Re: [FEEDBACK] Trials of the Succubi v2.0
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 7:42 am
Is there some way to auto play things? Lots of clicking.
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With the way I have set it up, not that I know of. Sadly there is a tradeoff of having things autoplay which makes you wait or by being able to click through. My additional problem is that for my click through sections there are button presses that stop a player from using spacebar or rapid clicks the whole time.frankendude wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 7:42 am Is there some way to auto play things? Lots of clicking.
I think that was an oversight and I believe it locks it into female each time you use skip ahead(s). I'll try to add that option now and hopefully it will let me re-publish (It's always a fight due to the file size). I'm also glad that people are willing to do the male fiancé route, lots of additional content and there isn't gay porn unless you seek them out specifically.after8 wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:35 pm Is there a way to start a new game by using one of the Skip options and still choose the fiance's gender? Seems like it still asks the normal starter questions (virginity, biggest turn-on etc.) but not the finace's gender. In my last attempt it gave me Caprice, is that the standard way or is it just a 50/50 chance for either?
Absolutely love the tease by the way!
That's honestly counter-intuitive and confusing. The only rationale for picking the gay route in the first place is because you want gay scenes. If you don't want gay scenes, you just pick the straight route. (I'm honestly not sure what's on the enby route, as there's no photo and thus I assumed it's a work in progress and unfinished and didn't spend any time there).indyc wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:43 pm I'm also glad that people are willing to do the male fiancé route, lots of additional content and there isn't gay porn unless you seek them out specifically.
That's good feedback to hear that the way I set it up can be off-putting to some. I get that intuitively people might assume that the female fiancé is a straight route but understand that I did not label them that way. I've actually been considering optional "gay" content in the female fiancé path due to some people's request. (When I say optional it would be telegraphed and avoidable) It would have happened already but I am still prioritizing certain scenes over others due to space constraints.Taleasaur wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 1:15 amThat's honestly counter-intuitive and confusing. The only rationale for picking the gay route in the first place is because you want gay scenes. If you don't want gay scenes, you just pick the straight route. (I'm honestly not sure what's on the enby route, as there's no photo and thus I assumed it's a work in progress and unfinished and didn't spend any time there).indyc wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:43 pm I'm also glad that people are willing to do the male fiancé route, lots of additional content and there isn't gay porn unless you seek them out specifically.
Requiring players to pick the gay route to see non-gay scenes that are exclusive to the gay route doesn't make any sense. If they're not gay scenes, why are they exclusive to the gay route? Why aren't they available on the straight route as well? Having straight scenes exclusive to the gay route is just as weird as if there were gay scenes exclusive to the straight route.
I'm still working on the start later in the day stuff. Originally I was trying to keep it as minimal as possible and left a lot of things off. Eventually things really outgrew that system which is where we are now. You are right that I forgot to add Gabbie options and have done so now for when the next version launches.Caleidus wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 1:30 pm It's not really clear to me how the "start later in the day" feature works. There's a ton of Gabbie related content I'd love to play but when i start later I begin after the message exchange. I'm guessing it might be horribly complex to add, but if it wasn't I'd love a quick checklist like "Did you message Gabbie?" to start you where you want to be and make replayability more confortable.
Thank you so dang much for your compliments! The current ver 2.0 is about as large as Milovana allows even after all the cleanup I went through. Thanks to fapnip's skill and creativity, they were able to since compress a good 1.2 meg or so out of the tease that I have to play with now. Version 2.4 is slated to come out in time for July 4th and has greatly expanded on the already ridiculous amount of content.Caleidus wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 1:30 pm Hi! Have to say this is the absolute best tease I've ever played. I love the characters, love the general vibe, love the different personalities and every run has been a surprise.
I have to say that I'm still really confused. Let me see if I understand this correctly.indyc wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 3:50 amThat's good feedback to hear that the way I set it up can be off-putting to some. I get that intuitively people might assume that the female fiancé is a straight route but understand that I did not label them that way. I've actually been considering optional "gay" content in the female fiancé path due to some people's request. (When I say optional it would be telegraphed and avoidable) It would have happened already but I am still prioritizing certain scenes over others due to space constraints.Taleasaur wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 1:15 amThat's honestly counter-intuitive and confusing. The only rationale for picking the gay route in the first place is because you want gay scenes. If you don't want gay scenes, you just pick the straight route. (I'm honestly not sure what's on the enby route, as there's no photo and thus I assumed it's a work in progress and unfinished and didn't spend any time there).indyc wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:43 pm I'm also glad that people are willing to do the male fiancé route, lots of additional content and there isn't gay porn unless you seek them out specifically.
Requiring players to pick the gay route to see non-gay scenes that are exclusive to the gay route doesn't make any sense. If they're not gay scenes, why are they exclusive to the gay route? Why aren't they available on the straight route as well? Having straight scenes exclusive to the gay route is just as weird as if there were gay scenes exclusive to the straight route.
My approach may not have been the best but for me to explain why I did it this way would be the following spoiler:So essentially I don't think I communicated my intentions in-game well enough at all. While I should have taken note of so many avoiding the male fiancé route, yours is the first comment to really make me reconsider how I approach the presentation of it. I did not mean to confuse and will think of better ways to present it while also figuring out if any content change is necessary. Again, thank you for letting me see a potential improvement.
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Also, I understand that you didn't explicitly label them that way, but that's kinda how they come across.indyc wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 3:50 amThat's good feedback to hear that the way I set it up can be off-putting to some. I get that intuitively people might assume that the female fiancé is a straight route but understand that I did not label them that way. I've actually been considering optional "gay" content in the female fiancé path due to some people's request. (When I say optional it would be telegraphed and avoidable) It would have happened already but I am still prioritizing certain scenes over others due to space constraints.Taleasaur wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 1:15 amThat's honestly counter-intuitive and confusing. The only rationale for picking the gay route in the first place is because you want gay scenes. If you don't want gay scenes, you just pick the straight route. (I'm honestly not sure what's on the enby route, as there's no photo and thus I assumed it's a work in progress and unfinished and didn't spend any time there).indyc wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 2:43 pm I'm also glad that people are willing to do the male fiancé route, lots of additional content and there isn't gay porn unless you seek them out specifically.
Requiring players to pick the gay route to see non-gay scenes that are exclusive to the gay route doesn't make any sense. If they're not gay scenes, why are they exclusive to the gay route? Why aren't they available on the straight route as well? Having straight scenes exclusive to the gay route is just as weird as if there were gay scenes exclusive to the straight route.
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I wanted to marinate on what could be done about the male/female decision approach for a while and to get the next release ready. Your understanding is correct (other than the fact that there is also cuckhold content on the female fiancé route) and I agree that it probably wouldn't occur to the vast majority looking for additional hetero content. The implications you have stated are exactly how most interpret them.Taleasaur wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:58 pmI have to say that I'm still really confused. Let me see if I understand this correctly.indyc wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 3:50 amThat's good feedback to hear that the way I set it up can be off-putting to some. I get that intuitively people might assume that the female fiancé is a straight route but understand that I did not label them that way. I've actually been considering optional "gay" content in the female fiancé path due to some people's request. (When I say optional it would be telegraphed and avoidable) It would have happened already but I am still prioritizing certain scenes over others due to space constraints.Taleasaur wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 1:15 am
That's honestly counter-intuitive and confusing. The only rationale for picking the gay route in the first place is because you want gay scenes. If you don't want gay scenes, you just pick the straight route. (I'm honestly not sure what's on the enby route, as there's no photo and thus I assumed it's a work in progress and unfinished and didn't spend any time there).
Requiring players to pick the gay route to see non-gay scenes that are exclusive to the gay route doesn't make any sense. If they're not gay scenes, why are they exclusive to the gay route? Why aren't they available on the straight route as well? Having straight scenes exclusive to the gay route is just as weird as if there were gay scenes exclusive to the straight route.
My approach may not have been the best but for me to explain why I did it this way would be the following spoiler:So essentially I don't think I communicated my intentions in-game well enough at all. While I should have taken note of so many avoiding the male fiancé route, yours is the first comment to really make me reconsider how I approach the presentation of it. I did not mean to confuse and will think of better ways to present it while also figuring out if any content change is necessary. Again, thank you for letting me see a potential improvement.
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You created the male fiancé route to both cater to those who wanted a gay male option and to cater to those who wanted a cuckolding option by pairing your male fiancé with the female succubi? But since some may be into one or the other, you made both optional, thus the male route contains both gay content and cuckolding but both are optional? And the reason there's straight content exclusive to the gay route is that it's the only one with cuckolding scenes featuring your fiancé and the female succubi?
I'm not sure that it would occur to anyone looking for cuckolding content to pick the gay male fiancé route. I would think that path would just contain gay content in addition to the straight content for a bisexual MC.
I wonder if it wouldn't be easier to have cuckolding content by just not covering up the face of the male actors in the photos and just saying that they're incubi having their way with your woman?
That is a good model suggestion for enby but I wouldn't take it beyond the cell phone photos if I do. As jarring as it is I kind of left it blank to allow for someone to roleplay whatever they had in their mind. However, like I said I might add cellphone photos if you think it would help.Taleasaur wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:58 pm For the enby fiancé route, maybe put in photos of an enby porn star like Jiz Lee? I realize there's no perfect choice, but I figure an enby star like Jiz Lee is better than no picture at all. The lack of a picture seemed really odd to me, making it feel unfinished.
As a complete aside, have you ever thought about porting all your photos and writing to another engine, like Ren'Py? That would free you from Milovana limitations, give people access to tons of save slots, and really allow you to expand for a 3.0 release. You could even maybe add a female MC route for lesbian content?