Dorm House - v0.29 WG BE Visual Novel - 9.5.26

From what I could see in the events screen she only has 2 scenes, meeting her in the hallway and then the lab

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Sorry, Angelina’s content was cut at the last moment since it wasn’t fully ready to launch, and I wanted to get the update out. I forgot to adjust what displays in the HUD for her. Her stages show up to 5, but currently she is just at the first.

Thanks, that was exactly my hope! Introduced a handful of new characters, all of which have plenty of content to get through.

I’ve got plenty of plans for Tara, Regina, Bella, Katie, and Stacy, (Maria is not quite there yet), and the rest of the characters that are already in their arcs all have a vision as well.

And don’t worry… if we have anything to say about it, Angelina will NOT get her way!

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She will have a lot more in version .29, but there were too many moving pieces with her and I didn’t want to go down that road if it meant delaying .28. Sorry for the confusion with her listed stages in the menu!

As I continue building the game over the next several versions, what type of content are you all most interested in seeing developed? This will help shape the direction I focus in!

  • Zoe’s Rework
  • Mia’s Rework
  • Volleyball Team Content
  • Student Council Content
  • General Housemate Content
  • Various City Women Content
  • Work Content
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That poll is kind of tough to answer, since I know I’m simply voting for what I’ve enjoyed most so far. The content of the new characters seems to be much more complete than the general housemates, so it’s difficult to choose them when grinding their weight levels feels more repetitive and less rewarding as the tightly crafted plots centered around the city and work women.

I think anything you choose to work on will be received well, the specific content not as important as making sure they have strong storylines you can see start to finish.

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I’m not quite sure whether Harper currently counts more as a general housemate or as part of the volleyball team, but she’s definitely the character I’m most looking forward to seeing more of.

She’s already had a lot of buildup early on, and I feel like her personality and character are very well established, but her story still hasn’t really moved into its main phase yet. So I’m especially excited about the preview suggesting that she’ll join the regular housemate group next version and get more everyday interactions and content with them.

I’m also really looking forward to more content for Becca, Lily, and Gina. They all have their own distinct charm, and I’d love to see where their stories and relationships go from here.

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The people have spoken!

This works out rather well - I’ll hold off on Student Council content for now, and get back to prioritizing the core 5 (especially Mia) along with new work content! I’ve got about 10 Various City Women Characters designed, and some stages for previous characters to boot, so I’ll introduce a bit more of that into the game as well!

Thanks to everyone who voted - I think I’ll start doing polls more often, since I got so many more votes than I thought I would!

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Harper is definitely going to become a regular housemate! She won’t join the house until both Mia and Zoe’s reworks have happened though, since I want to get the main 5 finished up before I add on top of that. The Gossip System will require the most time investment, as each girl gossip towards another is 1000 lines of dialogue, and I want to ensure their personalities come through in those before I stack another housemate on top of that.

Gina is getting plenty of focus in the next version, but Becca and Lily will see only a few content drops here and there (a few events, and some content reworking) for a bit while I flesh out the others. There is a vast difference in available content between the five of them, and I want the others to get a chance to catch up a bit!

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That’s honestly where a lot of my challenge comes in! Now that I’ve gotten a LOT more experience, there will be not only more game features for the housemates, but I want to work on a better crafted narrative for each. My goal is to craft Mia’s main story one stage at a time in a similar way as how the side characters are structured.

I think my biggest regret was quickly releasing all the housemates stages at once, essentially. That left a lot of empty content. Instead, I should have released them one or two at a time, and built them up that way.

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Gossip is really exaustingly encompassing.
What is very visible is that not all of the low stage gossips have the standart formatting of the rest of the game. I am fairly certain that there is no way to let a machine run over those to spot wrong formats and checking them manually is to much.

I could collect what instances I have seen but it is practical impossible to test all the possible combinations by hand…

Hell yeah, Gina best girl. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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This is probably my favorite AI game on here! Harper has the most potential and I hope she becomes a thick bellied fatty like Mia. Please keep it up!

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Now that I’m going back and doing stories for each of the housemates, gossip lines will have some more substance and more to latch onto, which will help them feel more varied. It’s been pretty apparent with Mia’s rework right now, that the housemates still are really untapped in terms of what I can do with them.

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Game’s great, writing is on point, and AI assets are mostly, if not entirely, consistent.

My only issue is that the protagonist is entirely too manipulative for my tastes. I can’t help but sense an overwhelming spectre of dread whenever our view-point character starts weaving webs. This is also a compliment - It takes good quality to make someone written well enough to upset my sensibilities. Superb work.

Additional Notes: Hoping to see more dialogue implemented as a Housemate’s relationship improves.
Furthermore: Zoe. I like her very much, and I’m curious to see if her gaining will be a straightforwards affair of her being humbled by gaining, or if she’ll still have some bite to her. She strikes me as the kind of person who, while perhaps too stubborn or lacking in understanding, would still bring a degree of level-headed composure and reason to any given situation. Gimme some dialectics of feeder-to-very-unwilling-feedee.

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And version .29 is LIVE!

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What a great early birthday present. Woooo

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Happy early birthday @GingerAle!

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Not sure if it’s a me issue or not but I’ve got a problem with Gwen. I think it’s cause her images are still called occultgirl for me? But it’s only during the Restraint Cola sales pitch so idk, her sprite showed up as normal when in the building menu

I really like the new strong fat look for Mia.

A few bugs I encountered so far : Angelina show her stage three after unlocking her stage two

Gwen’s picture not showing in the theater