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Patron-Exclusive Photoset: Beach Day!

Hey friends, hope everyone's having a great week!

I thought the girls deserved a nice day at the beach, and we deserved to see it!

I'm making terrific progress on the writing for FiN Chapter Three. All I've got left to do is the last act, which comprises a short (for my long-winded ass..) conversation and a potential sex scene, and then I can focus my attention solely on rendering. I'm hyped!

See you back here Monday for another Dev Update. Until then, have a great ...

Dev Update 7/11/22

Hey, friends! Hope everyone's week is off to a nice start!

I'm making really good progress on FiN Chapter Three, though I'm not as far ahead as I'd like to be. So far I've added 1800 lines of code, completing the entire first act of Chapter One, as well as a big conversation in the middle part of the game. Now I just need to write a bridge from act one to that conversation, and I'll have a significant part of Chapter Three written.

I'm also employing some things I learned on The S...

Dev Update 7/4/22

Hey, friends! Hope everyone's week is off to a nice start!

First of all, please be aware that The Student Loan is now available to $5+ patrons. Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments!

Second - it looks like I can safely call the results of the swimsuit poll! Looks like Cassie will definitely be getting a two-piece for her birthday! :D

Onto general FiN business - I'm still busy...

Swimsuit Poll!

Hey, friends! As you saw in Chapter Two, our intrepid MC needs to pick out a gift for Cassie's upcoming birthday. Chapter Three will allow you to pick a 'naughty' or 'nice' option, but I wanted to turn to you fine folks to help me narrow down the final choices.

You're allowed multiple votes, so select your favorites, and the top selections from each image will be your final options in Chapter Three. Voting will conclude on July 4th.

Here to model for you is the lovely Violet, who ...

Dev Update 6/26/22

Hey friends, hope everyone's doing well this week!

This was a big weekend for the Patreon, with lots of new patrons joining us. Super happy to have all you folks here for the ride, and I'm glad that Chapter Two resonated enough that you were encouraged to support it with your hard-earned dollars. Times are tight for the entire global economy, so it means more now than ever.

In addition to Chapter Two of FiN releasing, the final version of my mini-game The Student Loan came out ove...

The Student Loan v. 1.0

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Hey friends, here it is! The final(ish..) version of The Student Loan!

New in this update:

• Basic animations for six scenes! Let me know if you like these, and they'll go into the next update of FiN!
• Music! I set the volume for each track at 50%, but be wary of playing at full volume.
• A new path with new choices!

I bought some moan and squelch sound effects, but I couldn't get them to overlay on top of ...

Friends in Need - Chapter Two (v0.22)

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Hey, friends! It's public release day! To make it extra special, I decided to add a tiny scene that I'd originally had in the script, but cut due to the release deadline.  

Changelog:

• added a lower-opacity text box so you can see ...
  2022-06-24 19:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Ashe for Cash

Hey, if the museum gig doesn't work out, at least Ashe has a back-up career!

FYI: The alpha version of The Student Loan mini-game is now available for $15+ patrons. It'll be available for $5 patrons on July 4th, and $2 patrons on July 11th, with small tweaks and updates rolling out as I complete them.

Happy Hump Day! 

See you on Monday for your regularly scheduled dev update. :D

Dev Update 6/20/22

Hey, friends!

Hope everyone's having a nice week. We have a few new patrons who joined up with the $2 tier this week, so I'm going to drop a small set of steamy renders on Wednesday. Just my little way of saying thanks!

Currently I'm running renders for The Student Loan, setting the images as I go. At the moment I just need to render all the images for the sex scenes, which I'm hoping I can finish up by the end of today. As long as they all finish rendering by tom...

Friends in Need - Chapter Two (v.0.21)

Hey, friends!

Friends in Need Chapter Two is now available for patrons of all tiers: PC ||| MAC 

This version contains various minor fixes - correcting broken images, fixing images with clip-through, fixing art that just looked a little off, etc.

I also corrected a few things to make things more consiste...

Dev Update 6/13/22

Phew! It feels good to finally have Chapter Two out in the world, but work continues apace.

As of this morning I've:

• Corrected a few typos.
• Fixed a broken image ("ar0__") during one of Ashe's scenes.
• Fixed a few pieces of narration dialogue that didn't flow the way I wanted, or didn't quite align with the images.
• Fixed a few pieces of art that had bad clipping issues (Gabby's arm clipping through her tank top on the couch, and Guy's glass poking th...
  2022-06-13 12:32:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick FYI on Chapter Two!

Hey friends, just wanted to let everyone know that Chapter Two should be available later today, or tomorrow morning. I've finished everything I can, and now I'm just waiting on my PC to produce the final art so that it can be plugged in where it needs to be. Unfortunately, this is one of those things where it just takes how long it takes, and there's not much I can do to speed things along. Currently I'm finishing the renders for one sex scene, with 35 out of 70~ having finished rendering. On...

Dev Update 6/6/22

Hey, friends!

Alright, so - remember how I last week I was struggling with some subpar renders and background transparency issues? Well, I resolved that - but, doing so meant re-rendering two entire scenes. Which meant redoing roughly 85 renders.

On top of that, I wasn't happy with the sets I'd chosen for the two scenes, so I decided to build new sets from the ground up, using these Create...

Tomboys Wear Heels, Too

Happy Hump Day! Hope everyone's having a nice week!

Dev Update 5/30/22

Hey there, friends! This'll be a brief update today.

I mentioned that I'm redoing some of the renders I'd already finished, and above you can see an example of the before/after. Basically, I'm trying to add a real sense of life and place to the scenes, through better lighting and color. I'll move as quickly as I can to finish these, and get the finished update out.

In the art world, there's this phrase, "Done is better than perfect," which I've always been a big proponent of. But,...

Chapter Two - Teaser

Hey friends, hope you're well!

First the good news: You can download a teaser for Chapter Two of Friends in Need right HERE. Please note that this version is only compatible with save files and patches created with v.0.15.

This teaser features nearly 400 images, two distinct sex paths depending on your choices, multiple sex act options, and three "endings," which will ...

Dev Update 5/23/22

Hey, friends! We're fast coming up on the release date, so I wanted to share a few more images than I usually do.

Phew, what a week! I've been crunching away on Chapter Two, and at this point I have over 500 story images for the new update - and I wouldn't be surprised if it grew by another 150. I finished all my story edits, with the exception of a scene that occurs near the end of the chapter. If all goes well, by the end of today I'll have the revised script finalized, and renders co...

Dev Update 5/16/22

Man, time flies! 

We're quickly coming up on my ideal release date of 5/28 (for $5 patrons), and I'm rendering as fast as I can to get the chapter done in time. Currently, I have 322 completed renders for the next installment, and I still need to render two sex scenes, and finish a couple of dialogue-heavy scenes. I'm working my way through the dialogue scenes as quickly as possible, and expect to finish them by tomorrow night. That'll just leave the sex scenes, which should take a...

Hump Day - meWOW!

Hope everyone's having a nice week! I'm going to try to do these little art drops on a biweekly basis, in thanks for your patronage, and to try out new props and assets that I've purchased.

Until next time, take care!

Dev Update 5/9/22

Hey, friends!

Work on the next update is proceeding well. I've honestly lost track of the total number of renders I've completed, but I should land somewhere well north of 400.

I decided to do a little rewriting for Chapter Two, reworking the opening to spotlight a character that was otherwise going to be kind of a one-off. But, I realized that giving her more of a presence meant I could tie her story into another character's in a later update, while also beefing up the content in...

The Photoshoot

Hey folks!

A lot of new people joined the Patreon this week, so I wanted to put together a little welcome basket for everyone. But, my welcome basket comes with copious nudity!

I've been really focused on Gabby, Madison, Ashe, and other characters you'll be meeting in Chapter Two, but I don't want you to think I forgot Nicki.

Remember how Brent suggested she start an OnlyFans in Chapter One? Well, I got to thinking about what that might look like.. Though let's be honest, Br...

A Hot Piece of Ashe

Here's a spicy little teaser for Chapter Two. I'm trying not to spoil too much of the sexy content, but I want you, my much-loved patrons, to get a little something special for your support.

Have a good one!

Dev Update 5/2/22

Hey, hey - it's that time of week!

Work on Chapter 2 is going well. I've already completed 150+ renders, which comprises the first three scenes of the chapter. This chapter will also see the introduction of three new characters, and I think people will really enjoy them.

I believe I'm on pace to have Chapter 2 ready by mid-May, but I don't want to over-promise. I've been saving the sex scenes for last, and those are always going to be the hardest to render, since they involved so ...

Dev Update 4/27/22

Hey, hey friends!

I usually do these dev updates on Mondays, but I held off for one very important reason - my new PC finally arrived today! Now I can actually start rendering Chapter Two, and good lord am I ready. I've been chomping at the bit for weeks to get started. I've got my assets, I've got my list of scenes/renders, and now I just have to do the damn thing.

Luckily this new PC is freaky fast, and I'm already pumping out story renders - as you can see by the image...

It’s a Mad, Mad World!

Happy early release day! As always I’m eternally grateful for everyone who believes in this project enough to support it with their hard-earned money. As well as everyone who’s following along without pledging! Even having someone tap that “Like” button on a post is really encouraging.

To show my appreciation, here’s a little tease for a character we’ll be seeing in Chapter Two.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Dev Update 4/18/22

Summer's nearly here, so it only felt right to send Gabby to the beach.

Not much to report this week - I'm still waiting on the new computer I'll be using for rendering, so I'm just picking away at the script and code for future chapters. When I'm not doing that, I'm testing Daz Studio on my old PC, seeing what I can get out of it, while familiarizing myself with different tools.

As far as the script goes, I solved a few storytelling conundrums that had been bothering me, devised ...

Friends in Need - Chapter One and a Half

Download the updated first Chapter of Friends in Need here. 

Update for 5/1 : Chapter 1.5 is now available for the public.

Update for 4/23 : Chapter 1.5 is now available for $5 patrons. I decided to release it a day early so people could have the whole weekend to enjoy it. Have fun!

Hey, hope everyone's had a good week!

At the link above you'll find the promised "Chap...

Dev Update 4/11/22

Hey, friends!

I'm still waiting on my new computer, but work continues in the meantime!  After listening to some feedback from players, I decided to add an extra path to the first chapter of the game. This will allow the player to engage in a little light financial domination, while still ultimately obtaining a favorable ending with Nicki. Consider it a little spicy with your sweet.

Now the bad news - since I'm still waiting on my new PC, I couldn't really do any new art for ...

Dev Update 4/4/22

Well, I quickly found myself feeling stymied by my poor old PC's performance, so I decided to splurge on a new computer, well ahead of schedule.

This will allow me to produce the kind of art I really want to, and at dramatically quicker speeds. And it'll incentivize me to create new rewards, like special renders for patrons. In the meantime, I'm still writing, compiling resources, and plotting the broad arc of the game.

I'm trying to take feedback into account from the fi...

The Gift of Gab

Hey friends, just a quick update!

I've been really heartened by the strong response to Friends in Need, so I've been throwing myself into rendering with enthusiasm. BUT - I've quickly come up against the limitations of my hardware, which is pretty archaic at this point. I always knew it would present certain challenges, but I didn't want to drop a couple grand on a new PC, when I wasn't sure if the game would flop out of the gate.

Needless to say, my fears have been largely laid t...