Thank you for the comments so far here and on the Discord. The last few episodes have been made in the “post-Discord” age where I’ve been getting a crazy amount of feedback as the amount of people interested has grown larger it feels like. Episode 4 was like the transition point as I was working on that one when the Discord was made last year.
I think I will do a smaller update like I always do, except I don’t have any ideas for a fanmail segment (besides show more fanart, which there has been a lot of!) and I don’t feel like it would fit the tone so I think instead I will work on the beginning of Episode 8 which should give a proper resolution to Ep7 so it’s not as bad of a cliffhanger. I could have had this as part of Ep7, but I didn’t want to work too long on it and I felt the episode was getting too long for me. There are also a few errors I need to correct or clarify in Ep7 which have been pointed out in the Discord.
So I think that’s what I’ll focus on next when I can. The intro for Ep8 which should hopefully be a resolution for Ep7 and everything up to the planned free roam section of Ep8. I’ve been getting some help on how to do the map designs as well.
Amazing game, I’ve only played up until Ep5 but I love everything I’ve seen so far. I really like how there’s a good balance between humor, drama, progression, and content. I feel like every episode I play only gets better so keep it up! (Also the pixel art is really impressive, I really like how it adds to the game considering it’s made in RPGMaker). I’d like to ask though, do you have any plans for more “bad end” style content, maybe either in that realm or having things like that as like side quests in upcoming episodes? I’d also really like to ask if you have any more plans for blueberry inflation like with the Ep4 bad end? Not demanding though, just really curious as it’s a favorite of mine.
Thanks. Yeah the whole idea is to have a non-repetitive structure so that each scene adds something NEW the player hasn’t seen before. I want each episode to be like the episode of a serial TV show. I take a lot of influence from shows I’ve seen and VN games I’ve read while trying to translate that to something visually and auditorily exciting in RPGMaker which I feel is uniquely interesting.
All of the humanlike characters are edits of Phantasy Star sprites because I like how they look and they are simple enough for me to create many characters with, however I have been adding my own touches more over time and also have been making certain sprites in-game from the ground up completely.
Yes I would like to do more bad ending style content but it’s a lot of work for an optional scene. I do plan on having more berry inflation in the main story as it is also a favorite of mine and I want to do something longer and more indepth with it…
ngl. i came here for the fetish, and ended really enjoying the story. i almost forget this was a fetish tematic game… almost…
keep the good work because i cant wait to see the 8 chapter
I’ve been working on Episode 8 a bit when I can. I don’t plan on doing a Behind the Scenes special for Episode 7, I’ve just been making the intro for Episode 8 right now. My plan is for the next release to have whatever various fixes for Ep7 as well as the introduction to Ep8. The Ep8 intro update should resolve the ending of Ep7 as well as have everything up to the more freeform section.
After that I want to do various “Substories” for Ep8 that will focus on specific things that are occurring around the same time. There are certain things I want to focus on and I feel like doing all of it at once will be too much so I want to release various substories as part of Ep8 one by one. I have a few planned already there will likely be 3 or 4 substories. You will access them by exploring the Episode 8 map after finishing the introduction. It should be kind of like how WaxerRed has been doing sidequests for the main party in Project Atlas.
Recently I’ve been getting spritework help from members of the community such as Uzi, Karlik, and Citozo. I don’t plan on updating most of the older maps right now, however moving forward I plan on using new tilesets to get away from the “default RPGM” look. I want my game to have a pleasing, albeit simple looking retro game sci-fi look.
CG teaser involving Thymi, looks like the stress snacking might be leaving a mark…
I’ve also done work on new maps and characters too, but I don’t want to share those to keep it a surprise. Episode 8 is most likely going to be called The Tivallon Complex.
Lastly, I know some people have wanted to show financial support - which is crazy to me - but if you want to donate money to me I opened a Patreon recently which feels like the easiest way to do this. This isn’t going to speed up or slow down my work on the game. There won’t be special benefits or exclusive polls or anything either as I feel that is not in the spirit of what I’m doing and doesn’t make me feel comfortable. This is for donations from people who have told me they love my game and want me to continue.
I’m pretty new to these games, but this might be the single best (and hottest) game I’ve played on this site so far. Everything from story, to characters, to the way the fetishes are involved is absolutely perfect and I am desperately looking forward to the continuation
I have one small question, do I just need to download the latest chapter of the game, or is each game a separate chapter and they need to be downloaded in chronological order?
This took me longer than I wanted, but it’s also a bit bigger for a minor update so I guess it works out.
Changes include:
All new sprites and tilesets for maps going forward (credit to Citozo, Karlik, and Uzi for a lot of it!)
New sprites in general:
a) 7154 (Seven) and P-Bots in all episodes
b) Ice cream bins in Ep5
c) Gym equipment in all episodes
d) Fancy display board in all episodes
e) Other things I’ve forgotten
Fixed typos and other stuff in Episode 7, if you haven’t played Ep7 yet it’s better now
An Episode 8 preview
New story content is probably about 20-30 minutes long.
Old saves should be compatible.
Fetish content includes mainly weight gain, a little bit of stuffing, no inflation this time (but there should be more soon).
Loved the preview! Definitely setting things up nicely. The new sprites look great! And the new fan service content was top notch! Especially loved the new Thymi scene
