This is only the 4K update to the 1080p edition of Chapter 1 Part 1. No new scenes are included as explained in the January 2023 Progress Update.
Besides the enhanced details from rendering in 4k, this update features the overhauled ap...
2023-01-31 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
On Monday or Tuesday, I'm releasing a 4k update to Ménage à Moi Chapter 1 Part 1. I updated the renders for everything after the first erotic scene, but this release has no new scenes. There have been some substantial issues during Part 2's production, and I am holding off releasing it until they are resolved. This...
2023-01-30 01:05:15 +0000 UTC View PostI've extended the deadline for the key giveaway I mentioned in a previous post. The new deadline is after the complete Chapter One of Ménage à Moi is released. I felt this was fairer since I did not finish the cha...
2023-01-08 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I am splitting up Ménage à Moi Chapter 1 into 3 parts. Part 2 contains the next erotic scene which you can see a preview of at the top of this post. Part 3 was originally written with my old video card in mind and the scene had only 3 of the main teen characters. With my new card, I am in the process of expanding the scene ...
2022-12-24 18:15:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 1 contains approximately a quarter to a third of the planned content in chapter 1.
Due to adding new variables and altering previous ones, start a new game and do not load saves from the demo.
Changelog:
Part 1 contains approximately a quarter to a third of the planned content in chapter 1.
Due to adding new variables and altering previous ones, start a new game and do not load saves from the demo.
Changelog:
Knock, knock. Anyone home?
Sure doesn't look like it.
The apartments I designed for Ménage à Moi were fairly spartan for technical reasons. My RTX 2070s 8 GB VRAM limitation meant I had to be careful when considering wh...
2022-12-13 03:01:42 +0000 UTC View Post
4k render courtesy of the new graphics card.
Enjoy =)
2022-11-20 19:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post
First of all, I want to thank all my supporters, including the former ones. Your support has enabled me to acquire an RTX 3060, which I will be using to render my visual novels in 4k. This new capability is all due to your contributions. I have updated the tiers to include a 4k version for Tier 18 and the rest of the tiers wi...
2022-11-20 19:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe camera placement for 3D art has far fewer limitations than in real life. You can place a camera practically anywhere without worrying about tripods, reflections, or how to fit the camera in the space as well.
A real camera ...
2022-11-14 02:12:28 +0000 UTC View PostI laid out my plans in the previous progress update post. Some more changes have occurred since then. I'll start with the good news first.
My custom-built apartment set allowed me to do something I hadn't been able to reasonab...
2022-10-30 16:57:30 +0000 UTC View PostYou've already seen some easter egg images from other developers in Ménage à Moi, like this one I did for Mythos from Nine of Swords Studios:
I intend to in...
2022-10-16 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostProduction of chapter one of Ménage à Moi is well underway and I plan to release it on the last Sunday in November. This will be my first major release with early access depending on tier, and I wanted to time it so all supporters are able to play it before Christmas.
So the access breakdown looks like this:
Chapter 1 of Ménage à Moi introduces two versions of an apartment I made from scratch. Allow me to take you on a tour of Rico's home (I'm still reworking Kiersten's).
The doors from left to right: Bathroom, Rico's Bedroom, Ma...
2022-09-25 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Synopsis:
Ménage à Moi is a drama about two people who are coming to terms with the end of their childhood. Everything is changing: their lives, their families, and how they view their childhood friends. Desire and inexperience will go hand-in-hand to allow romance to blossom in interesting ...
2022-09-12 20:25:32 +0000 UTC View Post
As a thank you to my supporters, the updated demo for Ménage à Moi is available now for you all to play before the public release. The only difference from the upcoming public release will be some additional promotional material (Edit: Mini-patch attached to this post).
DemoV2 Changelog:
After some unfortunate delays, the updated demo is almost ready. Alongside adding Rico as the second protagonist, the narration has been changed to 3rd person. There are at least 25 new renders and additional dialogue to go with them.
As shown in the top image, I did fix up one render and thought about redoing more to f...
2022-08-21 18:05:44 +0000 UTC View Post
You may be familiar with the (attributed to Michelangelo) quote “The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.” It’s rare for me to do this as 3D rendering is more like a painting where you add to the canvas in...
2022-08-14 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis is going to be more of a blog post than what I usually do with these previews.
One of the recurring comments I received for Ménage à Moi's first demo was something to the effect of "I like it but we don't get to see the making out part?" I figured since I'm already adding Rico's perspective, I could add that as w...
2022-07-31 18:08:30 +0000 UTC View PostPre-rendered images involve some unusual skills during the process of making them. Video game engines are relatively efficient in that they are able to automatically hide objects on the fly and scale the quality as needed. That is because they are designed to operate on a real-time basis where visual fidelity is not the highe...
2022-07-17 21:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I know it's a little early in the month for a progress update, but I wanted to do a public follow-up to my June Progress Update post so we are all on the same page.
I'm still working on Ménage à Moi and trying to get out a fu...
Synopsis:
Ménage à Moi is a drama about two people who are coming to terms with the end of their childhood. Everything is changing: their lives, their families, and how they view their childhood friends. Desire and inexperience will go hand-in-hand to cause romance to crop up in some interesting ways....
2022-06-27 00:48:18 +0000 UTC View PostI have some good news and bad news to share this month.
Ménage à Moi has had 3 alpha tests and it both is and is not ready for a demo release. I'll explain. As a demo featuring scenes from my original outline, it is ready to go. However, I realized, as I've been working on it, that I wrote a dual pro...
2022-06-27 00:47:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I planned for today to be a public progress update post, but so much of what I'll be talking about is only going to make sense to those that played the alpha tests. So I'm making this post supporter-only.
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I waffled back and forth about whether Ménage à Moi's Alpha Test 3 would be the public demo that everyon...
2022-06-19 20:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostdForce is the name of the physics engine used by Daz Studio, but interacting with it is nothing like in a video game. AAA game studios have pretty much nailed clothing physics on character models, whereas in Daz there is a whole lot of manual tweaking required. Recently, I had to use it twice for Ménage à Moi and one went r...
2022-06-12 18:01:45 +0000 UTC View PostSurprise! I finished up the female version of the first erotic scene earlier than I expected. I was able to reuse a significant portion of the futa version without having to rework it as much as I thought I would. I also took some time to go over the intro and transition text to improve their aesthetics.
There will be a...
2022-06-05 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The opening sequence is now complete. Alpha 2 includes the introduction, the "incident", and the first erotic scene. Please notify me if you detect any errors in the text or renders.
Alpha 2 Changelog:
I could write many paragraphs about all that happened since I released Ménage à Moi's Alpha Test 1 at the end of April. Instead, I'll condense what I've done down to a bullet point list.
Have you ever had one of those days where you seem to be in a loop of trying to fix a problem over and over again? I had one of those days earlier this month.
I've redone Kiersten's skin twice since Ménage à Moi's Alpha Test 1 was released, and it was all due to makeup. I, unfortunately, don't have the original render...
2022-05-22 17:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post
What was supposed to be a fun-filled day turns into a nightmare.
Kiersten is in danger and Rico has to save her, but the cost of doing so may be more than he could ever imagine.
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One of the mi...
2022-05-08 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
