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Misc Release - Version 0.03.6 [backer]

Been quite busy setting up a decent webpage and getting this version ready to go. 

Take a look: www.thaumx.com (It's still a work in progress!)

Change Log can be found on the new 2017-10-22 08:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Slapdash Web Design

So when I first revealed Accidental Woman to the world in August, I spent a single afternoon setting up a blog and this Patreon page. It was more of a "just in case" thing, rather than expecting them to get much use so early on. Awesomely, I was totally wrong, but that's left me with a webpage and some other things that aren't r...

Simulated Cities

This is a long post, but I think that it will be a good read. It's hopefully not boring, and definitely informative; it talks about the design of Accidental Woman.

I wanted to take a moment to talk a bit about games, and why I'm going into detail in many areas (like the PC's budget) that aren't exactly erotic....

△Update▽

Today I learned just how much noise there is in my life. It becomes a little more obvious when noise hurts, unfortunately. I've got a few things to share, today.

Really Patreon? Really? 

So there was an 2017-10-20 11:51:37 +0000 UTC View Post

ER Update

I was hoping to have a more substantial update today, but that stupid siren has had a worse effect on my ear than I thought. Fortunately they've given me meds for the nausea, and I'm in a quiet room now ^-^ Did more coding today. Also did some modifications to SugarCube. One of the cool things about Twine is that you can modify...

Last-Minute Update

Bit of a last-minute update here. Had some emergency stuff happen at work that involved a not-so pleasant experience with a significantly over-spec sirens blaring indoors. My ears still hurt :P Now that all that's taken care of, i'm doing this last-minute update before heading home to bed.

Anyway, up until the last couple hour...

MegaUpdate

Plenty of things going on lately. I've been pounding away at different code areas, primarily the week review section. All the financial info is pretty much set. It's easy to skip, but gives players more information if they want it. From an overview of income vs expenses for the week, to itemized info on income and expenses. It a...

MiscMorningStream

So I just woke up a little while ago, and figured I might as well stream for a few hours before work. Just a note: I'm at home, and sometimes my 15-month-old likes to come help daddy. ^-^

I'll be working on: 2017-10-16 23:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Month Naming Raffle

The drawing is over, here are the winners:

• David L
• Jason R
• John K
• Joshua M
• Kenshin
• MusicWebDev

I'll be sending messages to the winners soon asking for their name suggestion ^-^

I will start streaming at about 5-till-midnight GMT (8pm ET, 10am...

History Release: v0.03.5 [cheats]

Most of the details on this release are in the Update post. 

To access the Week Summary, use the quick action tool on the bottom of the right UI bar. Select "Week Summary" and click the "Execute" button.

This release is in a zip archive to make downloads a little faster, but still contains just the standard html fil...

History Release: v0.03.5 [backer]

Most of the details on this release are in the Update post. 

To access the Week Summary, use the quick action tool on the bottom of the right UI bar. Select "Week Summary" and click the "Execute" button.

This release is in a zip archive to make downloads a little faster, but still contains just the standard html fil...

PC History Release: Version 0.03.5

A little bit different release this time, partially because it's so soon after the last release, and partially because I'm releasing without a "finished" system in place. This time work was mostly on the player history, tracking the tons of changes that can happen to the player over the week, including their physical body, mind,...

Another Shot at Streaming

STREAM IS OVER ~ Works much better at home where I have decent bandwidth. I started making obvious mistakes, so it's time to step away from the code today. :)

Picarto 

Let's see if better ban...

Streaming... I guess?

STREAM OVER

I've been asked a few times about streaming, so I took a couple minutes to set it up. I'm going to give it a go today, and stream while I'm coding. If it's something people seem to like, I'll do more of it I guess?

I'm not really sure what the appeal of watching writing/coding is, particularl...

~It's All About The ₢, Baby~

So the poll results have been pretty obvious since the first day, and are even more so now, so I'm not going to make a comparison graphic. Credits got a huge majority of the votes. It's a classic, which is also the reason I considered going with a different name; credits can feel pretty generic.

Credits by itself doesn't exact...

Demo Release: Version 0.03.4

UPDATE: I'm trying to attach the actual game again. Unfortunately there seems to be a kink in the tubes somewhere, because it's taking forever to upload. Sorry for the wait!

So the only thing new here is the asynchronous JavaScript to generate a crapton of random numbers for the RNG test. 

Don't Say It; Show It.

I could keep talking about programming to try and explain how/why AW will be different. Trying to stick to simple explanations is tough though, and basically involves saying incorrect things to get the idea across. If you have some time and want an updated perspective on the whole "computer" thing, check out 2017-10-12 08:37:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Asynchronous: The Sequel

So in an attempt to keep things from dragging on too long, I didn't go into a ton of detail on what asynchronous processing means for AW and twine games in general, and i left out a pretty important aspect of how it improves performance overall. It's not a simple topic, but I think that I can explain it in a way that will (hopef...

Asynchronous Art Update

Asynchronous Part:

One of the issues that many erotic games have is dealing with complexity in their mechanics. Whether it's Inform7, Twine, or a number of other engines, detailed mechanics lead to increasingly bogged-down games. It's actually become so commonplace, that people start to assume that complex gam...

Public Release: Version 0.03.3

Public releases can be found on the dev blog!

I got a lot of feedback on some of the style changes, which is great. (It's also why I leave most of the style changes until the public release, to get a larger pool of opinions.) I started to reply to some of the initial comments, bu...

Currency Poll ($10)

It's time to name the digital currency used in the game!

The options are presented in this format:

Official Name; Plural :: Spoken/Colloquial Name; Plural

Don't forget to vote in the lower-tier polls!&...