Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i think i got singled out for additional screening
I've been making lewd anime games for over 12 years (18+ only) https://azurezero.itch.io/ STEAM https://store.steampowered.com/developer/AZUREZERO
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i think i got singled out for additional screening
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
steam never let me have store pages for my lewd games before they saw a complete build
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
everyone said the algo doesnt push you until 1000, but ive had people telling me for years i need even more than that but i always had to launch as soon as possible because i was close to bankrupcy
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i got 19 today and curators have started reviewing it now, they were how i got to 1k last time done! had to push the launch date to 21st october for it to let me submit it now i can make a r/incremental_games post since i dont have to save my post for the launch
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i'll need to find another project to work on to not go mad in the mean time
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
im wondering how im gonna stop myself going insane waiting til october to launch
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
my other polished demo only got 320 last march whats the theme for next fest this time?
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
so i cant hit the button to launch escape the cradle whenever i want now. but anything less than 1k wishlists is career suicide currently at 400/1000 every little bit helps store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/...
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
its bugging me that the horny mmd site is the only place left that doesnt ask me to give my passport or face
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted
Screw it! WE BALL! azurezero.itch.io/escape-the-c... Escape the cradle has been released on Itch for $3.99 Get it and start headpatting your foxgirl daughter TODAY!!
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted
because ive been going insane waiting for curators and steam to review my game build, ive been adding achievements to escape the cradle Please wishlist the game store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/... #indiegames #indiedev
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
i thought i was getting better at art again but trying to draw chibis for the achievement icons reminded me that i still dont have the right sort of brain for art... i cant even get the basic head shape right
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
im struggling so much to make a living making games that im wishing i had lower standards so i could use ai to generate images for a simple puzzle game (which i already coded to automatically make the puzzles from pics in a folder)
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted
Escape The Cradle got its first 2 curator reviews store.steampowered.com/curators/cur... WIshlist it today!
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i released today knowing my itch page has a wishlist request at the top
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
no it doesnt, the texture was off
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
Screw it! WE BALL! azurezero.itch.io/escape-the-c... Escape the cradle has been released on Itch for $3.99 Get it and start headpatting your foxgirl daughter TODAY!!
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i meant, im wondering why i havent already released on itch, when the game is done, im just arbitrarily waiting for steam to be ready even though i never actually made that decision
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
id release on steam drm free if i could, but that stops me adding achievements
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
im wondering whats stopping me from releasing escape the cradle on itch... is there a reason to launch on itch and steam at the same time?
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
Escape The Cradle got its first 2 curator reviews store.steampowered.com/curators/cur... WIshlist it today!
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
because ive been going insane waiting for curators and steam to review my game build, ive been adding achievements to escape the cradle Please wishlist the game store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/... #indiegames #indiedev
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
oww... my hunger is restricting my lungs
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted
6/6 main scenes made 5/6 enemies sprited 6/6 bosses sprited only need to add the last enemy and balance the last 10 floors with new skill tree upgrades almost at 300 wishlists Demo here store.steampowered.com/app/3938850 Please wishlist
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
"I filled your great great great grandmother with so much seed that her ancestor got pregnant" Raizen, probably
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
is round instead of using the smoothing shader thing?
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
ha... a few like its not the majority in japan
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i'd do it just so i could tell people who showed up uninvited that they were not when they complain about it not being appropriate
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
"kyaaaaaaa"
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
so, Escape The Cradle's complete. now i just have to go through the hell of waiting for steam to approve the build and for curators to write about it
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
its a shame i never got to see that art print guy who stole artwork kicked out
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
it took me ages to get a passport because of the need of someone to vouch for you, i finally remembered a cosplay friend of mine became a ceo of their own listed company so they could
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
for now i've contacted support to tell them they they already have my passport and selfie of me holding said passport to prove im an adult
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
a debit card worked initially after i added a number to the bank account, but it was disabled earlier ive never even considered getting a credit card because they have the highest interest rate of any debt (or did before payday loans) not even sure theyd give me one
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
ah, i mean i trust we're not more than we are not
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i agree, mostly because removing contractions makes it seem like theyre lying
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
god damn yuri sisters... call that cunny soeurs
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i thought they had this policy for a while, after people added objectionable content after steam already approved it i havent had a nsfw store page without them seeing the full game for years
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
man with a mission tho
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
okay! thats floor 25 balanced. now to make imps hard enough that you cant immediately go to floor 30 after beating the boss at 25
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
"Executive Ejaculation Assistant" at Work from home
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i coded one that reads the images from the folder anyway the other day but unfortunately i have standards so i cant just generate a bunch of lewd ai pics
Hot Poss Summer (Alekgator) (@alekgator.bsky.social) reposted
That TF story you commissioned? Account banned. That vore comic? Banned. That custom puphood? Banned. That latex catsuit? Banned. That fursuit? Furries are called deviants and sexual so... Banned. You went to a con? A furry one? Banned. CALL YOUR PAYMENT PROVIDERS!
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted
got my last enemy made for escape the cradle, i went with imps as something fire type enough to tie to a phoenix wishlist my foxgirl headpats game store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/... #indiegame #gamedev
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted
i apparently have 1.5k followers on here it's really help me out if you guys wishlisted my headpats game even if you dont actually wanna buy it (its gonna be a 4 dollar game tops) store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/...
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
does this mean youll have to change your name since youll have cents now
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
the thing id want but wouldnt risk would be stuff by fan no hitori
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i only have to decide my enemy stats until i cant beat them after the previous boss, then add upgrades until i can reach the boss, then add upgrades until i can beat the game (2 enemies and bosses left to balance)
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
got my last enemy made for escape the cradle, i went with imps as something fire type enough to tie to a phoenix wishlist my foxgirl headpats game store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/... #indiegame #gamedev
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
i apparently have 1.5k followers on here it's really help me out if you guys wishlisted my headpats game even if you dont actually wanna buy it (its gonna be a 4 dollar game tops) store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/...
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/steam-n... I can no longer view my own damn games on steam because I do not have a credit card. it also says my mobile number isnt valid in the uk
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i bought a hentai magazine at a con once and it came with a teaser for that hentai with the otaku artist girl who has sex with a guy after making him model for her (since she doesnt know what a dick looks like) i know its got boin in the title
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
the monogatari ones were censored a lot
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
still stuck not knowing what enemy to sprite to finish my game
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i had the fate zero and bakemonogatari starter decks
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
youre paying the flight tax if you go to japan
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
and its even worse if you go to cons but in the uk everything i actually want costs 30% more than im willing to pay if not more
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
also, every figure is always priced higher than im willing to pay for it, even if i like it
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i stopped buying manga and merch, i have too much manga and what im attracted to is the magic in the story, so any merch just ends up on a shelf with me never appreciating it like i have a mondstadt cryo vision, but its heavy and theres no point carrying it cause no magic
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
so ikebukuro is where the maiden road is
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i already lost hope before this all happened, which is why its weird it hasnt made my mental state worse
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
egg on my face there
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i cant enjoy physical manga anymore, the pictures are too small
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i thought it was fashion, didnt know they did BL
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
weiss schwartz has been around a while, it came to the west about the same time as vanguard did
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
the doctor is out is starting to piss me off. theyre wasting entire chapters arguing over something that could be resolved because one person is already aware that the FL and someone else are related (and hes also searching for his missing daughter so now its contriving to stop him telling
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i really hope you make it safely back through customs
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
solved this by making the 5th boss a clockwork doll that got bored of her assignment because no one was using the elevator and went to water the plants, now we have plantgirls
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
the rats are already breaking the theme, since they had no original purpose in this dungeon thats either a nursery or a training facility i considered clockwork dolls but couldnt think of an original purpose for them that doesnt encroach on spider girl's
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
that's the problem with furries, you pay in sanity
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i never thought theyd stoop to stealing from devs because of what they do on other platforms
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
they stole thousands from kyrieru too
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i never have to worry about them because i cant draw the snouts
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
kinda ill today, but my head isnt in a good space anyway absolutely 0 ideas of what the final enemy should be brain is being extra pissy about it because it knows when its done all thats left is tedious balancing and adding stuff to the skill tree which took 4 hours to play the game to floor 20
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted
added maid boss and plantgirl enemy now I just need to figure out the last enemy and get this all balanced
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
my main gripe with warframe is relic farming isnt tweaked for my particular adhd, i hate that i have to pick relics to sacrifice so i can get void traces to upgrade others to get the good stuff it breaks the flow when i have to stop attempting to get the part i want to go back to trace farming
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i mean you didnt have to recreate that bit if it leads to bugs
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
im just wondering why the hitbox changes to allow this,
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i tried to do a rhythm game with sylphy 2, but even when i was capturing my inputs they werent being read at a proper rate and desyncing, good job
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
only one more enemy to sprite before i only have mind numbing testing and tweaking and adding upgrades to the skill tree left i also finally fixed a bug with my connectors that make the next upgrade visible when you buy the other thing its connected to
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
the phone can suck itself off... why is this the first time im seeing it that way
☕ doodlemancy (pumpkin spice) (@doodlemancy.com) reposted
oh im gonna get some mileage out of this one
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
i expected toby fox somehow
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
6/6 main scenes made 5/6 enemies sprited 6/6 bosses sprited only need to add the last enemy and balance the last 10 floors with new skill tree upgrades almost at 300 wishlists Demo here store.steampowered.com/app/3938850 Please wishlist
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
store.steampowered.com/app/3938850/... 5/6 main scenes made 4/6 enemies made 4/6 bosses made
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
added maid boss and plantgirl enemy now I just need to figure out the last enemy and get this all balanced
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
since they also revive, I've added monster souls escaping when kill them to Escape The Cradle I'm less than 10 wishlists off 300 now! store.steampowered.com/app/3938850
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
would it be fine if only the approval was stored? not the card itself? i mean i know we cant trust they wouldnt keep the data since the uk one definitely is for surveilance and not protection but hypothetically
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
eyes are watering after just 4 hours of being awake
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
he's twisting himself in knots because she won't open up to him
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social)
reading an otome manga and getting annoyed because she has no reason to keep her secrets. the woman the ML loves is her, they never met before she was in the body of the girl it had some funny misunderstandings at the start but its starting to grate
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
demo was finished last week, but its a small project its been a month since i drew the psd for the headpad live2d
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
there was also an evil sword that possessed you if you lost to it
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
no idea, the skill tree was a room though and it had consumable pickaxes and one of the walls you could crack had bugbears in it (from a scene near the start) there was also a giant snail boss that you had to beat in a certain number of turns like it was the demon wall
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
final boss is a phoenix, since i tied that into the whole not permanently dying thing in the dungeon
Azurezero (NSFW) (@azurezeroart.bsky.social) reply parent
the rats are already breaking the theme, since they had no original purpose in this dungeon thats either a nursery or a training facility i considered clockwork dolls but couldnt think of an original purpose for them that doesnt encroach on spider girl's