PASSWORDVN

AMA Responses

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRoKE6AV67yoh9gU-eVa5U30A2rXH_m8IqrhBwPErc6Ak_AErcSWbGdcm935vBRYxg9k1c9mLQ8lNnK/pub

Took a little longer than I would've liked on the back of PAX and making sure I left a decent ...

Password Post Mortem (ish)

So because I wanted to do an AMA, I feel like I should talk somewhat about Password's development so far. For those that are new, welcome! You've just missed the main slog of development before it goes into a hiatus. It'll come back, so don't worry about that so much, but when it DOES come back it'll be back in a somewhat different form, hopefully a lot cleaner.

Before I get too far into ...

Public Demo Update!

I've now updated the public demo on itch.io to be in-line with what Patrons have had access to for a month.

https://passwordvn.itch.io/password

Included is a rework of Dean's route, trimmed down and adjusted so hopefully it reads better but ultimat...

Password Development Moving Forward

Part 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/password-update-108124358

Part 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/password-update-108474552

To catch people up, I just released the last build of Password ...

Password Beta Update (b0.85)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 8)

And we're done, or at least I'm calling it done.

This covers, basically, through to the end of the date and going to bed on that day on Dean's route and partially other routes, but the focus was mainly on cleaning up his writing. But it's done. Treat it as it is, because as I said last time, it d...

Password Beta Update (b0.84)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 7)

This brings us to the end of Day 18AB.

Now, moving forward and having watched the reception of the rewrite and the levels of engagement with it, I imagine there's one more update left before we're calling it.

What this will mean is the last update I'll do for Dean's route is the date and le...

Password Development Update (Part 2)

As promised, let's talk Password's development.

It's no secret that Password has its failings that go beyond just how certain routes are written. While parts of it are great, beloved, and touched many people in its development, as a complete project it's not entirely there just yet. The operative word being 'yet'.

But the problem with it, and I imagine a lot of it stems from how it ...

Password Development Update

Hello everyone!

If you're looking for the update to Password, check back in a week. I'll have a separate post for that. But there's news beyond that:

First up, the cause for the delay is I've been working on my second project. People know it as The Cat's Meow, if you don't, now you do. It's so close to being ready, just every day feels like another step forward and then inching bac...

Password Beta Update (b0.83)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 6)

Admittedly not a whole lot on this one, just tweaks to the script overall to cull more of the bad use of "sighing" and alike, but cleaned up Dean up to the end of Day 15. I would have done more but I was more focused on getting the TCM stuff done.

I was hoping to have more news about Password stuff but ...

Password Beta Update (b0.82)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 5)

Got Dean updated to the end of 13AB, so any scene with him involved or vaguely mentioned has been adjusted to be more in-line with his new characterization. For those that remember what section of the story this is, it's going to be a bit rough surgically adapting his new style while it's so Dave focused but things ...

Password Beta Update (b0.81)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 4)

I'll keep things short and sweet this month.

Another full day rewrite, this time tackling 10, but I also went through and cleaned up parts leading into the bad end. Dean dies in that path so there isn't much him specific content in there but it does exist.  

Sprite news! Ghost wasn't satisfied showing any...

Password Beta Update (b0.80)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 3)

The next next part of Dean rewrite!

It was a lot less than I wanted to write this update, though I allocated a lot more time to cleaning up TCM stuff given the leaps and bounds that were made on the backend of that. So this update brings the new content up to the end of day 9. This does include all alternate scenes ...

Password Beta Update (b0.79)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 2)

Next part of Dean rewrite!

I managed to get everything up through to the meeting with Oswin done, including his dialogue in other scenes and what he says in the bad end. Ultimately while going through the script it turned out to be a bit more revising than just editing Dean specifically. Cleaning up some scene trans...

Holiday Merch Announcement!

Hope everyone is having a good enough time over the holiday period, I know for a lot of people this time of year is crazy.

First of all, the Dave plushies were a big hit! Pre-orders were a couple hundred strong, so it's 100% on the cards that another plush is going to be happening. Who specifically it is I'll be keeping under wraps for now, but people should be able to guess. There's not ...

Password Beta Update (b0.78)

Changelog:

• Dean Rewrite (Part 1)

So a big part of the past month and a bit has been revising the script. Namely the promised Dean rework to make him a bit less bland and less overtly horny as some people read him closer to a sex predator that was too clingy towards Dave. So in efforts to make him less problematic, I've been able to churn through the firs...

Some Basic TCM Info

I know I've been throwing around the bare minimum on The Cat's Meow insofar as what's going on with its development and what it is as a project in the public eye for a little bit now, but let's bring people up to speed a little bit.

For starters, it's not a visual novel. It'll have visual novel elements like any game in how the characters interact visually in that style, but it's closer t...

TCM Development Update (Again)

Given this month is NaNoWriMo for me, the typical no build in November, but I'll bring you up to speed how things are going on that front so far.

December's Build is still slated to be the Dean rewrite. It's taking longer than I would've liked but surgically removing and editing parts of shared scenes to be more in-line with Dean's revisions has taken a lot more of a careful hand than bei...

Dave Plush Pre-Orders!

Password: Dave Plush – Pawprint Press Official Store

He's finally ready! And by that I mean all the paperwork is signed. Pre-orders are open until the 15th of November in which case ...

TCM Development Update

Figured I'd give a small update on this while I remember, as I've been pretty quiet about the specifics of how this is faring.

No real big issue or reason why, just the pre-production has been more intricate than I'd given it credit for. With the issues that arose with Unity and alike, I've been putting it slightly more on the backburner while I consulted someone as to how to best plan fo...

Dave Plush Incoming!

I have him! He's in my arms! The prototype is fantastic! Alas, he's not up for sale just yet, though things are progressing fast, and I imagine we might be able to have presales up within the next couple weeks, if not hopefully early next month. Expect him to be around 60USD. He should be cross compatible clothing-wise with other similar plushies from PawPrintPress, though I haven't tested it m...

Password Beta Update (b0.77)

Changelog:

• Adjustments made to Path P
• Minor adjustments made on Dave Epilogue
• Dialogue adjustments on Day 1

This feels like a shorter, more housekeeping type update this time but I'll break down what's different.

There has been a big push for Path P to be adjusted somewhat, commonly in two areas. The first, people wante...

Password Beta Update (b0.76)

Changelog:

• Segment on Day 8 removed
  
• Additional content added on Day 8
  
• Adjustments made to Day 11 (Path A)
  

This month was a strange one, but we'll tackle things one at a time. Oswin interview as of this update has been removed from the game. While the files are still there, they are no longer accessible and likely re...

Sprite Development Update!

I actually have something to show! We no longer have to have the horrible joke that the sprites are never getting done!

Now I'm 100% not doing these. Those that are already familiar with the style will know who the artist is without me saying, but for those that don't, it's a wonderful artist tha...

Password Beta Update (b0.75)

Changelog:

• Added additional ???? epilogue to Compendium
• Added additional ?????? epilogue to Compendium

We have two more epilogues this month, which brings a close to all the epilogue scenarios.

So with all the blocks of writing done, the next phase is to go in and fix what's broken. This is namely two things:
- Oswin's interview
- D...

Password Beta Update (b0.74.1)

Changelog:

• Added additional Sal epilogue to Compendium
• Added additional Hoss epilogue to Compendium

We have two more epilogues this month. The rest of the notes I'll keep short and sweet.

After this, there should be two more epilogues. Insofar as writing, there's tweaks that need to be made to Tyson's route, a rewrite for Dean,...

The Cat's Meow and Other Things

It's no secret that I'm looking at producing two projects after Password is squared away:
- Syndicate (Crime drama set some time after the final events of Password)
- The Cat's Meow (A smutty merchanting game with cards)

While they're both in early preproduction, it's worth getting a handle on what people would rather, given Patreon and the server. Especially given some people aren...

Dave Plush Update!

Is it ready? No. Do we have details on pricing, or... when it's coming out? Also no.

But what we do have are some pictures from the prototype! Like the keychains, development of this has been done through PawPrintPress. Additional photos/angles are in the uploads attached to this post.

...

Password Beta Update (b0.73)

Changelog:

• Added additional Orlando epilogue to Compendium
• Reworked one CG

Notes:

• Bug from last build might be solved. Closing and reopening the game to activate compendium entries may still be required, hopefully will be fixed next month properly.

A shorter update this month because of things I had going...

Password Beta Update (b0.72)

Changelog:

• Additional Compendium entries added
• Adjusted requirements for unlocking Compendium entries
• Added additional Dean epilogue to Compendium
• Reworked one CG

Notes:

• Bug from last build has been addressed, Tyson Epilogue now unlocks on game completion and his entry being unlocked in the Compendi...
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Password Design Document (Remnants)

For those that may have missed it, and those that had read it, I brought up sharing the design document for Password within the AMA. While I don't have the final version, or ultimately anything remotely recent, I do have something I can share. This was what a section of the document looked like around when I was revising how the hedge maze section worked. Was a lot more archaic, a lot less... r...