The Elven Paladin

[Unsung]

Hey, just adding a late few cents.

1. Ditto on build what makes you happy.

As long as you like making it, people will enjoy it. You aren't going to please everyone not should you. If it helps you make it better, keep it else ignore internet whining

2. Pick a platform that lets you do the most of what you enjoy.

For example, If you like writing the scenes, find a platform that minimizes the amount of coding you need to do. Nothing wrong with RPGMaker, but it's designed around the coding needs of JRPGS. If you are looking at more text based, stuff like Twine, Renpy, or Pollen might suit your fancy. AKA has stuff on his blog with Aspect system and using a compile into Twine editor.

3. Scenes make everything
Generally puzzles, bosses, etc. shouldn't be overly complicated or grind heavy because the payoff takes in inordinate amount of time to get to. It gets frustrating for the player. Tower of Trample is probably the best example of this.

You don't have this issue in Elven Paladin, so keep that spirit into your next project!

[sora666]

Originally Posted by Unsung

Hey, just adding a late few cents.

1. Ditto on build what makes you happy.

As long as you like making it, people will enjoy it. You aren't going to please everyone not should you. If it helps you make it better, keep it else ignore internet whining

2. Pick a platform that lets you do the most of what you enjoy.

For example, If you like writing the scenes, find a platform that minimizes the amount of coding you need to do. Nothing wrong with RPGMaker, but it's designed around the coding needs of JRPGS. If you are looking at more text based, stuff like Twine, Renpy, or Pollen might suit your fancy. AKA has stuff on his blog with Aspect system and using a compile into Twine editor.

3. Scenes make everything
Generally puzzles, bosses, etc. shouldn't be overly complicated or grind heavy because the payoff takes in inordinate amount of time to get to. It gets frustrating for the player. Tower of Trample is probably the best example of this.

You don't have this issue in Elven Paladin, so keep that spirit into your next project!

Other than that, if you started a Patreon, SubscribeStar, or Gumroad, I'd be down to support.

be careful mentioning patreon or other platforms, or big bad RobM is gonna say you are encouraging people to leave! lol

[Unsung]

Originally Posted by sora666

be careful mentioning patreon or other platforms, or big bad RobM is gonna say you are encouraging people to leave! lol

Thanks just edited that. Don't feel like dealing with that kind of nonsense. I don't understand that mentality , people use more than one site for content.

[Kiotokai]

Still very happy to know people are still giving this game a shot and trying it out.

Originally Posted by Stha7oa

Very nice game. Izzy is best girl.

Still love hearing about favorite moments and characters too! Heh heh.

I appreciate all the feedback on what makes a good game. The most honest things I'm hearing is mostly not to have too much of a gap between spanking scenes. I personally do like a little work in between for a sense of accomplishment, but I should probably keep that to a minimum.

I'm learning a lot from the game suggestions too. Last Sovereign and Trample Tower are showing me things to do and not to do, so they are appreciated... but damn... Trample tower is pulling 5K a month? That's quit your job money. They must be doing more right than wrong. Heh.

I'm still weighing the idea of another game. Time Money And Motivation are the three major factors. Talking to everyone here really helps with the motivation. Money would depend on how much Overtime my job is offering. I guess that falls under time as well.

I appreciate everyone saying they would subscribe to a patreon. And I can't lie, with the price of commissions, I have thought about it. However, aside from the fact I've heard they are very unfriendly to spankos, I have no idea what I could possibly offer on a monthly basis to make people want to stay subscribed.

I have moved the game itself to itch.io, for the time being. It's still free of course, but if you want to throw in a small donation to help me rebuild the warchest I spent on the artwork, it would be greatly appreciated! I do hope though we can keep the conversation alive here on this thread. I have truly been enjoying it thoroughly!

Thank you all again!

[Unsung]

Originally Posted by Kiotokai

Still very happy to know people are still giving this game a shot and trying it out.

Last Sovereign and Trample Tower are showing me things to do and not to do, so they are appreciated... but damn... Trample tower is pulling 5K a month? That's quit your job money. They must be doing more right than wrong. Heh.

BoWei and Koda get a righteous amount of hate (not wholly undeserved) with that $5K a month though. Fenoxo/Savin's model tends to be a bit better, but that money is split amongst a team.

Some of the folks who got ran out of Patreon ended up on SubscribeStar and Gumroad.

[Super Kami Guru]

I need a walkthrough for this game so I can get the endings I want, cause I can't get any ending I want. XD

[nunifas]

Hi guys, did enough playthroughs to unlock cheat for any ending and so on. But... still malding over how to get memories 10 and Danica's end - feels like I've tried all possible options, maybe not but I'm really running in circles. Same for memory 4 and respectively endings for Ruby, Sapphi. Would really appreciate your help

[Kiotokai]

Originally Posted by nunifas

Hi guys, did enough playthroughs to unlock cheat for any ending and so on. But... still malding over how to get memories 10 and Danica's end - feels like I've tried all possible options, maybe not but I'm really running in circles. Same for memory 4 and respectively endings for Ruby, Sapphi. Would really appreciate your help

Originally Posted by Super Kami Guru

I need a walkthrough for this game so I can get the endings I want, cause I can't get any ending I want. XD

Hang tight guys. I'm going up with something people have been asking for and hopefully will be done soon. Just wanted to make some changes and maybe some new art from some awesome people. Then I'll put it out all at once

[nunifas]

Originally Posted by Kiotokai

Hang tight guys. I'm going up with something people have been asking for and hopefully will be done soon. Just wanted to make some changes and maybe some new art from some awesome people. Then I'll put it out all at once

No rush, thanks for replying. Heads up for the amazing game. It was great enough for me to even post a comment while being consious that all those years back I just slammed randomly on keyboard to create a stupid nickname hahaha.
I also had some experience doing stuff on RPG Maker so I can relate that it's way more difficult than it actually seems at first.

[noir123]

Originally Posted by nunifas

Hi guys, did enough playthroughs to unlock cheat for any ending and so on. But... still malding over how to get memories 10 and Danica's end - feels like I've tried all possible options, maybe not but I'm really running in circles. Same for memory 4 and respectively endings for Ruby, Sapphi. Would really appreciate your help

All of those are locked behind one particular scene, which is easy to miss if you use a mouse or don’t use sprint.

 

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