Patreon Opened

Whimfu1 here.
Version 0.02a of my game Inc House has officially released. Please head over to my NEW Patreon page to find links to the free demo. It can be found either in my first post or at the end of the about section.
Inc House – v0.02a (Uploaded 11/8/2023)
Patreon Page : patreon.com/whimgames
Along with future releases this Patreon page will feature the uncensored Saturday Screenshots and a Bi-weekly community voted pin-up. Patrons will also receive cheat codes to skip to new content and the ability to vote on game-play, the uncensored pin-ups, and even NPCs to seduce.
Demo's will release every TWO MONTHS. My current goal for updates are the following: add a story/scenes for at least 2 of the main heroines, work on gameplay improvements such as better menu integration, and replace at least one temporary art aspect.
If this is amenable to you, please consider becoming a Patron and vote in the different polls I will be posting.
v0.02a Change log:
- Access Rita's Computer to solve puzzle
- Rita Couch touch scene (requires lvl 1 of fantasy power to reach all stages)
- Rita Couch stage 3 paizuri
- Leni department story start added
- Meet Lily First time department store
- Ability to kiss Leni
- Use Book in Lincoln's room to learn new spells
- Lola Spell shop available in Basement
- Unlock level 1 of Voyeur and Fantasy Power
- Can use Voyeur level 1 to peek on Luna in the shower.

Inc House - Rita's Miltank Cosplay Halloween 2023

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It wasn’t really promised but I mentioned I was going to try and include Rita in my previous Halloween pic. However, she didn’t fit well in the composition so I elected to remove her. Instead, here is Rita dressed like the Pokemon: Miltank. I don’t remember what season this one is from however I thought it was popular at the time. Weirdly, I found very few fanarts of Miltank to go off of so the clothing pattern is wrong. Oh well.

About the game.

Version 0.02a is about done. There’s some stream lining interactions I’d like to do however it is playable as is. I’m going to spend one day fixing a few things and move on. Once that’s done I plan to start the process of opening a Patreon. Depending if I reach certain goals with support I’ll consider broadening the game to include versions of the other sisters as full heroines and not simply as cameo appearances as they are planned to be currently.

As things progress, where and how I update people about the game will likely change.

Inc House - Team Rocket Cosplay Halloween 2023

 

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Nothing visually new in the game so I tried to quickly draw a Halloween 2023 pic. I’ve missed a few holidays since starting this project so it feels nice to do a quick draw without much planning. Have a good one.

Inc House - Scramble Puzzle

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Mostly coding stuff this week so nothing sexy to show. Anyways, here's a minigame I struggled with for a while. It’s a bit hard to tell but the basic premise is that it’s a word scramble puzzle. You click and drag the letters into the correct box before time runs out to spell a word described by a hint.  The current plan is to have the book in Lincoln’s room be how you unlock new spells. For the first level it would be to study the book three times then have a choice of different puzzles to unlock a spell associated with it in the shop.

There’s a chance of failing which I’m still on the fence on. I’m debating whether to make the lust drain, eventually killing the player, an actual mechanic or only a narrative device. I do like games with a bit more interactivity however I worry I may be trying to shove in too many pointless actions for my own sake. This minigame may be a bit too cumbersome compared to the other games I have planned, however I believe it makes Lincoln feel as studious as the in-game dialogue suggests. I may scale this back depending on people’s reaction to v0.02a.

Inc House - Rita Couch Stage 2 WIP Lined

 

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Most of my efforts in the past week have been towards making stage 2 in the Rita Couch Scene.

If you have been following these updates then you may recognize the image from a previous sketch. It will take some time to finish this stage. More to the sense that I had to pre-plan which parts to keep separate and which parts to group together. This has caused many issues as I have been hand animating the motions. I’m considering looking for another drawing program for animation more akin to older flash; however I will continue with Krita for now.

I’m worried that my skills may have reached some sort of limit as I don’t know if my animations will be arousing enough. For this pinching scene you can tell I’m using the warp tool to stretch from the original position. When the player clicks on this area, I hope that the feeling that you are the one choosing to do this transfers through. This is taking a lot of screens to do and I don’t know if my limit animations will pull through. I will have to wait till the 0.02a to see what people think.

Inc House - Lola in the Mirror WIP

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Quick thing about the image for Screenshot Saturday. This is a placeholder sketch of what will be used as the mirror “store” for purchasing magic powers. I hope to make minor scenes with a shadow version of Lola available in the future as well. Right now, items are only flags as the inventory is not ready.

I’m working on making things fit together right now. Due to how I partitioned the game, it would not play properly from the original start to end of new content without a debug code I was using. As I continue on the 0.02a update, I have reached somewhat of an impasse. I could just fix the bugs and release it as is, however I don’t plan to. I worry I have not put enough H content in yet to warrant the v0.02a moniker. For myself, I think there needs to be one more big H-scene before I release v0.02a, so I will not post the next update in early October as I wanted to do. Once I finish the big must haves to make the update feel complete, I’ll go ahead and post the next demo. My goals are currently self imposed so it’s not a big deal however, when I open a Patreon, I will set a strict schedule for myself. Thank you for all the watches, comments, and messages I have received throughout this process. It means a lot.

Inc House - Rita Couch Stage 2 WIP

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“Screenshot Saturday” with a work in progress image. This image may not even come into play until the 0.3a update. This is slated to be the next stage after the massage scene on the couch with Rita. The premise being you can click the hands to set your state and then massage her that way. This is a common type of minigame that is found elsewhere. I’ll go into specifics on the blog. Either way, not sure how to do this fully so it won’t be included yet. The issue with the next part is it will likely need a puppet and I’m not confident that will work well in Krita.

If you are a connoisseur of these types of game you will likely recognize the set up. Choose a petting hand, a pinching hand, remove clothes, and the logo blocks the insertion option. I’m still fiddling with how the screens in Ren’py are and I will admit this will be a lot of work. Specifically, in the current way I found to do the first massage, I’m looking at up to 20 different screens for this stage of the minigame. The fact Ren’py cannot detect holding down mouse1 is really biting me in the butt. However, I will continue as this is something I want in the game. More interactivity, ect. Still messing with each option: grope, tongue, toy? Still not sure how to do it yet.