November Update: Mah Immersion!
I have played many VN's in the past, and really enjoyed Visual Novels that had some form of interaction in them. So, with B1NARY, I wanted to skirt almost the edge of what a Visual Novel allows. Now days, the lines in the genre have blurred quite a bit. And I love it! I think that the gameplay needs to match the type of story it's telling the reader / player.
There are some sections that your character would know at the start. Other sections that you have to unlock by going down a route or making a decision. The Visual Novel is set in first person POV through most of the game. So I want the information to change based on your progress. The code behind this allows the unlocked panels to remain unlocked, even at the main menu. As you peer further into the abyss, it may peer back. The story itself is multi-layered. That is all I can say without spoiling the story line. In all, there is over 100 pages of Lore content, translated into four languages, across the PDA. And I am not even finished! This project is one of pure passion, and I am loving putting all of this into the hands of the players! The mechanical part of the game is finished. I will polish as the story moves forward. However, I am now putting pen to paper, adding the effects, the backgrounds, and preparing the story for VA recording.
Since 2020, the plan was to have lots of backgrounds throughout the game. These will change based on weather, time of day, and emotions. I yearned for animated backgrounds that helped sink you into the story more as the main character. Taku, our background artist, and the voice actor of Shirobi, works hard to bring these events to life for me. Once he finishes them, I animate them with the different events planned. Below is some examples. The ones in the game are 4k scaled down to 1080P at 60 FPS.
Notice the empty walls. I wonder why?
Still WIP, as I plan to add a bit more personality.
The hallway is simple, but important to the "plot."
I will be live-streaming the animation of these on my twitch channel HERE if I can manage it. Some areas, like the dating route locations, I will have to do offline to prevent serious spoilers. We have many date locations, domains with multiple spots of interests, and shared areas, like the Train Stations. So keep an eye on our Patreon and Steam Pages!
I want to thank everyone that has continued to support me on this journey. It's been an amazing opportunity to work with so many passionate Vtubers, streamers, artists, and animators. I truck on! And push to finish this amazing story for you to enjoy! Please be patient! I won't let you down! Project Lead TherinWhitten
[ 2024-11-04 16:00:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey guys! Hope you are all doing great! I have had a ton of IRL stuff assaulting me this past month.
However, I did get to work at least a bit each day on the busy days.
It's alot to handle for two people (Taku our background artist, and myself).
It's really a two edged sword: on one hand, as a writer, I get to direct and set up things exactly the way I want.
On the other hand, I handle the audio, the front end, the back end, the admin, the writing, and the animations. So things can get tedious at times, and I have to set up priorities of work in order to cover all the bases.
There are days that I don't feel like I am moving fast enough. Be rest assured, I am focused on this project every day.
With my thoughts out of the way let's get to the good stuff!
Unlockables: I considered this a crucial part of the B1NARY experience.
I have played many VN's in the past, and really enjoyed Visual Novels that had some form of interaction in them. So, with B1NARY, I wanted to skirt almost the edge of what a Visual Novel allows. Now days, the lines in the genre have blurred quite a bit. And I love it! I think that the gameplay needs to match the type of story it's telling the reader / player.
Unlockables allow this; there are three main categories.
Includes NPCS, Waifus, and Husbandos
Dating locations, places in the real world...
Background Information of the world, the culture, and the tech.
There are some sections that your character would know at the start. Other sections that you have to unlock by going down a route or making a decision. The Visual Novel is set in first person POV through most of the game. So I want the information to change based on your progress. The code behind this allows the unlocked panels to remain unlocked, even at the main menu. As you peer further into the abyss, it may peer back. The story itself is multi-layered. That is all I can say without spoiling the story line. In all, there is over 100 pages of Lore content, translated into four languages, across the PDA. And I am not even finished! This project is one of pure passion, and I am loving putting all of this into the hands of the players! The mechanical part of the game is finished. I will polish as the story moves forward. However, I am now putting pen to paper, adding the effects, the backgrounds, and preparing the story for VA recording.
I am not content with static backgrounds. Again, immersion is my goal.
Since 2020, the plan was to have lots of backgrounds throughout the game. These will change based on weather, time of day, and emotions. I yearned for animated backgrounds that helped sink you into the story more as the main character. Taku, our background artist, and the voice actor of Shirobi, works hard to bring these events to life for me. Once he finishes them, I animate them with the different events planned. Below is some examples. The ones in the game are 4k scaled down to 1080P at 60 FPS.
Male MC Bedroom
Notice the empty walls. I wonder why?
Male MC Bathroom
Still WIP, as I plan to add a bit more personality.
Male MC Hallway
The hallway is simple, but important to the "plot."
I will be live-streaming the animation of these on my twitch channel HERE if I can manage it. Some areas, like the dating route locations, I will have to do offline to prevent serious spoilers. We have many date locations, domains with multiple spots of interests, and shared areas, like the Train Stations. So keep an eye on our Patreon and Steam Pages!
I want to thank everyone that has continued to support me on this journey. It's been an amazing opportunity to work with so many passionate Vtubers, streamers, artists, and animators. I truck on! And push to finish this amazing story for you to enjoy! Please be patient! I won't let you down! Project Lead TherinWhitten
B1NARY
TherinWhitten
TherinWhitten
Spring 2022
Indie F2P Singleplayer
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B1NARY is a hybrid Live 2d/ Visual Novel Dating Simulator featuring Waifu / Husbando V-Tubers: Silvervale, IronMouse, Fefe, Asterella, Comrade Del, Benosphere, Kitty McPancakes, and Watching Lizard. Supporting roles and other key V-Tubers include Projekt Melody, Takahata101, Natsumi Moe, Szycrotic, and AI Candii.
The game is open world (choose your route and progress at your leisure), and contain both SFW(Twitch TOS) and NSFW(OffBrand) options (via a switch) for streaming convenience. Art Galleries: both Hentai Scenes (Animated), and Fan Art Collectables (includes Fanfics), are at your disposal. The dialogue is fully voiced, including MC dialogue by VincentHeartSN (Male) and Minizhirra (Female). With each route, you can play as male, female, or a non-binary option, which your decisions will matter, and change the perspective and decisions down the road. All routes will be intertwined and will reveal the main story as you progress through each one. Complete all all Main Routes with Male, Female, or Non-Binary, to get a treat.
It's 2040. Humanity has entered another phase in it's evolution: the digitizing of human thought patterns. The idea had been studied for over a decade, and now the first human to ever be digitized has been chosen. As you, the MC, were being digitized on live TV, you suddenly vanished out of sight of the lab techs. Somehow, your thought patterns had been sucked into the Twitch servers. In this strange digital space, you find that you can engage with your favorite Vtubers and run into a variety of... interesting situations. However, this place is far from paradise. There are dark whispers within the code, and if you don’t tread carefully, you could become a target. As you discover new places, you realize that there are many ways to play out your story. There is a big difference between casual sex and love, and you will be able to explore either one... provided the AI is willing.
Date all of the characters, become friends with them, and even bring one of them back with you to the real world. Have friend date nights and join threesomes/foursomes. Uncover the secret danger lurking in the internet. Collect fan art for your home and gallery. Become Team Leader of the Vtubers, become the Harem King/Queen, go back to the Real World to champion AI rights, the choice is (almost) entirely in your hands.
The game is open world (choose your route and progress at your leisure), and contain both SFW(Twitch TOS) and NSFW(OffBrand) options (via a switch) for streaming convenience. Art Galleries: both Hentai Scenes (Animated), and Fan Art Collectables (includes Fanfics), are at your disposal. The dialogue is fully voiced, including MC dialogue by VincentHeartSN (Male) and Minizhirra (Female). With each route, you can play as male, female, or a non-binary option, which your decisions will matter, and change the perspective and decisions down the road. All routes will be intertwined and will reveal the main story as you progress through each one. Complete all all Main Routes with Male, Female, or Non-Binary, to get a treat.
It's 2040. Humanity has entered another phase in it's evolution: the digitizing of human thought patterns. The idea had been studied for over a decade, and now the first human to ever be digitized has been chosen. As you, the MC, were being digitized on live TV, you suddenly vanished out of sight of the lab techs. Somehow, your thought patterns had been sucked into the Twitch servers. In this strange digital space, you find that you can engage with your favorite Vtubers and run into a variety of... interesting situations. However, this place is far from paradise. There are dark whispers within the code, and if you don’t tread carefully, you could become a target. As you discover new places, you realize that there are many ways to play out your story. There is a big difference between casual sex and love, and you will be able to explore either one... provided the AI is willing.
Date all of the characters, become friends with them, and even bring one of them back with you to the real world. Have friend date nights and join threesomes/foursomes. Uncover the secret danger lurking in the internet. Collect fan art for your home and gallery. Become Team Leader of the Vtubers, become the Harem King/Queen, go back to the Real World to champion AI rights, the choice is (almost) entirely in your hands.
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or later
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or betterMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or later
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 or betterMemory: 8 GB RAM
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
- Storage: 5 GB available space
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