1.23 Beta test

keep it up

So, just to be clear: 2 *years* of working on the Lifepath resulted in...zero words of the Lifepath being released? What. Are. You. Doing. With. These. People's. Money?

Fix The bugs and give us a release already I think you are over analyzing the problems in your head and it means that no on is getting to play the game.

Hi, just got this error message: Error: <>: error within widget contents (Error: macro <> does not exist)

Just like Iain, I hit an issue with the swingers in KL where I can't progress

I just want to say before we get into it. I have loved this project since I started paying way back in 2020. The game early on grew with content, it added small pre story content, it fixed bugs and it progressed the main story. There was a lifepath with customisation of the characters early life all the way through to college/university - then into the MI5, CIA, whatever, then to Bangkok story. That was perfect. It has the right amount of back story (light). I dont want to be critical of you, but you are too focused on the wrong things. You sit for months, even years scared that the content isnt good enough, you send report after report, saying YOU dont like this part and that part. But what you are hating on is content pre-Bangkok. Just filler content, not main story. I get it, that you have to be invested in it to write it. But please for the love of all that is holy, stop trying to chase perfection. This chasing of perfection is what causes burn out in developers and kills games in the development phase. When I describe your 1.20 release (November 2023) to people, in the words of my boy Homelander - 'It was perfect. Perfect. Down to the last minute detail' People in online forums are critising your game heavily and are refusing to support. I defend you and your content because I believe in what you are doing and want you to get out of your own head and focus on progressing the story. Also you need to work on the booth babe side quest, think that would be hot af, if you did it so she was in a skimpy outfit, with nails, nice make up, eye lashes, different hair colour/design for it and she had to flirt with people to get them to buy stuff and maybe sleep with either the boss or a few of the people she met in the bar that offered her the Gig, as they offer to pay her a large amount of money. As at this point, she is already sleeping with people in slutty cirumstances + taking drugs, drinking and getting into more of a bargirl (Hooker) culture. I have constantly paid the operator tier each month and would love to see more content go into progressing the storyline. Its already hot as fuck right now. We didnt need the Malaysia part to be changed or expanded. It is perfect. Leave it alone. Just contentrate on what most people want, which is the progression of the bangkok storyline. If you are struggling to know what parts of the game to prioritise, why not make and send out a poll asking people. For Example What part of the game would you like us to work on/release next. - Lifepath - Expanded Pre-Bangkok Storyline - Continuation of the hard cock cafe storyline I know there maybe some harsh comments in there and I am sorry, I hope it hasnt offended or disheartened you, I am just frustrated at your self doubt you have. You are an amazing writer (when your not in your own head). Just trust in your community that you are doing good. As always man, keep your head up, we love your game, I am passionate to see it come to fruition and have faith in your writing ability!

Hi, generally almost as great as before - I am not very far yet (just arrived in Bankok and received the ring), but two big things jumped out to me: 1) I made her do a cover/legend and her alias had a name yet I still had to choose a new one at the airport arrival and 2) I choose the part where she does the wet T-Shirt Contest yet she goes straight to Bankok and wants to do the walk in path. Otherwise, the boobs I chose where seemingly to big for her dresses - oh, right, dress... I chose one at the store (sidequest with the swedish guy), she wore it but left with different knickers and a different dress. But aside from that (and the missing balcony scene) it is great so far. =)

I wonder if what is demoralizing you isn't that you aren't getting to do the fun, creative stuff in game development - laying out and writing up new plot development. Rehashing the same stuff over and over again to get a maybe 5% improvement each time is Sisyphean. rite to the "good enough" point and move on. You can com back later to fix things and make them better. I think that you just will have more fun furthering the story than trying to polish it at this point.

This feels like a solid beta of well done work, and I'm happy that it seems to transition into the already completed material without trying to overwrite it. The biggest challenge remains that at this pace of work with your current content roadmap, this game will take another 25-30 years to come out (this isn't me being a downer, that's the simple math based on what you've done so far at the pace you've done it), so SOMETHING needs to be tweaked to change that.

glad to see one of the best games out there get a new release. IMO your writing is the best part, i love the details you add for authenticity. every minute spent writing is worth an hour spent adding new mechanics/ visuals. not to say the avatar isnt great too, don't get me wrong. PS. small issue i found: the avatars clothes got stuck once or twice (arriving in TL) and kept layering on top of each other. windows 11/firefox browser.

Got as far as climbing the abandoned building and then it all of a sudden looped back around to bringing the punters in off of the street. Also the alias never updated from the one for the swede.

I'm loving overhaul so far. If you're still interested in specific bugs, the first t-shirt for the ddi photo shoot isn't loading when you take off the MC's bra.

I know you will be expecting this feedback to a degree, but I feel like it should be said. After 2 years we have added a bunch of customization that currently does nothing (more ethnic ancestries), removed other customization (long hair only?), have a host of visual bugs with the new clothing, and don't even have enough content to get back to the core gameplay. This is not even the best version of this game. I know you wanted to do more and make it bigger, make the sex scenes hotter, etc. Thats admirable, but you were doing great before. Stop finding reasons to avoid putting yourself out there on subjective things (your writing, story direction, etc.) by focusing on things that you can be objective about (8 new skin tones, 20 new dresses, 15 new skill checks, etc.) The beauty of the game was never how many lipstick options there were and was always the thoughtfulness of the premise.

Honestly I don't know what you're talking about! The update is great and 95% polished. I expecially loved the operator path: on point and very hot in its own way. My only hopes are next update before September and making this build official/1.22 saves compatible...

Really liking what I've read. Like others I've seen some visual bugs but nothing serious. I also really miss the taxi exhibitionist scene and the balcony scene with Max. The scene is good as is, but the previous version was great! New customization options are fun and add a lot of RP that I enjoy. Before leaving Scotland was a bit of a slog but I really liked the character building. Above all, I'm stoked to see a release. I don't think you should be demoralized at all, I really liked what we got here!

Why so just try to love n be yourself best friends till eternity

now i'm looking forward to the more in-depth character creation and the wet t-shirt contest to get picked up

I like the additional scenes, hot stuff and the extra immersion is great. The expanded KL mission options were interesting, though I agree with the comment below that the balcony sex scene was hot. Maybe have that as an optional path for exhibitionists? It seems much easier to avoid getting pics taken, which is good for a honeypot run. I think it's worth the extra time if scenes can get fleshed out with more immersion. I think your writing is great! I too got a missing shirt error, when doing the DDI photos, and the prologue stag party with the Superman challenge still had skirt dialogue but the avatar was in pants. The new clothes look good though. On thing I'd like is saved templates for makeup, it's kind of annoying how often I have to select the options when I just want the same look.

The sex scene with the Swede is worse. Sex on the balcony and getting "ssshhed" were the two main hot parts of the prior scene but are now gone. I don't see any new sex scenes beyond that. It was a scene that didn't mean much to the plot in the first place. Over two years since the last real story update and all we have in terms of new lewds is downgrade to a non-essential sex scene.

The shirt dont show up when i take pictures in KL, there is an error while i am being fucked by the swede when i am doing it doggystyle; "Your reflection shines dimly in the glass – tanned, naked, ERROR IN KATE.DYEDHAIRCOLOUR VAR hair framing your features." my hair is platinum blonde. otherwise the character model looks really good, will test more tomorrow

Nice stuff, I'm having a good time. It's been a while since I played and I'm not spotting distinct New and Old bits, so if you're worried about newer writing not stacking up I can confirm it's all blending well, good quality throughout.

Pretty hot so far, got an error right after the swingers at the bar though (Error: the passage "(unknown)" does not exist), I'm guessing there was an encounter in there I missed by keeping the top on at the pool and the line I got sent up is likely not set yet. We know it's a beta test, but through playing it we can find issues and problems and report them back to you for fixing for a later version. I think at least some of us are willing to help you that way to help make the game better and it's an established method many developers use anyway. Don't feel bad about it. :)

How would you like to receive feedback? I really dislike the flash forward in the prologue.

Well I was enjoying it till I hit a hard stop talking to the swingers in KL. There seems to be a broken link on the 'for years' continue. Shame it seems to be building to a potentially hot conclusion.

It's Fitzgerald. It's Tolstoy, Palahniuk, and Dosteovsky. It's Grisham, Clancy, and Lee Child. Seriously, it's amazing literature. Now, quit screwing with it and produce something. That way, my as yet unborn grandchildren might possibly be able to grow up and read the finished product. Maybe I'll even live long enough to finish that prologue that you were totally going to punch up. How is that for feedback?

In the mo bar there is a moment where i cant go past because the game says there is a unknown passage that does not exist