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Progress report #12
Despite everything, Ive kept working on it as best as I could. The upcoming chapter is a bit special. Structurally, its similar to a filler episode in a TV series. However, it lays the groundwork for the final part of this first book and starts wrapping up some narrative arcs. This means theres less action, more dialogue, and a lot of lore. This chapter will also start showing that the world of Glowing Stones isnt as black and white as it may have seemed at first. Until now, we had a good people vs. evil megacorps setup, which was necessary to establish the initial setting. But now that the groundwork is laid, its time to take a closer look and realize that the worldand its conflictsarent that simple. Of course, this isnt a shift in the story or its themesthis was always planned. Narratively, it was important to introduce things gradually to avoid overwhelming players. Plus, as more characters enter the story, its only natural to introduce a wider range of perspectives. With two or three characters, you get two or three opinions. But as the cast expands, so do the nuances. Some scenes in this chapter are also much more complex to create. For example, I managed to animate a scene with over 12 characters on screen at once. Obviously, this means animating 12 characters individually and optimizing the scene afterward (since Daz3D, my rendering software, normally doesnt allow that many characters at once). And one last thing thats pretty important Im adding sound design to the game. Until now, there was music, but the complete lack of ambient sounds has been frustrating for me. Sound wont replace the text, but it will complement it. This isnt full voice acting (if I ever decide to do that, Id have to sell a kidney first and wait until the game is completely finished). But now, every cinematic will have not just music, but also sound effects. The game itself will also include more audio to enhance immersion.
[ 2025-02-21 16:25:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey everyone, Sorry for the long silence, but youll understand why pretty quickly Since Christmas, Ive been pretty sick. Its not a life-threatening illness (well, as long as its treated in timeotherwise, it can lead to fatal kidney failure), so no need to worry. However, its been quite debilitating. Ive had occasional gout attacks for years, but this past Christmas, I had a particularly severe oneone that hurt really, really bad. Let me explain quickly: Gout is caused by a buildup of uric acid, which forms crystals in different parts of the body. In my case, it affects my ankles and feet (for now). Basically, my body struggles to eliminate uric acid properly, which comes from foods rich in purines, like meat, cabbage, beer (not an issue for me since I dont like it), and more. Up until now, my gout attacks were sporadiconce or twice a year. But in 2024, Ive already had four. So, with my doctor, I finally decided to start long-term treatment to help my body eliminate uric acid more efficiently and get rid of the deposits already in my system. However, theres a side effect: the uric acid being removed has to pass through my bloodstream before being eliminated. Some of it gets flushed out, but the rest can trigger temporary gout attacks. And since Christmas, Ive already had four more. On the bright side, that means the treatment is working. But on the downside, a gout attack is as painful as breaking the affected joint (before getting any pain treatment for the fracture). So yeah, its literally unbearable. The go-to treatment for a gout attack is Colchimax, a mix of colchicine and opium powder. Its very effective, but as you can guess, the presence of opium makes it addictive (so I have to be careful not to overuse it). And, well it makes me delirious and completely unable to focus on anything for more than ten seconds (you wouldnt believe how hard it was to write this message). So, its a necessary evil, but as long as I have uric acid in my system, its going to be rough. On top of that, as some of you know, I have a 4-year-old kid. And, well, little ones are basically biological weapons of mass infection. He managed to give us both COVID and a nasty case of strep throat. Add to that the fact that this winter has been unusually cold (at least for this region), and that Ive had ear problems since childhood (both my eardrums were perforated by ear infections, so I still get them regularly), and you can probably understand why there hasnt been a single day since Christmas where I wasnt dealing with some kind of health issue. But again, the good news is that winter is ending, and the gout treatment is working.
Now, about the game:
Despite everything, Ive kept working on it as best as I could. The upcoming chapter is a bit special. Structurally, its similar to a filler episode in a TV series. However, it lays the groundwork for the final part of this first book and starts wrapping up some narrative arcs. This means theres less action, more dialogue, and a lot of lore. This chapter will also start showing that the world of Glowing Stones isnt as black and white as it may have seemed at first. Until now, we had a good people vs. evil megacorps setup, which was necessary to establish the initial setting. But now that the groundwork is laid, its time to take a closer look and realize that the worldand its conflictsarent that simple. Of course, this isnt a shift in the story or its themesthis was always planned. Narratively, it was important to introduce things gradually to avoid overwhelming players. Plus, as more characters enter the story, its only natural to introduce a wider range of perspectives. With two or three characters, you get two or three opinions. But as the cast expands, so do the nuances. Some scenes in this chapter are also much more complex to create. For example, I managed to animate a scene with over 12 characters on screen at once. Obviously, this means animating 12 characters individually and optimizing the scene afterward (since Daz3D, my rendering software, normally doesnt allow that many characters at once). And one last thing thats pretty important Im adding sound design to the game. Until now, there was music, but the complete lack of ambient sounds has been frustrating for me. Sound wont replace the text, but it will complement it. This isnt full voice acting (if I ever decide to do that, Id have to sell a kidney first and wait until the game is completely finished). But now, every cinematic will have not just music, but also sound effects. The game itself will also include more audio to enhance immersion.
Progress Update:
- 600 static renders
- 25 animations
- 2200 lines of script fully completed
[ 2025-02-21 16:25:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Glowing Stones : Heroes' Awakening
MoonLightDevCorp
Developer
MoonLightDevCorp
Publisher
2023-07-14
Release
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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
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Glowing Stones: Heroes' Awakening is an Adult Visual Novel centering on themes of Romance, Friendship, Superheroes and Superpowers in a dystopian world dominated by powerful megacorporations, where greed and corruption run rampant and there is very little room for kindness.
Will you be able to discover your power? And… will it be your True Power?!![]()
This is a story-driven game, where you'll be able to discover and find yourself immersed in a wholesome narrative.
In it, you will be able make a lot of choices that will influence your relationship with the other characters in the game and the way you experience this adventure. Love, Friendship, Romance, Hope and Fear will all accompany you as you make your journey in this world. You'll begin as a Lambda corporate employee but, soon, you'll discover you have something that others people don't have… and that will change your life forever.
Come, and let yourself be led by your deceased father's mantra, where you'll try to use your newfound power to do good in a world where money and corruption are power!
Come, and discover that perhaps your newfound power is not the True Power as mentioned by those celestial beings!
Come, and awake, to become a True Superhero!![]()
You'll be able to meet, and romance, six beautiful and amazing women. Each with their own personality, style, and story. Will you romance all of them or will you choose to just stay with one?![]()
And what would an adult story be without some hot and erotic lewd scenes for you to experience and enjoy!?![]()
In order to survive and rise as a True Hero, you'll need friends!
You’ll be able to rely on those like Greg, your best friend and/or rely on his beautiful wife, Sheila, as well as rely on a lot of other characters that can help you along during your incredible journey! Allowing you to experience lot of their stories… some sad, some kind and some... quite erotic.![]()
The true value of a hero is measured by the strength of his enemi! And in this game you’ll meet and find many of them!
And, for sure, it will not always be easy for you to win those fights!![]()
The world within this story is somewhere between our own and a contemporary cyberpunk one.
A world where the mega corporations that exist are more powerful than the governments of the world and tend to dictate policies and laws.
MoonCity, the town in which this story takes place, is a mix between a luminous and wonderous city and a dark and rough megapolis.![]()
And within this world you’ll encounter other beings, some that may be much more powerful and who are are looking down upon you and your story. But will they be your allies or your enemies in your journey?
Will you be able to discover your power? And… will it be your True Power?!
Story-driven!
This is a story-driven game, where you'll be able to discover and find yourself immersed in a wholesome narrative.
In it, you will be able make a lot of choices that will influence your relationship with the other characters in the game and the way you experience this adventure. Love, Friendship, Romance, Hope and Fear will all accompany you as you make your journey in this world. You'll begin as a Lambda corporate employee but, soon, you'll discover you have something that others people don't have… and that will change your life forever.
Come, and let yourself be led by your deceased father's mantra, where you'll try to use your newfound power to do good in a world where money and corruption are power!
Come, and discover that perhaps your newfound power is not the True Power as mentioned by those celestial beings!
Come, and awake, to become a True Superhero!
Romances!
You'll be able to meet, and romance, six beautiful and amazing women. Each with their own personality, style, and story. Will you romance all of them or will you choose to just stay with one?
Sex!
And what would an adult story be without some hot and erotic lewd scenes for you to experience and enjoy!?
Friendship!
In order to survive and rise as a True Hero, you'll need friends!
You’ll be able to rely on those like Greg, your best friend and/or rely on his beautiful wife, Sheila, as well as rely on a lot of other characters that can help you along during your incredible journey! Allowing you to experience lot of their stories… some sad, some kind and some... quite erotic.
Enemies!
The true value of a hero is measured by the strength of his enemi! And in this game you’ll meet and find many of them!
And, for sure, it will not always be easy for you to win those fights!
A dangerous world!
The world within this story is somewhere between our own and a contemporary cyberpunk one.
A world where the mega corporations that exist are more powerful than the governments of the world and tend to dictate policies and laws.
MoonCity, the town in which this story takes place, is a mix between a luminous and wonderous city and a dark and rough megapolis.
Allies, or...?
And within this world you’ll encounter other beings, some that may be much more powerful and who are are looking down upon you and your story. But will they be your allies or your enemies in your journey?
Tools
In the game, you'll have access to a texting system which will allow the girls to send you some pictures and messages, if you manage to please them enough. There will also galleries for the characters and their biographies with bonus pictures you'll be able to unlock during your adventure, as well as a replay gallery that will allow you to replay all of the erotic and story point scenes of the game.MINIMAL SETUP
- Processor: Dual Core or betterMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GT 750 or better. AMD equivalent
- Storage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: OpenGL 2. DirectX 9 or OpenGL ES 2 required
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