I figure I'd get this out quickly this morning before I end up being several days late with it. On Friday, I tested positive for Covid so I guess it's my turn to do the dance with Corona-chan. It's been...fun...
These monthly post will be coming to an end soon anyhow. With the game's production ramping up, I'm posting all the news and previews for art whenever I get them so a once a month post isn't going to contain anything useful. I'll save public posts for more significant news.
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2022-05-01 13:02:14 +0000 UTC
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I've begun switching everything over to the system that will be used for the new game. I'm a little behind in this because work has been a pain this month so bear with me. I'll be posting art previews for the $5 and $10 tiers in a similar manner to the last game.
2022-04-17 11:48:45 +0000 UTC
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I said back in my February update that I would be working on a schedule on how I want to upload the game and how patreon should fit into all of this.
My plan is to release a couple of builds of the game as public demos and then release individual "chapters" as patreon exclusive until the game is complete. Afterwards, I will sell to the game to the public ($10-$15 probably depending on the final budget) with the patreon supporters getting a free copy of the final game.
The strategy...
2022-04-02 14:01:44 +0000 UTC
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With April Fool's Day done, I can share the actual news concerning art.
Finding artists has been going really well. Two that worked on My Catgirl Maid have returned to work on the new project and I have a third helping with the work load on backgrounds. I'm just scouting for one more to help with sprites and everything should be moving along well.
So, here's the current credits list for Open Road:
Backgrounds:
2022-04-02 13:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Now, I'll admit that these are a bit rough but I think after I use the "Fill Tool" in Paint, it should really bring it together. I'll keep all the tags on what stuff is so there isn't any confusion though. I kind of like the hovering words tbh.
2022-04-01 11:21:48 +0000 UTC
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Some bad news here. Unfortunately, the artists I had lined up said they were too busy so I'm back to square one again. I'll keep looking because there has to be someone out there.
In the meantime, it looks like I'll have to do the first round of art just so we can get this project moving forward again.
Now, I know you're excited to see my triumphant return to art after the masterful performance in The Rest of Our Lives and I have good news there... Thanks to some "performance enha...
2022-04-01 11:18:44 +0000 UTC
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In my "A Look Back" for "My Catgirl Maid" I had talked about the release of the first chapter as a bit of a Hail Mary pass for me and that it was pretty bare bones to see what type of reaction it would get. I also said it was lost in time.
Apparently not! Haha
Thanks to Bridget for finding this copy buried on her computer while she was cleaning up.
This is it. This is the original first release of "My Catgirl Maid Thinks She Runs the Place" that appear on Newgrounds and F95Z...
2022-03-31 14:26:03 +0000 UTC
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I hope everyone's March went well.
Over-planning was successful. The game's story is really starting to take shape in my head and I have a few lists going of what background and sprite work I will need to get done.
It's safe to say that with art being the main focus that any news regarding music will be put off for awhile. It's also safe to bet that music won't be in the first few updates. I really don't want to do another royalty free music game so I'm delaying the decision for n...
2022-03-31 14:05:53 +0000 UTC
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Part 3: The Quest for Chemistry
This is Part 3 in the series. If you’re reading this first, you will want to go back and find Part 1. I’m releasing them all at the same time so they should all be close together.
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After the production of “My Catgirl Maid” and finally getting Chapter 12 out, I was feeling considerably burnt out and I was in need of a break. I thought about delaying the DLC a bit to take a break but knew if I did that, then I probabl...
2022-03-04 21:25:13 +0000 UTC
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Part 2: Building a Game After You’ve Released the First Chapter
This is Part 2 in the series. If you’re reading this first, you will want to go back and find Part 1. I’m releasing them all at the same time so they should all be close together.
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Chapter 1 released on March 6th, 2020 on Newgrounds to…alright reception. Newgrounds is still Newgrounds at the end of the day so you can’t expect much from them. A few days later, thanks to Bridget, I go...
2022-03-04 21:25:07 +0000 UTC
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Part 1 - Pre-Production to the First Release
To celebrate the one year anniversary of the completion of “My Catgirl Maid Thinks She Runs the Place”, I am returning to my “A Look Back” series to talk about the behind the scenes moments that went into the production of the story.
If you haven’t read the last “A Look Back” I did, or are just completely new to the patreon and didn’t know it was a thing, the series is a good chance to have some raw, int...
2022-03-04 21:24:58 +0000 UTC
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This will be a much bigger project than the last and will serve as game #2 in what will, hopefully, be a long running series spanning the history of the kingdom of Katulinia. I had posted a little about it in another post but this will be the big one with all the info.
It will be called "It's All Fun and Games On The Open Road" or "Open Road" for short. It will be a VN game with some adventure game elements too it, but mostly just be following the stories of the cast.
Prem...
2022-03-01 00:17:55 +0000 UTC
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I said that the plan was to get this story on track and moving forward again and I can sit here today and say: Mission Accomplished.
At this point, I'm going to be over-planning the story a little bit because I wanted to figure out budget, update schedules and patreon's role in this. By the end of the month though, I should be commissioning art and writing chapters.
I should also have all the answers for the update schedule and patreon's role too so I'll make a post about it after...
2022-02-28 23:26:53 +0000 UTC
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I hope the start of 2022 has been treating everyone well. Let's dive right into this because I'm sure it's going to be long.
The experiment with RPG Maker is over. I will not be continuing to develop the game with that engine moving forward.
Simply put, I wasn't enjoying using the program and just trying to force myself to keep going. It's kind of boring to work with for me and I kept telling myself it will get better soon and trying to stay hype but no dice. I'm too much of...
2022-01-31 17:35:28 +0000 UTC
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I have received news this week that Game Jolt will no longer be hosting "My Catgirl Maid" on their site as they plan to move away from adult/explicit content.
They have said that if you have already purchased the dlc or downloaded the game, you can continue to access the page until the end of the year (Dec 31, 2022).
This will apply to any other adult game you got from the site so if Game Jolt was your go to for adult gaming, you might want to find a new site haha
2022-01-05 20:18:47 +0000 UTC
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I figure we'll get this out before all the New Year's Eve parties start. We've made it to the end of the year and it still blows me away what we were able to accomplish.
We saw the amazing rise of support for "My Catgirl Maid" in January after Chapter 10's release and it steadily grew right up to the completion of the story in March.
After last year, I figure we would wrap up quietly and move on to the next thing but I was pleasantly surprised and very grateful for all the s...
2021-12-31 14:12:18 +0000 UTC
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If you recall, back in my August report, I had mentioned that I was breaking up the game duties based on "phases". This month, I would say I have finished Phase 1, which was the creation and population of minor settlements.
To make the progress of the game easier to follow, I'm going to create a pinned message on patreon that has all the info in one spot and I'll update it as I complete things.
Patreon only allows one pinned message at a time so the gallery will lose its pla...
2021-11-30 22:15:23 +0000 UTC
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Happy Halloween everyone. Going to be a short one this time.
Work has been stepping up this month so it has been my main focus as I try to get all the personal life stuff straightened out. So game progress was pretty slow.
I continue to populate the villages when I can and if I have a spare moment at work, I try to write some in-game books and make notes about the history of the areas. In terms of progress though...small potatoes for now.
I'm not sure how November will...
2021-10-31 13:15:01 +0000 UTC
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I hope everyone has been doing well the past month. It seemed to go by quickly for me so I hope it wasn't a drag for everyone else.
Progress has been moving at a decent pace. I'm glad to have the base maps in place so I can start populating them.
Since August, at a relaxed pace, I have complete the world map, 9 villages and a... I don't know what you'd call it really, military checkpoint maybe? Either way. A world map and 10 explorable towns. With just the bare bones interior maps...
2021-09-30 15:06:38 +0000 UTC
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August went by in a flash. But then again, I played way too much Total War and Crusader Kings to pay attention so hopefully the month went good for everyone else too.
My goal for September is to get refocused and get back into a more productive state of mind.
I did some minor work in RPG Maker to learn a few things and discovered an important thing about map making... It's tedious af haha Though world building in a more hands-on approach then just a handful of scrap papers is a lo...
2021-08-31 17:34:09 +0000 UTC
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I'm not much of a sequel/prequel/using the same characters more than once kind of guy. However, I do want to build a series of games around a fantasy story universe. It's probably just going to be a little different than what people want/expect from the game.
I want the universe's focus to be on two major elements. The history of the kingdom and the family dynasties of the ruling class. So they games will be mainly going backwards as it slowly details their history and how they had reac...
2021-07-30 13:27:08 +0000 UTC
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It's a little early. There's still one more day in July after this for people that are always unsure if July has 31 days or not. This one will be big as there are a lot of potential questions to answer.
First off, thank you once again to everyone for continue to stick around for the release of the Extra Fluffy Edition of My Catgirl Maid. Thanks to those that picked it up as well! I hope it was a lot of fun to read those little what if scenarios.
There's a lot to cover so I'll star...
2021-07-30 12:26:14 +0000 UTC
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That's right. Surprise! I've released the bonus stories today. It's confirmed on itch.io and gamejolt but Steam continues to baffle me. Might just need a minute for it to catch up.
Either way, it's still $5 like I planned and here's the links:
itch: https://uncleartie.itch.io/my-catgirl-maid-extra-fluffy-edition
gamejolt: 2021-07-24 18:04:00 +0000 UTC
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"My Catgirl Maid Thinks She Runs the Place - Extra Fluffy Edition" has been sent your inbox so check that shit.
2021-07-23 18:43:09 +0000 UTC
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Pretty bold of him to be playing visual novels at work like that.
2021-07-22 12:16:35 +0000 UTC
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Could apply to creative writing too...
2021-07-22 12:10:46 +0000 UTC
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4 stories later and he's still trying to figure out how to be an eroge protagonist...
2021-07-22 12:08:46 +0000 UTC
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Angelica: 1
Produce Grannies: 0
2021-07-21 14:36:55 +0000 UTC
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You tell her, Sir Pork of Fork!
2021-07-21 14:35:38 +0000 UTC
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Nothing like a long, boring day at home, right?
2021-07-21 12:29:52 +0000 UTC
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