Forks: A Weight Gain Visual Novel (Cancelled, all assets posted for everyone)

Sorry, what is the deadline you’ve set?

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they were hoping to get it out this month but i guess some things got in the way so it will be out next week in December or the week after depending…

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I hope I’m not missing something here but will there ever be a forks discord server?

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I’m pretty sure they say they were gonna do it after the new demo was released.

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I believe there already is a discord server, though its largely just for people working on the game in some capacity

Hey, all!

Well, it’s November 30th… And we’re still polishing :cold_sweat:.I want to keep everyone in the loop and explain where we are. I’m really sorry, earlier this month it honestly did seem like we could get it out on time, but life (as always) made sure we had other plans. Real life work remains the biggest barrier to getting this demo out. I’ll refrain from release announcements in the future until we’re ready to go, but we are close!


If it’s any consolation, here are two more CG previews. Toro only has a single edit to make to a CG, Ars should have the final mix of the final track out by next week, and I’ve got a few thousand more lines to edit!

Here’s a snippet of revisited dialogue, from content last seen in the old demo. Changed 7 or 8 ( I can’t remember) clicks into 4, the “multiple = 2” marker signifies that there are two dialogue boxes on the screen.

Again, I’m very sorry we can’t share the new demo with you all yet. I’ll be editing for the first time in two days right after posting this. I won’t give a new release date, but I will sincerely try to make my next post here the Big One.

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and a nice start to the holiday season! Where the heck did this year go? I swear, we’re all going to suddenly wake up and be back in last February :sweat_smile:

@RandomRedditUser98 We’re still thinking about a Discord server. Toro and I both work a lot, and so neither of us would make for good community managers. @Biggirlfan7 is correct and I hope that means our tiny dev server isn’t public :dizzy_face:

I’m on the WeightGaming Discord server (have been all year!), though I’ve kept a low profile because this dang demo still isn’t out. Participating in the WeightGaming Discord is for doers!

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Yeah don’t worry as far as I know it’s private, I haven’t even seen it lol

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My dude, everyone here knows life, uh, always finds a way to meddle in our projects, so relax and take your time. The more time you have to wrap it up, he more polished the demo will be.

I think I speak for everyone when I say we can wait a little longer for it. :slight_smile:

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Oh hi I just want to say thank you for responding to me and that I appreciate it! I’m really looking forward to the demo and just this game in general. Also I just had a small question: Once the final game is out will it be available on steam?

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You know it’s really cool that the main character has the same name as me

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Still hyped for the release, whenever that happens to be! take as much time as you need, real life happens!

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Wow! I’ve never seen multiple dialogue boxes from a ren’py game before. It’s amazing! It’s gonna save so much clicking, and also make conversations feel a lot more DYNAMIC!

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I was wondering, will there be an android option

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I highly doubt so. But I’m not Tron so I’m not certain.

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In this day and age, it’s got to be asked.

I can’t be breaking my own rule so long as I don’t post an update, right :sweat_smile:?

Unfortunately, there won’t be an Android/iOS version, at least for now. I haven’t tested it on mobile and may have a lot of tinkering to do. We’ll be shifting to a more fluid development cycle once we release this demo, and I’d rather wait until the rest of the game is stable before porting it to mobile.

Demo will be available on Windows, MacOS, and Linux!

Also, thank you everyone! For both your kindness, and understanding :hearts:! If anyone else has any questions about the upcoming release, feel free to ask!

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Will the final game be available on steam?

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Sorry, I forgot to answer that :confounded:. Thanks for the reminder!

I’m undecided if it’ll be on Steam once it’s finished. Right now I plan to launch this on itch.io, free to download or with an optional donation. As new builds come out, those who want to can donate again. Because Forks was always developed as a gift and tribute to the community, our Patreon will instead be for future projects (or those who want to show thanks for Forks anyway, money is money and will help towards everything!) The next of which Toro and I are concepting right now~.

Guy’s already done the bulk of Forks’s future assets, so he needs to work on something :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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Concepting a new VN already? Please, do tell, what are your ideas?

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Oh! Well I would be glad to donate and show support :slight_smile:

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