Dev Blog 14
Last week I spent on turning the prototype of minimap into something functional. Hopefully it will find its use.
2024-10-28 13:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Dev Blog 13
Finally uploaded 0.09.1 build on Steam. I planned to do that a week ago actually, but I found that the game built on UE 5.4 doesn't save input config file anymore. To make saving custom key mapping possible again I had to move the input system to a new unnecessarily convoluted 'Enhanced Input' as they call it. This is basically what I was doing last week. At least I added support for...
2024-10-21 23:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 12
I went through all the interactables, changed bits responsible for highlighting and cleaned up post process material. However I will postpone implementation of the special view I was talking about because I have some doubts that it would be a good idea. Instead I added a small vfx around the character's head that signals when interactables become highlighted.
Black o...
2024-10-14 01:11:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Dev Blog 11
My current plan is to go through TODO list and do some smaller things for smaller patches.
What has been done so far:
- Project moved to UE 5.4
- After climax stains persist, there's Clean button now to remove them manually
- Added Evi POV
- Orbit camera now saves its last position before going POV so that it doesn't appear in weird places on switching back f...
2024-10-06 22:50:17 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate 0.09
0.09 build is finally published on steam, hopefully there will be no hotfixes necessary, because last couple of days I was doing the worst bugfixing marathon. Still, if you find any, please let me know.
2024-09-24 23:34:33 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 10
This week I made another animation and worked on localization. Basically what's left before the release is to add the event into replay book, find several sounds for puzzle and do a bunch of playtests. Hopefully this will take no more than a week.
2024-09-16 22:02:09 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 9
This week I continue to work on animations, made two so far.
2024-09-09 19:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 8
Last couple of weeks I spent finishing work on cutscenes, doing related coding and catching bugs caused by that coding.
While I was at it, I reorganized some things so that climax animations will play repeatedly instead of forcing player out of session. After this update I should probably start adding climax to other animations.
Couple icons also needed rework.
Next on the li...
2024-09-01 20:56:14 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 7
I can't wait for the day when I can say that cutscenes are done. It feels like I've been doing this task for ages. But what can you do, this is an important event for Evi.
2024-08-18 14:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 6
In last two weeks I had less time to work on the project, which slowed down progress. But still work on the dialogue scenes continues, just finished another one, and I think there's two to go. Maybe for the next post I'll find some interesting screenshots.
2024-08-12 01:16:18 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 5
Again Evi tasted something she didn't want.
I continue to work on cutscenes. The goal is to put all scenes and logic for transitions in place, then I can start animating.
Also did some coding related to playing H scenes, fixed couple of issues in characters textures. Tried to find a practical way to control cloth sim on switching frames in sequences. Apparently it is impossible, so...
2024-07-29 11:09:35 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 4
Majority of this week I spent making shots and writing text for cutscenes. There's a lot of work ahead. Also worked on functionality for saving state of new puzzle.
2024-07-22 22:33:12 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 3
Not much to say, basically spent this week finalizing rig for the last character and working on idle animations.
Now I think most of the preparations are done so I can start planning and work on dialogues and animations.
2024-07-13 21:14:14 +0000 UTC View PostDev Blog 2
This week:
Some work on the environment. Finished another room and looped the current last room (with white paint) back so it’s not a dead end
Worked on rigs for NPCs
Added floor collision for camera in H scenes
Fixed an issue with some UI elements overlapping on lower resolutions
Fixed minor visual bug in planet pu...
2024-07-07 13:30:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Dev Blog
Hello everyone.
Since there's a considerable gap between content updates, I will try to regularly write short reports on the development progress.
So, this is what I managed to do so far:
- Made logic, models and vfx for new puzzle. It involves even more telekinesis, so I implemented a bit different controls for this case.
- I'm going to need new characters for cutscenes...
2024-06-29 00:13:58 +0000 UTC View PostEarly Access
Good news, everyone! :D
The game has finally made its way to Steam EA and has its own little page now.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878000/Personal_Study/
Changes in 0.08:
The project moved to UE5. This is mainly to have access to up-to-date development tools...
2024-03-31 15:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Plans
No build this time, just plans. What I'm doing currently and will be doing in coming months is polishing. Instead of making new content, I decided to address issues that I postponed for too long. This includes adding sounds for all kinds of interactions, ability to save game, some sort of intro, and bunch of other smaller things. It's a lot of work, so I will probably disappear for some time. 2023-09-04 11:24:14 +0000 UTC View Post
PersonalStudy 0.07.7
No new NSFW content in this one
- Added new puzzle room (in part selection menu, there's option 'to new content' if you'd like to give it a look)
- In Ability Menu added option to view dialogue logs
- Corrected hair shading
- Some FX work
- Some work on locomotion animations
There's also one thing in this build, I need your feedback on. In part selectio...
2023-07-17 16:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostPersonalStudy 0.07.6
It's been more than 3 months since I posted anything. You would think, new update should be gigantic. But nope, the changelog is quite modest. I took some time away from development and in general being super lazy. Besides, I always struggle animating stuff. I can never achieve quality I want in reasonable time and it frustrates me. Being frustrated and at the same time work enthusiastically is...
2023-05-17 19:35:22 +0000 UTC View PostPersonalStudy 0.07.5
- Added new puzzle room
- Made some corrections to MC model and textures, mainly to make her butt look smoother.
- Tweaks to the look of succubus
- Bugfixes
Next update I plan to dedicate mostly to animated content.
WIN: https://meg...
2023-02-10 14:45:26 +0000 UTC View PostPersonalStudy 0.07.4
For this update I focused on building the location, where MC finds the next summoning tome and eventually going to conduct next ritual. Although currently there's no gameplay value in that room.
Besides environment I addressed some of the smaller stuff from my todo list like:
- Character now can walk, not only run (shift, caps lock)
- Added option to disable help popups
...
2022-11-29 18:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostPersonalStudy 0.07.3
In this update I reworked another H-scene with male summon (1st one on the floor) and added climax option to it. Still not sure if I want to continue adding these to other scenes, they bear little value, but add quite a bit of headache.
Added H-scene with succubus (available only if MC is in demon form)
Added summon POV option in scene menu
Added FX to interaction with i...
2022-10-01 21:49:43 +0000 UTC View PostBuild 0.07.2
In this build I added first puzzle room for second part of the game. I'm aware of the demand for more complex puzzles, but this one again came out super simple. I need good references for future puzzles, if you know games where I could borrow ideas, please leave a comment or DM.
There's an option to start game from part 1 or 2, it's temporary solution until I implement some sort of save s...
2022-08-03 22:28:14 +0000 UTC View PostExperimental stuff
For this update I wanted to redo couple of early animations, that I didn't like so much. But while I was busy doing that I received several requests to make climax animations. This may sound trivial, but in my case it's really not.
So I explored some options and as a result added experimental climax animation for the first pose on the table, which I updated.
Over time I'll add...
2022-07-04 17:16:59 +0000 UTC View PostPersonalStudy 0.07
In this update I added bunch of dialogues/cutscenes, making which took much more time, than I expected. This wraps up work on first quest, and should clarify the game structure which I want to move forward with.
No new NSFW content for now, I'm planning to do something in that regard for next update.
Small announcement
Lately it became difficult for me to allocate enough time to make substantial updates for the project. Because of job and all that I just can't stick to usual schedule.
The situation probably is gonna last for a while, therefore I won't be charging patrons monthly, until I'm able to continue development in previous capacity.
Again, that doesn't mean development completely stop...
2022-03-26 11:19:16 +0000 UTC View PostWIP build
Been a while since I posted anything. I'm in the process of adding dialogs and organizing gameplay. In the build you will find new puzzle room, first reworked dialog in broken english, minor layout changes, and some quest objects which are not doing anything at the moment. So, if you're interested in WIP stuff, you can take a look.
Build 0.06.5
-The adaptation of slightly modified Rig of MC was not so simple. I thought the changes I made gonna affect only H-scenes, but in fact I had to edit every single animation and pose. And I pretty much learned my lesson to not mess with the Rigs, that have bunch of stuff assigned to them.
-Also I spent some time to make minor corrections to models and textures across all characters. Transpa...
2022-02-13 23:28:32 +0000 UTC View PostSecond item on the list
Finished modeling of the little guy, however in the process he became more red than green.
Next is gonna be work on MC rig, hopefully it won't take forever.
I'm aware that development moves somewhat slow, but it's not always easy to balance time between my job and this project, can't do much about it.
2022-01-25 21:40:47 +0000 UTC View PostEnvironment Redesign
Here's some screenshots of how reworked lobby looks. Layout is basically the same, but now it's built in more modular fashion, which will allow easier addition of new sections if needed. And it even has floor and ceiling! Also for consistency I added some decorations and new lighting in other rooms.
2022-01-10 18:50:27 +0000 UTC View Post