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You're completely right, and I'll be the first to shit on AI with you all the way to the bottom.
AI is not and will never be art - the usage of AI on this project is purely a means to an end.
As much as I'd love to commission artists and/or models to provide me with art/photos - a game like this requires a lot of content even just for conceptualization, and I just don't have that kind of money to fuel the process that way.
That said, I'll try to provide the best quality content I can make with the newest generative models available.
Only assets like backgrounds and characters. As for everything else - writing, coding, editing - it's all me, myself and I.
There's no fun in taking shortcuts - the coolest thing about making a project like this is having an idea, and then brainstorming ways to implement it in a way that would be cool to interact with :D
Having consistent faces between artificially generated images (especially when it comes to realistic depictions) is quite hard to achieve.
I'm currently experimenting with various techniques to end up with some level of consistency (LoRAs, training my own models, ControlNet & others).
However, I'm currently more focused on just expanding the game, coding new features and deepening the experience - switching the images in an already existing scene later is much more time-effective than doing all the perfect AI generation first, and then going for the dev part.
So, TL;DR - we're getting there!
I agree wholeheartedly that it would be great, I love games that use real porn.
Do you know what I don't exactly enjoy? Copyright Infringement lawsuits.
Using copyrighted work, even in a free game like this, still requires a go-ahead from the rightful copyright owners.
I did my due dilligence though, before you start asking - I reached out to every single porn and erotica company/studio I could think of, requesting a permission to use some of ther material in my project.
95% of them did not even reply back, and as for the ones that did - if I had that kind of money they asked for licensing, I probably wouldn't need to work for the rest of my life :D
In conclusion, is what it is - although I'd really like to use real porn in here, all it takes is some bored moneyman having a bad day to ruin the whole project. That, plus Patreon and SubStar really do not like copyright infringement on their platforms.
I regularly post devlogs with behind the scenes materials on Patreon/SubscribeStar. If you want to see the concepts I use, the creation process, the tools - it's all there. That, plus you gain access to the game before the public release :)
Hit me up in the dms, on Twitter/Bluesky, tag me on the game thread - whichever channel you like, I regularly check all of them!
Both my Patreon and SubscribeStar exist purely for one reason - if you want to support my current project, as well as any other ones what I'll develop in the future.
Let me be very clear on this - you don't owe me anything. If you just want to play the game, there is not, nor ever will be any in-game content locked behind a paywall.
I've created accounts on both platforms purely for the player to have a choice - if you prefer one platform more than the other, you can use it.
None. Both Patreon and SubscribeStar have identical posts, dev logs, announcements and everything else.
I'm not double-dipping here - You won't lose anything by subscribing to one, but not the other.
Yep, but I'll only publish public versions of the game there, no additional content. Feel free to leave a comment there though!
Alright, some time has passed since the v.0.01 public release - and It's time for me to share with you some information about the project's progress.
(General announcements like this will be publicly available, but the more detailed ones will be accessible from Tier II onward)
First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone for the feedback regarding this version. No matter if it were words of encouragement, critique, or just a like or a reaction emoji - every single constructive feedback is very valuable to me, especially since we've just started.
Ok, enough of me yapping - Testy, what you've been doing since the release?
The initial release lacks content - I'm very aware of this. I'm aiming for the v.0.02 to address this issue - I'm currently in the process of writing numerous characters, their dialogue, events, and interactions. This is the main focus of the upcoming version. The project's design document is getting bulkier by the day, believe me :)
I have planned to introduce some new locations to accommodate the newly-created characters, but I want to avoid leaving empty areas - expect Outskirts to be available for sure.
Conceptualizing and implementing all of this stuff will take me at least a month, maybe more. The v.0.02 will be released only when I'm absolutely sure that I'm satisfied with its quality.
Oh yeah, the v.0.02 will be instantly publicly available on release, since you couldn't do much in the v.0.01.
The scaffolding is set, now we dig.
Peace,
Testy
So, after countless hours spent on first building out the basics, ironing out the details, and finally optimizing the build, it's finally here. The very first public release of TEotM.
Get the game from this post, or play/download it from its Itch.io page!
I aimed for the v0.01 to have a scalable baseline, and some initial content to start things off with.
What can you expect in this release?
It ain't much at the moment, but it's honest work.
I see this game as a field, and me as a guy with a shovel and an intention of creating a wide, deep hole.
I've just installed all the basic scaffolding, and started removing the grass layer from the ground beneath me.
Let's dig deep with this one.
Testy
