28th July Update!
Hello you awesome people, time for a quick update as to where I'm at!
Firstly I'm in my new home and settling nicely!! I still don't have any internet yet, but it'll be hooked up on Friday, and I've been working on MM offline anyway, so that's all good. :]
I've spent the last couple of weeks assembling the courtroom sprites/functions and coding them into renpy, along with writing a loose draft of the court day. It's been nice to have a new challenge rather than working along the same lines, and I've made really good progress.
The public release with the gallery is taking a little longer than expected. I've got everything ready on my side, but the person working on the new gallery is a little delayed, and I'm happy to wait an extra few days if that's what it takes.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to answer a few questions that I've gotten lately...
1. Where are the last 3 cards!?
You'll be able to get them on the court day, and they may or may not be plot relevant.
2. Will Maya's sexual status affect the ending of the game?
It will affect the epilogue (I think I said prologue by accident last time) of the game, but I'd advise to play day 5 and 6 naturally for the first time, rather than actively trying to change anything.
3. Will we ever get a villain POV?
Unlikely. The problem with adding any POV stuff of what happened on the Tracker is simply the time and effort it would take me to remake those scenes to be viewed in full screen, and potentially from a second angle, plus with a quality and progression that's consistent with all the other scenes in the game. Those scenes were built to be viewed in the tracker only.
4. Will I work on another AA parody game after this one?
I'm not sure yet, but definitely not straight away. I'm hoping to make a completely original game after MM, and then after that's done, allow people to VOTE on what fangame I make next. I'd also consider putting myself up "for hire", to work on somebody else's project, but it'd have to be something REALLY SPECIAL for me to commit to something like that.
What I think will happen next is:
MM 0.6 releases with the Final Day/Ending/Credits/etc
MM 0.7 [FINAL] releases with Trophies/Unlockable Outfits/New Route/Final Cleanup + New GUI
MM Framework releases, so others can use my system to make something similar in Renpy.
Then:
I make a smaller OC game with my small team that I can put on Steam etc.
I use the funds from that to hire a bigger team and some amazing artists/musicians and make something REALLY FUCKING COOL for a second OC game.
...Then back to fangames, but I'll let you guys vote on what you want me to make!
Anyway, that's all for now, I'll post again soon with the finished v0.5 with gallery and fixes.
I love you all!
- Your humble servant, Mochi
Comments (14)
I'm glad to hear you're settling in well at your new home. I hope everything continues to go smoothly for you in the future as well. Personally, I hope to see a wider variety of Maya's NTR-style aspects in Tracker in versions 0.6 to 0.7 too. I'm also really looking forward to your future games. Wishing you the best - I’ll be cheering you on
I'm really hyped to see where this is going to end, Awesome work as always mochi <3
Love me some progress update <3
Super excited for what to come 😊
New Route? What does that mean?
A simplified (and a little contrived) route where Maya doesn't agree to go into MH's office. Something for people who prefer a more vanilla experience. It'll use all the same assets, and I'm hoping to outsource it so it won't take up my time.
Will there still be tracker content in 0.6?(´▽｀)
There will!
Really happy to hear about your situation! And of course happy to hear about the game status. I'm hype for the gallery! In a similar vein to the POV question, are you planning to add cleaned-up versions of the tracker? A version without the static and stuff like that.
I'll double check this, but in the gallery there should be an option to turn static on/off etc.
Congratulations on everything going well in your life! May I ask if there will still be scenes and an ending involving Maya and Mike O'Leckshun in 0.6?
There will.
Great to hear that your situation is improving! Will you add a day selector in the future? I'm missing a card from day 5 and although I loved the game playing again trough every day just to get a card seems not optimal. Ps: is there a card in the police station? Swear to God that I looked up and down and couldn't find it
It's actually already there, just start a new game, and skip until you get to Bluecorp, and then move back to the office, and examine the phone 3 times in a row. No card in the police station!