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artiedragon

Next steps of game posting

Hey guys

[TLDR]
My game is getting too complicated to list every prompt for images contained in a video, and in some screenshots. What are some good alternatives to continue showcasing it? Also, which should I use, SubscribeStar or Patreon?

[Full]
As I'm continuing to develop Valentine City Sinners, I'm fast approaching the impass where posting literally every prompt of every object on screen and in videos (backgrounds, cards, characters, etc.) will be preclusively difficult. I've talked a bit about it with admin but the ruleset is what it is and I don't think there's a proper understanding of the development process. Frankly, even if there were, the scope of the project I'm working on is well beyond the typical InkBunny reality.

So this leads to the simple question, how would you guys like me to post updates? Right now I have the basics of the card game set up with an initial enemy AI, some card effects, damage, etc. I've also started on an event sequencer for dialogue and other events, I started a choice list for locations, etc. There's a lot of progress being made on the code side, a bit on the content side as well, but eventually I'll run out of code and it'll mostly be content updates from there.

But the problem remains, showcasing it is a chore and a timesink on a project of this magnitude, and in some cases it's unfeasable, like the AI music I'm now started to implement. So I would love some ideas you guys have on this.

Eventually the goal will be to set up a SubscribeStar or a Patreon, where I'll provide regular updated builds. I'll also keep a public demo available on Itch.io, which will be a version of the game behind by a decent amount (every 6 months of dev, advance the public build by a few months).

Speaking of, which platform would you guys prefer, SubscribeStar or Patreon (or other)? Is a game like the one I'm developing (card game meets Persona people interaction with AI art) even something you guys are interested in supporting? Please let me know.

Thank you very much!
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Added: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
 
blueskunkcoon
1 month, 2 weeks ago
I referred subscribe star because they're more because they're more friendlier when it comes down to adult stuff patreon is not that friendly especially with the stuff that you going to be doing yes I will try to support you in this thing I know gaming can be a little difficult and I would say as far as the prompts I don't think you need to put a front every time that you are making a new and I would say as far as the prompts I don't think you need to put a front every time that you are making a new update since you are making things for your game take things one at a time everything look good so far and I can't wait to see more
artiedragon
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thanks, I very much appreciate your response. Unfortunately I did ask the InkBunny administration and I do have to put the prompts, so it's a bit of impass.
Munkers
1 month, 2 weeks ago
You might check with the mods and see if you could make an external link to show the prompts, or have a dedicated joual or post to the different prompts you use?

Though this might just be shuffling the problem around...
artiedragon
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Yeah unfortunately the problem isn't really to list prompts but just keep track of them, and that's going to become even more severe since most of the images will be modified, resized, photoshopped as needed.
Munkers
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Host a dedicated site/page for it, and post certain highlights with a link to said page in the description?

A way around some of this I think
artiedragon
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Yeah, perhaps. It's certainly an idea, just a matter of how much time it saves and the extra reality of having to update that website and bandwidth for videos (even if it's external, not a lot of platforms accept NSFW) and all of that, there's definitely a lot of logistics involved.
BadAnimal
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Substar is the way to go for support.  Patreon is too restrictive these days and will apparently block/ban for cub as soon as it's noticed or reported.  The main downside to Substar is you can't use paypal, etc.  It's CC only.

As you're creating a game, Discord might be an option for dev and general chat.  Telegram is always a possibility too as it has few restrictions.
artiedragon
1 month, 2 weeks ago
I appreciate that. The game will not feature cub stuff however, I'm seeing the writing on the wall right now and distribution of a game with cub material feels like it would be difficult in the medium run, I expect more platforms to stop allowing it.
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