Dev Diary #34 - 0.3.0 Progress Report (Patreon)

Good evening everyone,

Progress for SL has been going smoothly, though these last few days have been relatively slow. I think I've decided to stop forcing myself on a deadline and just post what I have every month. I don't know. I just feel like I've been going through a lot of mental blocks and every month, you guys just hear me vent and complain about stress and why I don't feel like I have enough content for SL.

Working by yourself is a challenge. It's a lot more stressful than you might think. I'm not sure if you know this, but a lot of h-game developers seem to lose their minds every month. They often talk about taking long breaks or going on sabbaticals or just abandoning the project altogether. It's apparently a very common thing that small devs go through and it's hard to understand without actually being in one's shoes. Some day, when I can actually afford it, I think I want to pay someone to help me with SL/another game. It's hard to focus when there are so many external problems going on in your life. Money, relationships, family... It's hard to think when you're worrying about these things.

But yeah, as I said, progress has been going decently well so far. A lot of my assets are done. Code is mostly done. We'll have an introductory update for our newest character... I'll do a character profile for her probably next week. This arc will take a more serious stance around lore and the history of Vallas and humans etc. There will be some trolly moments, but for the most part, I think this arc is necessary before I continue with some more fun side scenes etc. I think side stuff is more fun when we have more interactions with other characters. The two main characters in this arc are characters I really like. I think they'll have a lot of potential for fun/sexy scenes in the future.

I still really want to do another dating scene (for Celestia or Azula). I already have something in mind that could be interesting. I want to try and have it done by this update, though I'm not quite sure. I'm currently in the middle of a slump and I'm not sure when I'll be over it. I still have maybe 1-2 more scenes I'd like to do with the arc before I jump to more side stuff. Some updates just won't have that much nudity. I've been trying my best to try to not FORCE lewd scenes because they just never end up being satisfying for me.

Anyway, I'll be releasing a poll very soon regarding what you'd like to see. Would you prefer to continue with the story and see new characters? Would you rather see more side stuff with the current characters (e.g. dating scenes)? Would you rather see Ferry's arc or the church girl's arc? There's a lot to think about going forward.