Monday, January 21, 2013

Progress 1/21/2013

Right, so progress for today...

Managed to finish designing the brothel, now I just have to put in events, people, etc.

Took some advice I recieved about making rooms a little smaller. Didn't touch anything old just in case.

Put in the brothel's "gatekeeper"

Worked mildly on events

Put in a sewer for you dungeon crawling folks (subplot-related)

Began work on the Circle HQ in Borisville


Likely won't be any progress updates/blog posts for the next two weeks due to being very, very busy. Sorry about that, folks!





Sunday, January 20, 2013

"progress" 1/20/2013

Hey guys! Sorry it's been a while, turns out I was a lot more busy than I thought. Still, I got a bit of work done, not much.

Went back and attempted to work on some H-scenes... Writer's block hit me about halfway through, so I did some other things instead.

Thugs in the trashy parts of Borisville should be implemented soon.

A few more... graphic scenes have been partially implemented. They'll be skippable.

Swordswoman subplot is finished. (Spoiler: It's a tease scene, no H involved)

Began partial work on the Brothel, going back and adding a bit more design after this post.

Experimented with some of the event command functions I've been afraid to touch before. I don't feel it's worth it to go back and adjust something that I made workarounds in the past for, but it'll make future stuff easier.

Experimented a bit more with 3DCG and that giant mod catalogue I got... I like creating stuff in 3DCG, but I feel that my art capabilities are limited by my inexperience with the program, so I'm kinda afraid to add it in come Version 0.7 or 0.8.

Debated adding back in the bad end for the demons that I initially removed... I think I will.

Debated adding that ruthless killer behind the mayor's house... Decided to go for it.

Decided that the "Drunken orc" non-H scene will stay... It's kinda in bad taste, and not one of my finer works of writing, but I want there to be consequences for actions, and there's no better way to get that message across than waking up in an orc's bed feeling violated.

This project is transitioning from "sad" to "dark" rather quickly and I'm worried about it making a "grimdark." turn rather quickly here. Moreso because even though I like grimdark stories if they're good stories, I know a lot of people don't approve of grimdark.


That's all for now, thank you all for supporting my project! It means a lot to me, and gives me hope to make it better for all y'all!



Goals by the end of next week: N/A

I doubt I'll have time to make progress, but I'll try and sneak in a half hour here and there for polishing if I can.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Holy crap guys!

Holy shiznet! Was just checking in to see if I had any new comments I might need to respond to and it said I've gotten over 2,000 pageviews!?

Right... Well I'm going to see if I can fit some work time in tommorrow for this. I'm expecting myself to let out the next update some time in February.

So I should probably mention ahead of time that it'll seem like nothing's happening from Feb 1st to the 16th. This isn't the case. I'll just be very, very busy and won't have time to respond to much, let alone respond to the forums/blog something. After that I should be capable to give status updates again.

So yeah... Work on the project will resume tommorrow, hope to begin work on the brothel at that point, and... Hrm... I can't really think of anything else. Stay awesome everyone!

Ah, almost forgot. I'm looking at the polls... Looks like the majority want 3DCG with Text-only in second place. I'm going to make the assumption that those who voted Skyrim would rather see 3DCG than text-only, but I can't be sure.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Progress 1/13/2013

Right! Progress!

I took Saturday off and played a bit of Fallout 3, let myself chill. It actually paid off greatly! Though more in terms of long-term stuff than short-term things.

Browsed through the forums today, tried to address some stuff.


When I get done with things tonight, I should have...

A subplot with a Circle Swordswoman at the pub finished
Fairy sprites integrated for future use
Introduction and Joanna scenes completely integrated
A number of standard NPCs done around town
(If I'm lucky) The bathhouse scene finished!
Completely integrated the "daytime" mechanic. (Nytarra is only supposed to be in Borisville for a single day, so I have to limit the things she can do around town, basic shopping aside, to four or five. Each thing takes about 2-4 hours, so that's anywhere from 8 to 20 hours... Going to assume the maximum upper limit is 14-16 for this purpose.)

Oh! And I'll have a new poll up shortly to reflect what I've been told!


EDIT: Derp! Just realized I listed the title of this one as 2012!

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Progress (1/10/2013)

Again, not a very progressive day... I spent a large portion of it dealing with school-related things. with the weekend right around the corner, I should be able to get a good bit done though.

Fixed a few bugs I discovered while browsing through various scenes IG. Decided that I'll need to go back and "Story-check" some stuff to try and make it a bit more versatile while I'm at it. I also did some work with the FAQ.


I want to send a shout out to Molitar, and thank them for including Jenallia's Wrath on that ULMF thread!


Oh! And there's a little treat I included in the FAQ for those of you who read these and don't mind spoilers! You might have seen it earlier today in the pages menu...

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Progress 1/9/2013

Didn't get much done today unfortunately. Managed to create the Joanna followup scene (which will have another followup scene in a later chapter yet to be decided on)

Also added in the introduction from the post below, skippable since it's A. Long, and B. Not plot essential, just recomended.

Put up a poll in regards to art for the game also!


Hmm. On an off topic note:

I've been looking over the demographics and I'm actually a bit surprised! I had expected a few folks from North America/Canada, possibly parts of the U.K. but instead I seem to have a very varied audience which is really nice!

U.S. is obviously the main demographic labeled, but Germany/Bulgaria are tied for second with Russia in fourth... I just want to say thanks to everyone who's playing it, and that I hope you've enjoyed it up to this point! If there's anything you think needs changing or would like to address, feel free to comment or send me a message over one of the forums. I'm more than willing to take suggestions if I can work them in!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

New Intro

This is going to be the new skippable intro, read it at your own risk!


Once upon a time, there was a girl... A very special kind of girl. She could control the elements; Fire, water, air, earth, and many more. Most of all though, she could control the powers of darkness, warping them to her command.

Her parents had abandoned her when she was young, and she lived as a street urchin, scrounging for food, sometimes going without any. The townsfolk recognized this, and rarely treated her with even the slightest compassion... There was a man who would visit her from time to time, he treated her differently than the others. He treated her with kindness. He filled her head with nonesense of white knights and fairies, and would even let her stay with him at the inn during these times. The man knew about her powers, and told her they were a gift like none other, but one she had to hide. He would leave though for months at a time, and she'd be left to her sorrow once more.

One day she presented the man with a gift- a small amulet she had hand crafted. The gem in the center wasn't worth much, but the girl had saved up for months to acquire it, even going so far as to commit a few degrading deeds to ensure she had enough money for it, much to the man's discomfort. The woman she had bought it from approached him only days after, claiming he had stolen it. Other villagers who had always disliked him made their own false accusations, and before long, the list of wrongs he had supposedly commited was enough to warrant death.

The girl tried to reason with the judge, but he would have no input from a street urchin, dismissing her from the case entirely. The man was executed, and the girl's resentment for mankind grew. She stormed into the nearby forest, screaming to the trees, the sky, the earth as she used her wild powers to no avail, trying to harm anything and everything. It was in that moment when her powers grew uncontrolled that the first demon made its way into human kind... A temptress that understood not the intricacies of other species, but only its own desire, and that it may feed off of man and mer.






The young girl confronted the creature, its form shifting into that of a storm, ripping apart the trees, its gaseous maw hanging open, growling at the insignificant thing. The girl would have none of it though, and forced the winds around the storm, driving it to its knees. She commanded that it would serve her, and the being, in utter fear of this creature of so little who could control so much, quickly submitted.




The town fell to the Girl's wrath, and with its falling, the demon retreated beyond her control, fleeing into the lands. The young girl had accomplished her wishes, but felt like it wasn't enough... She only now realized the full extent of her powers, and was intent on using them.




The girl grew as she traveled, slowly blossoming into a young woman. Her reign of terror spread through the land as she conquered entire villages, others with similar powers who had been in hiding following her. At first they were the occasional rogue bandit, but soon these folk were reformed or removed as she found solace in the company of adventurers, politicians, mercenaries... She had formed a small nation with an iron fist, and ruled over it with such while taking great delight in the sensations of mortals. It was during this time that she found love in one of her initial followers, a "disciple" as she referred to them. Months passed, and soon a daughter had been born from their coupling.

The young woman wanted a world that would be safe for her daughter, and understood that with her death her nation would collapse. With the help of her advisers, the Circle was created to handle the military, the Lord's Alliance was formed to give former nobility a chance at glory once more, and the Magistrate was formed to rule over both. Her rule was still strong, but she ruled over her subjects with a firm, protective grasp; warming, comforting, yet capable of damage.

Her nation would not survive so easily though... The lords and the church had joined as one, marking her nation as one of sin, of devils, demons, and deception. The woman knew these to be false, but could not convince her neighbors to the contrary. Her forces were outnumbered, the Circle had nearly been destroyed simply protecting the home front... She would lose.






In maturing though, her powers had also matured, and the young woman ordered what few disciples were left to call upon the same dark powers she had used for so long. She called them Chaos Callers, and enslaved the chaos they had summoned, forcing it to release demons from its own plane into the bodies of her soldiers, living and dead, to become a new army. The men and women who volunteered became hideous beasts, irredeemable to human kind. Her enemies fell with ease, ensuring her nation would survive as its borders quickly grew under the inhumane armies, utilizing that which was dark, unholy, and evil for the greater good.

This young woman came to exemplify the greatest goods, and greatest evils that humanity had seen in over a millennium... And she became known as Jenallia; Archmagister... and the Queen of Blood lust.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Modeling...

So since I was too short on time today to work on an actual scene in RPGmaker (not to mention I burned myself out over the weekend) I decided to instead experiment with 3DCG...

Needless to say I remembered why I'm not an artist! I took one of the base model poses and tried to work off of it to see if I could adjust it for what I wanted... It umm... Didn't turn out quite as planned.

There's a reason her upper half is the only visible part, and it isn't because I'm trying to tease.

Each part I tried to alter from the original pose turned out bad...


Luckily the base models have uses for generic things like taking a bath!



So yeah... I think I'll focus on getting this update out and -then- going back to try and teach myself how to model these characters properly/attempt to add pictures to H-scenes.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

D'oh!


I figured it out!
 
 
... It'll still be a while until I feel comfortable enough with 3DCG to start implementing pictures into scenes though.
 
 
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I also feel really dumb because of how long it took me to figure out that it's just ctrl + click the girl you want to add...

Progress!

Right! So progress for today!

... Ah who am I kidding? School starts back up tommorrow, so progress is going to drop off the radar possibly.

As for stuff done today! Well... Hrm... Not much.

I managed to complete the two drunken sailors/travelers at the Pub! There's a possible (slightly comical depending on your sense of humour) H-scene with the two of them if you stick around and sing some bawdy songs with them (and if Nytarra's SexySkill is high enough, otherwise there's a different scene). I even managed to complete it! Got a couple minute details fixed up and stuff too, but that was the big accomplishment of the day.

My next plan of attack is to finish the Student Bath Scene... And the Iris scene!


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And... I guess try to start work on the underground brothel... That thing is going to be a challenge to put together simply because it'll be nerve wracking having to come up with a bunch of different scenes, creating the area, etc.

Actually I think the underground brothel is going to be the -last- thing I make in terms of the town... I think I'll make the Joanna tie-in scene at the park and liven up the place instead.

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For that matter I might make Lanae's entrance after the town and then go back to work on the brothel. That sounds like a good plan of attack...


Oh yeah, list of things to do still:
Finish Iris H-scene
Finish Bath House H-scene
Finish mugger events to place in back alleyways
Finish Gangbang H-scene at the Residential Area
Finish Joanna Cutscene in the park
Work on the thief quest
Design the inn second floor
Put people in the town
Create the Lanae encounter outside of town
Create the abandoned inn outside of town
Create the brothel
Populate the brothel
Create H-scenes for the brothel!

Progress Log

Progress as of 1/6/2013

All major game breaking bugs have been fixed (Thanks go to Moonblack, dragonmaster121989, and Zodiark69!)
Fixed a few issues with areas that aren't supposed to be accessed...
Finished all shops in Borisville
Finished a small non-H scene should the lightweight Nytarra decide to go drinking (Will likely alter it with a "pure" scene for those who've made pure choices up to this point.)
Began the sub-questline to discover the brothel (1k gold reward+Purity from the guards for reporting it, 1k gold reward+Corruption from its owners for not reporting it OR a chance for free sex with its residents should Nytarra's corruption be high enough... Also a consequence if the player tries to do both.)
Partially finished a high corruption scene at the bath house (chance to either sex up your fellow class mates or chance to remove some of that corruption via a conversation with Bryll.)
Began work on the Joana cutscene in the park.
Finished a small guard battle scene if Nytarra tries to leave town without everyone else.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

What to expect

Currently working on the town. Got the basic stuff in and now I'm working on making it lively, adding in quests, etc.


What to be expected in V0.6

Complete Facial Overhaul (extra data from the pictures, but it looks nicer)
Option to skip certain scenes (I'll add this function to requested scenes. Right now it's mostly for scenes deemed to be innapropriate or aggravating.)
A Completed (Bugfixed) prison
A Completed Town to explore
Lanae the elf as a potential party member
Heal and Cure spells costing slightly more MP to balance them out
A Darkness Portal mechanic that'll play a greater role later on
H-scene involving Pheobe, the girl locked in her dimensional pocket room
A few more books in the lounge/library
Illegal Drugs that can be purchased at the apothecary (assuming Nytarra has a high enough corruption value)
Minor name fixes
A buyable mirror to track approval ratings of Nytarra's allies
Mirrors at certain shops to track purity/corruption, sexual skill, and how many Darkness Portals you've closed.
Around 6 H-scenes in the town
Double the play time of the last version (at least... Currently sitting at about an hour, estimating an additional 20-30 minutes game time.)
# of saves increased and Load function (Kudos to Moonblack!)

First post, woo!

Alrighty, I set this up so that I could provide information on what's being added without flooding any forums with what's going on.