HTML Inner Empire [v1.69] [Defiant Explorer]

[Noone202]

Well well, a Text based HTML game with female protagonist? And pregnancy content?
I think I would check it after some more update but at least you have my interest.

 

[Defiant Explorer]

Well well, a Text based HTML game with female protagonist? And pregnancy content?
I think I would check it after some more update but at least you have my interest.

Each chapter in my game is a separate story with a global storyline running through it. The first chapter is no exception; even if it is the gateway to the next adventures, it's still a separate story of interest in its own right. It's not a bare-bones, demo, proof-of-concept, etc. And it's already larger than some finished text-based games.

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I'll probably move this information to the Dev notes now. No one seems to look at the Changelog.

I understand the caution with initial releases. But this is not the case, you can try now and not wait for updates. Which, given the complex structure of dialogues and narration, will be not that very soon. It takes time for decent development at the current level.

 

[Jack Da Ripper]

Yes, I'm a dev. I probably need an appropriate tag, but I don't quite understand how to get it. Anyway, I'll get around to it.

There are sex scenes in the game, but they are textual. There are no porn pictures/videos/gifs, whatever. I don't know how else to explain it better.

that's understandable, brother.. the game you presented to us is still unique which piqued my interest. But I do hope with future updates we will actually get to see H-scene actions through animations or images at least in your game. So keep up the good work and don't give up

 

[mpegav]

Well written and promising. Looking forward to the upcoming updates

 

[Amnelis]

What a pleasant find this game is! Text based, female protagonist, customizable personality, no combat and it seems pregnancy will be a major part of it as well. Interesting world building in the right dose, gritty and grounded without unecessary bloat or ott fantasy elements. Writing is pretty good too, evocative enough but still straight forward.

I'm very excited to see where this goes.

 

[Marie_goodgirl]

longjohngold

Thank you for such an insightful comment.

About Abilities. My idea is that each attribute has the ability to persuade. After all, my game is about dialogues and situations, not battles. It's just that the ways of persuasion are different. Mind is rational persuasion. Willpower - the suppression of another's personality with one's own. Intrigue - cunning or charm. Moreover, in rarer situations, even physical Abilities allow persuasion. For example, at this point, there is a scene where Agility can be used to seduce (show body flexibility).

About the dagger (you played as Vagrant, other Origins don't have it). She's not an assassin and doesn't know how to use it skillfully (at least not yet). The dagger is more of a symbol and a reminder of her lost friend. That's why it can't be used, ahem, "for its intended purpose" just yet. But, to paraphrase the classic, if there is a "dagger" hanging on the wall, it means that sooner or later it will "shoot".

And don't worry about vengeance. Everything in its own time.

About, um, forcibly satisfying "another kind of hunger" with the widow's use. The protagonist has no attraction to women by default. The lesbian tag to the game is consistent with forum rules, where it means purely technical girl-to-girl sex (there is such a scene in the game, and in 2 different versions). In terms of orientation, the protagonist is rather bisexual. Or more accurately, she can be bisexual if the player selects the appropriate options and opens a sex scene with a woman. It's like an awareness of her orientation. It's just not set by default, but happens during the game with appropriate descriptions. Or it doesn't. If players do not select certain options of attraction to women - their girls will only be for boys, as straight as it gets.

Alas, the tag Bisexual is not provided here, so I put Lesbian instead. I think a lot of people will be unhappy with this confusion, but I don't quite see what can be done about it. Put my own tag, not provided for by the forum rules?

By the way. Every Origin has its own unique content. In 2 cases, even quite large unique scenes. This is one of the reasons why the game is a bit "on rails" (not just because of my desire to avoid dead-end plot branches). My point is that even on rails, playing as a different Origin and looking at events from a different angle should still be interesting, I hope.

About the cheats. I really wasn't sure if I should post this version. But maybe you're right, the forward/backward function could be quite handy. Hmm, I'll think about it. Maybe I'll remove both versions and make a basic one without the cheats, but with the forward/backward option activated.

Just so you know, as a female gamer i adore games where i can be a female and have all those kinky tags ;3 so i loved it so far. Thanks for giving me another game to add to my list. With more content i can see this being one i play alot ( my favs are degrees of lewdity, third crisis, and lilithsthrone) keep it up <3

 

[Syrh]

What are the files provided for download? The extensions are .rar, but the program I used to try and expand them said they weren't rar files. Nothing else I've tried so far to get into any of them has worked.

 

[Defiant Explorer]

Technical Update 2022-09-24

1. Fixed bug with not displaying logo, background and all maps for Linux users.

2. Different versions of the game are no longer relevant. Now a single universal version for all (with forward and backward functions and no cheats).

 

[Defiant Explorer]

What are the files provided for download? The extensions are .rar, but the program I used to try and expand them said they weren't rar files. Nothing else I've tried so far to get into any of them has worked.

The most common rar archive. I'm in the middle of a technical update (links updated). Try to download this version, maybe last time you had some error when downloading.

If it still doesn't open - I'll see what I can do a little later.

UPD. Here's an alternate link in the .zip archive, just in case. Try it:

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[Syrh]

This time I failed to even download the .rar file, at least from Mega, but I didn't have time to troubleshoot that -- sorry to not have more data for you there.

The zip file, however, downloaded just fine from the link in your post, and it also extracted just fine. I also don't have time at the moment to properly try out the game, but it did seem to run fine. So that worked, whatever's going on with the .rar files and my system; thanks!

 

[Verdandi]

This game really has potential. I played through a couple of hours this one short chapter with all the character configurations. I was even drawn into the story and that's not uncommon with games on this site. Finally some more serious fantasy and not borderline parody. Or rather, it's not a matter of story as such but how the characters and especially the PC are written. Because that's what I liked the most. Do you have any plan already in how many chapters you want to wrap up the game?

 

[Defiant Explorer]

So that worked, whatever's going on with the .rar files and my system; thanks!

Glad it helped.

 

[Defiant Explorer]

This game really has potential. I played through a couple of hours this one short chapter with all the character configurations. I was even drawn into the story and that's not uncommon with games on this site. Finally some more serious fantasy and not borderline parody. Or rather, it's not a matter of story as such but how the characters and especially the PC are written. Because that's what I liked the most. Do you have any plan already in how many chapters you want to wrap up the game?

Well, the story itself and the key events that should happen are already thought out. There is some freedom in between, where I can insert some filler episodes.

Overall, if all goes well, this will be a pretty massive game. The tentative plan is 13 chapters. But plans are just plans, and shit happens. Let's hope it goes well. The immediate goal is trivial - chapter 2.

 

[RexUniverse]

Okay, this does feel very interesting. Hope to see more and how pregnancy goes in this. Feels like a thing that it will happen instead of bad end.

 

[berny]

Looks promising.
I just wanted to leave an encouraging comment. Keep up the good work.

 

[bummiefries]

I love this so far. The world is neat, the scenes are interesting, and the choices do just enough to allow one to roleplay without branching off too much (seemingly) so as to make development a nightmare. The portraits are a great touch that I enjoy a lot, and I really like the Insight system.

 

[Kristof29]

Pretty good right off the bat. If you can maintain the quality while being able to deliver full chapters i would say your project is better than the other 99% available here.

 

[Defiant Explorer]

Hope to see more and how pregnancy goes in this. Feels like a thing that it will happen instead of bad end.

I've written about pregnancy here somewhere before. Pregnancy... is a pregnancy. Well, it certainly won't be as a "bad end". I mean, pregnancy in the game functions on random variables. It would be extremely unfair of me to put the success of a player's game on random variables.

So don't worry about it. If your character gets pregnant, it will change a lot of things, but it definitely won't lead to a game over.

 

[Defiant Explorer]

I love this so far. The world is neat, the scenes are interesting, and the choices do just enough to allow one to roleplay without branching off too much (seemingly) so as to make development a nightmare. The portraits are a great touch that I enjoy a lot, and I really like the Insight system.

Thanks. I like the system with Insight, too. It may look simple, but it took me a damn long time to come up with a role system both not relying on random variables (triggering save-load scamming) and not tied rigidly to thresholds (triggering metagame). Seems to work as intended.

 

[Defiant Explorer]

Pretty good right off the bat. If you can maintain the quality while being able to deliver full chapters i would say your project is better than the other 99% available here.

Thank you. Yep, I plan on releasing chapters in their entirety. It's not very smart from a promotional point of view (the more frequent the updates, the more attention, the higher the potential fees). But short stumps of chapters will irritate players and practically force them to replay often. Bad for immersion. I don't want that.

Better, though, to wait and get a full-fledged adventure with a series of interconnected events, quests, and sex scenes than short wisps of unfinished something. It's just... right, I guess.