SL Development Update 4 - New Character Unveiled Today!
Added 2020-01-20 00:50:14 +0000 UTCHello to all our fans and supporters!
As promised, we are today unveiling our fourth character in our forthcoming release for Sunshine Love (a little earlier than scheduled).
As we have mentioned previously, there will be a variety of different female characters that will feature throughout this new VN.
Therefore, it gives us a better chance of providing a character that might be suited more to your specific tastes, interests, desires, etc
We also mentioned in our post last week that we will reveal a new character each week, up until just before the first version of Sunshine Love is released.
About our new character
The character in the previews below is the female-MC’s "landlady", who we have named “Ashley”.
You will be able to rename her to a name of your choosing when she appears in the game.
So have a good think about the name that you would like to give her ;)
(Feel free to post a name that you might consider for “Ashley” in the comments section.)
She is in her early-40s, and is the previous owner of the hotel B and B that your “childhood friend” now co-owns. Ashley also used to be in a relationship with your father, but they were never married.
A younger version of “Ashley” also features in the early parts of this visual novel, so you will get to see both a younger and older version of her ;)
You will get to learn more about this character very early on in the game, what her strengths and weaknesses are, and how she could aid or maybe even hinder your chances of bringing more business to the hotel.
Full image: https://i.ibb.co/yQDZzR2/Ashley-final02.jpg
Full image: https://i.ibb.co/x6rPRdR/Ashley-final01.jpg
Full image: https://i.ibb.co/QmTmy76/Ashley-final03.jpg
About your recent donations
As most of you are well aware of by now, we have been raising money for Wildlife Victoria in Australia. Your very kind donations to the Victorian bushfire appeal will be distributed to wildlife shelters and carers, to help rebuild enclosures and equipment that they have lost in the recent Australian bushfires.
In return for your donation ($5+), we will provide you with a download link and a zip file that contains pictures of the character from our first game, and some of Melody as well. The set has a very Australian theme to it. ;)
You can view our donation page to Wildlife Victoria here: https://gumroad.com/l/DMD-Australia-2020
Over the weekend, we surpassed $1,000 in donations from you, our incredible supporters!
We've had nearly 200 people donate to the cause so far, with the most being a very generous $50 donation!
Feedback
So anyways, please leave us your thoughts, feedback and constructive criticism about our new character previews, or anything to do with the new game, in the comments section below.
Thanks to all you guys (and girls) that have posted up messages and suggestions on our various pages over the past few weeks.
We’re still going through them all and we’ll do our very best to include these ideas into this new VN wherever we can.
And if we don’t, then we will consider them for our other current game or any VN’s that we create in the future ;)
SL v0.1 will be released in late-March, with an exact release date to be posted up soon.
Be sure to check back with us next week for our fourth character preview, as well as more details about the release of Sunshine Love!
Have a great day!
Mrdots.
IMPORTANT: I won't be online next week, so if I don't respond to your questions or PM that's why :) If you have any important issues to report or discuss, please go to the Unofficial Discord channel here: https://discord.gg/bVEs5Qx
Comments
I like this Ashley very well, sexy woman
djus
2020-03-18 10:28:48 +0000 UTCso mix it up, various styles of looking, various ages, colors, heritages and so on, and there will be something for everyone.
djus
2020-03-18 10:27:28 +0000 UTCwell I admit I like the big boobs, if they are natural and nice. And I dont think Melody was too big, and Amy is stunning, as a mature beautiful woman.
djus
2020-03-18 10:26:41 +0000 UTCFully agree with you guys! Many boobs are way too big.
Gor
2020-01-28 22:56:35 +0000 UTCI fully agree with Fausto. Let us refrain about too big boobs.
RICHARD
2020-01-27 13:44:44 +0000 UTCI’m going to agree with several others that, in my own personal opinion and tastes, humongous boobs are a big turn-off. One of the reasons I enjoyed Melody, aside from the storyline, is that all the characters had more normal proportions. For my taste, Jade and Izzy were ideal, whereas Melody, Becca and Amy were borderline too big. Again, this is just my personal preference. The internet seems to be full of VNs that feature women with oversized boobs and I’m hoping you don’t follow that trend.
GLP2007
2020-01-25 21:28:12 +0000 UTCVery Nice, Kinda has that "Try Me" look. I don't know as far as the personalized name change goes, Susan maybe.
Sandstone7734
2020-01-20 23:09:34 +0000 UTC👍
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 20:02:48 +0000 UTCOkay, thank you for your reply! I do trust you guys as developers, and it's nice to see that you have already reasoned around why things are as they are. That's always a good sign. I also assume things will get gradually more clear, to the point where any unclarities and concerns will probably disappear. Either way, it's good that you are taking in all the feedback and listening to your supporters!
Koskesh
2020-01-20 15:04:14 +0000 UTCI’m going to have to see her with her shirt off before I can give my final opinion.
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 14:45:53 +0000 UTCIn the end, we believe the relationships as set forth, and the hotel plot device will create the best backdrop for the number of different relationships that will be available in this game - and the most important element in the game is dealing with the threads of each relationship, and the resulting tête-à-tête and physicality that comes from those threads.
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 14:44:01 +0000 UTCAs for the roommate/landlady trope, we actually won’t be using those terms in the game, and that is a nod to another developer in irony. The Patreon version has the relationships set up organically so that it meshes well with any other version.
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 14:39:54 +0000 UTCI see your concerns. The “hotel business” concept gives two major pluses. First, it gives a reason to draw together a group of people. Think more like “Ocean ‘s 11” or “Ocean’s 8” or “Seven Samurai” etc. how do you get a bunch of disparate characters together into a situation the MC can then interact with? (Yes, I ended in a preposition Lol.) Sexond, this central plot device also provides its own story arc with chronological events tied to the location. In this sense, think of the movie “Holiday Inn”.
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 14:37:21 +0000 UTCAnother gorgeous character
Scott Triacca
2020-01-20 14:23:25 +0000 UTCI have a concern. Seeing as we have so little information about the game, I am open to this being completely unwarranted, and it is not my intention to criticize the game before it is even released or explained in detail. My concern is based on the, to me, slightly disappointing fact that you are going in the roommate + roommate + landlady direction. I feel this is one of the more stereotypical set-ups in adult games, and all the tropes are all there: having to move back home for some reason, financial issues, the slightly older roommate with bigger “assets”, the slightly younger and very innocent-looking roommate, the MILF landlady etcetera. You see these themes in a number of other VN’s. If you also consider the fact that the whole “turn-around-a-struggling-business” concept was explored in DFD, then all-in-all, it makes me feel a bit like I have already seen it before. I therefore think there is a risk that the game will be bland, as these kinds of relationships and stories have already been given a lot of attention in adult VN’s. It feels like you are going more in a direction of what others are doing, and what is popular on the market right now, rather than doing your own thing. If this scenario is going to work, you have to find your own, unique and fresh approach to it, and so far, there are no indications of that. This makes me concerned that it might be a bit dull and uninteresting. However, as I opened with, I am open to (and hope) that what I am saying is a load of codswallop. I am not intending to criticize, just raise a concern that I had, that you can hopefully use to make sure you don’t go into potential pitfalls. Also, based on your previous games, you clearly know what you are doing, so in that sense, I trust that you will deliver something great. Either way, I wanted to express that feeling that I had gotten so far, even if it might be total rubbish to you developers.
Koskesh
2020-01-20 14:22:12 +0000 UTCShe looks great but I think her breasts are waaaaay too big! They would look more realistic if they were smaller but still bigger than average. But thats just my opinion! Keep up the good work
Dawsy
2020-01-20 13:32:50 +0000 UTCI love your lady 😍
Kyo Gato
2020-01-20 04:56:32 +0000 UTCshe looks lovely
Crimson
2020-01-20 03:21:37 +0000 UTCShe looks awsome. 🥰
Shadowild9
2020-01-20 02:41:32 +0000 UTCSee my post over in community.
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 01:42:03 +0000 UTCSee my post over in community.
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 01:41:21 +0000 UTCShe looks good....but the real reason for my comment is to say us aussies appreciate your donation effort ;) Keep up the good work!
CamazotzTyr
2020-01-20 01:36:55 +0000 UTCShe’s perfect 😍👍🏽
Stylebender
2020-01-20 01:36:19 +0000 UTCAs stated in the post above, there will be a younger version of Ashley in the early stages of the game, and you may be able to see the difference there and then. I've seen renders for both and there's an obvious difference in the look, plus we also tried to keep in mind how Ashley would look against her daughter when she's an adult. When creating Ashley, we had the likes of Kate Beckinsale, Carla Gugino, Elizabeth Banks, Stifler's Mom (haha) in mind - 40+ women whose looks defy their age. Of course, certain tweaks can be made to Ashley if we deem them necessary, and going by your feedback guys. Thanks for the comments, criticisms. We'll see what we can do ;)
HearszAM
2020-01-20 01:15:49 +0000 UTCSide by side with her daughter, she has slight mouth wrinkles but point taken.
Jeff Steel
2020-01-20 01:12:47 +0000 UTCIf I’m being honest she looks way too young.
ManBearPig
2020-01-20 01:09:48 +0000 UTCOdd choice too me, she looks even younger then Ashley, looks late teens judging from her face... Not ugly, not bad, just not even remotely close to late thirties.. if even half that age.. just one fool's opinion though
Balvenie1401
2020-01-20 00:57:48 +0000 UTC
