Development News 52 - Uhhh (Side Project)
LC (Postponed)
WT (Ongoing)
Willing Temptations v0.3.7 | Progress: Scripts: 100% > Renders: 100% > Released
TBD
Side Project v0.1 | TBD
Willing Temptations v0.3.7 update is out, bringing you 2 new NTR scenes in the earlier part of the game with Dorothan. It's available to all Recreational Visitors, and it will be available to all supporters next week. If you lean into NTR route, might want to check it out.
Alright, on to the news!
I'm already working on v0.3.8 of Willing Temptations. It won't be too long of a wait, either. I have already finished a lot of the dialogue choices that were locked in earlier phase, and now I'm working on getting that last NTR scene with Dorothan to finish, alongside the endings and epilogues for those early routes.
Anyway, sorry that I didn't give you the graphs on 0.3.6 and 0.3.7, it wasn't really necessary. But here is what I'm working on in v0.3.8.
Basically, everything from this will turn green. So there won't be any more locked dialogues in v0.3.8 before you get into the "Dates" section later on.
I have decided to cut a few things that aren't necessary, and I did cut one major thing. It's the special scene early on with Lexi if you got crushed by her legs. I so want to make this, but it's both unnecessary and not make any sense to pad up development time for, so I gotta do what I gotta do. Maybe I'll work on it in the future.
But yeah, give me some time to cook for v0.3.8. It's the last update for v0.3, so I wanna do it right. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy v0.3.7.
Alright, onto the other news.
In the past 2 weeks/devnews, I've talked about doing side projects. So, how are things going with that? Well, let me tell you about it in details.
The Original Side Project
Imagine, an isekai fantasy world. You got Harem and NTR branching paths. 2D illustrations with the use of generative AI done with my old trusty PC.
Welp, I decided to cancel it.
I know, I already wrote a lot for its first chapter, I was so excited about it too, so maybe I'll get back to it someday. But it's not the first time t I canceled a project, to be frank, I have a ton of ideas and the one with Polio in Willing Temptations is also postponed.
The reason why I canceled this project or maybe postpone it is because of AI.
I thought it would be easier and faster to use AI for this side project, considering just how massive the premise of it is. Even though, it can be done, I did not enjoy my time with it at all. Like, writing the scenes, transferring it into the development software, it was amazing, but actually trying to get the right illustrations with AI is a major pain in the ahh.
I'm not gonna go into details on this because it'll be too long if I tell you my full experience with it, but AI is super fast when generating images, but trying to get the "right" images is where it falls off the damn cliffs. I wasted so much time, like a dozen hours, on one simple scene, trying to get the right images. I watched the clock in my room, going from evening to bedtime, and at that point, I just know that I can't do it.
So, that's why I canceled the project, not because I hate AI, really. The tech is exciting to me, just kinda mad that it's been a few years, and I haven't made any of it into my creative works. Even ChatGPT is trash. Like, it's good if you just wanna chat, but... yeah. The thing couldn't even pull up a lyric of a song for me.
Anyway, on to my second side project that I actually will be doing.
The New Side Project
This time, you imagine, zombie apocalypse setting. You got Romance starting from zero, multiple romance option which means Harem.
And of course, NTR, it's kind of my brand at this point.
Will I use AI for the renders? No.
You can see the casts for v0.1 of the project above. The MC is the one with the gun, not the timid guy on the left or the grinning girl on the right.
As for the scale of the project, it's actually bigger than Willing Temptations, but smaller than Lasting Connections. However, what sets this side project apart from those is the pacing. It's slower than WT, but faster than LC.
The branching path is fewer than WT and LC because everything follows a more linear story. A bit tighter in the dialogue choices too.
Because I'm not using AI for the renders, it will take some development time away from Willing Temptations. It's to be expected really, but unlike the original side project, it's much more manageable, and actually, achievable even in my own pace.
I might go for Public Domain or AI for the soundtrack. It's just copyright reason, I don't wanna get my projects taken down for being unable to attribute. So far, I've made my own music for LC and WT, but these days, I don't have the time to fire up ableton.
So, yeah, that's about it.
You know, Willing Temptations was not my main project. That was LC, but well, unfortunately, I'm not ready to go back to that project yet. And even though, I'm starting a new side project now, it will not replace my current one. I intend to work on WT as my main project until every dialogue choice, every ending, is finished.
And it will finish. It's not a forever project. Which is why I have been thinking about what's next. Thank you for tuning into the 52nd development news. I hope you all are well. Have a great day, everyone.
