Development Update 03 - SIM HQ
Kept going back and forth about starting another project or a side one, but I'd say, NAY! LC all the way! No Project B and C, no side project, only LC for me!
Build 1_19 of LC will be available to all Patrons on September 4th
Let's start with the poll results!
After bringing up my calculator, we now know that there are 47 votes in total. With the majority being Sonia followed by Velvet in 2nd place and Cily in the third place.
Which means, Build 1_20 - Sonia, is now in the works ⚙️
Plans
I'm thinking BIG update on this one, with a weekly development updates to inform you on how things are going, as well as giving previews of it. As for the content itself, it's going to be full Day 1 interaction. We have [Morning] covered, but Sonia also has [Evening] and [Night] interaction in Day 1, so those will be the main target I'll work on. There's also some more dialogue option in the [Morning] that has yet to be added, so I'm going to work on that too.
It's going to take a while, but I'm not going dark. Instead, there will be more Pinups of different characters coming on the weekly as you wait for the update. I might miss some if development got too busy with the many pictures I expect to make.
Other than that, I'm also working on "Character Profile" which someone has suggested for me to make. There will be some basic details, some interesting bits, as well as a bit of background for the characters appearing in LC. I'll be uploading it to the Lasting Connections HUB/Build Logs very soon, and/or I might just put it in the game later on in the End_Sequence.
Kali will be taking a backseat for a while. Most of the scenes from now on will either be in POV or have Kali be heavily obscured. It will remain to be so until the next Main Story Progression, which is in Day 3. And it's going to be quite some time for that.
I'm not sure if this part of the plan will come to fruition, but there's a big chance. It's about downsizing. In order to further support Android... and of course, I'm sure I'm not the only one worrying about LC's file size. There will be a Lite version of LC with images set to 1080p (FHD) instead of 2160p (4K/UHD). The Lite version is going to be what the android version will use, but it will be available for PC and macOS too. I always kept the original files of every image I've ever made so it shouldn't be too bad, and no, it is impossible for LC to use those original images because it's 4–6 times bigger than the one it has now. You'd be looking at 6.8 GB instead of 1.4 GB. And the Lite version will be even more optimized.
Ramblings
Now, swinging sideways a bit about the whole side project thing. I decided not to do it. Making other things alongside LC will just take the precious time and resources away from development of it. Although there are other things that I would like to make, LC stands at the top as a priority for me. Being able to interact with these characters in a way that is fun and naughty is something I gotta make.
Thanks for tuning into this development update, hope you have a great day.