New Beginnings

 

It really shouldn't be a secret by now that the entire Collars development team is pro-equality. I mean, come on...It would be a bit hypocritical to work on a game with homosexual content in it and NOT support it in real life, right? Anyways, to celebrate a day that has been LONG overdue, I have reached into my stash of sketches to present to you some of the new male/male scene ideas.

These are sketches, so if they are used, there will likely be some changes to the main file. For example, I usually don't really put much effort into the hands or penis of characters until I draw the digital line art. Many small annoyances or 'off' details get mended in the digital stage.

Another small note: I apologize for my declining frequency of activity, as I have a new job. You tend to prioritize sleep in these situations, but I will be making progress this week in the game.

 ~~Equality for All~~

New Release and Sketches

 

2.14 is fresh off the work table and ready to play, the changelog has been posted, and a new set of bug reports will be rolling in quite soon. Now, concerning the test drive for Misaki and Tomoko, there are a few things to keep in mind.

1 - Only the first 10 conversations have gender bent dialogue options.
This pretty much means that once you get the first 'relationship level up' box, then you will be seeing the regular dialogue past that point. It isn't a bug, there is just no more Misaki/Tomoko content yet.

2 - Some of their location sprites have the changes...Some of them.
I tried to make it so Miko/Tenshi have most of their character sprites in the game change depending on if you have the genderbend active on them or not. However, there are still going to be some scenes, mainly the dates, where you will still see Miko/Tenshi if you have changed them to their alternate genders. There are tons of npc appearances in the game, and it is easy to miss some places. Plus, some scenes require more work, and would take up more time.

3 - Sex scenes are still unaltered for now.
Unless you don't mind the awkwardness of seeing sprites with the gender bent version, but with the default gender in the scene pictures...


Keep those details in mind, and enjoy the new demo for the gender bends. Find the activation switches in the cheat room. Also, Silver has been sketched out, similar to the early concept of #6 that was shown in an earlier post.

I'm sure you noticed the change of ears. After more discussion, we will probably be giving Silver wolf ears instead of his pointy demon ones. This means his male sprites will also be edited to accentuate these changes in the future. Female Silver will be more slender, and a bit more muscular than the other girls in the game. Clothing designs are not set in stone for her just yet, as she might wear shorts, or a different jacket in the final version. Feel free to give your opinion on this decision before we finalize it if you wish.

  Fun with Cheats and Progress

 

It's been a long week. But Misaki and Tomoko have their test runs done, and can be activated in the cheat room for now. Now all that's left is to do the sprite placement changes, editing them to show the correct gender sprite for every location. Misaki and Tomoko both have some of the edits complete. For example...

Now, once they both have the sprite edits in place for their weekly schedules, the new release should be ready to launch very shortly afterwards. Also, due to a shorthand of certain necessary functions and skill increases in the game, a cheat pad has been added to the game. You get it in the same box as the collars on day 2, and you manually enter codes in for cheaty gains. Since reputation is the hardest to find and get right now, you can have the code to gain 1000 reputation points: Hatersgonnahate. The others? Well, they remain a guessing game!

Silver Sketches and Misaki Additions

 

It's been a busy week for many of us, whether that means making 70 different expression files for npc genderbends, or something not game progress related. I DID mention before that we are giving a purely beta test for the genderbends, so I have converted Miko's 10 conversations into Misaki's. Now, speaking to Miko will prompt a gender check and pull up the appropriate menu for the first dialogue level. The same is being done for Tomoko, so that is going to be wrapped up soon.

Keep in mind, PAST the first relationship level up, the chat prompt will act as if you haven't genderbent Miko yet. This isn't a bug, you just have hit the end of the test drive.

I'm sure you have noticed by now that Silo, aka Bloodlust-Silver has joined us officially on the page. And he comes bearing gifts:

These are all the concepts he has sketched out for Silver's genderbend form. We have varying degrees of approval for each of them, mainly specific parts from all three of the shown ones...

Once a final form has been decided on, you can count on Silo putting up a preview here so you can all catch a glimpse.

Negotiation Achieved: Silver

 

 Excited over the title? Well, if you have been waiting and hoping for a Silver gender-bend form, then you should be! Though, since 'Silver' is a pretty gender neutral name, the female version will retain the same name as his original. Sorry to anybody who got used to 'Sylvia' or anything else close to that. I do not have any sketch previews yet, but his creator is making some concepts of how female Silver would look. We have one design that looks more promising than the others, so that might be the final draft if nothing better comes to mind.


In less exciting news, Izu's first H scene is almost done. It's one where you have a choice between vaginal or anal, and it is a trigger for Elle's 2nd date. So now, if you are a female it directs you to the classic cunnilingus scene, and to this one if you are a male.

On another note, I apologize for slower progress. I am in the middle of training for a new potential job, so I haven't had as much time to get in there and finish up some parts. Soon we may have some sketches of fem-Silver soon, by both me and Bloodlust-Silver. I will try to tend to some of the new comments, but I will really be tying up all the progress as quick as possible. 

Edit 2: MORE PROGRESS PREVIEWS


Misaki's profiles being tested with his dialogue changes...

Tomoko's profiles being tested with her dialogue changes...

The gender bent siblings and some of their new expressions. Tomoko has a version with her hair down for special scenes.

 

More facial expression previews for Tomoko.

More facial expression previews for Misaki.

Annoyances Being Tweaked

 

Unfortunately, while setting up the Izu system, I realized I had made a mistake in the details and had to go through all the progress I made and fix everything. Annoying, sure. Easier to fix at this stage before it causes a lot of issues, very much so. And then there was the follower issue. It had been so that when you swapped genders, other npcs would take over as the main sprite. You can see why this would be problematic, but it got fixed with a little bit of common event call creation and set up. It's funny how something so simple can require that much extra work.

While working on the frame work and small details for the new features, I have also been finishing up the first Izu-based H scene. And it's a POV one~

Everyone likes butts, right? After this one has been polished and put in, the first male-male scene will be worked on. I actually have quite a few sketched out, but I can't decide on which to put in first...Either way, you should appreciate them because of all the porn I wound up getting way too distracted by to get references for them and the fantastic display of superior mental willpower to pull myself away in order to get some hot sketches stored up the extensive research and inspecting I had to do for science in order to make them just right. Moving on...

The poll has been replaced rather quickly due to a more important question. Progress will be made more on the npcs who are being favored through the voting, and expression files will be made for them first. Remember, this IS mainly a test run, so we are talking just basics here, many extra features for them might still not be in the game for a while. We really just want to know which 2 npcs to get preview basics out of the way first. As always, thank you for the kind words, patience and general feedback.