I went into this thinking it was going to be maybe an hour long maybe two like other adult VN's I've played. But my fucking god. This story is so enthralling, I can't stop playing, I think about the plot every moment I am not playing.
The heist was better than any heist movie I've seen and I'm like Chang I've seen them all.
The character development and designs are so good, I mean aside from the lack of POC characters and more body representation (I understand that not everyone is into the idea of plus sized women or men, but I'd still like to see it in the future.)
The adult aspect of this game was the reason I went into this game, but if it all stopped one time I wouldn't notice because of how exciting and interesting the plot has been. I have never played a game where I was desperate to see where it was going. I have already played 16 hours of this game in the past two days.
I don't normally write reviews or comments on games but honestly this game has made me care about these characters. And so culturally relevant where there are so many references to past and present movies, games, shows, and books. The details put into the backgrounds too. I enjoy seeing silly things when a scene is taking place, like the dude at the pool. This is the utmost praise I have ever given a game. You know it's good when I have been talking to my mother about the plot. (Yes I still live with her, don't fret I am an adult) I have recommended my brother play this game as well. If I had money to spare I would be giving so much to support you and your devs. Please never stop creating.
Not really, there are a lot of cameos with names of high tier Patrons. Col. Wagner is a tip of the hat to a long time supporter and member of the Discord. The similarity with current real life events is unintended.
Do you have a general idea for the plot to the next game? If you're looking for ideas, I'd suggest a zombie apocalypse themed one. Sure it's probably been done to death (no pun intended), but I love a good zombie story. Maybe some character routes are lost not by making the wrong choices with them specifically, but rather the decision that your group chooses could affect a character's fate, for example, taking a risk for supplies ends up getting a character killed. Just some food for thought. I'm sure whatever you end up doing is going to be great, just like Once in a Lifetime and this game
Great. I initially assumed it would be 10 chapters just like your last game, but at chapter 6 I don't feel like the story can be wrapped up in 4 chapters properly. Take your time, no need to rush it.
I just wanna say that this definitely is one of the best AVN I've ever played, maybe even the best. Throughout my playthrough, I could see the improvement in the renders especially when it came to Alex's last scene which left me astonished. Updates in games like this are the ones that are painful to wait for since we need to see what's next in the story sooner. If I had a million, I wouldn't hesitate to even donate it to you just so we can see the next updates sooner. It'd be really nice and cute tho if MC and Alex or pretty much any of the girls have a child together, something like OIALT ending since I just recently finished it and it was so wholesome seeing them with their babies.
1- this game is just great. the details, the animations, the story, the references, THE FUCKING REFERENCES! I see this and I remember freshh woman. a game that I really liked, imagine that I didn't play these types of games because of their story. and I'm not a fan of visual novels, so you can get an idea of the impact that game had on me to read it from beginning to end. and replayed several times.
and this game is literally that. It is simply magnificent. It is clear that the developer did it with the intention of doing a great job and not with the intention of making money. really magnificent work.
2- I saw the comments of a user named damalon and the reality is that I think that to be fair within what a hater is, this guy is extremely polite and objective. I'm not saying that I support what he does nor do I think that the way he does it is correct. but
I recognize his value and his education on this subject.
I think that one should not always receive flattery and sometimes it is good to see people's thoughts. But it is also good to understand that we are all people and have our own stories and concerns. I understand that you have contributed financially to the developer, but I don't think that your contribution and me makes thedifference, to solve the problems of the human being behind this game. And if that's the case, maybe giving him his space is the most sensible thing to do. The developer is a human being and no one knows what complex to him. If I were the developer and a negative event was happening to me, I would possibly pause everything and disappear, I am not the type of person who works in these types of situations, and I am not a fan of criticism or praise. and this could be the real case of the developer. and I don't think that 2 or 4 months of delay are justification to increase the ball of spite that the developer could have. or maybe not, maybe you have simply been blocked Damalon, or there is no news due to the hard work of the developer. Whatever the case, we must understand that what there is is magnificent and we all want to see this work finished and with the same quality as its beginning. It's great to look for answers, and I admire your determination Damalon, but maybe you should give it time and let things flow on their own.
to end
This also goes for the rest of the community, I don't think the developer is happy to see how they defend him by attacking this user, I think we all want the same thing, including the developer. see this work finished, and for this I believe that being a united community and that there is communication from both the developer and the community is crucial. Maybe he decided to take some time, remember it's not a study, it's just one person. fresh woman is a 5-person studio and it takes 6 months to release 30-minute episodes, and that game has 7 girls and a straight story. eternum has many twists and turns, it is something complex. and when there is news from the developer, you may read this and perhaps not be happy with anyone's actions. But we all agree that this work is magnificent and we want to see it finished.
If you made it this far, I appreciate that you read. I just wanted to give my opinion about it, I laughed a lot at all the comments and memes in this community
Yep, those statements just ooze politeness and objectivity. Nothing like threatening to spam (which is short for Stupid Pointless Annoying Message, btw, which certainly applies) and insulting the developer and other customers.
"I recognize his value and his education on this subject." What value and education would that be?
Gonna be real for the peeps that want this to be released already(?)...criticizing that there is no word or that it isn't out yet?
-So if you make your way to click on that link called Patreon you might, just might get a Smmmmaaaaalllllllll gander that on Jan, 23th 0.7 for the subscribers got a sneak peak.
-imo this game does have some pretty clean details and models. That ain't cheap or easy. (and that's not including the environment, clothing, and all the horrible coding (may Caribdis ever be having fun), etc that one has to do). Not to mention writing and animations.....
I guess what I'm trying to say is, "Let them cook"- Lil B
I dont want to use Patreon. Dont even want to click on it. It gives them views, draws more attention to them gives them money. Perhaps I am not the only one that feels that way.
I'm going to assume you mean Patreon and not Caribdis themselves. And that is not how it works, you have to spend money for them(Patreon) to make money. You can view like the first 2 -ish lines on the articles to at least know what the post is about without even paying a cent. ( Edit: Also note, Patreon is just one of the platform they use to make and fund the game(s) soooo)
Caribdis also post frequent updates to their discord server. On the the last post made on 2/15/2024 0.7 is 89% done. If I had to take a respectful guess I say within the next 3 months give or take it will be finish. That's depending on their schedule and any unknowns.
I would prefer to keep it here on Itch. I dont see what so wrong with that? Why cant Caribdis offer a little more information here on Itch?
My thought on it is that he's trying to draw people to Patreon or Subscribestar because they are more easily monetized. Monthly subscriptions dont seem to be a thing on Itch.
I've said this before, I have donated money to Carbidis for Eternum in the past using Itch. So why cant I get some of the same extra info? I dont expect every benefit, early access for example.
Mainly I want to know when the next release is due and I understand that a % based progress bar is on the Patreon page. Why not on Itch?
I have seen other developers give consistent reports on a monthly basis on Itch, so I know it can be done.
I usually don't comment on these games but I am really impressed beyond the adult content the story is really great and so are the characters and artwork. Just a great job all around
Release 0.1. September 16, 2021. First Public Release.
Release 0.2. December 24, 2021. 11 weeks and 2 days. Christmas eve! Wow! Impressed by the dedication!
Release 0.3. May 5, 2022. 18 weeks and 6 days. Much longer than the previous one, X-mas break for 7 extra weeks?! Did he go on a cruise?
Release 0.4. September 3, 2022. 17 weeks and 2 days. 1 week and 2 days less than the previous release but still 6 weeks more than the one before that. What happened here? Ill call the slight decrease in development time from one release to the next an anomaly, since its literally the only time its happened.
Release 0.5. February 14, 2023. 23 weeks and 3 days. What a jump! 6 weeks and 1 day more than the previous release!?! What the heck happened?!
Release 0.6. August 22, 2023. 27 weeks!! Longest development time yet!!
Release 0.7 so far! Current date 18/02/2024. 25 weeks and 5 days and there will be approximately one month between the Changelog and Release Date announcement and the Public Release. Estimated total Development time for 0.7 release - Approximately 28 weeks.
Have you read all his comments. There is very few if any people that are complaining other than him, the rest are asking politely not spamming or they are joining the proper channels, he has been rude, demanding, obnoxious and has some kind of power complex because he paid one time.
He is spamming because he feels he is entitled to a reply and entitled to information that is on patreon/discord/subscribstar.
He chooses not to join these platforms that is his problem not the creators.
He wants to know why Caribdis does not pay attention to itch as much as patreon, that's an obvious statement and answer along with it.
To be fair, no. I havent really paid too much attention to the usernames on the comment section, but a short look makes me realize that this guy spends a little too much of his free time on this page
Ah so I cant criticize this because I am not a Dev of greater skill than Caribdis? By that logic a journalist cant write a story unless they are also more skilled in whatever profession is involved than those they write about. A police officer cant be questioned unless its by a senior police officer... right?
Hey I love this game! Its very visually impressive, and I wanted to know what programs are being used for the renders? I believe the characters are created in Honey Select, but what about the backgrounds/environments?
I would love answers to the following questions, then I’ll leave and never come back. Caribdis, please answer these questions:
-Why is the 0.7 release taking longer than usual to finish?
-Why don’t you give Itch the same attention you do other platforms, such as Patreon and Subscribestar?
-Why don’t you provide the same information on Itch that you make available on the aforementioned platforms. Information such as the amount of progress you have made towards the next release?
If you want to ignore me, block me, then please go ahead. I’m not going anywhere even if you do. Ill stop when I get some answers from Caribdis. It would only take a minute, lets face it.
You might be wondering why I am bothering. Its simple. New people will come along sooner or later, they wont have me blocked yet, so they will see this and maybe they will stop to wonder why. Maybe even consider what I am saying. Maybe they will even ask the same things. Maybe they will just think I’m an inconsiderate A-hat too. Cool.
For those who might be wondering: I used to love this VN. I even contributed to the creator, Carbdis. financially once through Itch. I think the story is wonderful, the girls are gorgeous in every way. Its a good VN, well worth a look by anyone that cares too give it a try.
But let the buyer beware! The development time is getting longer on each release, the 0.6 release took 6 months to reach public release. I want to know why because as I see it I have invested in the story and as an investor I want more information so I can judge whether or not I wish to make more investments. Well I did before I was ignored by Caribdis and derided by the other fans.
So here’s what I’m going to do next. I’m going to spam this Itch page with this message every day until Carbdis responds to me directly with an answer to my questions. I’m going to leave walls of text so that any newcomer cant miss it. Wont take me long, copy and paste is fun!
So please consider my words, such as they are. All I want are answers.
Bro he is not even answering comments the same way he used to before, i think he is losing interest in the development of this thing, i really want that 0.7...
probably losing interest plus isnt making as much on itch.io alot of devs who make good games get burned out and just stop.. there are a few that even will ban you for mentioning them being burned out and dont really wanna finish it. they are in it for the money at that point and drag out the release dates and sooner or later will lose all his following.. happened to a few ive watched then make almost 7k a month in subs and then get burned out and make excuses for months and by the end of his lies he only makes about 600 a month and still doesnt want to finish the game.
edit: i will say i fucking love this game but unless there is a good reason for updates to take half a year which one hasnt been given i stopped my sub on patreon.. especially when the updates are done after 20 mins of reading
Hello Caribdis! Firstly congratulations on the great work you are doing here. As an HS2 game creator, I hope you don't listen to these nasty comments from people who don't understand anything about programming. They don't know how much work it takes to create such detailed scenes, with realistic lighting, good image perspective, not to mention the complexity and good writing of your script. So what I want to say is... Take all the time you need, my friend. Don't rush the creation of this work of art, let it flow naturally. Before this is a commitment, it is above all fun. I have a lot of fun producing hs2 visual novels and I can say that I know how much work it is. Sometimes it takes me an entire afternoon just to create a realistic character to implement in the story, and they still don't come close to the greatness of these girls you've created here. So I hope you have fun creating this, take all the time you need and grace us with the beautiful results you always deliver.
I hope i am not annoying people who are reading the comments, but if you're new here, just ignore or even block a d*ck called damalon, he's a spammer and he is always acting like a 8 years old, I hope you won't give bad reviews or something like that because of him, this is a great game. To be honest, is damalon even 18 yet??? but I don't think anyone care, so if @damalon you're really 8 years old, go cry and complain to your mum loool.
Well, it has 5 stars based on 5023 ratings so even if a few people were to join his crusade based on "lack of communication" and progress, I think the effect would be rather negligible. And him downrating every comment once isn't as devastating as he believes either I am sure.
Hello:). Before moving on to the comment topic, I want to express my gratitude to the developer. The game is great in all aspects: comedy, horror, action, intimate scenes. Everything is done at a high level.
And now to the problems...
I do not know what the problem is, but after a while the scenes started to lag a hell of a lot. Very strongly. What wasn't in the first scenes: the bed scene with the blue-haired girl, the first scene with Annie in the main character's bedroom, Delilah dancing in the bathroom, all these scenes worked perfectly. But then, Delilah blowjob on the beach, pool with Nancy and an Egyptian girl in the desert, these scenes work disgusting. I haven't gotten to the next ones yet. By the way, I ran scenes directly from the game folder and they used to lag even there. The starting logo was lagged before the start of the game. Then I install the K-Lite mega pack and the initial logo stopped lagging, but the scenes listed above still work terribly. BUT if I run them from the game folder, then they work well already with K-LIte. That is, the problem persists only in the game itself. What could be the difference between scenes that don't lag and those that lag? Is there a difference in the process of creating them?
By the way, I recently played your first game "Once in a Lifetime" and all the scenes worked perfectly from start to finish, not a single lag. For some reason, everything is not so good in this new one... I'm sorry for a lot of text, I hope this helps to sort out the problem. Thank you!
I would love answers to the following questions, then I’ll leave and never come back. Caribdis, please answer these questions:
-Why is the 0.7 release taking longer than usual to finish?
-Why don’t you give Itch the same attention you do other platforms, such as Patreon and Subscribestar?
-Why don’t you provide the same information on Itch that you make available on the aforementioned platforms. Information such as the amount of progress you have made towards the next release?
If you want to ignore me, block me, then please go ahead. I’m not going anywhere even if you do. Ill stop when I get some answers from Caribdis. It would only take a minute, lets face it.
You might be wondering why I am bothering. Its simple. New people will come along sooner or later, they wont have me blocked yet, so they will see this and maybe they will stop to wonder why. Maybe even consider what I am saying. Maybe they will even ask the same things. Maybe they will just think I’m an inconsiderate A-hat too. Cool.
For those who might be wondering: I used to love this VN. I even contributed to the creator, Carbdis. financially once through Itch. I think the story is wonderful, the girls are gorgeous in every way. Its a good VN, well worth a look by anyone that cares too give it a try.
But let the buyer beware! The development time is getting longer on each release, the 0.6 release took 6 months to reach public release. I want to know why because as I see it I have invested in the story and as an investor I want more information so I can judge whether or not I wish to make more investments. Well I did before I was ignored by Caribdis and derided by the other fans.
So here’s what I’m going to do next. I’m going to spam this Itch page with this message every day until Carbdis responds to me directly with an answer to my questions. I’m going to leave walls of text so that any newcomer cant miss it. Wont take me long, copy and paste is fun!
So please consider my words, such as they are. All I want are answers.
Hey, I like the new nice writing style. I can't promise you'll get an official answer from Caribdis, but I'll try, maybe that's enough.
(EDIT: I'll try answering your questions is what I meant)
1. I'm not sure why this release takes longer but my best informed guesses would be the winter holidays and an increased amount of animations in this release. Also, the releases tend to get larger, so the the development time tends to increase as well.
2 & 3. First of all, some people just want notifications when there's a new release since they're following a lot of devs. To reduce spam, development updates are separated from release updates.
Also, this project is free and entirely financed by donations. As you might now, Patreon subscriptions are generally more expensive than buying the game at value, so as an exclusive extra, you get to be part of the development process. This is another reason why these updates are separated.
Caribdis could put the progress banner on the game page, maybe he'll even do it if you ask nicely. Though the absence of it does act like a reverse-advertisement: If this project interests you, you're encouraged to dig deeper and maybe even get a subscription. Though right now, you can still access it for free anyway on Discord and Subscribestar.
I appreciate the gesture but I still want to hear it all from Caribdis. You might be right about all of this. I dont know, I want solid information though, not guesses.
As I have said before I am simply not interested in Patreon or Subscribestar. Thats because I dont like Patreon. I have several reasons for that. One is that I dont like the proliferation of finance platforms, another is that I really dont like Patreon's policies when it comes to what they allow on their platform and what they dont. Since Patreon always take a piece of the money going to any contributor on their platform I refuse to use it because I wont give any money to them, under any circumstances. I dont even want to look at a page on Patreon, I dont want to give them the views.
I understand and agree with the Patreon subscribers getting an extra benefit or two. They pay extra, they get extra benefits. I never once questioned that. What I am questioning is why the release is taking longer than usual. Thats the really important question. I'm pretty sure I know the answers to the other two questions. Would still like to hear the answers from Caribdis himself though.
Someone said to me that the money comes first: I respectfully disagree. The first thing should be the art, the passion. Those give your work soul. Making the money top priority may allow you project to survive, pay the bills, but it also makes you something of a sellout. If you start with beautiful art, like the work Caribdis has done in the past, you will draw fans and they will support you.
So first you get the money, then you get the power and then you get the women... wait no, thats not right... I mean first you build a project on a foundation of passion, then you'll attract fans and they will happily provide what they can. So in my opinion money is a distant third, just enough to pay the bills. Thats all you need.
Last word on your response for now: I'm not asking for your promise. Don't want apologies from anyone either. I am still going to keep spamming this page on Itch, hoping that I'll get a direct response to my questions from Caribdis. If he never responds I'll just keep going. I wont take this anywhere else though, from now on I'll keep my feud right here.
This are not just simple words and questions, when your threatening Caribdis and with spam🥴. I hate people like you. Have you got no life so much that this game is your only interest atm.
Or maybe I'm not looking things right and your just so lonely in life that this chat and getting replies is your only way of having any human contact.
Making such long posts about this and talking about it so newcomers can see.
Bro your an idiot if your trying to leave bad reviews and show newcomers this, at the risk of pushing them away. Then you maybe delaying the project longer yourself by taking away support from Caribdis. You may be the cause of the delay with you tarded antics.
He can always unblock me, if indeed he has done so.
No this is not my only interest. But it has my attention, so I'm willing to make some time for it.
As far as pushing them away goes: I think newcomers should be informed of the weak points of this creator just as surely as they should be informed of his strengths. Thats something I wish I knew from the start.
So, following past updates, there is usually a statement with release dates by now, but still not quite late for an update just yet.
Obviously Patreon and SubscribeStar actually make Caribdis money, whereas everything he offers on Itch makes him nothing, by his own choice of course. That's capitalism, he's going to give more attention to the platforms that provide him income than he is the platform that isn't.
As I have said before I have personally donated money to Caribdis using Itch, so saying he makes nothing fromthis site is inaccurate. I would agree that he probably makes very little money from this site.
If you double check the release pattern there is usually a changelog and release date announcement, followed by public release approximately a month later. There hasn't been a changelog and release date announcement yet let alone the public release. Following that pattern Caribdis is at least 1 additional month behind.
Now I understand he is nearly done with this one, but that will most likely mean there is about to be announcement for the changes, then roughly a month will pass before the public release.
1) we last left on a cliffhanger so shit is going down likely more scenes more time to process and make each scene
2) Subscriberstar and patreon you pay to see stuff Itch you do not it is completely free unless you want to pay. plus im sure they dont want to see all these comments from spoiled shits like you
3) see 2
as for everything else programming takes a long time developing takes a long time. grow the fuck up and wait you're being a child
The last update was in 2023 on August 22! So that means there won't be new updates? They stopped the process? Because it's been a while since the last update that's why I'm asking
@caribdis love the game, Unlike some people who want to complain. I won't lie I don't pay for patreon or anything. I don't for any VN. Though I understand it's nice to support but...
Sorry for the life story but I genuinely like VN for the more real aspect. And what I mean by that is and movie, anime, series. There can be raunchy scenes ofcourse but it's never explored properly and naturally that's because there not making porn. E.g the difference between hentai and anime. Movies and porn movies.
pornography is always a separate industry, so its never explored in real life scenarios and fantasies, but these things genuinely do happen in life people are just not open about their sex life because it is ofcourse private but people tend to forget kinks and sexual fantasies are very real and only explored in porn.
I love VN games for that exact reason the mold between reality, story telling and the lewd that comes with life.
Naturally I understand eternum is very futuristic but at the same time, with the way VR headsets and A.I are going its not that fair fetched. But anyway life story over. My point is you game is awesome 😂
I will not go away until I get answers! I will haunt this page, pestering you all and leaving negative feedback until the end of time! All I want is a direct response from Caribdis. Why is it taking so long for the 0.7 release? Why have a page on Itch if he's not going to keep the information on it up to date? Why is he prioritizing Patreon and Subscribestar? My guess would be the money because its always about the money.
Lol you sound thirsty bro, I wouldn't usually reply to little twerps such as yourself. But your comment p*ssed me off. shut the f**k up. Your complaining about a release.
If you pay for patreon then just wait for the updates and understand that creating content is not as easy as your little brain might think it is.
If you don't pay and you just wait for free content then your even more out of line. You don't pay but feel you have the right to a response when your being rude. Respect earns respect di*ahead.
Earn your respect and respect the game and it's creators and maybe you might get a reply. But acting like a b*tch, and nagging like an old woman won't get you know where.
This games animations and graphics alone will make updates longer than most games. And on top of this the creator is doing a great job. You have a few games on itch with this level of detail.
You dont know anything! I have paid for the game, through Itch. I refuse to use Patreon. Also insults are not a good way to calm me down, its only gonna piss me off further!
Also I am vaguely familiar with programming. I know it takes time and effort, expertise way beyond me. That isnt the core of my issue! I want to know why it has taken nearly a month longer than usual and why theres more information on Patreon and Subscribestar than here on Itch.
So Im just gonna keep complaining until Caribdis answers me himself.
Clearly you can't read or you are incapable of understanding.
FIRSTLY: I may have stated/asked whether you pay for patreon and not specifically paid for the game in general. If you have paid that's your problem when the creator uploads it for free anyway.
Secondly: my insults are not intended to calm you down, there intended to show you that your being exactly what the insults imply.
Thirdly: if you understand even a little about programming or content creation it only stands to make you look worse and less understanding.
FOURTHLY: if you don't pay for any subs like subscribstar or patreon, then you do not have the exclusive updates and early access (obvious statement) with that in mind. You say it's about money ofcourse its about money, the fans are second but still cared about because it takes money to make money or in another sense the fans are second because the fans are not there in the beginning the popularity needs to grow before the fans are taken into account, so there is always going to an element of money first, to keep projects going.
LASTLY: you said your not going away and will keep posting and giving bad reviews, then you just being an idiot in the hopes that Caribdis will reply to you just to shut you up. Wrong way to go about it. I'm only replying because you have annoyed me but otherwise I don't think he will want to reply, purely because of your attitude so finally I say again, stay in your lane and wait LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
it's a month late wow, who cares, clearly there is more work going into this. Caribdis can easily reply and say it's taking long because I'm putting more work in. But they have to that's what you don't understand, the creator is the creator if they wish to reply and prioritize other platforms that's the creators choice, and if the creator does not want to give you a reason behind that decision, then you don't have a right to question this.
Well I care about it being a month overdue for a start. Are your standards so low that you will accept anything without even asking why? Thats all I want to know. Why?
how abt u f**k off and make ur own game and see if you can do it, if u can make a great game fast then i dont rly mind if you are spamming, but I bet u cant cuz you cant even be patient waiting for a update so shut the f**k up.
Thank you @O0fman exactly that, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks this.
@damalon you said yourself you have a vague understanding of programming*key word vague* so you don't fully understand, like O0fman said, make your own game as detailed as this and make it quicker than Caribdis and I will apologise for all my comments but otherwise like O0fman said shut the f*ck up loool
AHhhhh this ole argument? So only a fellow programmer can criticize a programmer? Is it also the case that only a police officer can criticize a police officer? Or only a politician can criticize a politician?
Of course not. Anyone can criticize whoever they want.
This is a fully free game, and it hasn't been updated in only 6 months and it's at 90% progress. You don't know enough to judge so early, 0.7 could be 2x bigger than previous versions or Caribdis might've had a really busy time in his personal life so it slowed down the release. We don't have enough information so please learn to be patient.
I was greatly perplexed how Dalia's arc was killed/"greyed" after the beach conversation, and judging by a couple other comments I saw, I wasn't alone in this. I was only able to finally figure it out by using a mod (which I also found in another comment) so in case anyone else ends up the same and wondering why, here's a somewhat nerfed spoiler; when given the choice whether or not to make a certain bet "more interesting", not doing that will kill her arc... but only after the beach is it actually greyed out, not immediately after you've made the wrong choice so to speak. Bit harsh I think.
Huh. Wow. I did not expect an official response; I see there's this other guy commenting a lot, complaining that most the official information is on Discord/Patreon etc. mostly. Personally I can understand why that's the case so I appreciate that even stuff here on itch gets attention. But I'm rambling, what I originally meant to say is thank you for reading and considering feedback, no matter where it's posted.
I just finished the current content a bit less than an hour ago and I think it's great for the most part. Don't think I've laughed anywhere near as much in any other game of this type; particularily the scenes with Alexandra dealing with Axel and Dalia/Penelope's interactions if both are pursued.
I do not reccomend this game for nsfw purposes unless you want to skip 10 trillion cutscenes to get to the actual sex. I’m serious, I tried to skip to a sex scene and ended up in a goddamn space station. I quit playing after that.
I like the mental image of a player who just wants to get to the sex. They've been holding the skip button for quite a while, no idea what tf is happening, getting increasingly annoyed, and none of the last 5 lewd scenes had actual sex.
Yeah, you can't really do that here. Sorry for your bad experience. But the story is really great, I recommend you to try playing the game normally sometime! If any game can change your disposition toward adult games, it's this one.
As a Chinese person, I am wondering why you're speaking Chinese here. No offense, just curious. Is it true that you perceive Caribdis as Chinese? which he is not, hahah.
I'm asking this because it doesn't seem like you are a native Chinese speaker. And again, no offense, just a little curious about it.
I had to create an acc just to comment this. I was looking up adult games, trying to find something different, something that wouldn't be 1h gameplay and that's it, somehow ended up getting redirected here, saw the SS on the right and though "how many genres is in this game? Guess I'm gonna take a couple hours to check it out".
I spent a whole day playing, from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to sleep, and still only finished the game the next day. And let me tell you, I haven't had an experience like this in a long time.
I wasn't expecting an adult game to have so much story, laughter, feelings. I laughed so much with the characters, lines, expressions, and references. I held my breath on the "horror scenes" (air quotes 'cause people will say there's no horror there). I loved every single character, even the bad guys (but Luna will always be my #1, sincerely hope to see her more in the updates). I was completely immersed in the story throughout the whole game (yes, even with the summons and other homages, loved them), the effects and soundtrack definitely contributed to that, and all the animations were amazing. Needless to say, every adult scene was completely hot.
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I had to say how unexpected all this was and how much I loved every minute of it. I haven't joined patreon yet because of my current financial condition and the fact that my country's currency is worth many times less than the dollar doesn't help, but I pledge to join as soon as my situation changes, it'd be a pleasure to endorse and support this game.
Thank you for working hard on this game, and I think I speak for most, if not all, when I say to not rush with the updates, I'm happy to wait and long as needed to see the conclusion of this project. Thank you once more.
What he said. Awesome writing, laughs, horror which I am not ashamed to say scared me at times, and an excellent story.
For me, Annie, Luna, Nova
And to reveal Caribdis's background he was a famous neurosurgeon in East Timor until that tragic day he partied with a bevy of lovely Moroccan babes in Rio which ended with hideous facial burns. Now, He lives iun a cave outside Monaco writing games, protecting the innocent of Monaco from evil and testing out various Amazon products for sponsorship.
I just finished the current version of the game (0.6) and I am honestly more than impressed! I cam here expecting another typical VN with another cheesy storyline where MC just so happens to find himself in all the right situation for 24/7 fucking. What I found was one of the most immersive and impressing story's I've ever found. All the characters are build with a realistic backstory and relatable reasoning behind their actions and feelings and the relations progress surprisingly natural. I found myself not just coming back to this game for the NSFW scenes like usual but in fact even more for the story. You did a seriously amazing job with this game and I can't wait for the next version. Keep up the good work mate!
I wrote a comment before here but now I just finished the game, so I can judge the game fully now.
I judge fiction rather harshly, but this is on top of my list of fiction I like the most, it has a good well put together story that makes the player experience an abundance of emotions, it also amazes me how you managed to pull off mystery, thriller, action, comedy, drama well together in a single game. This is a harem game, and harem fiction tends to have a skewed view of sex and relationships just like in porn (which i hate), but this game has a quite realistic view. From my old review when I finished 0.3 I take back the bad points I mentioned because they're fixed by 0.6, I don't have anything I didn't like about the game now. The only thing I would want the game to have is more male interactions for example with chang talking about life and girls, or even brotherly interactions with random male characters since we men tend to get along well with each other even if we met 4 minutes earlier.
Thanks for your work caribdis, as much as I want to play the next version right now I will patiently wait for the updates. I'm broke right now but when I get my money up I'll make sure to buy you a beer or two one day through patreon. Take care bro I'll come back here after 0.7 release.
i agree, but what i love the most about the game so far is the world building, it's SAO but better imo
the Story around the founder and the entire game system is so much more interesting and mysterious and the different servers and worlds are better then the ones in SAO, but it's also interesting how there is an actual underworld in "the game", overall i think it has the potential to become a franchise with an interesting world
hopefully after the game is finished they well continue to make games or maybe even other art works taking place in this universe
I agree with you, also apart from the world that is in my opinion as interesting as some of the top movies and manga, the relationships and characters are very interesting, and feel like they have a soul and the music amplifies the immersion.
That's why so many people finish this game with an inpatient feeling of wanting more because the world is so captivating and the characters feel real so it's easy to get attached to them or identify with some of the characters.
I wish for this world to become franchised and for the game to get a remake in the form of a movie or series, although it will be hard to find women as attractive as in Eternum lmao. The game has the potential to become mainstream and since it's good, recommending YouTubers with solid following to play it would be enough to make it even more popular than it is currently.
But it's all up to what Caribdis wants, whatever he does I'm happy with what he chooses.
I like the story, the character design especially!, the story and some comedy and suspense!!! I enjoy also the creepy voice and background music. I know it's still incomplete but damn that ending in 0.6 gives me hype! I hope the 0.7 will be released soon.
Following the pattern in the Dev log above, there is usually a Changelog & Release Dates notification about a month before the release. By that pattern and the fact that we haven't even seen that yet my guess would be that Caribdis is currently at least a month behind schedule...
Looking at Patreon posts that I can see with not paying into, it seems they are still working on it as of last month (Sneak peaks as of Jan 23) so my guess we see a release later this year, and a dev log in probably like 3 months or so, may be sooner or later. Just my guess.
So over 3 months behind the schedule previously established then. I think I'll only bother with VN when its publicly available. Such a slow production rate deserves no compensation from me.
Not sure. I just know what i saw in the post. I don't pay, I wait for public release also. I see what this has for potential, and I do hope the updates come a little faster, but i is what it is sadly.
For 0.6 he made 1375 new images 50 new animations and 13900 new lines of code and he had to think and come up with story dialogues etc for that version so it's still impressive. 0.7 might have even more content so let's not judge without so much information at hand.
13 days ago the chapter was at 83% finished as per discord. I'm not sure why you're being so unpleasant when you don't even follow the release updates. The account before you has inaccurate estimates.
I dont have access to his Discord news. Neither am I obliged to. If he wants my support then he has the obligation to keep me informed, not the other way around. All he'd have to do is post the same information here on Itch... Copy and Paste is childs play.
1. he is releasing big updates quicker then most developers
2. His updates are bigger then 90% of the VNs that got released in the last 6 months
3. The quality is on another level compared to most other games, there are only a few that are on the same level and they take around as long for updates as this game
4. He has been greatly improving during development which of course means he takes longer and longer for the better quality, just comlare it to his last game, even of i liked it the quality doesn't come close to this game
Also if you think this game isn't worth any support because you're to impatient to wait for the update then you are really stupid, the fact that you don't realize that a game with high quality and big, content rich updates take long to develop is sad
I realize completely how long it takes. I followed the Development of BG3, which took like 8 years. Heres the thing, being Patient is stupid. Being Understanding is stupid. It encourages laziness. Being impatient is like lighting a bonfire under the devs arse. If he wants my support he'd better pull his finger out or at least keep me informed...
You way is just giving him free money!
I mean lets look at it this way... Starfield took like 8 years too, and that game cost me $120 AUD. Thats like $1.25 per month of Dev time. I have played over 440 hours of that game. Well worth the investment!
Now If I compare it to Eternum... I get nowhere near the value, especially if I consider its not done yet! If I donate $10 per month per release, then I'm paying like $360 so far! Just following the pattern I've seen so far! Its an absolute rip off!
So why should I pay for this? The Empasis is on Caribdis to provide answer for that since I can just go find another source of entertainment thats just as good if not better than his.
They're not behind schedule because there is no schedule. None of the best devs I know of, release on a regular interval. They just work on it until it's up to high standards and release when they're done, often giving small regular progress updates to placate their fans. Before you complain about how fast you get updates, also consider how much you get each time.
There are vague progress updates and even sneak peaks if you'd like, they are just not here. They are on Patreon, Subscribestar and Discord; you see all these big banners up there? It's common practice to separate small progress updates and big releases to avoid unwanted inbox spam.
You don't have to pay anything if you don't want to but I think you're jumping to conclusions way too fast here.
This is not the least bit logical or ok! Why have a presence on Itch and then refuse to offer information on it?! All it would take is Copy and Paste!!!!!
I think Caribdis would learn to follow a schedule if he didn't get paid when he failed to follow one... Just like everyone else with a job...
There are regular dev logs. You can also join discord with a ton of content and regular announcements. Last discord progress announcement was like 13 days ago.
And given the content quality, it's actually a very fast dev time.
exactly and not just the quality it's also the amount of content, most VN i see here are games that only have lile 5-10 animated scenes and 1 or 2 hours of content, just the last update had more content then most of these games
The most recent Dev Log ON THIS PLATFORM is dated Aug 22, 2023. Thats nearly 6 months ago. Why doesnt Caribdis update THIS PLATFORM!?! I refuse to join his Discord!! ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS ONE MINUTE TO COPY AND PASTE A MESSAGE!!
Looks like a civil war broke out in the comments. I'm trying to summarize your all your points now and respond to them. If you still disagree afterwards, so be it.
1. "The dev is behind schedule" This project works on a "when it's done" basis
2. "We should financially incentivize the dev to establish a schedule" Noone likes to wait, but all updates so far have ben excellent and plentiful. Why change a working system? The dev is putting out awesome stuff right now, punishing him now would be really inconsiderate.
3. "The dev is working slowly if you do the math" I completely disagree. If you just take playtime divided by devtime, there are surely faster devs out there. But I'd argue that these playtime hours have a lot of awesome in them. Just comparing the numbers and not the quality isn't fair.
4. "Patreon is really expensive if you sum up the total spending on the project!" Correct. 5$ per month reaches AAA prices in one year. If you want to optimize your finances, Patreon is not for you. If you just want to pay a one time amount, you can do that! Get Patreon for a month, any amount, and cancel in time. The dev guaranteed that Eternum will be free forever.
5. "Why are there no dev updates here?" Dev updates are on Patreon, Subscribestar and Discord. Dev updates on Itch would annoy those who just want release notifications.
The dev could put the progress banner on his project page. By not doing it, he encourages people to get deeper into the community and I don't blame him. Just click on the Subscribestar banner an there it is.
6. "The dev doesn't care about his fans, otherwise he'd communicate more!" Actually, he is quite active in the comments. And he's active on the aforementioned platforms as well.
1. "The dev is behind schedule"
This project works on a "when it's done" basis
My Counter point: The pre-established pattern I can see above begs to differ! I see that the most recent update occurred 6 months after the one before that. He can say ‘when its ready’ all he like and I can say ‘Not good enough’ just as much. My purpose here is too push him! Make him understand he can do better, BE BETTER! Because everyone can always be BETTER!! If he gets it doen in 6 months, Ill push him to do it in 5. If he gets it done in 5, Ill push him to do it in 4!!!
Why are you so content with his performance when he did better in the last release?
2. "We should financially incentivize the dev to establish a schedule"
Noone likes to wait, but all updates so far have ben excellent and plentiful. Why change a working system? The dev is putting out awesome stuff right now, punishing him now would be really inconsiderate.
My Counter point: Clearly the current system is not working as well as it could consider there is clearly a delay and no communication to explain why. Punishing him is not inconsiderate at all. Its actually entirely appropriate considering he is failing to perform to my expectations.
3. "The dev is working slowly if you do the math"
I completely disagree. If you just take playtime divided by devtime, there are surely faster devs out there. But I'd argue that these playtime hours have a lot of awesome in them. Just comparing the numbers and not the quality isn't fair.
My Counter point: Actually its completely fair when you factor in individual tastes. I love the story too but in the end its just a story. There is no real game play element to it, only relationship points used to determine if the player sees a lewd scene or not. There's very little actual choice in the story. It's not all that complicated of a story either, in fact parts of it are copied from other stories such as ‘Ready Player One’.
Now if I compare it to Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield or Rogue Trader… Which are all real games rather than just Visual Novels… See what I'm getting at?
So its not ‘awesome’. Just good… and now I question even that given the slow rate of production.
4. "Patreon is really expensive if you sum up the total spending on the project!"
Correct. 5$ per month reaches AAA prices in one year. If you want to optimize your finances, Patreon is not for you. If you just want to pay a one time amount, you can do that! Get Patreon for a month, any amount, and cancel in time. The dev guaranteed that Eternum will be free forever.
My Counter point: I have in fact given Caribdis a small, one time, contribution. Through Itch, because I refuse to use Patreon. Now I wish I hadn't even done that.
5. "Why are there no dev updates here?"
Dev updates are on Patreon, Subscribestar and Discord. Dev updates on Itch would annoy those who just want release notifications.
The dev could put the progress banner on his project page. By not doing it, he encourages people to get deeper into the community and I don't blame him. Just click on the Subscribestar banner an there it is.
My Counter point: No, I refuse to use Subscribestar, I refuse to use Patreon. I refuse to join his Discord. I want to be updated on Itch. All it would take is a simple message, once a month, to report progress. Also all I want is a Release Notification too… on a timely, predictable rate. When that doesn’t happen I expect a report on why and how long it is estimated to take.
6. "The dev doesn't care about his fans, otherwise he'd communicate more!"
Actually, he is quite active in the comments. And he's active on the aforementioned platforms as well.
My Counter point: I do not and/or will not use any of the aforementioned platforms. He has not responded to any of my posts in the last few hours. Actually I just checked and it has been about 24 hours with no comment from Caribdis.
He has just over a week until the six month anniversary of his last release, which is usually preceded by a 1 month pre-release message. All of this leads me to believe he is at least 1 month behind the pre-established pattern. This demonstrates he doesn’t give a damn about me and since I have been a fan up to this point I believe I am justified in my statement.
Okay, let's disagree then. I still have a lot to say but this thread is too long already, so let's put this to rest. If you find an AVN dev that does meet your expectations, do tell me because they must be absolutely insane. I'm serious, do tell me. :)
Anyway, let's see what the next update brings. Maybe the wait was worth it, maybe it wasn't. We can't judge until we have complete information.
The funny thing is that this met my expectations! As I said Eternum was good! Really good. This is just too much for me. Six months+ with no communication is too damned long, I dont care how good the content is. So I'm out.
I meant an AVN developer that meets your expectations. And again: there were public announcements, freely available with no accounts required! You were just unwilling to access them.
Really good game. I like the pace, the music, the story.
One thing that completly throw me off though is how the dialogues sometimes become crude and NSFW for absolutely no reason. For example, there is a perfectly normal conversion going on and suddently either a female caracter or the MC starts refering to hardcode sex stuff out of nowhere. I know the game is about sex and I really enjoyed that as well, but when the caracters starts randomly acting and speaking like porn actors it breaks the immersion. Which is too bad since the game is really good apart from that.
One that come to my mind is in Warthog school, the potion teacher starts talking very crudely to Penny to showcase the effect of the Veritaserum potion.
I noticed it two or three other situations but I can’t remember the exact scenes.
Hm, ok. I don't agree with you there but thanks for the example. The scene sure is absurd, but meant to be funny. It also gradually gets more hardcore as the scene goes on, it could be a lot more jarring than this.
An even better example that comes to mind would be Elliot from the Collector's mansion. That was quite unexpected. But also kind of mimicing what the player was probably thinking. Yeah, can't share your sentiment here, sorry :P
I found that scene to be quite natural. The potion teacher is a nasty pervert and tricked Penny into drinking the potion so that she can ask her naughty questions and get off on it.
i think it's a you issue because that's how many people talk and joke with each other, i and my friends also sometimes during conversation do jokes or start talking about other topics including hardcore sex sometimes
It's probably that damalon Benjamin guy. He's angry because he can't afford to use Patreon or Subscribestar, and he's scared of using Discord, so he's not getting progress updates on this platform (itch). Benjamin might end up excommunicated here as well though for spam and harassment, maybe that will revoke all the -1s he's been handing out.
damn, how sad is his life for getting so salty about not getting progress updates, although he can just go to their discord and i don't mean it entirely negative i mostly just think he should seek help because it's definitely not healthy
Really love the story,the art and music cant wait for more,just asking can you please make or put calypso as one of the main girl love interest on the upcoming updates, not just side girl I really like her,Alex n Penelope too.xd
When the adult content is removed this work is still unique, in China is called "锦上添花(icing on the cake)", she is the first in my mind, no one has ever done it before, of course you are welcome to make a "latecomer".
To my knowledge, only the OIALT girls are available. I've seen quite a few fan recreations of the Eternum models though, you should join the Discord server.
The only game I have played that comes close to this is "Being a dik" and to some extent "once in a lifetime" of course.
It is very smart of you to make the setting inherently diverse. Meaning that if you feel like you want to make a sci-fi part you can just do it. As someone who also works in creative fields, that can make the process much more enjoyable.
I'm hope to play it through again before the next chapter.
Yes, there is an official walkthrough among the game downloads. Right now, it's the 6th option from the bottom. Though if you'd like to play alongside the walkthrough, I would recommend you a walkthrough mod for convenience.
The ending of the latest game version is the same regardless of your choices up to that point.
There is often leeway for mistakes, though some individual mistakes can ruin a path on their own. The bathroom lewd is not mandatory for Dalia's path. If you got to the end of 0.4 with her path intact, you're probably fine.
If you want to be 100% safe, you should fully replay the game alongside a walkthrough because future consequences & affection point thresholds are still unknowable. Some people fully replay Eternum with each new update!
You don't have to play perfectly but there are decisions that ruin paths on their own if you mess them up. You can load a save of course, but apart from that it's impossible to regain a path once you lost it.
If you don't like that, I have the perfect mod for you. It can notify you if you just made a mistake, so you don't have to worry about missing out on anything. It's only available for the English version though.
Good, OIAL is perfect already. Though I gotta ask, there a chance they might have a crossover? Apart from mentioning them here and there like Pres. Stabb
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I went into this thinking it was going to be maybe an hour long maybe two like other adult VN's I've played. But my fucking god. This story is so enthralling, I can't stop playing, I think about the plot every moment I am not playing.
The heist was better than any heist movie I've seen and I'm like Chang I've seen them all.
The character development and designs are so good, I mean aside from the lack of POC characters and more body representation (I understand that not everyone is into the idea of plus sized women or men, but I'd still like to see it in the future.)
The adult aspect of this game was the reason I went into this game, but if it all stopped one time I wouldn't notice because of how exciting and interesting the plot has been. I have never played a game where I was desperate to see where it was going. I have already played 16 hours of this game in the past two days.
I don't normally write reviews or comments on games but honestly this game has made me care about these characters. And so culturally relevant where there are so many references to past and present movies, games, shows, and books. The details put into the backgrounds too. I enjoy seeing silly things when a scene is taking place, like the dude at the pool. This is the utmost praise I have ever given a game. You know it's good when I have been talking to my mother about the plot. (Yes I still live with her, don't fret I am an adult) I have recommended my brother play this game as well. If I had money to spare I would be giving so much to support you and your devs. Please never stop creating.
Thank you so much for your review!!
And no worries, no plans to stop creating anytime soon!
Nazi developer! He praises the wagner group who murde*ed thousands of people!!!!
You're probably a troll, but I'll try anyway.
Not really, there are a lot of cameos with names of high tier Patrons. Col. Wagner is a tip of the hat to a long time supporter and member of the Discord. The similarity with current real life events is unintended.
One of the most enjoyable games I've played in a long time. Does anyone know roughly how many chapters the creator planned for this game?
I can't tell for now, but maybe something around 12-14 updates
After Eternum is finished, I'll start a new game!
Do you have a general idea for the plot to the next game? If you're looking for ideas, I'd suggest a zombie apocalypse themed one. Sure it's probably been done to death (no pun intended), but I love a good zombie story. Maybe some character routes are lost not by making the wrong choices with them specifically, but rather the decision that your group chooses could affect a character's fate, for example, taking a risk for supplies ends up getting a character killed. Just some food for thought. I'm sure whatever you end up doing is going to be great, just like Once in a Lifetime and this game
Great. I initially assumed it would be 10 chapters just like your last game, but at chapter 6 I don't feel like the story can be wrapped up in 4 chapters properly. Take your time, no need to rush it.
Hello i've just created an account to say thanks for the awesome story and all the hard work. And if anyone know of any similar games please reply.
Thank you.
Thanks!
I just wanna say that this definitely is one of the best AVN I've ever played, maybe even the best. Throughout my playthrough, I could see the improvement in the renders especially when it came to Alex's last scene which left me astonished. Updates in games like this are the ones that are painful to wait for since we need to see what's next in the story sooner. If I had a million, I wouldn't hesitate to even donate it to you just so we can see the next updates sooner. It'd be really nice and cute tho if MC and Alex or pretty much any of the girls have a child together, something like OIALT ending since I just recently finished it and it was so wholesome seeing them with their babies.
Thank you very much Kai!
hello everyone!
I only come to say 2 things:
1- this game is just great. the details, the animations, the story, the references, THE FUCKING REFERENCES! I see this and I remember freshh woman. a game that I really liked, imagine that I didn't play these types of games because of their story. and I'm not a fan of visual novels, so you can get an idea of the impact that game had on me to read it from beginning to end. and replayed several times.
and this game is literally that. It is simply magnificent. It is clear that the developer did it with the intention of doing a great job and not with the intention of making money. really magnificent work.
2- I saw the comments of a user named damalon and the reality is that I think that to be fair within what a hater is, this guy is extremely polite and objective. I'm not saying that I support what he does nor do I think that the way he does it is correct. but
I recognize his value and his education on this subject.
I think that one should not always receive flattery and sometimes it is good to see people's thoughts. But it is also good to understand that we are all people and have our own stories and concerns. I understand that you have contributed financially to the developer, but I don't think that your contribution and me makes thedifference, to solve the problems of the human being behind this game. And if that's the case, maybe giving him his space is the most sensible thing to do. The developer is a human being and no one knows what complex to him. If I were the developer and a negative event was happening to me, I would possibly pause everything and disappear, I am not the type of person who works in these types of situations, and I am not a fan of criticism or praise. and this could be the real case of the developer. and I don't think that 2 or 4 months of delay are justification to increase the ball of spite that the developer could have. or maybe not, maybe you have simply been blocked Damalon, or there is no news due to the hard work of the developer. Whatever the case, we must understand that what there is is magnificent and we all want to see this work finished and with the same quality as its beginning. It's great to look for answers, and I admire your determination Damalon, but maybe you should give it time and let things flow on their own.
to end
This also goes for the rest of the community, I don't think the developer is happy to see how they defend him by attacking this user, I think we all want the same thing, including the developer. see this work finished, and for this I believe that being a united community and that there is communication from both the developer and the community is crucial. Maybe he decided to take some time,
remember it's not a study, it's just one person. fresh woman is a 5-person studio and it takes 6 months to release 30-minute episodes, and that game has 7 girls and a straight story. eternum has many twists and turns, it is something complex. and when there is news from the developer, you may read this and perhaps not be happy with anyone's actions.But we all agree that this work is magnificent and we want to see it finished.If you made it this far, I appreciate that you read. I just wanted to give my opinion about it, I laughed a lot at all the comments and memes in this community
"this guy is extremely polite and objective."
Yep, those statements just ooze politeness and objectivity. Nothing like threatening to spam (which is short for Stupid Pointless Annoying Message, btw, which certainly applies) and insulting the developer and other customers.
"I recognize his value and his education on this subject."
What value and education would that be?
Ok. I guess it time to accept I wont make a difference. Ill leave.
Gonna be real for the peeps that want this to be released already(?)...criticizing that there is no word or that it isn't out yet?
-So if you make your way to click on that link called Patreon you might, just might get a Smmmmaaaaalllllllll gander that on Jan, 23th 0.7 for the subscribers got a sneak peak.
-imo this game does have some pretty clean details and models. That ain't cheap or easy. (and that's not including the environment, clothing, and all the horrible coding (may Caribdis ever be having fun), etc that one has to do). Not to mention writing and animations.....
I guess what I'm trying to say is, "Let them cook"- Lil B
I dont want to use Patreon. Dont even want to click on it. It gives them views, draws more attention to them gives them money. Perhaps I am not the only one that feels that way.
I'm going to assume you mean Patreon and not Caribdis themselves. And that is not how it works, you have to spend money for them(Patreon) to make money. You can view like the first 2 -ish lines on the articles to at least know what the post is about without even paying a cent.
( Edit: Also note, Patreon is just one of the platform they use to make and fund the game(s) soooo)
Caribdis also post frequent updates to their discord server. On the the last post made on 2/15/2024 0.7 is 89% done. If I had to take a respectful guess I say within the next 3 months give or take it will be finish. That's depending on their schedule and any unknowns.
I would prefer to keep it here on Itch. I dont see what so wrong with that? Why cant Caribdis offer a little more information here on Itch?
My thought on it is that he's trying to draw people to Patreon or Subscribestar because they are more easily monetized. Monthly subscriptions dont seem to be a thing on Itch.
I've said this before, I have donated money to Carbidis for Eternum in the past using Itch. So why cant I get some of the same extra info? I dont expect every benefit, early access for example.
Mainly I want to know when the next release is due and I understand that a % based progress bar is on the Patreon page. Why not on Itch?
I have seen other developers give consistent reports on a monthly basis on Itch, so I know it can be done.
I usually don't comment on these games but I am really impressed beyond the adult content the story is really great and so are the characters and artwork. Just a great job all around
Thank you so much!
Maybe some of you will find this interesting:
Release 0.1. September 16, 2021. First Public Release.
Release 0.2. December 24, 2021. 11 weeks and 2 days. Christmas eve! Wow! Impressed by the dedication!
Release 0.3. May 5, 2022. 18 weeks and 6 days. Much longer than the previous one, X-mas break for 7 extra weeks?! Did he go on a cruise?
Release 0.4. September 3, 2022. 17 weeks and 2 days. 1 week and 2 days less than the previous release but still 6 weeks more than the one before that. What happened here? Ill call the slight decrease in development time from one release to the next an anomaly, since its literally the only time its happened.
Release 0.5. February 14, 2023. 23 weeks and 3 days. What a jump! 6 weeks and 1 day more than the previous release!?! What the heck happened?!
Release 0.6. August 22, 2023. 27 weeks!! Longest development time yet!!
Release 0.7 so far! Current date 18/02/2024. 25 weeks and 5 days and there will be approximately one month between the Changelog and Release Date announcement and the Public Release. Estimated total Development time for 0.7 release - Approximately 28 weeks.
if u think u can do a better job, then what are u waiting for?
Bro thats not his point. hes talking to/about the people complaining about the wait time between 0.6 and 0.7
Wow! Thank you!
Have you read all his comments. There is very few if any people that are complaining other than him, the rest are asking politely not spamming or they are joining the proper channels, he has been rude, demanding, obnoxious and has some kind of power complex because he paid one time.
He is spamming because he feels he is entitled to a reply and entitled to information that is on patreon/discord/subscribstar.
He chooses not to join these platforms that is his problem not the creators.
He wants to know why Caribdis does not pay attention to itch as much as patreon, that's an obvious statement and answer along with it.
To be fair, no. I havent really paid too much attention to the usernames on the comment section, but a short look makes me realize that this guy spends a little too much of his free time on this page
Ah so I cant criticize this because I am not a Dev of greater skill than Caribdis? By that logic a journalist cant write a story unless they are also more skilled in whatever profession is involved than those they write about. A police officer cant be questioned unless its by a senior police officer... right?
Hey I love this game! Its very visually impressive, and I wanted to know what programs are being used for the renders? I believe the characters are created in Honey Select, but what about the backgrounds/environments?
Everything is done in Honey Select 2
Hey guys! So here we go again:
I would love answers to the following questions, then I’ll leave and never come back. Caribdis, please answer these questions:
-Why is the 0.7 release taking longer than usual to finish?
-Why don’t you give Itch the same attention you do other platforms, such as Patreon and Subscribestar?
-Why don’t you provide the same information on Itch that you make available on the aforementioned platforms. Information such as the amount of progress you have made towards the next release?
If you want to ignore me, block me, then please go ahead. I’m not going anywhere even if you do. Ill stop when I get some answers from Caribdis. It would only take a minute, lets face it.
You might be wondering why I am bothering. Its simple. New people will come along sooner or later, they wont have me blocked yet, so they will see this and maybe they will stop to wonder why. Maybe even consider what I am saying. Maybe they will even ask the same things. Maybe they will just think I’m an inconsiderate A-hat too. Cool.
For those who might be wondering: I used to love this VN. I even contributed to the creator, Carbdis. financially once through Itch. I think the story is wonderful, the girls are gorgeous in every way. Its a good VN, well worth a look by anyone that cares too give it a try. But let the buyer beware! The development time is getting longer on each release, the 0.6 release took 6 months to reach public release. I want to know why because as I see it I have invested in the story and as an investor I want more information so I can judge whether or not I wish to make more investments. Well I did before I was ignored by Caribdis and derided by the other fans. So here’s what I’m going to do next. I’m going to spam this Itch page with this message every day until Carbdis responds to me directly with an answer to my questions. I’m going to leave walls of text so that any newcomer cant miss it. Wont take me long, copy and paste is fun!
So please consider my words, such as they are. All I want are answers.
Thank you for your time.
Bro he is not even answering comments the same way he used to before, i think he is losing interest in the development of this thing, i really want that 0.7...
probably losing interest plus isnt making as much on itch.io alot of devs who make good games get burned out and just stop.. there are a few that even will ban you for mentioning them being burned out and dont really wanna finish it. they are in it for the money at that point and drag out the release dates and sooner or later will lose all his following.. happened to a few ive watched then make almost 7k a month in subs and then get burned out and make excuses for months and by the end of his lies he only makes about 600 a month and still doesnt want to finish the game.
edit: i will say i fucking love this game but unless there is a good reason for updates to take half a year which one hasnt been given i stopped my sub on patreon.. especially when the updates are done after 20 mins of reading
Hello Caribdis! Firstly congratulations on the great work you are doing here. As an HS2 game creator, I hope you don't listen to these nasty comments from people who don't understand anything about programming. They don't know how much work it takes to create such detailed scenes, with realistic lighting, good image perspective, not to mention the complexity and good writing of your script. So what I want to say is... Take all the time you need, my friend. Don't rush the creation of this work of art, let it flow naturally. Before this is a commitment, it is above all fun. I have a lot of fun producing hs2 visual novels and I can say that I know how much work it is. Sometimes it takes me an entire afternoon just to create a realistic character to implement in the story, and they still don't come close to the greatness of these girls you've created here. So I hope you have fun creating this, take all the time you need and grace us with the beautiful results you always deliver.
Thank you very much dan <3
I hope i am not annoying people who are reading the comments, but if you're new here, just ignore or even block a d*ck called damalon, he's a spammer and he is always acting like a 8 years old, I hope you won't give bad reviews or something like that because of him, this is a great game. To be honest, is damalon even 18 yet??? but I don't think anyone care, so if @damalon you're really 8 years old, go cry and complain to your mum loool.
Well, it has 5 stars based on 5023 ratings so even if a few people were to join his crusade based on "lack of communication" and progress, I think the effect would be rather negligible. And him downrating every comment once isn't as devastating as he believes either I am sure.
I dont think I am having any effect at all.
Good, I hope you don't have any effect and all your effort is for nothing ☺️👍.
great game my dyslexic ass kept reading it as eturnium tho only realized my mestake when i accidenatly turned on windows screen reader
Lol , that's funny. By the way, Eternium is a pretty decent game too, if you're into the Diablo genre and want to play on a phone.
Hello:). Before moving on to the comment topic, I want to express my gratitude to the developer. The game is great in all aspects: comedy, horror, action, intimate scenes. Everything is done at a high level.
And now to the problems...
I do not know what the problem is, but after a while the scenes started to lag a hell of a lot. Very strongly. What wasn't in the first scenes: the bed scene with the blue-haired girl, the first scene with Annie in the main character's bedroom, Delilah dancing in the bathroom, all these scenes worked perfectly. But then, Delilah blowjob on the beach, pool with Nancy and an Egyptian girl in the desert, these scenes work disgusting. I haven't gotten to the next ones yet. By the way, I ran scenes directly from the game folder and they used to lag even there. The starting logo was lagged before the start of the game. Then I install the K-Lite mega pack and the initial logo stopped lagging, but the scenes listed above still work terribly. BUT if I run them from the game folder, then they work well already with K-LIte. That is, the problem persists only in the game itself. What could be the difference between scenes that don't lag and those that lag? Is there a difference in the process of creating them?
By the way, I recently played your first game "Once in a Lifetime" and all the scenes worked perfectly from start to finish, not a single lag. For some reason, everything is not so good in this new one... I'm sorry for a lot of text, I hope this helps to sort out the problem. Thank you!
Hey guys! So here we go again:
I would love answers to the following questions, then I’ll leave and never come back. Caribdis, please answer these questions:
-Why is the 0.7 release taking longer than usual to finish?
-Why don’t you give Itch the same attention you do other platforms, such as Patreon and Subscribestar?
-Why don’t you provide the same information on Itch that you make available on the aforementioned platforms. Information such as the amount of progress you have made towards the next release?
If you want to ignore me, block me, then please go ahead. I’m not going anywhere even if you do. Ill stop when I get some answers from Caribdis. It would only take a minute, lets face it.
You might be wondering why I am bothering. Its simple. New people will come along sooner or later, they wont have me blocked yet, so they will see this and maybe they will stop to wonder why. Maybe even consider what I am saying. Maybe they will even ask the same things. Maybe they will just think I’m an inconsiderate A-hat too. Cool.
For those who might be wondering: I used to love this VN. I even contributed to the creator, Carbdis. financially once through Itch. I think the story is wonderful, the girls are gorgeous in every way. Its a good VN, well worth a look by anyone that cares too give it a try.
But let the buyer beware! The development time is getting longer on each release, the 0.6 release took 6 months to reach public release. I want to know why because as I see it I have invested in the story and as an investor I want more information so I can judge whether or not I wish to make more investments. Well I did before I was ignored by Caribdis and derided by the other fans.
So here’s what I’m going to do next. I’m going to spam this Itch page with this message every day until Carbdis responds to me directly with an answer to my questions. I’m going to leave walls of text so that any newcomer cant miss it. Wont take me long, copy and paste is fun!
So please consider my words, such as they are. All I want are answers.
Thank you for your time.
Lol thats actually well done! Good job!
I'll rewrite it a little so its more polite then.
There ya go, I rewrote if so its less demanding.
Hey, I like the new nice writing style. I can't promise you'll get an official answer from Caribdis, but I'll try, maybe that's enough.
(EDIT: I'll try answering your questions is what I meant)
1. I'm not sure why this release takes longer but my best informed guesses would be the winter holidays and an increased amount of animations in this release. Also, the releases tend to get larger, so the the development time tends to increase as well.
2 & 3. First of all, some people just want notifications when there's a new release since they're following a lot of devs. To reduce spam, development updates are separated from release updates.
Also, this project is free and entirely financed by donations. As you might now, Patreon subscriptions are generally more expensive than buying the game at value, so as an exclusive extra, you get to be part of the development process. This is another reason why these updates are separated.
Caribdis could put the progress banner on the game page, maybe he'll even do it if you ask nicely. Though the absence of it does act like a reverse-advertisement: If this project interests you, you're encouraged to dig deeper and maybe even get a subscription. Though right now, you can still access it for free anyway on Discord and Subscribestar.
I appreciate the gesture but I still want to hear it all from Caribdis. You might be right about all of this. I dont know, I want solid information though, not guesses.
As I have said before I am simply not interested in Patreon or Subscribestar. Thats because I dont like Patreon. I have several reasons for that. One is that I dont like the proliferation of finance platforms, another is that I really dont like Patreon's policies when it comes to what they allow on their platform and what they dont. Since Patreon always take a piece of the money going to any contributor on their platform I refuse to use it because I wont give any money to them, under any circumstances. I dont even want to look at a page on Patreon, I dont want to give them the views.
I understand and agree with the Patreon subscribers getting an extra benefit or two. They pay extra, they get extra benefits. I never once questioned that. What I am questioning is why the release is taking longer than usual. Thats the really important question. I'm pretty sure I know the answers to the other two questions. Would still like to hear the answers from Caribdis himself though.
Someone said to me that the money comes first: I respectfully disagree. The first thing should be the art, the passion. Those give your work soul. Making the money top priority may allow you project to survive, pay the bills, but it also makes you something of a sellout. If you start with beautiful art, like the work Caribdis has done in the past, you will draw fans and they will support you.
So first you get the money, then you get the power and then you get the women... wait no, thats not right... I mean first you build a project on a foundation of passion, then you'll attract fans and they will happily provide what they can. So in my opinion money is a distant third, just enough to pay the bills. Thats all you need.
Last word on your response for now: I'm not asking for your promise. Don't want apologies from anyone either. I am still going to keep spamming this page on Itch, hoping that I'll get a direct response to my questions from Caribdis. If he never responds I'll just keep going. I wont take this anywhere else though, from now on I'll keep my feud right here.
This are not just simple words and questions, when your threatening Caribdis and with spam🥴. I hate people like you. Have you got no life so much that this game is your only interest atm.
Or maybe I'm not looking things right and your just so lonely in life that this chat and getting replies is your only way of having any human contact.
Making such long posts about this and talking about it so newcomers can see.
Bro your an idiot if your trying to leave bad reviews and show newcomers this, at the risk of pushing them away. Then you maybe delaying the project longer yourself by taking away support from Caribdis. You may be the cause of the delay with you tarded antics.
And before you say, i know the delay is not the only thing, as you have said patreon blah blah blah.
To be honest thinking about it. You've probably annoyed him, so he most likely blocked you, if I was Caribdis, I would block you.
Fair comment. I'm gonna keep going anyway.
He can always unblock me, if indeed he has done so.
No this is not my only interest. But it has my attention, so I'm willing to make some time for it.
As far as pushing them away goes: I think newcomers should be informed of the weak points of this creator just as surely as they should be informed of his strengths. Thats something I wish I knew from the start.
So, following past updates, there is usually a statement with release dates by now, but still not quite late for an update just yet.
Obviously Patreon and SubscribeStar actually make Caribdis money, whereas everything he offers on Itch makes him nothing, by his own choice of course. That's capitalism, he's going to give more attention to the platforms that provide him income than he is the platform that isn't.
As I have said before I have personally donated money to Caribdis using Itch, so saying he makes nothing fromthis site is inaccurate. I would agree that he probably makes very little money from this site.
If you double check the release pattern there is usually a changelog and release date announcement, followed by public release approximately a month later. There hasn't been a changelog and release date announcement yet let alone the public release. Following that pattern Caribdis is at least 1 additional month behind.
Now I understand he is nearly done with this one, but that will most likely mean there is about to be announcement for the changes, then roughly a month will pass before the public release.
When artists are rushed to produce art, you get Nickelback. Catch my drift?
1) we last left on a cliffhanger so shit is going down likely more scenes more time to process and make each scene
2) Subscriberstar and patreon you pay to see stuff Itch you do not it is completely free unless you want to pay. plus im sure they dont want to see all these comments from spoiled shits like you
3) see 2
as for everything else programming takes a long time developing takes a long time. grow the fuck up and wait you're being a child
The last update was in 2023 on August 22! So that means there won't be new updates? They stopped the process? Because it's been a while since the last update that's why I'm asking
There will be update very soon, you can see progress on discord, around 2 months till public release and even shorter time for patrons
Then only thing to do is wait? No problem with that thanks for the reply
I have quick update for you
Public release - 16 april
Supporter tier - 10 april
Master tier - 4 april
Eternumite tier - 29 march
Other tiers can play already
I wanted to let you know because i don't know if you're on caribdis discord, so only thing is wait for public release if you're not patron
thanks man i appreciate it
hey ... love the story and tbh i wish u put on steam as well since i like all of the my "games" on 1 platform
@Caribdis
Do you have an estimate on how many more updates until the game is completed? Is there an ending in sight yet?
Nothing solid but apparently the plot is about halfway done. So we're looking at around 6 more updates, very roughly. Could be more, could be less.
Thanks!
@caribdis love the game, Unlike some people who want to complain. I won't lie I don't pay for patreon or anything. I don't for any VN. Though I understand it's nice to support but...
Sorry for the life story but I genuinely like VN for the more real aspect. And what I mean by that is and movie, anime, series. There can be raunchy scenes ofcourse but it's never explored properly and naturally that's because there not making porn. E.g the difference between hentai and anime. Movies and porn movies.
pornography is always a separate industry, so its never explored in real life scenarios and fantasies, but these things genuinely do happen in life people are just not open about their sex life because it is ofcourse private but people tend to forget kinks and sexual fantasies are very real and only explored in porn.
I love VN games for that exact reason the mold between reality, story telling and the lewd that comes with life.
Naturally I understand eternum is very futuristic but at the same time, with the way VR headsets and A.I are going its not that fair fetched. But anyway life story over. My point is you game is awesome 😂
Thank you very much Ghibli :D
I will not go away until I get answers! I will haunt this page, pestering you all and leaving negative feedback until the end of time! All I want is a direct response from Caribdis. Why is it taking so long for the 0.7 release? Why have a page on Itch if he's not going to keep the information on it up to date? Why is he prioritizing Patreon and Subscribestar? My guess would be the money because its always about the money.
Ignoring me just makes me more angry!
Lol you sound thirsty bro, I wouldn't usually reply to little twerps such as yourself. But your comment p*ssed me off. shut the f**k up. Your complaining about a release.
If you pay for patreon then just wait for the updates and understand that creating content is not as easy as your little brain might think it is.
If you don't pay and you just wait for free content then your even more out of line. You don't pay but feel you have the right to a response when your being rude. Respect earns respect di*ahead.
Earn your respect and respect the game and it's creators and maybe you might get a reply. But acting like a b*tch, and nagging like an old woman won't get you know where.
This games animations and graphics alone will make updates longer than most games. And on top of this the creator is doing a great job. You have a few games on itch with this level of detail.
stay in your lane and wait like everybody else.
You dont know anything! I have paid for the game, through Itch. I refuse to use Patreon. Also insults are not a good way to calm me down, its only gonna piss me off further!
Also I am vaguely familiar with programming. I know it takes time and effort, expertise way beyond me. That isnt the core of my issue! I want to know why it has taken nearly a month longer than usual and why theres more information on Patreon and Subscribestar than here on Itch.
So Im just gonna keep complaining until Caribdis answers me himself.
Clearly you can't read or you are incapable of understanding.
FIRSTLY: I may have stated/asked whether you pay for patreon and not specifically paid for the game in general. If you have paid that's your problem when the creator uploads it for free anyway.
Secondly: my insults are not intended to calm you down, there intended to show you that your being exactly what the insults imply.
Thirdly: if you understand even a little about programming or content creation it only stands to make you look worse and less understanding.
FOURTHLY: if you don't pay for any subs like subscribstar or patreon, then you do not have the exclusive updates and early access (obvious statement) with that in mind. You say it's about money ofcourse its about money, the fans are second but still cared about because it takes money to make money or in another sense the fans are second because the fans are not there in the beginning the popularity needs to grow before the fans are taken into account, so there is always going to an element of money first, to keep projects going.
LASTLY: you said your not going away and will keep posting and giving bad reviews, then you just being an idiot in the hopes that Caribdis will reply to you just to shut you up. Wrong way to go about it. I'm only replying because you have annoyed me but otherwise I don't think he will want to reply, purely because of your attitude so finally I say again, stay in your lane and wait LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
it's a month late wow, who cares, clearly there is more work going into this. Caribdis can easily reply and say it's taking long because I'm putting more work in. But they have to that's what you don't understand, the creator is the creator if they wish to reply and prioritize other platforms that's the creators choice, and if the creator does not want to give you a reason behind that decision, then you don't have a right to question this.
Well I care about it being a month overdue for a start. Are your standards so low that you will accept anything without even asking why? Thats all I want to know. Why?
how abt u f**k off and make ur own game and see if you can do it, if u can make a great game fast then i dont rly mind if you are spamming, but I bet u cant cuz you cant even be patient waiting for a update so shut the f**k up.
Thank you @O0fman exactly that, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks this.
@damalon you said yourself you have a vague understanding of programming*key word vague* so you don't fully understand, like O0fman said, make your own game as detailed as this and make it quicker than Caribdis and I will apologise for all my comments but otherwise like O0fman said shut the f*ck up loool
AHhhhh this ole argument? So only a fellow programmer can criticize a programmer? Is it also the case that only a police officer can criticize a police officer? Or only a politician can criticize a politician?
Of course not. Anyone can criticize whoever they want.
This is a fully free game, and it hasn't been updated in only 6 months and it's at 90% progress. You don't know enough to judge so early, 0.7 could be 2x bigger than previous versions or Caribdis might've had a really busy time in his personal life so it slowed down the release. We don't have enough information so please learn to be patient.
guys it's all sooo easy, just block him, now after i made fun of him a few times i can enjoy all the noce comments from people appreciating the game
But he's good entertainment. Though I guess that's subjective, depends on whether you like clowns or not.
Sweet! I shall continue to entertain you then!
Lol you imbecile, I'm pretty sure Caribdis already blocked you, and everyone around here should follow suit.
I was greatly perplexed how Dalia's arc was killed/"greyed" after the beach conversation, and judging by a couple other comments I saw, I wasn't alone in this. I was only able to finally figure it out by using a mod (which I also found in another comment) so in case anyone else ends up the same and wondering why, here's a somewhat nerfed spoiler; when given the choice whether or not to make a certain bet "more interesting", not doing that will kill her arc... but only after the beach is it actually greyed out, not immediately after you've made the wrong choice so to speak. Bit harsh I think.
That's fair, I might change that so it greys out earlier!
Huh. Wow. I did not expect an official response; I see there's this other guy commenting a lot, complaining that most the official information is on Discord/Patreon etc. mostly. Personally I can understand why that's the case so I appreciate that even stuff here on itch gets attention. But I'm rambling, what I originally meant to say is thank you for reading and considering feedback, no matter where it's posted.
I just finished the current content a bit less than an hour ago and I think it's great for the most part. Don't think I've laughed anywhere near as much in any other game of this type; particularily the scenes with Alexandra dealing with Axel and Dalia/Penelope's interactions if both are pursued.
I do not reccomend this game for nsfw purposes unless you want to skip 10 trillion cutscenes to get to the actual sex. I’m serious, I tried to skip to a sex scene and ended up in a goddamn space station. I quit playing after that.
I like the mental image of a player who just wants to get to the sex. They've been holding the skip button for quite a while, no idea what tf is happening, getting increasingly annoyed, and none of the last 5 lewd scenes had actual sex.
Yeah, you can't really do that here. Sorry for your bad experience. But the story is really great, I recommend you to try playing the game normally sometime! If any game can change your disposition toward adult games, it's this one.
The focus of my games will always be their characters and main plot rather than sex with no build-up or story
That's why your games are amazing, sex feels like part of the characters and story.
我喜欢你创造的角色。
As a Chinese person, I am wondering why you're speaking Chinese here. No offense, just curious. Is it true that you perceive Caribdis as Chinese? which he is not, hahah.
I'm asking this because it doesn't seem like you are a native Chinese speaker. And again, no offense, just a little curious about it.
I love the characters you've created.
Okay man but like, just one more sex scene please?
I had to create an acc just to comment this. I was looking up adult games, trying to find something different, something that wouldn't be 1h gameplay and that's it, somehow ended up getting redirected here, saw the SS on the right and though "how many genres is in this game? Guess I'm gonna take a couple hours to check it out".
I spent a whole day playing, from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to sleep, and still only finished the game the next day. And let me tell you, I haven't had an experience like this in a long time.
I wasn't expecting an adult game to have so much story, laughter, feelings. I laughed so much with the characters, lines, expressions, and references. I held my breath on the "horror scenes" (air quotes 'cause people will say there's no horror there). I loved every single character, even the bad guys (but Luna will always be my #1, sincerely hope to see her more in the updates). I was completely immersed in the story throughout the whole game (yes, even with the summons and other homages, loved them), the effects and soundtrack definitely contributed to that, and all the animations were amazing. Needless to say, every adult scene was completely hot.
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I had to say how unexpected all this was and how much I loved every minute of it. I haven't joined patreon yet because of my current financial condition and the fact that my country's currency is worth many times less than the dollar doesn't help, but I pledge to join as soon as my situation changes, it'd be a pleasure to endorse and support this game.
Thank you for working hard on this game, and I think I speak for most, if not all, when I say to not rush with the updates, I'm happy to wait and long as needed to see the conclusion of this project. Thank you once more.
Thank you so much, Shintsuge!
I'm really glad to hear that
What he said. Awesome writing, laughs, horror which I am not ashamed to say scared me at times, and an excellent story.
For me, Annie, Luna, Nova
And to reveal Caribdis's background he was a famous neurosurgeon in East Timor until that tragic day he partied with a bevy of lovely Moroccan babes in Rio which ended with hideous facial burns. Now, He lives iun a cave outside Monaco writing games, protecting the innocent of Monaco from evil and testing out various Amazon products for sponsorship.
Who are you trying to fool? Everyone knows there are no innocents in Monaco.
What about that baby? Oh, wait, nope.
I finished the game and wow it was breathtaking. And someone knows when update 0.7 is going to be out? it already has a release date?
Not yet, you can check the progress bar on the subscribestar page.
I just finished the current version of the game (0.6) and I am honestly more than impressed! I cam here expecting another typical VN with another cheesy storyline where MC just so happens to find himself in all the right situation for 24/7 fucking. What I found was one of the most immersive and impressing story's I've ever found. All the characters are build with a realistic backstory and relatable reasoning behind their actions and feelings and the relations progress surprisingly natural. I found myself not just coming back to this game for the NSFW scenes like usual but in fact even more for the story.
You did a seriously amazing job with this game and I can't wait for the next version. Keep up the good work mate!
I appreciate it, thank you!!
I wrote a comment before here but now I just finished the game, so I can judge the game fully now.
I judge fiction rather harshly, but this is on top of my list of fiction I like the most, it has a good well put together story that makes the player experience an abundance of emotions, it also amazes me how you managed to pull off mystery, thriller, action, comedy, drama well together in a single game. This is a harem game, and harem fiction tends to have a skewed view of sex and relationships just like in porn (which i hate), but this game has a quite realistic view. From my old review when I finished 0.3 I take back the bad points I mentioned because they're fixed by 0.6, I don't have anything I didn't like about the game now. The only thing I would want the game to have is more male interactions for example with chang talking about life and girls, or even brotherly interactions with random male characters since we men tend to get along well with each other even if we met 4 minutes earlier.
Thanks for your work caribdis, as much as I want to play the next version right now I will patiently wait for the updates. I'm broke right now but when I get my money up I'll make sure to buy you a beer or two one day through patreon. Take care bro I'll come back here after 0.7 release.
i agree, but what i love the most about the game so far is the world building, it's SAO but better imo
the Story around the founder and the entire game system is so much more interesting and mysterious and the different servers and worlds are better then the ones in SAO, but it's also interesting how there is an actual underworld in "the game", overall i think it has the potential to become a franchise with an interesting world
hopefully after the game is finished they well continue to make games or maybe even other art works taking place in this universe
I agree with you, also apart from the world that is in my opinion as interesting as some of the top movies and manga, the relationships and characters are very interesting, and feel like they have a soul and the music amplifies the immersion.
That's why so many people finish this game with an inpatient feeling of wanting more because the world is so captivating and the characters feel real so it's easy to get attached to them or identify with some of the characters.
I wish for this world to become franchised and for the game to get a remake in the form of a movie or series, although it will be hard to find women as attractive as in Eternum lmao. The game has the potential to become mainstream and since it's good, recommending YouTubers with solid following to play it would be enough to make it even more popular than it is currently.
But it's all up to what Caribdis wants, whatever he does I'm happy with what he chooses.
Thank you so much, Morlone!
9/10!
I like the story, the character design especially!, the story and some comedy and suspense!!! I enjoy also the creepy voice and background music. I know it's still incomplete but damn that ending in 0.6 gives me hype! I hope the 0.7 will be released soon.
Thanks!
In 9 days it will have been 6 months since the last Public Release. What is the hold up? Why is there no news? When will the next Release go live?
Following the pattern in the Dev log above, there is usually a Changelog & Release Dates notification about a month before the release. By that pattern and the fact that we haven't even seen that yet my guess would be that Caribdis is currently at least a month behind schedule...
Looking at Patreon posts that I can see with not paying into, it seems they are still working on it as of last month (Sneak peaks as of Jan 23) so my guess we see a release later this year, and a dev log in probably like 3 months or so, may be sooner or later. Just my guess.
So over 3 months behind the schedule previously established then. I think I'll only bother with VN when its publicly available. Such a slow production rate deserves no compensation from me.
Not sure. I just know what i saw in the post. I don't pay, I wait for public release also. I see what this has for potential, and I do hope the updates come a little faster, but i is what it is sadly.
For 0.6 he made 1375 new images 50 new animations and 13900 new lines of code and he had to think and come up with story dialogues etc for that version so it's still impressive. 0.7 might have even more content so let's not judge without so much information at hand.
And it took him 6 months to do so! Not that impressive.
13 days ago the chapter was at 83% finished as per discord. I'm not sure why you're being so unpleasant when you don't even follow the release updates. The account before you has inaccurate estimates.
I dont have access to his Discord news. Neither am I obliged to. If he wants my support then he has the obligation to keep me informed, not the other way around. All he'd have to do is post the same information here on Itch...
Copy and Paste is childs play.
1. he is releasing big updates quicker then most developers
2. His updates are bigger then 90% of the VNs that got released in the last 6 months
3. The quality is on another level compared to most other games, there are only a few that are on the same level and they take around as long for updates as this game
4. He has been greatly improving during development which of course means he takes longer and longer for the better quality, just comlare it to his last game, even of i liked it the quality doesn't come close to this game
Also if you think this game isn't worth any support because you're to impatient to wait for the update then you are really stupid, the fact that you don't realize that a game with high quality and big, content rich updates take long to develop is sad
I realize completely how long it takes. I followed the Development of BG3, which took like 8 years. Heres the thing, being Patient is stupid. Being Understanding is stupid. It encourages laziness. Being impatient is like lighting a bonfire under the devs arse. If he wants my support he'd better pull his finger out or at least keep me informed...
You way is just giving him free money!
I mean lets look at it this way... Starfield took like 8 years too, and that game cost me $120 AUD. Thats like $1.25 per month of Dev time. I have played over 440 hours of that game. Well worth the investment!
Now If I compare it to Eternum... I get nowhere near the value, especially if I consider its not done yet! If I donate $10 per month per release, then I'm paying like $360 so far! Just following the pattern I've seen so far! Its an absolute rip off!
So why should I pay for this? The Empasis is on Caribdis to provide answer for that since I can just go find another source of entertainment thats just as good if not better than his.
They're not behind schedule because there is no schedule. None of the best devs I know of, release on a regular interval. They just work on it until it's up to high standards and release when they're done, often giving small regular progress updates to placate their fans. Before you complain about how fast you get updates, also consider how much you get each time.
There are vague progress updates and even sneak peaks if you'd like, they are just not here. They are on Patreon, Subscribestar and Discord; you see all these big banners up there? It's common practice to separate small progress updates and big releases to avoid unwanted inbox spam.
You don't have to pay anything if you don't want to but I think you're jumping to conclusions way too fast here.
finally someone with the ability to tbink logical
This is not the least bit logical or ok! Why have a presence on Itch and then refuse to offer information on it?! All it would take is Copy and Paste!!!!!
I think Caribdis would learn to follow a schedule if he didn't get paid when he failed to follow one... Just like everyone else with a job...
There are regular dev logs. You can also join discord with a ton of content and regular announcements. Last discord progress announcement was like 13 days ago.
And given the content quality, it's actually a very fast dev time.
exactly and not just the quality it's also the amount of content, most VN i see here are games that only have lile 5-10 animated scenes and 1 or 2 hours of content, just the last update had more content then most of these games
The most recent Dev Log ON THIS PLATFORM is dated Aug 22, 2023. Thats nearly 6 months ago. Why doesnt Caribdis update THIS PLATFORM!?! I refuse to join his Discord!! ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS ONE MINUTE TO COPY AND PASTE A MESSAGE!!
Looks like a civil war broke out in the comments. I'm trying to summarize your all your points now and respond to them. If you still disagree afterwards, so be it.
1. "The dev is behind schedule"
This project works on a "when it's done" basis
2. "We should financially incentivize the dev to establish a schedule"
Noone likes to wait, but all updates so far have ben excellent and plentiful. Why change a working system? The dev is putting out awesome stuff right now, punishing him now would be really inconsiderate.
3. "The dev is working slowly if you do the math"
I completely disagree. If you just take playtime divided by devtime, there are surely faster devs out there. But I'd argue that these playtime hours have a lot of awesome in them. Just comparing the numbers and not the quality isn't fair.
4. "Patreon is really expensive if you sum up the total spending on the project!"
Correct. 5$ per month reaches AAA prices in one year. If you want to optimize your finances, Patreon is not for you. If you just want to pay a one time amount, you can do that! Get Patreon for a month, any amount, and cancel in time. The dev guaranteed that Eternum will be free forever.
5. "Why are there no dev updates here?"
Dev updates are on Patreon, Subscribestar and Discord. Dev updates on Itch would annoy those who just want release notifications.
The dev could put the progress banner on his project page. By not doing it, he encourages people to get deeper into the community and I don't blame him. Just click on the Subscribestar banner an there it is.
6. "The dev doesn't care about his fans, otherwise he'd communicate more!"
Actually, he is quite active in the comments. And he's active on the aforementioned platforms as well.
I still disagree. Here is my response:
1. "The dev is behind schedule" This project works on a "when it's done" basis
My Counter point: The pre-established pattern I can see above begs to differ! I see that the most recent update occurred 6 months after the one before that. He can say ‘when its ready’ all he like and I can say ‘Not good enough’ just as much. My purpose here is too push him! Make him understand he can do better, BE BETTER! Because everyone can always be BETTER!! If he gets it doen in 6 months, Ill push him to do it in 5. If he gets it done in 5, Ill push him to do it in 4!!!
Why are you so content with his performance when he did better in the last release?
2. "We should financially incentivize the dev to establish a schedule" Noone likes to wait, but all updates so far have ben excellent and plentiful. Why change a working system? The dev is putting out awesome stuff right now, punishing him now would be really inconsiderate.
My Counter point: Clearly the current system is not working as well as it could consider there is clearly a delay and no communication to explain why. Punishing him is not inconsiderate at all. Its actually entirely appropriate considering he is failing to perform to my expectations.
3. "The dev is working slowly if you do the math" I completely disagree. If you just take playtime divided by devtime, there are surely faster devs out there. But I'd argue that these playtime hours have a lot of awesome in them. Just comparing the numbers and not the quality isn't fair.
My Counter point: Actually its completely fair when you factor in individual tastes. I love the story too but in the end its just a story. There is no real game play element to it, only relationship points used to determine if the player sees a lewd scene or not. There's very little actual choice in the story. It's not all that complicated of a story either, in fact parts of it are copied from other stories such as ‘Ready Player One’.
Now if I compare it to Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield or Rogue Trader… Which are all real games rather than just Visual Novels… See what I'm getting at?
So its not ‘awesome’. Just good… and now I question even that given the slow rate of production.
4. "Patreon is really expensive if you sum up the total spending on the project!" Correct. 5$ per month reaches AAA prices in one year. If you want to optimize your finances, Patreon is not for you. If you just want to pay a one time amount, you can do that! Get Patreon for a month, any amount, and cancel in time. The dev guaranteed that Eternum will be free forever.
My Counter point: I have in fact given Caribdis a small, one time, contribution. Through Itch, because I refuse to use Patreon. Now I wish I hadn't even done that.
5. "Why are there no dev updates here?" Dev updates are on Patreon, Subscribestar and Discord. Dev updates on Itch would annoy those who just want release notifications.
The dev could put the progress banner on his project page. By not doing it, he encourages people to get deeper into the community and I don't blame him. Just click on the Subscribestar banner an there it is.
My Counter point: No, I refuse to use Subscribestar, I refuse to use Patreon. I refuse to join his Discord. I want to be updated on Itch. All it would take is a simple message, once a month, to report progress. Also all I want is a Release Notification too… on a timely, predictable rate. When that doesn’t happen I expect a report on why and how long it is estimated to take.
6. "The dev doesn't care about his fans, otherwise he'd communicate more!" Actually, he is quite active in the comments. And he's active on the aforementioned platforms as well.
My Counter point: I do not and/or will not use any of the aforementioned platforms. He has not responded to any of my posts in the last few hours. Actually I just checked and it has been about 24 hours with no comment from Caribdis.
He has just over a week until the six month anniversary of his last release, which is usually preceded by a 1 month pre-release message. All of this leads me to believe he is at least 1 month behind the pre-established pattern. This demonstrates he doesn’t give a damn about me and since I have been a fan up to this point I believe I am justified in my statement.
Okay, let's disagree then. I still have a lot to say but this thread is too long already, so let's put this to rest. If you find an AVN dev that does meet your expectations, do tell me because they must be absolutely insane. I'm serious, do tell me. :)
Anyway, let's see what the next update brings. Maybe the wait was worth it, maybe it wasn't. We can't judge until we have complete information.
The funny thing is that this met my expectations! As I said Eternum was good! Really good. This is just too much for me. Six months+ with no communication is too damned long, I dont care how good the content is. So I'm out.
I meant an AVN developer that meets your expectations. And again: there were public announcements, freely available with no accounts required! You were just unwilling to access them.
ok bye, have fun apparently doing nothing with your life
Really good game. I like the pace, the music, the story.
One thing that completly throw me off though is how the dialogues sometimes become crude and NSFW for absolutely no reason. For example, there is a perfectly normal conversion going on and suddently either a female caracter or the MC starts refering to hardcode sex stuff out of nowhere.
I know the game is about sex and I really enjoyed that as well, but when the caracters starts randomly acting and speaking like porn actors it breaks the immersion. Which is too bad since the game is really good apart from that.
Huh, I never found the sextalk to be out of place or "sudden". Would you mind naming a scene that backs up your point?
One that come to my mind is in Warthog school, the potion teacher starts talking very crudely to Penny to showcase the effect of the Veritaserum potion.
I noticed it two or three other situations but I can’t remember the exact scenes.
Hm, ok. I don't agree with you there but thanks for the example. The scene sure is absurd, but meant to be funny. It also gradually gets more hardcore as the scene goes on, it could be a lot more jarring than this.
An even better example that comes to mind would be Elliot from the Collector's mansion. That was quite unexpected. But also kind of mimicing what the player was probably thinking. Yeah, can't share your sentiment here, sorry :P
I found that scene to be quite natural. The potion teacher is a nasty pervert and tricked Penny into drinking the potion so that she can ask her naughty questions and get off on it.
i think it's a you issue because that's how many people talk and joke with each other, i and my friends also sometimes during conversation do jokes or start talking about other topics including hardcore sex sometimes
Hello dear Caribdis. Please tell me, will the Russian language be in the new version(s), or has it been completely removed?
The person who translated it took the link down and now I can't get in contact with them, unfortunately.
I'll upload it again as soon as I have news!
Thank you so much for the reply. I wish you good luck in developing your masterpiece ❤️
i gave you a like simply because i can't in any way understand why someone would dislike your question
It's probably that
damalonBenjamin guy. He's angry because he can't afford to use Patreon or Subscribestar, and he's scared of using Discord, so he's not getting progress updates on this platform (itch). Benjamin might end up excommunicated here as well though for spam and harassment, maybe that will revoke all the -1s he's been handing out.damn, how sad is his life for getting so salty about not getting progress updates, although he can just go to their discord and i don't mean it entirely negative i mostly just think he should seek help because it's definitely not healthy
Really love the story,the art and music cant wait for more,just asking can you please make or put calypso as one of the main girl love interest on the upcoming updates, not just side girl I really like her,Alex n Penelope too.xd
She'll have more lewd scenes and be super important, so no worries there :)
ooh nice I hope she can be become one of the main girl, keep up the good work
Does anyone know why several unlocked galleries will disappear when I restarting my saved game?
i had the same problem a few scenes are locked even tho i unlocked them, but it is what it is
lol
lmao
When the adult content is removed this work is still unique, in China is called "锦上添花(icing on the cake)", she is the first in my mind, no one has ever done it before, of course you are welcome to make a "latecomer".
Agreed, you could take out all the sex scenes in this game and it would still be an amazing VN.
Do you have the HS2 cards for the characters for people to use or are they private? They look amazing!
To my knowledge, only the OIALT girls are available. I've seen quite a few fan recreations of the Eternum models though, you should join the Discord server.
They will be available in my Patreon eventually, maybe after 0.7!
The only game I have played that comes close to this is "Being a dik" and to some extent "once in a lifetime" of course.
It is very smart of you to make the setting inherently diverse. Meaning that if you feel like you want to make a sci-fi part you can just do it. As someone who also works in creative fields, that can make the process much more enjoyable.
I'm hope to play it through again before the next chapter.
I have to replay a good bit, did this game have a guide? i don't remember it
Also I don't remember it well enough, could you reach the last builds end in everyones favour?
Yes, there is an official walkthrough among the game downloads. Right now, it's the 6th option from the bottom. Though if you'd like to play alongside the walkthrough, I would recommend you a walkthrough mod for convenience.
The ending of the latest game version is the same regardless of your choices up to that point.
I mostly want back to the point I was or since I think I made a mistake and I don't know if a mistake ruins the whole relationship.
I have an old save that I found, but I don't have the bathroom scene for example I believe.
There is often leeway for mistakes, though some individual mistakes can ruin a path on their own. The bathroom lewd is not mandatory for Dalia's path. If you got to the end of 0.4 with her path intact, you're probably fine.
If you want to be 100% safe, you should fully replay the game alongside a walkthrough because future consequences & affection point thresholds are still unknowable. Some people fully replay Eternum with each new update!
Okay well I love it, but I can't risk being bored to early if I replay it 100times. For now I will keep the save then.
Thank you.
idk if its like once in a lifetime that u can "lose" a girl after no doing the right choice...
so im asking before doing anything wrong, can u "buy" or "reachive" girls or scenes or do i have to do it perfectly with the walkthrough?
also Oial and Eternum is super nice as in sexy and cool
sadly good games take ages to update but keep the good work! :D
(Also sorry for my bad English ._. )
You don't have to play perfectly but there are decisions that ruin paths on their own if you mess them up. You can load a save of course, but apart from that it's impossible to regain a path once you lost it.
If you don't like that, I have the perfect mod for you. It can notify you if you just made a mistake, so you don't have to worry about missing out on anything. It's only available for the English version though.
Oh thanks just played the game and remembered that i asked and now looked if its on android too.
just thanks for answering so fast :D
Have you ever thought about remaking Once in a Lifetime?
I thought about it, but I'm not a fan of remakes
I'd rather work on new content
Good, OIAL is perfect already. Though I gotta ask, there a chance they might have a crossover? Apart from mentioning them here and there like Pres. Stabb