knightofsolace

[Progress Report]: 6th of August

Hey everyone,

I can't believe it's August already. Or, Baldur's Gate 3 release month according to my social media feed. Some fast updates: I am recovering much better and I think I might be cleared to walk by the end of the month. It was also my mother's birthday last week, and I enjoyed cookies. 

Now, for the Superheroes Suck!

Lovestruck.

That is all.

Well, it's close to it. Above you'll see a render from the newe...

[Release] Superheroes Suck Version 1.575

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Android Version: 2023-07-30 22:16:37 +0000 UTC View Post

[Progress Report]: 23rd of July

Hey everyone,

I am somehow alive. By that, I mean the Early Build is uploading and there won't be a hiatus for Superheroes Suck. I'm still hurt pretty bad, so I'm still taking it easy, but it's not as bad as it was even a few days ago. 

The early build will release with five events! Two major story ones that will nicely set up the next update, and then another bevy of Riley development! I'm... actually very happy with them. I was wo...

[Progress Report]: 16th of July

Hey everyone,

Above you can see progress for one of the upcoming main story events! Miranda has received a visual overhaul, and while you can check out some of the in progress images on the Discord, I've kept the final result for the release! I'm very happy with it, and it has encouraged me to keep working through what has been a very difficult development cycle.

For everyone who keeps up to date on the Discord, you are already aware tha...

[Progress Report]: 9th of July

Hey everyone,

The Kelly Clark event is finally done! It actually ended up taking the whole week, which was an unwelcome surprise in regards to development time, but I'm happy with the final product all the same.

You'll notice she's had another visual update. There were some issues with Kelly between the lightning engine update of yesteryear and a recent nVidia graphics card update that made all of my renders bright blue, but after sortin...

[Progress Report]: 2nd of July

Hey everyone,

Smaller update this week. Just wanted to confirm that Riley's massage event went as planned with all animations completed and the event finished! I'm also roughly 90% recovered from my injury, so I should be be back to pumping out content at my usual pace as of this week.

So far, I'm still hoping for around seven events, with a large pick up in number of events in the following update with the only possible interference bei...

[Progress Report]: 25th of June

Hey everyone,

Bit of a slow week this week. I've spent this one and the last mostly recovering from an injury I suffered just before the Early Build launch of the previous version. I don't want to go into details here, and I'm posting this just to reassure everyone who has been checking up on me that I'm taking things easy as I recuperate.

Above you'll see another render of the future Riley Massage Event! I'm hoping to have this one and ...

[Release] Superheroes Suck Version 1.551

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Android Version: 2023-06-18 22:21:21 +0000 UTC View Post

[Progress Report]: 11th of June

Hey everyone,

The Early Build version is live!

I'm very happy with this update. This will be the third time I've mentioned this today, but getting out eight events instead of the original seven has been a good boost to my creative confidence. All of the renders turned out well, the new room looks nice, and Chrys' room is finally accessible after a very long wait. It makes me feel like I'm catching up, which is a great feeling.

More...

[Progress Report]: 4th of June

Hey everyone,

The Early Build release is next weekend and the screaming begins again!

I've been hard at work trying to reach that seven event goal, and I think I'll be able to snatch it at the last moment. This doesn't really put me ahead. At least, in my mind, as there are a number of things I need to catch-up on, but it will allow me to focus the next update on starting the main story push. 

From above, you can see me focusi...

[Progress Report]: 28th of May

Hey everyone,

Boy, this development cycle is going by fast.

As you can see from the above image, the final "Move in" event from Riley's arc has been completed! The Recreation Room is now and I expect to code it in the weekend before release. There won't be much functionality in the Recreation Room on launch, but I expect it to fill gradually with content as Poll events finish and the main story is brought further forward.

As for th...

[Progress Report]: 21st of May

Hey everyone,

It's done. It's finally done.

The Riley H-scene event, Recreation room, and the long coveted (by at least one person) disaster Riley have all been completed. Out of the all of those, the Recreation room was the most difficult, and a task I've been dreading for almost two updates! Creating Academy rooms is a nightmare because of how everything has to be posed for interactivity, and the days you'll w...

[Progress Report]: 14th of May

Happy Mother's Day, everyone!

I apologize if that greeting came too late!

Anyway, above you can see a render from the conclusion of Riley's Workout event from the previous poll. I'm happy with the renders and I'll be cleaning up the script and finalizing it fairly soon.

As for this update, the major hurdle to overcome is the Recreation Room. I'll be spending the following week getting it rendered, coded, and implemented into the Ac...

[Release] Superheroes Suck Version 1.526

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Android Version: 2023-05-08 00:09:41 +0000 UTC View Post

[Progress Report]: 30th of April

Hey everyone,

The Early Build version for Superheroes Suck 1.525 is currently uploading as I write this. The final event count is three, one shorter than I wanted, but a brief visit to the hospital put me far enough behind that I just barely finished the Chrys event tonight. She had a few more renders to be done after the animations, which then turned into many renders as I wanted to flesh out the outcome a little more.

Firstly, I would ...

[Progress Report]: 23rd of April

Hey everyone,

Congratulations to this (short) development cycle's poll winner: Riley!

Above, you can see a render from her new Weight Lifting sandbox style event. As usual, she will get two of these events with a payoff H-scene event in the next update. As for our previous winner, Chrys, I will be focusing on finishing up her animation sequence tomorrow!

We're looking at four events for this upcoming release, due to the three and r...

[Progress Report]: 16th of April

Hey everyone,

This week was a doozy. I have fully recovered from the jet lag from my work trip last week, sorted out all of my errands, caught up on the other responsibilities I put on hold, and even fixed up the last few lighting issues with the character renders in the game. All that is to say: I am back and fully in gear.

My goal for the upcoming release remains the same: four to five events prioritizing the Poll events. That means th...

[Progress Report]: 9th of April

Hey everyone,

This is just a quick update to let you know that my flight has landed that I have returned. I've got a lot of work to catch up with on my day job, and jet-lag to recover from, but I will be back to work on Superheroes Suck tomorrow. 

This will be a shorter update than usual given the three week impact on development time, so my primary goal will be the H-scene poll, finishing Chrys' Pet Play Event, and tweaking a few things behind the scenes to get ready for the main story push. I'm anticipating between four an...

[Release] Superheroes Suck Version 1.502

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Android Version: 2023-03-26 22:26:15 +0000 UTC View Post

[Progress Report]: 19th of March

Hey everyone,

The Early Build version for Superheroes Suck 1.500 has been completed and is uploading now!

I am very happy that I was able to hit the nine events I was aiming for last week, and I think Artemisia's inclusion was the right way to balance out the end of the Chrys Video Game Arc. 

With Chrys' Arc finished, I just need to complete the other half of Riley's and Artemisia's arcs before all the setup needed for the nex...

[Progress Report]: 12th of March

Hey everyone,

A congratulations to Chrys for winning the Sandbox Poll for this event cycle! I'm quite happy I prepared for something like this ahead of time, and above you'll be able to see a render of one of the events I started working on today.

The Early Build Release is fast approaching and I am aiming for nine events this release cycle. For the upcoming week, I will be finishing the first half of the poll winner's sandbox storyline ...

[Progress Report]: 5th of March

Hey everyone,

I can't believe February is already over!

I have some exciting news, with I spoiled somewhat on the Discord a few hours ago, but the Chrys Video Game Arc has been concluded! What an absolute mammoth of an event series. I know that it doesn't seem anymore fantastical or over the top as some of the others, but there were a lot of plot points to juggle during its construction that were really throwing me for a loop. That said,...

[Progress Report]: 26th of February

Hey everyone,

This month really flew by. As you can see from the above, I'm currently working on the climax of the Chrys Video Game Arc! After this, there's just a few events left for the wrap-up of the Arc in its entirety and I'm going to try and get the room access done.

There's not much more to add other than the renders are continuing smoothly. I guess, the only game-related thing outside of renders I can talk about without spoilers ...

[Progress Report]: 19th of February

Hey everyone,

The work on Chrys' Video Game Arc continues! It's also my sincere hope that I'll be able to finish her arc this development cycle, and I would like to thank all of you for your patience. 

There are just one or two events until the showdown with Sumire, with the rest of the arc covering the immediate fallout of that. I know that there are many questions regarding why the Video Game Arc had to be covered now, but the tru...

[Release] Superheroes Suck Version 1.452

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Android Version: 2023-02-13 00:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post

[Progress Report]: 5th of February

Hey everyone,

The Early Build version of Superheroes 1.450 is almost finished uploading, and will be posted for the Early Access tiers shortly. All in all, seven events are finished along with the final Tactical Cuddling Event!

To be honest, I completed this version update feeling quite frustrated. What had been a promising start at the tail-end of the Holiday season became a frantic and desperate push toward the finish line. I tried a l...

[Progress Report]: 29th of January

Hey everyone,

I discussed this on the Discord when it happened, but I want to keep a record here for those that don't frequent those channels. I recently ran into a major PC issue last week, yesterday, and today. My desktop has started crashing frequently.

First, I want you all to know that Superheroes Suck is backed up on an external hard drive, so there is no danger of losing the game's entire library of content.

My own limited t...

[Progress Report]: 22nd of January

Hey everyone,

I apologize for the late in the day progress report. It's actually my birthday today! And I've been celebrating by sleeping in for the past several hours.

It looks like Harper's Tactical Cuddling event is the favorite in the polls, so I'll spend some of this week getting the foundation ready just in case. Aside from that, Chrys' Video Game Arc is continuing as planned! I've got one more difficult event to do, but the prep w...

[Progress Report]: 15th of January

Hey everyone,

I have overcome the most difficult part of the Chrys Video Game Arc! You can see above the a sneak-peek of the event in question. I wanted to try some new things with the renders in this event. I'm not sure how well it will be received, but something like this is the perfect time to experiment and get some feedback. I think you'll all like it. 

I will be continuing work on the Video Game Arc for the upcoming week befor...

[Progress Report]: 8th of January

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone had a fun, or at least bearable, holiday season! 

I'm going to jump right into the meat of the Progress Report. Above, you'll see Riley's next event which is the one alluded to in the previous update! With that, all of the foundation work is done on Riley's Move-In Arc and I can switch into some of the more difficult aspects of this segment of development.

Meaning, we're back to Chrys' Video Game ...