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Development Update
🕑 Added 2022-02-22 17:13:39 +0000 UTCHey guys,
Firstly, I would like to welcome the arrival of a lot of new subscribers this month. We always get a little bump with a new update but this month has seen our fastest growth so far with almost 800 new patrons. I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone who has given us their support. Of course, more patrons mean a higher budget and I’ve already been putting that additional support to good use with some hired help. Finding an artist to help with the game has proven difficult due to the niche nature of the Japanese software I use and the thousands of hours of practice needed to meet my current standards. However, I have hired a software manager and I am in the process of learning how to delegate as many other tasks as I can. Hopefully, over time this will lead to quicker more polished updates.
I hope everyone enjoyed Priti’s content. As some people might still be playing through I'll avoid any spoilers for the moment. Despite being our biggest update so far there was still a large amount of content that I had to cut because of time constraints. One major omission from version 0.12 was any actual penetration. My goal is to always include at least one sex scene in each update and unfortunately, I failed in this instance. My plan going into the update was to have some sex scenes with Rachel (as was decided in a poll last year). Several months ago I started writing her new content and I set up some of her scenes to give myself an idea of how long they would take. At that point, I quickly came to the conclusion that I was going to need quite a bit of time to get the animations right and I made the difficult decision to push her content back. I've made people wait a long time for sex scenes with Rachel, and to have rushed something out would have been a tragedy.
As I am sure people have noticed, the quality of our animations has improved significantly over the last few updates and I feel like I've reached a definite turning point with my skills as an animator. Before version 0.10 all animations were either generic ones that came with the software or complicated stop motion animations made frame by frame and then edited together in Photoshop. The generic animations could be captured as video and they looked great for things like dancing. However, they looked pretty terrible for sex scenes because the Japanese software I use was heavily censored and was never designed to show actual penetration. The stop motion animations, on the other hand, were insanely complicated to make and looked quite jerky. However, from version 0.10 onwards I have been able to create my own custom animations and capture them as video files. The end result is not only much higher quality animations but ones that take a fraction of the time to make. A win-win situation all around.
The first animations I made using the new animation method were for the threesome scene with Debbie and Rachel and the spanking scene for either Arabella or Samantha (in version 0.10). Since then I have gone on to refine the new method, figuring out ways to add subtle body movements (like breathing) as well as more expressive faces and more realistic jiggling of the breasts and buttocks. I think I've got the spanking animations looking pretty damn good now. I've also made several handjobs and blowjobs, with each new animation a little better than the last. Now it's time to put together everything I’ve learned and make my own custom sex animations. Of course, no one creates great works of art on their first try so I am going to need to make some practice animations first too. So that’s exactly my plan for the next couple of weeks. I will be making a bunch of custom animation templates and some practice sex scenes using the new animation method. Then, when I am happy with the animation quality, I'll put together Rachel's content and make all the other bits and pieces that got cut from version 0.12. So that also includes the BDSM class (with Debbie, Amy and Miss Potts), a continuation of the group medical storyline and the introduction of a new student antagonist (Zoe). No doubt I’ll also be adding a few little extras for the cafeteria and the girl’s locker room too. As a lot of the content is already written I can get stuck straight into creating the new scenes and will be aiming to have version 0.13 ready in around 10 to 12 weeks (so the end of April to the middle of May). This does mean Faye’s storyline and punishment system is going to have to be pushed back until version 0.14 but fortunately, the extra wait won’t be too long.
Altos
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I am looking forward to the next update. Rachl is my fav and I absolutely love BDSM. Perhaps we will get a chance to tie Rachel up hehe. Also I loved the twins' public shaming for the BDSM notes and hope to see more like that. Curious to see where Ada's story will go too perhaps the dg or sy :3
New supporter here who just found your game while browsing through ichio, and I just wanted to say that your game is absolutely phenomenal! I've played quite a few spanking games before but few have really hit that perfect balance of spanking, humiliation and pleasure mixed with stunning visuals and animations. I've enjoyed every story line that you've put together; the writing is fantastic and I love the world that's been established. I appreciate how wholesome some of the character storylines can be, which is not something that I would normally use to describe an erotic visual novel, and how likable some of the girls are. They aren't just pretty faces with lovely chests and rears. Keep up the excellent work and I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
UnderscorM3
Further bug report: In the cake bake photoshoot, the headmaster's penis is much paler than normal. I pay a lot of attention to it for bisexual reasons. Usually it's redder and darker, a very healthy color. However in that scene, it looks bloodless and gross. The head is two different colors, and when you look down at the balls, they are clearly paler than the rest of his body. Would not suck.
UnderscorM3
I have a bug report. I'm not sure where to send it, but I think you will find it here. If you proceed too far with Priti, it soft locks Emily's route. Because Harriet no longer ever appears in Liz's room at night, you cannot complete step 3 of Emily's story.
EPM
Loved the new content! I always look forward to new and interesting content you have the Headmaster involved in! Great work and congratulations on the new subs!
I'm looking forward to Liz's story update. Do you have a plan?
Ken
This update was great, really love the Priti stuff. And very glad we got our white whale (into the girl's locker room). I am glad you feel you have improved and I agree, and looking forwrad to more!
Alex2000
Interesting. I guess that begs the question, why did you decide to go with that Japanese software? I feel like lots of people are using Daz3D and whatnot. The graphics of Daz are top not too. I'm really curious why you went with the more obscure Japanese software, especially if the programmers are hard to find? What sold you on the Japanese software over other more common software?
M2
Fantastic stuff. Will we ever get Amy to want amything more romantic with our dear Headmaster? XD Crossing my fingers for that. Love that girl. ^^
Cheops Law Productions
Same!
Cheops Law Productions
Thank you for the update, and also for demonstrating the right way to update Patrons.
Medici
Love hearing about your progress. So, the japanese software censors the art you create at the source? That is intrusive
Wissanu Uea-Amornleot
looking forward to the new update :D
Schietwetter
Last update was great and I'm not even a Priti fan.
Simon Roberts
The new animation in the cafe with Pritti is great. She looks even cuter and has gone up my list. Thank you for your commitment, don`t burn yourself out trying to update too fast. Every update is well worth waiting for.
Isangrad
Thank you for your dedication to your craft. You are doing great work and the last update was a blast. Looking forward to the next update. Thank you again and take your time, its more than worth it.
Miko
Great excited and looking forward to all of it thanks for your commitment to quality don’t feel like you have to rush I’d rather wait and have a quality release then have a buggy mess.
