Current Status - 2017 - Hanako Games

hanako

Current Status - 2017

#1 by hanako - Jan 2 2017

Well, as you know, in 2016 we didn't get much done.

So, other than the still-very-very-slow-but-not-dead Wolf Hall, what's going on?

We have a Hanabira project in production at the moment. The working title (to be replaced if I come up with something better) is England Exchange - which should give you some idea of what it's about.

You play an American college student spending a semester abroad in England. There is a choice of protagonist (male or female) at the beginning, which affects what job, rivals, and love interests you get. Male protag has 4 female and 2 male options, female protag has 4 male and 2 female. (so basically, half the love interests overlap and half are route-exclusive)

The original script was created by another writer but, as some of you know, I actually AM from America and moved to England, so I'm making a number of tweaks based on my own experiences of the cultural differences.

This is a straight VN, no stat-raising or other gameplay is currently planned. Don't have a sprite artist attached yet, so I can't show any previews at this point in time.

Feel free to suggest terrible pun game names which I probably won't use.

rincewind

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#2 by rincewind - Jan 3 2017

A Little Lily Princess was fantastic. That mark the year as saved in my eyes.

Good luck with your new project!

And I'm not good with puns or titles.
"Murican Flavored Tea"? "A Yankee in London"? "Sir, you're an exchange student."?
Wait... that's not funny, it's kinda pathetic... lame... I will just stop for now! Sorry!

"It's good to be the president." - The President
"Oh humble dirt, if I could, I would carry you to freedom!" -The Lady and Saviour of all the dirt, mud and pebbles.
"Cake! Me!" -A VERY hungry Scullery Maid

FantasyFan

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#3 by FantasyFan - Jan 3 2017

I'm no good at pun names, but it sounds neat.

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Jacquelle

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#4 by Jacquelle - Jan 3 2017

Our American Student, for dorky history bonus.

hanako

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#5 by hanako - Jan 5 2017

Common jokes reference england as the Land of Tea And Crumpets - the phrase is often used, but doesn't appear to be the actual title of anything at the moment.

(I still don't like tea. I do like crumpets, though!)

KitCat

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#6 by KitCat - Jan 5 2017

Is difficult discovered the buying game name... when not yet do in no one... Tea? I not say...

Mymmh... American at England wasn´t not good and don´t believe that person was just Yankee ...

Foelhe

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#7 by Foelhe - Jan 5 2017

This is godawful, but it's a romance game about an American in England, so I have to suggest it: "Separated by a Common Language"?

hanako

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#8 by hanako - Jan 6 2017

or, for a romance game, a Common Tongue *waggles eyebrows* Although, um, Joined by a Common Tongue would probably make people expect threesomes...

At the moment, leaning towards combining things with the Random Exclamation Point! that makes people think of travel dating games, which would be
England Exchange! Land of Tea and Crumpets
which is silly but you can't say it doesn't tell you what you're getting into.

rincewind

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#9 by rincewind - Jan 6 2017

Based in my vast knowledge of USA and UK (from movies and jokes on internet mostly) I can say that the most symbolic thing in both countries are guns and tea.

So... "A tale of two worlds: Guns meet Tea", "Guns spilling my Tea: Stories from an exchange student." or "Dude! That's a M16 in my tea!? : A realistic story about a yankee in the court of the Queen."
No, still terrible. Maybe I need to just stay here, quietly and stop posting nonsense.
...
"From burguers and guns to tea and gray seasons"?
...
Oh dear, I'm not improving...

Franka

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#10 by Franka - Jan 6 2017

I would have suggested "Lost in Translation", just for sheer irony, but that might possibly be taken by some semi brilliant movie.

vexxice

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#11 by vexxice - Jan 7 2017

Since you said you were thinking about keeping "England Exchange!" and putting a subtitle on it, how about:

England Exchange! Love on the other side of the pond
England Exchange! Pulled by the land of tea and crumpets (tried to use the British slang version of the word "pulled", probably used wrong)
England Exchange! A semester I will never forget
England Exchange! An international affair

My first post *squee*

hanako

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#12 by hanako - Jan 7 2017

I do like the international affair.

Possibly tea and crumpets should be saved for a game with a bit more pip pip.

KitCat

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#13 by KitCat - Jan 10 2017

Sorry, i was get nowhere at answer what program/ Was it Renpy again?? used at make at that Cute knight Kingdom. ( I liked demo... and my opinion was good "Queen Maker"....
There was some "Queen maker"s but maybe 2 at king... ( and them at same serie... ).

Others is make at Renpy? Or these what i was download. ( Kawaii games, if ask me)

But... At American at England... ( Maybe less kawaii

)

hanako:
Possibly tea and crumpets should be saved for a game with a bit more pip pip.

It was your choose

hanako

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#14 by hanako - Jan 18 2017

Should have some art of the two main characters to show soon. Still detangling and editing script files, adjusting lots of references and filling in more detail about England. I can't give a proper wordcount because of the state the files are in, but the fully-processed scenes are at about 600KB right now and not done yet. At a wild guess, I think this game will end up having a similar total wordcount to ALLP (a little bit more) but spread over more character routes, since this has 8 datables instead of 6. For characters that are datable as both sexes, how much it makes a difference varies. It's not identical-but-for-pronouns, there are a few changes, but it's usually not drastic.

With Magical Diary, we've been spending a lot of time lately trying to find the cause of a very annoying bug (you may have seen me complaining that this project is cursed). Nothing exciting to report.

Hoosha

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#15 by Hoosha - Feb 4 2017

This is off topic but when did you move to the UK Hanako..? I'd love to know the story without going through all the forum posts!

And about Wolf Hall...maybe this is a sign from God that you were never meant to complete Wolf Hall? Maybe Butterfly Hall would have more luck..?

hanako

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#16 by hanako - Feb 4 2017

I was in the UK before I started this company, you won't find that story in forum posts

I've been here for a long time.

KitCat

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#17 by KitCat - Feb 19 2017

Before even CKK? But why i was feeling at it at some 10 years go ... No youre not tell.

Anyway... Are some insight?

hanako

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#18 by hanako - Feb 22 2017

Vague updates - still working on England Exchange, the sprites are complete but the CGs and other bits are in progress. Slowly coding in the script and adding the music and so on. RIght now about 70K worth of script is in-game, plenty still to go. Working on the beach scenes at the moment (lots of swimsuit sprites in this game).

KitCat

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#19 by KitCat - Feb 22 2017

Thanks, to info/news.

hanako

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#20 by hanako - Mar 1 2017

Just about to tick over the 100K line for script implemented in-game. CGs have been sketched.

FantasyFan

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#21 by FantasyFan - Mar 2 2017

Yay!

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ThePokeGirl

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#22 by ThePokeGirl - Mar 3 2017

#37 by rincewind - May 3 2017

hanako:
The Steam page for England Exchange is up, however Valve made me put a Mature Content thingy on the game even though it doesn't ACTUALLY contain full sex or nudity. Kind of annoying.

If you have a steam account and want to do me a favor, go to the steam page and vote up the tags for Visual Novel and Anime, so hopefully they will appear more visibly? They're much more relevant!

Done!

And the thumbnail of the first image in the Steam page is a bit misleading. Or maybe it's my dirty mind playing tricks.

Maybe the Steam guys are the same, hence the Mature content thingy.

hanako

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#38 by hanako - May 3 2017

Steam has cleared the build for release so it looks set to come out on Friday.

As usual I will be offering keys to existing customers.

KitCat

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#39 by KitCat - May 3 2017

Let´s see what happen next...

hanako

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#40 by hanako - May 9 2017

EE's selling enough copies on Steam that it's probably going to get some kind of bonus content upgrade. What, exactly, I don't know yet.

I'm guessing that the most likely outcome is going to be:

a Brendon/malePC scene because there's a surprising amount of interest in that
a scene with femPC and either Ashley or Aasi, for balance
something naked somewhere as an optional patch i guess because some people are into that...

Anyway if you have a preference for Ashley or Aasi as the bonus yuri option feel free to chime in on the steam thread: http://steamcommunity.com/app/627820/discussions/0/1327844097124508850/

In that thread I talked a little about how Brendon/mPC might work. Aasi/fPC would probably be similar, a mini-route that starts after the drunken friendship scene.

For Ashley/fPC, I'm not sure. There's two possibilities. One is to use a lot of the main route, but with new scenes early in the route explaining how they get together, since the original developments don't make sense for fPC. The other option is to have them bond over how awful Brendon is, possibly only getting together after fPC and Brendon break up. Of course, that would require sleeping with Brendon, so... while it would be a different dynamic I think a lot of people might object. Don't know yet. Might be more satisfying if Ashley picked up fPC after she turns down Brendon's attempt to get a date, instead.

KitCat

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#41 by KitCat - May 9 2017

Ah good news is nice hear anyway

FantasyFan

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#42 by FantasyFan - May 9 2017

My home internet's down and I can't log into my Steam account at school, so I vote for a bonus Asai route.

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MillaMaxwell

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#43 by MillaMaxwell - May 10 2017

I like the idea of Ashley and Malia getting together after Malia turns down Brendon. Maybe if you choose all of the "you're a jerk" options and then Brendon asks her out anyway, Malia would be angry about that and then she bumps into Ashley and ends up venting to her. Then they could still bond over him being terrible but the route to get there wouldn't be so problematic.

Anyway, I know it's not going to happen at this point, but I ended up voting for more CGs for the good endings. Some of those scenes were just too cute not to have their own art. Oh well, I can dream.

hanako

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#44 by hanako - May 10 2017

Looks like Ashley's winning the vote. Which is good, since if it leads to a similar epilogue then it will help deal with the lack of engagement possibilities for f/f couples.

nightshadengale

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#45 by nightshadengale - May 12 2017

I don't have my own Steam account and my husband would probably feel awkward if I used his to vote for this, but--F!PC/Aasi!! I really loved her and I desperately want her to have a romance path that has a chance of working out.

Bornsecular

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#46 by Bornsecular - May 16 2017

Well clearly it's been way too long since I've been over here, because I was floored by a new game being available! I'm also super stoked though, based solely on screenshots and the fact that is a Hanako Game.

Mass Effect Andromeda and Period Cube left me a bit underwhelmed, so I will be picking up EE soon methinks.

hanako

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#47 by hanako - May 16 2017

It's not exactly a Hanako game, it's a Hanabira game

(I try to make it clear when I'm not the original author, not that it stops people from complaining at me that this "isn't like your usual stuff" ... That's why it's listed as being by a different developer!)

KitCat

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#48 by KitCat - May 17 2017

Hmm... Is question one just second that list? Or are i was wrong?

Bornsecular

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#49 by Bornsecular - May 18 2017

Well hopefully it's not too much of a stretch to assume that if you'd pick it up and put (even your sub) name on it, it will live up to Hanako standards. ;)

I'm actually super excited for it to have even slightly more adult content. I guess I'm getting old and cranky, but I'm sooooo tired of all the localizations of big Japanese titles having the protagonist be in high school.

ETA: I guess I blame the vapidity and lame main characters on their age...which may not actually be the root cause, but perhaps a symptom (of unimaginative writing, using stereotypes, etc)?

KitCat

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#50 by KitCat - May 24 2017

hanako:
It's not exactly a Hanako game, it's a Hanabira game

(I try to make it clear when I'm not the original author, not that it stops people from complaining at me that this "isn't like your usual stuff" ... That's why it's listed as being by a different developer!)

That list more games than just two?

hanako

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#51 by hanako - May 27 2017

ALERT: THERE ARE NUDIE BITS IN MY INBOX

(in other words, yes, there IS a patch in the works for england exchange. It will probably not actually satisfy the people who want sexy stuff. But it will be FUNNY.)

now where did I put the googly eyes

somestrangecircus

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#52 by somestrangecircus - May 29 2017

Eh, I prefer humor to porn anyway

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hanako

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#53 by hanako - May 29 2017

... I should probably remove that word filter since it never did what it was supposed to anyway (it was intended to interfere with spambots linking filthy stuff, but only seems to affect people posting text, not URLs.)

KitCat

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#54 by KitCat - May 30 2017

Erf? Now her not answer me? Anyway... at me it was just funny... maybe ?

MillaMaxwell

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#55 by MillaMaxwell - May 30 2017

KitCat:
hanako:
It's not exactly a Hanako game, it's a Hanabira game

(I try to make it clear when I'm not the original author, not that it stops people from complaining at me that this "isn't like your usual stuff" ... That's why it's listed as being by a different developer!)
That list more games than just two?

If I remember correctly, there are three Hanabira games: Sword Daughter, Little Lilly Princess, and England Exchange.

hanako

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#56 by hanako - May 30 2017

Sorry didn't notice that question. MillaMaxwell is correct about the games that are officially listed as Hanabira titles.

Science Girls is a similar situation in some ways, because the bulk of the game is Spiky's, not mine, and I'm just publishing it. But I hadn't invented the label at that point, and we weren't sure then whether he was going to do more games on his own and need his own developer label.

KitCat

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#57 by KitCat - May 31 2017

Maybe i number two because them demos or somewhat i now my machine... I don´t know are i go and try register them... but... Lilly and that EE...
I demos at that Princess maker styled game, Be a queen or die and 7 kindoms...

Oh... my... Vejita

, i was SURE that Sg was yours... sorry.

KitCat

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#58 by KitCat - Jun 6 2017

Off topic:
I don´t think are there anymore someone who play CIVILIZATION 2... I only thinked at scanerio at what based of that 7 kingdoms problerm...
But ONLY woman´s nation is difficult do it...

Anyone else waiting Renpy 7 (<- what ?! That´s not wrong!!(?) )
Ontopic.
Well, youre mentioded that youre arived England before Hanako Games... so you can put thinks there and here at your own exp.

Although, Usa, Canada or Mexico was now more or less indepence them culture are less or more different from them europeans now them allies (?).

hanako

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#59 by hanako - Sep 4 2017

I am currently trying to finish up the nudity options for England Exchange.

The way this will work is that, if you have the version with nudes in it and you have some kind of secret flag/patch, then options will appear on the options screen. One will be for naked sprites to appear when relevant to the story - which mostly means that each character will appear naked once, for a few seconds, in a scene that implies sex. So if you have this set, there will be nudity, but if you blink you might miss it.

Then come the comedy options. There will be a switch you can set to have ALL the datable characters be naked, ALL THE TIME. It won't make any sense in the story, they'll just all be standing around nude going through the story as normal. Of course, this might make the game rather awkward to screenshot/stream/whatever because of all the nudity everywhere, so there will be a separate toggle for COMEDY CENSORSHIP, where the naked bits will be covered up in an extremely ridiculous fashion.

For a preview of what this looks like (still mildly NSFW) look here: http://hanakogames.tumblr.com/post/164967637797/in-case-you-needed-evidence-that-i-am-extremely

Once I've got all the nudes in, I will be offering up new downloads for people to test out this very silly stuff.

KitCat

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#60 by KitCat - Sep 4 2017

Ok good of hear...

The way this will work is that, if you have the version with nudes in it and you have some kind of secret flag/patch, then options will appear on the options screen. One will be for naked sprites to appear when relevant to the story - which mostly means that each character will appear naked once, for a few seconds, in a scene that implies sex. So if you have this set, there will be nudity, but if you blink you might miss it.

?? oh my...

hanako

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#61 by hanako - Sep 5 2017

Newest version of England Exchange installer (1.09) now can be patched to unlock extra content.

If you bought the game from hanakogames directly and would like to look at the new stuff (some of which is very, very silly) please forward me your email receipt and ask for the naughty new version.

The installer itself will NOT provide anything naughty by default. You have to take extra steps to even have the options come up, and then you have to turn the option on.

hanako

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#62 by hanako - Sep 18 2017

So, you might consider this a good or a terrible thing.

Wolf Hall is still progressing, but slowly, because Spiky has a lot of Real Life going on.

I am fooling around with the groundworks for possibly doing the vampire raising sim. This can be bad because it might slow down Wolf Hall even more, like all the other times I've gotten sidetracked with another game to write. Of course, I'm not doing this very SERIOUSLY yet, I'm just fooling around with some prototyping that may never become an actual game, and if it does happen, it's very stat-heavy and less plot-heavy so it should not take so much of my time. What might happen is me doing the base design, then having to wait months and months for art, all of which I'd be back doing MD anyway.

The basic concept of the game is that you are playing the human(ish) butler of a vampire lord who has met with an unfortunate accident, leaving you with a new little mistress who has been asleep in her coffin for a hundred years and has NO idea what's going on. You need to rapidly train her to deal with the modern world and her vampire powers so that she can take over. This is NOT LLTQ, don't expect a complex web of politics and plot and assassinations, it's much more in the Princess Maker style where you can develop however you like and get lots of different careers at the end.

I do not yet have a good name for the project. At the moment it is simply labeled "Vampire Raiser" because at least that doesn't return a lot of search-engine hits so it would be obvious people were talking about the game. It's sort of a dull name, though. And, again, it may not actually go anywhere.

FantasyFan

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#63 by FantasyFan - Sep 18 2017

I LOVE (non-sparkly) vampires, so I totally won't complain if the vampire raising sim gets off the ground.

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phoenixgirl

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#64 by phoenixgirl - Sep 18 2017

Well, the vampire game does sound interesting. I'd be curious to find out more about it. ^^

And yeah, I think we can all understand how things are when dealing with real life issues. I've had quite a lot of those recently although they seem to be getting calmer now.

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rincewind

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#65 by rincewind - Sep 19 2017

Real life issues. The worst enemy of creativity!
I have a recurrent one, is called real life.
That and I'm super lazy.

hanako:
This is NOT LLTQ, don't expect a complex web of politics and plot and assassinations, it's much more in the Princess Maker style where you can develop however you like and get lots of different careers at the end.

Good!! I'm pretty ok with this!!
Yeah, it's because I'm terrible with politics, assassinations and those things. I think that I never managed to survive to coronation in LLTQ. And in Crusaders Kings 2 my plots usually ends by getting myself killed or putting the wrong family in the power and so giving more power to my enemies instead.

So, I'm all for a Vampire Ojou-sama raising sim! (We will be able to raise her to be a proper lesbian vampire, right?

)

KitCat

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#66 by KitCat - Sep 19 2017

Vampire styled prince(ss) maker, Ancinent Misrm cultured or pre crhist Britain... (or are that too used?) ? Or are that Cute kingdom just enough?

I mean, that i like play at game where easy level and easy confort level are that version, if wanna other levels, just registering it... ( Not that like easy level what it is LP games... or can be`?)

Something else?

hanako

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#67 by hanako - Oct 8 2017

which sounds better, Little Mistress Vampire or Little Vampire Raiser?

(I am not thoroughly settling on any title yet, I am still fooling around prototyping gameplay systems. I do already have classes, jobs, and the early version of the walkaround RPG mode, though right now it only has one human target to hunt and bite. Sadly I can't show you how silly the prototype looks, as it's all bodged together with random bits of art stolen from the internet while I test things.)

phoenixgirl

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#68 by phoenixgirl - Oct 8 2017

I like Little Mistress Vampire.

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MillaMaxwell

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#69 by MillaMaxwell - Oct 9 2017

I like Little Vampire Raiser, since you are playing the person raising the little vampire, not the vampire herself.

NG14916

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#70 by NG14916 - Oct 9 2017

How about Little Miss Vampire: Raising from the Dead

hanako

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#71 by hanako - Oct 9 2017

I'm still only getting a vague feeling for the butler character since I'm working on mechanics rather than plot, but she does seem to have developed the quirk of calling the vampire girl 'Little Mistress', which is why that came up as a possible title. ('Little Mistress' is also apparently a clothing line for prom dresses, which seems odd to me.)

FantasyFan

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#72 by FantasyFan - Oct 9 2017

If that's what the butler calls the vampire, then it would make sense to call the game that.

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KitCat

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#73 by KitCat - Oct 11 2017

hanako:
I'm still only getting a vague feeling for the butler character since I'm working on mechanics rather than plot, but she does seem to have developed the quirk of calling the vampire girl 'Little Mistress', which is why that came up as a possible title. ('Little Mistress' is also apparently a clothing line for prom dresses, which seems odd to me.)

Are youre say that youre only work that only pubhiliserh role, or how it say?

FantasyFan:
If that's what the butler calls the vampire, then it would make sense to call the game that.

Yeah... of course?

hanako

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#74 by hanako - Oct 11 2017

KitCat:
hanako:
I'm still only getting a vague feeling for the butler character since I'm working on mechanics rather than plot, but she does seem to have developed the quirk of calling the vampire girl 'Little Mistress', which is why that came up as a possible title. ('Little Mistress' is also apparently a clothing line for prom dresses, which seems odd to me.)
Are youre say that youre only work that only pubhiliserh role, or how it say?

No, I'm just not putting much effort into the writing side of things right now because I'm trying to get the technical aspects of the game working and fun. So the conversations between the characters are not much more than placeholders.

"You need to do this thing now"
"Okay!"

These conversations will get redone later, but right now I want to get to the next gameplay section as fast as possible so I can test it. I don't want to slow down and think a lot about how the characters feel and how to best express their personalities to the players.

KitCat

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#75 by KitCat - Oct 15 2017

But that´s sometimes mean at event between two old or...

Well... At rpg where put submission or two at there or longer one cave. Or continue story at contarct next boss...
Or these all same time ( anyway longer cave longer gamer... but? )... Or just balance these exp/gold thinks for battles...

hanako

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#76 by hanako - Oct 22 2017

Since I haven't been openly selling it for ages, I'm putting up Fatal Hearts on itch as PWYW

https://hanakogames.itch.io/fatal-hearts

Right now there's no minimum so people can get it free if they want (after all, it's OLD and it may not work well on modern computers). I may adjust that to a $1 minimum later, I'm not sure. But of course if you visit here regularly you will have already gotten this chance to snag it!

Please let me know if there's any problems with the webpage or the downloads.

phoenixgirl

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#77 by phoenixgirl - Oct 22 2017

Nice!

I wish Fatal Hearts would come to Steam but I know the problem about licensing issues and all.

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hanako

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#78 by hanako - Oct 22 2017

Not so much a licensing problem with that one as a tech support problem. The engine is old and the game is messy and I haven't used that particular tool in ten years and don't really remember how anymore.

I'm not sure we could figure out how to make it interface with Steam at all, and I really don't want the headache of dealing with user problems on it.

The original Cute Knight is the one stuck because of a licensing problem.

phoenixgirl

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#79 by phoenixgirl - Oct 23 2017

Ahh ok, I see. Yeah, I must have gotten it confused with Cute Knight. Is there any way to use an updated game engine for Fatal Hearts? Just curious and all.

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hanako

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#80 by hanako - Oct 23 2017

I don't even remember what version of Game Maker it was built in. There's been tons of releases since, which I don't own. I don't remember much about using GM to begin with, and I'd be starting from scratch with the new tools. So I'd have to buy new software and learn how to use it in order to find out if importing the old game files was possible, and then if that worked there would probably be a long time spent debugging, and many features simply might not work because they were based on specific quirks of the old engine.

Now, if we completely threw out all the puzzles and just rewrote the script in RenPy that could probably be done in a month or two, but then it would be losing the unique features. And I'd have to do that myself because no one but me understands my script format, so that would be time spent not working on other projects.

And all for a game that won't sell anymore because of the highly uneven art and the changed market.

It just doesn't add up, which is why I'm now basically giving the game away instead. Not surprisingly, no one has so far donated a single dollar to it.

phoenixgirl

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#81 by phoenixgirl - Oct 23 2017

Yeah, I totally understand. One of the things that I loved about Fatal Hearts was the challenging puzzles so it'd be a shame to lose them, and I look forward to more future projects like Wolf Hall.

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KitCat

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#82 by KitCat - Oct 23 2017

Nice and hard puzzles, ... but weak conversation...

Anyway... Cute Knight serie is next... :/ .
Youre can change it "Ideaware"

. Or something? But anyway...

phoenixgirl:
Yeah, I totally understand. One of the things that I loved about Fatal Hearts was the challenging puzzles so it'd be a shame to lose them, and I look forward to more future projects like Wolf Hall.

Well... it best place is just that.... And ... them hard make RenPy... if even harder... If like them and think it works... just test... if don´t do already

.

Although, i don´t wanna at free that CKK but Ideaware is more close what i wanna like?

hanako

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#83 by hanako - Oct 23 2017

I have honestly no idea what you're saying, but if you're asking if other games will be put up for donations like that, that would only happen for games that are not for sale on my site, and haven't been for several years. Things like Charm School. The problem is that most of those games are ugly enough that I don't really want to remind people they ever existed.

FantasyFan

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#84 by FantasyFan - Oct 23 2017

Personally, I love Summer Schoolgirls, Charm School, and Classroom Chaos and I would love it if they were made available in some form again. I think you're too hard on yourself.

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KitCat

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#85 by KitCat - Oct 24 2017

hanako:
I have honestly no idea what you're saying, but if you're asking if other games will be put up for donations like that, that would only happen for games that are not for sale on my site, and haven't been for several years. Things like Charm School. The problem is that most of those games are ugly enough that I don't really want to remind people they ever existed.

Well... i was saying at little ( maybe 3 game at one price... ) But... are youre say that i am only one who even thinks registerin CKK? That´s NOT ugly... and... i don´t self like get game like trade for my idea for you ( like my ideas are even compare even some Euros??)

FantasyFan:
Personally, I love Summer Schoolgirls, Charm School, and Classroom Chaos and I would love it if they were made available in some form again. I think you're too hard on yourself.

At me is surprise that Hanako even uses some it games at word ugly?? i say that them are cute...
but maybe there are games...

Oki

Re: Current Status - 2017

#86 by Oki - Oct 25 2017

hanako:
Since I haven't been openly selling it for ages, I'm putting up Fatal Hearts on itch as PWYW

https://hanakogames.itch.io/fatal-hearts

Right now there's no minimum so people can get it free if they want (after all, it's OLD and it may not work well on modern computers). I may adjust that to a $1 minimum later, I'm not sure. But of course if you visit here regularly you will have already gotten this chance to snag it!

Please let me know if there's any problems with the webpage or the downloads.

OMG, this is the game that led me to the site. Bless it's existence, for without it I could not throw you all my money.

I've been here so long even Hanako is sick of me

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#87 by KitCat - Oct 25 2017

Oki:
hanako:
Since I haven't been openly selling it for ages, I'm putting up Fatal Hearts on itch as PWYW

https://hanakogames.itch.io/fatal-hearts

Right now there's no minimum so people can get it free if they want (after all, it's OLD and it may not work well on modern computers). I may adjust that to a $1 minimum later, I'm not sure. But of course if you visit here regularly you will have already gotten this chance to snag it!

Please let me know if there's any problems with the webpage or the downloads.
OMG, this is the game that led me to the site. Bless it's existence, for without it I could not throw you all my money.

Oh my... which end is yours favos?

hanako

Re: Current Status - 2017

#88 by hanako - Oct 26 2017

Funny thing, since I decided to put up Fatal Hearts, Winter Wolves asked me if it would be okay to put up another ten-year-old game free (similar reasons: it was built on a slightly weird engine and nobody wants to maintain it anymore)

https://winter-wolves.itch.io/summer-session

It's been so long I don't even entirely remember the whole story behind this game. As best as I can recall, he had just discovered the existence of dating sims as a genre and thought it might be a fun thing to do, but didn't quite know how to go about it. The art was made ahead of time (except for the ending CGs) but there was no plot to go with it, so I made some stuff up to fit the art. I was still using Game Maker and working on Cute Knight Kingdom at the time, iirc, so I collared Spiky and told him about this tool I'd heard of called Ren'Py, and all he'd have to do was put these pieces together into a game... and thus history is made.

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#89 by KitCat - Oct 26 2017

Anyway, i don´t understand why someone´s wanna even think that game making at hobby at funny think

.
Even game maker, or rpg maker serie or rpg toolkit serie or what ever... it was nothing more than just pain... pain at that or this event not work like it be... these monsters give too much exp/gold them place (even go straight of it... ) or that missions give too small it difficult at some... and so on...

If get in group, where one is art at pictures one do music, one plan scanerios, one plan mapping... and two whose get that all in...
Although even that there should be red line...

So, when i know that, i don´t wanna get someones cute game just like ideaware or give just as much youre wanna? CKK...

I have lot so called projects at Qbasic... i know, that is nowadays at old and ... better use qb46 , but... well... them are so... low rated... all...
And almost all not eng( and i sure there can bet both mistakes( code/grammar...) but... ^ well, and inspirtion is low...)

jack_norton

Re: Current Status - 2017

#90 by jack_norton - Oct 30 2017

hanako:
It's been so long I don't even entirely remember the whole story behind this game. As best as I can recall, he had just discovered the existence of dating sims as a genre and thought it might be a fun thing to do, but didn't quite know how to go about it. The art was made ahead of time (except for the ending CGs) but there was no plot to go with it, so I made some stuff up to fit the art. I was still using Game Maker and working on Cute Knight Kingdom at the time, iirc, so I collared Spiky and told him about this tool I'd heard of called Ren'Py, and all he'd have to do was put these pieces together into a game... and thus history is made.

Haha, I had made a prototype, using C++, I think I showed you. But basically Ren'Py was doing the same thing, and it also was easier and worked without problems on Mac and Linux (the library I was using at the time supported badly Mac but not Linux at all).
It was the game that made me discover Ren'Py and the visual novel/dating sim world and I think the most important moment of my whole indie career

Also used that artist on many other games like Heileen, Bionic Heart and now she's working on my upcoming Love Bites game. Ah, the memories!

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#91 by KitCat - Nov 1 2017

jack_norton:
hanako:
It's been so long I don't even entirely remember the whole story behind this game. As best as I can recall, he had just discovered the existence of dating sims as a genre and thought it might be a fun thing to do, but didn't quite know how to go about it. The art was made ahead of time (except for the ending CGs) but there was no plot to go with it, so I made some stuff up to fit the art. I was still using Game Maker and working on Cute Knight Kingdom at the time, iirc, so I collared Spiky and told him about this tool I'd heard of called Ren'Py, and all he'd have to do was put these pieces together into a game... and thus history is made.
Haha, I had made a prototype, using C++, I think I showed you. But basically Ren'Py was doing the same thing, and it also was easier and worked without problems on Mac and Linux (the library I was using at the time supported badly Mac but not Linux at all).
It was the game that made me discover Ren'Py and the visual novel/dating sim world and I think the most important moment of my whole indie career
Also used that artist on many other games like Heileen, Bionic Heart and now she's working on my upcoming Love Bites game. Ah, the memories!

Isn´t that today is C# or something?

... And i only thinking at buy or not buy at CKK?

Year is so close end... where time was going so fast?

hanako

Re: Current Status - 2017

#92 by hanako - Nov 14 2017

Kind of thinking about calling the vampire game Cute Bite. Though I might not stick with it

reasons: it has more in common with Cute Knight than it does with LLTQ, and emphasizing the biting aspect which is what makes it unique from other raising sims

Bloody Vikings

Re: Current Status - 2017

#93 by Bloody Vikings - Nov 14 2017

"Raising the Dead"

So, I suppose, NEW BOOBS are a strong draw, but over time, better story wins out. -Hanako

FantasyFan

Re: Current Status - 2017

#94 by FantasyFan - Nov 15 2017

Cute Bite - I love that!!

My game reviewing blog.

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#95 by KitCat - Nov 15 2017

FantasyFan:
Cute Bite - I love that!!

Nice name, aren´t it?

somestrangecircus

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#96 by somestrangecircus - Nov 17 2017

Bloody Vikings:
"Raising the Dead"

I second this suggestion

Visit my website

Avatar courtesy of Black Rabbit Illustrations.

Oki

Re: Current Status - 2017

#97 by Oki - Nov 20 2017

I'm so ready for a Hanako Games release. The Hanabira productions are nice enough but playing England Exchange I kept going "yup Hanako didn't do this one". Can't wait to throw all my money at you again Hanako and I can't wait to see what awesome things vampire princess can do- like super cool endings. Makes me want to replay Princess Maker, except it doesn't work on my macbook.

I've been here so long even Hanako is sick of me

Rozelliee

Re: Current Status - 2017

#98 by Rozelliee - Nov 25 2017

Cute Bite sounds adorable! And probably wouldn't pop up in a search engine all that easily.

I'm also a massive fan of the PM games, so if you're making something close to them I'd be glad to support.

hanako

Re: Current Status - 2017

#99 by hanako - Nov 28 2017

Random note, it's interesting to see how poorly England Exchange has done in the thanksgiving sale vs its launch figures. It seems that, compared to ALLP, England Exchange had a bigger launch but a much faster dropoff. So, I suppose, NEW BOOBS are a strong draw, but over time, better story wins out.

Bloody Vikings

Re: Current Status - 2017

#100 by Bloody Vikings - Nov 28 2017

I just have to say that this was a deeply amusing quote, Hanako.

So, I suppose, NEW BOOBS are a strong draw, but over time, better story wins out. -Hanako

phoenixgirl

Re: Current Status - 2017

#101 by phoenixgirl - Nov 28 2017

hanako:
Random note, it's interesting to see how poorly England Exchange has done in the thanksgiving sale vs its launch figures. It seems that, compared to ALLP, England Exchange had a bigger launch but a much faster dropoff. So, I suppose, NEW BOOBS are a strong draw, but over time, better story wins out.

Yup, I think having a good story is better than fanservice. I hope that more people will think so as well.

Please help and support me here.

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#102 by KitCat - Nov 29 2017

Rozelliee:
Cute Bite sounds adorable! And probably wouldn't pop up in a search engine all that easily.

I'm also a massive fan of the PM games, so if you're making something close to them I'd be glad to support.

Isn´t here also some Prince maker games, although them not so open at these Princess makers...

Oki:
I'm so ready for a Hanako Games release. The Hanabira productions are nice enough but playing England Exchange I kept going "yup Hanako didn't do this one". Can't wait to throw all my money at you again Hanako and I can't wait to see what awesome things vampire princess can do- like super cool endings. Makes me want to replay Princess Maker, except it doesn't work on my macbook.

... Pm2 was stoped dos-english version, if mac have own dosbox that is... but, because it wasn´t really ready translation there are some bugs... some at some ends... ( was it art+magic ends? ) and some bugs there and there...
Hmm... there also nds pm, but, i don´t know how get it nowdays... and it was full of japan... but anyway... save/load maybe understand easy(?) ...

rincewind

Re: Current Status - 2017

#103 by rincewind - Dec 1 2017

phoenixgirl:
hanako:
Random note, it's interesting to see how poorly England Exchange has done in the thanksgiving sale vs its launch figures. It seems that, compared to ALLP, England Exchange had a bigger launch but a much faster dropoff. So, I suppose, NEW BOOBS are a strong draw, but over time, better story wins out.
Yup, I think having a good story is better than fanservice. I hope that more people will think so as well.

I heartily agree!!
Cuteness and story over fanservice for me!
(It's not that I don't want some fanservice, but when you go at the levels of Valkyrie Drive mermaid, you went too far, way too far.

)

And I totally loves the name "Cute bite"! Can't wait to know more about the game.

Regarding Princess Maker.
1) The Steam version does not have the cheat stores.
2) The translation of the first one is... fine. But the whole game feels... 'rough'. I haven't played too much because feels like a huge downstep from PM2.
3) The translation of the second one is nice. Not spectacular, but not headache inducing. And I haven't found any issue, the end letter was translated and fine.
4) I haven't purchased the third one, yet.
5) I'm still like the worst parent ever. (Well, still better than Gendou Ikari...)

hanako

Re: Current Status - 2017

#104 by hanako - Dec 2 2017

Out of obsessive tidiness I'm trying to move the princess maker discussion into the affiliate games area (so that people don't think something really exciting is happening in here with Current Status getting posts that aren't actually updates!)

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#105 by KitCat - Dec 8 2017

Any news?

Oki

Re: Current Status - 2017

#106 by Oki - Dec 10 2017

Well, from their earlier post, not as much for other games but the new princess maker stuff sounds fun!

I've been here so long even Hanako is sick of me

hanako

Re: Current Status - 2017

#107 by hanako - Dec 11 2017

Work does still go on, it's just slow and there's not much to say.

A few non-spoilery comments from the latest Wolf Hall changelog:

* Now tell the player the darkness is not an object when they inspect it.
* Communicating with the Floor no longer crashes.
* Now report 'You are already in the best of health.' when you're healed
for 0HP when already at max HP, and 'You are fully healed' when you're
healed for a nonzero amount bringing you to max.
* Healing others now only gives 'X looks better' if HP were added or
conditions were healed, otherwise it notifies that X is already in the
best of health.

Getting a new dungeon engine working is complicated!

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#108 by KitCat - Dec 11 2017

Hynk... Yeah... And sometimes when try sleep, cam mind how it do best... or best at selected style...

Gamer

Re: Current Status - 2017

#109 by Gamer - Dec 14 2017

So still no expected release date for Wolf Hall? I would love to test the beta. Any more spoilers we can enjoy as we wait? Pairings, etc.?

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#110 by KitCat - Dec 26 2017

How less time that year is left.

Anyway, how that going? Seen i don´t dont only whose wanna see it beta?

Are something at plan ready at year 2018... i was seen something already... but anyway... let´s keep peace mind!

hanako

Re: Current Status - 2017

#111 by hanako - Dec 26 2017

Guys, if there were big updates or release plans, I would tell you. Pestering me only makes me feel bad about it.

Bloody Vikings

Re: Current Status - 2017

#112 by Bloody Vikings - Dec 26 2017

I hope that you had a good holiday(s)/time hiding from people who celebrate holidays/et cetera, Hanako.

So, I suppose, NEW BOOBS are a strong draw, but over time, better story wins out. -Hanako

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#113 by KitCat - Dec 27 2017

Bloody Vikings:
I hope that you had a good holiday(s)/time hiding from people who celebrate holidays/et cetera, Hanako.

I hav semigood, but... i don´t Hanako. Right or wrong place?

hanako

#118 by KitCat - Jan 5 2018

not good news. Hope is better...

rincewind

Re: Current Status - 2017

#119 by rincewind - Jan 9 2018

hanako:
so technically it's 2018 but i spent last night in the hospital so don't expect new threads too soon, i'm supposed to be resting.

Hope that you're feeling better! *sending positive energy*

KitCat

Re: Current Status - 2017

#120 by KitCat - Jan 9 2018

rincewind:
hanako:
so technically it's 2018 but i spent last night in the hospital so don't expect new threads too soon, i'm supposed to be resting.
Hope that you're feeling better! *sending positive energy*

Ooh! that´s nice... i think at Hanako likes that... i liked if i am Hanako...