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v0.03.2

The newest release includes two new scenes, one animation re-rendered, two other scenes re-rendered in better quality, and a slew of missing images added and bugs fixed. As well, all the code was gone through and tweaked the transitions to make them a bit smoother. Also added a direct-download link from the website for another download option, however it does require you to log into the site, which again, is your Patreon username for both the username AND password. That lets you play the o...

Weekend Work-In-Progress

In the old image, the lighting was dark and well, off, so I had to add a light behind the camera that shouldn't exist in the scene to front-light the characters or they'd be too dimly lit to see. You can also see that the image is extremely grainy and that's after a lot of polish in post-production. The new image has the lighting in the scene fixed and the materials on for the dresses were tweaked to have a more sheer-purple look as originally intended instead of the plastic-like pink. The...

Status Update - Next Steps

I seriously underestimated the amount of code there is in the current build. Going through each individual line to update the transitions is taking longer than I expected. I'm about 3/4 of the way through now so it won't be much longer but as I went through, I discovered a lot of things I wanted to fix along the way. The sex scene at the end of Day 1 was a 2-frame animation, so I re-rendered that as a standard 12-frame animation, there were a couple images completely missing that caused er...

Status Update & Roadmap

Just finishing up tweaking some transitions and checking for bugs but the next update will be out to you this weekend. It does not have a lot of new content, just one new scene, but I've gone through and tweaked the transitions to improve the look a little in certain scenes and I fixed a lot of bugs with missing content.

That said, I have some big news. I finally bucked up and got a new GPU and got it installed and running, a much more difficult process than it should have been. It...

v0.03.1

As previously mentioned, I took some time off this winter for a long-needed vacation.  This update was put together in only a few weeks so isn't huge, just some bug fixes and the first couple scenes for the morning of Day 4.  Happy gaming everyone.  

Windows:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uc7PXwStxrPFpRnSmnlN_SExXw0jARmM/view

2024-02-14 09:21:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Back to the Grind

Back from holidays and hitting the floor running.  Should have a release ready in a couple weeks.  In the meantime, the access to the web-version has been updated.  Happy gaming everyone.

v0.03

Day 3 is now complete.  There are a couple bugs but nothing major that I have noticed so far.  I've been sick the past few weeks and with the holidays, the rest of the month is more or less a write-off and I'm going on a 2-week vacation in January.  I'm hoping to have the next update out for Valentines Day in February along with any bug fixes that crop up.  Along with the completion of the day is the ability to rename characters, so you may want to start a fresh game. &nbs...

Production Preference

As mentioned in the previous Status Update, the style of Next Steps is causing the game to be produced at more or less of a crawl.  I really don't want to change the style or anything about the game just to be able to make it faster.  But an idea crept into my mind to drop it for a different game altogether, one that could be made faster.  After the results of the last poll, however, I felt that there were too many people interested and invested in Next Steps to simply abandon ...

Status Update

Just a quick update, the next patch is still in progress and will cover the remainder of Day 3 and is scheduled for release mid December.  It also has a fun and happy surprise (I hope).  For the text message components, by removing the names of the characters (while still showing their icon), I'm able to incorporate character renaming back into the game.  So, starting from the next patch up, if you start a new game, you will be able to provide custom names to each of the family...

Bug Fix

Implemented a few bug fixes.  Also updated the credits as I failed to do that on the last release.  It will be the same version number, so not a new version but it will be a new file, so the old ones were already taken down and the new ones are being uploaded now.  Should be ready for redownload in the next few hours.
UPDATE: The new build has been uploaded, and the download links updated for anyone wanting the  updated version with less if not zero bugs.  

V0.02.3

The next release is now available to patrons and will be public early next month.  This update adds content to the beginning of the game so it is highly recommended you restart the game or you will miss new content at the end.  Mobile versions have been phased out in favour of the web-based version.  Offline versions are still available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.  If you have trouble accessing the web version, message me and I will help you ASAP.  The next update ...

What's your favourite format?

There are a few different formats that developers use to make adult games, including most visual novels.  I want to know which format you prefer.  Currently, Next Steps uses a clissic AVN style with no open-world/sandbox environment.  There are a number of games that give you the option to free-roam through the environment by either clicking on doors to navigate the world or with use of overhead maps.  There are also games like The Office Wife that use RPG Maker to provide...

Status Update

Working on the last scene of the update, then a quick run through post and it should be up by next weekend.  I've also been doing a lot of R&D on a potential new format, survey to follow.

Web Version

So, I was faced with a few issues as the game progresses: Primarily, the sheer size of it.  Most systems, especially mobile devices, have a strict cap at 2GB, which the game in its infancy has already surpassed.  To skirt this, the game either needs to be split up, compressed - which would reduce the quality, or something else entirely.  When I first started working with Ren'Py, the latest version had removed the web version which has now been reintroduced.  Going forward,...

v0.02.2

This release adds the morning of Day 3 along with some significant bug fixes from the previous release.  Enjoy:

Windows:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1afJ56-Npm-lAzvh_vOc3rWUxldtIMTh9/view

https://mega.nz/file/8yZkRSwR#lvhNFWUGOT-KPgMOZF2dwiRqjek9faonm_-poyMhi1o

2023-09-03 16:55:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Status Update

I was just double-checking for bugs when I noticed an issue.  A good chunk of content is reliant on a choice you make in the middle of Day 2, however, depending on your choices, you could have bypassed that whole choice.  It doesn't make sense, story-wise, to force it into the other path of Day 2, so I'm adding an extra scene in the morning of Day 3 to cover it.  This will require producing a few extra renders.  I should have them done tonight and you can expect the releas...

Status Update

v0.02.2 is on schedule for release this weekend.  It will include the morning of Day 3 as well as several bug fixes from the previous release.

v0.02.1

Here it is.  The 2-frame animations for the kitchen sex scenes from Day 1 have been replaced with smoother animations for the hand-job, blow-job, and sex animations.  Dream sequences between day 2 and day 3 have been added, any bugs previously pointed out have been fixed along with a couple that weren't mentioned, and some additional code has been added and tweaked.  Hope you all enjoy.

Windows:

2023-07-29 05:53:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Bug fixes

Hello patrons, the last build has a few bugs in it that were pointed out to me.  Instead of just fixing the bugs and releasing a fixed version, I'm taking it one step further and just releasing the next update.  It will include the bug fixes, one over-night scene, a little code rework, and the redone animations for day 1.  I just have one more animation to finish to include amd they take about 24hrs, so expect it to be released within the next 48hrs.  Happy gaming.

Day 2 - v0.02

Finally here and (hopefully) bug-free.  Thank you all for you patience and happy gaming. (updated with new links for fixed version)

Windows:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mev91sYEhrcKsbf-4NyB2KXiSdnRcDrW/view

https://mega.nz/file/B2ZgSYzS#CUmGcecQt7JhVsgUahcWT2EWKOmRgeUKXrJP2hNTjdc

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Status Update

Hey, I finished all the renders, put them all through post and was going through everything and I noticed I was missing a few shots in a few different scenes and really wanted to pick those up before release.  It shouldn't take long, but I'm going camping this weekend (should have left already).  I was REALLY hoping to have the update ready for this weekend but it just didn't work out.  I'll have it out to you guys early next week.  Sorry for all the delays and thank you t...

Status Update

Hey folks, sorry for the delays.  The next update is coming but it's not quite done yet.  There's still one and a half scenes to render and the post-production pass on all the renders.  The last scene is a small, quick one that should only take a couple days to hammer out, but the one that I'm working on is the big climax for the night with multiple forks, so it's taking a while and I decided to expand on it a little so that's taking extra.  One of the big delays is that I...

v0.01.4

So the next patch is ready for you.  It's available on my private server now and currently being uploaded to google and mega but it's taking hours to upload.  This patch adds about 300MB of content, so although it might not seem like much when you play through, it was a lot of work going in.  I also tweaked some of the previous dialog and fixed a couple graphical errors.  Anyway, I hope you all like it and hopefully the next patch will finish off the day for us.  I'll...

Status Update

I just finished the (hopefully) last render for the next patch and have begun the post-processing work.  I still have a little programming to do to incorporate the images into the game and then I'll spend some time testing to hopefully avoid any bugs in the next release.  If all goes well, it should be in your hands within the next 36 hours.

Mega.nz

If using any of the mega.nz links, if it prompts you to enter a decryption key, that's the part of the URL link after the hashtag (#).  You can either select the whole line and paste it into the URL to go directly to the file or just copy the characters after the # and paste that into the decryption key field.  Either way should work.

v0.01.3

A minor update adding one small scene, a couple bug fixes, and adding links to the about section of the game.

One of the other reasons for releasing this one early and with less content was to be able to extend the download options.  There have been several complaints about the SSL issues with my private server, so I have taken some advice and provided options to host the files on both google drive and mega as well as continuing to host them on itch and on my private server.  ...

Big Thanks and Status Update

We recently got a few more patreons so I wanted to take the time to personally thank all of you for your support.  I first decided to develop AVNs just before COVID hit.  I had a part time job at the time and lots of spare time to work on develpoment but I started a project whose scope was far too big.  In December 2023, I reevaluated my plan and started Next Steps using a business model used by everyone who was successful and so far it's working.  Mid February 2023, I dec...

v0.01.2 released

The next part of Day 2 is now available to Patreons and will be publicly released in one week.  Thank you for your continued support.  In the next update, the family will be visiting the beach.  Let me know if you see any bugs so they can be fixed prior to the public release.

https://dl.cyoea.com/CYOeA/ns/NextSteps-0.01.2-mall/NextSteps-0.01.2-win.zi...

March 1 Update

Work has been steadily progressing.  The script for day 2 is complete with much of day 3 done as well.  Renders for day 2 are coming along and the next patch for 0.01.2 should be released to you this weekend.

v0.01.1

It's been quite the task getting this update polished, but here it is.  Day 1 has had a little bit of an overhaul.  The main thing was getting the bugs in the mobile versions fixed and that was accomplished by getting rid of them and just having a single version.  The downside to this is that the text had to be scaled up across the board in order for it to still be readable on smaller screens.  This meant that any longer lines of text had to be broken up.  There was a...