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A heads up on some Something To Do With Love related stuff.
Posted 6 years agoAs I finish things up I figured I'd drop a quick journal here saying what's up.
The game's release date
The game will be out sometime in May. I'll let everyone know the second I have an exact day. It's impossible to say at the moment. I'm not alone on this project, it's a team effort. The funds for things like voice acting and sound mixing were not covered by the Kickstarter campaign and only came together recently. We're finishing up that stuff and implementing it into the game.
The game is getting very large in terms of file size and while the files are nicely optimized for everyone playing at home it's not exactly the same situation on my end while working with the game engine. Every time I import a new sound (voice acting generally) or graphic (NPC commissions being imported) it needs to recompile the whole thing next time I want to test it. The compiles get longer each time. The most recent one was nearly 20 minutes. 20 minutes I can't work on the game. Basically at this late stage there are two things I need to be doing on the game: testing and importing the last of the content. And those two things really disagree with each other.
So bear with me, like I bear with Game Maker Studio 2!
Once all that's good and done the game goes to Steam, and from there it's a little bit more of a wait. Since the game is not categorized as adult it takes a little longer because on top of the normal procedure they also need to check it for dicks. I'll be internally beta testing during this time, checking to see if there are any little glitches I can fix with a patch.
After Steam approves it I'll give an exact release date, open pre-orders and send out Steam keys for people who have already ordered them. The release date will be pretty soon after Steam approves it.
The physical copies of the game will be available in early July. Kickstarter backers will get theirs around this time.
Edit: Additional frequently asked question:
The game is not adult. There is no interactive sex content. Most of the game is not sex, and the little of it that is sex is not graphic. I don't want to give anyone the wrong idea. If you're looking for this kind of thing you'll be disappointed. Characters will smooch and you'll see some boobs. It was funded on a mainstream platform and will be available on mainstream platforms. I'm aware Steam allows porn games now. It was in production for years before that. No, I won't be adding adult content. I'm not trying to be a dick, but I get asked a lot and occasionally people are dicks about it. There are tons of the type of game you're looking for out there.
The game's release date
The game will be out sometime in May. I'll let everyone know the second I have an exact day. It's impossible to say at the moment. I'm not alone on this project, it's a team effort. The funds for things like voice acting and sound mixing were not covered by the Kickstarter campaign and only came together recently. We're finishing up that stuff and implementing it into the game.
The game is getting very large in terms of file size and while the files are nicely optimized for everyone playing at home it's not exactly the same situation on my end while working with the game engine. Every time I import a new sound (voice acting generally) or graphic (NPC commissions being imported) it needs to recompile the whole thing next time I want to test it. The compiles get longer each time. The most recent one was nearly 20 minutes. 20 minutes I can't work on the game. Basically at this late stage there are two things I need to be doing on the game: testing and importing the last of the content. And those two things really disagree with each other.
So bear with me, like I bear with Game Maker Studio 2!
Once all that's good and done the game goes to Steam, and from there it's a little bit more of a wait. Since the game is not categorized as adult it takes a little longer because on top of the normal procedure they also need to check it for dicks. I'll be internally beta testing during this time, checking to see if there are any little glitches I can fix with a patch.
After Steam approves it I'll give an exact release date, open pre-orders and send out Steam keys for people who have already ordered them. The release date will be pretty soon after Steam approves it.
The physical copies of the game will be available in early July. Kickstarter backers will get theirs around this time.
Edit: Additional frequently asked question:
The game is not adult. There is no interactive sex content. Most of the game is not sex, and the little of it that is sex is not graphic. I don't want to give anyone the wrong idea. If you're looking for this kind of thing you'll be disappointed. Characters will smooch and you'll see some boobs. It was funded on a mainstream platform and will be available on mainstream platforms. I'm aware Steam allows porn games now. It was in production for years before that. No, I won't be adding adult content. I'm not trying to be a dick, but I get asked a lot and occasionally people are dicks about it. There are tons of the type of game you're looking for out there.
Something To Do With Love Character Commissions CLOSED
Posted 6 years agoThanks to everyone who commissioned me. The goal amount has been reached!
Those of you who contacted me but haven't finalized a commission, I'll still honor those if you're still insterested. No worries. Just no more additional applicants.
Those of you who contacted me but haven't finalized a commission, I'll still honor those if you're still insterested. No worries. Just no more additional applicants.
Something To Do With Love character commissions LAST CALL!
Posted 6 years agoWith the release of Something To Do With Love approaching, it's time to finalize the citizens of Garden Grove! If you want your character in the game, act now!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release!
See examples of the characters in this trailer:
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release!
See examples of the characters in this trailer:
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Animation/3D model commissions? Any takers?
Posted 6 years ago"Something To Do With Love" has been an expensive production and the Kickstarter funds are now depleted, but work on the game isn't over.
My main focus is the game and I'm still accepting NPC commissions for the game. However, I've been getting a lot of interested parties dropping out when the specifics of the NPC commissions aren't to their liking. Generally this is due to the SFW nature of the commissions or the usability of the models (long story short, these models are intended for a pre-rendered 2D final image. Think Into the Spider-Verse)
Now, I'm primarily taking those NPC commissions to continue to fund the production of the game. More game content is nice, but I've got something like 50 NPCs already and that's probably enough (I'll still take more though.)
Would anybody be down for smaller scale commissions such as models? I can do VRChat ready stuff as well if that's something you're interested in. Hit me up if you're interested.
My main focus is the game and I'm still accepting NPC commissions for the game. However, I've been getting a lot of interested parties dropping out when the specifics of the NPC commissions aren't to their liking. Generally this is due to the SFW nature of the commissions or the usability of the models (long story short, these models are intended for a pre-rendered 2D final image. Think Into the Spider-Verse)
Now, I'm primarily taking those NPC commissions to continue to fund the production of the game. More game content is nice, but I've got something like 50 NPCs already and that's probably enough (I'll still take more though.)
Would anybody be down for smaller scale commissions such as models? I can do VRChat ready stuff as well if that's something you're interested in. Hit me up if you're interested.
Something To Do With Love Character Commissions re-opened!
Posted 6 years agoBack by popular demand, get your character in the game!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release! Payment plans are fine.
See examples of the characters in this trailer:
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release! Payment plans are fine.
See examples of the characters in this trailer:
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Something To Do With Love Character Commissions!
Posted 7 years agoBack by popular demand, get your character in the game!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release!
See examples of the characters in this trailer:
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release!
See examples of the characters in this trailer:
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Something To Do With Love - Free Roaming Demo
Posted 7 years agoI've uploaded a new demo which includes a preview of some free-roaming gameplay!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/....._Do_With_Love/
itch: https://terencechill.itch.io/someth.....-love-new-demo
Indie Game Archive: https://www.indiedb.com/games/somet.....th-love-demo-3
Something To Do With Love - Final Release Date!
Posted 7 years agoThe game is coming along nicely, however we found the December release date to be a little unrealistic for such a small team. The new release date is set at May 5th, expect it on that day! I'd like to thank our backers who gave us feedback on the delay and were very understanding.
You won't be empty handed this year, however. We will be releasing a new demo very soon which covers the entire first day of the game and allows you to meet all of the characters and explore the entire city of Garden Grove. Look forward to that!
Also, this allows us to accept more NPC characters!
Want your character in the game? We're still offering slots NPCs!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release!
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
You won't be empty handed this year, however. We will be releasing a new demo very soon which covers the entire first day of the game and allows you to meet all of the characters and explore the entire city of Garden Grove. Look forward to that!
Also, this allows us to accept more NPC characters!
Want your character in the game? We're still offering slots NPCs!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release!
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Something To Do With Love - Devlog 4
Posted 7 years agoHow This All Happened is available digitally again!
Posted 7 years agoSorry for the wait, payment processors hate porn.
Get it here: https://affect3dstore.com/how-this-.....-happened.html
Get it here: https://affect3dstore.com/how-this-.....-happened.html
Something To Do With Love Devlog 2 (new team members)
Posted 7 years ago
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joey-poeySomething To Do With Love Devlog 2 (YOUR CHARACTER IN GAME)
Posted 7 years agoBack by popular demand, get your character in the game!
Your character will appear in the game as a fully realized, animated character who can interact with the player. They can give a side quest, travel around the game world, appear in cutscenes and have an effect the main dating mechanics.
$300 - Includes a Steam key for the game on release!
Shoot me a note if you're interested. We'll talk!
Follow my Twitter for more frequent updates
Posted 7 years ago@Kabangeh is my Twitter account, you should follow that. I don't tweet that much, only stuff about my projects really. I still get on there much more often than here, so if you want updates check me out on there.
Actual video support in STDWL (Updated Demo)
Posted 7 years agoHey guys! Just a quick little update. The demo for Something To Do With Love has been updated to include higher quality videos for cutscenes!
No new content otherwise, though the game systems are up to date with what I'm working with in the final version also. I haven't really been keeping track of all the changes, mostly optimization stuff. It should run slightly better on lower end systems.
That's all, more news soon!
No new content otherwise, though the game systems are up to date with what I'm working with in the final version also. I haven't really been keeping track of all the changes, mostly optimization stuff. It should run slightly better on lower end systems.
That's all, more news soon!
Garden Grove World is now up in VRChat!
Posted 8 years agoI was watching Guru Larry videos and decided I should update
Posted 8 years agoThose videos always mention Kickstarter updates as a major point, you know?
Anywhoo, here's what we've been working on:
Assets: Backgrounds and stuff to populate the backgrounds with for the most part. The bulk of the work is going towards this at the moment. There will be around 40 explore-able areas in the final game.
Character models: Mainly for folks who paid to have their characters in the game. The main cast is already modeled.
Game Stuff: Most of this was already finished beforehand, but I implemented NPC routines for the final game.
Script: This is probably the hardest thing for me. Formatting a script for branching dialogue is hell. It also needs to be read by voice actors.
Music: Maru has some great tracks he's been cooking up!
That's all the stuff that's on our plate for now. From there we'll move on to recording dialogue, animating cutscenes and then comes the busy work of shoving it all into the game.
If you're looking for more frequent updates, follow my Twitter: "@kabangeh" . I don't tweet a whole lot, it's mostly just game stuff.
Anywhoo, here's what we've been working on:
Assets: Backgrounds and stuff to populate the backgrounds with for the most part. The bulk of the work is going towards this at the moment. There will be around 40 explore-able areas in the final game.
Character models: Mainly for folks who paid to have their characters in the game. The main cast is already modeled.
Game Stuff: Most of this was already finished beforehand, but I implemented NPC routines for the final game.
Script: This is probably the hardest thing for me. Formatting a script for branching dialogue is hell. It also needs to be read by voice actors.
Music: Maru has some great tracks he's been cooking up!
That's all the stuff that's on our plate for now. From there we'll move on to recording dialogue, animating cutscenes and then comes the busy work of shoving it all into the game.
If you're looking for more frequent updates, follow my Twitter: "@kabangeh" . I don't tweet a whole lot, it's mostly just game stuff.
The campaign is over, thank you for making it a success!
Posted 8 years agoThank you for funding Something To Do With Love! Nearly every stretch goal was reached, so you can expect to see the game on PC, Linux, Mac and mobile platforms sometime in 2018! Stay tuned right here for updates!
We may have missed the stretch goal for voice acting, but the extra money beyond the previous goal will be going towards the voice over budget and we will be working towards the full budget independently. You can expect lots of great performances from our cast!
Thanks again!
We may have missed the stretch goal for voice acting, but the extra money beyond the previous goal will be going towards the voice over budget and we will be working towards the full budget independently. You can expect lots of great performances from our cast!
Thanks again!
Something To Do With Love Kickstarter Almost Over! Pledge!
Posted 8 years agoHeya peeps.
Just letting you all know that the Kickstarter campaign for Something To Do With Love is almost over! You can help us out by pledging here!
All of the stretch goals have been met aside from the one for voice acting, and you can help make that a reality!
Once it's over I'll be going into full production starting with making all the character models for the "Your Character in the Game" tier. Stay tuned!
Just letting you all know that the Kickstarter campaign for Something To Do With Love is almost over! You can help us out by pledging here!
All of the stretch goals have been met aside from the one for voice acting, and you can help make that a reality!
Once it's over I'll be going into full production starting with making all the character models for the "Your Character in the Game" tier. Stay tuned!
Something To Do With Love - Voice Over Preview Video
Posted 8 years agoVoice acting is a stretch goal on our Kickstarter! Help us fund Something To Do With Love on Kickstarter!
Gabby Pantaloni as Arlene
Isaak Wells as Wilson
Amber May as Lucia
starwonder as May
pommyn64 as Carl-OThe original soundtrack is by:
maruSomething To Do With Love is funded! Voice acting next!
Posted 8 years agoStill 29 days to go, let's reach that voice acting stretch goal!
Here's some audition info if you're interested in acting: http://voiceacting.boards.net/threa.....-voice-casting
Only looking to cast 3 characters at the moment, though there will be many more if the voice acting is funded via Kickstarter.
Here's some audition info if you're interested in acting: http://voiceacting.boards.net/threa.....-voice-casting
Only looking to cast 3 characters at the moment, though there will be many more if the voice acting is funded via Kickstarter.
Like "Something To Do With Love" on Facebook!
Posted 8 years agohttps://www.facebook.com/somethingtodowithlove/
I've got a normiebook page now, gonna link an Instagram too. I dunno, social media or something.
I've got a normiebook page now, gonna link an Instagram too. I dunno, social media or something.
How to find me at Furpocalypse!
Posted 8 years agoYou won't have to find me, I'll find you '_'
Something To Do With Love - Dating Sim Kickstarter
Posted 8 years agoWe've launched a Kickstarter campaign for the full version of Something To Do WIth Love. Check it out here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/project.....o-do-with-love
https://www.kickstarter.com/project.....o-do-with-love
I'm still open for NPC commissions, FAQ here:
Posted 8 years agoBeen getting some interest for these, and a lot of people have had questions so I'll try and clear that up here.
$300 (animated, interactive NPC /w dialog)
Your character will appear throughout the game as a fully realized NPC and share optional dialog and side missions with the protagonists.
They may also appear in cutscene videos. If you have a character and an idea of where they'd fit into a game, hit me up and we can hash out the details!
Q: I don't have good references yet, can you go off of a description?
A: Yup, a few of the NPC characters I've done so far were off of written descriptions only. If you DO have a reference I'll try to make your character as accurate as possible.
Q: I don't have a good idea for a side quest, can I still be in it?
A: Yeah, just give me some guidelines to write dialog for the character or as many ideas as you can some up with. If you don't want a side quest at all, that's also cool.
$100 (Animated Background Character)
Your character will appear throughout the game as a background character.
The protagonists may observe your character from a distance.
Q: So they're in the background? Not the foreground?
A: Yeah. The player can click on them and the protagonist or girl he's with will be like "Hey, look at that animal person over there." or similar dialogue.
And of course, both include a free digital copy of the game when it's released! Send a note my way if you're interested, and if you have any questions please comment below.
$300 (animated, interactive NPC /w dialog)
Your character will appear throughout the game as a fully realized NPC and share optional dialog and side missions with the protagonists.
They may also appear in cutscene videos. If you have a character and an idea of where they'd fit into a game, hit me up and we can hash out the details!
Q: I don't have good references yet, can you go off of a description?
A: Yup, a few of the NPC characters I've done so far were off of written descriptions only. If you DO have a reference I'll try to make your character as accurate as possible.
Q: I don't have a good idea for a side quest, can I still be in it?
A: Yeah, just give me some guidelines to write dialog for the character or as many ideas as you can some up with. If you don't want a side quest at all, that's also cool.
$100 (Animated Background Character)
Your character will appear throughout the game as a background character.
The protagonists may observe your character from a distance.
Q: So they're in the background? Not the foreground?
A: Yeah. The player can click on them and the protagonist or girl he's with will be like "Hey, look at that animal person over there." or similar dialogue.
And of course, both include a free digital copy of the game when it's released! Send a note my way if you're interested, and if you have any questions please comment below.
Back to Kickstarter? Lemme know your thoughts.
Posted 8 years agoAs you all know I didn't cancel Something To Do With Love when the Kickstarter wasn't fully funded. I adjusted the scope and was able to fund a good chunk of the game without it via "extras" commissions.
Not gonna get into a big text wall about how having a budget wouldn't be awful and how I need to eat, don't worry about that.
Keeping in mind that "Something To Do With Love" has an actual demo now, and I've gotten some of the budget together without Kickstarter; Should I try crowdfunding on Kickstarter again with a lower funding goal?
Answer below!
P.S. "Extras" commissions are still open, details here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8335102/
Not gonna get into a big text wall about how having a budget wouldn't be awful and how I need to eat, don't worry about that.
Keeping in mind that "Something To Do With Love" has an actual demo now, and I've gotten some of the budget together without Kickstarter; Should I try crowdfunding on Kickstarter again with a lower funding goal?
Answer below!
P.S. "Extras" commissions are still open, details here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8335102/
