Posted January 16, 2024 by RuneyGames
#Dev Diary
Hello everyone!
If you've been following my posts, you may know that I took my first holiday vacation around New Years. I returned home recently but caught some sort of sickness on my vacation so I've been recovering from that as well. I'm not quite sure what it is, it feels weaker than a cold, with coughing and a runny nose, but with added depression and mental fatigue for no apparent reason. I could do nothing for about a week but lay in bed and rot, even watching a video on youtube or playing a game was too exhausting for me. Could be covid, but I'm getting better so it's no cause for concern. This being creative work, it heavily depends on my state of mind. Sometimes I wish I could just be told what I should do so I could mindlessly work and not have to use 110% of my brainpower, but truthfully I love being creative and building worlds. I wouldn't trade it for anything! So from the bottom of my heart, thank you all so much for being supportive even through the tough times.
Now for news regarding v0.18! I still need to develop and plan the events for Android and Maria, as I decided v0.18 was taking too long to start development so I entered the development phase before the update was fully planned. This should not be an issue as I'm used to improvising but it is some added stress. Android's event is planned to be a threesome with MC and Kali, and I'm open to suggestions on what you would like to see! Since it's a sex event (and will be turned into a repeatable) I'm interested to know what will make you all happy. As for Maria's story event, this is something I'll handle. The farm behind the garden is making progress as well, but much of it had to be redesigned recently. Still hoping to get that in v0.18.
And a question, are you happy with the quality and content of recent updates? If you've played v0.18, I would especially like to hear from you. Recent events have taken much longer to develop due to the added complexity and detail of the latest events, especially now that I'm using a lot of main characters for each event and making new ones all the time. I could decrease the quality to speed things up, but I'm happy with how the game and story is progressing, so I hope you are too.
In other news, I am taking steps to offering 3 - 5 inch 3D printed and hand painted figures of the main characters! I think these figures may be good additions to those who collect. People have asked about merch, but I am not too interested in selling cheap t-shirts and stickers. These figures can theoretically be of any pose and with any outfits, but I'll be starting with Lin in her maid outfit. If this project goes well I can offer more characters and outfits, both lewd and SFW. Is this something you would be interested in? And if so, what do you think is a fair price? I see a lot of figures selling for over $100-$200 but that cost too high in my opinion. Keep in mind that the cost on my end includes a 3D modeler, printer, painter, and shipping costs.
As always, thank you all so much for supporting me and playing Harem Hotel!
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