Story mode, Goals, and more... (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

I hope you are having a good week, and are safe and all that shit, cause the virus is fucked up.

Having all this "free" time due to the Quarantine, means that i can focus more on the game, (because thanks to the pandemic i dont have to spend 3+ hours each day traveling)

I been making numbers and working a lot on the game, and since we reached 1100+ now im using all the money above that to comission stuff and improve the game. 

There is no secret that i been working in updating the visual of the character models for some time now, in conjunction with a 3d artist, and a 3d texturer. Here is a small preview of how is it going.

On the left is the current mesh (3d model) of the character, on the right is the future 3d model.

Looks way better eh?

Im also working with the 3d modeler (Zaz, you may know him from varios Skyrim mods he made, among other interesting stuff). to add a bit more customization on the face, and better facial expressions.

That is something that i want to hype, because im super hyped about it, even considering the huge amount of work i have to do to implement it. I think it will be 100% worth.

There's another thing i wanted to tell, and i will be asking your opinion on this, as im kind of in a crossroad here, where both options seem good, and i can't take a desition. Keep in mind that im picking between one and the other mainly because of time constraints.

So after some talk with friends i realized that Kinky Fight Club is an arcade game on itself, much like Mortal Kombat, and some others, but not a Story-driven RPG. I been putting a lot of time into the Story mode, and i think that i went too wide, where the Story mode is taking so much time, that is really costing me to finish it.

The problem is: instead of making a super simple linear story where you fight, then exposition, then fight, then exposition and repeat until the game ends. (kinda like most fighting games Story), i made  a lot of areas where you can train and visit and play at your own rythm. Withouth realizing it, i replicated the dating-sim style of Story, and i don't think that is particularly bad, as it is something i like, but i found out that im almost making two games at the same time.

So im thinking here of making the Story a bit simpler, i won't ditch anything i made yet, but ill maybe cut a bit of things, in order to keep the work time to focus more on the arcade aspect, which is the central point in the game.

But since i love both things i can't decide, so im here asking for your opinions! These help me think outside the box when im out of ideas.

What are the options here?

A - Focus on Story mode, and on the next Goal at 1400s, make the mini dating sim.

B - Focus on Arcade mode, and on the next Goal at 1400s, add the King of the ring to arcade.

C - Other.

Alright, so option A is what i been talking previously mostly. while option B is something that i only few people know, and is that during story mode some optional event is the King/Queen of the ring, where a character is restrained and has to survive for 3 minutes or lose. (and then do the same thing to their opponent).

If option B wins, i could spend that time to develop better and add it to the Main menu as a variant play mode.

The Kinky Throne, with 200% more handcuffs than traditional thrones!

So that's my dilema of the week. I like what im doing with the Story mode, but i feel like i could make a separate game (Atlantic City Adventures?) if i wanted to go full on dating-sim.

What are your opinions?

Also, at this point im 100% sure i won't be able to finish the game for may 31. That was the release date if i didn't start to mess up and "improve" things. In a few days i will have the aproximate release date, but i would expect somewhere around early september, as i really need to polish the game.

I think that is all, sorry for the long post, i can't avoid writting so much >_<

For those of you that maybe didn't know, the Public beta on Itch.Io has been updated to 0.8B, you can find it and try it for free below:
https://mrzgames.itch.io/

Also the game is on Steam!
Help us a lil by Wishilsting the game!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237530/Kinky_Fight_Club/

And as always, i really wanna thank to all my patrons, those who make possible that i can work on the game as my way of living! The game grows super fast, and that is thanks to you fellas!
Updated models, textures, and more voice options are coming soon!

You can help me not only by supporting the game economically, but by sharing it, and helping me spread the word about it!
Im always happy to take feedback, criticisim, opinions and or ideas, join us on Discord and feel free to speak!

And finally, a new channel has been opened in the Discord for RP. This was requested by players, so feel free to join them and have fun!
http://Discord.gg/hjxwd2k 

Have a great week fellas.

Cheers!