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Quick update

Just a quick update - I'm still testing positive but feeling much better.

Holy hell this really hits hard.

God dammit.

Was feeling a little out of sorts andd…bingo.

I still feel ok, maybe it wont hit me quite as hard? Fingers crossed. I’m all vaccinated and shit.

Public release v0.19.2

And time for the public release!

Release notes as follows -

• Added sound effects to latest update
• Added 6 music tracks
• Added 5 animation loops
• Bit of rewrite for better flow

PC download

Mac Download

An...

(Public) Progress update

Hey folks, now with the latest update out of the way, it's time to talk about the next phase.

Writing has started on the next chapter, though with the way it's going, it might be a corruption route update, followed by a romance route update. This is so that I can give each route the amount of content it needs. 

Previously we share quite a few events in both routes, and as we diverge down each path, they'll require more and more unique events. 

So rather then holdin...

End of the tunnel?!

Finally picking this up where I stopped again after a crazy week at work, this amount of overtime is not sustainable... hopefully we're done for now.

I'm also rushing to get this out the door because as the comments suggested (Thanks William Kohring!), Valentine's Day is perfect for a update. 

Can I make it? I sure hope so! There're still animations to rework and render and not much time l...

v0.19.1 Public Release

Hey all, here's the public release! If you've played the Patreon release, nothing has changed.

Huge thanks to everyone who's been patiently waiting for this. Links below.

PC download

Mac Release

Change log

• 380+ rende...
  2022-12-12 01:51:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Changes to subscriptions

Hey folks, I know people will want to join soon with the new release coming out this week, but since it's the end of the month Patreon will double charge you when the month rolls over. 

I'll be switching over to pro-rated billing instead of 1st of every month the same time the release comes out so that won't happen!

Update

Hey all, apologies for the late post, but I just wanted to update everyone - I'm slowly getting my schedule back on track. Can't say I'm 100% back mentally, but working on this has always been cathartic and it's been a good way to focus my energies. 

So I'm be working on the upcoming release again, albeit at a slower pace for now. Thanks for the concern messages, I'm doing alright.

Have a great week everyone, probably be posting another update later this week.

Update

Hey all. Thank you so much for your kind words. (again)

I’m floored.

I’ve had people messaging me privately, and you folks sharing your experiences in the comments too. I’m really grateful for it.

It means a lot. She was truly an amazing person.

Thanks again eveyone.

Thanks for the kind words

Thank you everyone, it's really appreciated. Sorry I didn't reply sooner, it was a lot to deal with in the past week.

Update

Hey all, sending this a bit earlier today. Not quite sure how to word this without sounding too much like a robot, but I'm still trying to mentally process it all. 

My grandma just passed. This comes as a bit of shock to me, partly because I haven't been back since the lockdown happened.

I don't like to air these things in public but you folks are due for some transparency since I see myself slowing down over the few weeks. We're due for an update soon, was hoping to be done ...

v0.18.2 Public release

This is now available for public release!

https://lemonkeygames.itch.io/mirror-mine/devlog/336096/v0182-public-release

Release notes:

• 7 new clips
• Grammar and writing corrections
• Rework on some dialogue

Finally got this through! Download in the links below, I'm pretty happy with how it looks in the scene :) R...

v0.18.1 Public release

Is out and available here! 

8.1 Change logs

• Sound design added
• 2 new tracks from our composer D_Rugged
• Dialogue reworks

Had some extra time over the holidays and decided to push this out, working on the anim update now, that should hit in a couple weeks!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas all, I hope everyone is enjoying a good break. Here's a pinup as a present :) Posting as public since Patreon has relaxed their stance on artistic nudity.

v0.18 Public release is live!

0.18 Release Notes:

• New variables implemented for tracking player choices

- Previous saves will not work!

• No need to replay from scratch - starting a new game should give an option to jump to latest day. Just select your choices on-screen.
• Please start new game and jump to latest day instead.
• New chapter in both Romance and Corruption routes
• Different encounters with Carmilla depends if you cleane...
  2021-12-20 00:12:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Dev Diary - Painting with Light, Part 2

Welcome to another dev diary friends, today I'll like to talk through my thought process on critiquing my own work and improving an otherwise "Ok" looking shot. 

Disclaimer: Art is subjective and these are my own thoughts.

Without further ado -

So I've just finished posing this shot, the values are ok, lights are kind of working, and it sets the scene as intended... bu...

Platform poll!

It's time for another one of these, please let me know which is the main platform you play on!

v.017.3 Public release

This is now out! Please grab it at the usual spot! 

For all my followers...

My public release is also out now at the usual place!

Please check it out, I hope you like this latest chapter.

Progress update

Welcome back to another progress update all, and the last one before our next release!

Scene production is now finished, we're now just waiting for the rendering to finish while the existing scenes are ingested. Fingers crossed we can get everything rendered in time.  There's also a couple scenes with rendering errors that needs to be fixed, hopefully I can also squeeze those in too.

So what's left to do? Here's a handy comprehensive breakdown -

• Rendering scenes 2021-05-29 22:46:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Tortilla Dreams: “Between Us”

Hey all, today I bring you another game from a friend of mine, Tortilla Dreams. I'll let him do the introductions!

-Lemonkey

Greetings my friends, today I’d humbly ask for a bit of your time to introduce you to my game, Between Us! You might’ve not heard of it yet but if you’re into cute love stories then I believe you’ll find this one quite satisfying!

Between Us...

Horny Monster presents: Lewd Story

Hey all, I'm happy to share with you a game from a fellow dev! Take it away, HornyMonster :)

This is a classic visual novel with a large number of relatively short routes. Make decisions and bring your character to the finale that you feel most comfortable with or try to discover all possible endings. 

One of the main features is the Ethos system. There are 3 available Eth...

Mini update

Ever had this sudden urge to just pour out all your thoughts on a page, just to get things down so you can sort through them later?

That's been my process this week - I wrote absolutely nothing for the last couple days. Just thinking and going over the scenes in my head over and over. 

And then in one deluge, finished up three crucial scenes in one night. Beginning to end.

Doing this in a proper studio-like environment would never fly, but thanks to your support, I'm ab...

Social media!

I've never really mentioned it before, but I'm going to try to be more active on Twitter moving forward, and perhaps share more sleep-deprived thoughts as I work through the night!

Why not give me a follow? 

NSFW, of course :)

Dev Diary - Writing and research

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

"My bones creak loudly in protest as I attempt to get up."

"God, how did I fall asleep in this awkward position?"

DIANE  "Are you alright?"

"The clear ring of her voice echoes through my head."

While not exact, above is a short snippet of the script we produce for each chapter. And much like this one I'm writing right now, there's also an extensive amount of both research and exploration done before a single word is written. 2021-03-03 23:15:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Update and Upcoming Plans!

So with the release of the animation update, we're back on the writing phase!

We've got a bunch of new people so allow me to reiterate our writing process here :) 

• Outline
• Treatment
• Screenplay

To put it simply, an Outline is super super rough. A Treatment breaks it down into the main story beats, and the Screenplay segment is writing dialogue and the final draft of the script. ...

Mirrors and duality (Dev Diary)

Hey all, bit of spoilers for those who hasn't played the latest release. so considered yourself warned!

Today I'm laying down my thoughts on the themes of mirroring and duality in our story.

Some of you might have noticed the similar setup in these scenes -

This is not the first time someth...

Public release v0.16

This is now available for the public on my itch.io page!

(can't link here because Patreon rules)

Check it out!

Progress update

Here we are on the cusp of another release,  this is probably the fastest I've ever work for a release of this size! Currently we stand at about 600 shots and 8400 words, it'll probably be closer to 9000 once I'm done. 

In contrast, the last release was about 12,000 words and took 6 months, this one took closer to 3. Lets try to keep this pace moving forward :)

Renders are still...

Goals for the year, plans for the future

Not a big fan of new year resolutions, though having thought through what I want to do for the year, I suppose have a goal won't go amiss. 

To keep it simple, I intend to keep up this pace and release an update (either minor or large) every 3 months or so, hopefully eventually lowering that to 2 months. 

It'll be so much easier if I made this with character sprites, but since we went for a more cinematic presentation, it's always gonna take longer. 

Longer ter...