Aw, that's really sweet of you, thanks! Chicken soup HOT BUN PORNOGRAPHY for the soul.
Wow all the way back to Derp! You have been with me a while.
And thanks, I really appreciate it. There's been a lot of interesting ups and downs trying to get game stuff working, and I never expected to be doing it this soon. But the opportunity came up, so I kind of had to jump on it. And so far, I'm glad I did.
Read the following update post to the previous game, it will explain how to transfer your ending to the new game. Cruel Serenade 0.3.3 is up! - Cruel Serenade by bitshiftgames (itch.io)
Yes and no. All modes are playable to the end, but Slut Mode just loops back to the normal boss fight for now. Eventually it will have it's own fight and end scene, and possibly a few other art assets as well. I'll be sharing a roadmap with more thought-out time frames for new content in a week or so, but I'd say we're at least a couple months out.
Thanks so much for the kind words! After quite a while spend in my deep, dark dev cave, it's great to finally see people play and enjoy the game. Hope to continue supplying more of the same (and hopefully better!) for some time into the future.
Oh I don't doubt it's possible. RPG Maker MV games are just javascript interacting with a canvas element in a browser. But there's a difference between POSSIBLE and RELIABLE, STABLE, PREDICTABLE etc. That's the reason I ultimately decided not to update the pixi and NW frameworks under the hood, and the reason I won't be distributing a mobile version. People are welcome to buy the desktop version and adapt it on their own to run on mobile if they like, but doing so "voids the warranty." I won't give any support, or spend any time troubleshooting/bug hunting on any mobile versions. Performance will suffer, plugins will break, and things like the DataCrystal system are utterly impossible without some really nutty stuff and the nightmare of navigating the file system of a phone.
Yep, you're correct and thank you ^^
I like your Mezz avatar as well, I think he's very cute :3
Find the bar, Its towards the top of the map, "Get a drink" Talk to mouse, get the part from the hotel if you haven't done so, go to the right of the map
Thanks for the feedback, and glad you're enjoying the game so far (or at least some of it.) "BDSM" is kind of a nebulous thing. In terms of powerplay, that's already obviously in the game. Bondage as well, though only lightly, as is a VERY light bit of pain with slapping and such. In general I tend to not think in terms of "BDSM" or any specific kink (besides mind-fuckery of course), but just what make sense and presents itself as the narrative unfolds. There will be more art as time goes on: art is the most costly part of the process in terms of time and effort. This game took 13 months to make, and a good third of that (at least!) was just art creations. On the other suggestions:
1. Most of the scenes are designed so that you'll only really see them once. The notable exception is the end fight, but unfortunately there's not a good way for me to put a detection counter there because it doesn't loop. Losing is a game over, so there's no way to add the information that you've already lost once to the save file to trigger a "skip scene?" prompt. In theory I could monkey around with a separate file to save this information, but that has downsides too (wouldn't be able to tell two different playthroughs apart for example).
2. Ha, glad you noticed. Just kind of the way it turned out. I try various things as I'm designing characters and end up going with what works. I just wasn't happy with more animal-esque junk on the enemies, or more human stuff on Mezz. It's a little inconsistent, but not the end of the world.
3. I experimented with some various sounds, and in fact GT DOES have more sounds than CS1 did (especially proud of the slaps). Ultimately I just wasn't happy with the way more obviously explicit sounds felt. Ended up taking you out of the experience. I'm also mindful that some people might be playing this in less than entirely private situations, and given that I've been there myself, I know I appreciate a game that, should the headphone plug get yanked, won't immediately blanket the entire apartment with the sounds of an orgy. By sound alone, Cruel Serenade sounds (mostly) like a perfectly ordinary game, and that's intentional.
4. Like I said, some new content coming eventually. Probably not a lot in terms of extra battle content or new enemies though. Might have a little additional stuff there in the last pack.
2-but will you add more non humanoid junk in future or in next updates for this game? or maybe as an toggle option in settings (if you are not affraid of extra artwork)?
Probably won't change what's already in, no. Character designs happen as they happen. I make no guarantees either way about future designs, though my bias at this point is toward human-style for most characters.
It looks like you figured out the answer to the first question, but GT is the second game in the series, so yes, they're related, and you can transfer some information via the DataCrystal file. It's not required, but you will potentially miss out on a scene, and more in future games. Endings of GT are not effected.
Also, try not to double post: you can edit your posts if you thing of something else you'd like to add.
When I try, I still get hit with the hypno trigger and walk back and the thug in the alley northwest of the strip club won't let me pass.
Took a look and figured it out: when I re-did some things to fix an earlier bug, I forgot to apply the new switch logic to both the Hyena thug AND the stairs themselves. You probably triggered the scene by trying to go up the stairs in the Porn shop. Talk to the hyena beside them instead. This'll be fixed on the next bugfix release.
Downloaded the latest version and still having the same problem. Figured maybe it was from the old save file so started a new game and got it again. Still can't go north or out the alley
I have...no idea how that was missed. Yet another switch that wasn't getting flipped back correctly (in two different places!). I've tested the patch in a number combinations and it SEEMS to be fixed now. I certainly hope so, as this is the third time trying to get this simple thing to trigger right. I must have been changing something each time and forgetting to account for it. Regardless, it's fixed now. I'll try to have the new version up fairly soon. Surprised you were the only one who brought this up, though it isn't a COMPLETE progress barrier: you can still get around it by defeating Mahir when you first meet him.
Thanks! It depends on how you define easter egg, but there are a number of things in the game that are somewhat more obscure. Have you found the keys yet, for example? Or the Street Sausage? And there's actually one reference not a single person has commented on yet. None of this is essential of course, but there are some minor things hidden here and there.
ive yet to find the street sausage,though i would love more stuff with the thing that happened in the side alley~,you know the one where the person disappeared?,dont want to get too descript for people so not spoil
but yeah maybe the dogs perverted the graffiti in the entertainment district,and have it so each one mezz finds puts him more and more into a hypno slut mode more or such,fun stuff like that
Thanks, I thought it would be used to open doors in certain places, btw, can that door inside Basement Hallway be opened or do I need to wait for a later update?
Yes, I mean the hypno fight mechanics. where can i find that good luck charm? Well, I've been looking in various corners of the game finding things, but I haven't come across that good luck charm.
Yeah thats true but ill defintly be buying the other chapters when they come out ❤️ Cant wait to "Accidently" get Mezz hypnotized in them.I also wanted to say its the attention to details I love too for exampe both games where Mezz becomes dazed and cant hurt the opponents properly or with what happens at the end of chapter one boss if you decide to be a slut aha.Alot of hypno games kinda miss the mark with those details so I'm glad you dont :3
Thank you for responding. I finally managed to do it. The problem was I only played the "other" way and didn't do the route that actually had the event. Amazing work and attention to detail (especially that bit between Mahir and his friend).
Not practical right now obviously, but it has been fun to follow the various developments over the past couple years. Will be interesting to see where we are in a few more.
Ha, thanks! What did you like best?
Pff, didn't realize what comment chain this was in, thought it was a comment on the game. Glad people are enjoying Asrielsal's art though!
Better that the guy finishes when he feels satisfied with the final result rather then feeling the need to finish quicker to meet some deadline.
Dug through my records for some clarification on this.
The plan initially was to start on the first pack around July 7. But while I technically did, work was extremely slow through most of July due to me having to spend a lot of time on unrelated IRL issues. So yes, due to this delay the effective time since the July start date for the first pack will probably be four months, not three. Three months of solid work, but with a month "wasted" on non-game-related stuff. I'm currently targeting the end of October as stated. I've indicated the initial slowdown in various posts, but hopefully this will clarify the current state of things.
Note that while I take timeliness seriously, dates WILL shift, which is one of the reasons I rarely give especially defined ones. Sometimes up, sometimes down. Sometimes I'll over or underestimate what it takes to get something done, and sometimes, like here, unexpected things will come up. The important thing to me, and hopefully to the fans, is that I'm putting in as much time and effort as is possible, and planning in a way that's practical and doesn't get bogged down in idealism or perfection.
I think the timelines for GT are a perfect example of what to expect. I dramatically missed my first deadline, because I underestimated the scope of what I was doing. But I delivered within a month of the second, which is pretty good for a 13 month project.
of course,i never expected you to stick to a hard deadline or anything adn irl stuff happens,ive no problem at all with you taking as long as you need to need to get it done up to the standards you deserve,i just honestly forgot about the first month irl stuff adn took to looking at the timeline and got mistaken,hope i didnt offend~
Oh no worries. It's a balancing act: on the one hand, I don't want to drive myself too hard, or rush too much and sacrifice quality where it matters. It's not like I'm a 90s game company that has to hit "the Christmas Rush" or whatever. On the other hand, it is important that I have SOME sense of urgency, and try to communicate where I am with stuff clearly, so I appreciate the nudge to re-check my dates every once in a while.
Don't worry, honestly if you saw two identical messages sent by me, I don't know how the site works completely, simply seeing two options to publish the post, one at the top of the page while another option was at the bottom of the page. I sent one of each, so maybe that's why you got marked as spam
cant wait ^^ i really enjoyed the last one. and goodness is there a way to beat the people at the end of the 3rd rout XD
the larger mobs at the end of the entertainment district with the dif colored yeens. were you cant get your lust meter maxed
Ah, ok. Yeah those are all about speed, prioritizing the right enemy, and maybe just a bit of save scumming. Don't just blindly attack: pay attention to where your multi-attacks land, and if one guy's about to go down, sometimes it's worth it to prioritize rushing him with a regular attack rather than waiting for your multi to recharge.
No worries about the save, I replayed and found something I missed in a section, and I replayed to try a playthrough where I didn't get hypnotized more than once and then one where I played with the bunny costume to also see the scenes in the p-shop. Was enjoyable so I had no worries about saves. The loss scene for the final boss I also saw intentionally, and it was pretty hawt good game.
The game really isn't that expensive. And I think it's awesome that the first one is free so that players know what they are paying for before buying it.
And while your concerns are valid about inputting your info. Plenty of people before you have made secure transactions on this site without issue.
If it helps put your mind at ease. The personal info any secure online payment process and method requires helps ensure whoever is using the credit card is the actual card holder and not some identity thief.
Cost comes down to the person obviously. I think it's a reasonable price for what's on offer, but only you can say whether it makes sense as a purchase for you. As for the info, depends what you're concerned with. If it's a privacy issue, I hear you, and that's just one of the unfortunate realities of buying stuff online. I really wish there was an anonymous way of buying stuff digitally (that was actually practical, unlike crypto), like cash, but the powers that be will NEVER let that happen, because they've gotten used to being able to track everyone. If you're just concerned with fraud, there are services that let you make "disposable" cards you can put limits on so there's no chance of unexpected charges. Even without that though, most cards and banks these days are more than willing to assist with fraudulent charges, and you're USUALLY not left holding the back, though your mileage may vary.
Ok awesome thanks for the quick response really appreciate it, really excited to see what the update holds keep up the great work.
It's two things, kind of contrasted. As revealed in the end of 1, it's a reference to the sound of Mezz beating up an opponent, and violence/conflict more generally. But also yes, it's a reference to the nature of the narrative: it's a game about Mezz losing, over and over again, and suffering various cruel fates as a result. But I also don't want to just nail it down to those specific things. As seen in the end of 2, it kind of flexes and twists to mean different things as the story goes on.
Interesting, well could mean the fate of Mezz is about to about twist as well if you wanna go that way, at least not like anytime soon. I love how a character can grow as chapter move on, Mezz became stronger since he can replenish used energy after each fight and have more powerful abilities, but let his luck remain the same would just be perfect, no amount of skill can save you from ass pounding here. I am only more invested in the game and story and will continue to support it.
Could have seen it also being a reference to mind control. The messages in his head are the serenade and their purpose is to humiliate and corrupt him. A cruel serenade.
you could probably do it similar to that green area in the first one I remember losing a level through that or a mimic chest kind of thing
That was kind of a stub of me playing around with it, but I never really elaborated on it and ended up pulling that out. In order for it to be fun the lack of level would have to be noticeable when fighting enemies and so on. It is a fun idea though, so I might find a way to slip it in briefly in the future.
I am glad that you find the idea worth consideration. It is alright if it doesn't fit into these games, I just wanted to suggest it.
Thank you for answering! :)
Really like level down thing in games, but yeah it's hard to implement it properly. Personally I think having specific events that use that mechanic and after you're done with them you get your levels back works well, but that can feel underwhelming to some people since level downs are not permanent. Maybe an option depending on if you loose or win decides if you get those levels back could work. Either way can't wait for what you come up with. The previous game became one of my favorite hypno games and I can't wait to eventually play this one when it's a bit more finished.
Glad you're enjoying it! I may be able to help, but there are a few things to keep in mind: 1. Make your second purchase on this account, then reply to let me know you have (or let me know what account you're going to use.) 2. Make sure the email you have attached to your account is accurate, because that's where the link is going. 3. Download it quickly, because the link will only be up for a couple days after I send it. 4. Early releases tend to have a number of patches as bugs are fixed leading up to the public release. You won't be getting any of these, just the initial release, and then the public release with everyone else.
If you're fine with all that, feel free to purchase a "second copy" and let me know once you have. Also, note that while I'll try to be quick, I may be in and out a bit the next few days, so it may take a day or two for it to get sent out.
Not directly, but if want to do like a2ce7y above and buy the game a second time (as that comes to the same amount), then let me know the account you used I'll send it over, with the same cautions as I gave a2.
Excellent, exactly what I like to hear. Part of the motivation to make the games hypnosis/mind-fuckery focused was just that there was so little out there that was good, but I also always try to make them fun explicit games overall, rather than just niche titles, so I'm glad whenever I hear they're having that broad appeal. And you've got it exactly: they're hypnosis games, but more broadly they're corruption games, which is a lot of fun.
The first content pack that was just finished caps off all the absolutely crucial stuff. I have two more smaller ones planned, but we'll see what the timeline on those ends up being.
I decided to backtrack from a previous save file and I tried a different approach instead of beating all of them. I definitely find this more doable than previously when i made the original comment. I was stuck at the right alley where I had to fight all those stages of hyenas that were waiting for me. When you lose to them then it's gameover (in my case since I was in my third stage of hypno). I guess I should saved my special move for those and just preserve them when I'm fighting the normal enemies.
So first of all, thanks for the feedback! While I like hearing what people like, hearing what they DON'T is also important. May not always result in a change for a variety of reasons, but I at least want to be aware of what is and isn't working for people.
Second, there are a few different things that are getting entangled here:
1. During the normal, initial playthrough of the entertainment districts, the enemies have a daze move they can use on you. This immobilizes Mezz for a few turns and lets them get his submission up easily. This ability exists for a reason: without it, it's actually fairly easy to steamroll the early enemies if you're careful, even without using the charm. I felt the gameplay needed a little more unpredictability, because TOO much power or agency in combat in these games makes them boring; there has to be some risk, something keeping you on your toes. That said, I've done my best to make sure the enemies don't spam this ability, via a bunch of manual checks, both to make sure it DOES show up every so often, but also that it doesn't get overused. That said, RPGMaker's RNG is...odd sometimes, so you will get some weird lineups every once in a while.
2. If you lose 3 times to the mobs, you then go into a different stealth gameplay mode in that section. The daze attack is no longer a factor, because you don't enter combat. In this mode, the enemies are on set paths to facilitate sneaking past them, rather than their random movements in the normal mode.
With all that said, it is still somewhat possible to avoid SOME of the enemies in the normal mode, and you certainly don't need to fight all of them to progress. But yes, in normal mode you do end up fighting most of them. The stealth aspect is more in that particular mode.
And yes, the main purpose of the special attack is crowd control, and you'll mostly need it for that last gauntlet. It IS possible to get through without using special there, but pretty hard as you'd imagine. But yes, overall I'd definitely recommend avoiding fights if you can. Cruel Serenade is far from a survival horror, but it is a bit stingy with items, and those that are given are provisioned in order to get you to your goal, not to defeat every mob on the map. So in that sense even the normal gameplay is a little "stealth": you're trying to avoid conflict if you can, because you're always just a little (sometimes a lot) behind the 8-ball.
Glad you like it! To be clear, I'm Bitshift, not Mezz, but I appreciate the enthusiasm all the same.
So a few things to clarify. 1. The Datacrystal won't carry over items, level, moves etc. It's JUST there to carry over story data, so the game can remember some of the things you did. 2. For story reasons that will become obvious after you've played a bit, on first starting the game your STORY stats (viewable in the menu under stats) will still all be zero. The DataCrystal info won't load in until you return to Haven for the second time. If you're still not seeing those numbers change after that, let me know.
Nope. In theory you MAY be able to get SOME of it to work: it's just javascript running in a nodejs browser, so index.html kinda sorta works in normal browsers with some adjustments. But it's never going to be perfect, because I do some wacky stuff with plugins that normal browsers aren't going to be happy with.
Yeah, scene guide will be going up in the next couple of days thanks to the tireless work of OpenFireplace, but in the meantime: There are now 4 endings for the game, two of which are new. You seem to have gotten to both of them: losing to Khazeem in the slutmode battle (different bad end than the normal loss), and winning, but under certain circumstances. The epilogue should be...a bit different for that one. There's also the stuff at the host club of course, so be sure to check that out if you haven't.
Aw, appreciate it man. As fast as I get stuff done, I always wish it was faster, but I am glad I've been able to finish a decent amount of stuff so far that people are enjoying. And yeah, another pack in the works. Wanted to have a roadmap post up already, but I'm a little under the weather at the moment. Soon though!
Sorry for the late reply. Sometimes Itch grabs posts as spam for arbitrary reasons, and I don't get a notification or anything, it's just down to whenever I check next.
To your questions: I'm over on FA as Bitshift. Used to do pony stuff. Still dig it, just want to do my own IP for now.
And thanks, glad you're enjoying them!
Imagining Mezz after 4-5 Slut endings where his brain is complete mush after becoming brainwashed to bend over for every criminal species in the series XD
Yup, the suit and cologne are both needed at various points (although technically you can avoid using the cologne, it's just...very tedious.) As for variety, I agree, but this is the work of one person, with limited abilities. More weapons or enemies means more art assets, which means a considerable amount of additional time. Adding new mechanics isn't AS hard or time-intensive, but it does still take time, not just to develop but to bugtest and balance. I've surmised, so far correctly, that most people would rather that time be put into more scenes and horny content; for a game like this, being hot is always the priority. Even the gameplay is there primarily to enhance the horny, because imho having some actual interactivity and agency is more fun that just clicking forward in a visual novel. I also don't want to make things TOO complex, because I want to keep the game fairly accessible. That said, again I agree, it could absolutely use some more variation, and maybe I'll be able to work more in as I go. But even my attempt to get just TWO completely distinct enemies into this one didn't turn out, with the second (the "clients" or customers, the dobermans) ending up as just NPCs for now.
This is also a function of what I'm doing fight-wise. If this was just an ordinary RPG fight system, and if you lose, sexy scene, that would be very simple to implement, and to add bad guys to. But instead, I have elaborate systems built into the fights themselves to do the sexy stuff IN the fight, not just after. This means that every significantly new enemy has to be fit into that system (or have a new one made for them, which is even worse.) In other words, there IS a fair bit of complexity to the fights, it's just been build around a few enemies, simple basic mechanics, and more complex sex mechanics. It's like character creation in an RPG: I have limited points, and I put them in scenes and battle sex mechanics, which makes things a little weak elsewhere. Hopefully still fun though.
Aw thanks, really appreciate it! I've improved a lot since I started, but I still have a LONG way to go on my art, so to know that it's motivating others is...very flattering. Also the reach of this game, goodness; I've got people from all over! Hope it comes across clear enough for a non-native speaker. Also, I know everyone says this, but people who apologize for their English usually have better grammar than native speakers :D. I wouldn't have known if you hadn't said anything; certainly better than my French.
Glad you're enjoying the games, and would love to see the fan art when it happens (we even have a thread for it here).
No bother at all, love it when people are thinking a little more about the games beyond the immediate.
There will definitely be story and setting development, and some degree of seeing who he is as he interacts with things, but I hadn't planned an elaborate back-story, no. Mezz is a fairly simple character, and that's partially on-purpose, as the player avatar. But in general it's more about where things go, rather than where they came from when it comes to him.
No, but I love that it works out that way. I think it's actually that long ago in the depths of time there was this artist called Muzz I kinda liked, and when I was trying to come up with a name some synapses deep in my memory crossed and mis-fired and my brain spit out "Mezz." No other relation though, it's not actually connected in any way. I just like the sound.
As for non-hypnosis sex, definitely with Scratch eventually (sorry, spoilers, but come on :D). Possibly in one other situation as well, given the way you worded that, but that won't be for a loooong time.
And thanks, I agree. Just imagine the way the little ears bounce when he's takin' it :D.
Also, while we're talking the game and references, there's still one in there no one has caught. One of the graffiti. Too obscure I think, but let me know if you catch it.
I came across some graffiti outside Mahir's place, which appears to reference to John Dowland. I was able to understand the rough gist of the Latin phrase, but I do not know much about music history, so I had to do some research on that.
If that is not the reference you were referring to, then is it the graffiti that says, "It's hard to draw a sexy rabbit" or however it's worded? I could not find the definitive answer, but some research has lead to claims that it originated from Jazz Jackrabbit, although I am unsure in what way; one source claims it was a weird easter egg in one of the games' credits.
On the note of backstory and personality, I really appreciated the dialogue in the garden. The fact Mezz seems so surprised by real trees and grass shows how physically scarred their world is, and also shows a subtle emotional side to the normally cocky Mezz, even if he immediately goes back to being cocky afterward.
Oh ho, got the Dowland too! Very good. You may wish to keep an eye on that going forward too. But yeah, I was thinking of the Jazz one. It's a "complaint" by the game's animator in the Instructions section. I'm curious what this "research" entailed though; it sounds like some others have made the connection? Nicely done though.
And thanks, I definitely will continue to have stuff like that; not huge exposition dumps but just little hints of "Here's how this character reacts, given who he is and the setting." Glad you enjoyed that.
I found an OpenForum thread from 2002 that was, from what I can tell, a guessing game about video game quotes. The text is slightly hard to read, coupled with me being dyslexic, but I was still able to find a reference to the quote. I searched up Jazz Jackrabbit screenshots and videos, and one stream recording of the game made the same claim about this quote. I couldn't see it in the credits, but again, that could be due to my dyslexia acting up; I can sometimes skip entire paragraphs, which is why I try to remember to double-check everything I read.
I'm sorry for suddenly jumping back into our conversation, but I had another weird and sort of morbid question.
I won't specify where it's said, as I don't want to accidentally spoil too much for other players, but there's a piece of dialogue that says Mezz "trimmed down the ranks" of the gangsters. Is Mezz a no-kill kind of hero, and this dialogue implies he simply hurts enemies to the point of being out of commission? Or does he sometimes hit hard enough to kill? Even what amounts to a well-crafted stick can cause catastrophic damage if swung with enough velocity and into the right areas of the body.
I know this sounds extremely morbid, but I always am curious if combatant (especially armed) heroes follow a no-kill rule or not.
Side note, does Dragon's Breath cause physical damage to hyenas after long-term abuse? I know it's already shown to cause mental disturbance (not even counting suggestibility in other species), but I can't stop thinking about how a drug like that would ruin a person's body over time.
I've intentionally left it vague. It's mostly video-game logic: you can bring a giant buster sword down on someone and bring their HP down to zero, but they're not dead, just "defeated", whatever that means. Making it explicit that he's murdering every single one of the enemies seemed like the wrong tone, and doesn't quite fit his character. To be clear though, Mezz isn't Spiderman/Batman, he's perfectly fine with killing (though you should probably picture it as a more cartoony killing, rather than him drenched in blood or something). It's just that he's somewhat of a stealth character, so he USUALLY favors knockouts; he sees killing as sloppy and unimpressive, but not off the table. You don't live your whole life in the ruined city and not kill. Even Scratch probably has a few notches (though I'm not definitively specifying there). But Diezel and Khazeem for example are 100% dead in the appropriate endings, and it's at least somewhat Mezz's fault.
Now, does all this mean that that bit of narration about "trimming the ranks" means he ended them all, or just crippled them for a while? Whichever you prefer, though I think my intention was more toward the latter; again, he prefers not to kill because it's sloppy, and doesn't fit as well with the "hero" identity/delusion he's crafted for himself. He is, like all good people, trying to live up to a somewhat unattainable ideal. But he's not unrealistically hard-line about it.
As for Dragon's Breath's potential for physical damage, the answer is that it's never been fully determined. Anyone who's not a hyena either ends up a sex slave (which tends to have a fairly...unimpressive career length) or ends up wandering off before training is complete and dying because their sex obsession and empty-headedness leads to the neglect of basic self-preservation: starving, tumbling off a high ledge, picking fights they shouldn't, etc. Anyone who IS a hyena goes crazy with violence and paranoia, and is murdered by other enterprising entrepreneurs before any physical signs of damage manifest. In the few cases where slaves/"Entertainment" have survived several years in their new roles however, no clear evidence of physical harm from the drug has manifested. But keep in mind that for "fresh meat" the drug is only used as an ensnarement and training tool for conditioning, then discontinued once the new assets are ready, so there's no continual abuse that might lead to further damage. Mahir only uses the clicker in the end.
ALSO: Was thinking over my comments on Mezz's name and realized I'm forgetting my own...lore? Dev lore? Originally I was going for a musical theme in naming for the first game, though I gave up on it pretty quick ("Diezel" is a brand of amplifier for example). "Mezz" is a reference to Mezzo, as in Mezzo Forte. "Medium". Get it? Cause he's short?
I actually was kind of curious if there were more music references hidden around, as there was the Dowland graffiti, not to mention the title "Serenade." I completely missed the name references for the characters, since I don't really know much about music at all, let alone brands or types of instruments.
I get what you mean about ambiguity on enemies' fates, and I appreciate that it's not just a concrete "kills everybody or nobody" dynamic. Aaaand because I'm deranged, when you said "more cartoony killing," I envisioned Mezz replacing one of Mahir's cigarettes with a stick of dynamite.
Dean Dodrill said that? The guy who later made Dust an Elysian Tale?
...Well job well Done cause Jazz is one of my earliest crushes. Especially those 3D levels where if you hit a wall he flips back and you have a screen full of bunny ass with legs spread open.
Ho boy, getting into esoteric Jazz lore a moment here: No actually, not Dean Dodrill. He did the excellent opening animation on Jazz 2, which still gives me chills to this day, but like the music (where the new tracks on 2 were done by the amazing Alexander Brandon, later to be of Unreal and Deus Ex tracker fame, but the first game's score was by Robert A. Allen), animation and styling for the characters in general was done by Nick Stadler on Jazz 1. Kind of a sad story: he went to school for animation, hoping to work on big movies and shows, and took the gig with Epic as a stepping stone, a quick stop to gain experience on his resume. Finished up, they offered to let keep him on, but he was set on going on to "real" work in entertainment. Aaaand then Toy Story happened, and suddenly no one would hire new animators if they couldn't do this new 3d thing. As a side bar, that MIGHT also be why so many games, especially edutainment titles in the late 90s had such lush 2d animation: There was a whole crop of traditionally trained animators that couldn't get jobs in the industry anymore, but the gaming world was thrilled to have them, as multimedia and CD ROM was just becoming a thing, and it would be eons before PCs could do decent real-time 3d.
He ended up doing illustration work for an LGBT magazine for a while (I believe he was gay himself) and then just kinda faded from public view. In hindsight, ouch, should have stuck with Epic, though I'm sure that would have had its own issues.
Heh, but yeah, lot of fun stuff in that game. Very jank in places, but beautiful art and music.
that second to last paragraph made me hope somewhere out there is official lgbt art of Jazz. You know those turtles would want to do something with him. Though yeah, bad timing.
Hey, anything's possible. He's probably not as big a perv as us though. Just hope things worked out alright for him in the end.
so he is he like a willing bottom to like if he wasn’t hypnotized and we in sexual situations with someone he actually wanted to have sex with would he want to bottom or top
Ah, that's a good question, pondering the actual character. There's three layers: 1. How he sees himself. 2. What he actually is. 3. What the hypnosis makes him. He sees himself as 90% top, way too cool to bottom unless he was doing someone a favor. In reality, he's probably closer to 70 sub, 30 dom (That smugness isn't ALL self-delusion). But the hypnosis switches off that 30 (and massively amplifies the 70), making him 100% long-eared sex toy.
Oh believe me, there's still plenty to explore. You'll have to wait for the next game to find out what they are though, not spoiling anything.
Whoever uses red is probably the one who made the deal with the boars in the first game in addition to working with Mahir, probably some smaller bits of programming hidden in each of the other hypnosis techniques maybe that can be triggered when it's put together.
No, for a variety of reasons I kind of have to do it myself. Cost was one early on, though that becomes less of an issue as the game picks up. There's still the issue of trustworthiness and branding though. For a game like this, the art IS the game to a large extent. Unfortunately, artists have a tendency to be...flighty, and that's dangerous in a situation like this. What happens when I hire someone to do art for a game, and they bail for whatever reason before it's finished? What happens if they finish one, but then can't stick around for the next? What happens when they realize "Wait, art is the hard part, why am I working for someone else? I could just make my OWN game and keep 100% of the profits!" And I mean good for them, but that doesn't do me any favors. I also need someone who's not just ok with, but enthusiastic about the kinks being explored. When that's one person, that's pretty easy. When two have to agree, much harder. So I'd need someone who was:
-Willing to work for...something, but not a lot
-Insanely, unreasonably devoted to the project
-Perfect mind-meld with me on kink
-Had a style that matched what I was looking for
-Was very hard-working and reliable
Kind of a hard list to hit. These worries aren't theoretical either: I've seen MANY projects stutter and die because of struggles in this area. Until you become a big company that can ensure reliability through substantial pay, the only really safe bet is to do it yourself.
And even all that aside, I enjoy the challenge and satisfaction of working on it myself. Even if the skill level is modest, it is improving, and is already far more than I thought I'd get to (though still far less than I want).
There's not alot I can prove to you that I can do all that but I am willing accept every terms you stated, basically you don't have to pay me anything at all. If you still remember the mail at the furaffinity a while ago, my offer is still up. This would be an honor if I can help whatever I can.
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Fairly well. It'll be close, but I'm still trying to hit the end-of-march deadline. If not though, it won't be too much further beyond that. Art is done, hard programming is done, just some writing and a lot of little connective tissue stuff. And some testing of course. Getting close though.
I'm glad, cause MAN did it take some time trawling through a bunch of sites to find what I was looking for. But you gotta have that personality, you know? Especially because in a game like this, you spend a LOT of time listening to some of the tracks. Me even more so when bug testing. So they have to earn their keep, or they get tossed out quick.
But yeah, Khazeem's is definitely a good one. I was really pleased with myself finding the title theme too, took a while but it fit perfect.
oh yeah I didn’t mention that but the title theme is great :0
And I also love the battle theme, dancing with powder. I added whatever I could to my YouTube playlist lol
only a couple were on YouTube and I think they just said on the thumbnail free bgm, but yeah I’m loving them! :D
And I think I’m about to finish the second game now too :3
Oh! ^^
i can’t wait to play the new stuff too! :D
I only have some of the slut mode endings left
I was going to say right-click, but shockingly it seems like this functionality is completely absent from RPGMaker by default. I've found a plugin that does it just fine, but it also seems to slowdown the skip speed you get by holding down enter by a bit, so eh. Will test and possibly include with the next bugfix release.
Just the convention from a lot of Japanese games I was emulating that I carried through. If I had to guess, it might have something to do with them reading right to left instead of left to right, but that's just a guess. For what it's worth, these kind of games also require a really large and detailed player character sprite, and I think it feels more "balanced" to have that on the right than on the left for some reason.
No, always glad when people have questions like this. It means they're actually getting into the game and story, which is great!
I can't say one way or the other whether I'll have more non-Mezz gameplay, It kind of comes down to what presents itself story-wise. I will say I probably won't have FULL gameplay, fighting and all that, because lord would that be a lot of new art assets. But I have full walking sprites sitting around for most of the characters, so if it's something like that, it's always possible. Just depends on how things go.
Scratch will definitely be sticking around, and have some extra stuff as time goes on. I probably won't be introducing any other allies/rivals that kind of thing, but there will obviously be new named characters with each chapter.
Almost certainly just the staff. It's an art asset's thing: I'd have to redraw something like eight battle sprites for each new weapon (and the nude versions, and on and on). Plus the staff is just kind of his thing, it's part of his design and all. The plan with the special moves are that there's a new one for each chapter to keep things interesting, but none of them carry over. Balance would quickly become a nightmare if I had to account for all of them.
Thanks for the questions, and for playing the games!
I could see Scratch doing some stealth portions but with some hacking mechanics like turning off cameras or making a machine malfunction to distract a guard.
Nope, just flavor. I guess I had it in my mind that I wanted him to have an excuse to be bringing the clients over there, even though they...just use the alley anyway. So it could have just been bare, but I think in my mind the implication was "hey big guy, let's go to the shady BAR and fuck, and then they never quite get there. Game dev is not always a straight line.
Hey just wanna say I've really enjoyed playing your game on fansly its really hot and hits all my fav kinks. Love watching this cocky bunny get railed. Keep it up can't wait for more content.
Oh this is INTERESTING. I've thought a few times it would be neat to actually see someone stream the game, but resigned myself to that never happening because Twitch and Youtube are very against hard-core bunny fucking action. I had no idea one could even stream on Fansly (though it makes sense), let alone that there were people doing game streams. But wait, is this an announcement of a stream today, or have you already done it? Either way, will definitely take a look, certainly can't pass up the opportunity to finally live my lifelong dream of being Devin Chat.
Also, took me a moment, but my, that's a very familiar outfit you're wearing there :D.
Im playing the 2nd half today! we just got to the dlc last weekend and got to our first breeding pole scene before ending we'll be continuing the rest of the game today. around 7:00cst
And yes I loved the outfit so much on Mezz i Had to draw my self in it. I can't wait to see the rest of the dlc and the ending of the game i think my community is gonna love it.
Nice! Well I'm in, will take a look at the VOD and drop in for the second half (hopefully, my browsers don't seem to play well with Fansly.) Also, if you aren't already, remember you can check OpenFireplace's handy reference chart to make sure you've seen everything, since I haven't got a gallery in yet (soon!).
Also holy shit, sorry I never responded to your question on the first game! I check notifications pretty regularly here, but sometimes Itch just...breaks and I don't see a comment. Or maybe by the time I saw that one you had already figured it out? Glad you got it in the end though.
Hey i got that save file for you but not sure how to send it you can find me at johnnyjellyjaw on discord or tele and send it there.
The startersave is for people who have already played most of the game so they can get to the most recent content pack quickly. The DataCrystal transfers some extra information from the original game. At this time, it only unlocks one additional scene, but other information is carried over as well, and it will be used more in future chapters.
sorry. I meant between the 2 data crystal endings. do they do the same thing? or do the different endings add different stuff?
The scene in GT that the DataCrystal file unlocks is unlocked based on number of defeats in the first game. Low defeats mean no scene, mid means a scene, but you can fight to avoid it, high mean the scene is forced. Any ending in the first game where Mezz leaves the island will write the file with the relevant information. The other information in the file is not currently used, but will be later.
odd question. how many is alot or middle amount of losses? cus my slut mode one only had 3 losses. i set mine to 2 losses and rebeat him the big pig. since that's the closest idea i got to middle
fuckin perfect thank you! sorry for the odd question i couldint find the info just checking pages. looks like i made the right call getting that extra loss! lol
Oh no worries, I'm always glad to hear ideas, though obviously I have to turn down most of them. This is actually an interesting idea, and one I hadn't considered. I tend to take a chuckling, self-effacing view to the idea of merch for the games for the most part: a. Are people really THAT enthusiastic and b. Do they really want to advertise in public that they're jerkin' it to a cartoon bunny? But a poster would be...somewhat private? And fairly cheap and easy to contract production for, shipping etc, with some decent room for profit margin (sounds mercenary, but you have to understand this stuff takes time, and I'm running a business, so it has to generate at least SOME income to justify itself.)
So yeah, I actually really like that idea. That said: Time. I am currently working on the third Content Pack, and getting some IRL stuff sorted. After that I have to immediately dive into Chapter 3, giving it 150% of my time and energy because 1 was important, 2 was important, but 3 is also very important to get just right for a variety of reasons. Without even researching it I'm guessing it'll take me two to three weeks to whip up the art, and probably at least another month to get all the logistics of printing and ordering worked out. So it's probably not happening until after the initial release of 3 is out. That said, if you or others have suggestions for services to work with on this, I'll definitely archive them for reference later. Those kind of groups have a history of being unreliable, disrespectful of IP, and cutting pretty aggressively into profit, but it definitely won't hurt to get a jump on researching the options.
gonna throw my two bits on the poster idea, rather then just charactor shots why not location shots as well from a first person perspective? bet some really nice images could be generated from that,
hey is this like a rare thing? Or did you just add this😅