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Saturday 1 December 2018

Oh, you dipshit, Sexums

I just realized I never posted a message about my on-pause plans for Seupermax on here. I had a post written out, but I never... posted it... it's just sittin' there, unpublished... very smart. AT ANY RATE, Seupermax was on hold for several months while I learned how to use Unity, and now I've decided I'm done with the whole shebang. The following is from my post on Patreon, which will probably also be kaput by the time you read this.

'Hey, guys.

This post brings with it some sad news, so I won't waste time: I've decided to stop developing adult video games. Like, cold turkey. There are a number of interrelated reasons, but they ultimately boil down to the following four big ones:

1.) Constantly working on pornography is putting a strain on my personal and social life. Despite how lewd my games get I really don't like talking about this sort of stuff with my friends or family - especially family - and so I've kept my job a secret from basically everyone but my wife. This has forced me to remain guarded about almost my entire life for more than two years, now, and I don't want to maintain the facade anymore. I like to be honest, and lying constantly about what I do for a living has become... trying. Stressfully so. I keep having to blow people off to work on my games and give them bogus, fake-sounding reasons, and it's driving me bonkers. (My wife, too. She has to lie for me too often. It's not cool.)

2.) My life has become too busy to properly keep up with a build-every-two-weeks schedule. I have absolutely hated taking the last few months off to try and learn Unity, and while many of you have reminded me that you happily support me without constant output I can't get past my own self-imposed update guidelines. It's a mental thing that I just can't shake. Tack on the fact that I'm pretty sure I'll not have a build done by Christmas and you've got a solid recipe for mental disaster. (I probably shouldn't have moved away from text-based RPGs. Everything kinda went downhill from there, didn't it?)

3.) I'm just not earning enough money from making these games. That's a weird thing to say, too, because I am making a decent living each month - but I've found myself forced into a weird income bracket where I'm fine so long as I live in a basement apartment, but anything more than that and my bank account starts to tighten uncomfortably. The income from Patreon is sitting in a little niche, probably because pixel porn is sort of a niche market already, and I can't sit in that tax bracket forever. I want my puppy to have access to a goddamned window so he can stare outside whenever he likes, and with my current income that's not really an option. (And no, unfortunately, we can't move somewhere with cheaper rent. My wife's job is here. Not gonna make her move, she likes what she does.)

4.) I... I just don't want to draw porn anymore. It really comes down to that. I like the world I've created, but damned if I am not sick to death of coming up with new ways to make pixelated characters fuck over and over. I know, every job has its share of repetition, but I've slowly come to loathe these animations. Sex should be enjoyed, and I'm just not gettin' that enjoyment anymore. Hell, real life porn is starting to become just another tool for me to reference while creating my own animations, and that ain't right.

I've always wanted to make video games for a living, and I don't want to flush that dream down the toilet. As such I plan to spend the next year or more developing an all-ages video game that I can, hopefully, sell on a platform like Steam. I've been trying to do that in my off time for a while now, but working on adult games has effectively shoved that idea to the side, and I don't want to delay it any longer. Adult game development just feels like a rut, and I need to pick myself up out of the rut and move on. Hopefully someone who still has a real passion for the work can come along and take my place, giving all youse guys the wank-worthy experiences you deserve.

I am truly and supremely sorry for this, especially if you were eagerly awaiting the next build of Seupermax. It made for a fun learning experience, and I plan to use the skills I earned in my future games. (Assuming I can make a fair shake of competing for space in the crowded game dev market. We'll see about that.) I just can't keep trying to drag myself through the process of developing games for which I have roughly zero passion when they eat up basically all of my time. I miss having a normal life.

It was a (generally) fun ride while it lasted, and even though you won't necessarily know it's me behind the wheel, I hope you get the chance to play some more of my stuff in the future. You, ah, just won't have your dicks / vages (vagi?) out when you do. Or maybe you will, I dunno. I won't judge.

Sexums

PS: As a parting gift, here's a bigass zip file with a ton of past bonus animations. I'm stopping the Patreon, but I don't want people to go without, so... you know. If I work up the moxie I might do the same for a lot of Simply Mindy animations in the future, though that is a daunting task I don't want to consider right now.

PPS: If things don't go well I will probably come crawling back and do porn again in a year or so. Just sayin', I won't rule it out. I like money and eating and a roof over my head and paying rent. Well, not paying rent, but you know what I mean.'

Saturday 25 August 2018

Simply Mindy 3.6.0 / Seupermax V. 1.0.2

Simply Mindy 3.5.0

This week's build doesn't add anything new. It does, however, create a giant repository of old stuff for you to browse. Yes, that's right - once you've beaten the game (canon ending) you gain access to a series of galleries that contain damn near every animation. There are a few odds and ends still not represented - boss enemies aren't in there yet, for example - but I'd say 95% of animations can be accessed via the galleries.

Yep. That's it. I'd say it's pretty good, personally.


Seupermax V. 1.0.2

This week's Seupermax adds yet another dungeon. Yes, I know, the last one was also a dungeon, but this one is also also a dungeon. A bigger one, with a ton of unique assets, a new enemy, a new boss, and a preview of the first unlockable character. (Though, alas, you can't play as her yet. Give me time.)

$2. So small a contribution, so useful to me. Think of how many ice cream cones I can buy with $2. Like, easily one half a cone. I could really go for one half of an ice cream cone right now.

Monday 13 August 2018

Seupermax Demo Mk. 2 / Seupermax V. 1.0.1

Whoops. I guess I forgot last week's devblog build. Sorry, guys, I was super busy with a lot of things. You slipped my mind. Didn't remember until Friday, when I... didn't get my Patreon build done, either... let me just say that owning a puppy cuts down on both your free and your sleep time a lot. Especially when he's a cantankerous fuck like mine.

Anyway! You're here for porn, not dogs. On we go.

Seupermax Demo Mk. 2

Time to release this sucker into the wild. Seupermax is my third game, newly-arrived unto the world, and it's still in early days. There were two demos, obviously, but the first one was just a single map and a bundle of bugs, so I'll forego that one and just throw the second one at y'all. You'd be getting this one now anyway. Some details:

- Seupermax is a Legend of Zelda-style action-RPG, or at least it will be one day. You run around and bash things with Seu's whip. (Yes, Seu is the main character.) Z triggers Seu's main weapon, and if you find a secondary weapon you can use it with X. No mouse needed this time 'round.

- The game has, if memory serves, six enemies. As you kill enemies you'll occasionally just drop them on the ground. Interact with said characters and you can trigger large-scale sex scenes. X, where appropriate, will trigger cumming animations. You can exit these animations with the Enter key.

- There's one quest NPC you can find among the maps who wants something. You can interact with him, both before and after you find what he wants, with the C button.

That sums it up. There is, of course, a hell of a lot more to tell, but I'm really tired. I'll work up a new page for Seupermax to shove at the top some time in the near-to-distant future. In the meantime, have a link.


Seupermax V. 1.0.1

(Not up as of this posting. Will be shortly. This message is gonzo once it's posted. Yep.)

Enough demos, this is the real thing. Kinda. Sorta. I mean, it's not a hell of a lot larger than the demo, but it's got a bunch of new stuff that hews it much more closely to my vision. You'll get the following with the newest Seupermax build on Patreon:

- A new dungeon to explore, with the game's first boss to fight;
- A new enemy with new animations;
- A new quest animation;
- The beginnings of the jail gallery, with seven new, unlockable animations alongside the old ones, making for a grand total of fourteen enemy-related animations to enjoy; and
- Various game play tweaks to improve overall performance.

$2 is so little. Patreon doesn't want that much, guys. You know you can give. You know.

Saturday 14 July 2018

Simply Mindy 3.5.0 / Seupermax Demo Mk. 2 Preview

Working on two games simultaneously is hard and confusing, y'all. Let's get this Simply Mindy thing outta the way.

Simply Mindy 3.5.0

The latest Simply Mindy version is now up for free and all, as I've been working on Seupermax lately. The newest build is very animation-heavy, aside from a few fixes, and it provides a whopping nineteen new animations for Finale Mode. Twelve are added onto the jobs, and seven are added to the classes.

Yep. That's all. As if you came here wanting anything other than spank-worthy animations.


Seupermax Demo Mk. 2 Preview

Like I said, I worked on Seupermax almost exclusively for the last two weeks. Needed to set up more systems, as well as get started on the map proper. I still haven't really outlined what Seupermax is all about on here - that's coming in the near future - but I can at least  tell you what's new in this second demo:

- Added three new baddies for Seu to beat up and, uh, woo;
- Added four new large animations like the one above;
- Added a few sexy traps; and
- Started building the map. It's only six screens large at the moment, but there's already a fair amount to explore. (I'm using Zelda as inspiration so rest assured that I'll be jamming secret stuff into the game wherever I can.)

$2 for access to this sweet, sweet demo? You know you're interested. You know.

Friday 29 June 2018

Simply Mindy Finale (3.4.5) / Seupermax Preview

Yep, this is it. The biggun. The freebie build finally includes the finale to Simply Mindy, which plugs a hell of a lot of new content into the game. To access it you'll need to start a new round of Simply Mindy with a minimum of 50 Morality, so hopefully you've all been good little boys and girls amidst all the naughtiness. The Finale includes:

- The ending of the Simply Mindy storyline, along with craploads of new cutscenes;
- Twelve new job animations, one for each job;
- A ton of new bosses, including one final boss that's particularly epic;
- Two new, connected dungeons, with a few new enemies;
- Lots of new sexy-sexy animations; and
- A new lover for your normal games, assuming you manage to complete the Finale.

Yep. It's a hefty addition to Simply Mindy, and I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll shut up. Enjoy the ending! It was a fuckin' long time coming!


Seupermax Preview

... and now for the NEXT game! Surprise! I've been working on this one in my (scant) spare time for a little while now, and I decided to throw a little demo up on the Patreon. Without revealing too much, it's going to be a Legend of Zelda-style adventure RPG starring Seu, owner of the Cabaresque in Simply Mindy. She gets to whip the shit out of people. Fun!

This won't be going up on the devblog for quite a while (I might not put the demo up period, to be completely honest), so if you want to get in on the thing I suggest chipping in a teensy-weensy little $2 on Patreon. I will be ever so grateful.


Poll Results

Last week's poll was a hentai trope-centric affair wherein I gave my patrons a list of common hentai themes and let 'em vote. They went with tentacle hentai, which I found boring, so I wound up mashing together the top four results into a single, glorious pixel art bit of naughtiness. I think it turned out well - and you can see it for the tiny price of $3 on Patreon. So good.

Friday 15 June 2018

Simply Mindy Non-Build / 3.5.0 Preview

This week's freebie build is, as the title implies, not really a build at all. The shit really hit the fan when this build came along - computer died, got a new puppy, had to put together a room full of furniture in a single day, etc. - so I wound up just putting the new animations from the build into a .zip. They're plugged into the game in 3.4.0.

Need to keep with the ordering of things, so y'all get the .zip with the .gifs of a bunch of job-related animations. They include a lot of new Darkly animations, and, if I remember correctly, they finish off the pre-Finale jobs. Enjoy. (And yes, in case you can't tell, that's a link right there. Click it. I dare you.)


3.5.0 Preview

As for the Finale jobs, well. People asked for additional animations on top of the ones that already came with the finale. So this build includes twelve new animations for Finale Mode, as well as seven new animations for the School, also in Finale Mode. Math = nineteen new animations. Pretty good, I think. $2? $2, anyone?

(Oh, and 3.5.0 fixes some stuff. There are ALWAYS new fixes, aren't there?)


Bonus

Ever heard of a dirndl? The folks at the $3 Patreon tier apparently had, and they voted to stick one on Amelia. Assuming you remember Amelia. Toss $3 at my Patreon and she's yours in a much more compromising position. Much.

Friday 1 June 2018

Simply Mindy 3.3.0 / Big Finale Preview

Long time no see, y'all. It has been a long, harrowing, tiring, puppy-filled month for me, and now, a few hours into July, I've finally finished the finale for Simply Mindy. So many Fs I can't even. Which means you guys FINALLY get your freebie build. Yay?

3.3.0

This long-time-coming build focuses on Gaspar, the last of the important NPCs to receive a storyline. Possibly because people don't like Gaspar that much. Hell, I don't like him that much either. He's a douchebag. Nevertheless, you get his full storyline in the build, complete with:

- Three new sexy sleepovers;
- A branching storyline;
- A new boss battle; and
- Four new endings. Gaspar gets four, the Mascot job gets one.

That's that. Have at you.


3.4.0 Preview

Sweet god. Simply Mindy finally has a proper title screen image. I sure do take my time with those things.

That's far from all, though. The 3.4.0 build - which took, like, two fucking months to construct - contains the end of Simply Mindy. That's right, this build revolves around a finale scenario that sees Mindy's tale draw to a close. Once you get 50 Morality (ending-related stat) you can begin a new game in Finale Mode, which provides a new, restructured, 100-day-long version of the game with new goals, new enemies, new dungeons, and lots of new sex animations. The finale includes:

- The canonical ending to the Simply Mindy story - if you wanna know what happens you gotta play this;
- A new animation for each of the twelve jobs;
- Three new normal enemies;
- Eight new bosses;
- Two new dungeons;
- A sprawling story that covers just about every character in the game at one point or another;
- Several more lover animations, most of which are unlocked by completing the finale; and
- Closure.

Yep. All that for the low, low price of $1, because I decided to be nice and make up for the fact that this build took two months to complete. Or, you know, you can throw in more than that anyway, and I will be eternally grateful, seeing as how I turned Patreon off for a month.

guilt

Sunday 29 April 2018

Simply Mindy: The Non-Hiatus

Hey hey. This affects you guys less, but it's still important. I've been working on the finale of Simply Mindy for the last month, and though the due date is still five days away I'm almost 100% confident that the ending will not be complete on time. I got a new puppy and he's eating up huge chunks of my days, and until he becomes a bit less clingy I won't be getting as much work done as usual.

I don't know when I'm going to get the finale done exactly, but I anticipate somewhere in mid-May. Don't quote me on that. This means that new freebie builds for Simply Mindy are also on hold for the moment. So don't hold your breath on new ones here for a little bit.

I've also made the decision to pause my Patreon for the month of May. I want to take some pressure off to get the game done in a timely fashion and do it right rather than adhering to a strict schedule. So if you were planning on contributing to Patreon soon... well, you should wait until June. It'll reactivate then.

Now, as a small teaser for the finale...


... it's going to be a bit different from the normal game. A bit. But also quite expansive, so hopefully worth the wait.

Friday 6 April 2018

Simply Mindy 3.2.0 / 3.4.0 Fuckup

Goddamn. The last week and a bit was fucking ridiculous. But more on that in a bit.

3.2.0

Sound! 3.2.0 adds a flurry of new sound effects to the game, including the following:

- Music tracks for all situations, some created by me, some by another dude whom I paid;
- More moans for Mindy;
- Alternate moans for the other girls;
- Sound effects for spells and attacks; and
- A few other small audio touches.

Please bear in mind that Stencyl is a little touchy with looping MP3s, so the loops are not perfect. I'm still workin' on 'em. Nevertheless, it's amazing how much the experience changes when the game has proper sounds plugged in.


3.4.0

Ever have one of those weeks where nothing goes right?

Well. Last week wasn't quite one of those weeks - I now have a puppy, and he's too awesome to be wrong - but everything else went tits-up. I was forced to puppy-proof my apartment way earlier than normal, my wife got mugged, we needed to get her a new phone, jackasses at my IP got an internet upgrade appointment very wrong... and, to cap it all off, my goddamned computer died on Sunday. Yes, the one I use to make Simply Mindy. I've been using my wife's computer all damned week.

Bad week. But good puppy. So... conflicted.

Anyway. Rather than doing a build I decided to just focus on animated .gifs this week, which was part of my plan for the build anyway, and finish up the schooling and job animations. Throw $2 at my Patreon and you get access to thirteen brand-new sexy-sexy animations. And, when I do get the build up (probably on Monday, when my laptop is slated to arrive - did I mention that the fucking post office was a week late delivering my package?), you'll get that! Seems win-win to me, honestly.

Sunday 25 March 2018

That goddamned Soo ending

I have seen a number of posts (and gotten a number of requests) regarding one of Soo's endings in Simply Mindy. I knew people would have trouble with it - I kinda made it that way - but I underestimated just how bent y'all are on getting every damn ending.

ANYWAY. Here's the process, which I'll also toss on the FAQ. I don't like to spoil my games, so don't expect this too often.

- Do the first two Arm Candy cut scenes by doing the job enough times, making sure not to get your Cleanliness above 30;
- During the second cut scene agree to work for Pimpy;
- Do the first two Prostitute cut scenes;
- During the second cut scene choose 'Pimpy' when prompted;
- Raise your Strength and Durability to 40;
- Agree to help backstab Soo in the next cut scene when prompted;
 - Wait a few days.

The key is to not raise your Cleanliness too much. Otherwise you go too far down one of the other paths.

I'm probably going to clean this ending up a bit as there seem to be a few issues with one of the steps. Nevertheless, if you want that one ending (you know the one, and if you don't you'll know it when you start playing Soo's scenario), this is how you get it.

Friday 23 March 2018

Simply Mindy 3.1.0 / 3.3.0 Preview / Poll Results

Ahoy hoy, lowly mortals. New build - and early, to boot. Blame a weekend-long family outing that'll force me to get up early tomorrow.

3.1.0

This week's build is another storyline bonanza, and it focuses on Middle D, the owner of Hell's Geisha... ry. Geishary. Sure. It's one of the last jobs you're likely to unlock, so it's a bit of a late-game bundle of stuff. The new content includes:

- Three new sexy-sexy sleepover positions with Middle D;
- A branching storyline that's a bit darker than some of the earlier ones; and
- Six new endings. Middle D's storyline gets five, the Geisha job gets one.

It's a fun, lengthy build with lots of talking. I know you all love talking. Love it. It also fixes a bunch of bugs, because my games are buggy as all hell.


3.3.0 Preview

As you may be able to surmise, the new Patreon build focuses on Gaspar, the last of the storyline NPCs. Which, yes, means we're getting damned close to the end of Simply Mindy. I'm only two Patreon builds away from doing the actual ending! Holy shnikes! Gaspar's build, in the meantime, features the following, which may sound familiar:

- Three new sleepover animations, including the one above, which I suspect was inspired by DBZ's Gotenks;
- A branching storyline;
- A new fight; and
- Five new endings.

$2 is so cheap, you guys. So cheap. Plus you'll get all that sweet sound I put in the game in 3.2.0! I know, right?


Poll Results

Last week's poll was all about DC girlies, and a crapton of patrons apparently grew up with Teen Titans on their TVs. Consequently, I aged Raven up a few years and drew an animation of her getting nailed from two sides! At once! I thought it was good, anyway, and you can get the same thing - and more - with a mere $3. What a scam.

Saturday 10 March 2018

Simply Mindy 3.0.0 / 3.2.0 Preview / Poll Results

Jesus christ. It's 9 am where I am and I'm still up. I need better time management skills. That, or... I don't know. Something.

3.0.5

This build had two purposes. First, it provided the end of the Camwhore storyline, along with the following:

  • Three more sexy sleepover animations with someone;
  • Some new cut scenes; and
  • Two new endings.
Always intended to be a fairly small storyline. Turned out well, though. 

The second half of the build, and the bulk, I'd say, went towards overhauling combat, both for my purposes and to make it more fun and robust. The changes include:
  • A few new enemy spells that will pop up in combat, which should please you pervs;
  • A greater role for status ailments;
  • Slightly smarter AI for a few of the enemies (though they're admittedly still pretty stupid on the whole);
  • A bunch more Titles that are combat-related;
  • Some new items for combat; and
  • A few fancied-up attacks that were a bit lacklustre before.
Mostly an under-the-hood build, but with the end of the game approaching getting this shit outta the way becomes increasingly important.

3.2.0 Preview

As I confessed to my patrons, I was rather sick of drawing shit this week. As such I sought out an alternative form of work in the form of adding audio. And yes, there was audio before, but now there's a lot of audio. The new build includes:
  • Songs, both of my own invention and snagged from a dude who is a substantially better musician than I am;
  • Several alternative moaning voices for the game's other girls, where appropriate;
  • A few more moaning clips for Mindy (who knows if you'll even notice them);
  • A crap-ton of sound effects for combat, both sexy and otherwise; and
  • Fixes for the existing audio. Which, admittedly, was rather scant.
If you like hearing women moan you'll probably enjoy this build. And, hey, that shit cost me a pretty penny, so... if you'd like to help me rebuild my coffers... it's only $2...!


Poll Results

This week I was sick of drawing period. Last week I was just sick of pixel art. My solution was to let my patrons decide which Sooniverse girl should get a painted treatment. I was not the least bit surprised to see Mindy win. So, yes, $3, and you can see her in her full, sweaty, krita-d glory. So cheap!

Friday 23 February 2018

Simply Mindy 2.9.0 / 3.1.0 Preview / Poll Results

Hey hey, early build today. Better than the late one last time, right? Yep, I'm right.

2.9.0

This week's freebie build centres on Emm, the owner of the little shop in the first dungeon. The first half of her storyline already exists; now the second half is yours to peruse. The update includes:

- A branching storyline, no surprise;
- Three new sexy animations with Emm, also no surprise;
- Two new boss battles which you can encounter in a few different ways; and
- Three new endings. I considered a dungeon-centric job ending, similar to the other jobs, but... goddamn. There are so many endings already. Enough, I say, enough.

The last few endings have had some strong ties to Soo Cubus, and this one is no exception. You'll probably get more outta this build if you've played the first game. If you haven't... well, there are still plenty of nude animations.


3.1.0 Preview

Despite being the last lover NPC to pop into existence, Middle D, here, always scores pretty high on my Patreon polls whenever I ask what I should work on next, so this build is for him. It has the following:

- Storyline;
- Three new sexy animations;
- A new combat animation, because I had a really weird idea late last night; and
- Six new endings. Six. Because, I guess, I like him too.

$2, man. $2. That is a steal.


Poll Results

Since I was falling behind last week I needed an easy poll idea for my patrons, and anime popularity polls are always... popular... yeah. So, naturally, a Dragonball character won AGAIN, and thus the franchise was barred from any future anime polls. Android 18! Sexy! Krillin gets lucky! $3! Woo!

Sunday 11 February 2018

Simply Mindy 2.8.0 / 3.0.0 Preview / Poll Winner

Late build again. I spent a lot of time this week messing with programming in an attempt to streamline the combat and get rid of a bunch of problems. So. Yeah. Sorry it took so long to get the freebie version up.

2.8.0

This week's public release is basically a .gif dump, filling in a bunch of jobs that required more animations. The following were slotted into this dump:

- Two new animations for Shay (Ghostings and Darkly);
- Four new Modelling animations (Ghostings and Darkly);
- Two new Cosplay animations (Darkly);
- Two new Camwhore animations (Darkly);
- Two new Farmer animations (Darkly); and
- Two new Mascot animations (Darkly). Whooooole lotta Darkly.

That finishes off a bunch of jobs. This build also fixes the door for HardBeast (noticed by many) and the maze (noticed by few), among other things.

No More Browsers

Let's face it, Flash is on its way out. I know it, you might know it, and eventually, everybody's gonna know it. I've gotten a ton of complaints about lag on the browser version only in the past, and getting the game to work on browsers has been an oft-recurring problems for months. As such I'm no longer going to embed Simply Mindy onto the devblog. The download link is there; please use that from now on.

Not sure how to run the game? Or need to port over your save? Check the FAQ button at the top of the screen. There's a link on there for getting a standalone (debugger) version of Flash, as well as info for porting over your save games. And, yes, I can't stop you from downloading the .swf and just playing it on your browser anyway, but I highly, highly recommend you just get a standalone version of Flash.

Highly.


3.0.0

The Patreon version of Simply Mindy is not, as of this writing, up yet. Sigh. is now up. Yay! You can expect the following changes:

- The end of the Camwhore storyline;
- Three new sexy animations from the star of the Camwhore storyline;
- A new ending (yes, just one, for once);
- A bunch of new and revamped moves for the combat system, as well as a general overhaul of the combat mechanics to give enemies more variety;
- More items;
- More Titles; and
- Substantial changes to the ending bonuses. You get a lot more bang for your buck with a lot of 'em.

$2. Man, that's so cheap.

Poll Winner


What can I say, folks think shower sex is hot. Throw in Seu - for $3 - and you've got a swag combo.

Tuesday 6 February 2018

The HardBeast's door is broken.

Would've answered this question earlier but the comments from the devblog keep getting shuffled into my spam folder. Sorry.

As I mentioned in the release notes for the previous build the doors got borked, and though I repaired the vast majority of them the door for the HardBeast's lair is currently broken. Missed it when I was jury-rigging the rest of them. As such the beast quest isn't currently completable, and you'll just get stuck in its room. Obviously I forgot to put that in the release notes for 2.7.5.

As of 2.8.0 the door thing has been fixed, so just skip the quest for now and do something else. In a couple days 2.8.0 will go up and the door will be fixed. Sorry again for the inconvenience.

Friday 26 January 2018

Simply Mindy 2.7.5 / 2.9.0 Preview / Poll Results

Oooo, the big day. Soo makes her comeback. Are you ready for dis?

Preemptive Disclaimer

First off I should warn y'all that this build was a royal pain in the ass. I was forced to make a swap to a newer version of Stencyl, and doing so broke a few things. Notably the doors in the dungeons. I more or less fixed 'em, but they're less precise than they used to be. So. Be prepared for that.

The fix also made Simply Mindy a bit... temperamental, I found, when played in a browser. When I was testing it before it wouldn't retain my save game on Chrome. Checking now, it did keep the save game. I dunno. Regardless, I highly recommend you all stop playing it through the browser - yes, I know, I still have an embedded version up, for some reason - and just download the thing. Get a nice standalone version of Flash and play from your desktop. Or, perhaps, a folder hidden deep in your computer.

Browsers don't like Flash anymore. Just... save yourselves the pain.

2.7.5

Anyway! This build is pretty big, and though it has the usual two-path storyline things change more than usual if you go one way over another. I tried to emulate the faction wars-style play of Bethesda games in this one, and depending on which of Soo's jobs you pursue more fervently - and how you answer questions in the cut scenes - you may end up with her as a lover, or... someone else. Here's what you can expect outta this build:

- Eight new lover animations, shared between Soo and the new guy;
- A branching storyline with a fair number of possibilities - remind me not to try that again any time soon, it was a bitch to do;
- A sort of prep quest that will take you all over the game looking for stuff, regardless of which faction you back;
- If you side with Soo, a tower defence-style mini game, because I wanted to experiment;
- A battle if you don't side with Soo, three guesses who you'll be fighting; and
- A whopping seven new endings. Five are related to Soo and the other dude, two are related to the two jobs that trigger all of this (Prostitute and Arm Candy). One of the endings requires a very specific sequence of events to find, and I look forward to your complaints.

It was fun to write Soo again. She's such a goof compared to Mindy.


2.9.0 Preview

Thanks to a big 'ol poll, my Patreon decreed that Emm, owner of the dungeon shop, would be the next NPC to get the storyline treatment. Consequently, 2.9.0 nets you:

- A branching storyline starring Emm, who is more important than you might think;
- Three new sexy sleepover animations;
- Three new endings; and
- Two new battles. Image above unrelated, I swear.

$2? Oh man, yes. Only $2.

Poll Results

I wanted to see how a redux Mindy would look, using the slightly-higher-quality sprites I've been employing for the Patron bonuses.

... I think she turned out okay. Don't you? $3!

Friday 12 January 2018

Simply Mindy 2.6.0 / 2.8.0 Preview / Poll Winner

It's that time again. Let's get started.

2.6.0

This week's freebie build has three new features which I brought in to give players a little alternative for building up their stats.

- First up are Minor Crises. Minor Crises pop up on the main city hub page from time to time (it's pretty obvious when they do), and when encountered present Mindy with, well, a minor crisis. You're given a situation, allowed to choose between three stats to resolve it, and see what happens. Succeed and you get a little prize; fail and you get a little penalty. Either way you get some cheeky animations. These will work into some of the storylines (already have worked into Soo's storyline in 2.7.0), but for the most part you can avoid Minor Crises completely if you're not keen on the idea.

- Next are Titles. If you click on Mindy's face on the main hub screen you'll be taken to a new screen where you can choose a Title for Mindy. Titles will give Mindy little bonuses when she sleeps. Note that these effects are negated under weird circumstances (story-based, usually) or if Mindy hasn't paid her rent. Titles are usually earned through end game bonuses, and when they're unlocked once they're unlocked for good 'n all.

- Last is another 'school' NPC (I want to give her a unique backdrop some day) who will allow you to swap stats for stats at a 2:1 ratio. You can also purchase some Titles from her. (And, naturally, she has been worked into the sexy-sexy animations in 2.8.0, specifically in Modelling.)

Also, a bunch of little fixes for past problems. There are always more bugs to root out and stomp.


2.8.0 Preview

I was deep-diving in code a lot this week, so I set the storylines aside for a bit and focused my non-programming efforts on new animations. Filled in a bunch of gaps in the lineup, including:

- Two new animations for Shay at the school;
- Four new Modelling animations;
- Two new Camwhore animations;
- Two new Farming animations;
- Two new Cosplay animations; and
- Two new Mascot animations.

It's a solid lineup. I think Mindy looks good in the Team Rocket outfit. Even if the iconic 'R' never makes an appearance.

A heads-up in advance to would-be Patreon subscribers that last week's build was a bit of a shitshow because of a change in Stencyl versions with unanticipated consequences (a lot of stuff broke), and much of this build focused on fixing what went wrong. Just sayin', things that worked before may be a bit janky, though I've gone to lengths to address the issues. You won't have any troubles getting at the new animations, at the very least.


Poll Winner

Whoops. Forgot to preview last build's poll thing. Ah well. It was Metroid-related.

Anyway! THIS build's $3 patron-exclusive animation bundle was a bit unique. I gave my patrons a bunch of polls, and the results helped me cobble together a new female character. Behold Lady Tang, insidious pirate captain of the Sooniverse. And, yes, I've incorporated her into Simply Mindy in a little cameo. Will probably give her a bigger role in a future game, whenever that might happen.

Wanna see her get nailed now? Well, hey, it's only $3...