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Be honest. You thought I might get sentimental on you. I announced it in the last update, right?
Yes...
But I'm not going to do that. A Foreign World has been in development for about four years. A lot has happened in my life. That's a given. But I hope none of you give a shit. You know why you're here. I know why you're here. Why are you even reading this? There's something else I've written that's a lot more entertaining than this paragraph.
A Foreign World clocks in at ~220,000 words. That's the length of three books. Or, if books aren't your thing, it's about one-tenth the length of a web novel like Spare Me Great Lord... which I can't really believe. I read that novel, and it feels waaaaaay longer. But ChatGPT seems to think it's only 2.1 million words. Grok doesn't disagree, so it must be true. That's how things work nowadays, right?
A Foreign World grew to be pretty long. When I want to proofread something, I usually run it through TTS and listen to it. A Foreign World turned out to be 24 hours and 13 minutes long. Of course, nobody reads that slowly. Still, one of my more recent reviews suggests you can get through the game in about 10 hours. So that's the time to beat. But don't forget to have some fun while playing.
Anyway, I guess I'll mention it. The next project is already on the way. Just look up Perfect Son-In-Law: Hidden S-Rank.
Or click here 👉 next project
A Foreign World - Episode 11
Changelog: + 8,900 words of story + 412 renders + 44 animations + 1:00 hours of playtime
Total: - 217,600 words of story - 6,045 renders - 283 animations - 16:30 hours of playtime
Only one more week until A Foreign World will be released. Last Friday, we introduced the first half of the female cast. Today we'll cover the rest. Most people reading this are aware; A Foreign World is a harem AVN where you get to know the individual stories of 11 unique love interests. And of course, some of them have superpowers; almost all of them are from another world.
From left to right, we have: Megan, Tracy, Sue, Monique, Sally
Nobody can resist a cute foxgirl. Apparently this holds true in this story as well. Megan has become a fan favorite. Her ability (superpower) is that she can transform into a fox. That's how you get to know her at the beginning. It takes a while for her to get used to the new normal and to show herself as a human.
She is strong on the outside, but she also carries a fragile heart. If it comes down to it, she will pick up her spear and defend herself and the people she cares about. It's just that she would prefer that it never comes down to it. Her ability is physical enhancement. She is the second strongest woman in this story.
Oh, there is a lot to say about Sue. She is the first to fall in love with the main character. A bit mischievous, a bit naughty... good at assessing other people's thoughts, feelings, and desires. Her ability allows her to control water. If she didn't have to compare herself to monsters like Tracy or Aurora, she would be considered quite powerful. But since these two people exist, Sue shines less with her strength and more with her character.
Monique's ability allows her to turn invisible. This means for part of the story it looks like a possessed set of clothes is walking around the house. But once you get to know her, she is a total sweetheart. A little shy... but in a cute way... hopefully.
She is mature and reserved. The story starts the day after the person she loves is killed. The fact that it was a one-sided love doesn't make it any better. She tries to outrun her feelings by taking on responsibility around the house. Reaching her is straightforward, but it takes time.
On a different note, her ability allows her to heal people. Turns out, she is a remarkably skilled person.
So that's it. Have you seen anybody you like? Well, maybe check out last week's post too.
If you did, then: A Foreign World releases on the 17th of July.
Two weeks until the final version of A Foreign World will be released. Leading up to it, I'm going to introduce the love interests. Most people reading this are aware; A Foreign World is a harem AVN where you get to know the individual stories of 11 unique love interests. And of course, some of them have superpowers; almost all of them are from another world.
This post will showcase half of the female cast. Keep your eyes open. Next week we'll introduce the rest.
She is a fierce and cautious woman who had a particularly rough life. It's going to take a while to win her heart, but it's definitely not impossible. Her ability (superpower) is among the strongest in the story. To simplify her ability... let's just say she can create and control fire, and leave it at that.
She is a very reserved woman. Quite smart. Quiet. Part of her story is that she has been blinded in that other world. Most surprising... she is originally from Earth.
We can't introduce Fiona without saying some words about the main character. Yes, Fiona is the vice president's daughter and was once saved by the main character. But she is also the main character's fiance. Ex-fiance when the story starts... but they'll get there... maybe.
To think there is something like a princess in a story without monarchy. Maybe it's better to call her the grandchild who receives special treatment and had to grow up with the scorn of others? Her situation is a bit too complicated to describe in one paragraph.
Saying she is like a princess is less about her character and more about her social position within her group. She is not a leader, but she is competent, and people listen to her.
Her ability can be classified as mental enhancement. She basically thinks a lot faster than others. That's not always a blessing. Yes, she is smart and talented, but sometimes her mind is getting in the way of her happiness.
We can't talk about Cecilia without mentioning the secret government organization that the main character has worked for and for which Cecilia is currently employed. Yes, she is a secret agent who helps the main character manage the women with superpowers who are living at his house.
Follow, subscribe, put it in your calendar... Do whatever you need to do so you won't miss the release of A Foreign World on the 17th of July.
Next week we'll introduce the rest of the female characters.
After 4 years of development, A Foreign World is finally finished.
I'm incredibly happy to announce that the full version will launch on Steam in exactly three weeks.
Thank you to everyone who has played the game during Early Access, reported bugs, shared feedback, and supported the project over the past four years. Your feedback has helped shape the game into what it is today, and I honestly couldn't have done it without you.
The full release includes the complete story, the final chapters, countless improvements made throughout Early Access, and even some additional artwork at the end.
I'm excited for everyone to finally experience the complete story.
While I'm putting the finishing touches on A Foreign World, development of my next visual novel has already begun.
I'll have much more to share in the coming months, but if you're interested in what comes after A Foreign World, stay tuned!
Thank you all for being part of this journey.
See you on July 17th!
Do you want me to get sentimental now, or after Episode 11?
3 Years...
No, I think I'll keep it for the final update. Episode 10 is the climax. It's not the end.
I think there isn't much more to say. Maybe this... Don't worry too much about your choices. I added a mechanic that makes exploring this update easy and as non-frustrating as possible. Have fun. Blood, sweat, and tears went into each of the paths.
A Foreign World - Episode 10
Changelog: + 6,600 words of story + 238 renders + 1 animations + 0:40 hours of playtime
Total: - 208,700 words of story - 5,633 renders - 239 animations - 15:30 hours of playtime
This week, we reached 2000 wishlists on my next Game!!!
It's unlikely that you missed it, but if you did, I'm talking about ⚡Perfect Son-In-Law: Hidden S-Rank⚡
A Foreign World is coming to an end, but this isn't the last you'll hear from me. I've already announced my next project: 👉 Perfect Son-In-Law: Hidden S-Rank
We hit the first milestone, 1000 wishlists, fairly early on. This means the store page launch was a success in itself. Back then, I didn't want to jump to conclusions. I knew the real test for a game is whether it attracts interest organically, even when there is no major marketing event in the background.
Seeing the number of wishlists climb steadily gives me a sense of ease. People are excited for this game. And I want to thank everybody who decided it's worth sticking around.
It took a while, but I managed to get access to my Discord Account again (highborntiger). Sadly, I had to create a new Discord Server.
Feel free to join 👉 New Discord Server
As always, Episode 9.5 adds another day to the story. This update focuses on Sally and Esther.
For those who haven't heard it before. After this, there will only be two more updates to A Foreign World. But don't be sad. This won't be the last you'll hear from me. I already did some work on my next project.
A Foreign World - Episode 9.5
Changelog: + 10,200 words of story + 306 renders + 27 animations + 0:40 hours of playtime
Total: - 202,100 words of story - 5,395 renders - 238 animations - 14:50 hours of playtime
I'm happy to announce my next game! Working on A Foreign World has been a great experience, and I appreciate everyone who bought the game. Your enthusiasm allowed me to write this story without having to cut it short due to a lack of interest.
There are still three more updates to come: Episode 9.5, Episode 10, and Episode 11.
Of course, that's not the last you'll hear of me. As I said, I'm happy to announce my next game:
⚡Perfect Son-In-Law: Hidden S-Rank⚡
She needs you to play her boyfriend. You’re more than capable of the role. Step into the shoes of a secretly overpowered awakener navigating high society, dangerous expectations, and a fake relationship that slowly turns real in this story-driven NSFW visual novel.
The premise is easy to summarize. Get into a fake relationship and turn it into a real one. But of course, there is a lot more to it than that.
First, and maybe most definitely, in the world this story plays, dungeons started appearing two years ago. While there is immense potential in dungeon exploration, people have yet to develop the infrastructure to enter dungeons without unreasonable loss of life. You play as a dual awakener whose initial strength doesn't match his true potential.
The main love interest is Stacy Kirsch, the daughter of a well-respected German family. In an effort to secure the future, her family arranged a marriage for her. After being humiliated at the first meeting with her future husband, she decides to throw a wrench into her family's plans.
Even though you only recently met, she asks you to play her boyfriend, unaware that you might be the key to her family's future.
In this game, you not only have to increase affection to eventually gain intimacy, but you also get to decide who is worth your time and attention. While the main story focuses on Stacy Kirsch, there are also two more love interests. It's up to you who you want to be with.
Wishlist the game and don't miss anything. The Demo will launch soon. 👉store page
Here it is. The release of Episode 9.
I mentioned it in my last Development Update. Progress on A Foreign World is coming along quite nicely. Now that this project is coming to an end I am also working on my next game. It shouldn't bee too long before I can announce a few things. If you don't want to miss anything, then consider joining my Discord server, or simply follow me on X. I hope you’ll stay with me for what comes next.
A Foreign World - Episode 9
Changelog: + 9,200 words of story + 306 renders + 25 animations + 0:50 hours of playtime
Total: - 191,900 words of story - 5,089 renders - 211 animations - 14:10 hours of playtime
Hey guys, quick update. A Foreign World is going into its last stretch. The game is about to be finished. There will be two more updates, followed by the grand finale. I might release the epilogue separately and have the grand finale span two updates, or I might just combine everything into one big update. I’m still considering my options, but I’ll let you know once I’ve decided.
Once again, Episode 8.5 adds another day. I finished it toward the end of December, and it’s finally out of beta access. I’ve heard good things from the few people who’ve played it already, so have fun.
Episode 9 is already fairly far into development. Still, expect some waiting time while I build up a bit of a buffer before the grand finale. That way, you won’t have to wait an eternity for the last update.
A Foreign World - Episode 8.5
Changelog: + 10,800 words of story + 277 renders + 18 animations + 0:40 hours of playtime
Total: - 182,700 words of story - 4,783 renders - 186 animations - 13:20 hours of playtime
Here we go. You can think of this as an early christmas present. Hopefully you don't mind if I give it to you like this. I wasn't sure how to wrap it and put it under your tree.
For those that haven't heard, I finished my degree, so from now on I have a bit more time working on games. Updates should come a bit more quickly. It's about time I finish A Foreign World, don't you think? There will be a few more updates (8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 11) and then the game will be done. I'm confident that I can finish the story in 2026.
I also started working on my next project in the hopes of having a store page up and running by the time the last update of A Foreign World will come out. It's going to be an AVN focused on 1-3 love interests. The story is already mapped out, but I haven't decided on a name yet. I'll announce it once things are a bit more set in stone.
Let's talk about this update. As always, Episode 8 adds another day to the story. I tried to create some fight animations. They are not horrible, but in the end it's not my strong suit. I just thought I needed some practice before the big fight with Nathaniel.
With this update I decided to stop updating the memory section of the game. From my perspective the time it takes each update to add something to the memory screen is better spent elsewhere. With the last update I'll go ahead and add stuff to it in retrospect. For now, don't expect anything new there. By now, I'm sure you know all the characters.
I often heard that the image and replay gallery has grown quite big, and needed a way to filter for certain girls. Agreed. I tried something, it's tested... But I'm not 100% confident that you can't somehow break it. Programming isn't my strong suit. Check it out, you can now choose a women on the left and you'll only be shown images/replays with her.
Finally, I can already mention that I'm fairly close to finishing the next update. I had a couple of very productive weeks. Episode 8.5 is going into beta access before the end of the year, which mean that the update will be released early next year.
Happy Holidays!
A Foreign World - Episode 8
Changelog: + 13,900 words of story + 310 renders + 21 animations + 0:50 hours of playtime
Total: - 171,900 words of story - 4,506 renders - 168 animations - 12:40 hours of playtime
New Achievements 🤩
Instead of creating the next day, I went back and reworked some aspects of the story. Mainly things that players often complained about.
TLDR: There are new achievements, you can now reject Fiona, it's easier to access certain scenes, bugfixes, abilities now have categories, and most of the changed scenes are displayed right after where the last update has left off, so you don't have to replay the entire game to find out what is new.
Now we come to the more lengthy explanation:
1 - I went back and adjusted the way abilities could be categorized. Besides the distinction of male and female abilities, the female abilities are now split into six categories. This is first explained in the training scene, where MC asks Tracy about how abilities work.
Her,e I should explain that you don't have to start a new playthrough to see those scenes. Not everybody will, and it would be confusing if, in the future, characters refer to something the player hasn't seen yet. In an effort to keep their' safe files from the end of the last update, I added a dream scene after your interaction with Cecilia, where the MC remembers things he was told about abilities. This dream only triggers in playthroughs that haven't seen the changed scenes yet. If you are curious what has changed, you don't have to go through the entire game from the beginning; you can simply load the last save and watch what's new.
But there is a reason why you might want to start a new playthrough.
2 - You can now reject Fiona.
People wanted this for a while. It's the only love interest that you couldn't reject. Now it's possible to be sceptical once she returns, which will allow you to reject her after the bowling scene. Fiona will still appear in the story, but no longer as much, and it's clear that the two of you are not together.
3 - It's easier to access a certain spicy scene involving Tracy
Up until now, this scene could only be viewed if you reject Tracy before talking things out with Fiona, then you tell her you are interested at night in the kitchen, and only then you get the option to have your first time with her at home instead of the gym shower. Now you get the option to sleep with Tracy at home, regardless of when you showed Tracy that you like her.
4 - It's easier to access Lucy's spicy solo scene
Up until now, you needed to reject Tracy in your playthrough if you wanted to see Lucy's solo scene. Now, you no longer have to do that. Simply choose to talk to Lucy alone after Tracy comes to your room on the day you went to the waterpark.
And then there are a couple of changes that don't need much explaining: - Restoring the H button to its normal functionality in Ren'Py games - Fixing an incontinuity error where the story showed you slept with Fiona, even if you didn't - New Achievements
Yikes.
Didn't you make a post earlier today saying the update won't be out for another week because you are sick or something like that?
Who said that? I didn't say that. Surely, I wasn't just feeling sick for an hour and then got bored, so I finished the update anyway. Surely, that's not what happened. Guys... Can we move on from that? It wasn't the best start into the morning.
Anyway, I received the Chinese translation, and I did the German translation. This time around Swedish, and Spanish will come with a patch later on. I know some of you guys rely on it, but most play the English version, and I didn't want to keep this update on the shelve for another week before publishing it.
Because tomorrow I'm going on vacation. And I'm telling you, publishing the update then would be out of the question. I might do some writing inspired by the sun at the mediterranean sea, but that's about it. I hope there are no game breaking bugs in this update, because... Yeah it won't be fixed until two weeks from now. But I can ease your mind, this version of the game has been tested, so things should be fine.
Have fun exploring this update. For once I added some spicy scenes. I know you're not used to that, but at some point A Foreign World will have to live up to its genre.
A Foreign World - Episode 7.5
Changelog: + 7,300 words of story + 322 renders + 36 animations + 0:40 hours of playtime
Total: - 158,000 words of story - 4,196 renders - 147 animations - 11:50 hours of playtime
I thought renpy was kidding me when it told me this update was only 6,800 words long. It certainly felt like more, and after all, the Google Doc where I wrote this update had about 8000 words. There must have been a mistake or something.
Or so I thought. After the guy who translates this game into simplified Chinese also only billed me for 6,800 words, I figured it out. Yes, the Google Doc was 8000 words long, but this also included all my comments on what's supposed to be happening on screen, with no text being shown. Things like '# The four of them on top of the slide' followed by '# Top down view of MC being the fastest, then Sue, then Monique, then Tracy'.
And, yes, those small prompts were approximately 1,000 words. So if you are not into reading... You probably shouldn't be here... But if you are here and you are not into reading, this update might be a bit more for you than my others.
It's the beach episode, but without the beach. But you can see the girls in swimwear. I was also told that my renders have improved, judging by this update. I'd say I just relied a bit more on the bloom filter that Daz3d offers, but maybe that's an improvement.
Usually, I keep the text that accompanies the update brief, but I always feel compelled to write at least something.
So, I'll leave you to enjoy Episode 7. Have fun!
A Foreign World - Episode 7
Changelog: + 6,800 words of story + 302 renders + 9 animations + 0:40 hours of playtime
Total: - 150,700 words of story - 3,874 renders - 111 animations - 11:10 hours of playtime
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