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Player Scale Bonus Mode & Dev Update
🕑 Added 2019-11-24 20:54:21 +0000 UTCHello,
Development progress is going quite smoothly now, I have some things left to do, but I could technically package a build of the demo now I think - all the functionality is in. Going to do a final push tonight as back to work on Monday, but I believe I could make a test build very soon.
I implemented the Player Scale option for supporters of the Transcended Lewdy tier, and it works really well. The mode allows you to put a multiplier on your height, letting you drop down to about 10cm or add an additional 40-50cm onto yourself. This mode is obviously way more suited to VR but it will work for standard players too. In VR, your stereo distance is also adjusted, and doesn't simply raise or lower your vertical height. When you're the the smallest size for example, it feels as if your whole body is about the size of her foot.
For the upcoming demo as I've mentioned a few times, I want to bump everyone up a reward tier, so supporters at Premium Lewdy tier will get access to these bonus modes for this build. To access the bonus modes, I implemented a basic console where you can type in cheat codes. I know this isn't the most secure way of giving people exclusive features because people could share codes, but for now it's the easiest way of doing it that allows me to have everything packaged into a single build, without additional files to distribute to players. And even then, the validation files could be shared, so I'm not sure what a better way is. I think this is probably fine for now!
Wanna make sure people know that more polish will come, menu systems, performance, animation, visual quality and lighting will improve! I'm sure people might have noticed that that the screenshots of the character are generally nicer looking and more realistic than in the gameplay clips, this is because of cheaper lighting in VR gameplay. I haven't yet budgeted properly to see exactly what I can get away with in terms of lighting, but adding more lights immediately makes her look more realistic. Hopefully once people begin testing builds and I make some performance optimizations, I can start getting an idea of what additional lighting / quality improvements we have budget for.
