Hey everybody! I had a lot of good questions get asked for the Q&A. I sat down and typed up answers for all the ones that I felt like I could and weren't repetitious. There's a lot to read here, so I tried as best as I could to organize it.

QUESTIONS ABOUT CURRENT GAME CONTENT

Is Adrian transgender or a crossdresser?

Adrian is a transgender woman. She was born male, and has transitioned to female. She has not had surgery, but is on hormone therapy. Shes not a crossdresser, she is a woman.

Why did Adrian keep her male name?

She didnt. Adrian was not the name she was born with. Its the name she chose after she transitioned. I understand that Adrian can be a male name, but here its not.

Is the main character a genius?

Hes definitely smart, though he can be a bit of a dope sometimes. Genius? Not sure about that.

How do I win the fight with Rebas brother, Mickey?

You have to train MMA with Tammy before the fight scene with Mickey.

Did you get "Mouth Feel" from Bob's Burgers? :D

Nope! Ive only watched a little of Bobs Burgers and dont remember that. I also dont remember using it in my game, but I definitely could have! lol

How did Whitney end up in a wheelchair?

As a child she had a tumor removed from her spine and the surgery paralyzed her.

Why cant I get Reba to fix dads car?

Dads car might not even be broken. The issue is that the MC does not have the key to it and nobody knows where the key is. Reba cant even attempt to start it without the key.

QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURE CONTENT

Will there be any new characters?

I dont currently have any plans for new main characters. Twenty characters, each getting more content every update is a lot for me to do. If I add more characters, it would increase the time between updates as well. There will likely be more small side characters that pop in occasionally, or more content with side characters.

Will the main story continue?

Absolutely. The main story will continue and conclude in Update 20. As we get closer to the end of the game, the main story will begin to have more content.

Will there be a translation into other languages?

Yes, I will do translations into many other languages, when the game is finished. It does not make sense for me to do a translation at this point, when the game is still being worked on and changed every few months.

Will there be a "family patch"?

No. There is no incest in this game. You can choose what youd like to call them in the game, but Suzy and Lisa are not related to the main character in any way and the story would not make sense if they were.

Will there be story arcs for old-aged characters?

There will be some content for older side characters in the future, but no new characters with full story arcs.

Do you have more plans for LIs to cross paths?

Absolutely. Theres going to be more crossover towards the end of the game, for sure. Will you allow love interests that have been rejected by the player to pair off? There are currently no plans for this in the game. I just dont have a good place to include it in the story.

Is pregnant content planned?

It depends on what you mean by pregnant content. If you mean having sex with big-bellied pregnant women, then no there is no pregnant content planned. If you mean will it be possible to get the women pregnant, or will we ever see any of the women pregnant, then yes there are some plans for that. Keep in mind that even though you can spend as many number of days as youd like playing the game, the story is intended to take place during a single semester of college. Thats like 5 months or so. So even if you got a woman pregnant on the very first day you came back from Brazil in the game, shes only going to be about 5 months pregnant at the end of the game. So it doesnt make sense to have big-bellied pregnant women during the story.

Will we have to make a decision about who we want to be with, or will it be a harem game?

I dont want to talk too much about the ending of the game, but there will be a harem ending. If you dont want to have to make a decision, dont worry. I got you covered.

Will different hair styles be added to the sex scenes?

I dont currently plan to do this. Re-rendering sex scenes for each hair style is a lot of work and I feel that time is better spent elsewhere.

How long will the full game be?

Update 20 will be the end of the game. Its entirely possible that I add more optional content after I finish the game though. I have no idea how big the final version of the game is going to be. Pretty massive, Id think.

Will we ever see Adrian with long hair?

Probably!

Any plans for a walkthrough?

No. I put a lot of work into the hint system in the game. I feel that is sufficient.

Any plans to release an OST?

I cant. Most of the music in the game is copyright free. I can use it in the game, but I cant sell it as a soundtrack, because I dont own the music.

Will we be able to introduce Jamie to Dana?

Theyll likely meet at some point. I like having my characters meet.

Are you going to add bondage with Suzy?

Maybe!

Will there be additional lesbian/threesome scenes?

Absolutely!

Will a side character (Rose, girl in Whiterock coffee shop, jogging girl, any of the people from Ms. Welchs party, Connie the waitress, Izzys aunt, Claire) have a role later in the story?

Some of the side characters are just there for their small parts, but others will have some optional content later in the game. And some might make an appearance in future games.

Will we get to see more interactions between characters? It would be great if we could choose to introduce one character to the other and let them interact.

Absolutely. As we move towards the end of the game, characters will interact more often. Choosing to introduce one character to another will be possible for some of the characters, but doing each character combination would be like 200 scenes, which is a little beyond my scope. I have certain characters that I plan to interact with each other though. Weve already seen some of that, and there will be more in the future, for sure.

Will there ever be an option in the game somewhere to be monogamous with a specific character?

Yes, there will be a choice towards the end of the game.

What do you have planned for future DLC?

Ill have more information about this in January, but I plan on releasing a premium edition of the game that contains a lot of extra optional content, and discontinuing the release of smaller DLC packages.

Is there any chance of group fun with Suzy, Tammy , Lisa, Kendra , Reba, and Mari ?

There will never be any sex scenes with Suzy and Lisa together, due to rules by Patreon. The others are all a possibility though.

More male love interests?

There are currently no plans to add any more love interests of any gender. There will be some optional sex with male side characters at some point, but Bai will be the only male love interest to get a full story.

Can we get a gallery that can be accessed from the main menu?

Because of the way I have the gallery in the game, where you play through the entire scene, not just see the images, I dont have an easy way to add that to the main menu. I dont have plans to add a gallery there.

When will the main story continue?

It will move forward a bit in the next update, and probably every update after that as we ramp up closer to the ending.

Any more scenes for my favorite character?

Every character will get more content every update.

Will Suzy find out about Lisas relationship with the MC?

Maybe! Itd definitely be difficult to keep having sex with both of them without them finding out about each other at some point.

Will you eventually have to choose a single partner?

No, you wont have to choose.

Will Gertrudes relationship develop to something more than just sessions?

There will be more before the end of the game, but Gertrudes story is not as expansive as some of the other characters.

When will we find the keys to Dads car?

Cant answer this one! I know a lot of people are wondering it though. I didnt forget about it, I promise!

Will there be consequences for being with multiple people at the same time anytime soon?

No, not really. Thats something that I didnt want in this game. Eventually, some of the characters will want to be more exclusive, but since the game takes place in a short period of time, theyre okay with it for now. There wont be any consequences in the game for being with multiple people. I just think Its more fun that way and I dont care to write a lot of relationship drama and bickering.

Will Adrian ever get bottom surgery?

At the moment, she hasnt decided if she wants it. She wont be getting the surgery during the game, no.

QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURE GAMES

Would you be open to creating more gay characters in future games?

Absolutely. There will likely be LGBTQ characters in every game I make. Im all about inclusion.

Do you have ideas for what you want to do in the future for a new game?

Absolutely. I have the next game planned out almost entirely already. And the one after that I have a pretty heavy outline for as well. Then I have ideas for multiple other games, to come.

I have an idea for a game can I give it to you?

Id rather you didnt! Id rather you go make your own game. As I said in the last question, I have a TON of ideas. I come up with ideas for games all the time. The issue is having the time to work on all of them. I want to finish one game before moving on to the next one, so a lot of the ideas I have, I wont be able to work on until years later, and Im really looking forward to them. Im never going to be as passionate about your idea as you are.

Can we get some hints about your future games?

Ill give a couple of small ones. The next game is going to be shorter than Come Home and more focused on the story, more cinematic, and less sandboxy. Its going to be quite a bit different than Come Home. The goal is to finish that one in under a year. Im expecting to start this one in 2025 The game after that will be my next big one around the same size as Come Home and will be a sandbox, but also have some RPG elements in it. Itll be more of a game than just a visual novel. Im expecting to start this one in 2026. Still a long way to go on Come Home.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE GAME

Do you have the entire story arc outlined, or are you making it up as you go? Or is the main father arc planned but everyone else's made up? Or some combination thereof?

I do. I have had every characters story and the main story entirely planned out since the beginning. Ive changed a few things from the original plan, but the ending has always been planned and I know exactly where every storyline is going.

From a creative standpoint, what takes you the longest to work on? Story? Renders? Programming? Finding time because of life happening?

Renders take the longest for me, by far. I split my time up into workdays, which is the amount of work I expect to finish in a day of work. Using the current update (14) Im working on as an example, the update is expected to take about 81 workdays. Posing and setting up renders is 66 of those.

What are the pros and cons for having 20 love interests and will future games have a similar amount?

The pros diversity. Theres something in Come Home for everybody. I think almost anybody will find at least one character that they love. The cons I cant go as deep into a characters storyline as I would necessarily like to do. Theres just not enough time. It spreads the story pretty thin, and makes the game a little more shallow than some people would like. I understand that too. Come Home is a little more about quantity than quality. But the reason I chose to make 20 love interests is so that I could experiment with many different things. I didnt know how the game would be received or if Id ever make another game, and there was so much that I wanted to do that narrowing it down just wasnt possible. My future games will probably not have as many love interests, no. The next two games I have planned have much fewer.

How did you arrive at the 'theming' for each datable person?

When I first started brainstorming the game, I pretty much picked out stereotypes The book nerd, the gamer girl, the food blogger, the gang leader, the skater girl. I think I came up with like 25 or so. Then I started expanding on them and seeing if I could come up with a story for each of them that I liked. Then I cut the ones that I didnt feel like I could expand on enough, or just didnt have room for.

Do you ever include LI elements that "do nothing" for you personally? Or do you work from a perspective of "what would *I* like to see in a game like this?"

My tastes are pretty varied. I cant think of anything that Ive included in the game that I dont personally think is hot.

Has any parts of the story surprised you in how it looks now compared to your initial vision?

It has, for sure. Some of the stories have been changed from the initial vision. Ms. Welchs is almost completely different, Maris is significantly different. And some of the other stories have gone in slightly different directions as well. I think what has surprised me the most is things Ive worked through personally with my writing. There are some things that I noticed I write about very frequently in the story, and theyre things that Ive had to deal with in my personal life, and was subconsciously including in the game. I didnt really pick up on the THEME of this story until just a few updates back. I dont really want to go into what I believe the theme of the story is just yet, but you guys may be able to pick up on it. Id be curious what you all think it is.

How did you get the idea for the game?

I started out writing romance novels planning on writing them quickly and publishing one a month for a year and seeing how they did. It was sort of an experiment. Then I played Summertime Saga and I was like, hey I can make these romance novels into a game instead. I have no idea where the idea came from for the missing dad and the hula hoop portal. Thats all just my silly brain.

How often do you update?

Whenever I finish the content planned for that update. Lately its been taking me around three months per update. Some updates are bigger than others though.

Why did you choose Brazil as the location where the MC goes to school?

South America was the first thing that came to mind when I was writing the story I just wanted him to be in a different country, basically. Originally, I had just written South America when he says where he went, but people said that sounded weird (and I agree), so I narrowed it down to Brazil. I understand that its not very believable, but I wasnt really going for realism with the main story about alternate universes and hula hoop portals powered by diamonds and meth.

Do you accept donations in the form of proposing to pay for voice actresses?

I definitely accept donations and support, but Ill ultimately decide what that money goes towards. Hiring voice actresses will be part of that though.

What is the plan as far as voices in the game going forward?

Ill be adding in voices for various characters when Im able to. I made a bit of a mistake adding Kendras when I did. I should have written out the rest of Kendras story, so that I could have the actress record lines for the updates that havent been released yet. Fortunately, Haruluna, who does the voice of Kendra, is easy to work with and I can just hire her again later to do lines in the remaining updates. But for the rest of the characters, I want to write out all of their scenes and figure out which dialogue I want voiced before hiring the voice actress. Which means I have to write ahead a bit. I have the outline for remaining updates finished, but I dont have dialogue written yet. I want to do that before moving ahead further with voices. But eventually, I want to have all the characters voiced. Not completely voiced, but like I have with Kendra. Some particular bits of dialogue, sex noises, and greetings and such.

How complete is the game?

Update 14 is releasing soon. There are planned to be 20 updates total. So, the game is about two-thirds of the way complete. I expect to be finished with it sometime towards the end of 2024.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPER

Will RJ have content in the game?

No, RJ will only be shown in tutorials and will never be a romanceable character in the game.

What got you started on game development?

Ive always played video games and been interested in development. I wanted to be a writer, but its really hard to make a living publishing novels. I saw some success of other adult visual novels, and thought I could do that and maybe I would be able to make a living doing it, so I learned everything I needed to make the game and switched gears to game development.

Where do you draw inspiration for creating the looks of a character?

I knew from the beginning that I wanted a diverse cast. I love diversity. I love inclusion. After that, its really just personal taste. My tastes are very wide in scope. I think everybody is beautiful in a way.

What do you think are the biggest differences, when a male protagonist is written by a woman or vice versa and is that easy for you or challenging?

I almost think it would be better if the audience told me this than the other way around. I do my best to write from a male perspective, but I assume that I dont always get everything right. Since Im basing the male viewpoint off what I know from other stories and other people and not necessarily personal experience, I know that Im not going to get everything right. But I like writing from different viewpoints that are not necessarily my own. Most of the characters in my game are fairly different than me, but theyre all fun to write.

Do you worry about being criticized for objectification?

Not really? I feel like I do a good job of making my characters feel like real people, not objects. I generally dont worry too much about being criticized about anything anyways.

Who is your personal favorite character?

Tough one, but probably Kendra. Her story is really personal for me and I love writing her. Personality-wise, shes probably the closest to me.

To which character do you identify the most?

There are definitely pieces of myself in all of the characters, but Kendra is the one I identify with the most, for sure. Her personality and attitude are the closest to my own.

Why did you decide to make a porn game?

Money, mostly. Its hard to make money from visual novels. People support porn games pretty well on Patreon though. I also like porn and played a few of them and was like I can do this!

What do you do for a living?

I make Come Home! This is my full-time job and Im supported financially by my patrons and by people buying the DLC on Steam. Im doing pretty okay right now! Not making a TON of money, but more than I made at my last full-time job, and Im much happier doing it.

Where are you from?

I was born and raised in Texas. I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Can we see more about your everyday life?

I keep a daily developers diary on my Discord server. I also write a weekly personal journal called RJ Ramblings, where I talk about what Im doing besides working on the game. You can find that on my Patreon.

Are you single?

Nope! Ive been with my partner for about 9 years now.

Conclusion

That's it! I hope that you enjoyed the Q&A and it gave you a little more information about me, my development process, the game, and future content. Thank you all so much your input and for supporting the game! I really appreciate all of you.

[ 2022-12-17 16:19:08 CET ] [ Original post ]