Devlog Jan. 17th
So with version 0.7 now in everyone’s hands I wanted to give you guys a bit of an update on the progress for version 0.8.
I have been able to make a lot of progress on all fronts with the things that I was planning on releasing in 0.8. Here are a few highlights right now
Tons of QOL changes, from updated fonts to event notifications and even a little parallax for the backgrounds
A lot of UI updates, I’m really focusing on improving the UI feel for the stuffing sessions, with the systems really selling the feeling of fullness. For example when more full, the bars get darker, pulse and shake when she is consuming
All characters are getting a few nice touchups to their design. Mostly just additional shading and better face/hair art, but some will get more changes to their outfits and even sprite looks.
Quite a few stage 4 fullness sprites have been made but I’m still figuring out how to implement them
I have made an eating and breathing animation for girls, currently it is only for the facial expressions, but this update will have that for all girls and I’m testing some more full body animations as well but those will likely not come in 0.8
Alternate outfits are something that I’m going back and forth on because they are nice but the amount of work each one represents is almost as much as just drawing a new sprite, at which point I might as well just be drawing a new CG. Let me know what you guys would prefer.
The affection system rework is still a WIP with some rudimentary scenes implemented but I’m still workshopping how to make all the systems play nice with each other.
The feeding session system has been expanded into a full on real time minigame of sorts, where you choose foods and the girls eat them in real time with events, animations, UI updates in real time etc. A lot of cool changes are coming that will flesh out this system a lot. I’m pretty excited with how it is going and hopefully I can make it worthy of being the core of the gameplay loop. Additionally, in the future I hope to make a custom sprite for every girl for the stuffing sessions that have them actually sitting at the table
I have added in a rudimentary phone system that allows girls to text you and recieve texts. Right now it is just being used as a system to notify you of when there is an event available but I will be adding a few custom events into it. For example, Momo sending you a revealing selfie, or maybe a random event where you have to come pick up a plastered Mia at the club.
Every girl should have an event for every stage at every location, with at least most of them having a cg to go along with it, for a few stages
There are a couple other things I still need to do for the update which are…
Audio is a lot harder to implement well into the game than I expected so I’m still working on a good solution on this end. If anyone knows how to get some good gulping, moaning, and stomach noises let me know…
The map screen update is also taking a lot longer than anticipated so I’m not sure if it will make it into the next update because it’s not really what most people are here for anyway, even if it does make the game a lot more polished.
The player character section of the update will likely be the last thing to be worked on because I need to nail down what I want to do with the affection system first, but don’t worry I think I have some good ideas that I just need to execute on
As for the release of version 0.8 I am hoping for sometime mid February. It all depends on how smoothly everything goes but that would be my best guess. I will give a more specific date once I'm closer to release.
Comments (24)
i do want to see alt outfits at some point, but they could probably be saved for after everything with the gameplay loop is in its (more or less) final state, however long that may take
In a future update, will we be able to select how the player character gains weight? Like being able to select a pear, apple, hourglass, or top heavy weight gain? That would be a pretty cool addition in my opinion.
Honestly, I am all here for whatever is easiest on you, this game is honestly wonderful. Coming from someone not really into click-based, "read through text" games, I adore this and have come back time and time again just to check for more updates. GAH I LOVE IT!
I see a few mentions of health/immobility in the game, is that the direction you plan on taking it in versions like 0.8 or is it gonna remain relatively "vanilla" per-se. Either way great game!!!
Woud really Love an autosave in the Android Version cuz when i Tap Out Game freezes and need to restart from Last Safepoint
I would like to add something regarding the CG images. From what is currently in the game, and considering that there are CGs for each character weight, they look amazing. However, I understand that creating these images is a difficult process. Still, please add alternative costumes and CG images little by little. It’s not necessary to add a large number at once. You could, for example, focus one update on alternative costumes, and the next update on new CG images. In any case, we are looking forward to seeing many great CG images from you.
I think the biggest benefit CGs have over alt outfits is that they are usually in a dynamic pose. What appeals to me about outfits is that you would see them around town like that, where as a CG is only for the event that may or may not repeat without revisiting the memory
If I may help in terms of audio recommendations, I would suggest looking at Jeschke's Sound Assets, if that could work with the game
i really like what you are doing cringe and yes the most interseting is the alternative clothing to the girls it would be nice but just start with momo if it takes a lot of time we can always wait for it until you have implemented it to the game😁👍
I need bra and panties Momo in my life. 😩 Alternate outfits would be awesome!
I also would prefer extra outfits. I was just thinking one for the beach and maybe one other one for maybe the club as I understand they take a lot of work. CGs can fill that gap though, especially if they feature different outfits themselves like the new Mia jogging cg does. I’m mainly interesting in seeing girls from different angles I think. Hazel has a huge butt by her first few stages and seeing that would be great. Again, the Mia jogging CGs kinda killed two birds with one stone in that regard!
I agree with pretty much everyone here. Prefer the alt outfits, but going with CGs is completely understandable
Excellent no offense no pressure here take enough burnout R&R in between work 2-3 hours its like why should I go to the gym that Friday . Is the creator using the Cringe art & gooner art he was born for let big poop deck Hazel answer you while the blubber sea lion in her habitat I expect struggles again in 8.0 update "Hey Lily can you lift up a morbidly obese its mesmerizing isn't it hard is a lie your arm has the strength of an industrial crane consider with your cognition picking up soft serve that can't fight through an average door frame no you need a plus size custom what does the stopwatch say ok 1 hour to the couch right then you ready? *accidently pushes belly against Lily* MC I think he fainted upon getting me off the love seat event dials hello doctor hyperventilation mask asap uhm I think my caretaker made it to heaven's gate yep She's getting the entrance ticket validated lmfao! ^^
I think if I were given the choice, I would pick new CGs over alternate outfits, although both are great. All of these updates sound fantastic! Thanks so much for your hard work!
All of this sounds great. Personally, I would love to see alternate outfits for the girls/alternate angles, though I realize that massively increases the scope of things and that it may need to be a final element introduced into the game. Things like breathing animations, improvements to stuffing, and giving events/hangouts for every girl at every location feel more important to me in terms of really polishing the game and completing the experience. The texting also feels like a good idea, it leans into the dating sim element. The map screen really isn't a huge deal to me in terms of importance. Could it be more stylized for each location, sure, but ultimately you click through it so quickly that it doesn't really matter all that much to my enjoyment of the game. Personally for stage 4 of fullness, I would want it to be something that's locked behind/only achieved through the stuffing minigame. I feel like getting a girl that full through a hangout or other event makes it feel less rare and like less of an achievement. Basically if you max out your performance in the minigame you can earn it. I'd love to see a lineup of all the girls with their new designs.
Maybe fullness 4 could be from an “eating binge” mini event, something that unlocks with a certain threshold like high affection or low self-control, or feeding them a lot of their favorite food?
Honestly I'd rather lighten the workload on yourself since yeah it's a rather herculean effort to make alternate outfits for each of the girls so just stick to those great cgs you make whenever it comes to stuff like the beach and the like. Aside from that man keep doing gods work one step at a time it'll eventually come out the way you envisioned it to be since you put so much love, effort, and soul into the game.
For sound sfx will there be burping sfx?
Yeah, I'll second that opinion Alternate outfits for the girls are what I'd prefer (it's so weird to have you describe their beach outfits in the beach scenarios, for example, but then still just see the girls in their normal outfits standing there, anyways) But if that proves to be too much work on its own, I will understand an artist's decision to go with the cg's instead
- If you have difficulties working with the game map, you can leave it for later. - As for alternative costumes, if look at Momo, she looks very charming. I would like to see alternative outfits. I hope you won’t abandon this idea. - And I would really like to see a game translation. I saw your messages about the difficulties that would arise if you started translating the game. But it seems to me that you’re still thinking about whether to translate the game or not, and I hope that when the right time comes, you’ll decide to translate the game into other languages. And have a good game development!
And thanks again for making such an enjoyable and cute game!
They are constantly maintaining, updating, and even adding new packs to their ever-growing library, completely free for use (with some caveats, especially regarding AI), but outside of that it is quite the active community. I am completely certain that you'll find something worthwhile in there, I hope this helps!
I'm super glad to hear from you! I see a lot of potential with the game, and overall it is shaping up to be a really fun and well rounded-out experience (pun intended lol). Now, regarding audio and SFX I myself do not know much regarding actual creation or editing, let alone implementation, but I do know that there are some useful custom built NSFW SFX libraries you could look into to find the effects you may need (now more likely than not they'll need individual tweaking to mold to your vision, but most if not all of DandyChest's Gorge Valley game SFX is made up exclusively from this very library, and it works wonderfully. If I'm not mistaken, the page where you can find these community based libraries is OpenNSFW Sound Pack.
I would enjoy the seperate outfits, but if thats too much, then do the cgs
