New Exploration and Romance system(please read!)
Added 2015-11-11 17:04:30 +0000 UTCI did a lot of thinking over this weekend and I think I figured out a better way to implement these features.
But some of you must be thinking "Explore? What for? I don't want to want to search for anything!". And you are right, it sounds like busy work. You surely will like this idea!
In this game will have two kinds of items, reports written by the girls and naughty pics.
I will explain the report/diary thing. The girls are asked by ?????? to make reports of the evolution of their muscular growth.The reports are written in a diary format, we have the text written in first person and pictures(!). Those pictures simulates camera pictures or selfies. These reports will fill the gaps between the different muscle levels.
And the naughty pics are self explanatory. These pics are the ones commissioned by the 30 bucks patrons and others made by me just for it. Pics of the girls wearing bikinis, lifting weights, or just wearing nothing. I can't believe I am explaining this.
These are the two types of items I am thinking so far. These items are just to complement the game story and unlock some extra events in the game. This is a game after all, you have to face a challenge of some sort.
RIGHT! Since we have the Romance system, i thought in merging the items rewards with it. It will function like this. Every choice you take in the dialogues will have different points and each girl will have a unique score system. If you score 30 you pic1, if you score 100 points you get pic1 and pic2.
For example, if you score 100 points with Liara in a single gameplay you can achieve her 1st report, which she narrates the moment she applies MIGHT for the first time.
And the score will be used in the Romance System as well, if you reach a required score, the heart of the girl will be yours for the taking. And you will get to see her most muscular form. And naked.
An alternative for that reward system would be to make an store section
which you could use the points adquired inside of the game to unlock the
reports and naughty pics.
Now, which responses would reward you with more points wouldn't be that simple. Every girl is different, a pimp response normally wouldn't affect Bali positively, but we may have some stituations which a pimp response would score big points with her. This way we can have a situation where Bali could be in love with a Badass(pimp) Shepherd. Nice, huh?
What do you think? It sounds too confusing?
Comments
I'm not really aware of dating games' mechanics, but I like what you propose to develop the game's universe. Sounds great.
CJoe
2015-11-15 15:37:10 +0000 UTCThanks! I knew you would like it.
ReddyHeart
2015-11-15 11:44:00 +0000 UTCVery nice indeed! All that sounds great, very fair that each type of Shepherd has a chance to romance each girl, but at different difficulty levels in-keeping with their personalities. That sounds like a perfect way to do it! And great that the rewards in the store will be identifiable, if you do end up going with the store option to get them, that is. It all sounds like a really great addition to an already really great game!
The Alternate202
2015-11-14 03:08:25 +0000 UTCDon't worry, I hate cheap mechanics. You will not need to complete the game 30 times for example. I want every different path gives you something.
ReddyHeart
2015-11-13 11:12:09 +0000 UTCSometimes I am completionist too, but only when the game offers things like extra endings, scenes, stages. Achievements or trophies doesn't fill my belly.
ReddyHeart
2015-11-13 11:09:26 +0000 UTCThanks for the reply! About the store section. I think it's better to identify the rewards, this way you can purchase what you want first. The reports would be more expensive than the pictures for example. And about the roles of Shepherd and the girls. I want every role have a chance to romance any girl, what would vary is the level of difficult. For example, a daddy Shepherd would have a hard time to romance Mack. But as a pimp Shepherd the work would be easier. Both approachs will have exclusive dialogue lines and maybe rewards. I still need to define where the reward will be. I want the reward to be something extra but worthy to search. And I am thinking in making bio sheets to detail the muscular growth in numbers, after and before. Sounds nice, huh?
ReddyHeart
2015-11-13 11:06:05 +0000 UTCSounds simple and really cool! I like the idea of combining the rewards/items with the romance system, since they can both be based on how many points you earn through dialogue. It seems like a natural way to streamline and merge both features together. I assume that if you went with the "store section" option instead of having the rewards unlocked in-game while talking to the girls that the items would be identifiable as to who they're of, or belong to (Bali pic 1, Liara report 2 etc.) so you could get the ones you wanted first? Also, would the certain situations where girls might respond positively to dialogue options they normally wouldn't just be to give everyone a chance with each girl, regardless of what type of Shepherd they were playing as? Like to use your Bali example, would it be that the "Daddy" choices might perhaps give you more points over more conversations and would be how you would normally romance her, but a certain "Pimp" one would score big enough points at one specific moment that you could still get enough points that way, even if you hadn't really been scoring many up until then? Or would that one "Pimp" option at the right moment be the only way to get full points? Great idea with the diaries and extra pictures, too. They sound like they'd make really cool and fitting rewards, and they'd definitely make it so that people would want to unlock/find them all. Also, "lifting weights"; I'll definitely have to jot that down as an idea for a future picture! ;) Sounds like you're making good progress with these new ideas! As always, I look forward to seeing how everything develops further!
The Alternate202
2015-11-13 01:43:13 +0000 UTCYeah, that'd be awesome! Like, instead of giggling/shy animations it'd be more confident and stuff. And like in design add more black and belts/whips. Do take as much time as you need!
Dalpy
2015-11-12 11:17:33 +0000 UTCHmmm... it's a good idea! I will make sketchs about this.
ReddyHeart
2015-11-12 11:11:09 +0000 UTCI can make variations in the dialogues depending of you role, but a totally different version isn't impossible. I just need to design it.
ReddyHeart
2015-11-12 11:09:24 +0000 UTCA new Beta? We'll get a 4th beta. I will implement most of these features by there.
ReddyHeart
2015-11-12 11:07:33 +0000 UTCI gotta say, this sounds awesome! Not too much to detract from the game, and 'completionists' like myself will have a goal to fill in some of the between-the-scenes story... I love it!
2015-11-12 04:07:20 +0000 UTCRewards and unlockables are ok. But, PLEASE, don't make it complex or gimmicky.
2015-11-12 00:14:15 +0000 UTCi'm with this guy, I would really like the normal to stage 1 growth in movie format just like the others. the rest of the ideas sound okay
camel
2015-11-11 23:51:38 +0000 UTCsuggest: doing a time laps video of making a muscular character, start to finish
David
2015-11-11 23:25:40 +0000 UTCReminds me of HuniePop. Which is great. But, IMHO, I'd prefer something more personal instead of the 'report' thing, something like an in-game chat where the girls will message you and you can reply to their texts and based on THAT, you'll maybe get sexy selfies. So hey, still no final word of it'd be possible to make Bali a badass dominatrix instead Of a wimp lol? She's my fave
Vladdy Bladdy
2015-11-11 23:07:18 +0000 UTCI guess we won't see another release this year? This seems like a whole bunch of stuff to code.
Alex Krycek
2015-11-11 21:13:18 +0000 UTCSeems pretty clear, with the rewards and unlockables.
riv3th3d
2015-11-11 17:14:57 +0000 UTC
