This is the error handling in place if, for some reason, it is impossible to get pictures from e6. They have apparently locked their API, nothing to be done but wait until they put it back.
Hey, awesome game! I had a few questions about intended rules though. First: are you supposed to start the game already close? Or are you supposed to get close over the course of the game? And the second thing: When the screen is dark green, are you required to stroke? Even if you're close and don't think you can last? Or is it just that you're allowed to stroke, but don't need to.
I get that you can play how you see fit, but I'm curious about what you had in mind when making the game. Thanks and good work!
The intended rules were hoenstly as you said last: Letting players play as they see fit.
If you want my opinion though, you wouldn't need to get close right at the start, the progress bar helps with controling, so you can push a little bit more at the very end before a stop for example.
If you're close, I'd think slowing down or even halting for a few secs to avoid going too far is better, makes it last longer, more fun! Kind of what I'd do to a partner, so you can think the trainer would do that too if that makes sense!
Okay, thank you! The rule "try to be close when the edge bar gets to the end" had me confused, as I was assuming you needed to be close at the end of every round. That's not the case then?
This rule might even be unnecessary now that I think about it, because people are bound to get closer as the game keeps going. So, pretty much no. You just end up getting close eventually, right :3
I'm surprised and impressed at how effective this is! I'd love to see this expanded a bit more, especially for the subs/masochists/degradees. There are a lot of features you could add, but I don't think these are things that you need to have, It does its job really well already.
I think it would be really great if you could replace Lucas'/Lucia's dialogue though, it feels a little bit too kind to me, especially when they're saying I can't finish. I'd much prefer someone dominant to be in control, someone who'd be judgemental if I fail.
Adding custom narrator sprites/names could also be good, but I kinda like Lucas already
This was definitely not supposed to be a big complex game, just sharing the experimental work I did after some polishing because it seemed worth it!
I am aware the dialogues are fairly soft, I prefered not going too far since I wasn't sure what the impact of the game would be. It wouldn't be too crazy to add some roughness level option for the dialogue, if someone could help me with the dialogue lines to write.
More characters could be added, but someone's gotta draw all the art for it, it's not that easy unfortunately x3 I don't know how I could make customization work, aside from touching up the images and JS.
I've been thinking about how to implement custom scripts and sprites, I think I could be useful to you if you'd like some help with it; I'm a software dev and I've done this kind of thing before. Let me know if you want a hand, but if you're not aiming for big and complex then it's already good!
1. I mean that would be a good idea in my opinion, but that's not what I meant, I meant something like the button reuses the image next time it says edge.
Ok I get it now! It is possible, but having too many buttons up there is also a problem. Since you can already stay on the same picture by clicking back (or pressing the <- arrow) when it changes, it's probably best not to add a button for this one!
I will however add the "back" button for all modes.
I hope you're okay with me suggesting features here. My idea is if you could download a zip of the loaded images, discluding the blacklisted ones so you could reuse ones you had previously!
Sorry, I am not sure I understand. What do you want to get to work? And I don't know what you mean by "downloading images into a file". The e621 search and favourites is what will work for the online version directly in browser, which is what will work for mobiles.
I enter my name and Everything i need to and hit favorites yet it never starts, It said i needed to put my images in a file to have it work but im on browser play-Is there another way for it to work in browser?
If you got a message about putting pictures in a folder, that would be after clicking the "local" button.
You probably want to select "E621 favorites", put your username and click the "load favorites" button. This does not require putting images in a folder.
Don't forget to select a gamemode, else the game won't start.
It is very difficult to help you unless you explain what you have done/tried as precisely as possible. Once the "load favorites" button has been clicked, the number of loaded pictures should update to something above 0. Pictures will be displayed once the game is started.
If they don't seem to be the correct pictures, make sure you entered the correct username: entering a username that doesn't exist gives the default latest posts.
Checking if a username exists isn't directly possible afaik, but I might try a workaround.
I'm sorry to report that this is unstable for me. FYI, I'm on a Win 10 PC using the Itch program, not on browser, so I have no blocking or settings in place. The text input fields (search query, blacklist, number of images, etc.) stop working at random. I have to re-launch the app several times in order to get the fields to respond, and interestingly, when they work there is an orange highlight around the field, but when they're not the highlight isn't there. What I mean by "not working" is that clicking them shows no blinking cursor or orange highlight, and they don't seem to register/display any text typed into it no matter what you do (clicking again, clicking somewhere else, etc). Sometimes they don't respond immediately after launching, others they work long enough to actually start, and other times they stop working after switching "modes" (eg. edge or slideshow).
The following isn't an issue so much as feedback: I'd really like to see a "back" button for going back in case there's one you missed or really enjoyed, as well as possibly a button for displaying all of a picture's tags. I hope that full account access integration is coming soon, other booru-browser applications have this available, you simply input your username and API key, it would be nice to not be limited by the 7-tag limit as far as blacklisting goes. Final suggestion, maybe a "force quit" or "screen hider" button is in order in case you don't live alone, my favorite of these is another Itch game called "Into the Wild" which has a button that replaces the screen with the "Gabe the dog" meme, it's instantaneous. Maybe something like that, or either alt-tab or force quit, possibly with both keyboard and mouse options so you can have one hand or the other free ;)
Other than that, this is a pretty good program and a great idea. Thanks!
Hi! Thanks a ton for reporting this, and for the feedback! Very helpful.
I did not know about the Itch app, I just tried it and was able to get the problem too, could no longer type in text fields. It's super confusing, but looks like a focus issue, I only get it after a text popup displays (clicking on the "?" buttons for example, or the greyed out "local" option). And clicking outside of the app (on the desktop, essentially removing focus) and back in it fixes everything for me.
Good suggestions! Feel free to contact me on Discord or Telegram, could be very helpful! Otherwise I will see what I can do!
The problem with the unresponsive boxes seems to be gone now, thanks. I have another suggestion to make: I wish there was a way to pull up the full tag list (or possibly even the full E6 webpage) for images. Often times I see something I like and have no way of finding the artist or something I don't know what to call.
The fix was probably on their side, glad to know it is better now!
I included a previous pic button (very difficult to make it work with the rest without breaking things) and a button to open the e621 page for a picture! Thanks for the feedback!
EDIT: after trying the new update, the E621 button doesn't appear to work, and sometimes the previous button won't be there at all. Still on the Win 10 desktop app if it makes a difference. Tried to use the program on the web version on desktop but the buttons were unresponsive, and the mobile version had no start button, not sure if it's a result of my Firefox settings or what.
The "Prev" button only appears when the game is able to rollback to a previous picture. The randomiser and preloading features make the "previous" button a bit unsafe, this is really just a "oh I didn't wanna skip that last one" button, one time undo.
It isn't visible, but there is a lot of under the hood stuff to make pictures load before they are shown. Otherwise new pictures would constantly be loading as they are displayed (and it is still the case if you press "next" a bit too fast, depends on your internet speed and size of picture). If you play the game without skipping pictures, there is normally enough time so loads are done before displaying pictures.
The Itch browser doesn't seem to allow opening a new tab or window, only navigating to a webpage but then you would be out of the game and stuck on e621. I really don't think anything can be done about that.
If it's both really important for you to play in the Itch.io app, and to see the source, I can try to display the URL when used in Itch, so you can at least copy the URL and open in browser.
Could be worth saying which mode/options you picked, just in case this is unexpected behaviour!
But if you're in endurance "average" mood, after double checking, it is actually possible to get to just below 3 hours with extreme bad luck, I might re-adjust in the next patch!
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What does that mean?
Error sending request to e621, try again later or check for a new version of this software.
This is the error handling in place if, for some reason, it is impossible to get pictures from e6.
They have apparently locked their API, nothing to be done but wait until they put it back.
Hey, awesome game! I had a few questions about intended rules though.
First: are you supposed to start the game already close? Or are you supposed to get close over the course of the game?
And the second thing: When the screen is dark green, are you required to stroke? Even if you're close and don't think you can last? Or is it just that you're allowed to stroke, but don't need to.
I get that you can play how you see fit, but I'm curious about what you had in mind when making the game. Thanks and good work!
Hi, thank you <3
The intended rules were hoenstly as you said last: Letting players play as they see fit.
If you want my opinion though, you wouldn't need to get close right at the start, the progress bar helps with controling, so you can push a little bit more at the very end before a stop for example.
If you're close, I'd think slowing down or even halting for a few secs to avoid going too far is better, makes it last longer, more fun! Kind of what I'd do to a partner, so you can think the trainer would do that too if that makes sense!
Okay, thank you! The rule "try to be close when the edge bar gets to the end" had me confused, as I was assuming you needed to be close at the end of every round. That's not the case then?
This rule might even be unnecessary now that I think about it, because people are bound to get closer as the game keeps going. So, pretty much no. You just end up getting close eventually, right :3
Yep, right! Thanks for all your feedback, Strawbs <3
e621 thing happening rn :/
Hopefully it doesn't last too long :c
:'( it's still going on... damn you blizzard for nerfing all the good stuff!
Cool idea. You should look into adding an audio cue too go with it to like a metronome.
Thank you! Will consider this if I can make it work in future versions!
I think I see what you mean, unfortunately it would be a bit complicated to do. This is a bit of an edge case.
I would suggest maybe going for an e621 account and faving pictures, and using these?
I am also considering adding an in-game fav list if I can get something to manage this list. Quite a bit of work unfortunately.
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I'm surprised and impressed at how effective this is! I'd love to see this expanded a bit more, especially for the subs/masochists/degradees. There are a lot of features you could add, but I don't think these are things that you need to have, It does its job really well already.
I think it would be really great if you could replace Lucas'/Lucia's dialogue though, it feels a little bit too kind to me, especially when they're saying I can't finish. I'd much prefer someone dominant to be in control, someone who'd be judgemental if I fail.
Adding custom narrator sprites/names could also be good, but I kinda like Lucas already
Thanks a lot for the feedback :3
This was definitely not supposed to be a big complex game, just sharing the experimental work I did after some polishing because it seemed worth it!
I am aware the dialogues are fairly soft, I prefered not going too far since I wasn't sure what the impact of the game would be. It wouldn't be too crazy to add some roughness level option for the dialogue, if someone could help me with the dialogue lines to write.
More characters could be added, but someone's gotta draw all the art for it, it's not that easy unfortunately x3 I don't know how I could make customization work, aside from touching up the images and JS.
I've been thinking about how to implement custom scripts and sprites, I think I could be useful to you if you'd like some help with it; I'm a software dev and I've done this kind of thing before. Let me know if you want a hand, but if you're not aiming for big and complex then it's already good!
Author, can we get some more Pokemon?
The current mascot is here to bring some more life to the game, but there is no plan to add more characters or anything.
If someone was willing to draw the required art to add more pokemons as the game hosts, I could be ok with adding them, though.
it's E621, you can have as many Pokemon as you want!
I have two suggestions:
1. a button that when pressed saves the image and reuses it for after the next stop.
2. an option to allow Lucia to extend the time on edge mode if they choose to.
Thank you for the suggestions!
1: Tell me if I got this right, you essentially want to tell the game "I want to see this one in my next playthroughs"? Like an in-game fave list?
2: I thought it was easy enough to just start another game with the desired amount of extra time from the main menu, once reaching the end.
1. I mean that would be a good idea in my opinion, but that's not what I meant, I meant something like the button reuses the image next time it says edge.
2. That's fine if you'd rather do that.
Ok I get it now! It is possible, but having too many buttons up there is also a problem. Since you can already stay on the same picture by clicking back (or pressing the <- arrow) when it changes, it's probably best not to add a button for this one!
I will however add the "back" button for all modes.
I hope you're okay with me suggesting features here. My idea is if you could download a zip of the loaded images, discluding the blacklisted ones so you could reuse ones you had previously!
No problem witht that :3
Seems possible, I will try to add this to a next version if I can make it work.
Nevermind, CORS issues make this impossible to do (or it would need a very tricky workaround I haven't found), that's a shame.
How can I get it to work on phone without downloading the images into a file?
Sorry, I am not sure I understand. What do you want to get to work? And I don't know what you mean by "downloading images into a file".
The e621 search and favourites is what will work for the online version directly in browser, which is what will work for mobiles.
I enter my name and Everything i need to and hit favorites yet it never starts, It said i needed to put my images in a file to have it work but im on browser play-Is there another way for it to work in browser?
If you got a message about putting pictures in a folder, that would be after clicking the "local" button.
You probably want to select "E621 favorites", put your username and click the "load favorites" button. This does not require putting images in a folder.
Don't forget to select a gamemode, else the game won't start.
Ah!, Thank you but what if do I do as it shows none of my favorites-
It is very difficult to help you unless you explain what you have done/tried as precisely as possible.
Once the "load favorites" button has been clicked, the number of loaded pictures should update to something above 0. Pictures will be displayed once the game is started.
If they don't seem to be the correct pictures, make sure you entered the correct username: entering a username that doesn't exist gives the default latest posts.
Checking if a username exists isn't directly possible afaik, but I might try a workaround.
I'm sorry to report that this is unstable for me. FYI, I'm on a Win 10 PC using the Itch program, not on browser, so I have no blocking or settings in place. The text input fields (search query, blacklist, number of images, etc.) stop working at random. I have to re-launch the app several times in order to get the fields to respond, and interestingly, when they work there is an orange highlight around the field, but when they're not the highlight isn't there. What I mean by "not working" is that clicking them shows no blinking cursor or orange highlight, and they don't seem to register/display any text typed into it no matter what you do (clicking again, clicking somewhere else, etc). Sometimes they don't respond immediately after launching, others they work long enough to actually start, and other times they stop working after switching "modes" (eg. edge or slideshow).
The following isn't an issue so much as feedback: I'd really like to see a "back" button for going back in case there's one you missed or really enjoyed, as well as possibly a button for displaying all of a picture's tags. I hope that full account access integration is coming soon, other booru-browser applications have this available, you simply input your username and API key, it would be nice to not be limited by the 7-tag limit as far as blacklisting goes. Final suggestion, maybe a "force quit" or "screen hider" button is in order in case you don't live alone, my favorite of these is another Itch game called "Into the Wild" which has a button that replaces the screen with the "Gabe the dog" meme, it's instantaneous. Maybe something like that, or either alt-tab or force quit, possibly with both keyboard and mouse options so you can have one hand or the other free ;)
Other than that, this is a pretty good program and a great idea. Thanks!
Hi! Thanks a ton for reporting this, and for the feedback! Very helpful.
I did not know about the Itch app, I just tried it and was able to get the problem too, could no longer type in text fields. It's super confusing, but looks like a focus issue, I only get it after a text popup displays (clicking on the "?" buttons for example, or the greyed out "local" option). And clicking outside of the app (on the desktop, essentially removing focus) and back in it fixes everything for me.
Good suggestions! Feel free to contact me on Discord or Telegram, could be very helpful! Otherwise I will see what I can do!
The problem with the unresponsive boxes seems to be gone now, thanks. I have another suggestion to make: I wish there was a way to pull up the full tag list (or possibly even the full E6 webpage) for images. Often times I see something I like and have no way of finding the artist or something I don't know what to call.
The fix was probably on their side, glad to know it is better now!
I included a previous pic button (very difficult to make it work with the rest without breaking things) and a button to open the e621 page for a picture! Thanks for the feedback!
That's perfect, thanks!
EDIT: after trying the new update, the E621 button doesn't appear to work, and sometimes the previous button won't be there at all. Still on the Win 10 desktop app if it makes a difference. Tried to use the program on the web version on desktop but the buttons were unresponsive, and the mobile version had no start button, not sure if it's a result of my Firefox settings or what.
The "Prev" button only appears when the game is able to rollback to a previous picture. The randomiser and preloading features make the "previous" button a bit unsafe, this is really just a "oh I didn't wanna skip that last one" button, one time undo.
It isn't visible, but there is a lot of under the hood stuff to make pictures load before they are shown. Otherwise new pictures would constantly be loading as they are displayed (and it is still the case if you press "next" a bit too fast, depends on your internet speed and size of picture). If you play the game without skipping pictures, there is normally enough time so loads are done before displaying pictures.
The Itch browser doesn't seem to allow opening a new tab or window, only navigating to a webpage but then you would be out of the game and stuck on e621. I really don't think anything can be done about that.
If it's both really important for you to play in the Itch.io app, and to see the source, I can try to display the URL when used in Itch, so you can at least copy the URL and open in browser.
For the unresponsive buttons, two main possibilities:
Javascript blocker is breaking the game, either needs the right permissions, or if not possible, need to disable the JS blocker.
JavaScript error because of using "incognito" tab. I am not sure what exactly breaks so I can't fix it at the moment.
love this, the e6 pull is really easy and works almost flawlessly
Good to know this is useful :D
idk if I'm THAT unlucky or something, but it's been like 2 1/2 hours and it still doesn't let me cum, please help .w. I wanna cum .w.
Could be worth saying which mode/options you picked, just in case this is unexpected behaviour!
But if you're in endurance "average" mood, after double checking, it is actually possible to get to just below 3 hours with extreme bad luck, I might re-adjust in the next patch!
Yes, it's Endurance mode on average, sorry I forgot to mention it ^.^;
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Really impressive, n' great idea
Thank you, glad you like it!
I love it, the e621 implementation is really well done
Thank you <3 I'm super happy to see this thing being of some use for some people! The effort was worth it :D
There are still annoying issues popping up, but hopefully they can be solved eventually!
I can't seem to get this to work at all
Looks like files loading just broke a while ago, I'm looking into it
Thanks a lot for reporting the issue. Hopefully it won't randomly break again, CSPs have been adjusted for the browser version hosted here.
I you are using a JS blocker, make sure to allow both itch.io and hwcdn.net!