DevLog – 43
Ahoy Buccaneers!
First of all, I'd like to welcome all the new crew members who joined over the past few weeks. I hope you're enjoying the adventure! 🏴☠️
I've made a lot of progress on the upcoming v0.51, and I'm genuinely excited about everything that's coming. This new arc will introduce a brand new island to explore, new characters, exciting confrontations, plenty of mysteries to uncover, and a huge amount of new images and content.
If everything goes according to plan, v0.51 will be released by the end of this month, and I think it's going to be a very strong start for everything that's still to come. I'll confirm the exact release date over the next few days. For all the new Patreons, remember that whenever a new Patreon version is released, in this case v0.51, the previous version (v0.50) becomes available to everyone for free.
Before I wrap things up, I wanted to use this DevLog to share something that's been on my mind for quite a while.
Lately, I've been paying attention to how other games in the genre approach development, and I've noticed that many of them prioritize the number of images over their quality. That often comes at the cost of consistent backgrounds, character features, or even clothing. Since the very beginning of Lusty Buccaneers, I've always tried to take the opposite approach by choosing quality and consistency over quantity.
It's similar to professional athletics. World records are often decided by fractions of a second, but shaving off even a tenth requires an enormous amount of training and effort. Game development works the same way. The more I try to improve the quality and consistency of a scene, the more time it takes to achieve improvements that may seem small from the outside, even though they require a great deal more work behind the scenes.
That said, I also understand that every player enjoys the game in their own way. Because of that, I've been considering whether it might be worth finding a middle ground. I haven't made any decisions yet, but it would give me a bit more flexibility with each release. I could use that extra time to add improvements that I currently don't have time to implement, or simply avoid delays when deadlines get too tight. It's something I'm still thinking about, and I wanted to share it with all of you to hear your thoughts.
Thank you very much as always for your support! 🏴☠️
Kampai!
Comments (58)
Nika, don't change the way you make your games; the quality really makes yours stand out from the rest—whether they're poorly made, AI-generated, or outright copies. Keep it up, bro.
Hi nika i real want you to add Arabic language to the game i don't speak English very well
Hi Nika, and also this is for those who are saying that you should take 1-2-3 months for new updates, I think that other creators may take 1 or 2 months but there updates are bigger compare to yours. You make 1 animation in 15 days while other take 1 or 1 & ½ month for new updates but give 4-5 or more animations in 3D quality animations or 7-8 in 2D quality animations (I am talking about good animators like astronut, brim, niinko, etc) so I don't think you should delay your updates only to give 1 or 2 animations in a month. No hate by the way, just my opinion but if the update is bigger like 7-8 animations in 2 or 1 & ½ months then it's worth waiting.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I think every game has a different workflow. Mine isn't just about making animations, there's also coding, writing, gameplay systems, bug fixing, translations and much more behind each update. I'll keep trying to find the best balance between quality, quantity and a reasonable release schedule.
Hi Nika, I think there is no need to change the way you are doing things right now.
Hi Saif, Thank you so much! I really appreciate your trust. For now, I also think this development pace works well, and I'll keep trying to improve the game with every update.
When will versions 0.50 and 0.51 be released, Nika? I'm so excited!
I'll give you a quick heads-up. It'll be out tomorrow or, at the latest, the day after. I'll have more news for you very soon!
Your game is really fun and entertaining I do have a request though that maybe you can include in the next update it's a small thing but I grew up with the original one piece and I was curious if you could put a small setting in the game where we can make Nami back to back to the original before she got the Big Melons just the Habit optional for people like me who would prefer the original small melons I mean why are they got the big gigantic all the time
Thank you so much for your comment and support! I’ll keep it in mind, but you have to understand that this would be quite complex to implement. It wouldn’t just involve changing their appearance, all the events would need to be changed as well. It’s a complicated task, especially with so much content I still need to add. I definitely plan to add more customization options over time, so having alternate outfits or appearances is something I'd like to explore.
Aunque no pague membresía yo apoyaré este juego hasta que metan a mis waifus favoritas y no veo que vayan a meter pronto a Ulti lo que significa que apoyaré por mucho tiempo el juego
¡Jajaja, muchas gracias por el apoyo! Con el tiempo, puedo asegurarte que también voy a agregar a tus waifus favoritas. Poco a poco iré desarrollando todos los arco, espero seguir contando con tu apoyo en ese momento.
Hi Nika, honestly just take you time quality over quantity. I also wanted to ask are these translations with ai translated or with real translater?
Hey, thank you so much! And about the translations, it's a mix. I use AI as a base, but also I'm looking for feedback from the community, especially from native speakers of each language, and little by little I try to implement the changes people send me privately or recommend. Of course, if anyone wants to help, I ask them not to do it here to avoid too much spam.
Guys, I have a question, how can I enter the Amazon Lily Island?
Ideally, you should check the guide carefully starting from the Thriller Bark arc, but I’ll give you a quick summary: Explore the forests of Thriller Bark, buy the eternal pose to Amazon Lily and meet Hancock, then build the library on your ship where the option “investigate the Sakura Flower” will become available. After that, investigate the castle at Thriller Bark, specifically the doctor’s room (only available if you defeated Ryuma and talked to Perona at the end of the castle), and click on the new option "investigate about the sakura flower". This unlocks the Eternal Pose for Drum Island. Then continue on this island. If you have any questions, check the free guide I include in every download post.
Guys, I have a question, how can I enter the Amazon Lily Island?
I replied to you above! If you have any questions, check the official guide I upload. The Amazon Lily arc is a bit outdated. I'll update it at some point.
Você tem o meu apoio Nika
Muito obrigado! Fico muito feliz por ter o seu apoio.
Yooo nika Zoo, whole cake island,wano kuni soon right? But pls ILL DO EVERYTHING JS COOK UP THE WANO KUNI ARC plss..
Haha, I know everyone has their favorite arc! I recently held a poll to decide what to prioritize next, and Zou with Carrot was the winner. Little by little the community will keep choosing which arcs to develop next. My goal is to eventually make them all.
Hi Nika, honestly, I prefer quality over quantity. take your timr brother and dont stress about whether your artwork is loved or appreciated, there will always be patience, respect and admiration for you and your masterpiece. Keep it up and have a good night (Im sending this message at night hahahaha)
I agree the quality of the game should be the priority, your hard work alone has pushed the game to height's I never thought possible from Version 0.1. regardless of your choice quality has always been the thing I associate with your work and is clearly something you put your all into.
Hello nika, just a small request that please also consider some content about alvida in the upcoming updates like her animation and other stuff.
Hello Vishal! Of course! I plan to keep expanding Alvida's content little by little, including new animations and interactions.
Love the quality that comes its crazy its only 1 person!
Thank you so much! Yes, it's mostly just me working on the game, so comments like this really mean a lot. I'm glad you're enjoying it!
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Calidad 🤑🤑🤑
at least you can provide date for 0.50 or you planning on releasing them like you used to do nika
As I mentioned in the post, if everything goes according to plan, v0.50 should be released around the end of the month, most likely on the 31st.
Hi Nika,I think it'd be better if you could fix ViVi's sex scenes,because she just doesn't feel like herself in them she feels like someone else entirely
Hi! I understand what you mean., Vivi was one of the first girls I worked on, and I plan to revisit and improve some of her older scenes over time so they feel more in line with the current quality of the game.
Honestly i only recently became a patreon. And I really like your approach. Adding just the right amount of content is key. If you have too little then people lose interest and too much makes you work way too much. But if you just add little details it also makes the updates lackluster in my opinion. What id like to see is maybe an overhaul of the certain character animations. For example yamato. Seems to have some older animations or art styles than robin or nami. For being one of the main girls it makes it less rewarding to level her up. *Just a nitpicking thought Other than that. I really love the project. Its great!
Thank you so much, and welcome! I'm really glad you're enjoying the game. I'll keep what you said about Yamato in mind, I plan to revisit older content over time, and updating some of her older animations is definitely something I'd like to do in the future.
Seems like a real catch 22 but I know you will figure it out in due time
Thank you! I'm already working on it, and I'm sure I'll get everything sorted out soon.
Hey Nika, all of us absolutely love your game. In this genre, I genuinely believe your game stands among the best. We really appreciate how you always focus on quality over quantity, so take all the time you need. I truly believe you’re going to thrill us with the next release just like you always have. I’m personally really excited and eagerly waiting for the next release. You’re doing an amazing job, brother. Keep going — we all support you and we all love your game. ❤️
Hey Saurav! thank you so much for such an amazing message, it really means a lot to me. I'm incredibly grateful for all the support and patience. I'll keep doing my best to make every update worth the wait.
Hey Nika, I think a monthly update is more frequent than most games publish (some of them take up to a year or a half) and gives you time to get things done. Further it would give you the opportunity to give complex mechanics more time to develop and take them one version later, if they aren't finished in time. Another benefit ist that users will be experiencing more content, which lasts longer.
Hey Lovecraft! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! I really appreciate it. A monthly schedule is something I've been considering for exactly those reasons. But for now, I haven't decided anything, and I'll keep everything as it is. I'll see how development evolves, but my priority will always be making each update feel worthwhile.
Trust me, this is a very good game. I actually like that you go back to older scenes to rework and update them. I like your quality over quantity approach and hope you will continue doing what you’re doing
Thank you! 😊 I'm really glad you noticed that, I'll take your opinion into account.
I’m always rooting for you!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support.
It's almost here right?
Yes! It's almost here. Just a little more patience!
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Hey nika! It's me flare! Your creations and creativity+ dedication and consistency is always and will always be appreciated by your community. Tbh I love your game, even though, I am a old-mid supporter of yours, I do wana help you add more features, but i think you can handle it on your own, anyway I am an non expert in coding.. Nevertheless we all thank you for your efforts and dedication that you've put into building this game since the beginning.
Hey Flare! Thank you so much for such a kind message. It really means a lot to me. Support like yours has kept me motivated since the beginning, and I'm grateful to have such an amazing community. Thank you for being part of this journey!
We waiting for the room scene 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Haha, it's coming! I hope you'll enjoy the new room content.
Hi Nika, honestly, so far there isn't a better game in this genre than yours, so I don't think there's any need to change the way the pictures are displayed.
Thank you so much, that really means a lot to me! I'm always looking for ways to improve the game, but I'm really happy to hear you're enjoying the current style.
Quality over quantity 🗣️🗣️🗣️ Take all the time you need Nika, maybe you don’t really feel it but your work IS appreciated and we all love it! Peace ✌️
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support and patience. Comments like yours motivate me to keep giving my best.