Hey guys! I have good news!!! xD
I've been reflecting for a long time, and I've made some critical decisions for the game. The most important one is about organizing the code to eliminate bugs and conflicts between saves. If you're interested in knowing about the technical part of the development, I'll explain here what I've been doing in the game, and you'll understand why we've been having so many new bugs lately. Else, just skip to the next part to know about new content!
The Corruption Problem
In short, it all started when I learned how to use "dictionaries." A programming data structure used to better organize and visualize data. I thought it was so great that I decided to replace some common character data variables with this dictionary structure. The idea was to make the game easier to organize and to add more content. But... Every time I added something on dictionary, it caused incompatibility between versions, because game tries to load information that wasn't there.
That probably explains a lot, right? ;u;
Well, basically, dictionaries are terrible for things that change, so I organized the code the way it was before. The good news is that I finished doing this, and tested the game, and it's working well! I believe we won't have any more incompatibility bugs between future versions π I apologize for all those problems. At least, I think I learned some important things xD
Starting Neighbor Next Stage
Since we already advanced with step-sis, I think now it's time to start the development of the childhood friend. The plans for her mechanics are that you should gain the trust of her parents, and that should unlock more content with her.
Currently, I'm adding more dialogue variations to the interaction with her parents. When you have the maximum intimacy with the childhood friend you can do the dialogue with her father or mother, and they may invite you to have a lunch with them in the weekend.
Moment 1: Offering to man the grill for her father so he can drink as much as he wants xD
Moment 2: Offering to help her mother prepare the other things to eat. Well... That's the idea for now, but this one I may change, because I didn't think good ways to add erotic content with that. So, if you have any idea for this part, I'd like to read it xD
She'll have unique data, with parents reputation. When her intimacy and parents reputation are maximized, new content may be unlocked.
That said, my main ideas for new contents are:
Dating System: Go out to park; cinema; beach; karaoke; etc.
Touch System: physical contact to more parts
Scenes in her home: didn't thought well yet xD
The first 2 ideas would be both for her and step-sis.
Minigame - Find
Now the system has new maps, and the characters dress according to where they are! Look how cool it is:
π Okay, I think I exaggerated the size of the map and the scale of the characters. I'll enlarge it more; after all, the game has to work well on mobile xD
That's it for now. Hope you like it and feel free to give me any ideas you want! π