Transfigure 3D Demo 0.0.1D Yellow Potion Experiment
Added 2023-07-28 21:03:04 +0000 UTCThe newest demo is finally growing into something resembling a visual novel! It now includes Evan and yellow potion content! Yay. There are a bunch of new graphics and tweaks including a few expanded scenes.
I have also finally learned how to fix the color of YP Taylor’s hair which has been an endless struggle recently. For now it is the weird yellow crayon color but I will probably update the CG eventually… or maybe just write a line that it changes or something. I have a lot of different textures and methods but not all work across all characters and hairstyles so I am finally ironing out a few of the final details I need to make a consistently high quality visual experience for everyone.
I also replaced the blonde girl at the start… again. She is one of the first models users see so I wanted her to have a decent quality model. Honestly she will probably get replaced one more time because it bothers me that her skin textures rendered looking like she spent too much time tanning. Oh well, on to more important things. The next area that needs an update is Julie since she is still in placeholder mode.
Julie is similar to Tim in that I’ve made a few different models but none of them felt right. I am going to start from scratch again and see what I come up with. If it is still a close call I will let patrons vote.
The yellow potion audio samples have been remastered in this version. Most of the CG on the way has been added except the bathing scene. Eventually I want to add more on the transformation and actual act of drinking the potion. I left alternate CG in the images folder if anyone is curious.
This update also includes an opacity UI slider as well in the preferences menu which should help with the display of animations and CG. The text can be hard to read on the lowest settings (I am looking into a bold / outline text / font fix) but it's a nice improvement that’s been on the extras list since the new year. I found a good balance between readability and visibility about the 75-80% mark. You can of course hide the box entirely with H or the middle mouse button. Feedback regarding blocked animations made me reconsider the priority since a user pointed out that the view is a bit low in some scenes and is sometimes obscured by the box. Your feedback is really important and has a tangible impact on development so if you have any thoughts let me know!
I have started to update and enable the gallery code so that scenes and endings will become unlocked for recall. It appears to be functioning mostly as intended so I will keep adding to it with subsequent updates. The last UI mystery that I haven’t nailed down is I want some kind of character menu, potentially an unlockable one but I might leave it unlocked to preview characters. If anyone has some ideas here let me know. Currently my plan is to make character preview posters and then just throw them into a gallery that unlocks as they are met in game but I am now leaning towards them all being unlocked by default to preview content and encourage exploration. Exploring is more fun if users know there is an attractive character to meet somewhere along the way. Or does that ruin the surprise?
I have also begun to mark dead ends by crossing out their dialogue options and gating more content outside the scope of the initial release. I think the demo is becoming a lot more presentable so thank you for your patience!
The newest demo Includes most of day one as well as the transformation both at home and at the medical center.
After your transformation you can go to the hospital and get some of the early quick ends. Some placeholder CGs are still missing. I also want to expand the CG count in a few scenes to make sure there is something interesting on screen for most of the game but that will be an ongoing process.
As far as erotic content aside from nudity, there is Mitch’s blackmail start up to the first bj scene as well as the start of Evan’s route (pick him after school, go on the date, go to the movie) plus the early Damien (campus medical center) content up to the yellow potion transformation.
Ends 16, 18, 76, and 77 are in the game but are missing a few assets.
Hard cutoff for .60 html will be the 31st. What often ends up happening is that there are now a bunch of islands of content that I have written and finished. These scenes do not connect to the main game so sometimes I underestimate the time required to create bridge content and maintain continuity for the specific branch it is on. This is especially hard because it is deceptive. For example I might have 2 updates of content in one area but I may need a third annoying update in the middle to put out all 3, then multiply that by the giant game. Paths also change a bit organically as I write them so I don’t know with certainty how long it will take to finish something since it is finished when I feel it is done rather than after meeting a word count goal or a checklist.
Anyway, it has been an enormous amount of work the past six years but Tango Fiction is now equipped for a major evolution! If we end up extinct or prosperous it is still unclear but I am increasingly proud of what I’ve accomplished here. Thank you for joining me on the journey and not letting me starve as I’ve learned and stumbled my way through development.
Love,
Tango
Transfigure 3d 0.0.1D
PC https://mega.nz/file/ISx2AYIL#eBTnb0ZEXEG8NAlIaG1sRq1RhWCepYyUnroIuGaI6RE
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Comments
That is one of the oldest renders that I merely used as a cover for this post. The newest ones are in game. They are almost too bright maybe.
Tango
2023-07-29 06:04:09 +0000 UTCI second Alex's suggestions above regarding the shading and denoising. Lighting is my other issue with the screenshots, The worst one IMHO is the first screenshot above showing yellow hair Taylor in very pink room.
Sentimental Penguin
2023-07-29 01:45:52 +0000 UTCAll great suggestions. I am definitely going to split off into more files and do what I can to keep everything functioning and manageable. I already intended to do some of that since the original script file is already getting bigger than many existing VNs. I have used a denoise filter setting but it didn't seem necessary for all the renders. I haven't used any post process or anything except photoshop. One thing I also intend to do is add more blurred / DOF effects to make some background assets look like a better match than they actually are. It is especially helpful you pointed out those coding errors too. Very much appreciated, Alex! P.S. If you could give me some examples of the CG you don't like that might help too. I think some of them look pretty good but I'm always willing to improve :)
Tango
2023-07-28 22:33:39 +0000 UTCHi, first of all I can really see the amount of effort you put into the game. Very cool, definately will keep an eye on it. Maybe some hints that I found iritating during my playthrough: 1. The shading/coloration of the sprites in the scene is pretty inconsistent and it puts me off. 2. Do you use AI denoise? Some of the images (dark ones and the one in the hospital with the glas) are looking grainy. A denoiser easily fixes that. (3. Personal preference: I think the irises of the MC are too big compared to the other characters, looks almost cartoonish. And MCs face looks too emaciated imo) And out of personal interest I looked a bit into your code and some things that are better fixed now than later: 1. Always default variables (e.g. ignoremitch), you will lose track of them and break save games eventually which people will hate you for. 2. labels should always have no indentation, there are several reasons for that, but one you already stepped into was e. g. the label choice1_done: It is indented without indenting its content and hence has no content. 3. Put different paths into different files and use local labels. Otherwise it will get hard to maintain once it grows. I don't think with your eager goal of content you will not be able to keep track of choice513_done ;)
Alex
2023-07-28 21:58:13 +0000 UTC
