Version .20 is up and ready to go!
Added 2017-11-09 20:05:22 +0000 UTCPlease give it a try and feel free to send feedback my way.
This is a big update and pretty much doubles the size of of the previous version. Since I added in a new scoring system for decisions, everyone will have to start a new game. For this version, the Gentleman/Deviant scores don't mean anything, but in future versions, those numbers will impact what decisions Taylor can and can't make.
I included an Android Version as well, but have not tested it, so please let me know if it gives you any issues and I'll try to figure it out.
Hope you like the update!
-Sumodeine
Comments
First things first - thank you so much for the pledge! I'm really happy you're liking the game. I'm glad you can appreciate the thought and effort that I'm putting into this game. Certainly, there is a little bit of "porn logic" with that Jessica scene, but at the same time she does like men who are direct and tell her what they want. She finds that assertiveness very attractive - if Taylor isn't as confident in his approach, she shuts him down. Stuff like that can and certainly does happen in US dorms - I have a few stories from my time in college that some people would consider unbelievable if I included them in the game. And I'm no one special... To your second point, it's an interesting thought and I there are a few factors at play against it. Here's my (longwinded) answer: From my perspective, for a lot of us this is a creative outlet and we have a story that we want to tell and this is something we enjoy creating. Almost like an artist painting a big mural. Sure, if other painters joined, it would go faster, but the artist probably feels that other painters won't have the same vision that he does. I also think there is a financial component to it as well. I know some of the big devs hire people to help, but you need to get to a place where you can do that first. I made a whopping $30.21 last month off this game, so I certainly can't afford to hire anyone to code for me. And partnering with someone at this point is tough - "Hey can you program for me? I'll give you 10% ownership of my game. Yeah - that's $3 a month right now....". I'm passionate about this game and creating it, so I have no problem working on it for $.25/hour BUT I doubt I'll find anyone that passionate about my game for that. And the bigger devs probably don't see the need to partner up with someone as small as me. Maybe we'll eventually get to a point where we form a dev "superteam" and crank out awesome games, but we aren't there yet. Frankly, if there was a dev superteam, I certainly wouldn't be on it. Not yet anyways. There are a lot of devs that are a lot better than I am. Hopefully as my game (and my writing, rendering, and coding skills) continues, I'll get there. There are a lot of games and devs popping up seemingly everyday and yet so many games also don't get past version .1... I like your idea a lot, but I think it would be a tough thing to actually accomplish right now.
Sumodeine
2017-11-14 21:40:06 +0000 UTCThe free release of 0.20 just made me pledge :) I think your game deserves to be further developed. The content so far is good, as are the choices one can make. Sometimes in other games I saw silly choices not making any sense - I'm glad you are thinking it thru. Although I believe Jessica wouldn't have been so open after you knock on her door. Anyhow, I never experienced dorm life in a US college, so who am I to judge ;) I only know in german "Studentenwohnheim" it's not at all like that. Looking forward to the next release! P.S.: what I really do not understand is why so many people make nice games on patreon, but all of them are one-man-show. They never stick their heads together to produce one bigger better and maybe faster progressing (yes, I am a software dev myself - I know many hands do not necessarily mean quicker progress) game.
St0fF
2017-11-14 15:06:32 +0000 UTCCan you please start making a walkthrough from next version onwards. The game has decent content now & some branching choices.
Heavenly Demon
2017-11-12 05:56:53 +0000 UTC
