To be honest, I really don't think there's a need for a walkthrough. All of the decisions along the way are either very clearly labeled or just for personal flavor. There are no wrong choices.
I'm really sorry, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by everything being free before, because I've always charged for the new updates. Regardless, I had to change the game's pricing around because I made a huge mistake years ago when I originally set everything up. I was charging people full price for updates, regardless of their previous purchases. I didn't realize I had made such a big mistake until some people here pointed it out.
Previous chapters are still free to download (as "demos") but now, if someone has bought the game once, they should get all current and future updates for free. It should make things better for everyone in the long run, but again, I'm sorry if this made things difficult for you, and I promise this wasn't done for any other reason but to fix my mistake!
Ahaaaa!! I see where I messed up! This was my bad homies! I figured out where I made the mistake so people should be able to get future updates for free once they've purchased it once.
The update was cut in half because it was too big and was taking me too long to release. Chances are that the second half won't be as long as the first, and if that's the case, then I probably won't be charging as much for that update. I usually detail these kinds of things in my weekly reports to keep people updated along the way, though the reports are on hold for holidays/launch week at the moment.
Also, technically, I think my answer is closer to "All I can do is work within this website's shop system. I can't control how they allow developers to charge for our games, and I'm far too poor to put updates out for free." From what I've seen, it's pretty common on this website for AVN devs to charge for new updates, especially updates that they've worked really hard on. However, if you choose to move on then I understand, and I appreciate the support you've given so far. Again, if Itch had a way for supporters to pay a smaller price to upgrade their game to a new update, I assure you, I would do it! It wouldn't even be up for debate!
I'm sorry, y'all... If there was a way to give people discounts based on their previous purchases then I would do that in a heartbeat! Edit: There was and this was fixed!
Thanks. I'm looking into it now! I'm a little confused about how this happened, but clicking the ignore button should get you past this error. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Tbh, I'm not exactly sure. I can't seem to finish a playthrough without finding things to edit and improve so I always end up getting distracted. Hopefully, some of the players will reply to this so you can get a better idea. I've honestly been wondering the same thing. If I had to guess, maybe 3-4 hours if you aren't skipping through dialogue, but I could be selling it short.
Sorry, I thought I replied to this at the time, but I did see your post and changed the tag. Totally my bad! I didn't notice that the tag was clicked, so I really appreciate you pointing that out for me.
Since my progress hasn't gone nearly as smoothly with this chapter as I'd hoped, I decided to release Chapter 4 in two halves. I'm hoping to have the first half of chapter 4 out in December. It's still a soft estimate, but I'm hopeful!
Sorry! The game isn't abandoned, my life has just been crazy busy lately. Plus, I made chapter 4 too big, so it's taking longer than I originally hoped.
Sorry for the late reply. Looks like there was an error with an audio file, so the easiest fix for you right now is to click Ignore when that error pops up and it should roll past that error and let you continue to play
No harm done. There are a lot of devs that don’t care about their work and are only in it to make a quick buck, so I understand where you’re coming from.
I apologize if I came off as really rude this morning. I didn’t sleep well and I was grumpy when I saw your message. So that was my bad! Truth is, I haven’t been posting updates on Itch.io because it isn’t my main platform, Though I should be posting them here regardless. I do post weekly progress reports on my patreon (they are free to view).
Hope my harshness earlier doesn’t deter you from enjoying the game in the future. It’s all water under the bridge for me! 😊
LOL! My dude, you're making some wild claims! I know my Patreon income is public, so "More money than he could handle" is a hilarious take on a 3 figure income! Where I'm from, that barely covers my food and gas for the month, with no mention of rent and bills! Therefore, I, unfortunately, have to devote my time elsewhere in order to not be homeless... Also, for the record, it took me a year to make the prologue and first 2 chapters, and I released them all together (for free!) instead of just a small prologue that doesn't have any content, as many other devs do.
I understand people get frustrated at long dev times, but there are literally thousands of AVN's to keep you busy until my update is ready. If you want QUALITY updates, please try to be patient. If you'd rather I put out tiny updates every month that don't leave players satisfied, then feel free to continue as you are.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the game so far! To answer your q's: There are definitely more decisions making on the way! There was just a lot of characters and story development that I needed to get out of the way first. And as for the Android version, I currently have *no hand* in making the Android adaption. A third party makes it and I have no way to test it to ensure its safety or quality. I also wouldn't be able to help anyone having problems with that version of the game.
"Reuse the scene where the queen is in the bath at the begin of the story"
Sadly, that was the first thing I tried. The way that set is built, I couldn't make the bath bigger without making the floor and everything connected to it larger as well. There just wasn't a good way of making it work.
I'm just writing off the pool lights as some kind of luminescent crystals and the wall lights are just fancy fixtures overtop candle holders.
