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Yeah, back then I was still working a 50/hr per week job. lol So I had all that income and figured I could afford to pay a programmer with Patreon, but 6 years ago I quit my job to make Anaxverse projects fulltime, so unfortunately, it's a no go.  However, I currently have a volunteer programmer that is helping make this very game, but he is new and I am waiting before announcing anything until I am certain he won't ghost me (like the other 14 programmers).  Anyway, we'll see!

Rose certainly will, I have not reached her game yet!  But, it's coming. In my Discord I have a channel set up for it. I have a channel for every novel/game, if you want to learn more.

https://discord.gg/35tvcGW

They are all free (but I doubt they will work on Android, unless MAYBE with Joiplay), but you can download those from my website:

https://www.wiki.anaxverse.com/GameDownloads

You can also Patron me on Patreon for the latest Giggle Night release which DOES have an Android version.  That is the visual novel/game that I am currently working on, and it is where Trixie Goodwin is from, in this game, SB:C.

https://www.patreon.com/Anaximanes

Yes, that counts.  In the future, when the final release comes out, you will already have access to it.

I will probably write a guide eventually, the entire Battle Phase and upgrade system for units is being added on the final release (coming in February).  For now, it's all proof-of-concept.  But, the mimicked is not in the game as of now, the indoctrinators should birth to Alora randomly, assuming you have (I think) one woman at transformation level 5 (T5).  But, you're not even going to recognize all the units/game mode stuff when I finish this project in a couple of months.  My patrons should be able to start testing it in January.

It's hard to describe because I am the only person that ever made a game like it, but it is like a Trainer Game and also a resource management and Turn Based Stratagem game.  The final release (the next update is the last) is all about the Battle Phase, the turn based fighting. It adds upgrades, resources and more, but you can do it with the proof-of-concept now in the game. It is NOT like my novels.  This is not kinetic, it's an actual video game.

The leaves are falling, the chilly nights harbor dark things, and this is my time of year!  I love it!  I hope everyone has a happy Halloween!

It's getting there, about an hour ago I finished the last of the harem Chambers, so pushing along.  My guess is now hoping for Xmas release, because of just the magnitude of additions the final releases brings, with all the new upgrade systems and such as I showed off in Discord a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks!  I think this post got the ball rolling because after all this time, because I just got an email saying it is coming.  Whew, man am I relieved.  And yes, @leafo, I know.  But, desperation caused me to have to acquiesce and lie on the checkbox.  Sorry about that.  All I know is about 1000 pounds just fell off my shoulders.

I know I am not supposed to post here and my thread will be closed.  I am truly sorry!  If it was not so scary for me, I promise I would not post here like this.  But, next week my bills are coming up, and I have had a payout in the queue for 40 days.  I did contact support, 8 days ago, and never heard anything back.  It's only due to desperation, I assure you, that I thought I would post here.  I knew it would take a bit to verify my payout, but now it's going on for much longer than I ever assumed that it would.  Hoping for any good news or other advice.

Again, apologies to the moderators.  Like I said, it's been so long and I have been patient, but now I am getting really nervous, I never had a bounced check/late payment on my records so it's causing some anxiety.  Thank you, though!  I will appreciate any advice or assistance.

Love the game!  My own games and fetishes are more about corruption/mind control. So, I would mention adding  something that makes it where when I release girls, they go and grab other girls and drag them to unoccupied lockers for me.  Basically, something where I more directly weaponize the girls, themselves.  Also, maybe something that allows though first where you have to personally control a single girl before upgrading it.  Well, just and idea that I think would be hot!  Anyway, thanks again!

OH thank you for the information!  I am finding it to be a fun little game.  I am more into mind control aspects, so I am hopeful there is eventually something that makes it where when I release people, they go and grab others and drag them to the lockers for me.  That'd be hot!  Anyway, thanks again!

I bought the highest cost one thinking it would have more than the demo, but it does not unlock any other areas.  I am new to this game, just curious, does anyone understand how to unlock the new zones?  Also, other than waiting, is there any way to lower the people tattling on me directly?  Like getting teachers into lockers or something?

Thank you!  Me too!  In the meantime though, I have all these other games I am making in the Anaxverse, so at least I am not wasting time!

The programming fan that helped me make it had said that he'd only have ever been able to make a demo for me. So this was, and unfortunately I've never had another programmer fan that's been able to help me make it. But yes I do still want to and hope to be able to make it someday.

Thank you!  I posted the devlog here:

https://the-anax.itch.io/slugs-and-bugs-conversion/devlog/557363/sbc-v085-amelia...

But, Janice was the final woman, my Patreon investors decided the order during development.  So, she is not in until the final release- which is the next one!  Then, SB:C will be all done!  Thank you again for your purchase and definitely reach out to me in Discord when commissions open up!

Thank you!  I am excited as well!  Then I can solely focus on Giggle Night (the game Trixie Goodwin is from).  Definitely looking forward to completing SB:C!

It usually goes free once the next release is finished so right now I'd expect this Amelia release here to go free maybe September or October once the Janice (final release) is finished.

Just rendered images, I don't personally like animated 3d renders myself, they come off as a bit too much uncanny valley for my tastes.

Ok, well, it took another hour and I figured out having spaces is a no-no, but finally, Butler says that it is butling.  So at least I can upload.  Hopefully an easier user interface becomes developed someday for us non-programmy types lol

Yeah, this Butler thing is insanely complicated for no reason.  There has to be a visual way to do this than MS-DOS or whatever this is.  But, I keep getting the "'butler' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." Message.  Now, I did all the crazy weird stuff we have to do like going to System Variables and adding the "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\itch\apps\butler", but to no avail.  I alreayd have a notepad thing open with the Greek or pig latin-

Windows:

butler push "B:\Pictures\Online\zEverything Else\Steam\Itch IO\Butler\Windows\SBC-0.8.5-win.zip the-anax\slugs-and-bugs-conversion:Win

So, I tried to follow the convoluted thing that again is far over my artistic mind and comprehension.  But, wanted you to know that I did try it again.  As you can see it's been an hour of more screwing around, but my Butler does not work lol

I figured with the weekend would hold it back longer.  If they deny me, it's odd, they'd miss out on revenue.  But yeah I double clicked that butler thing but nothing happens.  I have no idea what a command line is.

I sent a help to Itch.io support on July 6th, and just wondered what the average turn-around time is?  With my Steam Store approved and launch soon, I was wanting to get Itch all set up, but lol it only allows for 1gb.  The Butler thing is over my head, and I basically just need to upload a few zip files.  Any kind folks happen to have experience with this and know what a wait time usually is?  Being autistic, I am obsessing over my inbox as I wait for a reply lol  I need to calm that part of my brain down.  So, I'll take any time frame you have experienced!

I'm afraid that the old demo is done as can be, and my Patreon still, to this day has not hit the 2500 mark, so this game will, seemingly, never be finished.  Still, thanks for the head's up!

Not that I am aware of.  The only thing that I could even think *might* be an idea is to Run as Administrator?  Usually, with a Unity game, one just opens it.  The only other possibility (and this would probably not be it as practically everyone with a computer knows how zip files work) is that you tried playing it before extracting everything out of the zip file.

Absolutely, if I can ever get the game made.  Sadly, to this day, my Patreon is still sitting far below the required amount to make this game a reality!

Overview:

The first Anaxverse game is a "match three" game where one matches colored gems.  These, in turn, will grant the character power.  Once the correct requirements are met, the player can unleash the power as an attack on their enemy.  The key is to keep your resistance above zero while bringing your opponents to nothing. However, those with skill will want to meet the criteria needed to convert the enemy into one of your own minions!  For example, if one is playing as the succubus Dionyza and they manage to get the opponent to gain two "seduced" debuffs, and then manage to break the right gems, they can cast Lillith's Love which would defeat the foe.  What would follow is a conversion/transformation scene where the player's character uses their powers to warp the enemy into their own ilk.

Updated: 10/Nov/2018
Developer/Publisher: The Anax / Anaximanes Entertainment
Censorship: No
Version: Demo v1.0
OS: Windows / Mac / Linux
Language: English
Genre:  Mind control, Puzzle, Monster girl, Transformation, Corruption, Possession

SAFE FOR ALL PLAYERS VER:    https://the-anax.itch.io/demo-factions-crystals-of-control

ADULT CONTENT VERSION:      https://the-anax.itch.io/demo-factions-coc-mature-version

Installation:

1- Extract to the desired location.
2- Click on "Factions Crystals of Control.exe" to start playing.

Change-Log:

F:CoC Demo Ver 1.0
Demo is complete!  When we make the real game expect a new thread.

Known Issues:
- - Resizing the window outside of 16:9 ratio around may cause problems
- - A board with no valid moves can occur (full game will shuffle gems)
- - Player can click a second attack (before 1st finishes) nullifying the 1st attack

Future changes (in regards to a full game):
- Bonus effects for matching 4 or more gems
- Hints for possible matches when needed
- Campaign mode with character progression
- Balance improvements
- General polish

Please remember this is totally a rough draft! It is a proof of concept of our future game. The game will, of course, have vastly more content to it and polish than this bare-bones demo version.  For example, the conversions in this demo are just storyboards to show possible investors an idea of what the real ones in the actual game will be like.  For example:

Please, please, please report bugs and submit feedback to me using the multitude of channels I use. And, if you are my patron, thank you very much for investing in me!

Video Explanation of future development
(Please watch before asking questions - CC available)

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Live Dev Question and Answer

Next Q&A is scheduled for Dec 6th at 7pm Eastern/6 Central/5 Mountain/4 Pacific time

https://picarto.tv/TheAnax

Previous Questions and Answers from previous events can be found here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/questions-and-22605600

Full Game Overview

Greetings, it is I, The Anax, and this time I bring you my very first video game!  For months, my programmer, BlankSubroutine has wanted to keep the gameplay of this title secret, but finally, a year after our first discussions, we are proud to show it off!  The video above goes into detail, but this thread will also have information and be updated on future builds.  The demo will be a rough draft (though as you will see even for something so rough it is of immense quality), and since this will be so expensive to make, how far this project gets relies on how much interest/income I am able to muster (as Blank programmed the demo for free, but will be a contracted employee on the main project, so I will need to pay him for work).

Gameplay:

The first Anaxverse game is a "match three" game where one matches colored gems.  These, in turn, will grant the character power.  Once the correct requirements are met, the player can unleash the power as an attack on their enemy.  The key is to keep your resistance above zero while bringing your opponents to nothing.

However, those with skill will want to meet the criteria needed to convert the enemy into one of your own minions!  For example, if one is playing as the succubus Dionyza and they manage to get the opponent to gain two "seduced" debuffs, and then manage to break the right gems, they can cast Lillith's Love which would defeat the foe.  What would follow is a conversion/transformation scene where the player's character uses their powers to warp the enemy into their own ilk.  (The demo has a quick watered down version of this to show the proof of concept)

Replayability:

Due to the nature of the mind control, corruption, and transformation abilities of the characters in this project the replayability is vast!  Imagine any given character from my Anaxverse.  Let us say, Justine Day.  Now, imagine not just as Slugs and Bugs version of her, but an undead Justine, a cereborg Justine, succubus, reptilian, shadowed, and the list goes on.  By fighting through the game on one character, the player has the chance of converting that character into the same faction that it belongs to.  Then, in a future run, the player could select the newly unlocked version of the other character and go through the game again to see all new scenes, stories, and unlock other versions too!

Adult Content:

The demo has just a short slideshow, a storyboard of sorts, to get the proof of concept across to the potential investors.  However, the "adult" version of the game itself will feature detailed and unique mind control/corruption/transformation sex scenes (nudity, intercourse, and such).  The "safe for work" version will still have scenes we in the community will find hot (Spiderman and Friends Swarm episode, MotU King Hiss converting people into snake people, and so forth), but that the average person will only see as specific unique "conversion" scenes to unlock new versions of characters.

Story/Lore:

So far my novels number well over half a million words and are still growing.  This game will be relatively easy to follow in the story, but the Factions have huge amounts of lore gleaned from my novels.  Easter eggs will abound, and strategies and knowledge from my massive story projects will be found in every level of Factions: CoC.  So, if one ever wanted to get further information, they could find an immense amount of character, location, and attack information in my novels.

For now it is Patreon only, but the finished demo will be released to the community for free as my Halloween treat!  Blank and I will also be holding occasional developer question and answer sessions, so check my blog, patreon, and the Hypnopics gallery to look for those.  If I am able to gain enough income, this project will become huge with sexy scenes and versions of my characters.  There will be a Faction for everyone!

Factions/Starting Character IN FULL GAME:

There will be male and female.  (For those that like it, there will even be possible ways for doing M to F transformations in some cases too- no promises but if I can earn the income, I don't see why not!  If the player wants to choose that on some scenes), however, as far as just male and just female- every Faction has one of each.  Factions, themselves, work with two main characters.  When you are going through the game fighting them, one of the two will be a "mini-boss" halfway through the map, and the other will be the "boss" at the end.  As of right now it should be:

Faction Name: Female / Male

The Invaders: Justine Day/Overmind
Giggle Gang: Trixie Goodwin/Giggler
The Shadowed: Evelyn Addams/Me
Nergalian Demons: Karen/Bo Wyatt
Lilin Demons: Dionyza/Walter Riley
Aka Manian Demons: Getty/Aka Manah
Ophidian Demons: Eleanora/Ophion
Undead Horde: Absinthe/Ivor
Cereborgs: Chieko Naru/Cerebrum

So, as the player, if I make enough money to make this game, you would choose which of these starting characters to play as and then go through the game as that character.  So, every Faction WILL have a playable male or female protagonist that you can play as with unique conversion scenes/dialogue just for them.

(sorry for length these forums oddly do not have [Spoilers] available to help condense everything.