KickStarter Studio FOW's Subverse - Explore a wacky galaxy full of hot alien babes! - now on Early Access

[Caim]

Just reinstalled to see the supposed big new update. A load of new horrible writing that I mostly skipped entirely because it's unbearable. A few pointless but possibly expensive cinematics and a new waifu. Can't believe they have a content pipeline in place and it took them half a year to produce this much new stuff.

Apparently there's about an hour and a half of new cutscenes, discounting the porn stuff. Which isn't a whole lot for a six month wait, I agree.

 

[Tyranicon]

along with deterministic waifu you are indeed selling your game hard

Not as hard as FOW, I'm still poverty-level dev.

Apparently there's about an hour and a half of new cutscenes

Depends on the quality of cutscenes. There are cutscenes that make most 3D movies look bad. Most of these look like just 10-second loops of breathing animation.

Also I can't believe I just subjected myself to this writing. Did the animators write this?

 

[Caim]

Also I can't believe I just subjected myself to this writing. Did the animators write this?

I can't find any specific credits, and the website's vague as well, so I'm not sure if they have a writer on board or it's just one of the animation team doing the writing. It might very well also be that there's one guy doing the main plot beats while the rest of the team goes "Dude do you know what'd be hilarious? Having a Tim Pool expy get upset about his beanie business getting tanked because of a similarly-named business!". That's an option as well with a game like this.

Maybe one of the fine Codexers who own this game can take a loot at the credits to see if there's a writer mentioned.

 

[baud]

Just reinstalled to see the supposed big new update. A load of new horrible writing that I mostly skipped entirely because it's unbearable. A few pointless but possibly expensive cinematics and a new waifu. Can't believe they have a content pipeline in place and it took them half a year to produce this much new stuff.

Apparently there's about an hour and a half of new cutscenes, discounting the porn stuff. Which isn't a whole lot for a six month wait, I agree.

they couldn't animate the mouths a little? Not even with lip syncing, just some movement to sell the illusion the character is talking. And considering the type of game, I wouldn't believe the excuse that the mouth isn't rigged

 

[Black]

Mouth animation budget was already spent.

 

[catfood]

Just reinstalled to see the supposed big new update. A load of new horrible writing that I mostly skipped entirely because it's unbearable. A few pointless but possibly expensive cinematics and a new waifu. Can't believe they have a content pipeline in place and it took them half a year to produce this much new stuff.

Apparently there's about an hour and a half of new cutscenes, discounting the porn stuff. Which isn't a whole lot for a six month wait, I agree.

they couldn't animate the mouths a little? Not even with lip syncing, just some movement to sell the illusion the character is talking. And considering the type of game, I wouldn't believe the excuse that the mouth isn't rigged

Considering that in 99% of VN's there is zero character movement during dialogues I'd say this game is quite revolutionary.

 

[Caim]

Review of the patch:



TL;DR version: More, but not quite enough.

 

[BrotherFrank]

Pretty much what i thought subverse was going to be.

 

[catfood]

I have played a bit of the new content and can confirm that there are almost no improvements to be seen. In fact I now get an annoying glitch where textures fail to load properly which didn't happen before lmao.

However I do have at least one bit of good news to bring:

Spoiler

Whatever the future of this website may be, let it be known to everyone that the Codex has forever been immortalized inside a shitty porn game.

 

[BrotherFrank]

Hopefully it'll be better received then the Pathfinder Wrath contribution.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

eh, that last clip on the dialogue seemed damn cringy. Maybe a snippet from the middle is a terrible way to judge this but damn... Maybe i should just find links to the sex scenes instead. Judge how bad it is. You have to be a prestigious porn connoisseur

hmmm... I watched some linked vids to huge supporters of the game and I do like bullet hells.

And this channels backlogs: https://m.youtube.com/user/AppleJacK3r/videos
I'm pondering if you can piss off the waifus and maje them hate you. Its obvious you can buff their ego and adoration but the opposite alienation is something I'd explore. Always see what you can do in a gain that goes against the grain.

jukebox on ship. Nice. Tbh, I am curious about the game and trying to shove the waifu out of my brain and look at the other gameplay. And can our protagonist get a damn death helmet or something PANTIES ain't gonna protect you.

 

[fantadomat]

Why are people bitching about the game? It looks like it have good shooter mechanics,passable TB and edgy parody writing.....also footjobs. Oh and the biggest positive was trolling timcuck lol.

 

[Norfleet]

Whatever the future of this website may be, let it be known to everyone that the Codex has forever been immortalized inside a shitty porn game.

I cannot tell if this is supposed to be a compliment or mockery.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I find it funny the codex made it in the game. Lol. That alone makes it a buy for me. I like shooters and i ponder if twin stick controller will rock. The last video i watched the youtuber plays via keyboard and mouse. I play gauntlet legends with a gamepad. I play most platformer & shooters with a controller. Hell, some realtime rpgs I play with a gamepad. The rest of the game keyboard & mouse YES. I also consider if there is grinding missions or repeat areas if available. I will NOT touch the game until it is finished and bugs iron out. Fuck, there might be DLC in its future so..... I have may have to be even more patient.

But i do want to rip those stanky panties off of protags face. I hope that there is a mask/helmet upgrade.

Spoiler

(its probably more panties in his collectable stash...)

 

[Ismaul]

Whatever the future of this website may be, let it be known to everyone that the Codex has forever been immortalized inside a shitty porn game.

I cannot tell if this is supposed to be a compliment or mockery.

It's neither. We donated to have it in the game lol

 

[Black]

I find it funny the codex made it in the game. Lol. That alone makes it a buy for me

What?

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I find it funny the codex made it in the game. Lol. That alone makes it a buy for me

What?

Spoiler

 

[Norfleet]

Whatever the future of this website may be, let it be known to everyone that the Codex has forever been immortalized inside a shitty porn game.

I cannot tell if this is supposed to be a compliment or mockery.

It's neither. We donated to have it in the game lol

So, yes.

 

[Caim]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1034140/announcements/detail/3074264518202441962

The latest newsletter. New character is gonna be a catgirl. Several new enemies as well... and it turns out the game has been using quite a few assets from the now dead third-person MOBA Paragon.

Video of a guy talking about it, comparisons to Paragon start about 5:30 in:

 

[Fedora Master]

Game is DEAD since the quality of the porn is so shit. They won't ever move beyond shitty 3 second loops with no interactivity, so why bother? There are fucking flash games out there with better "control".

 

[Tyranicon]

Game is DEAD since the quality of the porn is so shit. They won't ever move beyond shitty 3 second loops with no interactivity, so why bother? There are fucking flash games out there with better "control".

They already made the bulk of their money and reviews are inflated by memes. Why would they ever have any incentive to improve?

Welcome to the 2020s, where decline is not only profitable, but mandatory.

 

[Tyranicon]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1034140/announcements/detail/3074264518202441962

The latest newsletter. New character is gonna be a catgirl. Several new enemies as well... and it turns out the game has been using quite a few assets from the now dead third-person MOBA Paragon.

Video of a guy talking about it, comparisons to Paragon start about 5:30 in:

If it's just assets it's not so bad. IIRC, EPIC made Paragon assets free to use, although I'm not too sure about the specific license.

You can probably even lewd them if its creative commons/public domain.

 

[Caim]

If it's just assets it's not so bad. IIRC, EPIC made Paragon assets free to use, although I'm not too sure about the specific license.

You can probably even lewd them if its creative commons/public domain.

I know. The point he's making is that if you use an asset like that people will see the original character in a porn game instead of a new character created just for this game. Even for a game that went to shit and died.

 

[Tyranicon]

If it's just assets it's not so bad. IIRC, EPIC made Paragon assets free to use, although I'm not too sure about the specific license.

You can probably even lewd them if its creative commons/public domain.

I know. The point he's making is that if you use an asset like that people will see the original character in a porn game instead of a new character created just for this game. Even for a game that went to shit and died.

I was one of the few who was actually really interested in Paragon (before the big map update it was a really interesting 3D MOBA with verticality and good mobility), but I couldn't really care less if FOW uses those assets, even if they get lewded. In fact, it would even be a very good idea if Paragon had a bigger fanbase (it doesn't).

The crux of the matter is that some people think that players need to suspend their disbelief to play Subverse, when in fact the game appears to be an incoherent mix of different ideas, aesthetics, "humor" and gameplay.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1034140/view/3106921957202149185

Subverse DEV Diary #11
Hello from the Subverse dev team!

Welcome folks to 2022! The team had a refreshing Christmas back and they’re all excited to be back to working on Subverse. Our goal is to release the much-awaited Taron chapters in early March. We’re working our asses off to make this happen so the team is here to share some of the stuff they’ve been working on this month! Take a look:

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ANIMATION

Moneyshot

I've been dusting off Lilys machine that some of you may remember, and she's putting it to the test on the next girl in line: Killi.
It sports some new specs, and high enough speeds to start a fire, but thankfully it is cooled down by lube.

Manski

Work continues in lip-syncing and finalising Pandora animations. This week, I'm taking over and finalizing an Elaisha Premium animation that needs a final pass. This is a special Kickstarter-requested animation from one of our spacewhales, so I’m taking extra care with it. I was also asked to introduce rougher breast play to it along with overall improvements to jiggling and motion.

Massimo Decimo Meridio

I am powering through more Pandora scenes, finalizing some facial animations, as well as adding a new one from scratch because we were short 1 from the Ela set. Lesbian fans rejoice! And I’m sure Ela will enjoy Taron’s licking skills

Yagskie

Typhoon Rai/Odette, paid me a visit during December, which means that unfortunately my focus has been to be able to get back online and fix the roof and windows in my house…

Mendez

Faces and hair!
That's what I'm focusing on the most right now. The voice actresses really knocked it out of the park once again and I'm doing all I can to capture every little detail of their performances. Every little roll of the eyes, twitch of an eyebrow or tremble of the lip counts.

Also, I think I'm falling in love with Tarons fangs…

Brunka

What if I told you that if you're smart enough, you can create your own living toys? Well, Lily jumped on that particular bandwagon and here she is, enjoying the time of her life.

Attila von Fock

I’ve just finished some alone time with tentacles. Suffice to say, it was one of the more challenging scenes…one tentacle is difficult enough to coordinate but when there are multiple ones in the scene then things get super interesting!

PROGRAMMING

Hungry JJ

Hi there,
Since the last update, the primary focus has been on Taron’s unique stealth space combat mission, amongst the other tasks around the project. In this mission, there will be a few additional mechanics introduced such as stealth, some noise detection, interactable objects and rooms locking down. With these new additions, we are also looking into ways of re-using these mechanics in other parts of space combat to add more variety to the regular space combat encounters. Here are a couple of screenshots prototyping the mission.

Prof. Bang Dev

StudioFOW is famous for their quality in videos, so to me, to a mere mortal, it's an honor to help them with some cinematics.
I'm working on the effects for a very important scene, trying to make it look powerful - I have no eyes for beauty, but I can create some good looking destruction and gore - worthy of the StudioFOW name.

Last block we used Unreal Engine 5 for a few cinematics where ray traced lights (Lumen) and hyper detailed surfaces (Nanite) was needed, and who knows, maybe we'll use it here too - we'll see.

Mrs. Mankrik

I've mostly been making sure that all PANDORA scenes are working, no waifus are swapped, and no bones are freaking out. I'm also taking care of all the fluids that are coming out of various appendages and orifices. It's nice to see all the porn coming together for this release.

Timmeh

Last time I mentioned I was working on giving users more control over the NSFW content, the core technology behind this is now complete and we have a prototype scene working with it. With that huge undertaking out of the way, I've been focusing on optimizations, bug fixing, and implementing some quality of life changes that have been approved.

HentaiKouhai

I've been working mostly on fixing bugs and random scenarios tuning to give you guys a better gaming experience. I also worked on something new and exciting that I know will be appreciated by the cultured men (and women) out there. So be sure to.. uhh.. squeeze in some game time for the next update.

Claudine Coquine

At the moment I am starting to prep the next Act, laying out, posing and blocking the next round of cinematics to give the team a head start on the near future of Subverse!

Samantha Flowers

Hello everyone,

I've been putting time into the sound design itself. Creating various slaps, smacks, and slurps, making sure they're the right amount of dry or wet, warm or bright, depending on the nature of the scene. "How much distance is there between the characters and the camera? How lubricated are they? How much is that butt jiggling?" These are the questions a professional has to ask themselves.

Aside from Pandora, I've brought back some familiar names for this block's batch of side quest characters. Our cast is truly filled with chameleons, and they continue to impress me with the wide variety of roles they can play!

ART & MODELING

WTX

As I continued to work on the cinematic sets for the next Act, I had the chance to put together this particular research facility set in an icy planet, entombed by snow. Cant wait for you guys to find out what mysteries are hidden here!

Portsman

Everyone loves bunny outfits.

ErinTheSketchy

This was a month full of UI updates. Some of the highlights are PANDORA's visual additions, starting with the loading screen. The quest log went through a massive makeover as well, not only appearance-wise but on a functional level too! We’re also adding a new filtering system that will hopefully enhance your mission experience.

Juniors

Tibor

Thank you very much for being so supportive and I hear your concerns about my internship status, but in fact the very good news is that I was promoted from intern to junior code pre-analyser.
On a serious note, I am making a good progress in learning the details of Unreal Engine by mainly focusing on C++ development. I have delivered some code already. Now I am prototyping the dating system, branching dialogue and a skills tree. It is really exciting and I can't wait to show it to you guys very soon.