2K Update :)
A quick update for everyone on today's progress. The biggest news is hitting $2,000, which is awesome and amazing for less than a month and a half! Today has been mostly work on finishing up the grooming system and testing. A few little odds and ends, and I can move on to the clothing summation, which is basically just determining stats based on layers and status. Part of this is the fact that a pretty bra (or no bra) under a sheer shirt has different stats than an ugly full-coverage bra under the same shirt.
I'll be leaving out clothing status effects for now, but they'll have a place to fit in down the road. After that, all the requirements for appearance stats will be set. (body part status likewise can fit in a bit later, though the status codes are already set up.) Some more testing, and I'll get it out to you to play with.
I'm not aware of another (ero) game that goes into this level of detail with makeup and hairstyles, and how they actually impact the mechanics of the game with their own game-play elements. I'm trying to create a situation where uninterested players can mostly ignore grooming with the auto-settings, while interested players can use it to get some extra advantage or simply build their ideal player character. (and do some collecting of rare styles/jewelry down the road) At the same time, I'm hoping that the extra flexibility will make other aspects of the game more realistic and fun.
On a bit of a side note, I was thinking a bit about the parser functions I'll be building. A good portion of the work is coming up with different word options and structures. If any of you have a literary bent, or just feel like you could come up with a lot of good words for "big", "breast", "hard", and other things, I'd be glad to have your help! The parser functions will be an important part of utilizing the appearance of PCs and NPCs in the story. Drop by the Discord server, or just post some of the words you like here or on the forum. :)
Comments (7)
I'm trying the game. Good work, I love the narrative side you added to all the customization. Too bad I really don't like the transformation part, starting as a woman would have been 100 times better for me. GL
To be totally honest, I’d also prefer a female origin. Obviously creating an alternate story path would be a lot of work, so if the author is even interested in pursuing it then it’s probably a long-term goal at best. That said, I imagine that rewriting could be minimized if the female origin PC was mousy, rail-thin, had a minimal libido and was exclusively interested in girls. That would make the subsequent transformation and newfound urges nearly as disorienting and dramatic for the PC as the current M2F origin, and the relationship to Lily would be mostly identical.
Loving the game so far. You asked for words? Off the top of my head: Big: (in vaguely increasing order) Large, Huge, Massive, Enormous, Humongous, Titanic, Expansive, Giant, Gigantic, Ginormous, Mega. Breasts: Boobs, Tits, Mammaries, Bust, Bosom, Mounds,
Thanks ^_^
Awesome work! I might be able to assist, when I get home tonight I'll check it out :)
Keep it up! You have done an awesome job so far :-) Eagerly waiting for the next release :-)
Thanks a bunch! I'm really passionate about AW, and knowing other people are too makes it so much easier to put in the extra hours/effort to make it the best I possibly can. :)