Hi all!
As I’m starting to wrap version 0.15, I find myself thinking more and more about Vae Victis - 2 (temporary name!) and there are two issues I’d like to consult with you guys about the next game’s design.
Should there be less girls but more content for each girl? In his travels, Karder meets many beautiful girls but most of them have only brief interactions with him and are never seen again. While this allows me to introduce a huge variety of races, body types and backstories, the overall experience can feel a bit unsatisfying to some of you. A frequent question I get almost since launch is “when can we see more of girl X?”. There’s a dilemma here: more girls = shorter interactions with each. Less girls = longer stories, more revisits and even palace stay for some.
The other issue is about content affecting decisions: should there be slightly more weight to decisions you make? In Vae Victis - Khan, very few decisions you make will give you a completely different outcome later on. A rare example is that if you abuse Alam or Fahda in the Ziruan oasis quest, you will not be able to revisit Fahda later. But in most cases, you will still be able to access all the content no matter how Karder behaved earlier. While this ensures that you will see almost all the content in one playthrough, it does somehow take the weight off some decisions and reduce the incentive to play again.
I’m going to make this a dual - poll, and therefore a multi choice. For your convenience, I will number them differently to make them easier to tell apart. 1 and 2 are about the number of girls, A and B are about the weight of choices.
If there is any other thing you’d like to see different in the next game, let me know in the comment.
As for update 0.15: I hope to have an ETA for release next week. I’m also talking to a new developer, so there might be some good news there too.
As always, thank you for your ongoing support!
Cheers!