Just Friends Visual Novel

Hi! My name is Yekkusu, I'm a developer in love with game creation. Just Friends is a small visual novel I'm creating to make a big one in the future, it tells the story of Aiden a human who's staying the next three days of this little vacation at a resort hotel that is close to a beach, with other places and entertainment for him to enjoy.There he will have the chance to meet some amazing people who he can have a nice chat, a good conversation and maybe become friends. But is that the only thing he's gonna get? A good friendship? Or he will enjoy those days the best way he possibly can? That would be up to him, and only him..-&nbsp;Public Demo is now out! - The public build is updated every six months or so. Remember, just add 0$ and download the demo for free! PC - LINUX Public builds (There are no MAC or ANDROID builds for this game): <a href="https://yekkusu.itch.io/just-friends-visual-novel" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Just Friends - Visual Novel by yekkusu (itch.io)</a>Is the game playable? There are two versions of the game, the public demo which has two routes for you to play but no sex available, and the closed alphas that are more advanced in story, content and updates, you need to be a tier 2 patron to play those.Will it be released on Steam? At first, it was a no. The first idea for Just Friends would be way too small for a Steam game. Now? It depends. The game will be big enough to be at a good price there, but there are some variables I need to check when the game is almost done: How much it will cost to put on Steam? Is it possible for me to create keys to give the patrons who helped enough with the project a free key? How does Steam work today for those kinds of games? The ideal would be yes, I would love this game on Steam, especially since I'm doing a long arduous job on it. So, I'm more inclined to put the game on Steam rather than just releasing it outside Steam.After the game is done, what will happen? I will continue working on new Visual Novels with the core system I created with Just Friends, just on a bigger scale with your help. The plan is to never stop making good content for you guys.Who's working on Just Friends right now? The artist WagnerMutt is creating all the backgrounds and characters' visuals, I am responsible for the coding, general visuals of the user interface of the game, the writing of the story, etc.Will my name be on the Credits for the game? Yes, if you become a patron just one time, no matter how tier you choose, you will have permanently your name on the credits from the game.Why would you need my help? Any project takes time and money. Not only for the developer or team to pay their bills, but to invest in the project.Every piece of music, every piece of art, and every new event in a game costs time and money. With your help, no matter what tier you decide to help me, you're also making sure I'm able to work that month on the game. The ideal would be for me to get enough to pay the bills and invest more in this game, but until I can achieve that I will be working on this game as much as possible while finding other ways to make money too. So if you want me working 24/7 on this game and please, if you can, come and help this game by becoming a patron!Ingame Screenshot: <a href="https://imgur.com/aw88TYA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/aw88TYA.png" title=""></a>Important Reminder: The game is not available for MAC OS and ANDROID. Please do not pledge your support if you can't play the game unless you just want to support the project. If you support the project on tiers higher than needed to play the game and your reason for a refund is that you're not able to play the game, I have the right to refuse to refund you. If you're still adamant about receiving a refund after I explain to you why I think you shouldn't be refunded, I will refund you but I will block your account so you won't be able to support the project ever again. This is also true if you're supporting me for the first time and you ask for a refund right away, or if you ask for refunds too often, which shows a lack of integrity on your part. Please understand that every time I need to refund a patron for mistakes like this I lose money, patreon itself takes away 1 - 2 USD depending on how much is the pledge, and I need to take that amount from my own pocket to refund you so even if you're a Tier 2 patron asking for a refund, I still have losses, asking for a refund more than once on that tier will also put you on the risk of being blocked from ever supporting the project too. Remember that I work on this project alone and that all money I make is devoted to developing the game, so please only support the game if you really want to help the project. Thank you.

Free

With this tier, both you and me won't get much out of it, but here are the perks:<ul><li>You gain access to the public build one month before its public release. *</li><li>Your name is added to the credits after a few months of supporting on this tier. *</li><li>You gain the small satisfaction of supporting the game by a small bit.</li></ul>Like I said I don't get much out of this, but hey, every single bit counts, so thank you for supporting me!Note: This perk is only available from November/2024 onwards, and can be demanded on the months of June and November after that date. Note 2: This perk is only applied after you helped for around 3 to 5 months,.

Zero Child

(For those who want to help!)<ul><li>Get your name on the credits of the game (just need to bid once and you'll never lose that right.)</li><li>A Big Thank you!</li><li>Have access to Early public builds (to be released), every six months.<ul><li>Public Builds are updated every December, and they are all five to six versions apart, Tier 1 patrons will get every six months a new build out of those public builds (that are selected and separated in advance), ensuring that Tier 1 patrons will be way ahead of the general public and still be able to play newer builds.</li></ul></li></ul>

Starter Help

(For those who want to help even more!)<ul><li>Get everything from the previous tier and:</li><li>Get access to alpha builds every month with every little change (if possible).</li><li>Get access to early concepts of backgrounds of the game (unfinished versions) and --sometimes-- a preview of the finished ones.</li><li>Get access to sketches of the character portraits if available.<ul><li>Note: Tier 1 early public builds won't be pushed to Tier 2+ patrons since all patrons on those tiers have access to the latest build possible way ahead of Tier 1 patrons).</li></ul></li></ul>

Silver Will

(For those who want to participate closer to the developer!) <ul><li>Get everything from the previous tiers and:</li><li>Get access to every HD art inside the game, early WIP scenes, characters, other concepts, etc...<ul><li>This includes Early concepts of characters, sketches of backgrounds, sketches of portraits and sketches of concept arts, and finished versions of backgrounds, portraits, and concept arts. </li></ul></li><li>Can vote in any pool about the game development so I can see what direction to go with the project.</li><li>Able to vote for features, directions, and new themes for upcoming games.</li><li>Get access to Timelapse videos (if available) of any artwork from scratch to the sketch phase.</li></ul>

Golden Enthusiast

(For who really want this to be finished with all their hearts).<ul><li>Get everything from the previous tiers and:  </li><li>Get my personal contact to chat about the game or anything.<ul><li>This is not necessary if you don't want to. However, by having my personal contact you can talk about bugs directly with me instead of sending an e-mail. I'm not available all the time but I always try my best to answer anyone who talks to me.</li></ul></li><li>Get a one-time-only invite link to a Telegram Group, where you can see every single content and update earlier before they are posted on Patreon. The group also allows you to check all released images easily in a gallery system.<ul><li>The group doesn't allow you to save, or share the content. The group is meant to be a hub for you to talk about the project and check updates easily, to download any content you have to grab from Patreon.</li><li>You will only be a part of the group as long as you're an active Tier 4 patron.<ul><li>You're allowed to be in the group as long as you're a Tier 4 patron. If you downgrade your tier the next month to Tier 3 or less, or if you have to leave patreon, you will also be removed from the group as soon as the next payout rolls out.</li><li>If you asked for a refund as a Tier 4 or for some reason Patreon refused your payment, you won't be allowed in the group either.</li></ul></li><li>Concept arts and finished arts are posted FIRST in the group, then on patreon a week later for Tier 3.</li><li>The group is also where you can read a little about the current state of a build, and me rambling on about it.</li><li>Every time a build is published the thumbnail posted on Twitter will also be posted on the group.</li><li>Any time-lapses released for Tier 3 and 4 are also posted on the group earlier for you to check out.</li></ul></li><li>A BIG Thank you a message with lots of sincere tears of joy and happiness.</li><li>You get a PDF/EPUB file with the current build written content to check if you want.<ul><li>The PDF/EPUB may be a little different from the content in-game though.</li></ul></li><li>Get access to a time-lapse video (if available) from scratch to completion.<ul><li>Time-lapse videos are tricky to be done, sometimes the artist will have them, and sometimes he won't. It depends on how stable the software he uses to create his art is.</li></ul></li></ul>

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