Because I Love Her news & patch notes

What's new?

Over 575 new renders, ~2500 new lines of script, and 18 new animations This update is part of the NTR/Sharing route and picks up right where it left off, saves should work fine. I will preface this by letting you all know, this update is not 100% complete! I have posted this update so that everyone can get back in the game and enjoy as much new content as possible while I finish the remaining scenes with Zoey. I've also implemented a phone that is used during the first major half of the update, be careful when using your scroll wheel in the phone menu, this is my first attempt at creating a phone with the help of another dev who assisted me with the code, but it can still be confusing for many. When the conversations end while clicking through messages, simply use the back button on the phone itself to progress.

Where have I been? Why did it take so long to get a release?

I have been working on the update for quite some time, but have decided to begin releasing content more frequently, even while I continue to work on scenes I wanted to include. I typically would release what feels like a complete chapter, but at the rate that goes, moving to a new way of updating with smaller patches will be more beneficial in the long run, and allow everyone to see more frequent progress vs feeling like I've dipped. If you aren't in the discord, I recommend joining it to follow the #Announcements channel where you can keep up with progress, connect with me individually, and have a more up to date perspective on development progress because it's simply much faster than doing these blog posts.

So what's missing from the update then?

Not a lot, but for some these are important. I still need to finish updating the gallery with all the new scenes, making it easier for you all to see if you've missed any content. I also have a large scene with Zoey that I'm just about finished with where she is the one you bring to the neighbors, but didn't want to delay any longer. Otherwise, Steam achievements for the new update will also not be implemented until these other objectives are completed soon here. So bare with me on that. I hope you guys enjoy, and if you experience any bugs or launch problems, write it in the comments below and I will fix it ASAP. Thank you guys for your patience, happy wanking!

Added 10 new Achievements and added music to the scenes rather than the same saxophone song lol. I hope everyone's enjoying the update so far. This was the last thing I needed to do regarding this update, I will now begin work on the sharing route. This next update will focus on the neighbors, more of Gwen, more main story plot, and a lot of sexy scenes to come...

Love Route Update

Hey guys, this update took me a lot longer than expected due to all kinds of lame reasons I won't get into. The update is here, finally, and what started with around 450 renders ended up at 700, the largest amount of content I've ever created for a single update! (I've been a small solo dev for 6 years, and this is my first project I've been happy enough with to put out there.) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44768277/533524c5ad561d376c36d583e3e98363cef8daf5.jpg

What's included?

• ~700 new renders
• 20 new animations
• ~2500 lines of script
• Added requested adjustable textbox opacity for better scene visibility :)
• Updated Gallery to include new scenes

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How do I go about viewing all the new content?

You must go to this point towards the beginning of the game and disable NTR to be on the love route!

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You will then see this choice way later, be sure to click it to begin the new content after seeing Arora, you will then begin the latest update shortly after.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44768277/5504e56f27014287af66af101173f724e5105df1.jpg I have made my Discord server easily accessible on the main menu so you can personally ask me any questions you have and I will be there to support any time during the day. (PST) I have not yet added new music to the new scenes, nor did I add the new Steam Achievements (Only 1 so far for testing purposes) but those will go up within a week from today :) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44768277/77a79d5bba03b553c59700fb8becb0e000b665a7.jpg Enjoy! -The Typist

Hello everyone and happy belated Valentines Day!

First, I want to let you all know that the update for the love route is coming soon, however, not at the planned late February release. It'll have to sadly wait until March. I haven't had any issues with progress other than a few blue screens of death that scared me that past 2 days, but all is well now! I honestly just ended up going with my gut and making the update a lot larger. It went from being a decent sized release, to a major release in my eyes as this next release is intended to fully open two main routes in the Love Route. One will be optional, the other will be the typical one. And no, it will not contain NTR or any of the such. Rather, some content not everyone is into... But it had to be a done in my opinion as it is how I always saw my original story unfolding. As you all know, I have listened to your feedback and began implementing even high quality renders, longer animation loops, more animation angles, and so on. I can't wait to see what everyone thinks of the new content, I know so many of you are dying to play the love route! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44768277/5fff4b1c789eb9da54bebc8c81858b9a3caff106.jpg I wanted to originally release the update with a discount this month, but decided even without the update, many have been messaging me through discord and other means waiting for a sale, so here it is for those Wishlisters who have been patiently waiting! I promise the new content will be worth the wait :) Cheers, The Typist!

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and that you and your families are healthy and well. I wanted to make a post detailing my plans with Because I Love Her and go over some changes coming soon as well as my plans for the next updates. First, I want to start off by thanking you all for your support. I would like to believe the launch was a success and that the responses I've gotten from the community were very helpful when it comes to where I want to go with the game. I will try and avoid spoiling story and such, and instead will detail what paths are to come and how the Steam Community has effected my future writing and plans. First, in response to some helpful criticism, here are a few Quality of Life improvements coming with the next release:

• Added in a new mostly transparent text box with an opacity slider in the "Preferences" menu
• Deleted empty periods used to transition to the next scenes. Ex: "..." ".." "." "New scene"
• New animations will be produced in 60 fps and at higher quality to help smooth them out

Next, one of the most common questions I received are in regards to the next "Episode" and whether or not this purchase includes all future content. I originally called the game "Episode 1" as my own way of avoiding the term "Season" and whatever else people use. The reality is, it is simply one game in Early Access that will contain ALL future content. So, to fix this issue, the games title on the store page will now just be "Because I Love Her" as it is in every other area. Hopefully, this will lower the number of users who think the game is in a completed state and will need to purchase future episodes for more content. It is all included in your initial purchase, no matter how large the game becomes.

Roadmap

Because I Love Her has two main paths, what I would consider to be a "Love" path and a "Sharing" path per say. The sharing path was released with more content as I gathered more information on where the love path should go. I believe I have enough ideas from the community, and have already began writing in much more content for the next love release. The plan is to release the first minor update near valentines day for the love route, and then the first major dual path update around 2-3 months after, depending on how much content is deemed enough for a major release. My idea of a large update would be around 8,000 lines of script between the two paths combined, over 1500 renders most likely, and around 30-40 animations. That is, to me, what a "Major" update would look like. What do you guys think? Would that be a considerable amount of content? Please remember, as of now I am still a one man team, but plan to seek help starting in February from a friend of mine who I am teaching the programs I use to render. Until then I still haven't seen a single penny haha. So, the next release will be the Love Update and will focus on the MC's relationships with both Claire and Zoey, and will begin a whole new form of content between our two love interests, opening up the path to many more possibilities, including the introduction of more of Claire's family into the picture. Another thing I am doing is investing in a new PC build in February to help with new render times of these larger animations and render queue's. It wont be a super computer just yet, but a 4090 will speed up times by around 30-40 percent compared to my 3090 I currently have, and with it being a full PC build I can continue building scenes on my old one as I render them on the new. So, the year should include 4-5 major updates placing the game near completion, unless the Community decides the story and character growth are moving along too quickly. With paths splitting more and more as time goes, once can only assume writing will only become more complex. We will see how the first two updates go, and hopefully be able to better predict and plan the rest of 2024 out.

Finally, thank you all for your support!

I never would have thought my game would be as well received as it has been so far, and seeing the Steam Community posts every day and reading all the feedback I've gotten, the discord messages I've received, I could not be happier. I read every single message, I consider every bit of feedback I get, and I still have much to learn in order to grow with you guys. So, thank you. - John, aka The Typist