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Progress Report
🕑 Added 2021-10-30 21:54:26 +0000 UTC
Howdy! Here’s what’s up:
This is the last progress report before an update. I’ve dragged this moment for as long as I could, to be certain that we'll stay true to our word.
As a side effect of that, this post has a lot of new information for both the upcoming version and the next one that’s already in the works.
There’s been some complications due to the change of layers and the amount of new body-mods Kira now has (plus personal life), but they are more or less resolved now.
As you may have noticed, we’re drowning under the sea of body-mods Kira has, but worry not comrades - I know how to swim:
The character art expansion doubled the size of Kira’s art, because I drew all planned (and unplanned) mods in advance to resolve this issue forever. We also did our best to write, code and draw new events with everything in mind, which significantly complicated an already complex situation.
That said, we had two ideas on how we could cut some corners and release content faster.
First idea is to have more events that don't feature Kira and the second one is to utilize her “Red” version a bit differently and more often.
We also decided to let you customize Farm NPCs (to some extent) and we changed the artwork in the upcoming “harassment” event (previously it reused assets).
New additions to the next version (0.4.9.3):
- We’ll temporarily add the ability to customize the appearance of Kira’s Farm “colleagues”.
- New pose for the “harassment system” (I previously re-used existing ones from gym etc.)
- New character art for male Vivarium NPCs.
New additions to the future versions (most likely in 0.4.9.4):
- Three new NPCs with their own stories and events (technically they will be added in 0.4.9.3, but they will have a placeholder dialogue.
- Random voyeuristic events with said NPCs
Once the next version will drop, our development cycle will become easier, but it will still be difficult due to the body-mods and mental changes.
The easiest solution would be to cut out half of everything. Merge Lust and Intelligence into one stat and remove half of our body-mods (at least a half). However, this was a “body-mod” game from day 1 and that’s the game we want to make. So, let’s talk about the alternative.
Our first idea is to utilize “Red” Kira more and give her more H-events, but... She will always look the same (one outfit and no body-mods).
I intend to make her unique in her own way, but she will always temporarily transform Kira into her “prefered” shape whenever she takes over her body. It’s also worth mentioning that “Red” Kira has no alternative dialogue, intelligence and lust doesn’t work on her, so it’s easier to write for her. But, most importantly - I really do like writing her lines.
Since she will become a more prominent character, I think it’s about time we properly neme her.
From now on,“Red Kira” wil be known as Killer Queen, and we’ll alter her initial dialogue in 0.4.9.4.
If you don’t mind this, we’ll conduct some polls to pick her default appearance and move on with the plan. (with her events on the table - we will be able to breathe a bit easier).
Now, for the next solution:
We want to start writing events that don't feature Kira at all and I also want to reuse our Art. In this particular case, I’ve decided to give the girls some customisation, effectively they are “mini-Kiras” when it comes to their art (they have ~12 layers, Kira has 100).
I did this because the art is reused and I’m afraid they might become dull rather quickly.
In (0.4.9.3) you will be able to customize the ladies from the options above, but there’s a few things that you need to know:
-Their appearance will be reset to Default in 0.4.9.4 (cows for players with lactation or pregnancy content enabled, black latex for players without it)
-There will be a vendor that sells all these items (including items for Kira) later on
-All of that is shown in events
-Because you’re not meant to leave the Farm or customize them for free, the text might not make sense in some cases (only when it comes to pregnancy)
-Their dialogue is a placeholder for now and we’re only including this in the next version because we want to test it.
I also want to make them a bit more unique for the players that have lactation/pregnancy disabled, so we will add different tails and headbands in 0.4.9.4.
So please do tell me what animals you want to see the girls cosplaying as (dog? horse? pig? bunny? This is an “Animal Farm” after all).
P.S: When Vivarium’s vendor will be added, all players will be able to dress them at will (if the necessary affection will be reached), don't worry.
Above you can see what I meant - I intend to reuse the artwork from the “boobjob” event and create individual events for Kira’s “colleagues”.
This move would cost us nothing and I believe it will further increase the immersion (even though the artwork is reused).
I also want to create the same events that Kira already experienced in Vivarium, but with the girls instead of her.
In other words, I plan to have a ton of events where the art is reused and Kira is an offscreen observer - to limit our workload.
P.S: Of course we’ll continue to work on events for Kira, but she’s grown to be quite difficult to manage and we need to upload new versions more regularly.
I’ve already mentioned that some dialogue won’t make sense because you’re not meant to leave the farm. Here’s why:
All girls will have their own storylines and “affection” levels (without any grind, as per usual). The piercing that “Rosie” rocks on the example above has a purpose, Rosie has an oral obsession and whenever she tries to go for someone's tit or dick - it hurts both her and her victim.
In her case, if or rather “when” Kira will remove her piercing - an event will immediately trigger. Cow Kiras will have to protect their breasts, while Kira’s without lactation or pregnancy enabled will have to protect their crotch.
So, in the boobjob event she has her piercing removed, while her character art might still have it. And Sugartits (blond one) can’t get pregnant without the quest.
The main point of this part is to show you an example of events without Kira and what Farm ladies will do in the future. Writing this was interesting to me and I hope you’ll also find their storylines to your liking.
Now, this is a new thing that I recently did. Initially, this event used the artwork that you already saw in Gym, AUGS shop and Imperator. But I’ve decided to draw yet another pose for our system given how much time has passed.
The best part of this is the fact that this is a part of our “harassment” system, meaning that Moana just has to follow a formula and we don’t even have to test it. This also means that adding new things to it (like a tattoo) will automatically upgrade other events that use this.
Ultimately, all our events have to become like this - automated. And we’re still figuring out how to properly do that.
Oh, and that’s a new random Vivarium NPC. 0.4.9.3 will add character art to some Vivarium fellas and I think this addition will further increase the immersion.
I hope you can understand that sometimes we get too overwhelmed because of the amount of alternative dialogue and art, especially when things don't work out the way we envisioned them. But, I assure you, we’re not going anywhere and we’re dead set on finishing the game.
I also hope that this post conveys what I’ve been saying for the past couple of months - I’m already working on the new content, we’re delaying only because Kira’s character art doesn't work yet due to it growing twice the size of the previous version. (Plus, I couldn't help myself and there are some surprises)
With that out of they way, I really do want to know your opinion on everything I’ve mentioned in this post:
- What alternative costumes should the girls have? (one each, so ideally they should be different).
- Are you okay with me reusing art?
- What do you think about the idea of giving “Killer Queen” one permanent appearance?
- Any ideas on how “Killer Queen” should look?
Thank you all for your patience and support, we’re doing our best and I’m certain that my next post will finally be a positive one! The end is near!
Comments
Fresh Mulan
Nope, saves will work as per usual.However, we will break them at one point in the future (when we’ll upgrade all older events to implement body-mods)
gault57
after this update, start a new game is better opption ?
Fresh Mulan
My next post will be an update, that’s all I can say for sure:)
Jacob Whitmore
How soon will this update come out? I cant wait!
