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Is LM Studio a hard requirement? I already have an openAI compatible textgen server running locally. (oobabooga/text-generation-webui).
I'm happy for you! I tried Animus Non Grata and well it wasn't exactly my cup of tea I deeply oppose censorship and fully support you as a developer to tell the stories you wish to tell.
I've been heartened by the community's pushback on this (latest) censorship drive and I think the message is coming through. (Everyone involved in calling etc, keep going!)
As of July 30th 2025 it is still quarantined.
The PC file (EtherealBonds-0.2.3-pc.zip) passes scans by:
ClamAV (Database 27717)
Windows Defender
MD5 Hash: c70110d4b27a11d5d14d9aebd796d07a
Virus Total Report is at https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/0a41bb19dbf99fd7263b96ec465d989adcc245caef97...
Reached the end of 0.21's content and now I'm sad.
A couple notes:
1. I still want a Lyanna/Laura (maybe also Mia) full on scene :)
2. The self referential/fourth wall jokes are funny but they also pull me out of the story and this story is interesting enough that maybe should take those out. I know some things are a little "convenient" but that's alright given the game's tone, it's largely a "sex comedy" but with some drama mixed in.
3. I've noticed season 2 has a bit more choice branching; really like to see that, adds a lot of replay value.
Itch.io client now says "No compatible downloads were found"
Here's the client log which may help
{"time":1720162208784,"level":30,"msg":"∙ Planning install for CuckTales 🐓🌈 v.0.1.5 - https://latenightstudios.itch.io/cucktales"} {"time":1720162208786,"level":30,"msg":"Fetching fresh data..."} {"time":1720162208848,"level":30,"msg":"Waited 60.6756ms for fetch (non-shared)"} {"time":1720162208849,"level":20,"msg":"Native platform: 64-bit Windows (native)"} {"time":1720162208850,"level":20,"msg":"Filtering for 1 runtimes:"} {"time":1720162208851,"level":20,"msg":"- 64-bit Windows (native)"} {"time":1720162208852,"level":20,"msg":"Classification is \"game\", applying platform filters"} {"time":1720162208853,"level":20,"msg":"Our runtimes do *NOT* support upload with platforms {Windows: Linux: OSX:}"} {"time":1720162208855,"level":20,"msg":"Our runtimes do *NOT* support upload with platforms {Windows: Linux: OSX:}"} {"time":1720162208856,"level":20,"msg":"Our runtimes do *NOT* support upload with platforms {Windows: Linux: OSX:}"} {"time":1720162208857,"level":20,"msg":"Our runtimes do *NOT* support upload with platforms {Windows: Linux: OSX:}"} {"time":1720162208858,"level":20,"msg":"Our runtimes do *NOT* support upload with platforms {Windows: Linux: OSX:}"} {"time":1720162208859,"level":20,"msg":"Our runtimes do *NOT* support upload with platforms {Windows: Linux: OSX:}"} {"time":1720162208861,"level":30,"msg":"√ No compatible uploads, returning early."} {"time":1720162209762,"level":20,"msg":"Calling Profile.Data.Put","name":"mcall"}
It's a good story.
As a game:
- There are only a handful of actual choices. I realize that's kind of the "visual novel" style but more agency would be nice (although makes things more complicated)
- There are a number of typos in the text. "apartment" is misspelled frequently.
It's unfortunate that the original artist fell ill (the artist's work is outstanding). I don't think explaining the art style change is necessary, however, in the game's flow. Many adult games have several artists and the other artist managed to match the general "look" of the characters, just interpreted differently.
Interesting game so far! I'm usually hesitant to back projects early in development (had far too many go dark suddenly), as soon as your SubscribeStar is ready I will probably start though! (It says it's under review.
One note, the serving game is a little too... rapid... for those of us without catlike reflex and also the groping bits fire off way too often (if the timer isn't suspended during them, please add that).
Customers seem to order more drink a little too quickly as well and often simultaneously, should be spread out a little more (maybe a randomizer on the timer for customer actions?)
I also think if corrupted enough she should be able to flash on her own while they're looking at her but you're already planning on that.