Furry Shades of Gay News

Hello, friends!

Some of you might have noticed the trading cards appearing on your account already. Our first set got approved last week, and you can now collect all the nice things!

We've also opted into the Lunar Sale, so if you were waiting for a discount, now is the time!

And just a few short days we will be releasing a FREE story expansion! A whole new story with a new pair of heroes, and a full complement of original artworks and animations!


The story is in play testing right now, and it should be ready in just a few days!

We will also be officially announcing our next game very soon!

With love,
- Felix.

Hello, friends!

Our first semi-major update to the game went live. It brings a new pattern match and a new bonus item. It goes boom!



Just match items in T- or L-pattern, and you'll get a "bomb" bonus item. Match this one, and it will obliterate all the items around it.

Almost all the challenge levels were also rebalanced, it should be much easier to clear out the stories now.

We’ve also had a couple of awesome people reach out to us about the help with the localization, and we’ve already included some improved scripts and UI localization changes.

There are also a number of bugfixes related to the challenge level freezes and script mix-ups.


Right now we’re working on implementing the “story mode” and achievements. We also got green light on adding trading cards and community items to the game, so expect the first set soon!

And we are working on a FREE bonus story, coming this February. Don’t want to spoil it too much, so will only share a couple of storyboard clippings for now:


We hope you’ll like it!



And now to some less cheery news. First of all, we are incredibly grateful for all the great reception the game got, and we are super happy that so many people found it fun.

Alas, our sales still fell short of the amount that was required to keep the whole studio working full-time. So, keeping true to our name, we are downsizing, at least for a time. Our lead developer is going to return to the contract work, and the rest of us will pick up some side gigs as well.

That said, we have no plans to give up just yet. The artists all got paid in full, so we are starting work on another game. It won’t be a sequel, more of a sidequel. Same genre, but targeting a different niche, one with a more mass-market appeal. If we can make this work, we will try to alternate between niches, and if at all possible, explore even more underserved ones in the future.

Official announcement will come soon enough, once we have some art to share, so stay tuned!

[h3]With love,
- Felix Vine[/h3]

Thre's been an accident, and the update process might overwrite/delete your saves. We are very sorry that this happened, please, if you can, make a backup of

Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Love Stories Furry Shades of Gay\\Love Stories\\Love Stories_Data\\NaninovelData\\Saves

folder before updating.

Again, we are very sorry that this happened and will try our best not to repeat this mistake.

[h2]WARNING[/h2]
Thre's been an accident, and the update might overwrite/delete your saves. We are very sorry that this happened, please, if you can, make a backup of

Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Love Stories Furry Shades of Gay\\Love Stories\\Love Stories_Data\\NaninovelData\\Saves

folder before updating.


Changelog:

• Fixed sticky boosters in the novel selection menu
  
• Fixed multiple store screens opening on missing booster click
  
• Improve sound engine initialization routine
  

Hey there, friends

We are very pleased to announce that



Five branching stories are now available, all fully original and written specifically for the game. There are more than 60 fully original artworks in the game, and 21 animated sex scenes.

We’ve worked really hard on the game and we really hope you like it! And,we certainly hope you like it enough to buy it! 😀

[h2]Post-release plans[/h2]
While we decided against going into early access since the game is content-complete, there are still a few things we weren’t able to finish in time, and a few things we came up with during the development.

As the game goes live, we will be looking out for any tech issues first and foremost. We will also be doing some QOL improvements, rebalancing and updating the challenge stages, and adding some minor bits of content.

Then we would like to implement Steam achievements, and we would like to add trading cards and other profile features to the game, but we will need to reach a certain number of players to be eligible for that.

We are also going to add a free play mode. It will consist of two features. First one will be a toggleable “story mode”. After you clear all the scenes in the story, you will be able to play through it as if it was a straight VN, without any match3 challenges.

Second part of the free play mode would be a “sex room”. You will be able to play any unlocked sex animation, switch positions, select any of the available loops and just enjoy the horny bits to you heart’s desire.

Finally, we are planning to add a free content expansion, another story. For now we are aiming for Valentine's day release, but the timeline might be adjusted. We will, of course, need to at least cover out development costs to be able to do that.

[h2]A note on translations[/h2]
We’ve debated internally about launching the game with machine translations and in the end decided to go with it. Most available languages are machine-translated with just a bit of human edits. We would really appreciate it if some of you folks would help with editing. All the localization resources are available in this thread - https://steamcommunity.com/app/1399930/discussions/0/4048138220335486762/

[h2]And a reminder[/h2]
If you want to see more quality furry games with original art on Steam, please spread the word to your friends and communities! We would love to continue developing furry games with original art and maybe even branch out into other niches, but we need to be able to pay our rent, too. And for that we need your support!


With ♥
- Felix Vine, lead designer