Update 1.97
Added 2020-03-18 05:35:39 +0000 UTC
Hey folks! I know it's kinda late, but I wanted to get the update ASAP! Thank you for your patience and understanding in waiting just a little longer.
- Darius Day 27 - Day 2 of being stuck out in the wild with Darius, so you get to see what else he has in mind for your trip.
- I don't have a lot of notes to report at the moment. Not a lot is going to change on my end due to the virus (I work from home as it is!). I am disabling all International orders on my store page for the time being. I cannot ship those from home, so I won't be taking any of those for the time being. I can still take domestic orders though!
- Be sure to share lots of love with Gavel and CaptainGerBear for all the hard work they put into the art of the visual novel. I don't know what I'd do without those two!
- For those of you in the $5 Extra Support Tier - I am behind on the guide update this time around due to the chaos in the past week, but I'll try to make up for that!
Link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xcvso3xone90wji/AABP1zpOohawMHXSCoK24jp4a?dl=0
Password - maybe197mine
- Thanks so much for the continued support with typos and other errors with the Google Docs page. It helps tremendously! Don't forget, you can post image errors there too (just keep in mind, the transition we are going through). Please keep errors posted to the reports page and not in comments/messages to me~
Thank you all for your support, and please be sure to do your part in staying safe out in the crazy stuff going on in the world right now! Wash your hands and avoid those big crowds!
Comments
Ill be honest, the feelings between the mc and Darius feel the most genuine out of everyone in the game, due to how long it took to even progress to that stage. That whole sunset situation was like an orgasm of feelings. With others it feels like all the dating, "i love you", sex etc came fast and easy (which is ironic). Here the feelings were the culmination instead of the physical side of things, which honestly feels so nice.
AndovarEdoras
2020-04-06 23:13:44 +0000 UTCI got to know is game recently. Darius is my favourite character no matter whose route I'm playing through! (Hah hah just don't know why lots of people hate him while lots of love him) Anyway, THX for your work!!!
Alfyn Liu
2020-03-31 14:31:33 +0000 UTCThings really have come such a loooong way. Thank you too!
DyneWulf
2020-03-30 16:31:34 +0000 UTCI totally didn't expect this but I think Darius' route tucked on my heart-strings the most this far... I really enjoyed the the writing and the story is so good! It really feels like you came a long way with this game.
BluHaz
2020-03-30 14:24:47 +0000 UTCI used the wrong folder, I didn't delete my old client/folder
William Longstaff
2020-03-20 03:22:57 +0000 UTCThanks so much! I'm sure will return the favor soon enough ;3 Best of luck with the surgery coming up for you too! I hope all goes well, and you have a speedy recovery!
DyneWulf
2020-03-20 00:19:25 +0000 UTCThis feels a little disingenuous. I understand that you can't please everyone, but you *are* adding in options to cater to some. At no point does the player who doesn't want their MC to top get to say, "I'm not okay doing this, but I still want to advance this romance." Yet players who don't want their MC to bottom have been given that option, multiple times, in multiple routes. In Chester's route, they got a revised version of that sex scene, without penetration. And in Dozer's, it simply skips the portion where MC bottoms. Those players have options. They don't have to go out of their way to play the game the way they want to. Maybe this update couldn't fit two variations of this scene, but an option to skip the sex, without feeling like I'm being penalized for it, would have been appreciated. At the end of the day, it's your game to make as you want. I won't force the issue and try to make you do anything different. But I'm disappointed after all the time and money I invested in this project, to learn it isn't, and perhaps never will be, a game I would have personally wanted to support, had I known what I do now. Thank you for giving me an answer on this, but I'm sorry to say I can't continue to support this project.
Caelum
2020-03-19 23:28:39 +0000 UTCXeralt is correct. That's from his previous update.
DyneWulf
2020-03-19 18:04:18 +0000 UTC69 you say? Are you still on the first day of their camping trip? This update would be featuring the second day and the 69 was definitely on the first one.
Xeralt
2020-03-19 17:53:05 +0000 UTCActually, you can avoid that scene completely -and- still get a confession out of Darius, it's just not as clear (kinda like Spencer's). I can't give -everyone- what they want. I expected some folks to be disappointed in this scene already, but this is how I wanted the scene to play out. You're not really given the choice in Spencer's route to be on top or bottom, as it's a roundabout way of getting there. Chester's and Dozer's routes you have choices to avoid certain things if you so choose, and Harold's route, you aren't given a choice either. In the end, I write the scenes out how I want them to be and what I find the most appealing outcome to be. It might not be the most ideal thing to everyone, but I know that I can't please everyone. I can't say whether or not I'll go back and add more choices or not at this time.
DyneWulf
2020-03-19 16:39:28 +0000 UTCOh good, haha. I wanted to the moment to be serious, but with how Darius is, the whole thing couldn't be completely serious! Good to know I got some laughs out of it too, cause I was amused.
DyneWulf
2020-03-19 16:14:47 +0000 UTCSPOILERS AHEAD!!! As for me... i don't really think this is a matter of making the MC a top or a bottom. It's about enjoying how the story and characters grow. And Dyne did a fxcking good job with this one! The "moment" felt so special, and it was so well written, that even if Darius and the MC have ended the night dancing around in Mexican sombreros instead of having sex, I would have loved it anyway!!! Who cares about topping or bottoming when you have a guy like Darius finally opening up??? Ehem... i meant opening up his feelings :)
Aldolfooo
2020-03-19 13:38:43 +0000 UTCI got a 69 scene with darious on the last day, is there a scene where mc tops darius?
William Longstaff
2020-03-19 08:15:55 +0000 UTCAww shucks, cause I've grown to love that music tracks. Definitely would listen on a car ride or just in general
Kuugarr
2020-03-19 01:02:10 +0000 UTCIt's about bloody time, Darius! Haha! Man, this was exactly the update I've needed! Things have been so stressful in my life right now, especially with surgery looming on the horizon, but this really put a spring in my step. I was somewhat expecting ending up in the position we were in, after that trip to the sex shop, but even as a natural bottom, I can't complain. It just seems right that he opened up both emotionally and sexually like that (and dear god, when he actually said that "L" word... I just about melted!). Though, I do hope we'll have the chance to bottom a bit more before the end of his route, so we can return the favour to that goofy kitty. As always, spectacular work, Dyne! I'll never get over the complexity you work into your characters.
Kusho
2020-03-18 23:05:45 +0000 UTCMild spoilers for the update ahead. Unfortunately, I'm disappointed with this update, because it continues the frustrating pattern of not giving the player *choice.* With the addition of this sex scene, the MC has the ability to top 4 out of the 5 boys, if I remember correctly. And, if his and MC's dialogue is anything to go by, Chester bottoming is a question of when, not if. And for all save Spencer, this scene is unavoidable, unless the player is purposely upsetting the boys in question. There's no choice when the time comes, no variety in MC's dialogue during or leading up to it; if the player has been generally hitting the right notes and keeping the affection meter up, they are going to top. On the flip side, MC can bottom in three different routes, for Chester, Spencer, and Dozer. During each occasion, the player is given the option, or a path, to avoid having their MC bottom. And right now, I don't understand why a subset of your audience is given a choice to opt out of sex scenes they might find distressing, while another subset is completely ignored. I've been supporting this game for 2+ years, and I would like to continue to do so, but I can't keep supporting a game that continuously makes me feel uncomfortable. Anyway, so I can make an informed decision, can I ask if there are any plans to go back and add dialogue and / or scene choices to cater to a wider audience? Or is MC going to be Vers / Top regardless of the player's input? Thank you.
Caelum
2020-03-18 22:53:36 +0000 UTCI'm glad you decided to make things go this way. We were kinda feeling it, but just never sure... and now that it's happened it's a relief. And I swear I was laughing like an idiot when Darius was doing the thing... he was just all sorts of flustered and MC didn't make it any easier on him. I legit had a good laugh so thanks for that, and I really look forward to how things go w/him!
Allen Walker
2020-03-18 22:49:58 +0000 UTCLow-key, tho, I'm still waiting for Darius to get an interactive scene... REALLY looking forward to that update (whenever it happens)! 😏
The Mysterious M3tav0X
2020-03-18 22:21:58 +0000 UTCYou're very welcome. Well worth it. I wish I could afford to do more :)
Les Mellor
2020-03-18 22:21:08 +0000 UTCDarius was disliked by many when I first started. Even I didn't like him, haha. Now... he's up there!
DyneWulf
2020-03-18 22:14:21 +0000 UTCNo, it's not. IT's part of the custom tracks done, and they aren't currently in the credits.
DyneWulf
2020-03-18 22:13:53 +0000 UTCHaha, you and many others!
DyneWulf
2020-03-18 22:13:31 +0000 UTCThanks so much!
DyneWulf
2020-03-18 22:13:21 +0000 UTCA perfect gift I'd say ;3 Thank you for your support as well!
DyneWulf
2020-03-18 22:12:23 +0000 UTCAww, I'm glad to hear that it had such an impact ;3
DyneWulf
2020-03-18 22:10:09 +0000 UTCAnd to think I used to dislike Darius the most. But, over the years, that's changed and now he's almost my favourite. (Spencer still best boy...)
Taryx
2020-03-18 21:42:10 +0000 UTCIs the music that plays during Darius....parts. Is it in the credits?
Kuugarr
2020-03-18 17:14:08 +0000 UTCI have waited so, SO long for this update! I'm so happy with this; you don't even know!!
The Mysterious M3tav0X
2020-03-18 15:09:58 +0000 UTCBest Darius update keep up the amazing work
KilltoD23
2020-03-18 09:14:15 +0000 UTCAn update for my favourite character landing on/near my birthday two years in a row? Best presents ever! :D Thank you as ever for making this game, Dyne!
Les Mellor
2020-03-18 09:03:37 +0000 UTCI teared up at the end of this update. This lion man. I'm just really happy. Thanks Dyne <3
Shadowmarkwolf
2020-03-18 08:17:04 +0000 UTC
