This game is really funny :) BUT the size is insane ^.^ You can save plenty of Gigabytes, if you start using layers, and composite images (i was curious and extracted your images to see, what was going on there). Most scenes use the very same background, and only a tiny area changes, where a character stands, or even just blinks with his eyes. So instead of making a full sized color image for every little change, you can render out the background image, and then use masks for the characters, so that you can add them as a new layer ontop of the background image. If you want see a game, that uses this method to save a lot on diskspace, then you can take a look at "Welcum to the city", and how its images are split, and get combined in the game for the final image. :)
I could definitely do that, but in Chapter 1, for instance, I switch between cameras quite often. This would inevitably slow down both the workflow and the pace of development even further XD.
Plus, the backgrounds cast shadows on the characters, and if I remove the backgrounds to export PNGs of the characters, they’d lose those shadows. The only alternative would be to manually cut them out in Photoshop, which is definitely not ideal.
I say this from experience—I've tried it before XD
Doesn´t Photoshop has those "Difference" filters, that show you the difference between the background layer and the next layer in colors? Black areas are then the same color as the background = no change, and every color other than black is a different color than the background has (and this would catch shadows too). I just have Krita, and there they exist too, but my lack of XP with Krita hinders me in converting this difference layer then to a simple black and white filter mask, that you could use as to cut out the affected area for overlays. But if you render out the pure background images, that you know will be used more often, then you could use them against those scenes, where different chars appear, and the diference layer should automatically give you the affected area, which you could use for overlays.
An example image of Kritas Difference filter at work:
Ok, after some trial and error, i even found a combination of filters, that allow Krita automatically to create those masks for me - as in, i just need to drag in a background image and the image, i want to get the difference as an overlay, and it now automatically cuts out this area (thanks to the difference filter as fist step), then a recoloring filter recolors those differences to a black and white mask, then a clone of the image from which i want the difference is multiplied with that black and white mask, to get the color of this area, and the rest stays pure black. And the last step was just a filter to convert a defined color (black in my case) to transparency. or maybe change the order, so that you already convert the black and white mask to transparent and white, then multiply that with the color - that way even black in the difference will be kept and not accidently converted to transparency. Now its just dragging in images and saving the result as a new overlay for background images. I have tested it with some of your images, all in all was able to reduce the size by half for those, granted that i had no clean backgorund and needed to cover old chars too. Your biggest problem is, that many images do indeed have slight camera movements, which ruin this, but there are still enough images, where just the chars poses change (and some anti aliasing "errors"), for which this still can make a significant difference.
I wish more of the little indie devs making games here on Itch would make use of Trello like you are. It is nice to watch the progress and know the game isn't abandoned, even when there isn't anything important to announce.
Best Game I´ve ever Played you NEED to get the Holy Headpet i still somtiems Open the game only to do it. 10/10 Game keep it up and get your self a cooki
Your game is wonderful and story is very interesting. And there is full of contents. And I'm waiting for the new chapter for almost a year... Also, there are no more update on roadmaps or news.. I really hope you to update your live roadmap more often(maybe once in a week...?)
Anyway, I really love your game in every parts. So, please don't give up and keep working on it! Thank You Komisari!
This was one of my first entries into the genre and I'm really looking forward to the update. I would like to know the ETA, but if it's not in a state that would justify sticking a completion date tag onto, I understand.
As for the ETA, pretty sure there isn't one, and I know there was a little roadblock about a month ago with the developer being sick.
Announcement from 8/18/2024 in #announcements:
"Regarding news about upcoming updates and whatnot. There is NOT a release date or estimate for the next update. When there is one, it will be a firm exact date. Keep on waiting.
As for what you've been hearing about August, there will be a NEWS post. There was a miscommunication in the dev-questions channel where Komi said there will be something in August. This is a news update not a game update; it will not be anything to download, and no extra content to play."
I'm not an expert so my word isn't gospel, but I think any small announcements would help. People see the last post was over a year ago so they think the game is abandoned, and are less likely to try it or purchase it.
The game does not seem to be working properly for me. When I first downloaded the game I kept getting errors and there not being any music and after getting the first quest there were constant errors but there was still sound effects and after redownloading the game and installing the patch for Mac the errors were gone but the sound effects were gone and the scene turns blank sometimes like after getting the first quest and stays black until it's time to move. It also put me straight into the game the first time instead of the Main Menu.
I wanted to say first off, I have played this on my old laptop and loved the game and content of it so thanks for making a great product. I hope working on this project (and others if you have any) is not taking a huge toll on you. Just hope you rest up and enjoy yourself.
How do I use the cheats in the game? I'm doing it as instructed, but nothing is happening. Am I doing something wrong, or am I dumb? Can someone help me, please?
Just stopping by to say that I forgot how good this game is, I'm replaying it now, after like, a year or so since I first played it, and I forgot how funny and cool it is. I've been checking in periodically on the progress for Chapter 1, its gonna be awesome, keep it up! (Also Lucy is such a good character, she's so cool) I forgot how much I enjoyed the guild house music too, its really nice. No clue where its from or if you made it yourself, but it fits.
hi i wanted to say great game really fun to play but i was wondering when the next update will come cause i can't wait to continue the story of evie , rebecca and leticia
Massive. Double the current content guaranteed. The creator wanted to do lsrge updates instead of doing micro ones every 2 weeks like many creators do. But when it drops the game is gonna have a whole new life to it
It should with the wait and silence. I couldn't care less if he at least communicated. The silence is what killed lots of people's hope on this finishing.
My only regret about this game is finding it in the first place. It's great, the lewd stuff is quality over quantity, and it has some amazing writing. But I'll be a father by the time Chapter 1 comes out and I won't have any time to play it, so I'm saying "goodbye" to this game after a stunning prologue and cute christmas special that hinted at things to come.
I completely agree, it was the first game like this I ever played and have been checking monthly to see but its been the same for 3 years now other than the Christmas special. Really hoping that I'll be able to play it before I lose the time to. Hoping it will be out at least within the next two years.
I know the creator went on-record explaining that "Partners" means something akin to "brothers-in-arms", but I found it funny to think of "partners" as meaning "siblings" of sorts.
Chapter 1 is gonna be so worth the wait, trust me fellas. Loved playing through Prologue, they didn't lie to me when they said writing in this game is pure gold! :)
Just wanted to say, this is such a good game. Loved the art and humor. The christmas update was incredibly well made. I'll wait for the next update since quality>quantity. Thank you Komisari
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This game is really funny :) BUT the size is insane ^.^ You can save plenty of Gigabytes, if you start using layers, and composite images (i was curious and extracted your images to see, what was going on there). Most scenes use the very same background, and only a tiny area changes, where a character stands, or even just blinks with his eyes. So instead of making a full sized color image for every little change, you can render out the background image, and then use masks for the characters, so that you can add them as a new layer ontop of the background image.
If you want see a game, that uses this method to save a lot on diskspace, then you can take a look at "Welcum to the city", and how its images are split, and get combined in the game for the final image. :)
I could definitely do that, but in Chapter 1, for instance, I switch between cameras quite often. This would inevitably slow down both the workflow and the pace of development even further XD.
Plus, the backgrounds cast shadows on the characters, and if I remove the backgrounds to export PNGs of the characters, they’d lose those shadows. The only alternative would be to manually cut them out in Photoshop, which is definitely not ideal.
I say this from experience—I've tried it before XD
Doesn´t Photoshop has those "Difference" filters, that show you the difference between the background layer and the next layer in colors? Black areas are then the same color as the background = no change, and every color other than black is a different color than the background has (and this would catch shadows too).
I just have Krita, and there they exist too, but my lack of XP with Krita hinders me in converting this difference layer then to a simple black and white filter mask, that you could use as to cut out the affected area for overlays.
But if you render out the pure background images, that you know will be used more often, then you could use them against those scenes, where different chars appear, and the diference layer should automatically give you the affected area, which you could use for overlays.
An example image of Kritas Difference filter at work:
Wait WHAT
I didn't know there was a Difference filter, that would make my life significantly easier!
I'll check it out rn
It would be so funny next morning to see - pling - full update was released! XD
Ok, after some trial and error, i even found a combination of filters, that allow Krita automatically to create those masks for me - as in, i just need to drag in a background image and the image, i want to get the difference as an overlay, and it now automatically cuts out this area (thanks to the difference filter as fist step), then a recoloring filter recolors those differences to a black and white mask, then a clone of the image from which i want the difference is multiplied with that black and white mask, to get the color of this area, and the rest stays pure black. And the last step was just a filter to convert a defined color (black in my case) to transparency. or maybe change the order, so that you already convert the black and white mask to transparent and white, then multiply that with the color - that way even black in the difference will be kept and not accidently converted to transparency.
Now its just dragging in images and saving the result as a new overlay for background images.
I have tested it with some of your images, all in all was able to reduce the size by half for those, granted that i had no clean backgorund and needed to cover old chars too.
Your biggest problem is, that many images do indeed have slight camera movements, which ruin this, but there are still enough images, where just the chars poses change (and some anti aliasing "errors"), for which this still can make a significant difference.
I wish more of the little indie devs making games here on Itch would make use of Trello like you are. It is nice to watch the progress and know the game isn't abandoned, even when there isn't anything important to announce.
Best Game I´ve ever Played you NEED to get the Holy Headpet i still somtiems Open the game only to do it. 10/10 Game keep it up and get your self a cooki
So there wont be a update any time ?
maybe tomorrow, maybe never, but I will check it anytime.
man, please tell me how can I find the last Christmas hat? 12/13, I find all of places I can interaction.
How close are the updates or full game?
The game is still on v0.1, so the full game won't be coming out any time soon, lol.
Your game is wonderful and story is very interesting. And there is full of contents. And I'm waiting for the new chapter for almost a year... Also, there are no more update on roadmaps or news.. I really hope you to update your live roadmap more often(maybe once in a week...?)
Anyway, I really love your game in every parts. So, please don't give up and keep working on it! Thank You Komisari!
Thank you so much!
what the heck. this is an adult game... but with some of the most random humor i have ever seen in any game ever. 10/10. wow.
XD
since year ago to now, I can't waiting for next update. (shino and luna both my wings)
♥
is the game is still being develop or updated ?
Yes, join the discord for updates on it, they're just working on it through and through then rather drop updates as a time
ah ok so when the game will be far enough or complete they will release it on itch,io?
later this year. Hopefull
This was one of my first entries into the genre and I'm really looking forward to the update.
I would like to know the ETA, but if it's not in a state that would justify sticking a completion date tag onto, I understand.
You can join the discord for more up-to-date announcements: https://discord.gg/herosharemguild
As for the ETA, pretty sure there isn't one, and I know there was a little roadblock about a month ago with the developer being sick.
Announcement from 8/18/2024 in #announcements:
"Regarding news about upcoming updates and whatnot. There is NOT a release date or estimate for the next update. When there is one, it will be a firm exact date. Keep on waiting.
As for what you've been hearing about August, there will be a NEWS post. There was a miscommunication in the dev-questions channel where Komi said there will be something in August. This is a news update not a game update; it will not be anything to download, and no extra content to play."
Hope this helps!
Answers every question I had perfectly, what more could I ask for? Thanks, boss.
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还会更新？
有中文吗
i cant download for windows, it says failed forbidden on google
are all characters virgins in this game, and if not what are some of the characters that arent
add rus sub please
Finished 100% the game, yay :). (holy headpat unlocked too)
Is the creator still actively working on updates for this game or no?
Yes.
I'm not an expert so my word isn't gospel, but I think any small announcements would help. People see the last post was over a year ago so they think the game is abandoned, and are less likely to try it or purchase it.
Any news on the new update?
some narissa events/renders were added on sept 6
The game does not seem to be working properly for me. When I first downloaded the game I kept getting errors and there not being any music and after getting the first quest there were constant errors but there was still sound effects and after redownloading the game and installing the patch for Mac the errors were gone but the sound effects were gone and the scene turns blank sometimes like after getting the first quest and stays black until it's time to move. It also put me straight into the game the first time instead of the Main Menu.
I wanted to say first off, I have played this on my old laptop and loved the game and content of it so thanks for making a great product. I hope working on this project (and others if you have any) is not taking a huge toll on you. Just hope you rest up and enjoy yourself.
This is a really good game, thank you so much for the time and effort you put into it!
Need more Sunny!
How do I use the cheats in the game? I'm doing it as instructed, but nothing is happening. Am I doing something wrong, or am I dumb? Can someone help me, please?
Just stopping by to say that I forgot how good this game is, I'm replaying it now, after like, a year or so since I first played it, and I forgot how funny and cool it is. I've been checking in periodically on the progress for Chapter 1, its gonna be awesome, keep it up! (Also Lucy is such a good character, she's so cool) I forgot how much I enjoyed the guild house music too, its really nice. No clue where its from or if you made it yourself, but it fits.
any shot of a steam release?
No steam release. And the game will ALWAYS be free, even when finished.
hi i wanted to say great game really fun to play but i was wondering when the next update will come cause i can't wait to continue the story of evie , rebecca and leticia
I was wondering if updates would cost money, you are so cool for that! I'd happily pay for the full game but im glad I dont have to !
Updates doesn't cost money.
Aw, shame. Still, great game!
We wont fall brothers!!! We waited for to long and we will stick together untill the new update!!!
Hello! does anyone have an save they can i use after the MC remeets the short haired blue girl?
How big will this update be?
Massive. Double the current content guaranteed. The creator wanted to do lsrge updates instead of doing micro ones every 2 weeks like many creators do. But when it drops the game is gonna have a whole new life to it
It should with the wait and silence. I couldn't care less if he at least communicated. The silence is what killed lots of people's hope on this finishing.
Hello, I'm always answering stuff and talking to people.
well that's great to hear, will take some time then to finnish. feels kinda boring when you can finnish the latest update in just an evening
do u want to add Chinese in your game
maybe not（）
oh，I'm sad
Update?
To keep it short, not yet
My only regret about this game is finding it in the first place. It's great, the lewd stuff is quality over quantity, and it has some amazing writing. But I'll be a father by the time Chapter 1 comes out and I won't have any time to play it, so I'm saying "goodbye" to this game after a stunning prologue and cute christmas special that hinted at things to come.
That's really sad, respect bro
Yeah that's the issue with these games sometimes. By the time they're done you'd probably already forgotten it existed.
I hope you find the time, brother!
I feel the same.
I completely agree, it was the first game like this I ever played and have been checking monthly to see but its been the same for 3 years now other than the Christmas special. Really hoping that I'll be able to play it before I lose the time to. Hoping it will be out at least within the next two years.
Congratulations on the kid, homie
Porq en mas informacion aparecen mas idiomas?
I know the creator went on-record explaining that "Partners" means something akin to "brothers-in-arms", but I found it funny to think of "partners" as meaning "siblings" of sorts.
Is the discord patreon only now because I am no longer able to join?
will this game eventually release on steam
Porq aparece en "mas información" que esta en español pero en el solo aparese en ingles?
Does anyone know when the next update for this game is coming, or if the developer(s) gave up or something
I'm working on the update.
ok, thanks for responding because I was getting a little worried
i first started this game in 2020, i swear i played this so often they were improvments but im so hyped for chapter 1
Chapter 1 is gonna be so worth the wait, trust me fellas. Loved playing through Prologue, they didn't lie to me when they said writing in this game is pure gold! :)
♥
Cheats?
The girls in the game? Thankfully no
Just wanted to say, this is such a good game. Loved the art and humor. The christmas update was incredibly well made. I'll wait for the next update since quality>quantity. Thank you Komisari
Thank you!