First and foremost! There is still a poll ongoing for ALL Patrons, regarding the structure of the development cycle for both games. While so far the results have been pretty one-sided, I want to hear from as many patrons as possible! Please take time to vote if you haven't yet!
With that important reminder out of the way...the two usual monthly...
$5+ Patrons, you have your own post, with the release of Build 9.
Time for another Chastity Quest release! I'm afraid Build 8 was the smallest on record, at least by scene count (though the scenes were all a touch longer than average as partial compensation). This was the result me having to rebuild the modded copy of Skyrim I use for graphics, as 7 previous...
Reminder: There is an important All Patrons Poll ongoing! Make sure you check it out if you haven't yet.
Okay, seriously? This has been finished since 10:30pm last night. But the upload has been hell. I've had to cancel and restart several uploads (because they stopped uploading), and ALL of them were painfully slow. Even as I write this, I've basically gott...
Update! The updated walkthrough is now finished and attached to the post as a PDF. As always, if you only want/need to know about the new scenes, simply search *New* (asterisks included) within the document.
Testing took a bit longer than I'd hoped, but the build is finished and in the process of being uploaded. Meanwhile, while I won't put up the release post until at least the first round of those uploads is done, I wanted to go ahead and put up the new Cheats/Walkt...
Just a quick FYI. I only just finished all the edits a few minutes ago, ugh. This was a text-heavy build and editing in this engine is a nightmare. Anyway, the edits took long enough that there's no way I'm going to get to testing this morning before I crash for the day. I'll knock out all the other remaining tidbits, like updating the Credits and such, then tackle the testing this evening. That means I'll probably finish before midnight (assuming nothing goes badly wrong at the last minute)....
2020-11-02 10:39:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! I...don't ever really do anything for Halloween, hence the belated post. Despite the extra little render I did (Which I hope you enjoy!), this post isn't really Halloween related, so much as it's a set of reminders and a progress report :-p.
Reminders first! There is an IMPORTANT all patrons poll ongoing, regarding future release structure. Ple...
Alright folks, given how important this is, I'm going to try and keep the critical bits short so that more of you will actually read it. Last month, I informed all of you that I was hitting the point that I could no longer continue full-time development unless I found a way to raise more funds. The good news is that, in light of some improvement to the Patreon funding AND some upcoming overhauls I'm planning for the Patreon page and reward tiers, I've decided to push on with the current devel...
2020-10-30 07:11:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Reminder for $5+ Patrons! The Polls for Next Month's content are ongoing! Makes sure you vote in both the Haven's Port Focus Poll and the Short Story Poll, if you want a say in what get's worked on next!
Alright, ...
Reminder: the Short Story Poll for November is also up!
First, a bit of an explanation for our newcomers! Every month there is a poll for $5+ patrons, giving up guys and gals a chance to help choose the direction the next month's development takes. HOWEVER, due to the fact that everything planned needs to get done eventually, the polls are very rare...
Reminder: the Focus Poll for November is also up!
Alright! Time for the polls for November's content! I had mentioned last month that I may start making these weighted polls, with more votes going to higher donations. I'm actually planning to do that...but I have other alterations to the reward tiers I'm planning to do in the near future (no...
Woah! I was actually planning an entirely different set of posts (the polls of November) to go up today...and I might still put them up later. But I woke up to the biggest single-day surge of patrons in months, which finally pushed the Patreon over the $500 goal line! That goal has been tauntingly close for the last few months, so much as that I kept considering counting it as reached even if it technically hadn't been. Now, I don't have to waffle on that point, as y...
2020-10-24 21:01:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This actually should have been done on the 19th, but I was drowning under stuff for the Haven's Port release at that point, as well as starting to feel like crap (I'm feeling about 70% better now, thankfully). So, it's four days late, sorry! Anyway, as I'm both super-busy working on Build 9 while also creating release posts and such for the most recent Haven's Port, I'm just going to take the easy road this time. That being that I modified the original $5+ release post to be accessible to $3 ...
2020-10-23 21:57:43 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, my apologies that this is out so late. I'm still feeling icky and slept most of the day away. It's done now, though I imagine most of the scenes weren't hard to find if you went ahead and played without the guide. As usual, the walkthrough is attached as a PDF. As for the cheats, they are the same as before, merely reposted here for your convenience. I may add a few more next time, as I only recently realized that something is keeping people from using previous saves (despite me having...
2020-10-23 05:45:11 +0000 UTC View Post
$3+ Patrons, you have your own post with the Release of Build 5.
With the release of Build 5, of course, also comes the release of Build 4 free to the public! Since I'm currently both somewhat sick AND exhausted from working on the Build 5 release anyway, I'm just going to be lazy and copy the relevant bits from the original release post... So...
2020-10-22 09:55:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay! A day and half later...and slightly smaller than I had hoped, but the update is here! The delay, of course, was caused by the fact that I'm currently under the weather. Not exactly something I could predict or avoid. Thankfully, it's nothing serious (hopefully), so it only slowed things down a by a day or so. As for the size of the update, I did hit within my target for the month, which was 8-10 scenes. However, I only just hit the short side, at 8 scenes, making this one of th...
2020-10-22 09:44:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Originally, the release was going to be today. Unfortunately, I spent most of my afternoon in the Urgent Care as I've come down with something. Thankfully, no, it isn't Covid-19. At least, not yet, who knows after spending time with the other sick people in the Urgent Care...
Regardless, between feeling like crap and the lost time, I'm pushing the release back until tomorrow. It's honestly mostly done at this point and I'm sure I'll get a bit farther along tonight in fits and starts (wh...
2020-10-21 00:54:48 +0000 UTC View Post$5+ Patrons, you have your own post, with the release of A Galactic Nomad - Corporate Entanglements.
The above notice, of course, means that there's also an old story reward moving into the Old Rewards Archive, accessible to All Patrons! This time, the story added to the arch...
2020-10-19 06:50:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, it's pretty late in the month for this, but there are reasons for that. Unfortunately, said reasons are a bit spoilery, so I won't go into them. Suffice it to say that it was a combination of a later start and a bit of an unexpected mental block on writing a specific scene :-p. Either way, I've finished up the next installment of The Galactic Nomad, though the editing might be a touch rougher than usual. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to give it another pass (I usually give sto...
2020-10-19 06:35:31 +0000 UTC View Post
*Thunks head repeatedly on keyboard*
...WHHHHYYYY DID I DO IT? I ought to have known better! I went and tempted fate T-T...
Sigh. Melodrama aside, I apparently should have known better than to say I thought I had a handle on the number of problems to expect in a build. Right after I said that on the 13th, I had a whole series of bullshit problems crop up. First I had what I swear was some sort of cursed render. It was a long one, taking about 8 hours per attempt, and the bloody $&...
2020-10-17 09:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright! Time to get a progress report in, since I haven't updated everyone in a few days. As you can see from the attached image, I'm busily making Haven's Port renders. When the render that is running as I type this is finished in a few hours, I will have fully complete 4 scenes for the build, plus a couple of miscellaneous renders like the Cottage Sleeping image I posted with the last update. That's not quite as far along as I had hoped, but it's as far along as I expected 2020-10-13 07:55:22 +0000 UTC View Post
NOTE: While I was writing this, I realized that the web version of the games were both down. I've contacted the host and, after arguing with them over the definition of 'unmetered' bandwidth -_-, they claim that the domain will be back up within 1-6 hours. Please let me know if there are any issues. (I wouldn't put it past them to try and limit my bandwidth use after I argued with them about it).
First, a couple of general things. I would like to ask again that anyone...
As usual, by it's very nature I kinda have to do the Walkthrough last :-). I'd originally hoped to upload it last night as well, but I actually needed to think about how I wanted to handle the split-routes and consequences for the second Thieves Guild Quest. Hopefully, what I settled on isn't too confusing! If it is, let me know and I'll try to reorganize it somehow. Anyway, as always, the walkthrough is attached as a PDF. Also as always, you can find JUST the new content, if you want, but se...
2020-10-05 23:24:41 +0000 UTC View Post
With last night's release of Build 8 for $5+ patrons, it's time for another public release! There are a few things to know about this build, before I get to the links. First, for the edification of my non-patron followers, there were some problems with Build 7 that effected both the size of said Build, a well as the size of Build 8. Specifically, the heavily modded copy of Skyrim I was using become radically unstab...
2020-10-05 22:58:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, the download is being slow as heck, but I'll get to writing this anyway so I can post it as soon as it's done. Overall, I'm actually surprisingly happy with this build, despite it only have 12 new scenes. Part of that is because 10 of those 12 scenes are at least medium length, so they probably represent more total content than the 15 from last month did. However, a bigger portion is actually the complexity I've been managing to build into the Rogue/Thief Guild quests. I'm much happier ...
2020-10-05 06:58:31 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: Testing is finished, starting the first round of uploads as of roughly 9:15 CST. They usually take about 2-3 hours these days. So expect the release post sometime around midnight CST.
All writing/programing/editing is 100% complete for Chastity Quest Build 8. However, there was some writing carried over to today and the editing took something like 6 hours all on it's own (I seriously, SERIOUSLY hate the way I have to edit for this engine), so I ran out of time...
Only good news this time, thankfully. Asset capturing and editing has already been 100% finished for the additional 6 scenes planned for the build, which means I'm right on schedule. I'll be working on writing/programming for those scenes today. If I'm lucky and don't run into too many hiccups, that may get finished today, leaving just the editing pass and testing for tomorrow, with a release tomorrow night or early on the 4th. If I'm less lucky and hit any significant snags, I may still have...
2020-10-02 18:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post
So, good news is that I've actually finished 6 scenes for Build 8. The extra, beyond the 5 I mentioned in the last progress report, was just that, an extra. Which, since I've also upped my plan from 10 to 11 scenes needed for the build, will mean that there will be a total of 12 new scenes in the build. Of those scenes, at least 6 of them will be medium-to-long length, as well. So, it total content, this build ought to be around the size of Build 7, which consisted mostly of shorter scenes ou...
2020-09-30 04:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
My apologies about harping on about it, but if you haven't read the Post about the Future, please do, it's seriously kinda important!
With that gentle prodding out of the way...I'm sure you've all been waiting to hear about what's going on with Chastity Quest. I've held off saying anything until now, as I wanted to have solid information for everyone before...
If you haven't read my post about the future of this Patreon, PLEASE do so, it's...kinda important....
2020-09-24 18:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostIf you haven't read my post about the future of this Patreon, PLEASE do so, it's...kinda important.
With that plea out of the way...time for the monthly polls! I could wish to have gotten these out a few days ago, but circumstances were against it. Still, with Chastity Quest almost certain to overrun the end of the month this time, we'll have plen...
2020-09-24 18:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post