Brad's Erotic Week (BEW) - S01, E07 (2017-12-04)

[benedict]

Episode Three Winner!: -- Target release date is two months from vote close. No later than Monday, June 8th.

Considering Episode 2 was released on 15 March that means there are 3 weeks lost between the release of an episode and the start of the countdown for the next one. That means those of us who want to see the most content in the least amount of time will have to vote the longest episode.

[Ripe]

Episode Three Winner!: -- Target release date is two months from vote close. No later than Monday, June 8th.

Considering Episode 2 was released on 15 March that means there are 3 weeks lost between the release of an episode and the start of the countdown for the next one. That means those of us who want to see the most content in the least amount of time will have to vote the longest episode.

Episode 2 was released on March 15th but voting for Episode 3 did not start until March 23rd. Results of that vote were revealed on April 7th, which is when the two months timer started.

Wolfschadowe also had this to say about future releases:

In fact, and no howling please, The game is actually complete through Episode 8, and I'm about halfway done with Episode 9. So why am I doling it out slowly? Consider it a buffer, like when watching a video. If I have a family emergency and need to take a month off, it won't cause delays, it will just use a month of the buffer. Or..maybe I need to take a few weeks to catch my breath and take a sanity break...you get the idea.

[benedict]

Indeed, Ripe, Wolfschadowe isn't counting the "lost" time between a release and vote count end, so to maximize content/time we need bigger content updates with less vote breaks.

[ut1stgear1]

Thx benedict and ripe.

[Ripe]

Indeed, Ripe, Wolfschadowe isn't counting the "lost" time between a release and vote count end, so to maximize content/time we need bigger content updates with less vote breaks.

I see your point but I don't think anything would change if we keep choosing "bigger" updates... those small Episodes wont go away and sooner or later they'll became required content. And while we almost certainly wont get a chance to vote on next update when that happen, I'm not sure that we'll get such an episode faster. We might "save" a week or so, but that's just about it.

Especially since he revealed to us that he's already halfway done with Episode 9 and that he's keeping a "slow" release schedule so in case of emergency there would be no delays in release.

[ut1stgear1]

Personally the size of each release isn't the issue with me. Would like to clean up any loose ends by the vote if we can. Based on the options that we will wolfshadoe has already thought of that and has planned for it. For instance being able to move the serentia story line foward will require that episodes be completed. So I am fine with the way wolfshadowe in doing this.

[Wolfschadowe]

Holy Crap!

Somehow I stopped getting post notifications, so I thought everyone had gone on hiatus until the next episode released. I popped over here to look something up and I'm 5 pages behind!

I'm sorry about that everyone. I'll be getting caught up on posts today so watch for a flurry of responses. I apologize that some of them will not be timely but at least I'll give some of my perspective or insight to them, even if they are a bit stale.

Wolfschadowe

[Wolfschadowe]

Edit: Just frustrated that neither walkthrough can get me back there.

I apologize for the frustrations. The achievement system isn't finalized for unreleased episodes, so if I see people struggling with it too much I'll make it a bit easier. Also, keep in mind that we will get hints to things later.

Also, in general, most achievements are there for a reason. Missing an achievement or ending in the bar scene means missing content in later scenes...

Note: Sorry in advance for a lot of posts, but I'm so far behind, that a lot of early stuff has left the quote selector below the edit area....maybe I'll copy and paste to notepad or something....

Wolfschadowe

[Wolfschadowe]

As far as I can see or recall the "Two Faced" ending - which has to be the best ending so far - and the 'Happy Now' Emily hand job differ in whether you leave the bar to chase the mystery girl.

Keep in mind, the "best" endings may not turn out to be the "best" ending later... Some women may have second thoughts and dwell on them all night. Others may have unfulfilled fantasies that they dwell on all night as well... Without a better way to say it, Every woman has her own optimal "relationship velocity." So keep in mind, just because you CAN do something, it doesn't necessarily mean that you SHOULD do that thing.

It was something I wanted to ask Wolfe as there are a couple of places where the same 'option' appears on two consecutive pictures, and it seems to score only if you choose it the second time - the Faith "I'm going to the bathroom ..... " one is an example.

It depends... Sometimes there are other things going on in the background. Sometimes you just need to "warm them up a little" to get more points. If that is happening, there is a reason for it though, but if you have doubts about a particular instance, PM me with specific details and I can make sure it's not a bug.

That's probably not all and I am quite frightened by the prospects of the end of Thursday and how many options there will be going into Friday

So am I...

Can you imagine what might happen if you get Faith and Emily at the strip club and introduced to Natalie and she takes all of them to the private room.

Why yes, as a matter of a fact, I can imagine that quite well.

I hope when we get to Brad's apartment and he takes them all to bed that he has a bloody big bed ..................

Why limit yourself to just the bed? The floor is big...

Since the game only allows 1000 saves I better be careful on where I save it.

That's a minimum of 1000 saves...per browser. I think chrome and FF may got to 10000 saves, it's IE that has the lower limit.

Found a little bug in _aolnhome.js : can't get image n1club085.jpg if i don't offer diner to Natalie and go home

Thanks Serge, I'll look into it, if Kexter hasn't already fixed it.

Wolfschadowe

[Wolfschadowe]

looks very promising, especially since it's your first released game.
Keep up the good work

Good work!
Waiting for next episode....

Thank you Venum and athossico!

You guys really created a masterpiece. --snip-- just wondering if there were additions in the bar scene?
I found a few things that weren't in the walkthrough I made, when I played the demo.

Thanks Ramirez™! No new additions to the bar scene. You must have just overlooked them on the first pass. Makes you wonder what else may be lurking there maybe? :0

Comparé a Coffee Date, c'est pas audio, c'est de la lecture, donc beaucoup plus facile a entendre, mais ça serait cool pouvoir jouer en VF.

I didn't include audio because I know I can't do it well, and I personally feel that bad audio detracts from the game.
en français

Je ne ai pas inclure de l'audio parce que je sais que je ne peux pas le faire bien, et je pense personnellement que mauvaise audio détourne du jeu.

en español

No incluí audio porque yo sé que no puedo hacerlo bien, y yo personalmente siento tan mal audio afea el juego.

I can translate french to spanish if you want. (spanish from Spain, not spanish from Mexico or South America)

I would appreciate a Spanish localization! Any localization really. I prefer to keep the game as a single download however, and I know Kexter is feverishly working on adding localization capabilities to the game. Watch for something within the next week or so...if not sooner.

en español

Agradecería una localización española! Cualquier localización realmente. Prefiero mantener el juego como una sola descarga, sin embargo, y sé que Dexter está trabajando febrilmente en la adición de capacidades de localización al juego. Esté atento a algo dentro de la próxima semana o así ... si no antes.

Wolfschadowe

[Wolfschadowe]

Actually following that guide, but just went back and tried again still didn't get it. Is there any way to check in the code to see what I am missing?

If you do a playthrough from the beginning, and then export your debug file from the help menu and PM it to me, I can give hints about where you are struggling.

That guide was based off the beta, not everything in it works anymore.

While not officially endorsing the guide, ExLibris' walkthroughs are valid and accurate, and she seems to be keeping them up to date.

So, can we assume that the next episode will be the Office one?

Yes. The Office won the vote. It's story elements leading through about lunchtime...although I may throw in the branch that follows up on the bathroom scene into episode three as extra credit if there's interest.

that's an amazing game, i really felt astonished!
even if the graphics are not exeptionsl the storyline is incredible and so desperately tempting!
absolutely one of the best game in the last few months,
please try to keep up!! you've done a great job!!!

Thanks john milton! The graphics do get better over time. My latest renders look a lot better than those of episodes 1 and 2, but in general, the more time I spend making better renders, the more time it will take between episodes, so I'm not doing a lot of fixing of my mistakes, especially small ones. That's why you'll see some inconsistent lighting as I tweak it for later renders, and also sometimes a little pokethrough or collision issues here and there. If I re-rendered everything to fix those...well I'd never get the game out. So I made a conscious compromise on the image quality But still, watch for improvements over time everyone!

I suspect that the who has liked more the strip club that the bar has split the votes between azumi and diner, but maybe I'm in error.

Nature of the beast for this type of thing, I'm afraid. Imagine the chaos, say near the end of day 2, when there are 8 options, but only 3 can be voted....<insert evil laugh here>

I imagine Azumi inclusion will be up for vote in the future vote when we get back to the Bar scene. The more that we bring to an end will probably make it easier to be efficient with our saved games.

Savegame management can be difficult. If you truly begin running out of saves, keep in mind that you can always export all your saves, then create a 1000 more saves (for i.e., more for chrome, ff, etc..) and then export those, import the first batch, etc...ad infinitum...

...if he isn' t worried and has decided to develop the game following our choices it's better for each of us to vote according each taste...

Just a note...Game development and story is set. The voting is for sequence only. The only content related votes are the three inclusion votes that will come about on rotations.

Can't remember which one I voted for. Got in to the vote very late so just I picked one. Don't remember it being the one that won though. Probably 'Dining Date" since it only had a 1 month turn around. Didn't know then what I do now.

The one you voted for will be bold in the resutls. For example, I voted for the diner scene, and for my view, the diner scene is bold, even though it lost. Damn you all!

...Getting caught up....

Wolfschadowe

[Wolfschadowe]

Thanks for the link. Puts everything in a whole new light and definitely wets the imagine.

It does change things a bit, doesn't it...

Then again, Wolfschadowe did gave us hints about her during the intro that are easy to notice if you know what to look for. I guess most of us [me included] just didn't pay that close of an attention before we got to see that Bonus scene... but there is a lesson here: pay close attention to every scene [image and text] or you might miss something important!

As you get more information as the story evolves, hopefully you will see even more hints that you missed when you replay older content. Some scenes may feel very different from the new perspective...I hope.

Considering Episode 2 was released on 15 March that means there are 3 weeks lost between the release of an episode and the start of the countdown for the next one. That means those of us who want to see the most content in the least amount of time will have to vote the longest episode.

Those weeks aren't necessarily lost. Generally they are filled with bugfixes and similar.

Regarding the overall discussion on release timings, another factor is that as long as there is a buffer there, I will not feel rushed on the new content. I fear that if I start feeling rushed that I'll cut corners to make release dates, thus lowering the overall quality of the game. It's kind of a trick for myself to keep the quality in place and to feel free to play with aspects and learn a little more. Lately I've been playing with the iRay unbiased renderer, and I must say that the results are fantastic. I may post a couple comparisons in the next few days between the same image rendered normally, and in iRay. The problem is, my computer isn't quite up to snuff to do all iRay renders fast enough for timely releases, but if my Patreon page is a success, I may be able to fix that.

Caught up! Woot!
Wolfschadowe

[el drakki]

Comparé a Coffee Date, c'est pas audio, c'est de la lecture, donc beaucoup plus facile a entendre, mais ça serait cool pouvoir jouer en VF.

I didn't include audio because I know I can't do it well, and I personally feel that bad audio detracts from the game.
en français

Je ne ai pas inclure de l'audio parce que je sais que je ne peux pas le faire bien, et je pense personnellement que mauvaise audio détourne du jeu.

en español

No incluí audio porque yo sé que no puedo hacerlo bien, y yo personalmente siento tan mal audio afea el juego.

Parece que el traductor de frances es de segunda mano
Mientras que el traductor de español es más que decente, o es que sabes español?

[Wolfschadowe]

Parece que el traductor de frances es de segunda mano
Mientras que el traductor de español es más que decente, o es que sabes español?

Hablo español, pero mal solamente. Solía hablar para el trabajo, pero ha sido hace algún tiempo. Ahora cuando intento hablar español Estoy confundido y termino con el alemán. por ejemplo, yo quiero ein Bier bitte. o Ich möchte una cerveza por favor.

El francés es cortesía de Google.
El español se verifica con Google para cordura

Lobosombra

[sharksfan]

Hi Wolfschadowe,

I just want to say you do an amazing job answering back all posts. Fantastic customer service! Thanks for tall the hard work you do.

Also, according to the quote below, the next episode has a target date of June 8th. Does this hold true?

Episode Three Winner!: -- Target release date is two months from vote close. No later than Monday, June 8th.

Thanks,

sharksfan