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Tuesday Showcase #12: Chapter 28, Real Life, version 0.13 & Polling Season
🕑 Added 2024-10-15 12:00:14 +0000 UTCHello everyone, and welcome to another Tuesday Showcase.
As you can probably guess from this update's title, I have a lot of things to talk about today, on top of the content preview. So let's get going!
Chapter 28
Chapter 28 will be the second half of version 0.12, and the second Chapter of Act X.
On a Friday, Laura tells you that Joanna is finally available the next day for a photoshoot. With Nathan, she goes to her studio to model for some "artsy" pictures.
Of course, that means you're now all alone, and so bored, on a Saturday afternoon. Until you get a text from your local blondie, more than happy to start teasing you again...
Real Life
You may have heard about it, as I've said it in a few places, but thanks to your support, I was able to recently resign from my day job. It had grown quite hellish over the last two months, and I probably would have looked for alternatives if I didn't have the game.
So, first, I want to thank all my supporters for this opportunity. What you've brought here is literally life-changing. I'll be able to move to finally join my girlfriend, after living 3 hours away from each other for 3 years.
The other side of the coin, though, is that I'm working quite a lot leading to my last day, on november 1st, for various reasons. This means that between my work, preparing my move, and the game, there's not enough hours in the day.
So I had to make a few choices, trying to sacrifice the least amount of things. For version 0.12, it means I'll have to postpone Chapter 26 rework until the following version. Version 0.12 will have to big chapters though, and I'll add a note in Chapter 26 mentioning that it will change.
Version 0.13
Version 0.13 will release after I leave work, but I'm not making promises about the content I'll be able to have in it, just to be safe. My current goal is to have Chapter 29 (the last one of Act X), Chapter 26 rework, and the addition of the Very Dominant route, starting from Chapter 21 (the same one as Very Submissive).
Because the Very Dominant route requires having a lot more control, and more optional content too, I should add it as soon as I can. But it also means I'll have to do some work on Chapters 21 to 27.
I want to stress the fact that all these are not me trying to discreetly tell you "I'll work less from now one". These two updates should be the only affected ones, and after that, everything should be back in place.
I also want to say, though, that my new situation may not result in an increase in the amount of content. The reason for that is that the limiting factor in the amount of content I can write is as much time as it is inspiration. And when I try to force me to write more, well... I write pure dogshit. And I'm pretty sure you don't want that.
On the other hand, it may give me more time to fix issues and, more importantly, to experiment with a few things. I have a few ideas in mind that could please you.
Rest assured, in any case, that Netorase Phone will absolutely not be abandoned. Quite the opposite, in fact: because it will be my new source of income, I now have more reasons than ever to do the best I can. 😉
Polling Season
And doing the best I can also include asking for your opinions. Over the last few weeks, I've received a lot of feedback on various parts of the game. But because feedback is often hard to process, I'm having a hard time making sure what opinion may represent a majority. Thankfully, that's why we got polls!
Over the next few weeks, until version 0.13 release, I'm going to open quite a lot of polls to ask your opinion on a few topics, such as the pace of the game, the number of bulls, the amount of specific content, your opinion on some potential new content, etc...
These polls will allow me to get a nice, clean start from version 0.14, taking as much as I can from what you want. You can probably expect something like 2 polls a week, so be prepared to get spammed with notifications!
Good bye everyone, see you next week for version 0.12!
Comments
Aliya Shaikh
New update time?
Рома Стрюков
hello, how can I pay for a subscription if I am from Russia
Александр Вайсберг
Still waiting for the answer to the question. Will there be a Russian version of the game? Congratulations Le Stag. I regret that I can't support financially because I'm from Russia ((
ChriscentProductions
I wish you more money to rain down on you 🤑💸💰💵💵 and spend it on yourself besides the game. Ill try to share about the game too as a way to help.
Happy Face
Your doing great much love, can't wait for a creampie scene
Aliya Shaikh
I really love this game 🤩🤩
arslex
To me this all sounds pretty awesome. Glad you can make this your job now, i cannot wait to see what you come up with, once the storm has settled.
akmid
Has GF makes NTR content..........A person has to wonder don't they. Joking aside I wish you all the best.
snils
Wow, let's go life changing 🙌 Congrats on your new possibilities. Been in a long distance relationship for 5 years, finally moved together this year, so I am very happy you can move closer now. All the power to independent developers. 💪
Le Stag
The official explanation is that I'm working as a third party, developing for other independent developers hiring me for specific skills. =D
chriso
"sorry to see you're leaving us, what will you be working on?" 💀
Leonardo Heitor
Congrats man, dont burn yourself, you are doing a really good job, its impressive to see your improvemt from the first chapter to the actual, i would prefer Oliver being more dominant and made MC beg more often, maybe denyied some times in the very submissive route, i also would like Ashley tease MC more about his kink, also i need to ask something about Ashley, she gonna let her hair grow again? I love her new hairstyle but the old one was perfect haha
Adamska
Polls are fun, keep them coming! Excited to see how the new Dom route develops.
Le Stag
Maybe a bit, I'm not 100% sure yet it would work. But I'll try. ;)
Neelis
Congrats again on being able to make this your full-time gig! That is awesome to hear, but please take your time and do what you need to. Don’t burn yourself out due to stress. As someone who tried to go into writing a gaming blog, I understand how writers block can impact quality and drive. Excited about the very dominant route and what the rewrite will be like once it’s done. Also looking forward to polls. Thanks again for all of your hard work and happy for you!
Ab
Some more Tara content?
Hornykoji
Gl
Lesdothis
Congratulations Le Stag! Absolutely take all the time you need, I'm glad you're able to live the dream. I love that we're getting a very dominant route, can't wait to see what you do with it.
Lyszard
Congratz on being an Independent Indie dev! I am quite satisfied with the amount of content you provide each update and more importantly the quality of it. It is not suprising why you got so many supporters, even though the form factor of your game is being used everywhere, other games like it simply cant compete with your quality of writing and understanding of the genre. Keep up good work and wish you all the best! <3
Pav
While everyone would like as much content as possible, your personal life is still more important. We work to live, not live to work. Make sure to make time for yourself, family, and now your girlfriend. Good luck on the move when time comes and thanks for all the time you put in to please us as well.
eidolic
Personal opinion (which may come up in polls), but absolutely do not try and change the amount of content you're putting out now that this is your main squeeze (congratulations btw). The game has seen a lot of progress with this current workflow. Going all-in now sounds like a great way to burn out or become more resentful towards it over time, which will affect both quality and quantity. To say nothing of your own views on forcing yourself to write more. It's a marathon, not a sprint. As for the other direction, your own work ethic and we the community can keep you to task with not releasing too little. Also personal opinion, I'd recommend finding something else to do to fill the time. My own experience says creative endeavors benefit the most from doing non-creative things that have nothing to do with them. If you insist on doing so, I'd recommend focusing on the non-creative aspects--further bugfixing and tech debt, as well as reworking some older stuff (still think there's potential in a Chapter 9/16 connection). Best of luck and congratulations again, eager to see what happens from here.
