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Some changes and a bit of yapping~
🕑 Added 2025-05-30 23:34:41 +0000 UTCHey guys, it's been a while since the last post. I apologize for that. But more frequent posts would basically me saying: "Hey guys, I've been working on the game, here's a screenshot". Which is basically the same, but more frequent. Tell me what do you think.
Before I talk about the game, let me address the changes I'll be doing in this site.
First, the billing schedule. Until now, I've been using the "first-of-the-month" period. Which basically charges you the first time you become a patron, then the first of each month. I thought this was convenient, but after some consideration, it's a bit unfair for you guys. So I'll go ahead and change it.
Now, it'll be subscription based. Meaning, you guys won't be charged on the first of each month. But on the same day you became a patron instead. This will, hopefully, make it easier for you guys to continue your most appreciated support towards me. This is also a necessary change for those on iOS (though, go to this site through a web browser instead of the app, Apple is kind of greedy, while doing absolutely nothing).
The changes from above will be made before the 1st of June.
I'll also be adding Tier-based rewards to each tier. This has been delayed for a long while because, honestly, I didn't know what to give you guys, other than what pretty much every other dev does. But giving nothing back doesn't really sit well with me, so from now on you can expect:
* Different roles in the Discord server, based on your tier.
* Access to new channels in the Discord server, where you can X (read below).
* Have early access to game builds.
* Have access to bonus in-game content, like events and skits, not canon. Requests allowed.
* Have access to unique downloads, like wallpapers.
* Suggest content you want to see in game, like a certain position to fool around with one of the heroines. Nothing too crazy.
* Have access to the streaming channel (video only, weeb background music), where you can watch me make renders, ask questions (if you want to learn), requests in the spot, etc.
* Have access to even more sneak peeks, and screenies from the kitchen.
* Anything else I come up with.
Feel free to ask about anything if you have doubts or so.
Now, let's talk about the game. I'll put all the changes and new content (since 0.12) in this post, for those that haven't read the previous one.
First, a clarification about me splitting Harem Residence. Looks like I didn't explain myself properly and caused some confusion. No, I'm not grabbing what's currently in the game and split it in two. The game will continue being developed the way it is, and when the story reaches a certain point, it'll stop. And you'll have to download Part 2 to continue. The original idea was to have everything in just one game, but like I explained before, it's getting too large and harder to maintain.
Now, what's running under the hood, I've done a lot of clean up to the game's code. A lot of rewritten functions, revised stuff here and there, getting rid of bad practices and spaghetti code. Like I've said, I'm not really a programmer. So I'm constantly learning and fixing my mistakes.
A lot of scenes (Achievements, Other Perspective, Memories) have been rewritten entirely, and new ones have been added (Inventory, Card Album, Logger) have been added.
When it comes to the story, I've revised a bit of it, fixing consistency issues and so on. Nothing crazy, and worth going deep into, but yeah.
When it comes to older content, some of the older stuff have been reworked a bit. New renders replacing old ones, and such. Granted, only new players or people doing a new run will be able to see these, but like I said, first impressions are important and some of these renders are pretty ugly. There's some stuff I want to fix, but that'll be for the future.
Of course, the next update will come with new content as well. You can head to the Discord server to see some sneak peeks (I try to avoid throwing spicy images in here).
Anyway, I'm going to wrap it here. I've sent a current build to some friends, to make sure saves and such load just fine (a lot of code was rewritten, after all) and seems like everything's okay. A lot of the planned stuff is ready to be packed and released, but I'm adding a bit more of content so it's a bit more complete.
Expect a release soon~
As always, thank you very much for your continued support. Cheers, and stay safe out there.
Comments
Selene
Regarding the subscription based billing thing. Looks like if you're already a patron, the change doesn't reflect you. If you don't want it to charge you every 1st, but instead on a specific date of the month, please unsub and come back when you are comfortable doing so. Thank you very much.
