I was scouring through the archives, looking for new material to use for my daily Dev of the Week post.
Then I saw a couple of shots that gave a great opportunity to talk about colour and mood, so here we are, another Dev Diary! Lets get to it.
You 'll recognize this from the previous release. It's a gloomy affair...
2020-12-29 17:22:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Bit of trivia for the inquisitive sort - The lines hobgoblin says in the dream world in both routes are actually lines from Opedius Rex.
Creon: So what is it you want, Oedipus? To send me away from here?
Oedipus: Send you away? Absolutely not! I want you dead! Dead here, before me rather than alive elsewhere.
Creon: Tell me first. What exactly are you afraid that I will do to you?
Hey all, welcome to another dev diary, where I talk a little about the thought process behind the development. Aside from providing a unique insight, it also serves to strengthen my own understanding as I put them into words. Hopefully this will also prove to be enlightening to you!
Today I'll be talking about framing a shot to invoke emotions and the use of different lenses to achieve it. Though, first off, a disclaimer - this is still just the way I'm doing it. Not necessarily the bes...
2020-12-05 18:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome all to another dev diary - where I break down a scene to discuss more about the process behind it.
Some of you might recognize the image from a previous update - I'll like to take the chance while this is fresh in my mind to talk a little more about our writing process.
Hopefully everyone's had a chance to play the latest release as I'll be referencing one of the scenes in h...
2020-11-17 12:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a heads up - I've added the dev status chart in the "About" section of the main page. I'll be updating this weekly so check in often!
That is all.
Have a great week everyone,
Lemonkey
2020-11-09 23:59:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Halloween all!
Here's a nice wallpaper for all you folks :)
2020-10-31 21:59:17 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, so this is getting a bit tricky and will eventually come and bite me if I'm not careful - essentially Patreon does not allow ungated adult content. (even thought we're flagged as an adult Patreon page)
I'll like to direct everyone to my itch.io page for any public downloads. Check it out here -
https://lemonkeygames.itch.io/mirror-mine/devlog/186064/v015-p...
2020-10-11 14:09:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Good weekend all, never enough isn't it? Even more so when you've got a deadline to meet!
I'm being more judicious with the scenes I'm sharing now - don't want to give away too much for fear of spoilers!
Now, for this weeks main update - rendering is over 80% done. There's some re-rendering to do. (Because for some reason even when there's only 1 camera in the scene, Daz will not default to that, but instead chooses whatever viewport you clicked on just b...
2020-09-13 19:41:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick public post to show what we're up to - anyone else see the subtle hints we're trying to drop here? :) Using the lampshade to visually separate our characters who are otherwise physically in close contact.
So near. Yet so far.
2020-07-26 20:45:29 +0000 UTC View Post
After being sent away to study abroad because of an incident with Karen, you finally return home after four years. The girls in the house aren't really happy to see you're back. The other guy in the house is the reason you were sent away. Now you can choose, do you want to repair your relationship with the people in the house? Or will you allow Devon to do as he pleases?
If you wish to download this game, visit totallyoklad9348at his page: 2020-07-06 13:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all, a day late but happy July 4th for those in the states - hope you're all staying safe.
It's been another productive week, been squeezing every spare moment out of my machine rendering, if I'm not working, it's rendering. On the downside, it's like having a mini heater in the room in the midst of summer. This thing really runs hot!
Also, a huge welcome to our new Patrons! You are the most beautiful, handsome and discerning group a creator could ask for :)
So recently ...
2020-07-05 13:15:14 +0000 UTC View Post
The Puppeteers are rising... A secret power in the shadows who's willing to control everything by subtly destroying social values and morals. Nobody knows them. Nobody sees them. They're moving between the shadows but their tentacles are already everywhere. People love and happily welcome social new trends without suspecting anything about their dark intentions.
Corruption is already everywhere. From governments to even schools. Corrupted politicians, corrupted teachers, corrupted...
2020-06-30 21:18:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, how's another week of lockdown treating everyone? I know it can take a toll on people mentally, so please take care of yourself!
So this week has been topsy turvey again, this working from home thing means people aren't respecting boundaries as much since we can be contacted at anytime now. And I'm absolutely shattered from all the work from my day job.
Still, the show has to go on, but I don't feel it's fair to everyone while I'm here trying to do two things at once. Hen...
2020-04-26 21:07:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Crazy week it's been isn't it? This human malware has really been disruptive, didn't get much done this week while I'm trying to figure out new arrangements with work and all. Lock-down is about to happen and I'm in self-quarantine right now.
More detailed update to come for patrons later this week, in the meantime - stay safe everyone.
2020-03-19 18:25:57 +0000 UTC View PostIs available!
Change logs
Links and change logs in stickied post!
2020-02-13 00:57:40 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, so I've had a day or two to finally rest after the last hectic couple of weeks, also had sometime to read all the feedback and gather my thoughts.
We went to a pretty dark place this release didn't we? Emotionally, it was also taxing to write. Really draining. But we're not quite finish yet, this episode ends on a cliffhanger, and we're all eager to find out what happens next.
Hang in there, I'll be putting myself through another emotional wringer soon t...
2020-02-06 20:26:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there lovely patrons and followers, as we approach our 1 year anniversary of launching the Patreon page, we've got some plans for a Tier refresh!
Our setup has served us quite well till now, so there's not much need to do massive structural changes. And as evident by our recent poll, people seems to be happy with the status quo :D, thanks for the feedback everyone.
Still, we need to streamline the tiers a bit, plus give out more exclusive rewards to celebrate our first year! S...
2020-02-04 22:32:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The long awaited release here at last!
Here are the change logs:
Hi all, it's also been awhile since I've did a dev diary type post and catalogue my thought process when it comes to crafting a shot.
So today I'll like to write a bit more about camera and lighting - essentially the work involved as a director of photography in your own project. But first a disclaimer, while I've had a fair amount of experience working in 3D, I'm very far from the best. That said, I'm sure my experiences can shed some light for people interested in this topic. So witho...
2020-01-22 23:16:31 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, it's been a while since the last public update!
We're getting real close the next release now, and patrons have had the chance to see some of the cool stuff that's coming out in the next version!
So what's been happening since our last release?
Well we've not just been busy writing and rendering, but also made a solid push into Blender. Since then, we've been previewing weekly animation ...
2020-01-19 01:12:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all, here's the 13.5 release, should you choose to start a new game, you'll now get the option to start Day 4 with two options - Party (Corruption), or no Party (Romance).
There's also been a slew of polish changes stemming from feedback.
Change logs -
Added scenes to work in Romance route from Day3 to Day4
Fixed Day4 grammar and dialogue
Adjusted music loops (They don't loop c...
2019-11-30 13:03:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe poll results are pretty clear and largely unchanged from before!
Romance it is. Which is just as well, since I’ve finished plotting that path till the end. Dialogue for the next release is in progress now and should be done by end of the week.
Actual progress update post is yet to come, I’ll describe the plot progression in greater detail, our character motivations and plans for the coming months.
2019-11-28 17:41:16 +0000 UTC View Post
We're now featured on the New and Popular VN section on Itch.io!
That's amazing! If you could rate the game that would be awesome too :D
Thanks again everyone!
PS: 13.5 release is coming, expect it in the next few hours!
2019-11-23 13:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all, here's what you've been waiting for. So without further ado -
Change log
Story prog...
2019-11-17 11:41:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! so after a couple day's rest, I finally gathered my thoughts and feedback thus far.
Thanks so much for your support everyone, people has really been anticipating this release, and it has been largely positive! When most of the comments are 'we want more', I think we're on the right track!
Getting this one out has been a major milestone for us, as the s...
2019-11-15 22:47:40 +0000 UTC View PostJust finished another play through of the release, and I'm happy to say it's effectively done at this point. Sound really adds a ton to the experience. That'll probably be my focus for the rest of the week - building a sound library and integrating it.
I gotta say, I feel like I wanted to tell more of the story when I reached the end of the release, despite having almost double the amount of content it's still not quite enough! But one can only wait so long for a release hm? No wo...
2019-11-06 01:11:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick sneak peek as I start working through the last scenes today. I'm gonna be here allll night. There's multiple branching paths in this update and everything needs to be rendered! The paths aren't long but figuring out the routes and story behind has been time consuming. That's not including the major love/corruption paths either. These are just smaller minor branches within the story - I think I haven't turned off my machine in months!
Patreon update to come later tomorrow!&n...
2019-09-28 22:24:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Here I am sitting down, crafting facial expressions when I finally manage a look of exasperation and amusement. Just what did our MC say to her? I'm rather pleased with how this looks so I'm releasing this to everyone as a quick mid-week peek!
This is just a screengrab from DAZ, final render with colour correction will look much better!
Edit: Looking at this again, I realized this might be a great chance to show the sort of things that I look at when crafting an image like thi...
2019-07-23 21:06:10 +0000 UTC View Post