Unstuck
Hey guys! Apologies for the lack of reports. I've been really struggling with the bed scene; some kind of writer's block, I think. 😕
On Sunday, feeling totally frustrated, I decided to just switch over to writing a different scene. Doing that for a few hours recharged my mojo, and gave me the insight I needed to figure out what was wrong with the bed scene (basically: overwriting).
I've now had two GRETA WRITING DAYS on the bed scene (today and yesterday), and it's nearly finished. Expect version 1.6.3 of Female Agent this week.
We've also added the following minor features over the last few days:
Avatar beauty marks. Your agent can now have a beauty mark. (There are six options, modelled on Blake Lively, Elizabeth Taylor, Kate Upton, Madonna, Sophia Loren and Virna Lisi)
Regional school uniforms. Your agent's school uniform now varies based on her nationality.
Nickname/knownas. Your agent can now go by a shortened version of her name in most social situations. (I know this sounds like the most pointless feature ever, but with my test agent Charlotte it was surprisingly humanising to hear NPCs calling her "Charlie".)
Last week, Operators+ got a preview of a new feature we're experimenting with: NPC avatars. The first planned use of this feature is to show you the other contestants in the Miss Wet T-Shirt contest!
More on this (and some other cool things, like the potential involvement of a AAA video game writer and journalist) very soon – sorry for the light update, just wanted to report on activity while you're waiting for results.
Comments (13)
I'm really not into the "Greta" puns. Puns in general are cool, but it feels creepy bringing up an underage girl when you're writing porn. Especially when you put up that picture with the first one. I really hope this won't become a running joke.
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I can get that the framework may be a difficult task. But, as far as I can see the framework is done. I´m not the game developer, but as a writer I can give some pointers. 1) Approach the game from the story perspective as a primary driving force, would be the easiest way to go about it. Give it some character development while undercover. (ex. will she complete a task, for herself country, or the drug lord?) - Character dilemmas are what makes them interesting and gives them growth. 2) Action, will give you a chance to showcase the attributes. 3) The sex scenes in the end should be used as a rewarding form of a carrot. You have a goldmine of possibilities here. Imagination is the only limit. :-)
Crush, hopefully I don't come across like a bratty and entitled patron, because I really do appreciate you as a developer for your transparency and communication, but I am getting quite worried with the pace you're writing this scene. I know you had to change how the engine works and I realised that this would take a while since it's the first example--you have to iron the kinks out obviously--but it's been months since you first started writing it, and I'm concerned that other sex scenes will take a long time to finish too. I hope I'm proven wrong, of course, because I love what you and the team have accomplished so far and I'm excited to see where the project will go. But this rate of development doesn't look okay to me. Maybe scenes can be "good-enough" for now, and get a little facelift later if you choose. I hope these words don't discourage you or stress you out, but I really do think things need to change.
I tend to agree, even if I love the game and love the concept.
Stephanie Scott's not wearing a dress in that "uniforms" pictures. She's standing behind a cardboard cutout of a dress with a plaid pattern on it. Patterns compress laterally when the material curves away from the viewer. Do a Google Shopping search for "chequered dress" or go straight to SHEIN's "Check Cami Bodycon Dress," "Contrast Collar and Cuff Plaid Bodycon Dress" and "Plaid Print Raglan Sleeve Button Detail Tweed Dress." for some good examples with annoying popups.
I’m worried Kate’s going to get mad about you writing those Greta scenes.
Hey Crush, please don't get me wrong. I really appreciate your hard, precise and consistent work on the "tutorial". A solid base is fundamental for a great game which you are definitely developing but please don't get stuck in the basics, resp. don't lose yourself in unnecessary details. I can only speak for myself but I really would like to see some new and real content, "talking about Thailand". I'm following and supporting you (mostly just a sleazy 1 USD guy) for several months now. Even if the basics aren't perfect yet, you should try to start to release the "real story".
Sometimes it’s nice to just keep up to date on how work is progressing. All ok, light update is also a good update)
It seems like you are writing non-explicit scenes much faster than explicit. I'm looking forward to the 1.6.3 and what's in store for 1.7, anyhow.
Which bed scene? Is it new?
will the 1.6.3 be a prefix to 1.7 or is it still more to come? Keep rocking
Is the outfit the leftmost contestant is wearing going to be available for the player to wear?