Most of the core mechanics I want in 0.1 are functional now (barring a couple small tweaks and QoL features), and I'm working hard on the graphics.
The throne room is pretty close to what it's going to look like for now (displayed with placeholder concubines), and the character engine is starting to take shape. There are still quite a few things to do (I'm getting ready to redo hair again), and I'm still not ready to give a release date, but it's looking closer every day.
The most...
2020-11-30 20:16:22 +0000 UTC
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The Rise of the Exalted alpha is coming along nicely.
Conquest and construction now work more or less as designed, the cathedral is looking ritzier by the day, and the button that used to immediately capture every village on the map... doesn't do that anymore. Art is still placeholder, but that will largely be resolved before 0.1.
Like Quid Pro Quo, the game takes place in a hybrid perspective. The world map where you plan your conquest and the blueprint where you construct ...
2020-11-20 04:56:06 +0000 UTC
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I'm excited to announce that I've settled on my next project, and the alpha is coming along nicely. I don't have a release date yet, but wanted to post this early so that you know I'm not JUST spending your money on hookers and blow. As always, everything below is subject to change as I build and playtest, but it should be pretty close to the final design. Also note that a couple things below might not make it into the first alpha. We'll see.
Rise of the Exalted
You play as a mi...
2020-10-31 16:55:53 +0000 UTC
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This is a hard post to write, but bear with me. I think it's ultimately positive.
The more I work on Quid Pro Quo, the more I realize that it's not very good.
I've tried to gold plate it in a lot of different ways recently, but it just doesn't work as a concept. That's not something that can be fixed by more features, so it's time to go back to the drawing board.
This isn't something I'm doing lightly, but I'd rather deal with it early on rather than burn an...
2020-10-22 01:42:34 +0000 UTC
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Nestled between the underground supports of your office building, there sits a small chamber. It's not quite fit to be used as office space, but its dim lighting, exposed structural supports, and soundproof concrete walls could be useful to the right buyer...
The holding area behind the fence will contain those unfortunate enough to live here, and you'll be able to take them to the cross or the bed whenever you like. The actual "training" will be similar to Stationmaster's (updated a bi...
2020-09-27 18:03:57 +0000 UTC
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The results are in, and the winner for Quid Pro Quo 0.2 is "More Floors!"
It's good to be working on this again. New features are always a lot more fun than debugging.
Draft Design:
TV Studio
This will consist of a new floor with a TV newsroom, as well as a new job title and some new opportunities (I don't know about you, but I've known a couple people who would do literally anything to be on TV).
Basement
Your offi...
2020-09-18 15:29:23 +0000 UTC
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Now that Stationmaster 1.1 is written, it's time to start voting on Quid Pro Quo 0.2! Usually this would have happened a week ago, but I wanted to wait until Brothel Owners got their hands on the game before posting this.
Visit Companies 1: Some companies will become visitable. Talk to their people, look over their processes, or just have a coffee. Each will have unique dialog and opportunities. I'm splitting this up into a bunch of versions because it's a huge project....
2020-09-15 15:12:01 +0000 UTC
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This is out through Itch.IO, so anyone who has Stationmaster 1.0 should be able to get it from there (if you use the desktop client, it should update automatically).
Changelog:
- Fixed a bug that caused NPC's to be naked in the station view.
- Fixed a bug that caused skin textures to fail (particularly on the Speaker) .
- Probably fixed a bug that could cause a softlock when entering the slave market during the tutorial (A kind user provide...
2020-09-13 15:34:01 +0000 UTC
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I plan to release Stationmaster 1.1 this weekend as an automatic update through Itch.io.
I have a favor to ask though: I'm completely perplexed by the bug that causes the game to lock up when you open a market. I've seen reports and screenshots, but I can't replicate it on my machine at all. Someone in the Discord said that it was fixed by a graphics driver update, which makes me wonder if it has something to do with hardware configuration.
If you experien...
2020-09-07 18:45:52 +0000 UTC
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I've gotten a lot of new bug reports for Stationmaster 1.0, so I'm going to do a 1.1 patch before I get started on Quid Pro Quo 0.2. Please let me know if you're encountering any bugs that aren't on this list. I'd like to get as many as possible this time, and don't know how long it's going to be before 1.2.
Graphical
- Ball gag animation strangeness.
- No clothes for NPC's on station.
- PC Factory implant behaves unexpecte...
2020-09-03 15:30:59 +0000 UTC
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I'm working on bugfix updates for both games at the moment, but just wanted to let you know that I turned on annual memberships at the max discount Patreon allows (16%).
The creator newsletter said a lot of people prefer this over monthly. I'm happy either way.
As always, thank you so much for the support! I'll make another post once I have more updates on the games themselves.
2020-09-03 00:40:11 +0000 UTC
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Quid Pro Quo is a cyberpunk corporate management game that features blackmail, corruption, and other deeply unethical practices. I hope you like playing this as much as I liked making it.
I can't wait to see it grow over the next year or two. If past experience is any indication, this is going to be a hell of a ride.
Note: Some of you might notice that this is 0.1.1. I wrote a quick hotfix that might address the issues I saw in the comments. If you're not experien...
2020-08-30 15:30:50 +0000 UTC
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I'm putting the finishing touches on Quid Pro Quo 0.1 now. It's taking a little longer than expected (partially because of Covid-related delays, partially because Stationmaster's release burned me out more than expected and I needed to take a short break), but the character engine is finalized, placeholder animations are in, and the mechanics are now functional. I can't give an exact release date, but I'm hoping to have it ready before the end of the month.
All that's l...
2020-08-16 00:27:04 +0000 UTC
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It's done.
Stationmaster 1.0 is now available on itch.io. If you're a patron (brothel owner or above), you should be able to download it by linking your account (I'm still learning their system, so please let me know if there are any issues). Otherwise, it's officially for sale (though it's cheaper to ...
2020-07-28 00:44:03 +0000 UTC
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The mod is nearly complete. The new location is a private fighting pit aboard Brimstone Platform (a minor faction that occasionally docks with your station in-game).
In addition to the arena map, it adds a stripping mechanic (locational and triggered by touch), as well as a penis for the player (male or female, but what you do with that is your business). Both are started by spawning the penis object from the weapon book, mostly because I share my VR system and wanted to make it optiona...
2020-07-15 23:58:50 +0000 UTC
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The votes are in and "Take a goddamn break" was the clear winner. I don't know about you, but the best way for me to stop working is to get blackout drunk. Everything else leads me to thinking "just one task..." until my wife, my cat, or the sun manages to break me out of it.
When I woke up this morning and started Blade and Sorcery to work through my hangover, I noticed that blackout-me had somehow created a dagger that takes everyone's clothes off when you touch it.
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2020-07-11 00:53:56 +0000 UTC
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Stationmaster 1.0 and Quid Pro Quo 0.1 are both in pretty good shape code-wise, but are waiting for some art tasks I can't do myself. They can't be released in their current states, but I've feature-frozen both of them. That leaves me in the strange position of having downtime for a small standalone project.
Instead of just picking something like an adult, I'm going to do a poll and use that to gauge interest (I might not do the winning option, but probably won't do anything with no vot...
2020-07-09 15:21:27 +0000 UTC
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I've been quiet for a while because what I'm currently working on doesn't translate that well to a sneak peek, but it seems like a good idea to show progress anyway.
Unlike Stationmaster, Quid Pro Quo is focused on developing relationships with characters rather than acquiring an anonymous legion. This means that relationships can evolve naturally in a couple different directions, ranging from "blackmailed sex toy" to "career-driven sugar baby" to "live-in girlfriend."<...
2020-06-28 21:29:47 +0000 UTC
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Hey all,
This patch is almost entirely a stability update, but does add a way to convert slaves into dolls and a new event. More significantly, it clears almost all of the bugs from my board (I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll find some more before the end though).
If all goes according to plan, the next Stationmaster patch will be 1.0. That feels weird even to type, and I'm sure hitting that publish button is going to be difficult.
The bad news is that Q...
2020-06-15 23:50:21 +0000 UTC
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I've been focusing on bug fixes and animation engine tweaks for this patch, but couldn't resist adding one new feature.
By popular request, there is a new piece of furniture called the Cybernetics Chamber that allows you to turn anyone into a doll. I've also tweaked doll-ism so that it can be combined with other species, allowing you to make any combination you like.
2020-06-13 15:53:29 +0000 UTC
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No supervillain would be complete without a lair, and the CEO in Quid Pro Quo is no exception.
Some elements of the new character engine are delayed due to current events, so I'm going to try to make use of the extra time by including the first planned patch in version 0.1. The top floor of the office building will be your penthouse apartment, complete with pool, bar, and servants' quarters.
This will allow you to convince your contacts to move in wi...
2020-05-25 21:33:59 +0000 UTC
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At long last, here's the final release of the whips and chains patch! This one finishes the training system, and fixes some minor bugs in other areas.
This also marks the last real feature update. If all goes according to plan, there will only be two more updates before 1.0, both focused on bug fixes.
Quid Pro Quo 0.1 is still scheduled to be released at the same time as Stationmaster 1.0 (which is why these are taking a bit longer than usual). It's mostly feature...
2020-05-23 15:36:33 +0000 UTC
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Thanks for bearing with me on the delay. Nobody deserves to see that.
This patch adds the new manual training system (with tools ranging from whips to candy), as well as a few bugfixes to existing systems. There are several more improvements planned for the final version, but it covers the basic mechanics.
I've also moved back to Mega, because Azure is super expensive and doesn't give that much benefit. I'm still looking into other hosting options (including my own server), but ha...
2020-04-21 03:45:59 +0000 UTC
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Some parts are going well, and some... aren't. I'm going to take an extra day or two to make sure none of you are subjected to... this. The worst case scenario is another week, but it will likely be sooner.
2020-04-19 23:08:04 +0000 UTC
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The manual training patch is going well. Procedural animations are functional (ranging from impacts to orgasms to passing out when overtrained), tools leave the right marks, and characters react appropriately to your actions with sounds and subtitles.
The remaining 40 or so tasks are more or less evenly split between 3D models for the tools, graphical upgrades, UI enhancements like a clothing interface, and bug fixes. There's still a fair amount to do, but this will probably be ready fo...
2020-04-11 19:23:02 +0000 UTC
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With the plague keeping everyone indoors, a few developers on one of the industry Discords figured it would be a good time to shout out each-other's games.
Game of Whores is a semi-dynamic visual novel (in the style of Akabur or Sad Crab) about training some of the character from Game of Thrones to be whores (I kn...
2020-04-10 19:01:28 +0000 UTC
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I know I've been a bit quiet on this page. Working on two games simultaneously has been a lot of work, but everything is still going very well.
Stationmaster
Manual training is coming along. I've set up most of the core systems and things are mostly falling into place. There's nothing really worth showing yet (it's basically all code and writing so far), but I'm hoping to have it ready in about two weeks. There will be impact toys, feeding (and overfeeding), rewar...
2020-04-05 01:42:04 +0000 UTC
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There isn't anything spectacular to announce since the patch yesterday, but I've been working on the propaganda posters in Quid Pro Quo and liked this one enough to post it here.
2020-03-23 03:26:44 +0000 UTC
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This is primarily a bugfix update (especially for character display), but also adds a new environment for visiting planets.
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2020-03-21 23:22:53 +0000 UTC
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I'm about a week away from releasing 0.28 final, which means it's time to start thinking about 0.29. The winner of the stretch goal vote was pretty handily "Manual Training," so, without further ado:
Draft Design
New button on H panel: Train
This toggles "Training mode" on the H screen. In addition to a variety of positions for the slave (like kneeling, hanging, or sitting on a wooden horse), you will have several tools at your disposal.
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2020-03-15 20:20:39 +0000 UTC
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