Well, now that Red Shirts is out, I am happy to announce that I am moving on to adding content for Lifeswap. So far, what has been done?

1) I have added a "rotational image section" for when you are playing Sam and taking a shower. So, you will now see different images of a man in a shower when you start  your day off. No, nobody is stroking anything, they are just showering.

2) Have completely finished off the first month of "Alice events" (Your mother). And while this may result in something happening, I'm going to be honest and admit that two events are nothing happening at all. Just a bunch of talking or thinking. Oh, and while you do get a pick-up truck during this time, you aren't "free to drive" just yet.

3) Have checked this new part out, and it was a bit of a pain in the butt. Apparently I was tripping myself up and adding one too many codes into the mix. But I found the error and fixed it. So, happy to report that the images and coding all works properly.

But I want to remind people before they get their hopes up too high. Lifeswap is a bit of "rinse-and-repeat" during the week. If you play the current version you will see what I mean by that. During the week itself, you end up bouncing from day to day making one of two choices from time to time. I want to point out that this DOES however effect things later on. So picking between one person or the other will make you a better football player (Sam) or cheerleader (Lily).

I also want to remind everyone about the fact that this game is filled with parts that are "colored text". So be sure to check the "Options" on the sidebar, or you might find yourself looking at blue text on black background (difficult to read).

And remember that since you are playing as Sharon and Fred, be sure to completely check out your NPC-bio sheets before  your transformation (During blue/pink text section). This will give a bit of feedback of your NPC after finishing the questionaire prior to the show.

Plans? Well, I will take everyone up to their first booth interview/challenge. This means that I need to finish off a full month with everyone. That means at least 3 "encounters" with 6 NPCS for Lily and 5 more with Sam, or a total of at least 33 sections. While this may sound like a whole lot of stuff to do, keep in mind that it really just means that I have to figure out conversations, "think about it" moments, as well as possible physical interactions. Do not panic just yet. For the conversations and the "think about it" parts, it is motly linear and I can burn through those, even though it does take some time.

I am hoping to be able to get something out as soon as possible, I just don't have any clue when that will be. However, I can promise that it will be a respectable sized update as it will hold a fair amount of content. And seeing how you have to spend the weekend with 1 NPC at a time, you can clearly see how it would require you to go back and pick different options on the weekends.

So yes, working on Lifeswap at the moment. No, I have no idea when to expect release just yet. Maybe, I can get a fair amount of content done provided that everything works properly. Oh yes, and see "other post" in regards to Lifeswap about something else I want to discuss.

So, as you will recall, Lifeswap is directly influenced by my Patreon subscribers. But it has resulted in a slight problem for me on the creative side of things.

I need to know how comfortable my audience is with homesexual male/male content? I'm asking this because I have a specifc NPC in mind that will result in allowing the player to explore that sort of relationship.

But here is the hard part... at least for me on a personal level. As is clearly obvious by now, I am more comfortable with Female/Male relationships. I don't have any real-life experience with Male/Male, and because it is a topic that I am unfamiliar with I always worry that I will completely screw it up. As such, I need to know how my patrons feel about it.

So, I'm just going to put it like this:

Go with the your gut. I (The patron) trust you (Herrzimm) to make it work because of the prior releases you've put out.

If you (Herrzimm) feel that it won't work, then I (The patron) urge you to remove it from the game.

Hell no, don't you (Herrzimm) chicken out. That's the sort of stuff I (The patron) want to have available to play or not.

You (Herrzimm) big fucking wimp. Stop bitching about it and give me (The patron) your best effort. If it sucks, I (the patron) will tell you (Herrzimm) where you screwed up.

First and foremost:

Red Shirts Required is the name of the new game. Decided that sounded better than "Coleman 2nd Class". lol

Looks to be around 88,500 words long so far. Which is actually more than I expected at first, but seeing how the NPC sheets are a touch larger than normal, not really all that surprised.

Roughly 90 images. (This includes both JPGS and GIFS)

File size for RAR? Roughly around 125 MB. This file size is larger than expected by quite a bit and should not be viewed as an indication of overall game-length. There are a few GIFS that are somewhat larger in size than normal, and should be pointed out that some can last up to 20 seconds or longer. Although not all of them are that big.

Expect to see the links some time Friday afternoon'ish (not exactly sure on time yet) as I am doing a bit of "polishing" with editing.

But no code errors, and all images are where they should be. Some images will not be seen in-game due to being on a different path, or simply not finding the right condition to trigger it.

But yeah, seems to be going pretty well. =)

So, let's see. Good news first I guess. ALL images are in the right place and of the right thing. There are no "red error messages" for any of the codes. All the "check-box options" appear to be working properly, and there are no errors with the stat tracking.

Bad news: Family NPC character sheets are a touch long. But do give a large amount of detail, some of which may end up being "spoiler" material if you jump right to them.

Still need to finish NPC sheets for everyone that will be at Coleman. So that should be fun with all the different images/descriptions.

Will need to completely re-write the "Warning Page" at the start of the game. This is due to being completely lazy on my part (LOL), but that shouldn't take too long as it is mostly just the warning of content and a special mention towards something that you get to decide before game starts up.

But, everything looks to be running smoothly at the moment. Nothing really sticks out as far as a screw-up on my part. So, should be looking to get something out over the weekend. Just not entirely comfortable with saying what day to look for it just yet. Will let  you know when I am feeling confident. So, be ready to free up a little bit of time. Oh yeah, and should also mention that I have some very interesting images in mind to use. For once, I have decided that I will use images to guide the action rather than hunt down images that MIGHT be close. LOL

Anyway, touch more to do, but should still reach deadline of around the 25th or so. Just not exactly sure if it will be 25th or later yet. =)

So, things are going pretty well with Coleman Second Class. I've got Emily's "first time" about 1/2 done. (Meaning 3 out of 6 situations).

Wait, how can you have "6 first times" doing something?

Oh, that's easy. 3 first times are based on age. Then there is the "willing" and "not as willing" paths (Meaning 2 per age option) for a total of six. =)

Keep in mind. Age choice will result in you ONLY seeing what is directly connected to that age choice. Meaning if you pick A,  you will not see the links to B or C. Or if you pick B, you will not see A or C, and of course if  you pick C, you don't see A or B.

Anyway, there is something that is directly linked for each age choice. Meaning age A will have a X result, B will have a Y result, and C will have a Z result. This is not an "addiction" like in Coleman Institute, but an increase in "skill" as well as reflected directly into personal stats and in acceptance by others.

And what exactly are the skills and stats tracked? I'm glad you asked:

Mental Condition: Broken into four sections.

Education (passing or failing grade), Popularity (how well liked by others), Appearance, (how others judge your physical attractiveness), Physical condition (how your health is handled) and Mental (How your own mental state is able to handle the overall story). Clearly, these will flip back and forth. So it is possible that you might be mentally unstable, but seen as really cute and highly liked. Think of the "crazy girlfriend" type of character. Or you might be see as the "plain-Jane" type of character. Or maybe you are the "high-maintenance" sort of character (Highly attractive, highly liked, but also requires a lot of work to keep you happy)

Sexual stats: Clearly the "number-tracking" for sexual encounters.

This section includes oral, vaginal, anal sex and if internal or external partner climaxes. It will also include "titjobs", "hand-jobs", being filmed during sex, and multiple partners. =)

Sexual skills: The way that you are capable of doing sexual acts.

This is pretty self-explanatory. How good you are at a sex act will be based on "experience". =)

It will also include how you do with multiple partners and how comfortable you are about being filmed during sex. These two skill levels will be the slowest to increase due to number of times you will be with multiple partners or filmed.

There will also be a "Drunk/Drugged" stat as well. This stat is a "number counter" but will effect the other stats. For example, heavy drinking or drug use will clearly alter appearance, as well as possibly result in sexual encounters you are not aware of.

And of course, my favorite thing.... Rotating NPC sheets for Emily herself. This is currently a very short "snippet" of information during the "early stages" (Meaning before going to Coleman). Once actually heading to Coleman, this will be given more information to work with as far as the "description" goes.

Still working on the game, so no clue when I will have something to release just yet. I still want to get through the first part (The first time sexually active and a bit of "overall story"), as well as a bit of building up of Coleman's Red-group as well as NPC-introductions. Clearly the NPC-introduction section is going to take a bit of time to put together as it will have to involve classmates, instructors, and staff. Not to mention that being in the "Red Group" of Coleman, the rules you are forced to follow will be completely different than the "Blue Group" that Kim went through at Coleman. So don't expect the same thing happening.

Also, keep in mind that at the moment there is no plans on having "Kim" showing up. This might change if I feel comfortable with justifying the situation. At the moment, I don't actually want to do that as it will mean leaving a "gap" in Kim's storyline. However, I can admit that I can see at least 2 situations where Kim may either be talked about or seen. But I make no promises.

Anyway, that's where I stand at the moment. Making pretty good progress. Wanted to work on the other games some this week as well. But to be honest, kind of enjoying the ability to be "new and daring" with a few things that just wouldn't fit into prior stuff. =)

Will keep you posted.

Okay, I knew that I was going to have some time on my hands, but no idea just how much. So here goes.

Looks like I will be able to have ALL WEEK to work on things. At least, starting Monday I will have all week to work on things. That means that with luck (basically meaning that with Cokes and Smokes), I will be able to do a lot of work on 2nd Class, possibly LifeSwap, and maybe a touch of Heir or Universal (Feeling more like Heir to be honest), and maybe even a dash of Coleman. I want to spend at least one day on ALL the games, possibly 2 on the 2nd Class as I need to do the transition of "badly acting out young lady and getting sent to Coleman (or finishing the "intro section"). But I also want to at least spend a day dipping into RPG Maker and working on the concept that I have with that one as well. This will mean a lot of "little things" such as image manipulations and attempting to iron out a few issues with map-maker and character generation (or rather customizing the presentation).

Basically, my friend is going to have his sister and her family staying for a week. Which means that I don't need to swing by every day after work. =)

So, not saying that there is going to be any available updates just yet. Going to actually say that I am going to be working on things, possibly doing a lot more than I had hoped seeing how much time I will have free. =)