Hey everyone! I'm back to discuss the current status of the next game update.
Regarding the cover pics—at the start of the update, Connor has an opportunity to send a dick pic to choice guys now that his sexual journey is really getting started. Of course, some of those guys are gonna reply with dick pics of their own.
Like Connor, Isaiah is new to all this but is eager to share one of the few he's taken so far. Being an aspiring filmmaker, Griffin's pic is a bit on the artsy, moodier side (which Connor can tease him about!). And if you've hooked up with Leo, he'll send this one if you indicated you want to bottom, to give you a taste of what's in store. He has a few others, too, including one for the tops out there...
This time of year, everything is slower going, especially as a solo dev. For those who haven't (or can't) see it, I mentioned in Sneak Peek #41 that due to the holidays, most of what I could slip in during the end of November were some fantasy images that were originally meant to come with the Morning After Update.
In the weeks since then, I've been able to fit in creating more substantial content. Things are still at a slower pace, but I'm feeling really close to the first dev build.
Before we get to the to-do list, I want to share a few specifics about certain aspects of development.
Writing
The start of the upcoming update was content originally planned for the end of the Morning After Update, but I moved it to the next story update to avoid delaying that update any further. That means these opening scenes still have a lot of intersecting storylines to cover, which is why it hasn't come together super quickly.
Part of that includes tying up loose ends and condensing some paths so all the choice branches aren't as unwieldy going forward. However, I still want to make sure all your choices are honored in some fashion. So I've been combing through what's already in the game to make sure I'm addressing all the obvious (and maybe not so obvious) paths so no matter whose story you're following, they'll be touched on.
One path I added a little extra content for is tied to something I haven't talked about yet. If you read the Relationship Guide or prior Status Report posts, you know about Hookup Levels, which determine what scenes you can see with each guy. But that's not the only leveling system—there are a few secret ones specific to those of you playing a more sex-focused Connor.
The Relationship Guide outright says at a few points that if you make exhibitionistic choices, it can inspire other guys in the dorm to be more revealing themselves. That and other choices contribute to a leveling system for the dorm itself—meaning the more Connor encourages nudity and sex amongst his cohabitants, the wilder things can get!
The first of those extra scenes is one I only came up with recently and in fact just wrote a few days ago. It's not super lengthy, but definitely fun. You'll also get an opportunity to level things even further during the first dorm meeting that's been mentioned a few times so far.
Art
To go along with the fleshed out scenes are the dick pics above and also some new stuff for Jordi and Blaze. Those two are already walking around naked anyway, so of course they're the first ones who you can encourage to get saucier.
That meant creating a few new sprites for the guys. Jordi's are done, and Blaze will be created soon (as well as a new storyline character who, perhaps shockingly, is not a hot guy!).
Here's Jordi's Week 1a outfit; I continued with the crop top look, of course:
And following a more outgoing Connor's lead, here's him once he strips down to a pair of undies; I decided on a pair as vibrant as he is:
Why underwear and not the full Monty? Connor has the same question:
Connor: Jordi, you were literally walking around naked in the showers yesterday, and you had your door wide open while getting dressed. Not wearing clothes isn’t some new concept for you.
Jordi: That's the showers, though. You’re supposed to be naked in there or you’ll get your clothes all wet!
Okay, on to the updated to-do list!
TO-DO LIST
For anyone new, I no longer guess at release dates since I'm notoriously bad at guesstimating. Rather, I share my to-do list in these posts so you can follow along with development in another way.Anything updated or added since I shared the list in Status Update #88 is denoted with an asterisk and bolded. To keep the focus on the opening scenes, I'm not listing other work I've done that'll come in the second dev build and final release. I am, however, listing general tasks like code work that I do during downtime while making CGs.
General Work
Relationship Guide (done)
Creation of the new Patreon-exclusive guide.
Written (18/18 sections)
Layout designed (18/18 completed)
Section covers (17/17 completed)
Final edit (18/18 sections completed)
Sprite Code Conversion
Coding changes to simplify how sprites are displayed.
Connor (partially done)
* Main Characters (9/16 characters)
* Side Characters (15/45 characters)
Revised Art
CGs and sprites updated to use the most visibly changed character models; not a top priority.
Alex CGs (3/32)
Leo CGs (5/50)
Marco CGs (1/3)
Duke sprites (5/5, completed)
Restored Content
Scenes that were missed when making the Morning After Update.
Revised Evan pondering scene
Marco pondering scene post-Julian hookup
New CGs/Writing
"Nice to have" fantasies to go along with Connor's Morning After shower; not a top priority.
* Morning After tease CGs (21/40)
Morning After tease inner monologue (1/37)
Getting to Know You Part 1, Dev Build 1
Before the final update is ready for release, I'll be sharing early, in-progress dev builds with Senior & Graduate patrons that also act as content milestones. This to-do list is for the first of these builds and doesn't contain all the work required for the final version of the update.
WRITING
"Variants" are different versions of scenes to account for choices; there are many choice-reactive dialogue changes in these scenes that are not included in the count.
Opening (7/7 variants, completed)
Playtime (4/4 variants, completed)
Playtime ending (6/6 variants, completed)
Marco scenes (8/8 variants, completed)
* Afternoon convos (38/42 variants)
Matt convo (6/6 variants, completed)
* Transition scenes (6/6 variants, completed)
CODING
* Transition variables (partially done/ongoing)
Opening (7/7 variants, completed)
Playtime (4/4 variants, completed)
Playtime ending (6/6 variants, completed)
Marco scenes (8/8 variants, completed)
* Afternoon convos (38/42 variants)
Matt convo (6/6 variants, completed)
* Transition scenes (6/6 variants, completed)
ART
Sprites
Connor sprites (16/16, completed)
Dominic sprites (5/?)
Marco sprites (15/?)
Riley sprites (6/?)
Antonio sprites (4/4, completed)
* Blaze sprites (0/5)
* Jordi sprites (10/10, completed)
Xavier sprites (2/2, completed)
* Storyline Character #1 sprites (0/5)
CGs
Opening CGs (8/8, completed)
Playtime CGs (75/75, completed)
* Transition CGs (14/17)
Backgrounds (done)
Dorm room, clean (2/2, completed)
Character Models (done)
Lacy (new, done)
* Storyline Character #1 (new, done)
Connor (tweaks, done)
Matt (tweaks, done)
Marco (tweaks, done)
Riley (tweaks, done)
Character Design
* Blaze, week 1a outfit (needed)
Dominic, week 1a outfit (done)
* Jordi, week 1a outfit (done)
* Jordi, underwear (done)
Lacy, week 1a outfit (done)
Marco, week 1a outfit (done)
Matt, gym (done)
Riley, week 1a outfit (done)
Xavier, week 1a outfit (done)
* Storyline Character #1, week 1a outfit (needed)
Props (done)
Fleshlight (completed)
Dildos, realistic (3/3, completed)
Dildos, colorful (3/3, completed)
Anal trainers (3/3, completed)
Carrying case (5/5, completed)
Sets (done)
Dorm room, shaders & prop adjustments for days passing (completed)
That's it for the to-do list, but there are a few other things to share.
First is that I'm planning to write more Behind the Scenes posts with more up-to-date and detailed steps, using the new content for examples. If you're interested in what goes into creating the game's CGs, look out for the first of those posts that soon.
And lastly, here's a fun CG I whipped up in response to a call for an art trend based on a hot photo by Hollywood Bruisers:
If you're on Bluesky, you can follow me @freshmenvn.bsky.social, where I occasionally share random art like this. It's also a good place to get game update announcements if you don't happen to be subscribed to Patreon when one comes out.
That's it for this time!