Posted October 14, 2022 by beepbopdubi
The first time I released the game on Itch, I always wondered how I would monetize my game. I did my research and checked the patreons of each game. The most common thing they do is have the latest version of the game be Patreon only and the early version be public until a new version is released. Not only that, the public version has some locked content. I didn't want that. I wanted to make the most recent version public so that people could try it and decide whether or not to support it. That's how Project LH has been public until now.
When my family asks how much I will earn while I am developing, I always tell them the truth and convince them that development takes time and a lot of effort. Time passed, and one day, my family tried to gaslight me about getting a real job. I tried again to convince them, but time decays trust, I doubt they even trust me. Project LH is still not feature-full because it really takes a lot of time to develop because of how big I envisioned it. Hence, there was a reason why I halted its development.
The bad news is that I have made a decision that the latest version of the game will be patreon only and the public version will be version before the latest version with locked content. Project LH v0.0.13 will be the last latest public version. I never wanted this, but with my current situation, it's either I try to monetize and prove it to my family, or they finally force me to get a real job and I no longer have future development.
With that out of the way, Today's updates include a shop system where you can now buy items, a tutorial so I don't have to add a tutorial on the main page, Caitlyn situation and Caitlyn can now be called. In the future updates, I will add a small minigame where you play and earn cash while at it.
Project LH v0.0.13 Changelog
• Added a Shop system
• Added gift dialogues for Caitlyn
• Added 2 new pos for Caitlyn (Bedroom and Livingroom)
• Added 1 new pos for Caroline (Bathroom)
• Added 1 new pos for Sherryl (Beach)
• Added Caitlyn Situation
• Added Caitlyn dialogue face sprite
• Added a Shady Person in the park
• Added a Tutorial (Click the Questionmark button in the upper right)
• Added 1 new gift item (Specifically a quest Item)
• Caitlyn can now be called (Must finish her situation)
• Added text above the slider for Model Transparency and Camera Slider
• Changed the sprite for revealing and unrevealing area button
• Changed the sprite for asking for date button
• Changed the sprite for climax bar and energy bar
• Changed the sprite for Camera and Transparency Slider
• Fixed the name when giving the Ring to Caroline
• Fixed a bug where initiating H-mode with 0 energy bar would cause more bugs.
• You can now buy items at the general store
• You can now earn money working at the general store