Various changes i'm thinking about making. Let me know your thoughts.
Yo! So for the next update I have several changes i'm thinking of making. some more noteworthy then others:
Name change: I've since come to the realization that there are SO MANY adult games that have the word "Lust" in the title and now I kind of hate it lol. So i'm heavily considering changing the game's name. I'm open to any and all suggestions, even if its completely different from the current name. I was maybe thinking about a name that focuses more on the academy dating aspect rather than the pact of Lilith.
Revamping the quest system: One of my favourite quests I have in the game at this point is the "Find Judith's book" quest as it involves you completing 2 quests in one ("Find Judith's Library book" and "The gossiping prefect") and involves interactions with 4 different characters (Judith, Crystal, Nurse, Tina) and it leads to us learning about the characters: We learn that Judith is into books and we learn that Crystal is the type of person who doesn't do anything for anyone without getting something from them first. The quest also results in Crystal learning of Tina's rumor-spreading which is something that is going to have further consequence in the future and will lead to the set-up of Tina's character. Now if we compare this to some of the early game quests such as "Find deathmask 6 DVD" and "Torrent anime for Misa" there isn't really any character interaction aside from the initial quest receipt, we don't really learn much about the characters and it doesn't really tie into anything else in the story. These quests I now realize just feel like "chores" or "filler", quests that are there just to be there. So i'm thinking about removing some of these quests entirely and replacing them with new ones that serve greater purpose. I'm also considering the removal of the "Poster duty" part 2 and 3 quests as I can imagine most players when receiving these quests just go "ugh, not more of this". The idea was to make Dawn's questline lengthy before the player's gets any sort of intimacy with her to make it clear that she's more of a pure girl who doesn't just get down and dirty as quickly as some of the other girls.
Player clothing change: If you didn't know, the game models and scenes are made using "Honey Select" and as it turns out, the casual outfit that the player currently has is quite often used for male main characters in many other games made using Honey Select so I am considering changing his outfit.
Changing background music: I don't know if this is just a result of my many, many hours of playtesting but the music that plays during weekdays is getting annoying to me lol. Aside from the music being different on weekends, there are not many other different instances of music in the game so I am thinking about changing the background music, having a different song play depending on what day of the week it is.
Changing name colours: Currently the names of the female characters all show up in red. I am thinking about changing this to pink (but keeping Lilith's red)
If you have any thoughts on these changes. Please let me know. I am open to any and all feedback :)
Comments (1)
Hope the below helps :) 1. It is hard to come up with good ideas for the game when the plot is still early days, but you did mention being more academy-focused. So it could change something like Lilith's Academy. Honestly, a placeholder name at this point would work that could be tweaked later :) 2. As for quests, well, some easy ones are fine, though I do prefer if they contain some purpose (even if it is just hinting at girls' interests or kinks. Like for Misa's torrent, the MC could comment that "oh, that's the anime with the xxx", is Misa into that? It would take it from being a "Chore" to an introduction of a character storyline. And if done well, can help tell the player what Kink that love interest will like. Helping players focus on who most interests them. As another example, poster duty could have a picture of Dawn in say cat ears, etc., as a reward for putting up the posters. (If Dawns are goes down a dress up route, just taking a guess at where her route could go as she is the animal lover and kind pure character, so roleplay as a cat fits for this example etc) 3. TBH the PC character outfits isnt something I focus on so I'd say pick something you like I doubt many players will complain :) 4. I tend to turn music off because i get annoyed quickly at repeating soundtracks so cant help here! 5. A distinction for love interests would be good, If you wanted to be fancy you could have it go more pink as you increase your relationship with them :P