Development News 71 - Wants (Lasting Connections v0.2.x)
LC (Ongoing)
Lasting Connections v0.2.4 | Progress: 65%
WT (Ongoing)
Willing Temptations v0.4.3 Anniversary | Progress: 100% > Released
Before we get into the news, y'all I have released v0.4.3 update to Willing Temptations yesterday! In celebration of its Anniversary, it is an update that needs no introduction, I've talked about it at length in the previous dev news. It is now available to all Recreational Visitors and will be available to all supporters next week.
Also, a quick reminder that v0.4.2 has gone public, so try the game out if you haven't yet. Especially if you're into NTR or NTS, I should say.
Got the updated Guide for the game too, making it more helpful if you're sniping a route in it. That and crunching through the update only cost me a night of sleep, which was why the announcement came so late ;;; but hey, it's here now, so go check it out.
I'm going to close this voting poll in a few days, so if you haven't cast your votes to decide what v0.4.4 of WT will be. Well, go check it out now, chief.
One more thing, I do have a Discord Server. But, I've already setup Chat groups here on Patreon too. I've been looking for alternatives for Discord ever since they are requiring people to use their ID just to chat. So, if you need anything or need to get in touch with me or get the latest news and all that, being a free member here is all you need to access those group chats.
Alright, onto Lasting Connections news.
Gave it my all to deliver that WT's update so now I'm running out of fumes for everything. So, do forgive me if the dev news this time sounds a bit out of whack. It's gonna take a few days or so for me to recover back to my top shape.
But I did make some progress on LC.
Renders for Stage 32 is pretty much done, there's like 30 or so, which would amount to 170+ renders going from Stage 30-32, and I'm planning to finish Stage 33 before the next dev news, and do Stage 34, which is Velvet's story, the week after.
If everything goes smoothly, I should have a preview of Velvet's scene by the time LC's next dev news come around and a release date too. So, wish me luck on that.
Stage 32 is all about LC's premise. You'll be meeting this girl with blue eyes in the pitch black void, same one you see from the beginning of the game, and there you'll be able to know what the whole game is about. It's a pretty short section.
Reading this news up to this point, you can already tell that I'm trying to avoid talking about anything on this update. It's just one of those things, you know.
So, let me talk about other things.
There's a lot of interesting characters in Lasting Connections, and, MC is not included in that list. He's dull. He's not funny, he's not strong and muscular and confident. He got a very harmless look to him. A bit handsome but absolutely not a gigachad.
Between the two siblings, I know I'd choose Feily as a protagonist any day if given a choice. But that would make this a very different game than the one I want to make.
In my eyes the game is still in a very early stage, it just came back from the dead, so I'd say give it time, y'all. I'm sure you'll grown to it. Next update is gonna be big, but you know how it is with LC. Even with 170 renders, surpassing v0.4.3 of WT, I would say there is no content in it in comparison because these two projects are aimed for different thing. Not just Vanilla and NTR. Hell, even WT has better state for Vanilla content than this with the recent update, I'd say.
But yeah, you're just gonna have to see and give me time to show you.
Also, let me go deeper on the difference between these two projects. I know you've seen the one I posted in the pinned post or on Discord with the difference, so let me update that.
First, I have updated the cards.
Just the general "about card" about what each game has. I noticed the previous one still got some people questioning, so I hope these can tell you more at a glance.
And also know the difference about how I make them.
I know the future stuff is exciting and all that, but I like to have a topic that is close to the present time we live in. Like Phase 4 of WT, that thing is not even in the works, except for the Anniversary section, and I'm glad to hear you guys like that one. So, for Willing Temptations, I like to focus on the "now" that is Phase 3.
LC is in a pretty early stages of development so there might be some changes in the future. Unlike WT's Main Story that is set in a single day, LC span across multiple weeks. I will have a lot more to talk about its content after v0.2.4 drops, so I hope you can be patient with me.
And that is it for the 71st development news, y'all. Hope you've been enjoying life so far, I know it's pretty rough time right now. For me, I'm gonna rest a bit and get working on these projects. Hope you all are doing well. Have a great day, everyone.
