This dev diary was originally posted exclusively to patreon subscribers on 9th November 2022.
Hello again!
The weeks seem to be flying by at the moment at a rapid pace... I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing?
We've been working hard on 0.3.2 and since the decision last week to stop supporting previous saves, we have fully embraced the opportunity to tidy up the code, the game flow mechanics, variable assignments...basically all of the things we COULDN'T before but can now. These changes won't have any visible impact for players but will increase the efficiency of programming and bug fixing going forwards which again should help speed up development in future releases.
We have also taken the opportunity to assess the current "stats" system (the lust / opinion points) and we have some great ideas how we can tweak this to better suit the game progression whilst still keeping things interesting...more details will follow in this particular aspect in the coming dev diaries once we have solid information.
Also, something else that will be VERY interesting to some players or prospective players...
INTERACTIVE MODE / VISUAL NOVEL MODE:
We intend to implement 2 different ways of playing the game so that you can enjoy playing in exactly the way you prefer. Players will get to choose their preferred style when starting a new game.
Interactive Mode:
Interactive mode is the same mode that previous players are familiar with. It will contain free roam, minigames (togglable) and interactive scenes.
Visual Novel Mode:
This is a brand new mode that is for the visual novel purists. It will still contain all dialogue scenes and the player can still make the same choices to affect the story. There will be NO free roam, minigames or interactive scenes...these will instead be replaced with full pre-defined dialogue driven scenes, just like the rest of the game. For example rather than the 'gym free roam scene' there will be a regular gym dialogue scene. This means the game can be played ENTIRELY as a visual novel if that's what you prefer.
Lastly as a quick progress update, we are approximately 75% through the chapter 2 rewrite. Don't forget that 0.3.2 will contain BOTH chapter 2 and 3, so it won't be ready until we finish both chapters and the code improvements and stat changes etc. As soon as we have dates in mind we will let you know.
Thanks again for reading, speak again soon!
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