Team Emberwings

1.3.5.0 T3 Access

Hey! Just in case you missed it, T3 access to the newest build was activated last night! Here's the post again if you need it:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/wca-build-1-3-5-117083564?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_ca...

[RELEASE] 1.3.5.0 Release Schedule

Oh, that's nice to see, ain't it? It's ready. This Side Content drop has:

• Added 438 new files

• 77 of the above are video loops

• 3 new H-scenes

• Removed time restriction on Blossom B scene due to popular request

• Fixed the selfies in Serafina's story

Those of you with access can download the newest build right now at 2024-12-01 16:49:19 +0000 UTC View Post

WCA Build 1.4.8.2 Downloads

It's here! Attached you'll find the folder for PC and Mac, and Android was just recently added!

PC: https://store8.gofile.io/download/direct/364f5027-ed68-4d56-98d4-56ee93065cbf/WorldsCrossingAcademy-1.4.8.2-pc.zip

Mac: ...

[PROGRESS REPORT] The Home Stretch

Hey, all! Here's where we're at.

So Necro got his new PC and got it all hooked up, and he's saying everything is massively improved. No longer does he have to wait 2 minutes for a single character to load or 20 minutes for the studio program itself to load. A character takes 10 seconds and the studio is down to a couple of minutes. He also has 4k graphics now, and did some test renders in 4k with full upscale and... good god.

I've also done a bit of an experiment. For a long time, I've had this idea of "Butter-Smooth Slowmo"...

[PROGRESS REPORT] Outfits and Neck Fixes

Hey, all. Before I start yapping, here's where we are:

Lots of work on Ember this week, with some work on Serafina and a sprinkle on the Senia DLC. I had to let our previous poser go because his schedule just wasn't working out. Brought yet another person on board, so we'll see how he does. 

Also, I'm putting the WCA money from the last few months towards getting Necro a new PC. Poor bastard's running a 1050ti and it takes him ...

[PROGRESS REPORT] New Benefits, More on the Way

Hey, all. Here's where WCA's next update is standing.

I know. Not nearly as much progress this time. Unfortunately, I had to spend 9 days out of state. Half of that was on a train, and half of that was spent in Southern California helping my family sort through my late uncle's stuff and trying to clear the house out for sale. I... had no idea how bad his retail therapy and hoarding had gotten before he passed. We filled an entire one of those ...

​[PINUP PACK] Light and Dark

Good
Lord
Y'all

Necro has outdone himself. We had a fun idea of doing a pack that could work for Halloween but wasn't solely Halloween-themed. We ended up with the Light and Dark pack, and this is perhaps the best Pinup Pack we've ever put out. I wanted to try a sort of MOBA approach with this, where I envisioned the girls in different "skins" like you might see in League of Legends or SMITE or any of the other popular MOBAs out there, and it worked out pretty well. We sort of... got carried away. This pack is massive. 11 girls....

[PROGRESS REPORT] 1.3.5.0 Has Some Surprises

Hey! Here's what's changed since last week:

That's right. Galka is up to 5 scenes total now. Got some pretty good work in on Serafina, too. Ember is proving a little confounding, with a couple of kinks to work out and her sort of catch-and-release teasing making writing her opening up a tad difficult. Girl has thick walls, and I want to showcase them crumbling in a way that makes sense. For her, a slow and steady approach only feeds into her...

[NIGHTBLIND] Looking Elsewhere

Been a little while since the last one of these, so here's another one. Big thanks to you all for the support. Currently looking at distribution to try to get this stuff on Spotify for any of you who use the service. Song is above.

Never let someone treat you as a silver medal, a backup plan. Be a priority or a memory.

Written for the same person "The Favorite" was written for.

"Looking Elsewhere"
Nightblind

Lyrics: 

Back when we first met, I assured you 
You were perfectly built all along...

[PROGRESS REPORT] 1.3.5.0 Progress

Hey all! I hate intros, so let's go.

Boom. There it is. I put a glow around the stuff that I made progress on this week. Going to ATTEMPT to do these more often, but with my chaotic life and many jobs, I make no promises.

Something that's NOT mentioned is that I'm still working on the DLC system and learning how Ren'py builds packages. I also gave the title menu a facelift with the new logo and way more images in the slideshow that ...

[PROGRESS REPORT] Roadmap for 2024

Hey all!

So I see other creators do these cute little update graphics and whatnot, so I figured I'd take a crack at it. Did I overdo it? Probably. But it's pretty.

I figured this would help break down exactly what to expect in the next couple of updates, as well as outline progress we're making on each piece of the puzzle that is AVN development. To break this down:

Build 1.3.5.0 will be a Side Content update that will featu...

[PINUP PACK] Pool Party Pack!

Hey all!

Alright, so this one may have slipped my mind for a while. I meant to post this a lot sooner, so hopefully we're not too out of season. It's another fantastic pinup pack by Necromedes — Pack 11, Pool Party!

As thanks for being supporters, you get the special pinup pack. Everyone else gets 15 girls, one shot of each. YOU get 2 shots apiece, one of them being a topless shot of each girl.

Necro put a ton of work into...

New Supporter Benefits! Helping Fellow AVN Creators

Hey, all! 

So over the 4 years that I've been doing this, I've been getting more and more questions from fellow writers and AVN creators. And since I do manuscript formatting and book coaching as a side gig, I thought it might be useful for some if I included my knowledge in the support tiers for WCA. That way, people who want writing advice can sign up for it at the level they desire. 

So first things first, I will be making a...

[DATA REPORT] S2E3 Poll Results

Hey all! 

Thought it might be interesting to share some data from that poll I posted asking you what you want us to release next. We have 195 responses so far, so we felt that was a good chunk of data to interpret and adjust our planning to. If you haven't filled it out, we're still taking responses, though with the way the data is growing, we would be very surprised if any of the trends we've identified change. 

https://forms.gle/3r2SDjDBwC6AX...

[COMMUNITY INPUT] Poll: What Should We Release Next?

Hey!

Now that everyone has had a chance to play through the Season 2 Episode 3 update, we'd like to know what you want to see next content-wise. This form is going to be INSTRUMENTAL in determining what the next content drop looks like. Also, it features Pinup Pack 7 - Feedback Form Exclusive for anyone who missed it the first time! You'll get the access link as soon as you hit Submit on the survey below:

https://forms.gle/XeLrhPDGMxPWhPCC6

Ins...

[PUBLIC RELEASE] 1.3.0.4 is LIVE! Season 2 Episode 3

An entire episode. All at once. That's right, we're doing this.

First things first, the download link: https://victorseven.itch.io/wca 

Or if you want it easy, they're attached to the bottom of the Itch post. https://victorseven.itch.io/wca/devlog/788886/public-release-1303-is-live-season-2-episode-3

Support...

1.3.0.2 Known Issue: Druthari Quest Display Bug

1.3.0.2 - Druthari’s questline display issue

Impact: Visual only

Player Experience: During Druthari’s E scene, the included video of Druthari in her dress will not play. Also, Druthari and Aurum’s eyes are see-through, and the night sky is alpha’d out.

Why It’s Happening: There was no pause in the script for the video to play before the next Scene command. Hanamura accidentally left his Alpha on, resulting in the alpha issues.

1.3.0.1 Known Issue: Druthari Quest Bug

Files are being replaced as we speak.

Current Status:

PC: 1.3.0.2

Mac: 1.3.0.2

Android: 1.3.0.1

[RELEASE] 1.3.0.3 Released + Release Schedule

It. Is. HERE!

First! Release schedule and download links. PC, Mac AND Android!

• T5 and T4 Supporters: 8/6/24, $75/25 Patreon, $50/25 SubscribeStar

• T3 Supporters: 8/13/24, $10 on both support sites

• T2 Supporters: 8/20/24, $5

• T1 Supporters: TODAY 8/23/24, $2

• PUBLIC RELEASE: 8/27/24

Current public version, 1.2.2.2, can still be downloaded at https://victorseven.itch.io/wca

S...

WCA S2E3 v1.3.0.3 Download Post

Download here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eMibVRHttW-Xe8iN_Bhcr2yoB2fvDSnU?usp=drive_link

[PROGRESS REPORT] Missed It By THAT Much

So Supporters will notice that there is no new build that dropped. 

I severely overestimated myself. I thought I could knock out this fight scene and the remaining couple of scenes easy, and the scoring and bugtesting is already mostly done, so I was thinking smooth sailing. However, this fight scene... each attack and its three response sequences takes me as long to shoot as a full conversational scene. We're talking about 3 to 4 hours of meticulous, joint-by-joint posing. And that's AFTER I've selected an attack and planned...

[PROGRESS REPORT] Bit Off A Little Much

​Okay so as it stands, I have just a few things left to do before this little Episode 3 is ready for release.

• Shoot, Score, and Bugtest the Aftermath scene

• Finish shooting and coding the fight scene

• Write, shoot, score, and test the Episode 4 Preview

• Score and Bugtest Ember and Druthari's new scenes

• Finish scoring and bugtesting everything that comes after the fight scene

​2024-07-28 09:46:45 +0000 UTC View Post

[PROGRESS REPORT] Episode 3 is Almost Ready

​​​​Title says it all.

I have just finished shooting the final Main Story scene for Season 2 Episode 3. Now all that's left to do is the shots for the fight scene and for the Episode 4 Preview that I want to include on the map screen. 

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I'm about to work on that preview scene, but I'm waiting on a batch of poses I commissioned to do the fight scene, and those should be done by Tuesday. Hopefully. If I can get those and som...

[NIGHTBLIND] Where The Tulips Grow

New Nightblind release, for those of you who are into that. Description and lyrics as follows:

Some of us fight a silent war every day that the rest of you know nothing about. There is no way to win this war. There is only survival, holding out as long as you can.

"Where The Tulips Grow"
Nightblind

Where the tulips grow  
I left a little piece of me
It’s something you can barely see
And if you
Were ever to take a stroll
Back to where it started, see?
You might just find that part of me 2024-07-17 12:41:33 +0000 UTC View Post

[PINUP PACK] A Long Journey

Hey, all! I come bearing gifts! But first...

Thanks to 493,000 views on Itch and 680,000 views on F95, WCA is at around 1,173,000 Views. We broke a million!

WCA has 98,300 downloads on Itch, which is about 20% conversion from views to downloads. If we assume 20% of F95Zone viewers also downloaded, that puts WCA at around 234,000 downloads, or nearing a quarter million.

The Itch page also broke 3,000 followers not too long ago, and is steadily climbing at 3,307. So there is a lot to celebrate! 

Lastly, the ga...

[PROGRESS REPORT] I Hear and Obey

Hey, all!

Finally, it's done. The Season 1 rework that I've been racking my brains on how to do. And honestly? Huge weight off my shoulders. Now, all there is to do is move forward. Sure, I may eventually go back and reshoot all the scenes that had bad lighting so that all the scenes match. But not anytime soon. I'm not really getting any more complaints about the intro, which is fantastic. Rewording things a little and Gillie's first text seem to have worked their magic. 

Which brings me to you. You, the community, wit...

[ANDROID RELEASE] Estrada777 to the Rescue!

Here we go! The man, the myth, the legend delivers! 

Attached to the itch.io post and also on the game download page (https://victorseven.itch.io/wca) you will now see an Android port of WCA. The plan is to continue using these ports as a substitution for th...

[RELEASE/BUGFIX] 1.2.2.2 is Live!

Hooooo

Leeeeee

Okay. Lots of suggestions from y'all. Lots of great points. Lots of feedback. I've compiled it all into this version. I've had to move some stuff around, I've had to frankenstein a few scenes, and I even added an extra one to explain how the flower bracelet won't wilt. Took me a night and a day, but after pounding code for a bit, I think this version of Season 1 will be better.

Now, I don't think a restart will be necessary unless you wanna see the new stuff I put in. There are no new variables, and I've only...

[BUGFIX INCOMING] Some Adjustments to the Rework

Wow, there has been a LOT of helpful feedback regarding this Season 1 rework. I've made a bunch of changes, and there are still some to do.

The main piece of feedback I'm hearing is that even though introducing the Chiara and Eshtel choice was a good thing, the pacing was wrong and it just felt way too early in the story. So I'm moving that to Eshtel's side story file that you'll get access to in Season 2. For now, you'll receive the bracelet from Chiara, and decide what to do with it later. 

There were a bunch of bugfixes (...

[PUBLIC RELEASE] v1.0 and 3 Year Anniversary!

TL;DR: 

• Previous version: Season 1 - 0.1.5.81/ Season 2 - 0.2.3.14

• Current version: WCA 1.2.2.1

• Both games have been combined into one. There is now only one game page: https://victorseven.itch.io/wca

• Android version is being worked on. Use Estrada's unofficial Android port for now.

• Yes you will have to start over due to new variables. This should be the last time.

Ha...