This game is certainly one of the best sandbox furry games out there right now, and definitely has some great features! Overall, the gameplay and character customization is good even without a little fine tuning. I haven't been able to find any other place to post this, and this could be helpful for anyone having the same issues I am, so here it is. After playing for over 12 hours I have noticed some inconveniences and potential issues:
1.NPC Creation Flaw
NPC creation has a big issue regarding the customizability and access to already created characters. In order for the game to process and utilize NPC's you've created, you have to type out their name in the bottom right and proceed. This isn't entirely clear as a requirement, and someone could easily create a character and move on to play without actually seeing them for dozens of islands (As I did). Due to the rarity of finding one of your characters in the wild, it's easy to miss that a character isn't in the potential spawns listed in this file:
Adding a section on the menu that shows available NPC's would be great, as it would allow people to get feedback on which NPC's could be seen in game, alongside deleting or overwriting unwanted ones, maybe even toggling some on or off to customize their experience.
2. Allure Confusion
The slider called "Easy to Allure" representing difficulty for characters to be attracted lacks a little clarity, but is easy to figure out after some experimentation. However, if an NPC is made with the slider all the way to the left, or minimum value, they are impossible to allure in the wild. Due to the inability for NPC's with the same name to be overwritten, any originally named NPC with their "mind" set to minimum attraction will never be capable of interacting. While the NPC customization issue feeds into this, it's also a generally confusing slider that could use a better title, E.G.: "Attraction Speed/Rate," "Allure Difficulty."
3. Equipment Gambling
During character creation and saving you have the option to give NPC's equipment for when you meet them later, unless you prefer them naked. This menu makes sense until you get to the arrows, which randomly generates a piece of clothing with a pattern and colors. This is a little annoying to navigate despite having somewhat of a failsafe, where the same item never repeats twice. Making this a folder or menu where you can select the clothing item, color, and patterns would be much more convenient and easier to navigate.
4. Limited Customization
As part of the character creator we are given access to a beautiful layered system that takes any option we choose and its color and opacity into account. This is great for stacking one layer onto the other to get distinct new shapes or to hide a small part of one layer to match the base color. If you go too far, the last thing you create cannot be deleted without deleting something else to reduce the overall quantity. If there's meant to be a hard limit or maximum, it would be great to see that incorporated. At this moment the last layer just bleeds off the screen, and scrolling doesn't work to access it. This game has a great customization system that most games don't have, and this issue can genuinely limit people from fully fleshing out their creations using it, especially if new options are added. I'd imagine you plan to add new species, and this level of flexibility would probably be necessary for people to mix and combine aspects.
Also, only other thing is being unable to click and grab layers to move them up and down multiple spaces. Don't know if that's easily doable, but the problem is just being incapable of moving the layers around easily. Some of them are also named the same despite being different, so it can get confusing.
5. Mind Forgotten
When saving characters, the mind isn't saved and is not changeable in the character customization menu in the player house. This isn't an issue for NPC's since they are made on the menu. Although, updating old NPC's can get tricky since you need to access the file from the first section on this post to delete the original NPC with that name in that file. Because the Mind section doesn't save whenever you load a character, the NPC can get default preferences to everything and be allured at a default rate. Not a big problem, just a slight inconvenience. Same thing happens with equipment.
6. Menu? Main?
Thankfully this game doesn't take long to load and performs great, but it gets a little repetitive if you're wanting to make an NPC or continue a different save, when you have no choice but to save and exit the entire game.
7. No Current Island/Level Number
What level am I on?
8. Small Bugs
Shale for some reason goes derpy eyed if you chat with him on the islands, not sure why, but he looks drunk and debatably sane.
Sometimes voxels connect between cliffs and other sections, creating a green stretch of grass that's thinner than a pencil but longer than the genital size slider allows.
Small clipping issues during certain intimate scenes.
Changing character scale affects positioning during intimate scenes, leading to severed legs or shins and feet.
NPC's cannot independently choose learned intimate scenes without first being prompted, may not be a bug but seems like a necessity.
Enemies like to bash on themselves and any other character if someone dies. Oftentimes resulting in you getting told, "Get f*cked!" after dying. Every now and then an enemy kills an enemy and says it, or another NPC. Maybe these magical skellies are meant to talk? Not sure, but this bug could probably stay.
9. The End
Don't know if any of these things will be changed, but regardless this game is interesting and certainly gets better with every update. Hope this wasn't too much or too critical, or even unnecessary. Either way, thank you for reading and hope this helps!
This was a really insightful writeup. I appreciate it! I don't know how much I can fix within the scope of finishing the game's early access lifecycle, but these are really solid points and I will be adding them to my todo wishlist (Some of which unfortunately ends up being a "out of scope" graveyard admittedly).
Loving the new update rev! Awesome work! I apologize if this has been asked before and answered, but I had a couple questions. First, will there be a storyline that will be created/continued in future updates, and second, will there be a romance system with more in depth relationships/marriage? or will it remain a mostly sandbox affair. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer this, glad you are feeling better, and I look forward to future updates/games from you!
I spent a good amount of this month sick unfortunately. There will still be an update, but it will be a slightly smaller one featuring character create options. Tail customization finally though!
please don't overwork yourself. games and creators with passion are a dime a dozen these days. I'd rather wait an extra month due to sickness and recovery than hear that you get burnt out. so take care and get plenty of you time. :)
I very much approve of this, not only for a good creative direction but also quite an abundance of content from what I’ve been able to see so far.
However this game definitely needs more settings, like volume and also- needs music and SFX which- sfx are easier said than done but I’m sure you, and whomever else is working on the project. Will be able to find royalty free resources, and on top of that, be able to make good quality effects consisting of multiple samples of different things to achieve a desired effect.
Aside the obvious ones like music/sfx and randomize option in the character creator, one thing that bothers me is the keys only stacking to 5 most times you don't need more than that but they start stacking up and taking space and only sell for 1 but my hoarder brain doesn't just want to leave them. oh would also love to see a Discord, keep up the good work!
With the new added NPC feature, would love to have to ability to 'invite' said NPC to come live in town with you. I mean, there are plenty of open houses, unless they are all planned for future 'important NPCs'.
Of course, could always have only one NPC that you could invite with you to be a follower of sorts
some very basic music and sound effects seem to be sorely needed, no moans needed (that way you don't need to search for a VA or two). Background music would make running around a little less dull without having to add more interactables or better looking islands first.
Idea: Having islands with biome themes that are based on types of kinks. (can be toggled in settings if you dont like them) like examples: An island where you get cum inflation, or one with tentacles idk lol. be neat
i can't seem to find the file for npc's i need to remove the ones i made because i messed them up i thought putting the slide bar for allure all the way to the left would make them easier to allure, instead it seems to have made them completely disinterested in any options and now i have a bunch of npc's i can't do anything with.
thanks i did a little snooping in this file and found everything i needed to alter at the top so i didn't need to delete and start over, but putting the slide bare down literaly makes they attraction 0 lol, so don't do that.
Amazing game! Very excited to see where it goes and how it develops. You have done such a good job with it in such a short period of time. I run into very few bugs or glitches.
A few suggestions I'd like to see in future versions/patches:
-Shine layer on genitals during intercourse. Maybe even a cum layer.
-More head/species options. A general rodent style, rabbit, equine etc. would add to variation.
-More options when adding striping, spots, and such to the skins. (Skunk, chipmunk, zebra, etc.)
-More positions. (SixtyNine, pin down front & back, mating press, reverse cowgirl, variations in the riding poses etc.)
-Weapon diversity. Would like for additional variations of weapons. (One Handed, Ranged, Two Handed)
-Armor diversity. Would like to see some shoulder pauldrons, thigh guards, shin guards.
i know you get a lot of recommendations, and i've my own, but i want to say that this game has a lot of potential, and i really enjoy the art style. my recommendation is, if at all possible, abdominal bulges from large dicks and possibly cum inflation? (ideally not anything absurdly big, or maybe a slider in the settings for how big it could get) keep up the awesome work! :)
agree. It really is the small things that make a sex game more enjoyable. Just think objects in normal games that have physics like dangling curtains or chains, it's never not fun to push them around XD
There's a bunch of things I'd like to suggest or discuss, but I just opened the game and HAD to send this comment before I forget--
"Random" or "Randomize all" button for character/NPC creation! That'd be sick! Would make making NPCs for a world feel more, well, random and refreshing!
If eventually (not saying it has do be done or enforcing it to be made) you decide to make a Beta/Demo testing for phone/IPads/Tablet/Kindle's (some shit like that) i offer to be a tester (if not its fine :P)
If you pledge a bit of money to Raliv's Patreon, you can access the Discord server that has the NPC Share channel, which has a ton of submissions already.
Hi! Awsome game. I have a few questions and recommendations and some bugs too! So I hope you'll see this and answer.
Q1:Are you planning to put this up on steam?
Q2:Will there be threesome? Or more characters In one sex scene?
R1: I think you should remodel the canine dick, putting sheath for it, and redoing its shape so its a bit more realistic and better.
R2:I think you should add a reshuffle button, so it resets the shop.(I had to leave and enter the village 100million times so I can buy 1black dye😢)
Bug1: when you start any of the new sex scenes, a little bit(a few pixels) of the map(where the scene is taking place) disappears.
Bug2: when you start any of the sex scenes there is chance the character noclips into the map.
Bug3(Or atleast I think so):when you start any of the sex scenes, and you do these with a male partner, the partner's dick noclips into the main characters body.
So as a non-computer savvy person, Im having a hard time finding my character and npc save files now that ive downloaded this on Itch does anyone know where they are when you download on the itch desktop app? maybe im just silly or something idk :/
The models and animations are amazing, especially tiny details like the ears and facial expressions. I can tell the framework is there for a great game, just needs more content. Mod support / character sharing system would speed this up.
If you want to go a step further, you could automate character sharing with a simple API. When saving their character, the user could opt to share them. If they do, the character data would get sent to the API and stored. When another player loads a map, a collection of shared characters can be fetched from the API and loaded in game.
In any case, great work! I look forward to future updates
P.S. Please keep the exaggerated movements, I think it's cute!
Will there be new species plans coming in the future for character customization like Shark, Feline, or fox for example (just wondering) since i been enjoying the game
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can the sex positions be bulldog and 69?
Would graphics settings be anywhere in the near future? I think my laptop would benefit from reduced render distance, shadows, and removing grain
Does anyone have links for discords that I can get npcs from?
Some Recommendations:
This game is certainly one of the best sandbox furry games out there right now, and definitely has some great features! Overall, the gameplay and character customization is good even without a little fine tuning. I haven't been able to find any other place to post this, and this could be helpful for anyone having the same issues I am, so here it is. After playing for over 12 hours I have noticed some inconveniences and potential issues:
1. NPC Creation Flaw
NPC creation has a big issue regarding the customizability and access to already created characters. In order for the game to process and utilize NPC's you've created, you have to type out their name in the bottom right and proceed. This isn't entirely clear as a requirement, and someone could easily create a character and move on to play without actually seeing them for dozens of islands (As I did). Due to the rarity of finding one of your characters in the wild, it's easy to miss that a character isn't in the potential spawns listed in this file:
%AppData%\..\LocalLow\RalivDev\Archipelagates\npcs
(Must use search on the Windows dock to find)
Adding a section on the menu that shows available NPC's would be great, as it would allow people to get feedback on which NPC's could be seen in game, alongside deleting or overwriting unwanted ones, maybe even toggling some on or off to customize their experience.
2. Allure Confusion
The slider called "Easy to Allure" representing difficulty for characters to be attracted lacks a little clarity, but is easy to figure out after some experimentation. However, if an NPC is made with the slider all the way to the left, or minimum value, they are impossible to allure in the wild. Due to the inability for NPC's with the same name to be overwritten, any originally named NPC with their "mind" set to minimum attraction will never be capable of interacting. While the NPC customization issue feeds into this, it's also a generally confusing slider that could use a better title, E.G.: "Attraction Speed/Rate," "Allure Difficulty."
3. Equipment Gambling
During character creation and saving you have the option to give NPC's equipment for when you meet them later, unless you prefer them naked. This menu makes sense until you get to the arrows, which randomly generates a piece of clothing with a pattern and colors. This is a little annoying to navigate despite having somewhat of a failsafe, where the same item never repeats twice. Making this a folder or menu where you can select the clothing item, color, and patterns would be much more convenient and easier to navigate.
4. Limited Customization
As part of the character creator we are given access to a beautiful layered system that takes any option we choose and its color and opacity into account. This is great for stacking one layer onto the other to get distinct new shapes or to hide a small part of one layer to match the base color. If you go too far, the last thing you create cannot be deleted without deleting something else to reduce the overall quantity. If there's meant to be a hard limit or maximum, it would be great to see that incorporated. At this moment the last layer just bleeds off the screen, and scrolling doesn't work to access it. This game has a great customization system that most games don't have, and this issue can genuinely limit people from fully fleshing out their creations using it, especially if new options are added. I'd imagine you plan to add new species, and this level of flexibility would probably be necessary for people to mix and combine aspects.
Also, only other thing is being unable to click and grab layers to move them up and down multiple spaces. Don't know if that's easily doable, but the problem is just being incapable of moving the layers around easily. Some of them are also named the same despite being different, so it can get confusing.
5. Mind Forgotten
When saving characters, the mind isn't saved and is not changeable in the character customization menu in the player house. This isn't an issue for NPC's since they are made on the menu. Although, updating old NPC's can get tricky since you need to access the file from the first section on this post to delete the original NPC with that name in that file. Because the Mind section doesn't save whenever you load a character, the NPC can get default preferences to everything and be allured at a default rate. Not a big problem, just a slight inconvenience. Same thing happens with equipment.
6. Menu? Main?
Thankfully this game doesn't take long to load and performs great, but it gets a little repetitive if you're wanting to make an NPC or continue a different save, when you have no choice but to save and exit the entire game.
7. No Current Island/Level Number
What level am I on?
8. Small Bugs
Shale for some reason goes derpy eyed if you chat with him on the islands, not sure why, but he looks drunk and debatably sane.
Sometimes voxels connect between cliffs and other sections, creating a green stretch of grass that's thinner than a pencil but longer than the genital size slider allows.
Small clipping issues during certain intimate scenes.
Changing character scale affects positioning during intimate scenes, leading to severed legs or shins and feet.
NPC's cannot independently choose learned intimate scenes without first being prompted, may not be a bug but seems like a necessity.
Enemies like to bash on themselves and any other character if someone dies. Oftentimes resulting in you getting told, "Get f*cked!" after dying. Every now and then an enemy kills an enemy and says it, or another NPC. Maybe these magical skellies are meant to talk? Not sure, but this bug could probably stay.
9. The End
Don't know if any of these things will be changed, but regardless this game is interesting and certainly gets better with every update. Hope this wasn't too much or too critical, or even unnecessary. Either way, thank you for reading and hope this helps!
This was a really insightful writeup. I appreciate it! I don't know how much I can fix within the scope of finishing the game's early access lifecycle, but these are really solid points and I will be adding them to my todo wishlist (Some of which unfortunately ends up being a "out of scope" graveyard admittedly).
Loving the new update rev! Awesome work! I apologize if this has been asked before and answered, but I had a couple questions. First, will there be a storyline that will be created/continued in future updates, and second, will there be a romance system with more in depth relationships/marriage? or will it remain a mostly sandbox affair. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer this, glad you are feeling better, and I look forward to future updates/games from you!
Thanks!! This is very much a sandbox game. No marriage is planned at this time unfortunately.
YEY! Now I can make a character that is even closer to my fursona :D
Question: Will we be getting a storyline and quests with unique item drops or will it remain more of a sandbox?
Definitely very much a sandbox game. I have to be really careful with scope as a solo developer, I already get myself into trouble often lol.
nice so far! I do hope we get more hairstyles in the future custumization updates, though.
Agreed, I find hair very difficult to do a good job on so I might be guilty of putting that off a bit..
Are there plans for visible cum?
I wonder what will be added in the next update
more sex prob
I spent a good amount of this month sick unfortunately. There will still be an update, but it will be a slightly smaller one featuring character create options. Tail customization finally though!
Hope you feel better, Look forward to the update regardless.
I do have a question though, were enchanting tables added to home upgrades?
Hope you are feeling better.
Thank you! Better each day!
please don't overwork yourself. games and creators with passion are a dime a dozen these days. I'd rather wait an extra month due to sickness and recovery than hear that you get burnt out. so take care and get plenty of you time. :)
Get well soon. <3
I've been following this game for a few months now, and I love it. <3
Hopefully enemy npcs that try to get orbs from the player the same way the player gets them from npcs.
I very much approve of this, not only for a good creative direction but also quite an abundance of content from what I’ve been able to see so far.
However this game definitely needs more settings, like volume and also- needs music and SFX which- sfx are easier said than done but I’m sure you, and whomever else is working on the project. Will be able to find royalty free resources, and on top of that, be able to make good quality effects consisting of multiple samples of different things to achieve a desired effect.
Aside the obvious ones like music/sfx and randomize option in the character creator, one thing that bothers me is the keys only stacking to 5 most times you don't need more than that but they start stacking up and taking space and only sell for 1 but my hoarder brain doesn't just want to leave them. oh would also love to see a Discord, keep up the good work!
What will come in the next update?
around the 3 september
With the new added NPC feature, would love to have to ability to 'invite' said NPC to come live in town with you. I mean, there are plenty of open houses, unless they are all planned for future 'important NPCs'.
Of course, could always have only one NPC that you could invite with you to be a follower of sorts
Hypno would be nice
Good idea :D
some very basic music and sound effects seem to be sorely needed, no moans needed (that way you don't need to search for a VA or two). Background music would make running around a little less dull without having to add more interactables or better looking islands first.
yea moans would get annoying. slapping and sex sfx is good
Idea: Having islands with biome themes that are based on types of kinks. (can be toggled in settings if you dont like them) like examples: An island where you get cum inflation, or one with tentacles idk lol. be neat
i can't seem to find the file for npc's i need to remove the ones i made because i messed them up i thought putting the slide bar for allure all the way to the left would make them easier to allure, instead it seems to have made them completely disinterested in any options and now i have a bunch of npc's i can't do anything with.
Typically, pasting %AppData%\..\LocalLow\RalivDev\Archipelagates\npcs into your windows explorer will take you right to them.
thanks i did a little snooping in this file and found everything i needed to alter at the top so i didn't need to delete and start over, but putting the slide bare down literaly makes they attraction 0 lol, so don't do that.
holly molly i messed with settings in my player saves and it now has a huge dong lol, npc's beware it may be more then you can take XD hahahaha
Amazing game! Very excited to see where it goes and how it develops. You have done such a good job with it in such a short period of time. I run into very few bugs or glitches.
A few suggestions I'd like to see in future versions/patches:
-Shine layer on genitals during intercourse. Maybe even a cum layer.
-More head/species options. A general rodent style, rabbit, equine etc. would add to variation.
-More options when adding striping, spots, and such to the skins. (Skunk, chipmunk, zebra, etc.)
-More positions. (SixtyNine, pin down front & back, mating press, reverse cowgirl, variations in the riding poses etc.)
-Weapon diversity. Would like for additional variations of weapons. (One Handed, Ranged, Two Handed)
-Armor diversity. Would like to see some shoulder pauldrons, thigh guards, shin guards.
i would like it if we can get that allure to work on all npc's like before save time having to charm each one
maybe a discord server would be cool? idk just an idea so people can all talk maybe share OCs made lol JUST AN IDEA :3
i was just looking for one so people could share npc's they make lol
Agreed, would like to see a Discord
Cum would be hot as hell. not trying to pressure you tho lol
Maybe JUST maybe, we could get an option to get bigger sizes. :P
yess big dik potions
in general like boobs and dicks yea
the pecks jiggling is the best detail ever lol
i know you get a lot of recommendations, and i've my own, but i want to say that this game has a lot of potential, and i really enjoy the art style. my recommendation is, if at all possible, abdominal bulges from large dicks and possibly cum inflation? (ideally not anything absurdly big, or maybe a slider in the settings for how big it could get)
keep up the awesome work! :)
agree. It really is the small things that make a sex game more enjoyable. Just think objects in normal games that have physics like dangling curtains or chains, it's never not fun to push them around XD
Yea cum inflation and abdominal bulges would be mmm hot. BUT first we should get cum in the game lol
true lol
There's a bunch of things I'd like to suggest or discuss, but I just opened the game and HAD to send this comment before I forget--
"Random" or "Randomize all" button for character/NPC creation! That'd be sick! Would make making NPCs for a world feel more, well, random and refreshing!
Out of curiosity does anyone know the location of the NPC you make?
Randomly spawned :3
If eventually (not saying it has do be done or enforcing it to be made) you decide to make a Beta/Demo testing for phone/IPads/Tablet/Kindle's (some shit like that) i offer to be a tester (if not its fine :P)
And no, im not at all begging. Sry for the devs who get yelled at and/or bullied to make stuff lol
Has anyone made a place where we can share our npc creations? That would be so cool playing with other peoples custom designs and characters. :)
I can code something up if there's enough interest
heck yeah that would be awesome. I hope people show interest. It's always nice to have a little community for stuff like that.
Please i would love that
If you pledge a bit of money to Raliv's Patreon, you can access the Discord server that has the NPC Share channel, which has a ton of submissions already.
Tapering cocks would be nice lol idea :3
Hi! Awsome game. I have a few questions and recommendations and some bugs too! So I hope you'll see this and answer.
Q1:Are you planning to put this up on steam?
Q2:Will there be threesome? Or more characters In one sex scene?
R1: I think you should remodel the canine dick, putting sheath for it, and redoing its shape so its a bit more realistic and better.
R2:I think you should add a reshuffle button, so it resets the shop.(I had to leave and enter the village 100million times so I can buy 1black dye😢)
Bug1: when you start any of the new sex scenes, a little bit(a few pixels) of the map(where the scene is taking place) disappears.
Bug2: when you start any of the sex scenes there is chance the character noclips into the map.
Bug3(Or atleast I think so):when you start any of the sex scenes, and you do these with a male partner, the partner's dick noclips into the main characters body.
Thank you again for this amazing game!
Goodnight/Day!
I can't speak to any tech support but Steam is not on the table at all. whatever the reason, Steam and Raliv didn't agree.
the steam release was canceled almost as fast as it was announced
How to unlock poses? I only have doggystyle
Look for pillars with pink words on them.
So as a non-computer savvy person, Im having a hard time finding my character and npc save files now that ive downloaded this on Itch does anyone know where they are when you download on the itch desktop app?
maybe im just silly or something idk :/
Try looking in
Users>(ur user name)>AppData>LocalLow>RalivDev>Archipelagates
The appearances and npcs folders should be there!
turns out im silly afterall lol
Silly.
The models and animations are amazing, especially tiny details like the ears and facial expressions. I can tell the framework is there for a great game, just needs more content. Mod support / character sharing system would speed this up.
If you want to go a step further, you could automate character sharing with a simple API. When saving their character, the user could opt to share them. If they do, the character data would get sent to the API and stored. When another player loads a map, a collection of shared characters can be fetched from the API and loaded in game.
In any case, great work! I look forward to future updates
P.S. Please keep the exaggerated movements, I think it's cute!
A lot of potential and very well animated!
Possible idea: Toy support via https://buttplug.io/
if at all it will be long down the road I expect
Unless someone finds a way to mod it.
Just picked this game up 3 days ago and i cant stop playing it. Amazing job Raliv!
Will there be new species plans coming in the future for character customization like Shark, Feline, or fox for example (just wondering) since i been enjoying the game
I think a more specialized fox character and a feline would be awesome!
I would love to see felines in the game
I didn't see next month's update plan on the current update, are you taking a well-deserved break?
That's very kind, but there are several things that need to be done that are not very sexy or exciting so it might be a small update month.
I kinda managed the family guy pose
coop and mod support would be cool :)