Virtually Date Crystal

[iamystic]

Finaly fingered out the club route and got all the ones there. Great game, hope you add more to her soon and also waiting IMPATIENTLY for the other projects to begin.

[almeida67]

If you want to avoid the frustration of constant bad endings in this game - really there are too much - just put the address file:///[drive]/[the directory(ies) route you choose to put de game]/DateKristall/VDC/helloworld.html in a normal tab of your browser, so you can forget the pop-up window as if you choose the [Begin.html]. You can put the above address in your bookmarks or favorites.
Now the [go back one page] in Firefox, or the [Alt+Left} in MS Explorer, or the [click to go back] in Chrome, works and you can go back in bad endings and choose another option. Most browsers have a limited number of pages for this, but they are enough, or you can increase your cache!
The game becomes much more interactive and interesting, than the close the pop-up > restart > make all the lineal sequence of options again > to change the bad option.
There is a programing way to forbid this option, but just now Chaotic didn't put it, and I expect Chaotic continue this way. In long sequence games the [begin again] without save options is not desirable. We understand why qbv8 help to put it in ArianneB with Arnulf, option you can find in about all long games. This is another option Chaotic can introduce - a save, but it is not so easy, and when it works with cookies it is not interesting at all. Nobody likes cookies by these days.
This is much better than to give a walk through, that definitively finish with any interest in the game.
And even if I like more random sequences, I must say that Virtually Date Crystal, with increase of date routes or other girls Chaotic speaks about, and with the same graphic quality, this game can become much more interesting than ArianneB.

[Franco]

Chaotic, I have an idea for the additional girls, though you may not be able to program it.

Suppose you go on a date with one of the additional girls (Alex or Tanya, if you decide to go with them), and if you have had a successful date with Crystal (or another girl). You might meet Crystal (or another girl) while you are with your date. Crystal could get mad, or you could mollify her and end up with both girls if you make the right choices.

[MDK]

@ MetalBloke:

No problem with answering for me. We're all here to help, right?

@ Chaotic:

I sent you a PM quite a few days ago that you haven't looked at yet.

[Chaotic]

Update :

Working on an updated version of Crystal which will probably include one extra full date route for her, with the other two existing ones having extra options.

After this (or maybe at the same time), I will be adding another option of who to date, accessible via the catchmatch.com bit. I've actually misplaced the Tanya model, although I think it might have just been Crystal without the hair and in a different outfit. I also don't think the Alex model was that interesting.

So for the next date, I've decided to hold a poll. On the site you will now see that there are 7 women to vote for. I'll give it a week or two, declare a winner, then she'll be the next one you can play with.

After that I'll hold another poll, maybe with some other women, and hopefully I'll keep that system going for a while.

@ Chaotic:

I sent you a PM quite a few days ago that you haven't looked at yet.

Thanks. Found it.

[sharkfan]

Excellent Chaotic! Keep up the great work. My favorite thing about ArianeB was the photoshoots (both the lookout and the fountain) so I loved it when Crystal found the photo studio and I was amazed when I read that we could get Crystal and/or her friend in there too. I hope you read the posts where people suggested the casino greeter and the hotel receptionist with/without Crystal. Those seem like great ideas to me. I know it must be alot of work but some of us really love your game. Keep up the good work. I look forward to anything you do to the game.

[Palladium]

At first: the game is really great and i appreciate it very much, especially the artwork! But I think it won't help if erverybody only praises your game. So here are some point that could be even better:

1. Use Javascrïpt! It is not hard. Begin with an easy random function at the casino. Then try to add some variables to carry the result of some events through the game. So you have the possibility to adjust the scenes dependend on how daring/drunk/happy she is.

2. In lots of pictures you only have the opportunity to choose the right way in the story or get the bad "foo" ending. Penalize small mistakes with a reduced happy-value and bigger ones with a "the date is over, you got X points out of 10". This encourages the player to try more different options.
Or better (but will need LOTS of work): make the game path like a labyrinth.

3. If you use variables, the backspace-"exploit" would not work any more. The game would be more challenging. People would play longer to get all the sexy ending. As "TheBrain" said: People play games for challenge. If they want to see porn easily, they'll download films from the internet. The sex scenes are only an award for winning.

Greetings from Germany

[machamp623]

WOO UPDATES!!!

[TheBrain]

Is it me or does the Emma model look like an alien?...

[Franco]

I think Emma looks ok, except she' kind of frowning and has a full face.

I can't distinguish Irena's features at all. Is she supposed to be Black?

The hair styles on Gina and Ophelia are not attractive.

[Tjommi]

Allrightythen, first this one goes to Chaotic,
Thank you for answering my question. I apologize if I seemed a bit nagging. I was just really curious because, well as I said your art is very simular. Allthough the stories they use with that art is sometimes..well most of the times, (in lack of a better word,) special. However when it comes to the graphical quality it was a compliment. Your art is really something. You got a real talent for this, it's simply stunning.

Next subject...

In danger of making a total ass out of myself... what are you guys talking about ? I mean TheBrain and Franco.Where are these girls you are talking about ?

Has there been an update that I've missed?
I went to the page on the first page and downloaded the game again and I found no new features ?

[MDK]

@ TJ:

There's an option (after you click enter) on the home page to VOTE FOR THE NEXT DATE. If it was any bigger, it would flatten you like a pancake ;-p

[Tjommi]

haha, cheers MDK for clearing that up for me. I did manage to make an ass out of myself, but to my defence, when I clicked on the original host site, I got redirected to the image host site, I didn't enter the main site. I guess it was to much traffic.

What about getting the poll up on the mirrorsite too ? or move it over there. The mirror site is much faster to load.

[Lupiscanis]

Excellent work. You've put a lot of effort into making a new version of DA, and it shows.

Keep it up

[sharkfan]

Emma has spooky eyes but she looks aloof and untouchable.