Hello all, I have been mostly doing animations, writing script and coding.
Still images 380 (Didn't increase much because spending so much time on animations.)
48 Animations, total 2,640 images. Doing most at 60 frames. (Makes for smoother animations.)
MC did find the time to go out for a Sunday putt.... :)
2022-06-04 23:41:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello all,
Progress so far on 0.9.0 is,
350 still images rendered
35 animations
1000 lines of code and text
The party and after party at Stan and Della's place are the big events for 0.9.0. (I hope MC has enough stamina...) It won't be just drinking, dancing and debauchery. Although, nothing wrong with that. There will be a big reveal and background information learned about several characters.
I also have 5 ancillary events slated for 0.9.0, but tha...
2022-05-26 12:57:05 +0000 UTC View PostPolls have a twenty-choice limit. These are the least likely girls for the MC to engage with. Someone may fancy them anyway.
2022-04-14 22:40:25 +0000 UTC View PostTime to check in again with all of you to see which is your favorite girl or girls. Please hold your choices to no more than five. You can spam one girl five times if you want to.
The main story ultimately determines most of interactions that MC has with the girls. There are always flexible side events to give some attention to a high vote getting girl. I'm opening this poll up to all the girls in the current story even though some would be nearly impossible to have (Della, Barbara). I'...
2022-04-14 22:25:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
I'm making renders and writing the script for the first scene in 0.9.0. It is the continuation of the party for MC at Stan and Della's house. It will be a big event with several secrets revealed by the time the party is over. Attached is a couple of images.
Take care OBD
2022-04-14 20:28:18 +0000 UTC
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New for 0.8.5 Added EZ-Mode switch.
Allows you to toggle on/off the in-game walkthrough, scene skipping menus, and in-game developer comments. It is enabled by default. You can disable it in the Preferences Menu
Added more sound effects and music tracks.
Fixed typos and coding errors.
Episode stats,
720 Still images
37 Animations (1,490 animation images)
6,000+ lines of text and code
232 Sound effect and music tracks.
8 Major events
...
2022-03-30 21:45:09 +0000 UTC View PostNew for 0.8.5 Added EZ-Mode switch.
Allows you to toggle on/off the in-game walkthrough, scene skipping menus, and in-game developer comments. It is enabled by default. You can disable it in the Preferences Menu
Added more sound effects and music tracks.
Fixed typos and coding errors.
Episode stats,
720 Still images
37 Animations (1,490 animation images)
6,000+ lines of text and code
232 Sound effect and music tracks.
8 Major events
...
2022-03-30 21:39:58 +0000 UTC View PostNew for 0.8.5 Added EZ-Mode switch.
Allows you to toggle on/off the in-game walkthrough, scene skipping menus, and in-game developer comments. It is enabled by default. You can disable it in the Preferences Menu
Added more sound effects and music tracks.
Fixed typos and coding errors.
Episode stats,
720 Still images
37 Animations (1,490 animation images)
6,000+ lines of text and code
232 Sound effect and music tracks.
8 M...
2022-03-30 21:36:19 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a link for Long Road Home 0.8.0 Android. I don't have any Android devices, so I don't have a way to test it. I hope it works for Android users, but no guarantees.
https://mega.nz/file/w7JAST5Y#IChTDiS575jo2R4yA8taZ1TLA3eoBQ58793bNo3cuFI
2022-03-22 00:00:43 +0000 UTC View PostLong Road Home 0.8.0 is out to the upper tier today
0.8.0 Episode stats
721 Still images
37 Aminations (1,490 animation images)
5,500+ lines of text and code
8 Major events
GUI and game changes
Changed fonts (Hopefully better visibility in most scenes)
Added a "Hide text" button (Look for small grey "X" on far top right of the text box.)
Pardon the humble brag, but I run the game on a large monitor and don't have any probl...
2022-03-21 12:49:22 +0000 UTC View Post0.8.0 Episode stats
721 Still images
37 Aminations (1,490 animation images)
5,500+ lines of text and code
8 Major events
GUI and game changes
Changed fonts (Hopefully better visibility in most scenes)
Added a "Hide text" button (Look for small grey "X" on far top right of the text box.)
Pardon the humble brag, but I run the game on a large monitor and don't have any problem seeing the button. It may be too small to see on smalle...
2022-03-21 12:42:26 +0000 UTC View Post0.8.0 Episode stats
721 Still images
37 Aminations (1,490 animation images)
5,500+ lines of text and code
8 Major events
GUI and game changes
Changed fonts (Hopefully better visibility in most scenes)
Added a "Hide text" button (Look for small grey "X" on far top right of the text box.)
Pardon the humble brag, but I run the game on a large monitor and don't have any problem seeing the button. It may be too small to see on smalle...
2022-03-21 12:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope that all had happy holidays and a safe new year. I'm up to just under 300 renders. Things slowed a bit with family in and out through the holidays, but now that has passed, I can get back on track. I have been working the last week on a big scene where MC gets an explanation to what someone has been doing. MC runs into someone he hasn't seen in a while and finds out some interesting information. The scene looks good but is a resource hog with all the stuff in the scene. Makes for some ...
2022-01-09 02:31:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello all! Just a quick update on the progress of the story. So far I've done 148 still renders and 8 animations. The animations have been kicking my ass trying to get them to run smoothly without the wonky glitches that can pop up. There will be closure to several lingering issues in the story. I've attached a couple of images from 0.8.0
I wish all of you happy holidays! Take care and stay safe.
OBD
2021-12-17 15:35:12 +0000 UTC
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Here is a link for Long Road Home 0.7.1 Android. I don't have any Android devices so I don't have a way to test it. I hope it works for Android users but no guarantees.
https://mega.nz/file/Vn4GhCxI#r-FJ4bCxRCVdZ0VqFUzxzp4MRHS3yQqYPZO_2R0hZ14
2021-12-06 02:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostAttached is bare bones walk through for 0.7.0
2021-11-18 02:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostI forgot to change the end of episode 6 to jump to episode 7. Drop the attached file into your Long Road Home-0.7.0 \game folder and let it over write the file. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks to Con198 for catching this.
It's finally done. Sorry for the long wait, but I've been dealing with several RL issues that kept pulling me away from the project. I did learn some new rendering and coding tricks along the way. Increasing image quality and adding more choices increases the time it takes to produce the episodes, but I feel it is worth it. I hope you do too.
Episode 7 Notes
617 Still images
23 Animations
690 animation frames
4900 Lines of text and code
Episode Highl...
2021-11-15 15:26:36 +0000 UTC View PostIt's finally done. Sorry for the long wait, but I've been dealing with several RL issues that kept pulling me away from the project. I did learn some new rendering and coding tricks along the way. Increasing image quality and adding more choices increases the time it takes to produce the episodes, but I feel it is worth it. I hope you do too. I didn't make any changes that should break your old saves. I've attached a clean save for the beginning of 0.7.0 just in case you have a corrupte...
2021-11-15 15:22:38 +0000 UTC View PostIt's finally done. Sorry for the long wait, but I've been dealing with several RL issues that kept pulling me away from the project. I did learn some new rendering and coding tricks along the way. Increasing image quality and adding more choices increases the time it takes to produce the episodes, but I feel it is worth it. I hope you do too. I didn't make any changes that should break your old saves. I've attached a clean save for the beginning of 0.7.0 just in case you have a corrupte...
2021-11-15 15:20:28 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
I am progressing 0.7.0, but due to some family commitments it has been slower than I would like. I have just under 600 total renders and 10 animations done. It would be enough for an update, but it would be disjointed. I'm working on tying events together so it flows smoother.
Take care and stay safe,
OBD
2021-10-08 13:08:13 +0000 UTC View PostHello all! I want check your pulse on which girls do you favor has a love interest for the MC. I know I've thrown a lot of girls in the game and want to make sure the favorite girls are getting enough content. I'm listing them in alphabetical order as to not influence your choice by the order I might choose. I'm listing some girls that I may not have intended to be a LI. I've set the story up with the flexibility to add a girl as a LI if she gets enough interest by all of you. I ask that you ...
2021-08-26 00:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostJust got back from a 2,300 mile in five days bike ride. I rode to to Columbia, South Carolina to see my oldest grandson graduate from Army basic training. I'm very proud of him and all the other soldiers from all walks of life that chose to serve. With COVID and other crap going on I hadn't been on a long ride in a couple of years. It felt good to get back in the wind. Now with my biking batteries re-charged, I'm ready to get back to work on the game. MC made a big step last episode. He'll ma...
2021-07-18 15:38:27 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a barebones walkthrough for 0.6.0
2021-07-05 18:35:20 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a start of Episode 0.6.0 save game. You shouldn't have any problems with saves newer than 0.4.0
2021-07-04 14:26:43 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://mega.nz/file/ligiFaqQ#o8cfu7-4m9b_Dz934C02gTTk5Uu9Edl2I0yGmwvHWeI
2021-07-04 14:23:14 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://mega.nz/file/9y5XwQAa#cZsVOKNUB8GWtf9rfu0-YFGa1R1iRlGeRcxk7ZF7RYU
2021-07-04 14:22:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's done a few days later than I wanted, but done. There are a lot of choices in this episode that made for multiple branches. So it took longer than normal to de-bug the script and fix the dead ends or mis-matched dialog. I pushed the envelope in a few places that some may not be interested in or not want to see. I gave you an option to skip scenes you don't want to see or girls you don't want to engage with. I hope I caught everything... :)
There is a lot of options in how you talk t...
2021-07-04 14:19:30 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
We're up to 528 images, 25 animation loops and 4000ish lines of code and text. The main event for the episode is complete and I'm pretty happy with it. Which is saying something for me since I'm told that I'm a picky bastard. There are many scenes that may seem random, but there is information in them that will further lay the foundation for the complete story. By virtue of that, the episode play through seems choppy to me. I'm currently working on a couple of transitio...
2021-06-20 16:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post