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[1.19] Storyboard 100%, now polishing

Hi guys! Last week, we completed the construction of the episode in the game engine. It’s now playable start to finish! 🥳

I’m now hard at work on the final phase, which is polishing and editing the scenes, dialogue and descriptions.

I know that some people are eager for me to release it now, but this final bit of care, attention and love significantly enhances the overall experience and quality of an episode. Here’s where I can tweak pacing, broaden out dialogue branches, and just generally make things h...

[1.19] Storyboard 89% done [220/248]

Hey guys! I had a solid week and was able to convert 73 storyboard slides into working game passages. It’s coming together!

This is a club-heavy episode, with a couple of important plot points.  The set piece sex scene is so hot. 🥵

I’ll aim to wrap up this phase tomorrow, then I can move onto the final phase before release: editing, polishing, and coding in artwork.

Okay, short report this week because everything went smoothly.  Have a great Monday night, guys, and I'll rep...

[1.19] Slowed down by a tricky scene [147/248]

Hi guys! This episode has one major set piece sex scene. It’s a new scenario for Kate, and a big, big step towards becoming a bargirl, so it’s very important to get it right.

I was pleased with the basic structure of the scene – it’s so fucking hot 🥵 – but the execution needed some reworking.

So that’s what I’ve been doing: taking a fresh pass and really challenging myself to write something that’...

[1.19] Draft build (117/248)

Good morning guys! I’m currently building the storyboard in the game engine. This is the part where the visions and ideas become a working part of the game, so it’s really exciting to see it coming together.

There are 248 storyboard slides, and I wanted to get a significant chunk of that done last week. I worked Mon-Sat and was able to recreate 117 slides.

The storyboard is written to a rough first draft standard, so when I’m doing this I make improvements where I can. (Little changes to di...

[1.19] Storyboard complete!

Hey guys! Last week I completed the storyboard for the next episode. Weighing in at 248 slides, it’s the longest storyboard so far.

That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the longest episode to play, but it is the most thoroughly planned. Hopefully this means that production will be swift and easy, with few obstacles. 🤞🏻😬🤞🏻

“What this country needs is a short, victorious war.” –Vyacheslav von Plehve

What’s included
A scene th...

[1.19] The agony and the ecstasy

Hey guys! It’s a ‘bank holiday’ here in sunny England, but I’m not a fucking bank, so I’ve been working my ass off.

After two really good weeks on the storyboard – producing 68 slides in week 1, and 71 in week 2, I hit some challenges this week.

The agony
Midway through the week, I felt like I’d suddenly run out of creative momentum. This was jarring, as things had been flowing well, and I had a battle plan to follow (the beat sheet).

It...

[1.19] Storyboard week 2

Hey guys!  Last week I continued working on the storyboard, adding another 71 slides.  

There's now enough story in the storyboard to ask for feedback, so I shared it with various contributors, who will help me improve it.

IMO, a certain scene that I thought would be a minor event on the beat sheet has really come to life in the storyboard.  I feel like it's coming out much sexier than I expected. 🥵

It might be the case that we can release this scene as a mini-episode, giving you ...

[1.19] Storyboard started

Hi guys! Last week I started the storyboard for the new episode. This is where I convert the beat sheet into slides with description and dialogue, i.e. go from this:

To this:

We create these in Google Slides, using a template designed to give me roughly the right amount of text per screen (I don’t think people like reading big...

[1.19] Random Bar Encounters test report

Hey guys! Yesterday we released a short beta test of a new feature, Random Bar Encounters, to Operators+.

Feedback is positive so far, with several good suggestions and critiques.

What it is
Right now, the heroine (referred to in internal docs as “Kate”)’s work shifts are scripted. I wanted to test whether the player experience is improved by randomising the bar patrons that the she gets in a night.

How it works
A scripted sequence gets Kate to the start of...

Random Encounters beta test!

Greetings, Operator!  Here's a short beta test of a new feature: random encounters at the bar.

Create a new character, then use the shortcut on the first story screen (where she's in her office at the start of the game).

Let me know if this has potential, or if we should stick to just scripting all the barmaid scenes.  🤔

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Super quick update

Hey guys!  Just a super quick note because Franatique correctly pointed out that I've gone quiet.

I've very nearly finished the test of the random bar encounters, and will release it to Operators+ either tomorrow or Thursday for testing and feedback.  I'll also write up a proper dev report.

That's it, I'm gonna get straight back to work, just wanted to let everybody know I'm alive and something cool is about to drop!  Full report Soon™.

[Ep 1.19] Beat sheet beat

Good morning guys!  Last week I finished the beat sheet for the whole episode.  It came out at 38 pages long, which I think is gonna make for a big episode! 

I shared it with some contributors and got some really good feedback so far. It's highlighted a couple of areas that will need a little bit of extra work, and suggested a few cool ways to improve some of the planned scenes.  (Thanks to mano2, 2023-04-24 08:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post

[Ep 1.19] Beat sheets

Hey guys!  Last week I got to work making a beat sheet for the next episode.  It's currently 29 pages of planning, covering 18 new scenes (some in the club, and some introducing new locations in Bangkok).

Completing the beat sheet in detail enables me to spot and fix logic and pacing problems in advance. I think it will make the rest of th...

Episode 1.18.1P available to everyone!

(This is the free version.  If you're a patron, get the enhanced version here.)

Hi guys!  Here's episode 1.18.1P, "Weekend Warrior".

This is a short episode.  For story pacing reasons, we needed to send the heroine back into the club between Girls' Night Out and the next planned episode.

Please let me know what you like and what can be improved.  This episode also has a new f...

Episode 1.18.1P available to Recruits+!

Greetings Recruit!  Here's episode 1.18.1P, "Weekend Warrior".

This is a short episode.  For story pacing reasons, we needed to send the heroine back into the club between Girls' Night Out and the next planned episode.

Please let me know what you like and what can be improved.  This episode also has a new feature, two Illustrated Sex Scenes, starring three of the bargirls from the last episode.  This is an experiment, please let us know what you think, here and on Dis...

Happy Easter!

Hey guys, Happy Easter! Last week I started work on the next episode, White Russian.

The side quest itself is outlined, but around it we want a few more scenes in the club (so the main quest also advances). I planned out what all the scenes should be, and spent some time working out how to make them hot and interesting.

One scene in particular – which I think could have been quite ‘meh’ if we took the obvious path with it – has been made surprisingly hot with a little twist to the setup. 🥵

This w...

Episode 1.18 "Weekend Warrior" early access

Greetings Analysts+!  Attached is the early access version of episode 1.18, "Weekend Warrior".

This is a short episode.  For story pacing reasons, we needed to send the heroine back into the club between Girls' Night Out and the next planned episode.

Please let me know what you like and what can be improved.  This episode also has a new feature, two Illustrated Sex Scenes, starring three of the bargirls from the last episode.  This is an experiment, please let us know...

[Ep 1.18] Release this week

Hey guys!  Just working on some finishing touches, it's very nearly ready!  Expect a release some time this week.

I wasn't even going to post a report because it's so close, but thought it was better to stay in comms even so.  Okay, gonna get straight back to it!  😓👌🏻

[Ep 1.18] Final tweaks

Hey guys!  Last week I rewrote the uncoöperative sex scene.  Stripping it down to the basics seemed to work.  (I was trying too hard to make it sexy in the original version.)  I also wrote a first draft of the 'coda' scene that a few contributors thought the episode needed.

I shared the new version of the episode with a few contributors and got some good feedback.  There are still a few tasks on the list before it's ready to release:

– There are some art assets that have been supplied by Victor...