Hey guys! I have some really good news to share with you. ✨
As most of you already know, right after the Official Release of Chapter 05 I started working hard on some details that had been left behind. I managed to include in the Public Version a few things that were missing from the update, like the coupon minigame.
After that, I kept working on improvements for the update itself, like adding choices to the final scenes, as well as several QoL upgrades for the entire game that I want to share with you here.
I know it might sound strange, but some improvements take quite a while to implement and require special care, which I only managed to properly give them last week.
The first good news is that I have already started preparing the release of My True Desire on Steam! 🎮
I still need to deal with some bureaucracy and set up the store page, but I believe everything will work out. Soon you can expect a post with more details. Also, a Steam button has been added to the main menu, along with a button for our Discord server.
Another very interesting point was fixing the Skip button, or rather implementing it in its final form. I really dislike when visual novels don’t have a skip feature, and I also dislike when they do but the process is unnecessarily complicated.
My solution was to add “profiles” to the skip system, where the player can choose the type of gameplay that best fits them, as well as the intensity of the anal content in the game.
I won’t lie, this took a ton of work, so I totally understand why many devs avoid it 😂
Now, talking about the Extras button that was introduced in the last update:
All the spicier scenes in the game have been successfully added, and several bugs have been fixed. Some scenes have outcome A or B depending on your past choices, and now the player has the option to change that before starting the replay. This needs to be implemented manually for each case, so it might not be working perfectly yet.
In addition, the gallery system has been implemented, but not exactly as I originally imagined. Instead of including all images in the game, the gallery now features only the ones I consider the most interesting. Think of it as a bonus, nothing too major.
Still in the extras menu, I finally managed to implement an achievements system! 🏆Achievements will reward players who aim to complete the game 100%. Some will be easy, others more challenging. I personally love this kind of feature.
Moving away from the extras menu, I added some improvements that I’m really proud of, especially new shortcuts and mechanics that improve gameplay flow.
For example, instead of opening the menu, going to settings, clicking on “sound”, and lowering the volume, you can now just press “M” on your keyboard to instantly mute everything. 🔇
Another very interesting addition is the “Smart Buttons”. While working on Chapter 05, I noticed that the textbox was sometimes getting in the way and blocking important visuals. So I added a system that introduces context-sensitive buttons at specific moments to improve the player experience.
Besides hiding the textbox, another Smart Button feature is X-Ray. I’ve been planning this since Chapter 03 and finally had the chance to implement it.
You can disable Smart Buttons, as well as system notifications, in the settings if you prefer.
These are changes I’m genuinely proud of, and I feel like they push My True Desire to another level in terms of polish and attention to detail ✨
From here on, my full focus shifts to developing the next chapter, and I’m really excited to start showing you what’s coming next. There’s a lot of good stuff ahead.
As always, thank you so much for all the support, it really makes a difference and keeps this project moving forward ❤️I’d love to hear what you think about these changes, so feel free to share your thoughts.
See you very soon! 🚀