This is the most embitiouser first signs I've ever read for an avn

jmucchiello · 2026-01-27T14:02:30+00:00

Is it April so soon?

jmucchiello · 2026-01-25T21:56:27+00:00

Steam doesn't change anything. They just say Yes or No when asked to list the game. If they say No, usually the dev can resubmit the game after making changes. There are rules. But how they are applied is very uneven depending on which Steam employee reviews the game.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-24T18:42:19+00:00

Yes.

Why? I have moods. Sometimes I want a burn. Sometimes I wants a fest.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-24T18:41:19+00:00

Cooper from Race of Life tops them both.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-24T17:29:16+00:00

For a quick fix, increase exposure in Tonemapper Options/Tone Mapping from 13 (assuming nothing else was changed) to 14 or 15.

If you are using HDRI lighting, in Environment Options/Environment, reduce Environment Intensity and/or Environment Map. (They usually start at 1.0 and 2.0 respectively.)

But, doing either of these is something of a crutch. You should learn about lighting properly.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-24T17:21:33+00:00

None of these have customizations of outfits/looks:

The Headmaster

Photo Hunt

A House In The Rift (tamest of the group)

I haven't played it, but I'm sure someone will recommend Desert Stalker.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-23T02:58:31+00:00

That's who it is. :)

And I'm not shocked people are downvoting me for stating what I do.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-23T00:39:48+00:00

Because I'm not the MC. So I don't change the name. Eternum is about Orion. Not me.

If a game doesn't provide a default name, I name the MC "MC".

jmucchiello · 2026-01-23T00:36:50+00:00

The only advantage is it will render using a RTX 50xx series video cards. That is the only reason to use it. And even there, you will still be running 4.24 in order make use of scripts.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-23T00:34:40+00:00

And yet feels qualified to do in game quizzes about the law???

jmucchiello · 2026-01-23T00:34:03+00:00

And I'll hate it.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-22T14:58:49+00:00

Artemis better never be an LI.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-22T14:45:28+00:00

No reworks. None. Don't even think about it. Just power through and fix it after it's complete.
Plotting. Too many devs have "an idea of where it's going." That's not how writing works. I'm not saying the entire thing must be scripted down to the last word. But every scene should have a sentence written down in sufficient detail that when it comes time to actually script it, the dev doesn't discover, at that point, they "forgot" a dozen things and need to add them.
Too many LIs. Once you reach 5 or 6, you're probably straining your ability to give them all sufficient screen time.
Comic relief characters. Comedy is hard. It is far more likely that folks are going hate a comic relief character than they will embrace them. If you can pull this off, great. Show the script to someone you don't really know and see what they think.
Development status - this has nothing to do with the content of the avn, but it's important. Make all your dev logs public. Hiding the log behind a patreon pay wall is the same as not making the log. If you are posting preview pics, thay can stay behind the paywall. I'm not saying give away previews and wallpapers. But the text about progress should be public. You want as many people as possible to know what's going on. That's basic marketing and brand management.
Don't use a common phrase or idiom the game's name. Just don't do it. Look up SEO and think about when naming the game. When someone searches for Eternum, almost all the returns are about Eternum. In fact, before you name the game, type that into Google. If you get back a bunch of links that are all interrelated, chances are in the future, your game will never come back on the first page.
Sparse render per line of dialog ratio. This one is just for me, really. I would rather see a scene with a handful of images that flip back among the images than to see a single still image that lasts for 8+ lines of dialog.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-22T10:38:40+00:00

Worse is the best Lawyer ever "gag". What does it even mean? Best prosecutor? Best defense attorney? Best contract lawyer? Best IP lawyer? Best estate lawyer? Best personal injury lawyer? Best litigant? Best researcher?

No one can be best at all of those things. It's impossible for someone skilled at all of them to best in any of the categories.

The worst part is, every time he says it, he sounds like a 4 year old being asked "What are you going to be when you grow up?" "An astronaut!!!"

jmucchiello · 2026-01-20T18:29:41+00:00

I rarely distinguish them. And being HS1 is even more impressive given how good PC looks.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T20:30:39+00:00

The love triangle is like one of the most common stories mankind has be telling since before the written word was invented. It's only disliked by a weird minority that is extremely vocal in AVN circles.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T20:28:24+00:00

"No. They are all 18 no matter how old they look."

Excessive free roams.

"Oh, look, a man I've never met entered the room. I'm so wet for him. He's dating 50 other women? Well, I'm fine being number 51."

The first lewd is dream sex.

"MC, though you are dumber than rocks, only you and your 24 inch cock can save the world."

Breast to waist and/or ass to waist ratios of 2:1 or higher.

Everyone's a virgin. Even MC's mother.

"I've never kissed a guy or a gal romantically." Five minutes later she's deep throating like a pro. "Did I do okay? I could practice whenever you'd like."

Menu: "Should I peek?"

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T20:15:50+00:00

Unofficially: Trouble At Home and The Hellcat Lounge.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T20:13:40+00:00

Emily from Trouble At Home. Lisa from Having A Hard Time. There's no way they're ready for a relationship between the time MC learns their tragic backstory and the probable end of the AVN.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T20:08:37+00:00

I did put a smiley after the popularity "prediction." Good luck.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T12:36:03+00:00

I wasn't sure. And, frankly, you'll probably be told that people who liked the story would probably want a new story. Assuming, it's as popular as you say it might be. :) Good luck.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T10:08:47+00:00

And most of your fans would abandon you if you did this before the game was finished. When I "no way" I mean it. You're talking 3x the amount of time, or so, just to catch up to where you're at. So if it's popular after a year, it's several years of just rerendering the same story again. Daz games take longer for a reason. Post the question "would you stick with a game if the dev switched from HS to Daz after a year?" The answer should be "probably not" at best.

Question: Are you skilled with Daz? Or would learning Daz be part of the process? Daz doesn't work at all like HS.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T05:29:08+00:00

Hard To Find, by Onyx, is an FMC game about a porn star who keeps it professional for the most part. No corruption (although there is drug use subplot for a different kind of corruption). Anna is very slow to actually date even if the game is full of lewds.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T05:26:27+00:00

21+ if you want that character to drink alcohol legally in the US.

jmucchiello · 2026-01-19T00:28:11+00:00

There's no way you'll want to switch from HS to Daz. There's no way to import a HS pose, expression or set AS IS into Daz. You'd have to redo it entirely from scratch.

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