Personally I think the difficulty is great as is, but there is a bit of a curve to figuring out how to manage enemies effectively. If we get more levels, then yes, definitely lower the difficulty of the first one, but I think that telegraphing enemies a bit more and making the game more forgiving as you learn should take out any frustration players have.
Edit: I think one of the potential issues with difficulty is that you are heavily incentivized to play very slow and cautious due to input speed. I suspect that some of the players having a difficult time with this are trying to play reactively, which is near impossible due to slow startup on inputs.
I can see this game shine in some groups of people for having a "unique" taste (including me) and comparing it with the earlier version on newgrounds, i can see that the gameplays is improving and addapting so it can be balaced to be a experience.
Keep doing the good work and GOOD BLEESS THE TRAP ELF
I would be surprised if the following has not been suggested before in some form but have you considered alternate genitals for the character and the character having / growing breasts - The bee (or anything able to sting the player character) could cause breast growth and maybe consuming certain things (a consumable item may heal the character but also may have other effects) may alter the characters genitals or bust size - The character already looks kind of girly so might not be entirely out of place as an optional toggle before starting the game and triggered by a collectable and/or enemy ... maybe something to consider for a later update ?
now that there's an actual "go fund me" goal, will the game still be a pay what you want when it's fully released? if not, what will be the last update for this version?
Oh sorry for the late reply, I am mostly supported on patreon, I think we will keep the game under a pay-what you want for a long time, when it's fully finished (might take a year or more) we can give more up to date answers to that question.
I just played through the entire demo, also getting all the corrupted endings e.e and the game seems pretty good so far.
The main issue I had was the lack of fullscreen or custom resolutions, but at least I found a workaround.
The workaround involved enabling the hide taskbar option through the Windows settings, since the game screen was being just barely overlapped by the taskbar.
The lynx was the substitute for the bee girl, can't remember the name. You could press a switch in the options and instead of the bee there would be the lynx character, the only things changing were the sprite and animations.
Is it because of the new version, or did the old version work fine?
Anyway I also added this readme to the download, maybe try some of this:
FOR MAC OS downloaders: I packed it as a .RAR file! On Macs some unzippers can corrupt the files, We've tested unpacking with "StuffIt" and it worked. If you need a different one, try: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12 This one should be official but we haven't tried it!
You could possibly try moving from patreon to somewhere with more freedom maybe
I mean, it's not at all necessary of course, but you might consider, especially if you'll run into more ideas you can't add because of patreon specific restrictions
Animals are a big no no for a lot of ero content sites, sadly this includes video game animations too even though tentacles and alien creatures are allowed.
i only have a question and a non important complaint, first of all, what will happen with the gallery, right now it's just there for decoration but it'll be cool to know when you plan on implementing a gallery feature, and second of all is that the "corrupted" message just looks plane not good, specially if you compare it to the great animation and voice acting (which may be a lil bit too feminine for me but that's just me i guess), thanks for reading this rant about a porn game (what am i doing with my life) and i hope you reply! you have a lot of potential
Hello, The gallery will at first be a simple nice menu where you can select and view animations. Once we make more progress I also want to add a "prison gallery" where you can play around with Max in a closed room where you can spawn enemies. This option is not high priority right now, working 100% on level 2 first.
Not sure what's wrong with the corrupted message, it's just a quick text scrolling over the screen? I guess I'll have another look.
Sorry it's only 1280 x 720. You can technically go fullscreen if you change your monitor to that resolution, but forced fullscreen is disabled for now.
I draw all the animations frame-by-frame so my set-up does not make that very possible sorry. I would have to redraw every single frame in every animation instead of a simple replacement prop.
The ero part is good and very cute, but the gameplay could use some work.
The "warning" should be closer to the ground, if the enemies coming form the back can only be evaded by jumping (it's currently so high you'd think you could avoid the bee enemy by crouching)
The progress and time bars have very muted colors, I barely noticed they were there. The "tips" page said they were green and red, not green-ish gray and red-ish gray.
The whole gameplay feels kinda unresponsive too, due to the long cooldown for the punches and the slow walking (mostly backwards). The mashing to escape also doesn't register if you mash faster than a moderate pace too. (This is on browser, haven't tested the download version)
Thanks for the feedback, I did have an idea to put the red marker down near the floor for jumps, and a blue marker in the future for enemies that fly up and require Max to crouch, but that's on a to do list for now, we might eventually get to that.
The progress bar is indeed a bit hard to see, I can agree on that as well. I can put it in our to do list but our priority for now will be working hard on level 2.
We've tried to improve the movement and responsiveness a few times in the past, it is a lot faster than it used to be. We indeed still get some comments that it's still slow and clunky, but I think we will probably keep it like this, to keep some difficulty to the game, sorry.
I gave the mashing to escape a cooldown per mash on purpose, so you're stuck in the animations for at least a certain while. Also sticking to the rhythm in a calm/controlled fashion is rewarded over full speed mashing this way. I am sorry if that's what you'd prefer.
Hello, the demo of this game is really nice, the art is really good, the animations really prefect, and I just can't get enough of the bee enemy~ I rarely try to be informed about updates of games here, but I want for this one. Is there a way to get notified when the game is updated ? Will following you do that ?
yes, following him will alert you updates, in your feed, and your email if you have that option checked in your settings, which I think it is by default.
That succubus character will be the antagonist of the game, with a little bit of story. She is called Fae, and Max is chasing her. She will be the last boss of the game. With the way the game is set up, we can't really change the player, sorry!
Is there any way to make the game full screen after downloading? Whenever I launch it it opens in a very tiny window, which makes it hard to see some of the action.
Sorry the full resolution is 1280 x 720, it doesn't go bigger than that. If you really want it bigger, you can set your monitor's resolution to that size.
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So? Then why're u here
Shhhhh. He's trying to convince himself that he's not...
Let's ruin it.
good thing the newgrounds version still has lynx, I think the bee is boring
Personally I think the difficulty is great as is, but there is a bit of a curve to figuring out how to manage enemies effectively. If we get more levels, then yes, definitely lower the difficulty of the first one, but I think that telegraphing enemies a bit more and making the game more forgiving as you learn should take out any frustration players have.
Edit: I think one of the potential issues with difficulty is that you are heavily incentivized to play very slow and cautious due to input speed. I suspect that some of the players having a difficult time with this are trying to play reactively, which is near impossible due to slow startup on inputs.
does the patreon version include more enemies or levels?
Not in it's current state, I do plan on releasing the next level on patreon first for a while.
i cant download game what should i do
I'd love to play this on mobile one day!
Hello, sorry but I don't think I will be giving out the audio snips and bits for the game.
:O... wow
android version please
I can see this game shine in some groups of people for having a "unique" taste (including me) and comparing it with the earlier version on newgrounds, i can see that the gameplays is improving and addapting so it can be balaced to be a experience.
Keep doing the good work and GOOD BLEESS THE TRAP ELF
Thank you for the positivity! We're doing our best!
I would be surprised if the following has not been suggested before in some form but have you considered alternate genitals for the character and the character having / growing breasts - The bee (or anything able to sting the player character) could cause breast growth and maybe consuming certain things (a consumable item may heal the character but also may have other effects) may alter the characters genitals or bust size - The character already looks kind of girly so might not be entirely out of place as an optional toggle before starting the game and triggered by a collectable and/or enemy ... maybe something to consider for a later update ?
Right now there is no gallery at least from the public version, i am not sure if there is one on the patreon version
now that there's an actual "go fund me" goal, will the game still be a pay what you want when it's fully released? if not, what will be the last update for this version?
Oh sorry for the late reply, I am mostly supported on patreon, I think we will keep the game under a pay-what you want for a long time, when it's fully finished (might take a year or more) we can give more up to date answers to that question.
I'm Hyped for this game !
Any Download version soon?
I'm not sure what you mean, there are downloads listed on my page if you want to download the game.
I just played through the entire demo, also getting all the corrupted endings e.e and the game seems pretty good so far.
The main issue I had was the lack of fullscreen or custom resolutions, but at least I found a workaround.
The workaround involved enabling the hide taskbar option through the Windows settings, since the game screen was being just barely overlapped by the taskbar.
was the update only for the lynx removal?
Yes, I would let you guys know if we have new stuff. We're still working hard on level 2. Hopefully will be done before the end of this year.
Wait, what was the lynx again, I thought it was the deer thing I still seem to have it. Or is the lynx something else
The lynx was the substitute for the bee girl, can't remember the name. You could press a switch in the options and instead of the bee there would be the lynx character, the only things changing were the sprite and animations.
the mac version give me an error the error said impossible to open app why?
Is it because of the new version, or did the old version work fine?
Anyway I also added this readme to the download, maybe try some of this:
FOR MAC OS downloaders: I packed it as a .RAR file! On Macs some unzippers can corrupt the files, We've tested unpacking with "StuffIt" and it worked. If you need a different one, try: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12 This one should be official but we haven't tried it!
If you still get an error (this application cannot be opened), try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50577473/unity-game-compiled-in-windows-doesn-t-open-in-mac
i did it but still not working
Have you tried using chmod to make the app executable?
In terminal, do the following (to get the game path, drag the .app into terminal after typing cd):
Is there anything else to version 1.20 exept for removing the Lynx?
nope not yet, I would let you guys know if we have new stuff! We're still working hard on level 2. Hopefully will be done before the end of this year.
inb4 lynx was removed, downloaded that shit mmf, keeping it forever
Can I convince you to share with MEGA or something? Pretty Please?
you can go to the newgrounds demo and the lynx is still there you just have to toggle it in settings
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/755987
same as the other person, i have no idea what i missed and would like to See
1.20 update: We now completely removed the Lynx, sorry! We had to do this out of safety and to be included in bundles.
it's because of patreon bs, isn't it?
It's a precaution, and a strong recommendation by a lot of the other ero-game creators, also needed to do this to participate in their bundles
You could possibly try moving from patreon to somewhere with more freedom maybe
I mean, it's not at all necessary of course, but you might consider, especially if you'll run into more ideas you can't add because of patreon specific restrictions
Animals are a big no no for a lot of ero content sites, sadly this includes video game animations too even though tentacles and alien creatures are allowed.
i only have a question and a non important complaint, first of all, what will happen with the gallery, right now it's just there for decoration but it'll be cool to know when you plan on implementing a gallery feature, and second of all is that the "corrupted" message just looks plane not good, specially if you compare it to the great animation and voice acting (which may be a lil bit too feminine for me but that's just me i guess), thanks for reading this rant about a porn game (what am i doing with my life) and i hope you reply! you have a lot of potential
Hello, The gallery will at first be a simple nice menu where you can select and view animations. Once we make more progress I also want to add a "prison gallery" where you can play around with Max in a closed room where you can spawn enemies. This option is not high priority right now, working 100% on level 2 first.
Not sure what's wrong with the corrupted message, it's just a quick text scrolling over the screen? I guess I'll have another look.
Thanks for the feedback.
prison gallery will likely be my favorite part of it once its available ngl. Looking forward to level 2 though!!!
ahh its so hard
You can do it!
thanks I beat it!
Can you add a fullscreen feature plz
Sorry it's only 1280 x 720. You can technically go fullscreen if you change your monitor to that resolution, but forced fullscreen is disabled for now.
what was just updated about the game?
Just the name of one of the downloadable files, it had a mistake in it sorry.
little tip
why not add the possibility to change clothes?
example:
maid etc .....
I draw all the animations frame-by-frame so my set-up does not make that very possible sorry. I would have to redraw every single frame in every animation instead of a simple replacement prop.
i love the bee, and thanks for the options to switch them out! and the feature where you can watch as long as you want after max its game over
Hello, sorry but I dont think we'll be adding that at the moment, Id have to ask my partner if thats possible.
I appreciate the positivity but please don't leave/ask for personal info in my comment section. This is not the place.
The ero part is good and very cute, but the gameplay could use some work.
The "warning" should be closer to the ground, if the enemies coming form the back can only be evaded by jumping (it's currently so high you'd think you could avoid the bee enemy by crouching)
The progress and time bars have very muted colors, I barely noticed they were there. The "tips" page said they were green and red, not green-ish gray and red-ish gray.
The whole gameplay feels kinda unresponsive too, due to the long cooldown for the punches and the slow walking (mostly backwards). The mashing to escape also doesn't register if you mash faster than a moderate pace too. (This is on browser, haven't tested the download version)
Thanks for the feedback,
I did have an idea to put the red marker down near the floor for jumps, and a blue marker in the future for enemies that fly up and require Max to crouch, but that's on a to do list for now, we might eventually get to that.
The progress bar is indeed a bit hard to see, I can agree on that as well. I can put it in our to do list but our priority for now will be working hard on level 2.
We've tried to improve the movement and responsiveness a few times in the past, it is a lot faster than it used to be. We indeed still get some comments that it's still slow and clunky, but I think we will probably keep it like this, to keep some difficulty to the game, sorry.
I gave the mashing to escape a cooldown per mash on purpose, so you're stuck in the animations for at least a certain while. Also sticking to the rhythm in a calm/controlled fashion is rewarded over full speed mashing this way. I am sorry if that's what you'd prefer.
Hello, the demo of this game is really nice, the art is really good, the animations really prefect, and I just can't get enough of the bee enemy~
I rarely try to be informed about updates of games here, but I want for this one. Is there a way to get notified when the game is updated ? Will following you do that ?
yes, following him will alert you updates, in your feed, and your email if you have that option checked in your settings, which I think it is by default.
promithes it is the person you are chasing in the game, once the game is finished you might see them
Indeed, it will be the final boss.
How do you unlock the other character on the main screen or is it just artwork?
That succubus character will be the antagonist of the game, with a little bit of story. She is called Fae, and Max is chasing her. She will be the last boss of the game. With the way the game is set up, we can't really change the player, sorry!
Is there any way to make the game full screen after downloading? Whenever I launch it it opens in a very tiny window, which makes it hard to see some of the action.
Sorry the full resolution is 1280 x 720, it doesn't go bigger than that. If you really want it bigger, you can set your monitor's resolution to that size.
Thank you! I planned at least 3 more levels, and a boss level at the end.