The wait really is almost over, and I think you guys are going to like it!

- Proxxie

Bumping it out a Few Days

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The release is coming together, but I'm going to need a few more days to get it in a state I'm comfortable with. Please accept my apologies!

I'm now looking to have the test release up no later than the 20th, with the official release a couple of days after that. 

I'd planned to cut a few things just to be able to get it out quicker, but I no longer think that makes sense within the context of the story.  I also did a lot of color work and assorted tight...

Quick Note

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I've been getting a lot done on 0.8, and I still think I'm on track for a Friday release. If it looks like I'll have to delay it, I'll let you know by Wednesday. I just wanted to give you guys a quick update about development before I get back to work. Thank you for your support!

Development Update

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I apologize for the delay in getting out the development update. I'd been struggling with a bit of writer's block, but thankfully I'm now through it. This seems to happen when I spend too much time away from the characters, like when doing a very long render set (such as the one for 0.8) or plugin work. It's really discouraging when you sit down to write something funny or interesting or cute and several hours later you're still staring at a blank screen, or a page full of st...

Portal Mechanic

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I've just finished up something I'd been working on for the past little while, and I wanted to show it to you guys!  Here's my Portal-inspired teleportation mechanic: 

 0.8 is mostly about story, but I wanted to add a few puzzles to keep the gameplay interesting. I was thinking about using a portal mechanic as the next dungeon's primary mech...

Development Update

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First, have some eye candy from 0.8's scene :)

Okay, on with the update! 0.8 is moving closer to completion. Since I last checked in, I've gotten quite a bit of work done on quests for the next release. I've also spent a lot of time doing revision work on the H-scene - both the narrative and the images. Rereading it, I thought the write up may have been a bit lacking, so I decided to spruce it up a bit. I also noticed a number of discrepancies in image colors betw...

0.8 Promo

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the poll last week! It looks like Shiri is the clear favorite - followed by Val - so I'll be devoting a bit of extra time to their quests. I'm a little surprised (I thought Val would win), but Shiri definitely deserves the love!

Work continues on 0.8, and I got a lot done on the Bunny quests this past week. I also completed the promo image for 0.8 (which you'll find above). I'd intended promo images to be teasers for the story i...

Bunny Poll

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This week I completed postwork on the images for the H-scene, finished its writing and put it into the game! I rather like this one, and I think you guys will too.

 As you probably guessed from the preview pic a while back, it's another night scene. A lot of folks apparently have a hard time finding those, so in 0.8 I'm going to add an item (perhaps an alarm clock) that will let you trigger them without going to the coffee shop every time.

2019-03-17 20:49:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Development Update

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I thought 0.8's H-scene idea was pretty sexy, so I went a wee bit overboard and created 29 images for it! I finished setting up the last one a little earlier today, so I'm finally done with it and can move on to other stuff!

I still need to render about half of them, and then there's postwork, of course. I figure the renders will be done about halfway through the week, then I'll set about doing postwork and writing the H-scene's dialogue. In the meantime, I can get to w...

Teaser and More Ana Retexturing

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I'm now back to work on 0.8's H-scene (you'll find a teaser from it above!). I decided to add a few more images to the scene, so it'll probably end up being around 30 images total! I've been busy adding new Ana to the images I had before, tweaking them a bit, and adding the extra images to help fill in story gaps (and highlight what I think are particularly sexy moments).

Speaking of Ana, I did tweak her face textures a little more. I improved the eyebrows a bit (a fair...

Ana Rework is Complete!

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I'm finally done with Ana's rework! I thought I'd spent a lot of time on Sami's (the succubus') textures, but I ended up spending far longer on Ana. I'm fairly pleased with it, overall!

I reshaped her body a bit, mostly to make her a bit chunkier - especially her butt. I think it's pretty sexy, but I do like my booties a bit on the larger side. 

2019-02-22 09:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick Note: Ana Retexturing

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I started off the week working on H-scenes, but as I was making them, I decided to take a brief detour and address something that's been bugging me for a while: Ana's skin textures. You may notice her skin is fairly stylized, and it kinda-sorta matches Alex and the rest of the girls, but it doesn't look quite as good. Hers came from a different process, and while I thought it looked pretty decent at the time, I've become more dissatisfied with it.

I now have mo...

Development Update

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Having talked about 0.7 last week, I thought I'd give you a peek at what's coming in 0.8 this week. As I'd mentioned before, 0.8 will focus mostly on the characters and story. It will be a shorter update than 0.7; I expect 0.7 took most players between 2-3 hours to complete, and I'm aiming for about 1 hour of content for the next one. My goal is to get to a much shorter release cycle going forward. I'm guessing most folks would like to see smaller updates more frequently as o...