Dev Diary #3 - v0.17 Development Begins! (Patreon)

Hello everyone! Honestly, I should have made this post a while ago, but I didn't want to repeat my mistakes of v0.16. I wanted to make sure many of my plans were solid and much of the environments were ready before I started releasing content. The way I developed v0.16 left a lot of room for stress which only served to make development harder. As I grow as a developer, and as Harem Hotel's world continues to grow, a lot more work is required which can lead to a negative feedback loop, so finding balance is an important but very hard thing that I am trying to do.

So thank you for your patience with me, let me show you what I've prepared so far!

What will be in v0.17?

I think v0.17 will be a fairly standard update with no real focus. All main characters will get at least 1 story event, side characters may get some story, there may be updates to the explore content, and the farmable garden is planned to be included.

But I think you're going to love the stories I have planned! Here are some previews...

Above we have Ashley's next event. Her search for Ren will bring them to an area colloquially known as Lowtown. This is a community of outcasts and undesirable humans and elves who are so unwelcomed in society that they have made their own. How Ren ended up here at one point will be a part of the mystery you will uncover.

Inside Lowtown you will meet a few members of this community. Such as the owner of a store named The Dead End.

There are many characters that you will meet in this event, both good and bad. You will get a taste of how this community works and why it exists, as well as how Ren and other outside forces effect it.

Next we have Kali's story.

Kali will be entering the next chapter in her story! She works at Nero Inc. now, so you'll get to see how she deals with that, and the new people she meets along the way, along with all the problems that come with this job. Corpus City (the capital of Syl'anar) is where Kali will be spending a lot of her time now, and she'll (literally) be living in her father's shadow.

And here's a small snippet of Lin's next event. There's A LOT planned for this event, I really hope I didn't make it too big on accident, but it will certainly be impactful.

Maria's next event will be fun and lewd. Maria wants to hone her charisma a bit more so she sets up a role play game in the bar which eventually gets out of hand as others from the cast show up. I hope you will all enjoy what I have cooking here, it's nothing serious and mostly for fun, but will also push Maria's current story forward.

I want to keep some mystery though, so that's all I'll share for now :)

Help Wanted!

Harem Hotel is has grown so big over the years, it's really hard keep it up by myself. I'm not looking for anyone to replace the work I currently do, but I think Harem Hotel would greatly benefit from some extra hands.

Just to name a few, I think Harem Hotel would benefit greatly from trailers, art, music composition, or any kind of talent you would be willing to offer that I do not do. I'm not asking anyone to do anything for free of course! So if you would like to offer you talents to this project, please get in contact with me on Discord.

I am currently in the process of working with people to make 3D printed and hand painted figures of HH's characters which I think some of you will very much enjoy, as they could have nearly any pose you want. And I may offer a Nero Inc mug in the future as well. Something inconspicuous ;)

When will v0.17 release?

Probably around May. But definitely when it's done. I'm still trying to streamline the development process with all of this extra detail.

Until then, preview builds will be available to test for patrons. If you would like to suggest any content, please feel free to share your opinions below :)

Lewd previews during development can be found on my Twitter and Discord

As always, thank so much for playing and supporting!