Finally, I've finished writing the whole update!
In the last report, I said it would be around 20,000 words and 1,600-1,700 renders. Once again, I've lied. It is around 22,000 words and I've already have passed the 2,000 renders mark (I have over 2,500 renders tagged). Yes, I rendered over ...
2023-10-23 10:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I haven't posted progress reports for days because I got stuck making the switch to Part 2 (thanks to RiamMar it's now solved) and the new coding and translation system is slower until I get used to it. Now everything finally seems to be working and this last week I've given the upgrade a good pu...
2023-10-16 11:59:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been testing RiamMar's awesome work on My Dorm Part 2.
You can see some of the main screens screenshots above. It doesn't look like a standard Ren'Py interface anymore (it's beautiful) and it works perfectly (with some things to polish, but nothing game breaking).
Importing the save...
2023-10-05 22:15:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Another week and another progress report.
I already have 5 scenes written (and rewritten)!
Practically all of them needed me to be in a dark place to give them the right tone, being the continuations of the last scenes of v.0.12. It took me a long time, but I'm finally past that...
2023-10-02 07:48:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I left this sexy blacksmith abandoned for too long. Today I was in a mood to work on her a bit, and did a fast render.
I hope you like her.
She won't appear in My Dorm, she's a work in progress for something in a far away future.
2023-09-26 21:47:02 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, Bob has done his magic and released his Update Only patch. Thanks Bob.
Windows/Linux:
Unzip the content anywhere, move all content to your main folder (where the .exe is). Overwrite all necessary files. (Tested).
What is so surprising for Kate early in the morning (yeah, the orange-ish tone is because sunrise)?
You should wait until v.0.13 to discover it. It's hard to make a preview for 0.13 without spoilering anything about 0.12 🤐
I will use this post to ...
2023-09-26 12:42:34 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the links. All the information is on this post.
Windows/Linux Full Quality -
Windows/Linux Compressed -
Mac Full Quality -
Mac Compressed -
You better not cry
You better not pout
Twelfth update is coming to town.
Now you can cry. There's a huge post coming too.
I am happy. Today I have finished absolutely all the work I can do on the update and all that's left is for the proofreaders to work their magic. They only h...
2023-09-19 13:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Here I come with the latest (and last) progress report for v.0.12
Everything is finally written, translated, and posed/rendered (28 images are posed but should be rendered, they will be done while I sleep tonight).
Everything but the last two scenes have been tested and proofread by n...
2023-09-17 22:44:18 +0000 UTC View PostAs the update is almost ready, with only about 200-250 renders, some rewriting/translating, and the music/sound area to be done, I'm able to tell you what will happen in the update, or at least the scene names to not spoil too much:
The MC receives a packet in the afternoon with a Post-it on it that reads:
For (MC's name),
Hope it helps
A. & E.
Helps with what?
Who are A. & E. (obvious answer for us the players)?
Is that a teaser about the MC finally meeting ...
2023-09-15 11:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post
This update has a lot of Norah on it. 4 scenes where she shows up (in different states of "dressedness").
There's also a lot of (needed) hugs.
I haven't dared to do too many handholding renders, they would have been too risque and perhaps they should go to the Hot preview area.<...
2023-09-14 11:18:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I didn't upload the progress report. It's been a 3-day weekend here in Barcelona, so I wanted to push the update as much as I could before writing it.
It has been a productive week, even with my two lost afternoons due to medical visits.
Scenes finished/Translation: 21% >...
2023-09-11 15:25:21 +0000 UTC View Post
You know that the characters have mentioned several times that the relationship between Meemaw and the MC is special. There's a lot of love there, but I haven't yet had time to show it on screen other than in small doses. In this update, Meemaw is going to take center stage. A lot of limelight fo...
2023-09-07 18:27:51 +0000 UTC View PostYou know that I have had some minor health issues since I started My Dorm development, and I have tried not to let them affect publication times. I have never understood developers who use health problems as an excuse to delay. You should be writing and/or rendering if you're not dying!
Thi...
2023-09-05 09:20:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The second week of development is coming to an end, it's been 13 days since I started with v.0.12 and it seems to be going at a good pace.
I'm a control freak, I think you've already figured that out over the last year or so.
When it came to Progress Reports I had a serious prob...
2023-09-03 07:34:52 +0000 UTC View Post
With this render I start a series of 4K renders that won't appear in the game, to be published without any planned schedule. When I need to disconnect for a while from writing or rendering, I usually design characters for future updates. Since I already have designed all the characters I plan to ...
2023-08-31 13:53:15 +0000 UTC View PostI was so eager to solve the issues with the last compilation that I removed the script text files and the images for the next version (v.0.12), but not the compiled ones.
If you downloaded v.0.11B.1, you will arrive at this sentence:
"It seems like two months since you woke up."
I have recompiled the game because some bugs had appeared.
* If you are not in Scarlett's path an error appeared.
* The game didn't save if you got Scarlett pregnant.
* The RiamMar mod had a couple of incorrect texts.
I have corrected 35 places where the default names appeared i...
2023-08-27 11:59:16 +0000 UTC View PostIt's the 4th day of development for v.0.12 and I'm already here with some news.
Since no bugs have been reported so far, I have been able to advance a lot in the update. So far I wrote three mini-scenes (189 renders/2,600 words combined) and render 155 of them. I consider them, combined, as...
2023-08-23 07:38:17 +0000 UTC View PostBob once again has done a terrific job and we have here the Update Only for Windows, Linux and Mac. Thanks, Bob
Windows/Linux:
Unzip the content anywhere, move all content to your main folder (where the .exe is). Overwrite all necessary files. (Tested)
2023-08-20 21:28:24 +0000 UTC
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Yesterday v.0.11B was published, and here I come today with the first preview for v.0.12.
In v.0.12 the summer courses start (that's why Lisa, Kate, Debbie, and Kim are in Newport). Someone has woken up too early after the previous day's events.
It's the first time we see Lisa without...
2023-08-20 13:54:54 +0000 UTC View PostIt's finally here.
20,426 words in English (286,159 total).
19,002 words in Spanish (266,032 total).
1,391 dialogue lines (20,118 total).
2,463 renders (17,337) divided into:
* 1,089 stills (9,711 total).
* 19 (201) animations with 1,374 (7,626) animated fra...
I come today with great news. The update is finished!
I was aiming for a Sunday release but the proofreader made a terrific and fast job and I've been able to finish today. I'm compiling right now and then I should upload it to Mega/Gofile, so you can expect a Spanish afternoon release.
... 2023-08-19 09:22:48 +0000 UTC View PostI'm finishing posing/rendering/translating. Writing has been finished.
Yesterday I finished writing the last (long) scene and translated half of it (it can be splitted in two story-wise) so the betatesters can betatest and do the first (non-native) proofread. The update has 18,000+ words in...
2023-08-17 09:40:34 +0000 UTC View Post
You haven't forgotten that you have a scheduled date with Scarlett at her home, right?
She's waiting for you and won't be as smiling as in the image if you forgot about her! Luckily, the MC didn't forget.
It's a date that will go a bit differently than both of them thought.
This...
2023-08-14 11:25:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again, Skyborn has allowed me to share this custom art made under his request.
He asked for a family rock band in the fashion of some old 80s rock video clip, so here you have the family band "Ravens and Flamingo"! (3840x2160)
Thanks, Skyborn! Get well soon!
2023-08-12 15:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post
When I get stuck in something while doing the current update, usually while writing or posing animations, I go far into the game's future and design the characters I will need. Kim, and Kate were designed in August last year, and made their appearance in January this year, for example.
I wi...
2023-08-10 11:39:26 +0000 UTC View PostHere I am with my boring progress report!
The update is on schedule (even a bit ahead) and right now I have done some work: