it s december?
Hello there,
decisions are meant to be impactful in the game; this is not a ren'py visual novel where you can just "let me go back because I fucked up". The game autosaves at the beginning of the day after the morning interaction and you are able to manually save at the room (it'll be 100 save slots with the new version). You are NOT LOCKED out of seducing Katarina unless you arrest Mario before doing so, as at that point you would be ruining her life, so no, you yourself caused that. You don't need to consult the walkthrough as long as you are paying attention to the dialog, what characters say, and the kind of person they are; if that is not to your liking, this is not a game for you, is just the reality of it.
There is a notebook function, once you wake up, check the calendar the same way you would check a notebook, there are not that many items each day that needs to keep checking. "Cucking" already exists in various places in the game and while not much, there's a BBC scene.
On a last note, is not really grindy, if you do explore and do things you find around, get experience and unlock traits, the game is pretty simple.
I figured that the intention would be to make things more "impactful", but honestly, there's no reason why rejecting a person a single time would prevent you from ever being with that person for the rest of your lives, and that's in my experience what happens in the dialog decisions for a majority of the characters in the game.
In terms of grinding, my problem wasn't that the game was TOO grindy, in fact that's what i like about it, the slow progression is fantastic for the immersion. The problem is that you can only save once a morning or by manually going home to your bedroom and saving, whereas it would be a lot less clunky if you could simply save at any location and start off there or even save during a dialogue scene. There are too many moments where I'm basically wanting to close the game, pause it for some time, or come back later or something but I'm in dialogue or far from home(and yes IK you can unlock fast travel.) and so it's just inconvenient and worse sometimes it feels more pragmatic to just lose my progress which is just dumb as heck, especially considering it does actually take lots of real time to do the "chores" of incremental progress especially when having to navigate the slow map. (btw i'm maybe aware that this game is probably much more complex than the average VN, so that's maybe why there is less functionality on practical ends that are in most VNs, but I'm just saying that it could reeaally use it anyway. Specifically I'm talking about being able to save mid-dialogue, have better access to saving, being able to "pause", adjust volume settings[IMPORTANT] and other settings mid-dialogue, for the sake of clarity.)
As for the notebook, yes I'm aware of the quest/to-do function, but all of the days of the week which correspond to which characters must be interacted with are listed off sometimes only one time by the character and then the only way to keep it in mind is by memorizing. The notebook does have days of the week listed for *certain* characters and events and interactions but it's like 10% of every single person that you can romance, and even then there are sidequests and other such things, I'm not entirely sure if for instance meeting Charlotte in the garage on a Thursday is listed on the to-do list at some point, but just for lack of a better example.(Another example is the date for meeting Toni at the bar, I saw the information once and then immediately forgot it, and I'm now almost on my sixth race won atp and I still don't know the date, she has no dialogue which reminds you, which means I'm gonna have to consult the walkthrough or just waste my time trial-and-erroring travelling to the bar for five days) Honestly all I'd like is just like a page you can manually write in for the more intricate memorizations and goals. Otherwise it's way too much to track on your own honestly. I don't want to have to exit the game to be able to properly strategize how to do it better yk
Anyways thank you for the civil response and for responding generally, I just very much prioritize immersion primarily for nsfw games, so when I came across this game, I was amazed at how gigantic and expansive(and good!) it was, but also there was just some core elements that really just got in the way of that. ty ^^
No worries. The thing with allowing the choice to keep popping up(like it would be in real life as you advises) is just regular vn mechanic to be only once with most of the characters, harsh, maybe, but is as to make decisions really matter to a character, I see your point, but is just the vn aspec of handling things.
As for the saving at any place, any time. This is because of the variables are handled, not possible at the moment without heavy investment into it, it is something that is wanted but that also requires a lot of focus.
Btw on the matter of the notebook, I referred to the calendar, not the quest log. There you'll be able to see important things like Toni's Bar date on Thursdays and Alice's visits on Wednesday.
Also, is ok to point out stuff that feel off, as long as the feedback is constructive and delivered in a well mannered way, there is no problem.
Have a nice one.
There's a chance for another character to join the studio, it would be after a quest to join, but this plan is for just 1 other character. No other characters will be added to this function.
There is already a solo route for Samantha, you lose most of her content but there is. As for Haniya, no, there will never be a steal route for her, you either accept Gabriel's share, or you don't. As for Tristan, those can be considered background npc, Tristan has no relation to them, but maybe if there would be time, it would be possible.
Alice is kind of bugged for the invitation but is getting fixed for the new version.
The route for betraying Zhen already exists but is very unlikely for Nyx to join for DnD.
There won't be a gallery, if one is implemented it will be only for non-repeatable scenes.
The Kimuras are not totally finished, and you might see more of them.
Just don't tell Kirby about being with Robert, or don't ask Robert about it. Other than that, there won't be a "steal" route for them.
No specific plans to must of those shares.
If Toni gets a share, which is not a given, it won't be a male(I'm not saying who to keep the surprise if it does happen).
Joey, as of now, will only be with Zuri.
No plans for Zuri shares. And no plans for a direct Charlotte share.
This doesn't mean the others have a chance to happen, just that it's also not planned at all.
Lana as of now is just Adrian's exposure.
At most, not guaranteed, only 1 more character will join the studio. Undecided who, it will be after a quest.
I agree with this. It would be nice if the picture was taken from behind, as if Anna did not know, since the picture you get is streight from the front/side, where it looks like Anna is looking at you while you take the photo. A rework where Anna is perhaps looking up or closing her eyes since its under the shower would have been cool.
Predictive response
1. Unlikely as the impregnation is currently mapped out be a narrow path, with the payoff implemented in the end CG (not like a Summer Time Saga game mechanic)
2. This would require a redraw off every single CG, it will not happen.
3. Think Ken is planned (at least a method of inviting him to the studio when down the Samantha path) think Master Zhen is complete, but there will sure be more share content with other characters...
I agree with two though. It would be nice to see some updated variants of CGs. For example once Anna starts using the gym, she is more flexible and toned on Yoga day's for example
1. As predicted, not something that will be done. Pregnancy content won't be a system, unless later changed, it will stay as a series of events with a payoff.
2. Variations of scenes are possible but not this as it would require a lot of work remaking most of the interactable scenes and doing just the sprite wouldn't work for consistency, and if done for Anna it will most likely be requested for the other girls.
3. Anna will have more shared content; there's plans to make the Anna route available if Ken loses his v to Samantha. Zhen is mostly completed but it could see a scene in the future (not a bad chance, but not a guaranteed)
Doctor, I have a few questions. Will the pregnancy content be online in version 1.9? Can you give me some more information that can be made public? Secondly, will there be official multinational translation in the future?
Is still undecided if pregnancy will be 1.9 or 2.0 with the reworked endings, other than that no other information is to be made public as it can change at any second, the one thing to always say is that it won't be a pregnancy system like some other games have. No plans as of now for translations, but it has been thought out a bit, if feasible and given the time, at least translation for the most common language will be done, this is not guaranteed, and it has low chances but is still a possibility. Other than that, it would depend on mods.
Hello there,
sorry, that's one of the main concepts of the game, decisions matter, there won't be a cheat mode for unlocking everything, and is anyways not possible to see everything in a single playthrough because of that same reason, different paths get you to different interactions. At the most, a gallery for NON-REPEATABLE scenes might be added, but this is not a guaranteed.
Dr.Muramasa, anime on full house share movie night or at least in Adrian's room instead of gaming. You know it makes sense 😏
1. There's no need, with the new save system you'll have 100 slots to manage that.
2. There will be pregnancy content, as always, this WON'T be a system but more of a series of events. Not set in stone yet.
3. Maybe, if the way of saving variables change or as a last change, but not planned at the moment.
I mean I guess, but the game isn't obvious what the save icon is and it doesn't say you can only save in your room, I had to figure that out way too late
It already quicksaves so I figured those points could stay as permanent quicksave points, so being 8 in total it's reasonable.
Going back to title and not being able to continue off after the fact instead of before for the endings is annoying tbh. I don't know how your game does saves but I don't imagine it's that difficult or against its structure.
Hello there,
is understandable that the way the endings kick the player back to the main screen might not be appealing to some user. The endings will be reworked in either 1.9 or 2.0 so that is something that will be taken into consideration.
As for where or how to save, since some time ago a button showing most important HUD elements was introduced, is the "?" icon at the top menu.
As in the OG post, the Gallery might happen, it might not.
But I am with you on the X times lady fun times 🙌
Aye it was too tempting to post under this post, but I will get back in my box before Dr.Muramasa shouts at me 😅
The gallery would be only for non-repeatable scenes but is not a guaranteed.
There will be more sharing scenes, and the endings getting reworked are planned (as of now, might change later), to include an ending where we stay with multiple girls (either 2 or 2+Anna) and move to a new house.
ending where we stay with multiple girls (either 2 or 2+Anna) and move to a new house
And this is where Starmaker 2 starts off.... 😭
Kazekake, you have asked the same question multiple times, you are not going to get a different response. Let it go 😭
In all seriousness, our only hope for animations at this stage is if the Starmaker Spinoff gets selected as the next project. Then it is built from the ground up with animations in mind. The time to push this point is when Starmaker has been released on Steam. For the time being you will just get a simple no.
I completely agree. I hope sales are at a high level to motivate a spin-off and further development of the universe. This is an extremely grand and large-scale project where you can give free rein to your imagination. Sorry for the English, I'm working with a translator.
Hello there,
Good that you are enjoying the game. There is 0 intention of abandoning the game, but having said that, the last update will be 2.0
1. This won't be done. It would be a huge modification of the current system.
2. No plans to do this, as is not really a feature that the game aims to do.
3/4. Could happen to add other locations but it's unlikely, the casino is a no for that kind of minigames.
5. No more vacation spots will be added.
6. Has been advised before, if a gallery is made, it will only be for non-repeatable scenes.
7. Some npc have house locations, it is unlikely to add more as there's a lot of npcs.
8. There is plans to tie a purchase of a house to the endings once those are reworked.
9. Negative, no other girl will have a Starmaker page and at most, only 1 more character will join the studio (after a quest for it).
10. Anna's clothes won't be customizable.
11. Most of those have routes, characters in Starmaker have personality so not everyone is fine going into a relationship with mc.
12. There won't be changes to existing characters.
13. A solo route for Japan is planned. Its undecided how it will be handled but Samantha nor Alice will be included.
14. Unlikely to happen as the "phone" is basically a skill to call Anna for outdoor pictures, not an actual mechanic/system of the game.
15. Could happen as an Easteregg but is unlikely.
16. There are chances but always keep in mind new characters are kept to a minimum as the plan is to increase the current ones content.
17. There won't be content for these characters as those are raffle winners's requests. One could request for winning a raffle, but those are stopped.
18/19. Maybe, but have in mind the invitations are for "relationship" girls.
20. Won't happen, Mc will remain mostly "slightly visible"
💯 Really hoping for more Porn and Sex Toy options in the Studio before 2.0, after over a year of playing the current options have got a little stale...
This is something that's planned to be done if time allows it. It makes sense to allow Anna share if Ken losses his virginity to Sam.
Oh, maybe there will still be ticket skipping. Do you remember the situation with 1.7? It may be updated on December 31st
Then it would be wiser to write 31. For example, I was taught that if you're not bound by a contract or something like that, always set a later date. If you do it earlier, no one will scold you for it, only praise you.
It was moved to Friday because a good amount of ppl was advising they wouldn't be able to play the update during the working week and so a weekend release was decided as it was advised on the "Delay" post thats at the top of the board.
I cannot wrap my head around what you are saying sorry Doc. I can understand delaying for getting more engagement for pushing a game live on a Friday on itch or you need a little more testing and bug fixing time and even getting the Player Walkthrough Guide ready. But purely pushing a release because some feedback was I am busy on Wednesday does not make sense to me at all?
Really not a harsh critic, I am just saying it is a little confusing?
Hello there mate,
Nice to meet you, 9 - 5, art making, and mod. Please don't make assumptions without knowing.
Great post, Dr.Muramasa's response is going be fun to read for this one 😅
You being for real, even in my prime Uni day's I could not keep up with the MC in this game 😭 If you mean outdoor photo's I agree it would be nice if the developer added a sex option after taking an image. That being said I would also like it if there were more opportunities for photos and interactions with Anna at home and around the map. But it is all about what the developers wants and has time for at the end of the day.
Neh, just by saying there's nothing at the beach I know already either hasn't played enough or is just complaining for complaining.
Hello there,
saying the content is limited on this game when its actually a lot makes me think you haven't played it, or simply haven't interacted with characters. Your example alone of the beach of "cannot do a thing" is already wrong when there's multiple characters with scenes there.
Instead of a phone to call the girls to have sex, the world feels more alive because you find them doing their own thing, they are not "sluts" in the matter of the word, Anna while even on slut path can be considered slutty, and will depend more on what the player wants her to do.
The outdoor call system could see more to it, but its main concept was more risqué pics outside.
Honestly, of all the things said, I only agree with what my friend ckyman said, being able to have sex with Anna after the photos would be cool
I don't even think it needs to be in every photo, but in specific places like the park's bathroom and maybe at the club
It would be fun to take photos in various places to try and figure out which one is suitable for sex after the photos are taken
like anna at toilet in park or at club or unable to call her to hotel or taking a pic at the beach but can't do a thing without sharing route is not so cool and as for the scenes like in the club or in the toilets or at the starcon, [the feeling like you can't eat what you see while starving] is not optimal. Also at starcon there is only gangbang. You are much better than this devs, don't just go for ntr, there are plenty of sluts in harem too
Well, brother, Kal said that he has been rushing to work. He stayed up all night working on the project, just because there were too many things updated. Give him more time.
Fans would not have been so disappointed if the author hadn't published the date so casually.
I am very angry that once the date has been announced, it should be fulfilled instead of consecutive postponements
i rather have a working game then one that doesn't regardless of if the scheduled update is postponed or not, i see no point in being angry because someone is trying to perfect their product(doing their job) before they release it. i can relate to disappointment but not being angry about it, if anything id be angry if they just release a unplayable game/new version not testing or fixing things, just putting it out there with no clue if its working correctly or not is worse then delays, but i doubt id be angry for that either :P
If this is a question for me, then this is not a game, but one of the works of this author https://www.youtube.com/@l3kkoi
I agree.
In fact, repeatedly postponing release dates is a common occurrence in my line of work, which usually means that issues keep surfacing during the final testing phase. However, last night I saw a post where the author claimed the delay was to allow some users to enjoy the game over the weekend—this gave me real hope that I'd be able to play it today. But now it's clearly evident that wasn't the reason at all, and I find that really disappointing.
If that's the case as you said, why not just perfect it first and then release the full version? The current situation is just constantly changing the release date and making us wait. Why are there still bugs every time after the release? If what you said is true, you should release a game with absolutely no bugs.
While I understand, main issue is really communication and time management.
The game is in a early access state, we are testing a game that is in development. The information screen on Itch should not say Released and be changed to In Development
A quick bi-weekly status update would give people a lot more insight into when to actually expected a release. Nothing overly complicated, something simple:
Kal ensuring the availability of all Mods, Testers and Content creators, before speculating a release window
To name a couple suggestions...
Bugs: Regardless of how polished a game is until it is in the hand of the people they will never be all squashed. There will be multiple environmental factors that will not be met in automated and manual testing e.g. Windows OS Versions, Drivers Versions, Hardware Variants... it is unrealistic to think any game will be without bugs especially for a developer who is one man band.
His last excuse for not fulfilling the promise made me laugh; I even thought he had already completed 1.8.
I am Japanese, so please understand that my English is not very good.
I work for a game company and do development, so I know how difficult game development can be and how many unexpected things can happen.
But what people are criticizing is why they lied. Why was it postponed from the 10th to the 12th?
Didn't they say the date was changed because he said many people be able to play the update on weekdays?
It would have been better if they had been honest and said there were a lot of issues and no idea when it would be updated.
If that were the case, people wouldn't be as angry as they are now.
He said "It was moved to Friday because a good amount of ppl was advising they wouldn't be able to play the update during the working week and so a weekend release was decided as it was advised on the "Delay" post thats at the top of the board."
And it is a lie to say that something is complete when it is not.
Please don't tell me he never said the word "complete"
We all know what he meant
Dr.Muramasa quickly corrected himself further down the thread - "No harshness taken. Made that mostly running so I didnt express it quite well. Was pushed 2 days to accommodate for a better release in the schedule and some testing thats going on and availability."
With wording now from Kal - "Apologies for the delays. Version 1.8 is our biggest update so far so we need a bit more time to make sure everything works well. Thanks for the patience!"
Seems apparent the tests failed, so its back to development and then there will be more testing...
Like you said before the main issue of these all ruckus is communication, if he would have told us clearly that he got some issues in testing and stuff and they will release as soon as problem gets fixed then everyone would have waited gently knowing that it almost completed and they need time for testing but they didn't say anything with clarity
Man, Don't badmouth the game and Dev. Its because of them we got a GOD game. While your frustration is understandable. I don't want others to miss out on such a beautiful game. I also don't want the Dev to abandon it because of the current chaos.
I mean no offence by whatever I said above.
Lets have patience and a big smile while waiting for it to complete.
: A fellow content Consumer
Remember, that person is just doing his own business. Your blind protection of someone who doesn't understand the weight of words will only ruin him and drive other users away.
