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Development Update #93
Here is where we are with Chapter 11's development. Even more progress has been made in correcting issues and improving the look of the final renders and animations. In addition, there are a few story changes that I'm making to the script. This has been a slog to get everything into Unreal Engine, and every day I feel like a ...
2023-10-13 15:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #92
Ugh, lighting. The bane of my development existence. That and environments got a lot of attention over the last few weeks. It's been a wild ride, and, at times, I was questioning why I decided to take the plunge into UE.
Lighting
This is always a struggle. Daz Studio, my old rendering software, ...
2023-09-15 16:20:15 +0000 UTC View PostNew Environments To Explore
Part of the work in the transition has been making the environments look not only a bit more realistic to the time period, (while still taking some artistic license), but also using what I've learned over the last few years of development to create areas that better suit the renders and animations I'll be doing. Take a look a...
2023-09-07 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNew Glamour Shots
It took some editing, optimization, custom texture work, new lighting, and some changes to my render settings. But we've got a nice looking setup for all the characters now.
I'll have full body shots and scene renders soon, but enjoy these glamour headshots for now. Man is it nice to be able to crank out 4K renders in s...
2023-09-04 14:40:07 +0000 UTC View PostSpecial Gift from NLT Media!
Today's post is a bit different. I imagine most of you have heard of NLT, but maybe you've missed out on their most recent game, The Genesis Order. Purveyor of wonderful adult games for many years, let me let NLT take it from here.
NLT Media has a speci...
2023-09-03 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Postproject ATMOSPHERE - Cyberpunk-inspired adult Sci-Fi novel!
I'm happy to share another developer's adult VN here with you all. Check the images above and read more about it below.
Here is the message from Dr.MAD:
Hi, everyone! La...
2023-08-26 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #91
What a month it has been. The highest highs, and the lowest lows. The good news is that we are ending the last 30 days on a high note. For my regular patrons who watch the behind-the-scenes videos, a lot of this will be review. The rest of you, please strap in.
Clothing - What A Mess
Clothing near...
2023-08-15 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHave you played The Seven Realms?
The Seven Realms is a fantasy, story-driven adult visual novel created by a couple known as SeptCloudGames.
You play as the vampire prince maintaining order in the Realm of Terran (Earth). You ...
2023-06-22 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #89
Just an FYI that I'll be cutting the frequency of these development updates back a bit (to every 2-3 weeks). Day-to-day is a regular pattern of trying new things, refining existing content in UE, watching some tutorials, and working hard to get the next release out. If you don't hear from me for a couple of weeks, fear not. A...
2023-06-15 16:18:40 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #85
The name of the game is now polishing the characters. Still some bigger items on the list, but this is helping me get everything dialed in and finding the errors I've missed.
One big area of focus has been getting hair optimized. By far the biggest performance hit of my scenes in Unreal Engine is the converted groom hai...
2023-05-01 17:28:45 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #84
The grind continues, and I'm not going to bore anyone with details of the triumphs and agonies of the last couple of weeks. I am trying something a bit different with development over the next couple of weeks. You can get all the details (and a sorta preview) by watching the video (no longer 18+!), but the gist of it is that ...
2023-04-24 17:40:36 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #82
This is a dev update that's been rewritten about 10 times now. That means it should only contain 5-8 typos and roughly 25 grammatical errors! This is why I have a beta team for the game releases, folks.
It isn't proper game development work if you don't have to do it at least twice. I was reminded of this when I discove...
2023-03-29 18:33:08 +0000 UTC View PostThings Are Getting…Unreal
My patrons know this, but I am at the point where I can make it public. I am moving future releases of To Be A King over to Unreal Engine instead of Daz Studio. There are many reasons for the change, with the main one being that animations in Daz are not workable for the vision I have. For your easy perusal, I've included som...
2023-02-17 16:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostProject Lambda FAQ
I've gotten a lot of questions since my announcement, so I thought it would be good to put a FAQ here to make things easy for everyone. It's a big switch, and I appreciate everyone wanting to know more. I'll update this, as needed.
Does this mean I need a powerful PC with a nice graphics card to play future rele...
2023-02-05 15:46:28 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #78 - Big News
Are you sitting down? Good. This is one of the most difficult dev updates I've ever written. It is time to say goodbye…
…to Daz Studio. It's been an adventure for the past 4 years with it, but it no longer fits my needs. Th...
2023-02-02 18:16:37 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #77
Time for a progress report. A lot going on behind the scenes. The development progress tracker on Trello has some nice updates to it. I'm now at one of the longer parts for development this cycle, apart from actually setting up the rend...
2023-01-17 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA Request
Hey everyone! If you've purchased the game on Steam and played it there, I would appreciate you leaving a review on the Steam store page, if you have some time. Thank you all so much for your support here and on Steam. 2023-01-15 14:07:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Release Length Poll
Alright, patrons. Got a question for all of you here. Wondering how long it took you to play through the last release. For the poll purposes, this is just assuming you played from the start of Chapter 10 to the end of it. If you started over from the beginning, I don't need that length. No real reason for the poll other than ...
2023-01-11 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post2023 Q&A Livestream Recording
Couldn't make it? Had a sportsball event to attend instead? Whatever the reason. here's the recording of today's livestream filled with some reveals, announcements, and answers to everything but what your horoscope is.
2023-01-08 01:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostLivestream starts in an hour
Get ready and come and join us!
2023-01-07 17:50:00 +0000 UTC View Post2023 Patron Q&A Livestream
Come and ask your questions this Saturday at 2PM US Eastern Standard Time (convert to your own time zone, as this is UTC -5). Stream will be recorded, in case you can't make it. Feel free to post any questions here, in case you might not make it.
2023-01-06 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #76
It's 2023, which I keep forgetting. I wish I could say time flies, but developing games makes you feel like time really drags. The constant development cycle certainly makes for a "Groundhog Day" feeling.
I enjoyed my limited time off and feel very good about how development is going. I did a bit of prioritization and p...
2023-01-02 15:17:01 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays from IT Roy
Since it is the holidays, I'm sharing some of the special render set that are normally patron only. Can't share them all since Patreon won't allow nudity on public posts.
My thanks to all of you who enjoy the game, promote it through Discord, social media, etc. A special thanks to those of you who have supported me eith...
2022-12-23 20:06:14 +0000 UTC View PostDropping Android Support
I hate to do this mid-development, but I don't see any other choice. I am nearing the 2GB limit for an Android APK, and there isn't any way to split those. With that limit, and the very low numbers of Android downloads, I'll be dropping Android support for subsequent chapters.
If you only use Android to play, and yo...
2022-12-22 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostJanuary Livestream
Saturday, January 7 is a big day. I'll be hosting a livestream that day at 2PM US Eastern time.
While you can look up to see what that means for you, for those in Amsterdam it would be 8PM; Denver, Colorado at 12PM; Melbourne, Australia at 6AM (sorry, Aussies); and Los Angeles, California at 11AM.
It w...
2022-12-20 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostKeep Up-To-Date on Development Progress
A new post over on the website blog letting you all know about how I'm going to keep everyone a bit more informed on development progress as we shift towards longer release cycles.
2022-12-18 14:33:11 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment Update #75 - What's on Tap for 2023
A whole lot going on right now at IT Roy HQ. Besides the dog demanding belly rubs and treats, the game is receiving a lot of improvements. Chapter 10 saw a big code overhaul that I planned to do over several releases. I quickly realized that doing it all at once (minus a couple of small things) was the best path. My tremendou...
2022-12-15 16:28:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10 Now Available
What a freaking release! This one kept growing, and it could have grown even more, without aggressive cuts. I am honestly impressed I wrapped this up in about three months. There is a LOT new in here, so read these release notes thoroughly. I'm going to point out two very big things.
Firstly, there is a whole ne...
2022-12-12 16:21:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10 Release Date
Oh yeah. It's time to announce a release date. Watch the video for details.
2022-12-10 13:59:36 +0000 UTC View Post
