Hey there, I decided to provide an overdue devlog about my game from concept to its current state:

Game background:

I first started this project back in 2017 but I ran into many problems; like technical difficulties, health problems, and financial issues.

My initial concept was very different but I had to drop it. I had to take the time to learn basic things like coding, scene setup, rendering, and some basic image editing. I also had to work on my English, I still do but I'm getting there.

After spending hundreds of hours learning the skills I needed to make a visual novel I decided to jump in and restart my game project.

I completely reinvented the story, characters, and the whole game theme; All the girls in my game are custom models, I edited their looks, they're not the typical "out of the box" generic characters that you find in most adult visual novels; my characters are unique, they're my very own custom/edited models.

I ran into more technical problems when I was restarting my project; I had a couple of complete HDDs crashes that took characters presets, scenes, story, and 3D assets; I had to rebuild everything from scratch, I already had some renders made for my very first game demo, but I lost all that work in the HDDs failure, and I had to remake everything again from scratch to match the scenes and presets I already had rendered and saved as part of my first demo.

In early 2019 I was back working on my game, I had to endure many problems but I was ready to go back to work.

I released a very basic demo on August 2019, I had to do many editing and corrections later on but I was taking the first step in my game development adventure.

It has not been easy, I'm a solo game developer, there is only one person behind this game not a team; sometimes I have been working up to twelve hours a day for weeks at a time to complete episodes. There is a lot of trial and error involved when you build your own scenes and setup your own lightning.

I have invested, relatively, a lot of money in this project: Computer hardware, 3D assets, grammar correction services, and even extended music licenses. I believe the current cost is above $7k and counting. For this kind of project that amount is kind of unheard of.

I try to be fair and I try to work on my positive karma by buying the assets I use in my renders and also by paying for the necessary licenses. But don't think that I'm making a fortune from my game, the total I have made since I first released episode one back on October 2019 is close to 1.7k (April, 2020) so far.

About the author:

Born and raised in Central America, not in the USA, I eventually moved to the USA; Spanish is my first language. I'm a disabled military veteran, in case you're wondering how I can make a living and still be able to work on my project that is the reason why.

A word about the story:

The story progression is decided by my subscribers, they vote on which girl is going to have screen time on the following episode. My subscribers also decide who is going to be featured in the next lewd dream scenes. My game has a dynamic story that I need to adjust, sort, and edit as I go. Many events are being sorted out in future episodes; route specific events are going to have stats requirements but that is a W.I.P.  the whole game is a work in progress and many things are going to be changed or moved around.

I use SubscribeStar.Adult and Buy Me A Coffee to handle monthly subscribers (and hopefully also Itch.io).

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The story has some controversial topics but overall is meant to focus on bonds, connections, and on the good things that serve as the foundations for meaningful and lasting relationships. This game is not going to include non-consensual content, also extreme content will not be included, this game is not going to portray abuse, degradation, and cheating as something good or desirable. -Those things are not good or desirable.-

Disclaimer:

All characters involved in adult situations are 18 years old or older.
This is a work of fiction.
Names, characters, businesses, places, and events are the products of the author’s imagination.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to me (the author), and not necessarily to any publishing platforms I use, or other group or individual. I'm working on this project to express myself and to express my creativity; this visual novel is meant for entertainment purposes, the story contains controversial topics meant for mature audiences, discretion is advised.

About comments and discussions:

I opted for not allowing comments and not opening a discussion thread for my game because I had to deal with absurd, offensive, toxic, and outright false comments and reviews while using other platforms. I don't have time to go through -cancel culture inspired- blabbering.

Many users, even moderators, ("Moderator"who  she, he, they, it or whatever lunacy they call themselves are even famous for getting banned and disciplined on the shady site's front page...) would create alternate accounts to post the most idiotic and ridiculous things they could come up with, I also had legit comments and reviews, sometimes even overly positive reviews and comments, but it comes down to the fact that I don't have time for people making up things or assuming something without knowing, or even trying to know the facts.

One thing is dealing with actual problems and concerns but dealing with fake, offensive, and toxic babblers is something else.

So... no comments or reviews on my game page, I may decide to enable them once the game is finished but not before that.

Changelogs:

This is the most accurate log record for my game so far, I will be updating this log once a new version is released; some game builds were made for internal testing and were not released to the public, you may find some jumps here and there but the most significant changes are kept here:

October 25 2019
Episode one early access build version 0.1.3
-Made spelling and grammar corrections.
-Added a route system.
-Fixed poke-throughs in some images.

November 6 2019
Episode one test build released for tier two subscribers!
Version 0.1.4 changes:
-Grammar corrections.
-File structure update.
-Fixed event requirements.
-Properly packed media files.

December 12 2019
Version 0.3.6 change log:
-Added side images.
-Added a last name prompt for the MC.
-Minor bug fixes.

Version 0.4.1:
-Episode two initial release.

January 1 2020
Episode two v0.4.2 log:
-Spelling corrections.
-Minor grammar corrections.

January 15 2020
Version 0.5.1 changes:
-Added a stats screen, Shift+F6 to show it and use the [close] button to hide it.
-Grammar corrections.
-Spelling corrections.
-Added an image to the steak dream.
-Extended the closing dialog at the hotel (requires 100% Tiffany's route = 25 romance).

February 1 2020
Version 0.6.2 Change log:
-Major grammar and spelling revision.
-Bug fixes.
-GUI adjustments.
-Dream scene with Tiffany.
-Story progress with Daria, Marjory, and Miss Evans.

February 15 2020
Episode three version 0.6.3 change log:
-More grammar and spelling corrections.
-Fixed some images not showing Marjory's makeup.
-Many changes to the code.
-Added a default name for the MC.

March 1 2020
 Episode four version 0.7.1 change log:
-Grammar and spelling corrections.
-Extended all lewd scenes in game.
-Added eight animations.
-Main story progression.
-Progress with Laura, Melanie, Tiffany, and Daria.
-Reduced image size to reduce the overall game size.

April 1 2020
Episode five v0.8.1 change log:
-Added a button to quickly access the stats screen.
-Edited the stats screen to show only the girls we have meet.
-Implemented multiple decision prompts through out the game.
-Adjusted events based on routes.
-Story progression with Daria and Tiffany.
-Lewd dream scene with Laura.
-Included two animations for the lewd dream with Laura.
-Spelling and grammar corrections.
-Enabled a swipe gesture on Android to hide the textbox and enjoy the backgrounds.
-Added music to my game!

May 1 2020
Episode six v0.9.1 change log:
-Added two new side characters, Daria's parents.
-Edited the game music. (Left only the music I have a license for or is free to use)
-Story progression with Miss Evans.
-Story progression with Daria.
-Added a lewd dream event with Daria. (requires 10 romance)
-Story progression with Tiffany; turning up the heat. (requires 40 romance)
-Grammar and spelling corrections.

June 1 2020
Episode seven v0.10.1 change log:
-Grammar and spelling corrections.
-Story progression with Tiffany.
-Main story progression.
-Lewd dream with Daria+. (requires 15 romance)
-Added a new main location; MC's new home.
-Various context fixes.

July 1 2020
Episode eight v0.11.1 change log:
-Grammar and spelling corrections.
-Context fixes.
-Story progress with Tiffany.
-Lewd dream scene with Tiffany. (requires 45 romance)
-Image/video gallery! Unlocked content stays through playthroughs!
-Added a button to quickly access the gallery from within the game.
-Added a reset button to clear the gallery progression to start a fresh save.
-Changing main location for the MCs.
-Increased the stats button size on Android devices.

August 1 2020
Episode nine v0.12.1 change log:
-Remade all of Melanie's renders in the game.
-Story progress with Daria, Emerald, and Joan.
-Main story line progress.
-Lewd dream with Emerald (requires 10 romance).
-Lewd scene with Tiffany (requires 50 romance).
-Introducing a new character; Tiffany's grandma.
-Gallery entries for all the new lewd images.

September 1 2020
Episode ten v0.13.1 change log:
-Context fixes.
-Dialog fixes.
-Fixed a bug in Laura's gallery.
-Story progress with Tiffany.
-Lewd dream with Tiffany (requires 55 romance).
-Introducing a new character; Cleo, Tiffany's pet.
-Gallery entries for Tiffany's last lewd dream (30+ lewd images).

October 1 2020
Episode eleven v0.14.1 change log:
-Story progress with Melanie.
-Lew dream featuring Melanie. (requires 5 romance)
-Spicy situations with Daria, Joan, and Marjory.
-Gallery entries for the new lewd dream. (10+ entries)
-Main story line progression.
-Introducing new side characters; Marjory's siblings and Emily's dad.
-Added more stats and gallery icons calls through the game.

November 1 2020
Episode twelve v0.15.1 change log:
-Edited Joan's gallery icon.
-Edited Alice's gallery icon.
-Updated stats screens to reflect gallery icons.
-Music changes (first pass).
-Follow up to Marjory's story.
-Lewd scene with Marjory (requires 15 romance).
-Story progress with Amy and Miss Evans.
-Lewd dream with Alice (requires 10 romance).
-Main story progress.
-Gallery entries for Marjory's lewd scene.
-Gallery entries for Alice's lewd dream.