Yeah, that’s definitely a problem lorewise and probably the worst obstacle to implementing this idea. Though I’ve had the similar situation with the book author: even though it is stated that only 20% of Progeria inhabitants are newcomers, around 80% of the main cast were them. He replied with “there are countless numbers of Progerias, you are just reading about this specific one, where the odds are like this”. At first I didn’t like this explanation, but it grew on me more as time went on. Because it really is more interesting when a lot of characters are newcomers, and his explanation is technically right.
So, if you just consider that Fatgeria is an alternative universe of Progeria, where Kirill is an unashamed fat fetishist… Maybe it makes sense he was so lucky all his strongest opponents are girls.
But really, if people don’t like this explanation, I’ll need to look for another one or just drop the idea fully.
I’m just a bit worried that of course Bacchus circuits and skills will have to be unlocked first and the game may feel like a slog until that point
Yeah, to be more precise, there were around 1024 participants trying to win at SPAUN tournament. Don’t forget that after day 15 Kirill has to battle the participants from other colleges, which had their own tournaments to figure out who to send to SPAUN. That’s why winning a SPAUN tournament twice is unprecedented.
Those who know…
Spoilers to the people who didn’t spend time with Igor the Instructor 3 times.
Milana was the one who rigged the brackets. But even though she told Kirill they are rigged against him, she actually rigged them for him, making sure he battles the weakest opponents, and Trubetskaya will be at the other end of the bracket.
Well, that opens a whole other can of worms… Kirill and other nobles actually gets paid an insane amount of money through exorcism job. 1000 rubles here is basically like 500 dollars. It will be hard to find a person who is willing to pay that much money for a single dinner… And kinda strange, too. Like, someone just ordered a noble mage to stuff them using spells?..
Next update I’m also working on expanding the ball event. It was more developed for Galina, who you had to fight for with Georgy, but with Milana and Lera you just come to the ball, dance a bit and Russia fucking invades Bohemia. Too little going on for an event as important. I’ve also decided to commission more animated sequences (like in the beginning of the game) for the ball, where Kirill will dance with the girl of his choice.
I feel bad for them then, a beer and “premium” fast food costs them 50$. But yeah, I agree that would change things a ton in the lore. I was just spit balling for a way to save on gifts. (Although I guess that’s what the bacchus tree to reduce gift prices is for.)
Привет, игра крутая. Бои в три в ряд, которые порой заставляют подумать, хорошие спрайты и сцены и конечно сюжет, который помимо заправки симулятора свиданий имеет интересные темы, а еще наверное радует больше всего то, что это наш СЛОНЯРА
Но идеально все не может быть, и поэтому были вносят свой осадок, например прохождение сквозь стены или пропажа спрайтов
Милана мой фаворит, очень жду ее набор веса. А также можно фразу из мема
trying to get the patreon version to start (Windows) but so far all the 1.2x versions are just black screens after the monologue (and also the monologue background unless that was just changed), gonna try 1.13 and see if that one works
edit: nope
edit 2: solved in dms
Maybe I’m reading it wrong, but I’m so confused and lost on the torture scene. I’ve been reset like a dozen times and I have zero clue which bar I need to go up/down/stay.
You need to get the red number to 100%. Your best bet would be to heal her and calm her down before starting the torture as these actions are special and will not be available once you start hitting her. Then you should alternate between light torture and psychological torture to “warm her up”, honestly you can get her to 100% without using a medium/severe torture even once. You can also heal her and calm her down at this stage, but only once as she will start losing more “readiness” from each subsequent attempt.
Also if you wish to skip it completely there is an option on a new game where it asks about content you want included. Check the one about violence and it won’t start that scene.
I’ve just finished my first run of the game (blimping up Galina) and just wanted to type up a bit of gushing praise - preaching to the choir but this project really stood apart from a lot of the other stuff I’ve played here and wanted to leave a bit of praise.
I wasn’t too sure what to expect going in given how this was a VN that’s sort of pivoted into being a kink title, but I really quickly got engrossed in the setting of Progeria. The premise of the world was really interesting - it reminded me a bit of Type Moon works with how there’s a really dense layer of world-building and tons of lore which only gets mentioned in passing but which feels like it could easily be explored in huge depth. One thing I actually found myself wanting more of was additional lore content - I’d definitely read an in-universe codex with more information about the necromancy or spelling out the magic system in further detail as I got really into it. Similarly, an alt-timeline, more information on the seven or an idea of what other countries in the world of Progeria look like would be really cool.
It took me a while to wrap my head around the gameplay systems but I got much more into it as I got further into the game. One thing I found quite limiting was how the default spells you have are quite limiting and I didn’t realise you have to go to the dueling club to rapidly get new circuits so initially I was a bit put off. Once I got into it I found myself enjoying the combat immensely but there was a bit of a step to get there. No idea if it would be possible but potentially at starting a new game it’d be possible to get slightly different starting loadouts to add some variety? E.g. tweaking a few minor details of Kirill’s backstory to let you start with a skew towards a playstyle?
The overall gameplay loop I felt was pretty solid, and did a good enough job balancing the gameplay, romance aspects, and exploring the world of Progeria. I would’ve loved to spend more time outside SPAUN beyond the story events and dates, but with what I assume it limited asset space, it felt like you definitely got the maximum value out of what there was. Similarly, I would’ve loved for the game to be a bit longer but probably better to be wanting more at the end (especially given it’s only my first playthrough).
I also enjoyed the cast, and again my main takeaway was that I wished there were more interactions and content with them. Each character feels like a natural fit for their role, and I found myself growing quite fond of a lot of the cast. If more interactions and events are possible, I’d like to see more of how the characters interact with the world and systems of Progeria, especially as I found the introduction of the uprising plot/themes of equality in Progeria to often be a bit jarring and not quite as organic as it could be for the game’s central theme (aside from fattening up the girls).
Similarly, though I can only speak for Galina at this stage, I enjoyed the fetish content especially considering that this is probably the most bolted on bit compared to the core game underneath. I definitely felt like I was working for it and the payoff was great with smartphone interactions and seeing Galina blowing up at her university desk. It still feels a bit tangential to the main game but I’m sure as more content is added it’ll all join up nicely. It would’ve also been nice if texts and smartphone pictures could be viewed after the first time (though that could be possible I might’ve just missed the feature)
I guess the main takeaway from my first playthrough is that I would’ve liked more “unique” content both as part of the main story and as romance/fetish content. Given the VN format, I was surprised by how there weren’t that many unique character scenes outside the “spend time” and “date” functions. Some one off events at certain milestones either in the story or at a certain affecton point would go a long way to further fleshing out some already pretty damn good writing, and maybe give an opportunity to showcase the wider world of Progeria without requiring too many new assets. Likewise, although there’s repeatable love scenes, I was surprised there weren’t 1-2 unique relationship events that had a bit more to them as they’re normally a staple in VNs with romanceable characters. Feel like you could easily tack them in around the birthday event or in an ending epilogue.
Similarly with the fetish content, though overall I was pretty impressed by the various stages on offer and the unique WG interactions, I think a few one off events could really help sell it even further beyond the existing repeatable interactions. Some of the kinks such as the gas content I felt didn’t get too much of a look in, so one off events around those and any more unique fetish content (e.g. I saw people talking about IQ loss in this thread) might be a way to throw that side a bone without needing to massively overhaul the game (once unlocked in the tree it could trigger?). Similarly, even little one-off events like clothes ripping, getting stuck etc might be an easy way to really sell the fantasy of the girls blowing up as they hit progression milestones and get bigger and bigger. There’s already a really strong foundation here, but I think it could be taken to the next level with a few additions.
One other thing was would you consider adding some lore around the relationship between magic and food? It seemed to come up enough I wondered if there’d be a wider explanation (e.g. food is a path to mana, there’s a food related school of magic etc) or if the Bacchus lady would end up being an angel on my shoulder telling me about it etc. This isn’t really necessary just there were enough times where there’d be a perfect spell for WG shenanigans I wondered if it would come up.
But yeah, I had a great time with my first run, in a few days I’ll start again with Lera and I’m very excited to see where this game goes - you couldn’t ask for a better foundation to develop further. Will have to keep my eyes peeled for any content polls.
TL:DR - game good, looking forward to more, would love more lore and character content as well as kink
Можно подробнее? В целом, конечно, это в будущем должно исправиться, когда мы комнаты разделим на разные экраны, как в нормальных JRPG.
Через патч уже будет Милана!
There will be Yekaterina content in the future, but not for the ball as you can’t get her out of prison until 25th of December.
This might actually work lol.
I think we can expect to see this change with Milana route, maybe first or second update.
It’s quite alright, I haven’t read such heartfelt messages in a while! Especially as yours is one of the bigger ones. Comments like these give enough motivation to keep on working. Even after working through my issues I sometimes feel like I’m doing a poor job at creating games or doing art in general.
Yeah, I love this type of storytelling! When you opt out of using “cheap” tools like amnesia or isekai (which is ironic as you could easily isekai someone into the world of Progeria) I feel like this is the only suitable method of easening the player into the world. I hate huge infodumping prologues, I feel like they don’t respect the intelligence of the player/reader.
That’s a truly wonderful idea, perhaps even something I could work on for the directors cut. The biggest issue is that most of the lore knowledge died with the creator of the Progeria books. Sure, I’m his most devoted fan, even finished writing his book trilogy and read all his lore blogs, but there are tons of information that has not even been revealed at all. For example, I think many people remember Galina’s lecture about the Seven. Everything she talks about came straight from the 2 blogs of the author, and there is basically nothing specific about the Seven anymore. Like, I literally know the names only of the 4 Gods, maybe if I reread his books I’ll remember another one, but everything else is basically “lost” or will have to be made up by me. Which is a problem, as the author was much smarter than me and his knowledge base was much more vast. Sure, his mom gave me carte blanche for the developing of Progeria, and I’ve been growing more and more into the role, but writing a codex will probably be a task as challenging as finishing his last book.
btw №1: The author was a huge gooner, so he wouldn’t mind turning Progeria into a fetish game. Especially as it’s literally my game and my OCs.
btw №2: I’ve been financially supporting his mother with the Patreon donations, and she is very happy you guys are enjoying his works in such huge numbers.
btw №3: Here’s the MC of the books, Bronya Glashek, or as she is known in the game, Leshaya. She is wearing traditional Bohemian student’s uniform as has a corsican bracer on her wrist (just like Kirill)
I also did a drawing of Kirill in this style a few years ago when he hired some other artist to keep creating character cards. Oh yeah, I was VERY jealous of the author not paying me attention :<
God, I fucking love talking. Sometimes I can’t wait to hear what I say next.
You could also get them through maxing relations with a character! There are some truly great ones hidden among your friends. Me and my QA find Evgeny’s one to be the best, Milana’s is also pretty good and the only way to get Anastasia Romanova’s circuit with double damage.
Although I agree that circuits acquisition could be a bit easier, even if they are supposed to be a big reward for finishing the skill tree. I intend on making one of the characters be able to sell new circuits to you (thinking Lera or Boris).
That’s such an amazing idea, I really want to implement it.
Several years ago I wanted to allow the player to take a walk outside of SPAUN into SPB. But this idea was so ambitious I’m not even planning of implementing it in the directors cut lol.
With how much you guys have been supporting me I might even make a sequel haha. But honestly, I’m planning on severely extending the latter half of the game events-wise through the political persecution arc.
Yeah, I admit I failed a bit in this regard. The only reason for the player to believe he needs to join the revolution is literally intro and some obscure dialogues with characters. Even Lera, a stauch liberal, never fucking mentions how hard it is for serfs in Progeria (though you can read about this in her articles, btw did anyone ever do this? They change based on your actions and she legit starts thirsting on you there if you have high enough relations with her)
So, I decided to expand on this through the creation of an incel cook ™, a serf of SPAUN’s rector. The player will be able to get to know about the other side through interactions with him.
Honestly, Galina’s content at this moment is SERIOUSLY lacking in comparison to Lera, especially after the next update. That’s basically been the main reason why I wanted to stop at stage 7 for her currently, as our team gets used to the workflow and becomes more capable of implementing the fetish stuff in bigger quantities with better quality. Now, once we return to Galina, we will be able to touch up on her and improve her route immensely.
Yeah, I’m definitely implementing it as I’ve learned how to make scroll bars lol. Hey, don’t laugh, I had o make them from scratch!
To add on to me finally learning how to create scroll bars, yeah I can admit I’m a shitty dev, and was especially shitty when I was first starting the development. So I was literally not skilled enough to make “one-off” events, because they would constantly clash with free time mechanic! For example, Milana’s attempts to force you to work for her always broke the game, and so did the confrontations with the girls about you cheating on them. Basically, each unique event could only happen as a part of a story mode in the morning. Right now, though, yeah, I’m considerably more skilled and can work around my shitty code. This allowed for the creation of Lera letters scene, or the girls finally turning into feedees. So, sure, there will be more of these in the future.
This should be the focus of 1.3 update, finally getting more text content for each curse. Rip my keyboard and fingers.
OK, as a thanks for this huge letter (and me having lots of fun replying to it, God I love talking), here’s a sketch of Lera trying to do yoga.
It will not be in the game, because our artist incorrectly depicted her weight.
Instead, you will see her fatter. And then even fatter.
This drawing actually has so much fucking alts you guys will go insane.
