Sunday 23 February 2014

Playable Demo V0.1

Well here it is. The public launch. Eep!

You can find the first demo version of the game at http://rapidshare.com/share/3D959107590E83CF0899BCA428DDA88B or
https://www.mediafire.com/?5za7d3285hv5i38

Currently there are 4 girls that you can hire. The time/day system is operational and there is 1 upgrade for the players house available. There is no end game objective or any advanced weekly events as of yet. Please feel free to offer any comments or suggestions, I'd really like to get an idea of how people feel about the direction of the game so far and if there are any areas of concern I should be addressing before the next update. I am aware the world is a little sparse on NPCs at the moment. They weren't really a priority at this time as I'm really focusing on game systems. I'll probably look to have a lot more of the world populated in the next update.

All sex scenes are place holders and will be changed in a future version.

Current areas include:

Slums:
Brothel
Players House
Jail
Bar
Item Shop
Garths Home

Town Centre:
Library
Conway Accountants

Market District:
Furniture Store

Port:
Bar
House(Accessible during a certain event)

Royal District:
None

I'm not one for posting a million little updates but I will issue any hotfixes that may be required to fix any game breaking bugs. So please don't expect a gigantic update on a weekly basis. I'll release the next version when I feel enough progress has been made that I'm not wasting peoples time with the download etc.

I have tested most events pretty thoroughly but when you're looking at your own work it is easy to miss little things so please point out any errors you can see whether it's just typos or something bigger. I hope this gives you an idea of what the end product will be like and maybe interests a few of you enough to follow my progress on the development a little more closely.

As I've said above I would love for you to leave some feedback, games are made to be enjoyed and if there are aspects I can change to make this a more enjoyable experience then that's something I will look at. Also feel free to post a link to the blog on any sites you might frequent where it isn't known about.


- Obax

Sunday 16 February 2014

Introduction

Hey folks,

If you've found yourself here then first of all I'd like to thank you for supporting my little project(and second of all, wow. I mean I haven't even posted a link anywhere yet!), please feel free to leave a comment to say hi. It's nice to know people care ;)

So first off you can call me Obax, I'm the sole developer on this project, I'm 26 years old, a fan of various types of computer games and of course a bit of a hentai admirer. I'd like to state at this point that these are NOT my only two interests. Although now that I think about it computer games and sex do feature on my mind a lot of the time... Anyway, I've had some experience with RPG Maker in the past having made a couple of non-hentai related titles but I figured it's long past time to dip my toe into the proverbial water or, in this case, puddle of sexual juices that is a hentai themed RPG.

Bordello is more a management game than a traditional RPG and as such there are currently no plans to include combat in the game. Your character is put in the position of taking a run down brothel in the city and turning it into a profitable business by hiring girls, other staff members such as security etc and upgrading your facilities. At this moment in time I have planned for around 40 employable girls although depending on the detail of each that may increase or decrease as we move on. Any images in the game up to this point are purely place holders, I have a few ideas regarding images but that's a bridge I'll cross when things are a little further along the line and at that point I will be asking a community opinion on how to proceed, after all this is a game and games are made for the players.

I will be releasing a playable demo version in the near future, the starting section of the game is finished and now I'm really focusing on populating the world and perfecting the formulas and events around weekly earnings. For now here's a little list of some of the features that will make it into the game.

Current/planned features:

  • A time system, incorporating a day/night cycle as well as daily/weekly time progression.
  • Energy, your character can only do so many things in a day before needing to rest.
  • Reputation, the combined fame of your brothel and the girls working in it will have an effect on how successful your business is. 
  • Upgrades, improve your customers experience by upgrading your facilities.
  • Staff, each subsection of staff will have different effects on your brothel, and your wallet.
  • NPC Relationships, depending on your relationship with certain characters you may receive additional benefits, be it convincing an innocent girl to work for you, a discount on your security costs or just getting a free blowjob from one of your girls.
  • Statistics, each girl has unique starting stats which effect how many customers they attract and how well they serve them. These stats can be raised over time.
So there you have it, a little introductory post to give everyone a brief idea of what's being worked on. Feel free to ask any questions you may have and I'll do my best to answer them to your satisfaction.

- Obax