Tuesday 29 May 2012

Slumber parties and strip-fights: 0.3 is here

Shield High: Jessica's Story is now on version 0.3. I'd write something about it, but I'm tired of writing because I just got finished with the last fight. So here's a list of stuff that it's boasting:
-Week 5 FINISHED (kind of). All three fights of Week 5 are programmed and written.
-The fight with Stacy I teased about so long ago is now a thing. And it's a master-piece, if I do say so myself.
-There's some other stuff in there that was writing related, but I don't remember details. Most of it was character development or plot-related.

So yeah, I should warn you that post-Stacy fight doesn't yet have it's night of delicious lesbian rape. And the being enslaved thing STILL isn't programmed. But guess what 0.31 is gonna have. Did you guess those two things I just mentioned? Good, you have realized I'm not a clever man, and can't ask trick questions. The night of rape comes first, then content for being a slave.

Oh right, download link, that's a thing, that you need. Here it is!
http://www.mediafire.com/?1vleilalmxq89xc

Enjoy, and as always I love feedback!

Pudding Earl

Thursday 24 May 2012

Earl's Musings: Shield High Continuity

There's something about Shield High continuity that bugs me. Probably that I haven't yet fleshed it out, and I'm not sure how many girls the school can handle, how many would be too much for the whole slave-economy thing they've got going, and what the exact ratios of slaves to owners is. Which is I suppose why I'm writing this right now instead of doing the work that I really should be doing because I honestly don't have the time to procrastinate. But I'm procrastinating anyway. It'll be fine. On to the topic.

Point is, I'm going to fix that. After 0.3 I'm going to hash out numbers. I know I want about 100 girls in each year, though I doubt those numbers will work. I also know that I want a very large slave population, most of which will be owned by the third years. There's ages to consider too, HOW OLD IS EVERYONE? I'm leaning on 16-18 for the most part, but I'll have to give that some more thought too. TOO MUCH IS UNCERTAIN. THIS IS THE PROBLEM.

Well, one of the problems. The other problem is that everyone's play through of Shield High will be different, as those of you who have peered into the depths know, Shield High already has a lot of story variance. It's possible to play the first two weeks without a single fight. It might be possible to do the same in Week 5 too, but that won't be until after 0.3 because TOO MUCH WORK TO DO. This means keeping track of what's happened is hard. Did you know Week 4 has 6 different opening dialogues? Most of them only change like, four words, to say what happened differently, but still. So when some characters are introduced to only some plots, if I want to use them later I have to work out if they've been introduced or not. It's...complicated. That isn't to say I'm going to stop doing it. Just that I want to complain about it. Loudly. For a long time.

Okay, I'm done complaining now. Hope you got some insight into my priorities or something here.

Pudding Earl

Tuesday 22 May 2012

HA HA! TIME FOR UPDATES!

For some reason that meme has been in my head all week. If you could see the names of variables you could see what I've done this week. Luckily you don't have to, because I'm listing it all right here. Shield High: Jessica's Story has gained the following features in 0.25:
-HA HA! TIME FOR THREESOMES! That's right. There's a threesome. It's pretty good, if I say so myself.
-HA HA! TIME FOR NOT-THREESOMES! There's also a date scene which I think is actually kinda cute. It ends in lesbians. Like always.
-WHY DID I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? The most elaborate and hastily written fight in Shield High history. This one is also against Karen. Except glitches related to it, as I kinda had to rush it out.
-Maybe I did some more polish on the crop fight. I don't remember. Did it have an ending last time? If it didn't it does now.
Now for that thing you've all been waiting for...THE DOWNLOAD LINK:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rgx5c5uoyrhfj35
Download there, use RAGS, you know the drill by now.

Now, in regards to 0.3. Yes, it will be next week. The goal for it is to make another fight scene, and then polish up the rest of the plot for week 5 so that it all flows together nicely and doesn't have any gaps. Post-loss playing isn't a priority, so while losing to Andriana this week will allow you to keep playing, there might not be any content for it for a few weeks to come. After 0.3 I'll be taking a few weeks to catch up some minor features, mainly slaves and interacting with them. That's the priority after this plot.

Hope you all enjoy it, and look forward to next weeks big release!

Pudding Earl.

P.S. Man, I've hyped up 0.3 so much now it's sure to end in disappointment. Go me!

Tuesday 15 May 2012

Shield High: Jessica's Story reaches 0.24

And brings with it the plot! This update felt big when I was writing it. When I reviewed it, it seemed a lot smaller. It sets the scene for the plot, gives you a run-down of what's happening, and honestly, it ups the ante a fair bit. This is the plot that ties up the first act, and prepares Jessica's Story to get a lot more intense. Now that I've hyped it up more than I can possibly live up to, I'll give a quick run-down of what's in it:
-Story-related scenes.
-More relationship and ero scenes
-A new fight type, and a new fight that uses it.

Sounds like crap all, but trust me, it's a lot more than it sounds. 0.25 will be bringing the rest of the plot. 0.3 should be released after, to wrap it all up. So, download link can be found here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?4b8v0hqz2dbplc3

And as always I hope you enjoy, and a small reminder that there's a request feature for if you want a specific fetish to appear, or just more content in a general direction.

Pudding Earl.

Thursday 10 May 2012

Earl's Musings: Making Shield High

My thought process right now: This has gotten too easy.

I'm doing work on the third plot of Shield High, and despite it being a practical cluster fuck and three plots in one, the work load seems way, way too simple. It's all the exact same stuff I was going before, maybe a bit stream-lined now, but it seems way too easy. I'm really not sure what this says about the situation. Am I missing something? Or maybe I've just gotten really good at this now. Point is, in a good day of work, I can make a TON of progress now. Which I couldn't do before. It's strange. Now I just have to stop being tired every time I consider doing work, and I should have an entire plot done in no time flat. Expect the first half of the plot to be functional by 0.24, and by 0.25 you'll probably have a fully working plot. Which is weird, cause I thought it'd take a lot longer, but now that I'm actually stuck in, the project is seeming a lot less daunting.

There really wasn't a lot to say on this point honestly, I just felt like sharing that Shield High is easy to work on now, should be seeing more programming done per update, though I wouldn't expect a lot more content per update, as there's only so much of that I can do per week before I mentally exhaust myself. In conclusion, get excited, cause Shield High is going to be shaping up mechanically much, much faster than I had previously anticipated. And once the mechanics are done, it's just a matter of filling the gaps.

Hope you're all doing awesome, more news in the coming weeks.

Pudding Earl

Tuesday 8 May 2012

Shield High: Jessica's Story receives update.

Feels like FOREVER since I've posted an update. With last weeks being released early my whole schedule is outta wack. But here we have it, Shield High: Jessica's Story, version 0.23. What's inside? Here, have a list:
-Night after with Angel actually works now. It's like the content got updated for this patch. Makes the whole thing seem bigger.
-Night after with Melanie written and added. It's a damn fine piece of work, if I do say so myself.
-School has undergone renovations. Expect more in the future.
-Added Tamara, a potential fling. Ero on demand is now a thing.
-Added Mitzi, a future potential fling. Ran out of steam for fling writing.
-Added Jen, your sister. She has a small scene, and will provide you with political advice in future patches.

That list is actually pretty impressive I think. In practice, it's no where near as impressive. But no big deal. Here's the download link before I forget: http://www.mediafire.com/?zeacof5p9966id2

So anyway, 0.24, what's planned? Plot's planned, that's what. What kinda plot? The kind that spans all the way through to 0.3, and then on to 0.4. This plot is gonna be huge. Mostly because it's the staging ground, for something big. And it'll all be dependent on your choices previously. It'll be like 4 plots for the price of one. This plot is mostly being done because writing new and interesting flings is hard work. So I'm waiting on requests. Which a small reminder, you can make a request by making a donation, details are like, two posts down, and it's not all that expensive, I don't think, and it's a fantastic way to show your support, and build up my motivation to work, and make bigger updates for you guys.

So, as always, hope you're all enjoying the game. If you are, send me some lovely fan mail, because that always makes my day.

Pudding Earl.


Sunday 6 May 2012

Announcement Regarding Shield High

As of 0.23 Shield High is being re-named to Shield High: Jessica's Story.

0.23 is being released on the usual schedule.

That is all.

Pudding Earl

Wednesday 2 May 2012

Donations and Requests: ALL ABOARD THE GUILT TRAIN!

That guilt train part refers to me, not you. Being perfectly honest, I'm really not happy to be doing this now. It's been on the agenda, sure, but I was hoping to wait until I had a lot more polish before I started asking for donations. Alas life has a nasty habit of not letting you do what you want, so here I find myself now, announcing the sparkly new Shield High Content Request System (Which Might Include Giving Me Money) or the SHCRS (WMIGMM) as I like to call it. I'm really not good at naming shit. Anyway, details below:

The SHCRS (WMIGMM) is simple. You donate an amount of money, and then send me an e-mail requesting the appropriate level of content corresponding to the amount you sent. Or less than that. Or you don't e-mail period cause you just want me to know you care. Whatever works. So, here's what your money gets you:

$10-A single scene. Basically, you can request a single sex scene to be included in the future. So long as it doesn't blow out of proportion, I'll add it as best I can. Your details can vary from "I'd like to see Sasha and Kaylee fuck" to "I'd like to see Jessica sleep with a girl who has green eyes, black hair which she wears in pigtails, and has a scottish accent, while the two of them listen to "Hakuna Matata" and watch a TV show about unicorns." Why you'd want that, I don't know, but I'd do it. Somehow. Obviously limits apply here, if it's not something that can possibly happen in Shield High, it's not going in. If you're uncertain about it, e-mail me and check before donating.

$25-An NPC's worth of scenes. With this amount you can request a specific NPC be created, you can detail as many of their traits as you like, and if you find my interpretation of them to be lacking, you can request that I change it to fit. Short of blatant theft of copywritten characters, I'll include almost anything that works. Coupled with this is the ability to request up to three sex scenes with the character. Same rules as above, the request may be as simple, or as detailed as you like, and I'll try my best to ensure it happens.

$50-A recurring NPC's worth of scenes. Basically, you can either request a slave, and all the appropriate punishments and rewards this includes (which will take time to impliment, sorry about that) or you may have a character with a sub-plot included. While no example exists at the time of writing this, 0.23 will include scenes with both Angel and Melanie that demonstrate it perfectly. Basically, you can request the flavor or theme of a few long scenes, as well as character-developing dialogue. Please note the NPCs requested here are NOT romance options, like Angel and Melanie (spoilers!)

$100-A whole plot. Basically, you pick the bad guy, you pick the problem, you pick the love interest, you pick the general outcomes. This can range in detail from a Karen-like plot, that's a straight up fight and a bunch of sex scenes, to a Melanie-like plot, with a bunch of different endings, and various scenes scattered through-out. Or you can request a romance plot, which will span the whole game, and include 3-4 long sex scenes.

And that's it. If any of these interest you, or you just love me, you can donate to my paypal account, for now, I'm working on getting a more permanent solution, as well as a fancy. My account is: n.naylor@live.com. Donate there and include a small note that it's part of the SHCRS (WMIGMM) and I'll look out for the e-mail to follow immediatly.

Once again, I hate doing this, but things aren't looking the best for me, and many of you have shown your love so far, so hopefully this won't tarnish my image too much.

Pudding Earl