Avns that feature character depth, where LI's feel like real people instead of just wanting to get in bed??

Avns that makes u connect to those characters? And delivers one of the best romantic moments??

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This week, I have mostly playtested and polished the episode. I played plenty of runs from a variety of different branches. As always, there's a lot of canon content flavored by choices in the episode, and there are plenty of branched scenes and unique branch content, too.

It took me roughly 6-6.5 hours to play through the episode once without mini-games, while reading everything, not rushing but also not pausing for longer than needed. The duration would have been slightly longer if I had played with mini-games enabled, and in subsequent runs, it depends on how much content you read again or skip through. I also know every bit of how the free roam events work, which should shave off some play time too - you know, in case you get lost trying to find something *wink wink*.

As a whole, it's an episode worthy of a season finale in many different ways. I can't wait to read the discussions and your reactions.

Main menu changes

I did some work on the main menu and decided to make the platform versions more similar. I added a changelog button to the main menu. Click it, and a dialogue pops up with the log of version changes. The version number has moved into this changelog as well, and in its place on the main menu, you'll find a Quit button, much like the Steam/GOG versions.

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Animation queue

All PCs are rendering animations, and the speed has sadly slowed down a bit. But it's not by much; we're talking a 5-10% general decrease.

The decrease comes from the kind of lewd scenes the PCs are rendering. I've had one lewd scene that rendered faster than the rest, and that lewd scene only has one more animation left to render. Of the remaining 4 types of lewd scenes in the queue, they seem to be similar in render times.

31 animations remain in the render queue, and the estimated remaining render time is 15-16 days - still on track for the end of the second week of July.

Polishing

After playing, I realized I needed a few more renders in one area of the episode. I will pose and render those next week when I work through my to-do list of polishing activities.

That to-do list is smaller than usual. It only has 21 to-dos after this week's runs, and I haven't stopped to fix anything yet; I've just been playing and making notes on what to fix. Usually, this to-do list has 70-100 things to fix during the polishing phase.

I think the low count is a testament to the focused work I did for every branch during this development cycle. Hopefully, I didn't let much slip.

New feature - Sex sounds

I've playtested the feature I've been working on for a few weeks, and based on what I've seen, there's no reason not to include it in v0.12.0.

Today, I can reveal what it is. I've added sound effects to lewd animations. We're talking sex sounds here. It's a new feature that you can enable/disable that comes with a separate volume slider, like this:

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So if you don't like what you hear and want to keep the game the way it used to be, you can mute it.

To clarify what it is and what it isn't, I've worked on making the sounds effective without letting them steal too much attention.

As there are no voice actresses for the girls, we're not talking about moans and sexy talk; we're talking about different kinds of body sounds. Kisses and blowjobs are not included, as I felt those would need voice acting to have a good effect. And I've been very careful when adding the sound effects, as I wouldn't want anything to come off as off-putting.

The labor-intensive part was the synchronization, as I had to go through 1400+ animations to do this. But I did that in a few days of efficient work.

I manually synchronized the sound with each animation, then wrote a script to automate the audio muxing. Running the script and merging animations with audio takes less than 5 minutes with that script - I love scripts, they make development tasks so much easier.

I'm pleased with the way it turned out. I think the sounds elevate the lewd scenes, but I'll leave the final verdict to you.

This feature does, however, come with a bit of a problem - Episode 12 patching. The majority of the video files have been updated to include sound, so to get this feature with patching, you'd need to download a huge patch, which would almost make patching redundant. You would have to re-download all the animation RPA files for each episode of the season.

So, I have decided to exclude the updated movie RPA files from the episode 12 patch and make them available as a separate download if you want to add the sex sound while patching.

To avoid confusion, this is what it will mean for this release:

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Basically, if you intend to patch your game and want the updated animations with the sound effects, you'll need to download some extra optional files. And if you intend to download the full version of the game, you don't have to worry about it - it's included by default.

If you're not comfortable patching your game, I strongly recommend downloading the full version.

Have a nice weekend

Dr PinkCake

I have Heard about it and Artemis a lot. Initially I didn't want to play sci-fi and stick to a grounded, slice of life type, but i have played all the good ones. So having nothing to play, i decided to try desert stalker. What is it about? What should I expect??

I finally finished leaving dna. It has been recommended to me a lot of times and I have to say, it's one of the best I have ever played. Mostly avns I have played are character driven u know, but the story of this avn gets u hooked. I liked the mc. I also liked that he used to be reserved but slowly with the right people, he started to open up. But the thing which this avn does is.. It throws a lot of twists at you, just like a court-justice webseries does.

When I started playing it, i immediately thought that I would pursue jamie path until malena arrived on that bike for her's. I realised I am gonna do her path. That's why the twist at the end of chapter 5 hits even more. I have a lot of questions. I can't wait for the next update. Thanks to everyone who recommended it to me.

I have heard about it a few times, and wanted to check it out. If u have played it, tell me about it.

I have heard about it a lot in this community, but the reviews are insanely inconsistent. Like for some it is top 3, some rate it below average. As for me, I like grounded, slice of life, slow burning avn with a good story, a game where conversations feel real. Can this game do that for me??

Personally for me, it's because of the college environment and how well it is created. Especially the side character, everyone has a story and a particular personality. LI's are also great. I love how complex and large its branching is. The overall world created by DPC is what makes this game my favourite. What's your opinion?

I have already played badik, fresh women, intertwined, law school, summer's gone, chasing sunsets, leap of faith, acting lessons, race of life, STWA-Unbroken, yesterday's crossroads, strangers on paper, westview academy, greyvale rivalry, the missing part, leaving dna, University of problems, summer heat.

I am kinda new to this genre and I have seen the word 'western' avns quite a few times. I am genuinely curious what's the difference? How many types of avns are there??

I have already played (strangers on paper, yesterday crossroads, chasing sunsets, leap of faith, the missing part, STWA- unbroken, race of life, interwined, badik, law school, Summer's gone)

Also recommend me except hs avns. Thankz.

Are there any avns with female mc? If I am not wrong most avns have a male mc? Does that mean women don't play avns? Because personally when I play i put myself in mc's shoes(pretty sure that's what everyone does) but I'll be having difficulty in doing so if it's a female mc(not that I am a misogynist). What's ur opinion on this?

I started my avn journey from summer heat. I was looking for porn games as usual that's when I found it. Somewhere in the middle i felt something, something I have felt watching good romantic movies and i realised oh this genre has something more. Kinda sad it is abandoned.

My second avn was being a dik of course everyone's favourite including mine. Nothing to say much. Shout out to my girl Josy.

Then I played heart problems. The story is not much but the land lady is one of the hottest I have seen.

After that I took a break. But the game that really hooked me to avn genre was intertwined. Which I have played a month ago maybe two. I joined this community around that time(maybe that played a part also). Since then I have played quite a few avns. I am almost addicted.

I played law school which is one of my fav for a few reasons but the most important.. i liked most of its LI's. Unlike most avns where I have a preferred mg. Here I am quite confused about which one to choose. I know we can pursue all paths now(available according to our nature of choices) but i am sure in the next updates we will have to choose one and I am quite confused. The story and visuals are amazing too.

Then I played Chasing sunsets, one of the classics. I had a very good time and figured out why almost everyone recommended it to me. The story is very good and both lis are amazing and that's why I went with the throuple route.

After that I played leap of faith. Funny that I first left it during chapter 1 because of poor visuals or something but I gave it another try after a fellow person recommended me. And I am glad I played it. Story felt good but I was not ready for the end of chapter 6. Not only cece jumping was shocking enough, what the dev said about his own experience. Man that hit me like a truck. Especially the line '' life sucks sometimes.. but this is just a game'' bestowing mercy apon us and giving us a chance that life didn't give him. Although I did find some loop holes here and there but overall it was quite good.

I also played summer's gone and i liked it very much especially season 1. Personally I like story much much more than lewd scenes. So having no lewd scenes at all is no problem for me. That's why season 1 is almost perfect for me. Season 2 is good but I hate the fillers they have added just to stretch the length. The conversations are so long and boring. But overall it's quite good. My top 5 probably. And Bella, what a character.

And i yesterday played Strangers on paper and oh my god what can I say it's not just an avn it's a fucking history in making. It's the best romantic avn I have everplayed and I am sure it will be my most favourite when it's completed. It's a fucking experience that no avn has ever gave me. And oh my god what an li Amy is. I am out of words.

I also completed STWA-Unbroken, i loved the angle around mc's past and how he overcomes it. I also love the boxing angle, it keeps the avn fun. The li's are also good especially my favourite elspeth. Highly recommended from me.

I recently completed yesterday's crossroads. And I have to give credit to the dev. This game like throws all the exes back to the life of our mc. But their story is so good that u feel connected to all of them. Pretty hard to choose tbh. I kinda enjoyed it. Although I felt bored a little in between but overall it's very good.

I also completed westview academy. It was better than i was expected it to be. Having read some reviews that it story sucks, i was a bit sceptical but having played it, i can definitely say it's very good. It also focuses heavily on humour. LI's are also very lovely. Yes overall story is not much but i didn't complained. It's a character driven story. Highly recommended if u like college themes avns or slice of life type.

I also gave greyvale rivalry a try. Although there's only 1 epsiode. This avn gave me badik vibes. It has a lot of potential. Let's see what the dev can deliver.

Yesterday i completed race of life. I liked the story where the mc needs to make tons of money for her daughter's treatment. The li's are also very beautiful. I liked racing mini game and the animation. Overall it's very good.

I am currently playing leaving dna and the missing part.

The next in line is domino beach, Artemis, cobd, desert stalker.

If u have another daz games like these that I have not mentioned, please recommend.

Anyone who has played strangers on paper, have u played another avn with a similar vibe to this? If yes then please recommend.