MilesMouse

Earth's Mightiest Sunbather

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Sorry for not posting the image here; Patreon was giving me a warning about not publicly posting anything with "partial nudity". I didn't w...

Progress Report 3/5/2021

I've been drawing for the last several hours and can't see straight! Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the end cinematic; currently trying to tackle the trickiest part of it.
• Finished the line art and the base coloring for the non-game drawing, as well as most of the shading.

Progress Report 2/26/2021

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the ending cinematic; about 75% of it is done at this point!
• Finished planning and got most of the line art done for the non-game drawing.

While I made some significant progress on the animation, a l...

Progress Report 2/19/2021

Knock knock! "Who's there?" Fry! "Fry who?" Dude, that's messed up. I was just talking about Friday. Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the ending cinematic; added in individual facial features so that faces could be dynamically animated.
• Finished a drawing for Gas Leak 1.
• Starte...
  2021-02-20 03:21:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 2/12/2021

It's Friday, but with how cold it is I should call it Freezeday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the ending cinematic; focused on the transition from the grape vat to the cinematic itself, and it seems to be working well enough. Also made lots of little sprites to go into the end cinematic. 2021-02-12 23:39:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.3.10 (Fixer-Upper)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 3,000 wine to start off with.

Changelog:

• Changed requirements for the final CG from 1000 gra...
  2021-02-05 23:10:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 2/5/2021

"Friday" and "Frisbee" both start with "Fri". Coincidence? I think not! Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the ending cinematic; began piecing the finished bits together in the game.
• Began scrounging around for good sound effects to use for the cinematic.
• Fixed two design issues;...
  2021-02-05 22:47:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 1/29/2021

Does anyone hear that sparkling? It must be because it's a shiny new Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the ending cinematic; got a large piece of it done this week.
• Finished the drawing for Polish 2.

Behold: the missing link between Polish 1 and Polish 3! Think of thi...

Progress Report 1/22/2021

Not to be confused with Fro Day -- the celebration of afros everywhere -- it's Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Began work on the ending cinematic.
• Finished drawings for Polish 1 and Polish 3, as well as an alternate version for Polish 3.
• Changed requirements for the final CG from 1000 g...
  2021-01-22 23:40:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 1/15/2021

Well, well, well. Look who decided to show up to Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Completed all of the remaining art assets for the Underground Update!
• Released the update FINALLY!!!
• Realized that I forgot to animate something small for the update... Maybe later.
• Fixed an issue ...
  2021-01-15 20:01:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.3.9 (The Underground Update)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 3,000 wine to start off with.

Additionally: If CG or upgrades are already unlocked and/...

How often should game updates be released for patrons?

With this latest update taking far longer than I intended, I've been putting some thought into releasing regular game updates regardless of progress made. The more frequent the updates, the sooner you guys will get to experience new content, but the less refined the new content will be (at least at first).

Another thing...

Progress Report 1/8/2021

I'm so tired I could eat a horse. Also it's Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Completed more art assets for the underground background.
• Incorporated all of the new art assets thus far into the game.

I've been working all night and the update is so close to being in a releasable state -...

🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉

2020 was quite the ride, but we made it through! Looking past all the glaringly bad things that happened, I would actually chalk this up to a pretty decent year for me. I've been incredibly fortunate to be unaffected by the pandemic so far (all family and friends are healthy and doing well), I've had an amazing start on Patre...

Progress Report 1/1/2021

Happy New Year!! Man, how often am I gonna be able to say that in a progress report? Regardless, I'll be making a separate post in celebration! ^_^

Now then, time to bite the bullet:

So far, 3 visuals remain.

I didn't finish the update. m(_ _)m  I'd give excuses, but really I should just be more careful...

Progress Report 12/25/2020

Halt! If you're reading this on Christmas day, stop that! Go enjoy your holiday, have fun! This post will still be here when you get back. :P

On the final (Fri)day of Christmas this mouse dude gave to me:

• Very dirty housing,
• Ancient green ancestor,
• Lots of metal tubing,
• Sq...
  2020-12-25 19:34:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 12/18/2020

On the third (Fri)day of Christmas this mouse dude gave to me:

• Squrimy thing that's reading,
• Lurker in the darkness,
• Hat owned by a Sparrow,
• Many shiny hard things,
• FIVE RINGS OF HELL!
• Wood that's filled with goodies,
• Three stupid textures,
• Something w...
  2020-12-18 22:22:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Like a glove!

Sure, he's more pancake than grape at this point, but by golly he's a survivor!

This funny moment was brought to you by AntArmored, who happens to make some quality giantess animations! Go show them some love!

AntArmored's DA Gallery...

Progress Report 12/11/2020

On the second (Fri)day of Christmas this mouse dude gave to me:

• Many shiny hard things,
• FIVE RINGS OF HELL!
• Wood that's filled with goodies,
• Three stupid textures,
• Something with sharp teeth,
• And a grape stomped in a grape vat!

Okay, so nothing rhymes and th...

Progress Report 12/4/2020

On the first (Fri)day of Christmas this mouse dude gave to me:

• Three stupid textures,
• Something with sharp teeth,
• And a grape stomped in a grape vat!

Yes, I've already made a full song. You have too much time on your hands! Shut up! Anyways, I didn't feel right just leaving you guys i...

Progress Report 11/27/2020

It's Black Friday! Go shop 'til you drop! Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished a sprite for the underground background.
• Sketched out three of the more complex sprites.
• So far, 2 out of 7 sprites and 0.5 out of 3 textures are complete.

It's... admittedly not a lot of progress. I ...

Thank you! (Thanksgiving 2020)

Thanksgiving is an American holiday in which we eat lots of food and give thanks. It's mostly just eating nowadays, but I'd like to keep the tradition alive and tell you guys how thankful I am to have such a friendly, supportive, and generous community. Really, you guys are the fuel to my rocket ship, and together we'll make ...

Progress Report 11/20/2020

It's the last Friday before (American) Thanksgiving! Time to load up on food and nap like there's no tomorrow! The only thing that would make it better is if it was on a Friday rather than a Thursday... Anyways, here's what I got done this week:

• Began work on background sprites and textures that will appear underg...
  2020-11-20 23:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.3.8 (Double Trouble!)

Reminder: Do NOT move your save file into the newer version, as this will break certain features. Until this is resolved (or until full release) first-time startups of Grape Escape will give you 3,000 wine to start off with.

Changelog:

• Implemented the "Ambidextrous" upgrade! How long do...
  2020-11-14 00:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 11/13/2020

Another week, another Friday! Here's what I got done since the last game update:

• Implemented one new upgrade: ambidextrous! How long do you think you can last against BOTH feet?
• Added in all Girl Power upgrade drawings to the Upgrade Lab.
• Fixed a bug in which the CG doesn't always play when it sh...
  2020-11-14 00:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Stomp-chan? Grape Stomp-chan, GO HOME! YOU'RE DRUNK!

This is an unfortunate side effect of working in a winery. Sometimes you get so drunk that your legs fall off and become gravity-defying murder deities.

Just another Wednesday...

Reward Ideas for Patreon

Hello everyone! I hope you're having a great week so far!

I'm popping in to say that I'd like to make some changes to my Patreon again, and I could really use your input. Don't worry, I'm not removing any more tiers -- I'd actually like to add more and make the rewards better! That's where you come in, soldier.

If...

Progress Report 11/6/2020

What starts with "Fri" and ends in "Day"? That's right! "Frightening ghosts are going on holiday!" But enough about that; it's Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Stole this truck full of grapes and evaded international law. The things I do for a bottle of wine...
• Caught a glimpse into one of Grape ...
  2020-11-07 04:13:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 10/30/2020

OOOoooOOOO! It's the spookiest day of all! Friiiidaaaaaay! Here's what I got done this week:

• Ate a few grapes with Grape Stomp-chan.
• A lot of grapes, actually. Like, an entire basketful of them.

Phew, I managed to finish two drawings, despite the power issues with the ice storm throughout the ...

Quick Mid-Week Update

Hey everyone, I hope you're having a good week so far!

I just wanted to let you guys know ahead of time that this week's progress report may be a bit emptier than usual. My area's been hit with an ice storm this week which has been knocking out power several times per day. It's made working on the game a bit tricky, as ...