tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post7494705088332268601..comments2024-02-28T15:48:57.573+00:00Comments on Splendid Ostrich Games: Newlife 0.3.2Splendid Ostrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-62989427471260505732015-05-29T01:28:01.538+01:002015-05-29T01:28:01.538+01:00Update: having looked at the code, it definitely i...Update: having looked at the code, it definitely is fixed. There'll be a new scene in the next version though, so plenty of scope for more typos!Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-20518760844632941932015-05-29T01:27:02.346+01:002015-05-29T01:27:02.346+01:00I think that's fixed in 0.3.3, but thanks for ...I think that's fixed in 0.3.3, but thanks for letting me know :)Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-80674054113693479502015-05-23T20:17:34.220+01:002015-05-23T20:17:34.220+01:00@Manty Five: I would say this game SUBjectifies wo...@Manty Five: I would say this game SUBjectifies women. Far from mindless porn, it is both an artistic commentary and a tool for empathy which does not resort to the euphemisms that a sexually repressed society tries to press on entertainment. Yes, it's too simple to truly convey a woman's life, but it can still teach empathy by putting the male audience in the position of a woman who has to navigate the social scene from the other sexual side of the equation, not to mention having to look good, and cope with sexual harassment, in order to advance in her career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-34235963949496417292015-05-23T20:01:12.703+01:002015-05-23T20:01:12.703+01:00Posting this against 0.3.2 since I'm not a pat...Posting this against 0.3.2 since I'm not a patron...<br /><br />Small text mishap, two sentences mashed together:<br />"You are wearing a low-cut knee-length brown shift dressIt has a zip running down the back. Your dress covers your flat stomach. Your brown dress covers your legs down to your knees."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-74399324728466152582015-05-11T17:52:31.136+01:002015-05-11T17:52:31.136+01:00Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't intend ...Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't intend to change away from weeks.<br /><br />The game's length will be customisable in the next version, but proper long-term changes such as aging, kids growing up or properly late-stage careers are things that I don't intend to add to the game. I leave that sort of thing to the Sims!Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-66801058859132430482015-05-11T17:42:36.629+01:002015-05-11T17:42:36.629+01:00No, only NPCs can do that. No, only NPCs can do that. Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-33735858398892641832015-05-09T11:57:10.501+01:002015-05-09T11:57:10.501+01:00Is it possible for the PC to ask an NPC to the was...Is it possible for the PC to ask an NPC to the washroom at the club?garnetNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-79059034665095204082015-05-09T11:04:47.013+01:002015-05-09T11:04:47.013+01:00I do start to understand my frustration about too ...I do start to understand my frustration about too short gameplay (52 week). Maybe you need to replace weeks by months. It will be more closer to real relationships, carrier, pregnancy and so on. And it will be more useful to player to understand gameplay events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-20917754434909696242015-05-06T17:27:27.578+01:002015-05-06T17:27:27.578+01:00At some point, it's quite possible. Not likely...At some point, it's quite possible. Not likely to be in the 0.4 release though.Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-48832254938308096282015-05-05T02:06:07.085+01:002015-05-05T02:06:07.085+01:00The game originally wasn't written for public ...The game originally wasn't written for public release - it was just a project I messed around with when I was stressed out from doing properly designed work and just wanted to bash out code. <br />I've made some steps towards updating some of the worst code, but there's a bunch of design "decisions" from back then that are too central to the game to be really re-done in a reasonable timeframe. This adds some limitations to what can realistically be added to the game.<br /><br />Modding is one of the things that's unlikely to be practical. I might have a try near the end of development, but I imagine I'll find it just as impractical then. Really, for a game to support decent modding it needs to be designed for it from the start. Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-19184810446432970332015-05-04T03:56:11.413+01:002015-05-04T03:56:11.413+01:00Don't forget that with the 'psychic' b...Don't forget that with the 'psychic' box checked, you can actually find out whether or not the friendly old man you have occasional chats with is hiding an enormous baby maker in his trousers, an important detail left unknown in a normal playthrough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-68604282612194598352015-05-03T17:54:47.773+01:002015-05-03T17:54:47.773+01:00It's an extra tab in the character creation sc...It's an extra tab in the character creation screen, not actual cheats. It currently offers checkboxes to start you with $500, $1000 or $25,000 in extra cash (it's cumulative-I use the first two to start with $1500, plus the basic 500 you get automatically, so I can fill out a large wardrobe right off the bat and still afford basic furniture and a gym membership). <br /><br />It also offers a 'psychic' option that automatically fills out the relationship tab for every person you meet, so you can see all their interests, likes/dislikes and personality quirks immediately, rather than having to spend multiple weeks getting to know them before realizing you hate their guts (wish that was possible in real life, though if given a choice it's a tossup between that or $25,000).<br /><br />The only other cheat option currently available lets you tweak npc personalities. Specifically, npcs are generated from five basic personality types: caring, romantic, selfish, jerk, and average. The game automatically uses a 20% of any npc being generated with a specific personality type, giving about an even mix of 1 in 5 of each type. The cheat option lets you set the % values manually, meaning you can set things like 50% caring and 50% romantic for no selfish jerks at all, 25% for each basic type and 0% for average so every guy has a distinct personality, or 50% selfish/50% jerk for nothing but selfish jerks only interested in using you for sex (my personal mix is 30% selfish, 70% jerk; guys who just use me are fun, but guys who demean and insult me while using me really get me going).<br /><br />There's plans to add other options down the road, including options to start with preset outfits based on personality type; I expect cheats will keep getting added as content continues to fill in.Centurionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-32824266460669244582015-05-03T17:31:41.726+01:002015-05-03T17:31:41.726+01:00What about the possibility of moddable additions, ...What about the possibility of moddable additions, IE: player added clothes? Is it a) practical to add and b) something you have interest in doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-50479969341270988062015-05-03T17:03:29.654+01:002015-05-03T17:03:29.654+01:00Is it even possible to find what those cheats do e...Is it even possible to find what those cheats do exactly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-26651562805134841532015-05-03T15:25:31.389+01:002015-05-03T15:25:31.389+01:00I won't even be considering making the source ...I won't even be considering making the source available until after the final version is released.Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-50103920366762756422015-05-03T15:25:00.471+01:002015-05-03T15:25:00.471+01:00Thanks, that's fixed in the next versionThanks, that's fixed in the next versionSplendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-90839235433010631542015-05-03T15:24:20.788+01:002015-05-03T15:24:20.788+01:00That's fixed in 0.3.2, but thanks for letting ...That's fixed in 0.3.2, but thanks for letting me knowSplendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-54723044431541068602015-05-03T15:10:40.113+01:002015-05-03T15:10:40.113+01:00Thanks. That's a new one - it'll be fixed ...Thanks. That's a new one - it'll be fixed in the next version.Splendid Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269228771363667548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-30773819122477703612015-05-03T14:58:54.520+01:002015-05-03T14:58:54.520+01:00In the same vein.. version 0.3.2, playing as a wom...In the same vein.. version 0.3.2, playing as a woman from start:<br />when you pleasure yourself during the oral scene this comes up:<br />"You rub up your tender slit... this tiny protrusion so much smaller than your old penis," Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-11176816030745670942015-05-02T03:44:58.707+01:002015-05-02T03:44:58.707+01:00Almost same as Centurion, using Paypal with Patreo...Almost same as Centurion, using Paypal with Patreon. From Canada.<br />No problem whatsoever. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-32261703557612311332015-05-02T02:36:23.933+01:002015-05-02T02:36:23.933+01:00I'm currently using Paypal on my Patreon. I...I'm currently using Paypal on my Patreon. I'm US, maybe it's allowed here? I think I had to enter a credit card when I first signed up, but right now I only have Paypal and have yet to run into a problem. <br /><br />The cheat options are hard-coded, patreons get a separate game file than the public release. This was chosen over the cheat codes option, meaning the only way public users could get access is if the patreon version is posted. Since the cheat options were a 'reach this level of support' option, they aren't technically restricted to patreon users only. Personally as a Patreon supporter I'd be fine with releasing the cheat options publicly, but then I just won the event lottery so I'm pretty satisfied with the Patreon rewards right now. Maybe do a poll on Patreon to see of Patreon supporters would be okay with the cheat options being released publicly?Centurionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-3553946082077739022015-05-02T00:33:43.786+01:002015-05-02T00:33:43.786+01:00Is there any possibility that you'd host the s...Is there any possibility that you'd host the source code on a public repository (as is done by Fenoxo et al)?<br /><br />Doing so would allow people to offer small bugfixes and spelling corrections in a more straightforward way. However, it might also undermine your Patreon fundraising efforts, so I can completely accept a "no" answer.<br /><br />For my part, I'd be looking to tweak a few variables ("why is it so bloody difficult to convince men to wear condoms? Haven't these people heard of STIs?") and maybe do a bit of savegame-editing.<br /><br />Regardless of all that - great work on the game, and thank you for making it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-46366510873011711292015-05-01T22:41:19.979+01:002015-05-01T22:41:19.979+01:00When creating an outfit, I cant just wear a sports...When creating an outfit, I cant just wear a sports bra without it saying "You cant wear a bra with that kind of top"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-1954024445504022015-05-01T19:36:09.684+01:002015-05-01T19:36:09.684+01:00When working out in just sports bra, description r...When working out in just sports bra, description reads "your topless clings to your trim waist". mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4402139144450897998.post-21939053686865670812015-05-01T16:21:36.037+01:002015-05-01T16:21:36.037+01:00That's too bad. I wanted my cheat options :(....That's too bad. I wanted my cheat options :(. Are they hard coded to patreon versions? Or are they "not too super secret" as mentioned before?(In which case, time to begin prodding and begging).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com