Post-February Progress Update! (Patreon)

Hey all! It's March already!! Whaaaa!! That means early access for the next update will be rolling out sometime in the next 1-2 weeks (no date set, but no later than the 14th), while the next full release is just a month away!

I'd just like to say thank you to all of you for your support! Holy cow!! It's been awesome to see your enthusiasm for the game, especially in its super early demo phase. Your response has been a big big motivator to keep going hard at this. This week, we even got our first fan art, made by Tommi! Check her cute-as-heck piece out in the attachments- though Kiera might be upset at you for looking! :P

SO, as far as what's been up- apart from squashing out a bunch of bugs, the past couple weeks have involved a ton of sprite and cutscene work! Baby Maker is going to be a very 'wide' game, where any interaction could have a bunch of different paths. So I've been fleshing out some of those paths- in particular, a bunch of potty-time interactions (with the potty itself, and with NPCs when you need to go) and post-accident interactions. I've also been finishing up and bug-testing some Adventures, so that some variable routes of progression can be a thing in the update!

Also, I've made a burst of progress with the party system! Check out the attached video for a li'l sample of that. The goal is for Kiera to be able to acquire party members by either:

A) Recruiting help to go potty when she's desperate to go (this will be especially important as her independence gets lower... for reasons), or

B) Being assigned a "Potty Pal" after having her diaper changed, when it's clear she needs help getting to the potty on time. (Whether the "Potty Pal" is actually beneficial to her potty training is another matter!!)

Once she has a party member, they'll stick with her until she's gone potty or had her next change. They won't stop you from doing other stuff, even if Kiera really has to go, but will often comment on what she's up to... and might even help her or interfere with a task if they don't think she can do it all by herself! They'll have their own skills (3 each), which Kiera usually won't be able to fuss her way out of. These unlock as you level individual party members up, and will include fun stuff like diaper checks, up-ups, and making sure Kiera's got her pacifier in! You'll level party members up by having them accompany Kiera on adventures, having them witness accidents, etc.

Since the party system will be fairly involved, I'll likely just work on one party member at a time. You'll be able to "recruit" most of the Amazons, and a couple other NPCs. I'm starting with Cassidy... who I don't think you've actually met yet! She's an in-betweener (sized between Littles and Amazons, they're often treated as children, but not usually as babies) who is thrilled with how Little and adorable Kiera is- and decides she'd like to regress the poor girl back into diapers for good! (Oh dear! That's quite a person to be selected as her potty pal!) You can see Cassidy's skills in the video- they're not ready to actually show yet, but I've been working on the sprite animations for them; I think at least 1 or 2 should be good to go for the update. I'd love to hear any thoughts or ideas you guys have on the party system!

Lots of little things being worked on too, but I think that's all the big news for today. Thank you all again! I'm really looking forward to the next month of pulling everything together.

PS, feel free to join the discord if you haven't! It's been fun getting to know you guys through that and here on Patreon!

Ta-ta, talk to you again soon!~