Top notch Adult VN - only done the witch side but damn... really good take on the power wifu. Detail is amazing, story really clicks for a fast paced harem style and animations are great. Really good work purplexel - worth every penny
Hello, purplexel. Found the demo on Newgrounds and immediately fell in love with the characters, world-building, plot. It is really fun, and especially great to go through multiple times to see the various outcomes. My only real issue is with "Den", honestly. There is so much about the game that is up to your choosing, but the PC is always turned into a "caucasian" dude. It would be nice to play as an Asian, Latin, Black, etc looking person. If there is some way to add that feature, I think more players would come to you. It breaks immersion when a game is touted as one where you have nearly limitless control of the narrative through your choices, but you don't get to choose your appearance. It would add another layer of immersion and add to the already dynamic choice system.
I do realize that the game is still being developed, so it could very well turn out that you were already planning to add that choice to the game at a later juncture. If that is so, please pay me no mind, and more power to you. However, if not, please do heed my point. It isn't even that large of a change, and nothing you haven't literally done already. Just program different tint swaps for the model's skin, the eyes are fine (though it would be cool if we could keep the demon eyes :D ). You don't have to make it so immersive that you end up adding a color wheel for players to use, that's outside of feasible, reasonable expectations (and one even I wouldn't have myself).
I know this request/suggestion would go over better/a lot further if I were a Patron on Patreon, but I don't make that much money, unfortunately, otherwise I absolutely would join. The most I could do, which I have already done, was purchase the second chapter from this site. I do hope that my situation improves enough that I can join soon, because this project, this game, it is important to me, it holds a lot of promise, and delivers on it, more than most other games before it. It feels like a game-changer.
I'm very proud of you and hope you stay in good health and good spirits. Thank you for making this game. Have a lovely holiday season, purplexel.
Thank you for your support and your feedback, it really means a lot! I wanted to address a few of your points, as I believe there is value in providing this type of insight to the larger community. In short, there are a mix of creative and technical reasons behind why I would not implement this type of feature, but let's dig into them a little bit.
<Minor spoilers below for anyone who hasn't played Chapter 2>
First, Den is a static character in terms of his visuals because he has a defined lineage and place in the story, although choice is given to the player over his actions. For what it's worth, while I would agree that his human form appears caucasian, his skin in DAZ is described by the artist as "Latin." Regardless, you could argue, why couldn't Cindy give him the choice of the illusion? Well, she could have. I simply chose not to incorporate this for reasons I'll go into below.
When taking on a project like this, it is critical to limit the scope as much as possible. Most first-time game projects fail because they try to do too much with too little. I made an early decision to keep player choices limited to two areas - relationship building and personality. There are some "other" choices, but these are the fundamentals. I avoided choices that would necessitate alternate visuals within the same scene, such as character appearance (with the exception of pregnancy which is coming later). There are of course choices which cause branches to different scenes or scene variations which requires additional imagery, however, these are strategically placed and relatively easy to manage by comparison. The existing character variation that I'm assuming you're referring to (Demon form vs. Human form) does not introduce extra images, only model/material presets. You are correct that alternate presets are not difficult to create. However, incorporating them as variations into every scene of a pre-rendered game is an entirely different story that I'll go more into below.
Let's assume I attempted this. What would that require? As I said, the game uses static pre-rendered visuals (with the exception of the slightly more dynamic sprite sequences, which Den does not appear in anyway). Through chapter 3, there are around 2,700 images in the game, nearly 700 of which include the human form of Den. That means if we had four character presets for Den, we would need to add 2,100 additional images to the game (just through chapter 3). We'd be nearly doubling the number of images in the game, as well as the file size of the game, for this one feature. We would also have to introduce logic in the code every time Den appears, instead of Ren'py's simple one-line scene statement.
We can extend the thought experiment further if we consider that implementing this feature might invite the question - why not allow variations in the witches' appearances as well? Maybe alternative grooming habits? Maybe a spell that helped Cindy with her bust size? These all create permutations for scenes with multiple characters in them. If there are four Dens, and even just two Cindy’s, then the same scene that only required one render now requires eight. You can see how quickly this gets out of hand. Games that are entirely sprite-based or use a real-time 3D engine are much more conducive to this. Pre-rendered games, sadly, are not.
Anyway, I hope you continue to enjoy the game. Remember that your purchase entitles you to all future chapters. Chapter 3 will drop here in a few days, so be on the lookout!
First of all, I would like to thank you for even replying in the first place. I've "known" many a dev who would never give someone with questions the time of day. So thank you for that. Secondly, I very much appreciate your patience and cohesiveness within your response. Also know of multiple devs who tend to react aggressively and/or with hostility toward anyone asking questions or providing critical feedback.
I understand and appreciate the hurdles, limitations, and issues present in creating a game, so I do not fault you, nor did I mean to come across as critical with my little ranting question. I love this game, and I do not say that lightly, or often, but what you are making here is a testament to the potential present in this genre. Sure, many players are only in it for the lewdz, and while I do enjoy them, what I value more is the attention to storytelling. As a writer myself, I deeply enjoy games that contain a rich story with a wealth of information provided through it. I dare say that your game has me feeling inspired to resume my studies in the line of coding, branching out into the field to the extent that I, myself, can one day make my own. The demo on Newgrounds left me hungry for more of the story, and chapter 2 has me chomping at the bit for 3 and future chapters. Believe me when I say that I have been watching the site here and your Patreon for any updates I can glean from them. I'm absolutely hooked and looking forward to how the story plays out.
In my humble opinion, you've captured lightning in a bottle with this game, and I don't just wish for your success with this title, but any and all future plans as well. If you keep this up, I'll keep buying.
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Top notch Adult VN - only done the witch side but damn... really good take on the power wifu. Detail is amazing, story really clicks for a fast paced harem style and animations are great. Really good work purplexel - worth every penny
Thank you!
Hello, purplexel. Found the demo on Newgrounds and immediately fell in love with the characters, world-building, plot. It is really fun, and especially great to go through multiple times to see the various outcomes. My only real issue is with "Den", honestly. There is so much about the game that is up to your choosing, but the PC is always turned into a "caucasian" dude. It would be nice to play as an Asian, Latin, Black, etc looking person. If there is some way to add that feature, I think more players would come to you. It breaks immersion when a game is touted as one where you have nearly limitless control of the narrative through your choices, but you don't get to choose your appearance. It would add another layer of immersion and add to the already dynamic choice system.
I do realize that the game is still being developed, so it could very well turn out that you were already planning to add that choice to the game at a later juncture. If that is so, please pay me no mind, and more power to you. However, if not, please do heed my point. It isn't even that large of a change, and nothing you haven't literally done already. Just program different tint swaps for the model's skin, the eyes are fine (though it would be cool if we could keep the demon eyes :D ). You don't have to make it so immersive that you end up adding a color wheel for players to use, that's outside of feasible, reasonable expectations (and one even I wouldn't have myself).
I know this request/suggestion would go over better/a lot further if I were a Patron on Patreon, but I don't make that much money, unfortunately, otherwise I absolutely would join. The most I could do, which I have already done, was purchase the second chapter from this site. I do hope that my situation improves enough that I can join soon, because this project, this game, it is important to me, it holds a lot of promise, and delivers on it, more than most other games before it. It feels like a game-changer.
I'm very proud of you and hope you stay in good health and good spirits. Thank you for making this game. Have a lovely holiday season, purplexel.
-JC
Hi there!
Thank you for your support and your feedback, it really means a lot! I wanted to address a few of your points, as I believe there is value in providing this type of insight to the larger community. In short, there are a mix of creative and technical reasons behind why I would not implement this type of feature, but let's dig into them a little bit.
<Minor spoilers below for anyone who hasn't played Chapter 2>
First, Den is a static character in terms of his visuals because he has a defined lineage and place in the story, although choice is given to the player over his actions. For what it's worth, while I would agree that his human form appears caucasian, his skin in DAZ is described by the artist as "Latin." Regardless, you could argue, why couldn't Cindy give him the choice of the illusion? Well, she could have. I simply chose not to incorporate this for reasons I'll go into below.
When taking on a project like this, it is critical to limit the scope as much as possible. Most first-time game projects fail because they try to do too much with too little. I made an early decision to keep player choices limited to two areas - relationship building and personality. There are some "other" choices, but these are the fundamentals. I avoided choices that would necessitate alternate visuals within the same scene, such as character appearance (with the exception of pregnancy which is coming later). There are of course choices which cause branches to different scenes or scene variations which requires additional imagery, however, these are strategically placed and relatively easy to manage by comparison. The existing character variation that I'm assuming you're referring to (Demon form vs. Human form) does not introduce extra images, only model/material presets. You are correct that alternate presets are not difficult to create. However, incorporating them as variations into every scene of a pre-rendered game is an entirely different story that I'll go more into below.
Let's assume I attempted this. What would that require? As I said, the game uses static pre-rendered visuals (with the exception of the slightly more dynamic sprite sequences, which Den does not appear in anyway). Through chapter 3, there are around 2,700 images in the game, nearly 700 of which include the human form of Den. That means if we had four character presets for Den, we would need to add 2,100 additional images to the game (just through chapter 3). We'd be nearly doubling the number of images in the game, as well as the file size of the game, for this one feature. We would also have to introduce logic in the code every time Den appears, instead of Ren'py's simple one-line scene statement.
We can extend the thought experiment further if we consider that implementing this feature might invite the question - why not allow variations in the witches' appearances as well? Maybe alternative grooming habits? Maybe a spell that helped Cindy with her bust size? These all create permutations for scenes with multiple characters in them. If there are four Dens, and even just two Cindy’s, then the same scene that only required one render now requires eight. You can see how quickly this gets out of hand. Games that are entirely sprite-based or use a real-time 3D engine are much more conducive to this. Pre-rendered games, sadly, are not.
Anyway, I hope you continue to enjoy the game. Remember that your purchase entitles you to all future chapters. Chapter 3 will drop here in a few days, so be on the lookout!
Purplexel,
First of all, I would like to thank you for even replying in the first place. I've "known" many a dev who would never give someone with questions the time of day. So thank you for that. Secondly, I very much appreciate your patience and cohesiveness within your response. Also know of multiple devs who tend to react aggressively and/or with hostility toward anyone asking questions or providing critical feedback.
I understand and appreciate the hurdles, limitations, and issues present in creating a game, so I do not fault you, nor did I mean to come across as critical with my little ranting question. I love this game, and I do not say that lightly, or often, but what you are making here is a testament to the potential present in this genre. Sure, many players are only in it for the lewdz, and while I do enjoy them, what I value more is the attention to storytelling. As a writer myself, I deeply enjoy games that contain a rich story with a wealth of information provided through it. I dare say that your game has me feeling inspired to resume my studies in the line of coding, branching out into the field to the extent that I, myself, can one day make my own. The demo on Newgrounds left me hungry for more of the story, and chapter 2 has me chomping at the bit for 3 and future chapters. Believe me when I say that I have been watching the site here and your Patreon for any updates I can glean from them. I'm absolutely hooked and looking forward to how the story plays out.
In my humble opinion, you've captured lightning in a bottle with this game, and I don't just wish for your success with this title, but any and all future plans as well. If you keep this up, I'll keep buying.
Wishing you all the best,
JC
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Bro I am on your Patreon
Imp to be Exact
But I can't download chapter2
Hey, thanks! You can download from Patreon, just sent you the post.
I can not wait for the rest of the story because I made it to the end of Chapter 2, so i am hoping there will be more later.
Hey, thanks! Chapter 3 is probably a few months away but it's coming along!
meh
Loved chapter 1, and cant wait for chapter 2. Keep up the great work
Genial Story and very Nice Chars. I love It
Good start but want more
Interesting start, would like more info on where the witch/demon points are going
Any chance we can get a list of the tags (like harem, lactation, Mdom, FDom. These are just examples)
Tags added!
thank you
LIKE THE DEMO GREAT START CANT WAIT TO SEE MORE