I am aware that everyone has been worried/pissed off/frustrated at the lack of updates, especially since I broke my word of updating a week after the January update.
Reasons why you ask?
The first one has to be that I've been finding it extremely frustrating to do the "invisibility when examining items" feature that you wanted included. I've searched up on GML forums thoroughly, none of them have the answer. I've experimented with creating a sprite from the view and then layering that over the screen itself, but only the HUD seems to be copied over. The only way I could think of doing it is to actually leave all objects running, but that would mean I'd have to go through every object and make sure it cannot move, run paths or any of its 1000+ line of code, which doesn't seem worth it just to make the objects appear while examining.
The second one is that I've also been getting frustrated at the merchant screen. It's frustrating because it has to do completely separate checks to the inventory, and while it should easily cross over (since I made the inventory as easy to use as possible) it's not. Plus I'm not even onto selling yet. I've been playing with it for the last week and just when I thought I had it, it seems a bug appears.
These first two have gotten me to that "open, attempt, fail, quit" stage, which I know is a bad place to be, and I'm trying to allocate an hour every couple of days where I can just sit down and power through it.
The third reason is that I started work a couple of weeks ago. The hours aren't long (about 7 hours a day, Mon - Fri) but it does take away half of the day.
The fourth reason is probably the most important, and that's my music. I'm at what I consider to be one of the most important times of my life, where I decide my career path, and actually work to make sure I get there. The last year was a struggle for me financially, and while it still is, I'm not as bothered by it (I may be used to it at this point). I'd much rather focus on what I want to be doing in say 5-10 years time. Funnily enough, working on this was not one of those things.
The fifth reason is that FAPCOM has not been in touch with me. He spoke to me two days ago telling me that he has something that is very VERY important for him, so he has not been able to do spriting work. I can completely understand that.
The sixth and final reason is that I don't want to disappoint you guys. It's quite a lose-lose situation I find. If I respond saying that I don't have anything to show, you could respond with hate, people may lose interest, etc. If I don't respond at all, people can call me lazy, send more hate comments, and lose interest as well.
Thanks to the first reason, I will not be trying to make the stuff visible while examining. Sorry, but I'm sure after reading that you can understand why.
Personally, I'd still really like to have a CG artist working with me. If I'm not doing much for coding, then you can imagine how little I'm doing for the art. SOMEBODY GET IN CONTACT.
On that note, I'm also still looking for a new voice actor for Rebecca. Please suggest & refer some people.
Last note: Please do not ask me when the next update will be. I will say "it's out when it's out.", and I will do my best to make it happen sooner rather than later.
Z
Z-Fied something to keep in mind is that out of all the haters and impatient fucks out there you have loyal fans such as myself rooting for you and waiting for you to finish this no matter how long it takes we the fans will wait for you i know i will wait for you since im constantly checking back here almost everyday for the past 2 years i have never lost faith in this project and i hope one day it will eventually be finished and on that day i will congratulate you on your success and if i could i would shake your hand and give you a pat on the back for a job well done but until then Z i wish you luck on this project and in your future endeavors and remember Z Always push forward and never give up
ReplyDeleteThanks, life really is something you can't plan for. The main thing I hate is that I feel like I'm letting down fans like you, who follow the project tirelessly, and get an update like once every month or two.
DeleteAs a great man once said: "It's just a ride."
please continue working on resident evil progeny please
DeleteI'll actually state the the impatient people (and more importantly, Evan from the last blog post) were actually annoying me more then the lack of updates. I was actually more worried about the possibility of something happening to you or fapcom than I was about the game.
ReplyDeleteNow, on the first part, I don't exactly know what your talking about here. What are you referring to when you say "invisibility when examining items"?
The second, were you working on that due to suggestions of making it so you could buy equipment from the Bartender? Because its not really all that necessary.
Congrats on the job, welcome to the rat race :p
Hey, focus on what's important to you. If your music is more important, than focus on that. (as an aside, why not share some of your music here :)
Hope things go well for Fapcom with whatever it is thats important to him. Pass it along if ya get the chance.
As for the sixth, hey, if someone responds with hate or whines about a blog post not containing an update, let them. They can go find something else to fap to and be impatient elsewhere. I'm more than willing to wait the time it takes to see the next update, and hopefully eventual completion of the game.
I unfortunately can't offer much support other than the occasional donation and morale support, as I have no experience with CG stuff and I don't know what I could do to help in the voice department.
to the first one i think he meant that it freezes time when examining stuff
DeleteI concur with the sentiment so well expressed in Rainbow Sparkle's Seventh paragraph, and that's not just because I love imagining a pony which would meet that name's description.
DeleteIf people lose interest for the time being, then perhaps they will regain interest when the project is finished and put out for general consumption.
I do rather hope that whatever important event is currently occupying Fapcom doesn't sever his services from this project in the long run, though, as it currently seems that such an occurrence would be quite crippling for the project.
There is nothing to worry about Z, no need to rush anything; you have your own life and all of the fans out there (including me) will be fine with whatever happpens up until it is finished and beyond. About the haters and retarded fucks, well, what can I say that you don't know already: this is the internet; probably the biggest place for any type of haters in the universe, and probably as well all of those haters are just some immature 13 year-old brats with their MacBooks or whatever they have, freely complaining about great, fantastic work which their rotten little brains can't realize realize how much it costs to make for free. So yeah, we will be there with you in both awesome and complicated times, rooting for you. Through adversity, keep walking, and if something blocks your way, blast through it!
ReplyDelete...Quite a testament I've written here huh? Well, I hope my point was delivered correctly and stuff. And hey, I hope your music career goes great :)
No worries, I like your game very much, and am grateful for the time you put in it so far. Don't get upset by people complaining, they don't understand you too have private lives. Thanks for all the effort you put in this great game, and I hope you'll find the time to complete it !
ReplyDeleteHey Z. just discovered your game last december, and have been following your progress since. Dont worry too much about the game, there are actually more important things in life than making porn games ;) hope you keep going though, I like the game idea.
ReplyDeleteIf you need any help, I may be able to help out. Although Im in the early stages of making my own game, Inspired by some of the independant games Ive been following, I may be able to assist. Im personally using daz models for my game ( like inufactories hounds of the blade ), since Im not very good at modeling, but I can make usable animations. I also have some programming experiance ( c++, delphi, perl and python ), and Im curently checking out gamemaker to see if it usable for my game. Since Im testing various stuff in gamemaker before starting full speed on my game I might be able to help you out with some CG stuff, and possibly some programming.
THANKS Z glad to see youre somewhat ok
ReplyDelete- masiliima
Hey, just like to say, I reallly enjoy that you can start as a virgin and there is a text event for losing virginity, that's somethign I'm very into. I would like it, though, if there was more specialized text depending on WHAT takes your virginity, and maybe if you lost it due to submitting, or being full-on raped
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful for the impressive progress you've already made on this... don't apologize, just do what you can and I'll keep coming back to see how it's going!
ReplyDeleteWell, everyone pretty much said everything I could in words of support, so all I can say is that I wish you luck, Z, and keep up the good work. :p
ReplyDeleteThis game has no end? Some boss or something? I'm trying to finish it but I can not advance the story.
ReplyDeleteit is still a demo. the way further has not even been made yet
DeleteHey z thaanks for the update man personally id rather you do posts likr this even when you dont have an update available just so we know how things are goin not just for the game but in your life too
ReplyDeleteIt's really good to hear from you Z ... Honestly I know you don't want to let us down but we are just a couple of internet lurkers looking for interesting stuff to watch/play/enjoy ... just forget about this game and make sure you can live a comfortable life ... you started an awesome game, no need to break your back just to finish it.
ReplyDelete[Last note: Please do not ask me when the next update will be. I will say "it's out when it's out.", and I will do my best to make it happen sooner rather than later.]
Perfectly put
Dude. I will stick by you through fire and flames. If you want to hide from us for months on end: that;s cool. As long as we know that the gears are churning (even if slowly) we will be here. Just do what you can and make us and yourself proud!
ReplyDeleteMay the Force be with you, always.
I await this game with great anticipation. I've yet to see anything approach your work in quality.
ReplyDeleteI dont mind the current voice actress' sound of submitting.
I would love to see a chris/leon campaign with fem-zombies.
Even if way down the line in a paid version.
Much love,
Anon
To my awareness, there will be no paid version of this. Capcom would probably flip a lid if they learned of this, especially if it was going to be sold for profit.
DeleteHowever, that doesn't mean that after this ended getting finished that Z-Fied couldn't try and make a custom indie hentai game and sell that.
Found the game only a month back and now waiting for its release with baited breath.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note that includes; but not limited to shameless self promotion:-
"I'm also still looking for a new voice actor for Rebecca. Please suggest & refer some people."
Is suggesting and referring myself classified as cheating? :3
Feel free to contact me here if you still wish to change the voice actress.
http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/member.php?22800-The-Sanguine-Vixen
Best Wishes
Ms.V xxx
I believe you should ASK, FIND and TALK with people who do graphics part and could be interesting asset to your project. It's you who is in charge, people who draw things don't check your blog. Chances that one of them visits here, reads your request, and responds are really thin - especialy if you do not advertise this anywhere on CG artists blogs/forums/sites. I believe it isn't hard to get someone you need, there are plenty of people who do something just to make something and gladly will join ongoing goal. Actually whole planet does that.
ReplyDeleteSecond of all - you quit on things with no apparent reason. When they go well. Stop that defiance rhetoric.
You choose what is happening.
Hey! its catgirl i just wanted to let you know iv decided to come back and say hi to you A H! :D <3 hit me up when you can!
ReplyDeleteLove catgirl :3
Esta interesante esta versión de r.evil. quisiera verlo terminado. Tranquilo se que lleva tiempo realizarlo. No te desanimes estoy seguro que cuando acabes sera genial.
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