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*"Currently in Chapter 1, there is a scene where you help one of the girls ask another one of the girls out. This has sparked some outcry, so I'm in the process of rewriting it so that the player has a choice to do that, date the girl in question monogamously, or date the girl along with the other girl in a closed poly arrangement."*

I hate to see something that never existed cause a re-write.

The one in question, iirc, doesn't even like guys, and that's why the MC is helping her "as a wing-man", because the MC respects the fact that she isn't date-able for him. So a re-write that would change it to the choice of dating one or the other or both, doesn't even make sense because that's never going to happen anyway.

Hell, it could possibly confuse or cause extra stress to both YOU as the one doing the extra work, and whoever is complaining about a scenario that (normally, I think) wouldn't ever happen to begin with. If people whine and cry just because they want to do absolutely everyone no matter what, that's their problem. There is absolutely nothing wrong about this, and IMO, not worth a re-write unless YOU feel it needs to change.

Honestly, if they're blowing up that small of a detail, I can just imagine what they might do once the other relationships start blooming.

Kind of reminds me of a quote I read a cpl years ago: "It is impossible for one person to please everybody, for to do so would only cause insanity. Instead, do things as you normally would for those that appreciate the effort" ~~ And I absolutely wish I knew where I picked that up from.

Sorry for the wall of text...and hijacking the comment section to post it.

It just peeves me, when someone might complain about the smallest detail in something, that causes the creator to change it.

o7

Oh shit, sorry.

It confused me because catching the episode in the middle of a dialogue threw me off.

Although, with Popularity Weekly, I shouldn't be surprised for it to tune into the show.

Is there something borked with the files somewhere?

I got through Free Time fine with almost all girls so far, but when I started Mouse's, I got to where she lays on me, and then it blacks out with a few lines of text from WCA2, then maybe the third frame after the blackout, a whole different game takes over, with a different style and characters completely different from wca. I spam clicked for a while to see if it ever went back, but it just keeps going on the 'new' one.

I was going to try uploading a video/screenshot, but every time I try, the itch.io app crashes.

I still have the video if there's a place you want me to put it.

True. As I said earlier, worth the wait.

Although with itch acting the way it has been, I might not be able to.

I don't see anywhere that I might be banned or anything, but every game I have tells me "Access Denied" when I try to launch 'em.

Dunno if the Dev's still paying attention to this, but trying to launch from the app results in an Access Denied window.

Currently using the .exe version directly on my PC

Sorry.

I played LH and it was as good as the others, just not recently at all. Might be in one of my collections still.

Is everybody downloading windows through Mega using Firefox getting a buffer error? Or anybody know if it's just trying to get their app on ppl's PCs?

I am and it's saying I have to use chrome or d/l the Mega app, because Firefox doesn't have the buffer space. I've downloaded 22GB through Mega before with no problems, yet they're bitching about this game at 8GB.

Going to try Drive now regardless. Just an fyi in case things need to eventually move to a different hosting site.

Hoping to see Dragon-baby soon.

Not a requirement, just something I'd like to see.

kutgw

I'll try not to undercut the Dev here.

I've spent 10 hrs on Serenity, and 2 hrs here on Ch2, across maybe 3 days. That was 9 months ago. With the quality I've seen up til now, please trust me when I say it's worth waiting through.

Hell, it's even one that I've kept installed all this time, so that I would know right as soon as I log on, as the updates release.

No smoke. No mirrors. A straight 9/10.

Also, as far as I know, without Sandra there would be no game. The whole thing revolves around Sandra as the base.

Something tells me I fkd up somewhere. I ended MNF at the group sleep in 0.23 6mo. ago. When I updated from the prompt in my library today, it shows up as the Epilogue by name, but when I Launch it, it's still 0.23.

It still ends at the group sleep, then goes through the 'Thanks' set of dialogues, then goes back to Menu instead of continuing to the Epilogue.

When I try to download the "Epilogue-pc" from the link above, the only version choice that shows in the drop-down on the install screen is 0.14.

Is there another way to get the epilogue, or am I stuck as-is?

*All this I did through the App*

Probably best at this point. I've noticed the app's starting to accumulate small bugs and inconsistencies here-and-there.

Well, more than usual.

That and the file size limit/monetization for adult games (Donations as well as sales) in general on itch.io, I think, are starting to be more of a hassle than it's worth.

I've been seeing more transitions from this to other platforms lately because of it. Also, unfortunately, I've seen a few (sometimes more) Devs abandoning games altogether because of it.

Kinda makes me feel like: 

except replacing Lag with itch.io's behavior lately.

Is there a version missing from 0.34 (which I finished until update a while ago) to v0.37 which is the lowest I could find on the Moonbox site? I noticed the fact that on the site Part 2 goes to v0.37, when the original Part 2 from the first three versions I played, ended at v0.34

After playing through the set v.016 > v.027 > v0.34, (I DL'd all of them manually from 3rd party anyway because itch was anal about file sizes and crap even back then), a few times already. I'd really hate it if I screwed up my saves from downloading the wrong thing, causing yet another play-through from scratch.

Don't get me wrong I love the game. However it's at the point where I have scenes memorized far in advance of my actual progress.

{Also I'm suffering from Redhead withdrawals, and wondering how my pregnant Paveena fares} 

Well so much for that. I had saves from before that had all sorts of content I went through. I deleted them all to start fresh, and then this shit.

They could have at least kept the game as it was, instead of going back and deleting everything.

"Important bug fix" my ass.

kk, thx

Yeah I was afraid of that.

Does her affection work like that for other quizzes? I aced the festival, and the one before that I wiggled though by trial and error, at least I think there was only one more. I might have missed one somewhere.

Aaaaaaaand I'm a bit of a of a completion whore, even for these. So it looks like I got more save-diving to go.  XD

Thanks for this btw.

o7

Is there any way to keep Judie after Azazel's confrontation?

If I tell him where to go, he shoots me and game over.

If I go for the gun it advances the scene...and fine so far.

At this point I still have both Judie and Aiko's path open.

If I choose to shoot, Aiko does instead, both paths are still open. If I choose not to shoot, Aiko does instead, still...both paths are still open.

Next option(s): If I ask Aiko to come with...at that point, both paths are still open. As soon as I go to check baths, I keep Aiko but lose Judie.

If I say goodbye to Aiko, I lose her path immediately, and at that point I still have Judie's path open.

I go to check baths, look, and Judie's path is now closed.

With Judie's path at 20/41, she is all happy and loving, even at the festival. Sit down for fireworks, things move along and Judie kisses the MC.

Where did I fuck up?

Aiko is one of the side stories, so yes I'm sad if/when she goes, but not all is lost. However, Judie is part of the main story. So I'm pretty upset that I lose her no matter what I do.

I know this is finished, but I just wanted to say the music bouncing back and forth from the Music and Sound sliders.

I normally set the music low for the background, and the sound kind of high so that I can hear it through the music.

The music at the Yakuza's meeting came through the sound side of things, and well, it was just as loud as it would have been maxxed out.

Just letting you know...heading back to sucker-punch Mike.

o7

Just because their memories were taken, doesn't erase that they are still related. Even if your MC didn't take the pill in the beginning to keep their memories intact.

Yeah thanks.

With all the content there is already, it'd suck to have to restart again.

o7

Need a little clarification please.

I'm saved at the end of the S2:Free Version here on itch. Currently 44hrs atm.

Current Steam store page, version described as only for S1. Yet it also mentions about the next 2 seasons will be released as dlc when finished.

itch is being a bitch and changing what is now allowed/not allowed when it comes to paying on here. Patreon is still going strong (I'm guessing.)

How are things going to be handled in the future? Will Steam be updated with the new season(s) as dlc as intended? What would be the best way to deal with things from now on...Patreon for access soon, or wait until the Steam DLC? I'm assuming the saves on itch won't be compatible on Steam, so I'm probably looking at needing to start over anyway huh?

I don't mind getting on Patreon, but with as far as I am atm, I'm not comfortable buying on Steam in order to just get half of what I've already completed.

*Sorry for the book. My brain is going about 13th gear right now.

k thx

Umm, are the supplies broken?

It says supply's are ready to be picked up in the kitchen, but there's no option in the kitchen to receive anything.

Checking supplies is only showing what I cooked, and what was looted from battle. (Ordered veggies. Only have ramen, water, and flour in supply bag.)

*rly wish itch had a 'spoiler' option. Would make images in posts take way less room.*

Same. Even with breaks you're still keeping on track with updates.

WTG

Hey, you do you. I would rather wait longer for quality content, than see you burn yourself out.

"Once you find balance, the rest is trivial." ~ Maerkuz RaevenHeart

Since all of book one is on Steam, I'm taking it as a more stable way to support digi_b. Just throwin that out here.

The way itch has been changing lately, I'm seeing this as a way to make sure the dev actually gets the money. Yeah, Valve (Steam) probably has some type of fees for hosting the game, but I believe it also reaches more people than itch does, so the profit kinda evens out...if not rise (heh ;p).

And well, at this point, I trust Steam 1st, Patreon 2nd...and Paypal (when things don't bug-out) 3rd.

Well I'd say this is properly scuffed.

After starting I got this screen:

Not only this, but I couldn't even close out of it. I had to force-close the itch.io app from the Task Manager, because nothing else worked to close it normally.

Going into my 'never try again pile'.

Ok I give up.

While I appreciate the helpful info given, it has no application to this.

At just over 6 GB Lucky Paradox MAY have squeaked by the permissions. However Hero's Harem Guild is 11 GB, and Harem Hotel is 10 GB. Both of them can be installed through the App, and haven't needed to use third-party sites like MEGA (who suck ass anyway). So either those two were grandfathered in because they were before the new limits took place, or the criteria for increases is actually way too easy.

Despite this, everyone is referring back to the limit of 4 GB - 5 GB MAX (with special dispensation).

The whole point of this post was WHY are developers so lazy that they choose to use third-party sites when their games are less than  2 GB, while others that are honking way big at or above 10 GB have no problems installing through the App?

Sooooo what? itch has a grandfather clause or something to not require current, already way over that limit, games when they're still having updates uploaded to them?

I just edited my OP to show more clearly what the GB sizes are for the 3 games I listed, and I'd previously linked the other two games for people to see with their own eyes.

If that's not BS, then please explain why over-sized games are still available and uploaded to.

For a while now, most (not all) of the Devs on here that have their games "Hosted on a third-party site", refuse  to upload to the itch.io app.

When asked why, they state that itch.io's upload size limit has been reduced and there's nothing they can do about it.

Well after a long time coming, I'm calling BS.

Now I know there's Devs on here that have issues with uploading to the app. I understand. That's your business, you do you. However, those  of you that use the excuse given above, you are either doing something wrong, or are lazy.

I have a few examples that explain.

that I just downloaded from the app, as well as: Hero's Harem Guild v0.1.2.2 for Windows/Linux: 11 GB, and Harem Hotel v0.16.2 PC/Android: 10 GB.

Wish there was a 'Spoiler' option to save some space...meh, oh well, my posts tend to become books anyway.

Now please note that I have nothing against these Games in general, they are in one of my collections, and I rotate through re-installing and playing because I enjoy them.

I just don't get why the lazy ones use the excuse of '...that itch.io's upload size limit has been reduced and there's nothing they can do about it.', when that's just been proven not to be the case.

I deleted my saves because they were labeled as 'Old Version' over their images. I deleted them all and was planning on starting over. However as soon as I got out of the saves window the game crashed. The problem is, HHG refuses to start now, so I am attempting to re-install.

Which just failed. It's stuck as 'Queued' and won't go further.

Is there any way to fix this, or am I going to have to not play it any more because it won't install?

Well I say keep trying. I've had no problems of this and installed fine a few days ago.

I'm choosing to believe that this won't be abandoned. There's just way too much work in this short bit to flush it.

Very well done regardless.

Thank You.

Should I use the launcher, or can I install as normal from the app?

You might have it already, but Corrupted Kingdoms has multiple preg as well as the MC's kids can be visited to check on them and play with them.

Which is funny seeing as itch.io keeps shrinking upload sizes, which cause Dev's to have to upload to 3rd party sites in the first place.

That being said, there's a few games/VN's that I have had installed through the app that are over 2-6GB. One installed right now @ 9GB, so it's confusing why and when the upload sizes got severely cut so that even most 1GB games have to go through 3rd party sites as well.

Talk about itch.io cutting their own balls off when it comes to favorable app statistics.

If anything, at the very least, make it so ppl can add these games TO the app list if it's something they had to d/l from 3rd party, BUT only what gets recognized as already originating from the app. But of course that's probably too close to how other companies solve their compatibility problems (cough, cough, St3@m), that they don't want to do it.

kk, tyvm

Will I need to start over from scratch since I need to d/l from an outside source...or can I continue my save from 0.39?

With some of my fetishes (a couple being non-human and short-stack, Zara and Pip respectively), I'm already hooked. Just wondering if I need to put in more work before getting to the new content.

itch.io needs to fix something. This new thing of download size is stupid as hell. Limiting sizes that force Devs to go though 3rd party sites only makes it less likely that new players will d/l in the future.

MEGA limits their downloads to xx/per day if you aren't a member, which is a problem in itself with data breaches in the past.  Mediafire is a little better, but still sometimes has shady ads that misdirect/confuse what you click on, with pop-up hell sometimes even when you click on the correct links for the downloads.

Not trying to discourage ppl away from this gem of a game. However, I've had to invest in a type of insurance that helps keep my stuff from reaching the Dark Web...again.

Just hoping to inform ppl of the possibilities of 3rd party's interference that has NOTHING to do with the game devs.

Also, Heroes Harem Guild is 9GB, and I downloaded/installed it directly on the app. I don't know what itch.io may be planning, but changing allowed file sizes now, while allowing high GB sizes for some other devs... Like I said, it's stupid as hell.

Nice, this has been #1 on my list for some time now.

Even been playing on repeat for a bit just to see what changes based on my decisions.