Friday, March 10, 2017

v0.27 is Live!

Pop over to the Play the Game tab to download your copy!

The last version made a lot of implications about what was coming, and now we're seeing some of those coming to pass. v0.27 may be a high point or a low point for some players depending on their tastes, but we've finally jumped into a few sex scenes, for better or worse, as well as introduced a small secondary mechanic that will see more application down the line.

This new chapter in your story with Lith has been put together to meet several different goals, and accomplishing those along with providing a good experience for the player has been an interesting challenge. Where I've been able to play with ambiguity and the division of paths before, there are a lot of overlapping situations in this chapter that need to be addressed, and the avatar's attitude toward what's going on has a lot less room to leave open to interpretation with more intensive social situations going on. I've been worried about stepping on players' toes with scenes that will inevitably pull away from their intentions, but to a degree that's built into the nature of the game. All I can do is try to make everything accountable.

I know this isn't the sort of content folks were expecting behind the next door, and I think that's a good thing. I saw a lot of suggestions for more crazy fantasy locations and such that Lith and the avatar could visit, but it's important to the arc of the story and Lith's development that we don't just linger in fantasy worlds. This is what Lith needs right now. I do get nervous about how uncomfortable it may make some players, but it's an uncomfortable situation, and having that sort of reaction is an important part of being part of the story. I'm implementing things well when I'm getting that sort of reaction, even if I do wish I could just make players feel good 100% of the time, haha. The main consolation is that it's the downs that make the ups that much better, but that's going to be a pretty long-term payoff on that front.

But we're pushing through! I feel like with this update we're actually surprisingly close to completing the first big chunk of this chapter. I'm not sure if it'll be 100% complete with v0.28, but I think it should at least be close. I'm still putting together the details of how the rest of the chapter will work precisely, but I do know that I want this chapter to be less ridiculously complicated and not such a huge chunk of work compared to the Stone Door. It's certainly got its own kind of complication going for it already, but I'll be doing what I can to only keep things complicated where they need to be. One particular, very small segment of this update was a huuuuge headache just to get working properly, haha. I'm glad to have it done, but it makes me wary about how I lay out my complication in the future. Something to keep an eye on!

Anyway, other than the new storyline content, which features two new sex scenes, I've also added two new pieces of art I'm very happy with, both of which from returning artists. I've had a lot of fun (stressful though it may be) hunting down lots of different artists and seeing Lith rendered in lots of different styles, and I think that complements the sense that Lith can be different things to different people, that he can be a different kitty in a different situation. That said, I've been really happy with the work I got from these artists in the past, and while I do hope to continue commissioning a variety of artists, a couple repeating artists will make it a lot easier to sustain the pace of new art every month, I think.

Outside of art and new story content, I've added a touch of extra functionality to the cheats available for supporters to skip straight to the new content more easily. If you'd like access to cheats, make sure to check out my Patreon, there's a bunch of nice goodies available for interested fans.

That wraps it up for now. I hope you guys enjoy the new content!

18 comments:

  1. How do you unlock the Glass door for the black collar path?

    ReplyDelete
  2. whenever I try to play (whichever version) it just tries to download another copy and asks if I want to keep or discard it.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Are you on Chrome?
      If so, they changed things in an update
      Go to chrome://plugins/ and make sure that Adobe Flash Player is allowed to run

      Delete
    2. Check the guide here! http://mvolith.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html#projector Let me know if that doesn't do the trick.

      Delete
  3. Hi! Just wondering about this, for the glass door how much more was put in if any at all? By .26 I had finished it and it was saying to wait for the next version. In .27 it's still telling me that and that the door isn't ready. Should it be saying this stil?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. .27 is all about the glass door, but you need to use a save file from before you've gone through it to see the new content. I'm still expanding the options for content on your first trip through!

      Delete
    2. Oh okay, so the second trip hasn't been done yet?

      Delete
    3. Correct! I might be able to finish up the first trip in the next version, but it still needs to be loaded up with all its options and their repercussions before I'll move on to the second trip.

      Delete
    4. Oh okay! I'm really excited to see more of the glass door, can't wait for that! You're a great writer and I really look forward to reading future updates.

      Delete
  4. I'm not huge into furry stuff but this is one of the best prawns I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I dunno how you did it but a digital catgirl managed to bring out emotion!

    I got the blue collar & walkabout in my first run and can't figure out how to get them again but on my 4th attempt now and still finding new stuff! Lithier you keep on pounding away at it (;P) you're doing great!

    Did have a couple quick questions though:
    1. Is it possible to get all art in the gallery in one playthrough?
    2. Will starting over ever keep the points from unlocked endings from previous ones? The achievement whore in me is going insane from not being able to get all of them at once especially the different collars.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hey, glad you've enjoyed! "I don't like X but you made me enjoy it anyway" is probably one of my favorite pieces of feedback xP I like to think I'm helping people expand their horizons, though mostly I do that through my regular stories, which are rather more kinky.

      As for your questions! Points are unique to your individual save file. That's why the ending achievements, along with all "Player Achievements," are not worth points, but they do persist between save files once toy unlock them. It's impossible to unlock all achievements or all art in one playthrough, but it is possible to have all artwork and all Player Achievements unlocked at once. If you're looking for a challenge, I would recommend going for that :p Also, an old, fun hat trick is to get all three achievements for unlocking collars on one playthrough, though you can only actually summon one of them by that point, of course. Good luck!

      Delete
    2. Yeah I noticed that some of the collars become ineligible after a certain point. I also noticed that if the player has a vag they won't receive a single buttsecks. At least none that I've found. Player can give to Lith but Lith doesn't like returning the favor I guess? Just seemed weird trying to get Lith more dominant but only willing to take it there and not dishing any out. I know this can probably get fixed by making player male but me and lot of others don't like m/m or m on receiving end. Thanks for adding female options, btw!

      After thinking on it it feels like the piano keys add a huge amount to the feel of the whole thing, especially becoming offkey the more dominant the player gets.

      Delete
    3. Haha, I guess I just feel like if you want 'em to have a vagina you must want to use it xP It's true that someone had to remind me of that before I made Bend Her Over have some anal. I'll probably include Lith giving some straight anal at some point, though it's true he might think it's a bit rude using that hole when he expects he could pleasure you more with the other, even if he is dominant :p And glad you've enjoyed the piano notes! Though it's less dominant and more just "naughty" x3

      Delete
    4. Part of it's mental. I like buttstuffin' but don't like guys in my porn. It's an awkward combination. :/ As for being considerate, that attitude might change if Lith gets teased too much... :P

      If I had my way I'd do away with the nuts too, but I'm not gonna ask you for something that would be tons of work for a small part of an admittedly limited audience. You've already changed it a lot for us from what it was. For what it's worth, I reccommended this on the Fenoxo forums.

      Delete
  5. Hello,really great game you have here, quick question though. Is there a female/vagina avatar "touch yourself" scene? If not, do you have plans to add one?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Glad you've enjoyed! I'm afraid the answer is no on both counts, though. The point of the touch yourself scene is to entice Lith with the sight of your dick, and while Lith does like playing with girls, he's just not as viscerally excited by vaginas xP Sorry!

      Delete
  6. Google (for Chrome) and and Mozilla (for Firefox) both intend to stop supporting Adobe Flash this year. How will we play MVOL after this occurs? Do you have a plan?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The main reason I built MVOL in flash is that it's widely supported and easy to share on sites like FA and e6. If that's no longer true, then it will be pretty much on an even footing with most other game formats out there, in that people will have to download and play it from their computers. I would assume that even if browsers won't support it, the flash standalone player will always work. At worst, I might have to find some way to bundle a flash player in along with it so everyone can play.

      I'm not very happy with the situation, but I don't think it should be a huge issue. If places like FA and e6 switch over to making some other format more accessible, then I might consider converting the game to some other engine, but it's certainly not something I'm looking forward to attempting. Either way, everyone should still be able to play the game without worry! Thanks for your concern!

      Delete