Purely out of interest, which character do you prefer so far? I know neither character, especially Hannah, has had much development yet, but I've tried to make them both as different as possible, so it'd be interesting to see who's the favourite.
2019-12-26 10:56:03 +0000 UTC View Post
And here's the updated version of the previous pic...
Continuity freaks may notice that I've moved the plant out of the way a little. Sue me :p
Won't have any more time to work on the game for a few days, so a merry and safe Christmas to all!
Looks like she's nervous about you seeing how much weight she's put on.
Is it noticeable? You'll be able to judge for yourselves in the January demo :)
*edit* and I may have to redo that pic when I have time. It's just the angle and her clothes, but it looks like she has two hands 😛
Phew! Mega busy week, but finally had a bit of time this morning to work on the game. Unfortunately, my image muse wasn't up to much. I think it's been worn out by the endless Christmas cards I've been designing at work! So, instead of working on any game images as such, I had a play around with a few size tests instead :)
Here's one of them. No Photoshop edits at all, just as it came out of Daz. I don't think it looks too bad. What do you guys think?
2019-12-21 15:53:36 +0000 UTC View PostIn the next demo, Alice will have a new 'love interest'. Italian, his name begins with P and Alice is very interested in him!
So, here's a little game for you all. If anyone manages (one guess each) to guess his name, I'll post a preview pic of the two of them together.
Oh, and bear in mind that I'm downright evil, so it may not be the first name that springs to mind!
2019-12-15 18:31:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Daz Studio does give some 'interesting' results sometimes. Don't think any amount of Photoshopping will save this pic!
2019-12-15 13:20:25 +0000 UTC View PostWell, almost halfway through the month, so I thought I'd give an update on what I've added so far.
The gym scene is up and running and has a few images.
The pub scene now has images. And the text has been improved.
The walk section has been improved a little. Still needs more work though.
The text is in place for the running in the park scene. Images should be there by the end of the month.
Lots of other little tweaks!
There will definitely be more ad...
2019-12-14 15:39:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Thought you'd like to see a discarded version of one of the new images that Hannah will text you at some point. The final version will hopefully be in the January demo :)
Main reasons I discarded it was because her shorts look extremely fake and her skin looks kinda plasticky. But I've made a few other tweaks to the image as well. Hopefully you'll like the finished version!
2019-12-09 22:25:27 +0000 UTC View PostYeah, I know. Everyone's fed up of buying stuff at this time of year, but bear with me.
As you've probably spotted in-game, one of the placeholder locations is a shop/store. My original plan was to add an inventory system to the game, and make the shop a place where you could buy 'luxury' items such as wine, chocolate etc., as well as higher quality foodstuffs for cooking, to use when you spend time with Alice.
But, the more I think about it, the less convinced I am that thi...
2019-12-09 16:57:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Thought it might be interesting to give an insight of how I work on the game.
Plenty of stuff in the taskbar! I usually have at least this much stuff in there when I'm working on the game. Reading from left to right:-
Render Library - this is where all the images that are ready, but not in the game yet are stored.
Game - all the script files for the game.
Backgrounds - these are the images that have been added to the game.
Firefox - usually on the Daz Store!!
... 2019-12-07 14:22:33 +0000 UTC View Post
(Hannah may have put on a few pounds too)
I did ask them both to try and look Christmassy. Alice was keen enough, but you know what Hannah's like. At least she agreed to wear red and the matching Christmas collar!
Eat?
They've had a large pizza each, the box of chocolates is empty and the big plate of cookies that were being left for Santa seems to have mysteriously vanished.
Drink?
Both bottles of wine are empty.
B...
2019-12-05 21:11:33 +0000 UTC View Post
(Hannah may have put on a few pounds too)
I did ask them both to try and look Christmassy. Alice was keen enough, but you know what Hannah's like. At least she agreed to wear red and the matching Christmas collar!
Eat?
They've had a large pizza each, the box of chocolates is empty and the big plate of cookies that were being left for Santa seems to have mysteriously vanished.
Drink?
Both bottles of wine are empty.
&...
2019-12-05 21:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostFirstly, huge thanks to all those who have signed up! Every penny that this game makes is being poured into the assets that I use to create images :)
As you know, as of next month, the demos will initially be Patreons only. Unless anyone has any better suggestions, I'm planning on uploading a Patreon test version roughly at the start of each month (January may slip a little due to Christmas and new year). I'll allow a week for people to test the demo and report any bugs that they find, ...
2019-12-05 18:29:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the first shot of Alice at the gym. She loves going, and if you let her get too upset about getting fat, she'll spend even more time there than usual...
2019-12-02 18:23:11 +0000 UTC View PostSo, what's on the worklist for this month?
Well, with it being the run-up to Christmas, I don't want to promise too much. I'm likely to be fairly busy at work up until then, and won't have much time over the festive period itself.
Definitely on the list is the gym. I've already made a start on the writing, have a first render ready to work with (I'll give the Patrons a sneak peak) and more in the pipeline.
Also on the list is expanding on the repeatable pub scene and adding ...
2019-12-02 18:20:29 +0000 UTC View Post
MEGA alternative for the demo. If you've already got the Onedrive version that I uploaded earlier, you needn't download this as they're identical.
2019-12-01 19:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, now that you've (hopefully) seen the new demo, you'll have seen that there's a new Splash Screen at the start. It'll be changed (again) at some point, but it's a lot better imo than the simple text that was there before.
It's actually the second version that I came up with, so thought I'd show the original one here. Several reasons why I changed it...
Firstly, semi-nudity probably isn't a good idea before the warning about the game containing adult scenarios.
... 2019-12-01 14:14:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Ok, here's the demo of the game for December. I've tested it a few times and as far as I can tell, it's working properly, but different people play in different ways, so I'm sure there are bugs that I've missed. If you find any, please let me know. I can't fix them if I don't know about them :p
The January version (I'm hoping this will contain the first visible weight gain elements - which, let's face it, is why you're playing it and why I'm writing it!) will probably be Patrons o...
2019-12-01 12:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post
So here's a quick teaser of a new character that will (hopefully) be coming in the forthcoming update :)
2019-11-29 10:15:18 +0000 UTC View PostI'm planning on uploading new demos roughly once a month. Hopefully around the start of the month, although this may vary depending on what real life throws at me :p
The current demo was written in early November, so I've got a fair bit done since then and I'm hoping to have a new version ready to go at the beginning of December.
So... what have I added since then, I hear you ask? And if you're not asking, tough. I'm gonna tell you anyway.
The initial cafe, cinema and home v...
2019-11-26 09:26:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, if you've played the demo then (a) thanks, and (b) you'll know that Alice is pretty skinny, right? Not great for a weight gain game! So, whilst there's no weight gain in there just yet (or at least not visible - the game does track how much she's eating, how heavy she's getting, etc.), this will change :)
With that in mind, here are a few test renders of a heavier Alice. They're all work in progress, but will give an idea of what I'm aiming for.
Comments (positive or n...
2019-11-25 17:21:28 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've got this far, thanks for taking an interest! I've been working on this game for just over a month now, and progress has been steady. In that time, the concept has shifted from straightforward linear visual novel to a much more complex dating sim.
The graphics have taken a massive leap forward. From the original simple sprites over placeholder backgrounds (cafe1) to more detailed sprites overlaid on pre-rendered backgrounds (cafe 2). I then took the decision to render...
