Quest Failed: Chapter Two - Dev Log #129

Hiya everyone! I hope you're doing well!

It's a new month, and as such, I've been planning out whole bunch of new tasks to be tackled! My largest priority is to finish the work on several pending scenes I've had sitting half-done for a little bit now, as I admittedly hit walls on them before and put them aside for other scenes. But now--I'm going to tackle these scenes no matter what! As it's quite an awful feeling to leave things half-written. The longer you leave them to sit there, the more difficult they become to return to, and eventually you'll want to just rewrite things completely!

So to avoid that, I'm making them the top priority. And they're quite a fun mix of scenes that I think people will enjoy! One features poor little Matt in a situation where he feels he has no choice but to go along with someone's whims due to his own blunders (which are completely avoidable if you play sensibly--but then you'd miss out on the scene!) and he finds himself in bed with a very unusual woman, with equally eccentric tastes. This classy woman might seem fairly innocuous at first, but rest assured Matt is in for a very wild time! Or, you might even be able to say...a 'ruff' time, haha...ahhh... I'll leave now, sorry.

Another scene is an intimate moment with Jilly that I've really been meaning to fully implement for the longest time, as it's quite a key scene in their relationship development, where Matt has ever so slowly been warming up to the lovably squelchy gal with each subsequent scene that transpires between them. No more crying and wailing on Matt's end--but maybe still a bit of nervousness as he attempts to return the affection as best her can. These more tender scenes make for a nice change of pace--and I find it a fun challenge to still keep up his more submissive side, while slowly giving at least a little back each time. Whether it's purely emotional, or sometimes a daring touch on his part. Jilly fans will surely enjoy this one~

Additionally, I feel I may have mentioned it before or not--so I apologise if I'm repeating myself--but there's another scene that has been a bit of a challenge to write, largely because I'm not sure if it's even 'sexy'. It features someone quite aggressive. Someone VERY strong. And pretty much, poor Matt run through the wringer, almost literally in this scene, haha. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this scene is more of a test of endurance--and something that isn't really designed with titillation in mind. It's mostly the only one of its kind, too. It's largely avoidable, providing you make the right decision, too--so it isn't forced on you by any means. More just a consequence of acting rashly. Do you, the lovely people out there, feel that QF can benefit from scenes like this? It certainly wouldn't become the focus, or even more than a scene or two in the end, since I don't want you all to think QF has suddenly lost all of it's lovey-dovey fluffy scenes--because those are still in, in full force! I just worry about how this scene will be received, and if it's even worth the effort to flesh out if it might be universally panned anyway, haha. Let me know your thoughts on the matter!

And while there might potentially be more on my plate, depending on how I progress with the above scenes, there's also a smaller non-h CG scene, featuring some romantic kissing between Matt and a certain spoilery someone. Of whom I'd really love to share the art, but I've held out this long, so have to keep it a secret for just a little longer! As a small hint though, Matt gets very, very...wet as a result of this makeout session. So take that as you will! The art is truly lovely, though, with some very impressively sized assets pushed tight against him. Some guys get all the luck, huh?

Alongside all of this, I've been thinking of ways I can potentially streamline the development of Chapter Two more. As the more time that passes without a release, the more upset I've been feeling lately. It's quite a crushing feeling! As the more time goes by, the more upset people may potentially come. And the more upset I become, really! As I don't want to feel like I'm letting everyone done. And admittedly it can be quite hard to bring this topic up--as I don't want people to despair that I'm going off the deep-end, or development is in trouble, or anything like that. Because that certainly isn't the case--I'm just not happy with my current pace, and have been trying to think about what might help push this game out at long last. The most extreme options of course would be to downscale Chapter Two and potentially remove some of the planned scenes and maybe add them at a later date--but I get the feeling nobody would be happy with that. Especially since so much of the art has already been teased!

But if anybody has any opinions on the matter of development--or any suggestions, I'm all ears really! Either way, I'm still going to soldier on at my current pace and do my best to continue fleshing out all of these scenes!

Until next time~