I've be working on Date Ariane 2 pre-dinner pictures this month, trying to render all the pictures representing activities you can do before dinner.
My goal is to get them all plus two of the dinners (pizza and steak) then release the update...
2025-02-14 22:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Just found out today that Epidemic Sound may not license music for adult games. Other AVNs have been using them too, and one of the biggest...
2025-02-12 20:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Been working on the "pre-dinner" beginning of the game, trying out new ideas instead of copying Remaster.
In remaster you talked to Ariane from a chair that wasn't actually in the room, so this time I decided to start the date with you sitti...
2025-02-07 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
My fourth game is coming to Steam on March 3rd. I could make it sooner, but March 3rd coincides with the Visual Novel F...
2025-02-05 17:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I posted this picture already online. It's a render I made this week for Date Ariane 2. With the Remastered version, I created a lot of foreground pictures of Ariane with blank backgrounds to use throughout the game. A lot of these are color corre...
2025-01-31 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I went set shopping, and found some that work and some that don't. Also tried getting some complex sets and props retextured.
This is a "new" set, ...
Hopepunk City has been updated to version 1.6 on itch.io to bring it in line with an upcoming steam release. The game play itself has not changed. wh...
2025-01-22 01:56:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the first alpha test of Date Ariane 2. You can download it from: https://arianeb.itch.io/date-ariane-2/patreon-access
Except for the opening...
Time to start working on new models. Sometimes this is the most fun and also most nerve wracking part of a new project. Foul up here and you could set yourself up for lots of extra work.
What I've been doing is making test pictures. First on...
2025-01-17 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the things about making updates to Date Ariane is the constant changes to technology that happens over the ages. 15 years ago Ariane bought a disposable camera for an impromptu photoshoot, now she uses a camera phone.
Ariane has been ...
2025-01-16 05:23:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This week I'm introducing the new Date Ariane 2 Avatars, because they are the easiest to change for this project. There is also some weirdness you might want to know.
"Wait does it have to do with Ariane having bangs now?", well that's a dif...
2025-01-10 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Seriously thinking about a change of look. Opinions?
When in doubt split the difference. A little part in the bangs looks natural, also I agree that...
This week I'm posting some new pics from the final scene of the latest release Dating in a World on Fire 0.55. This is the first meeting of Gemma and Alex, two major characters for the rest of the game.
2025-01-03 22:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Here's the latest update of Dating in a World on Fire with new material that introduces a new character Alex, and answers a fair amount of mysteries while introducing new ones. I'll avoid spoilers and let you play it and find out.
T...
2024-12-27 08:59:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Christmas 2024 featuring characters from Ariane in Paradise and Dating in a World on Fire
I’ve been posting an annual picture every year for the last 3 years. Last years was done in Poser with the characters in Victo...
2024-12-22 11:50:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This may be the last picture post of the year, as I want to focus on finishing up a couple of scenes for DiaWoF Chapter 2. Anyways, this is a follow up to the Christmas post from a couple of weeks ago.
The post cover image also has a nude ...
2024-12-20 22:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Been working on lots of game stuff, and also some RL holiday stuff. The game stuff is working on updates for two other games, and none of it involved pictures. Bottom Line I don't have a lot to share this week. Here's some news of what I've been w...
2024-12-13 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSorry to have to announce this, but inflation next year is not looking promising. So games on all platforms are going up $1 starting 2025. This includes Patreon, as the "Dater" tier will go up to $6 for NEW daters in 2025. Current Dater levels wi...
2024-12-13 18:02:38 +0000 UTC View PostI'm posting daily best of 2024 pictures on my Bluesky page. Available for anyone.
https://bsky.app/profile/arianeb.com
Like I did in October, I'm offering some holiday pictures to Patreon first and to the rest of social media later. As seem last year this is the "Date Ariane 2.0" living room, which looks a lot like the Date Ariane Remastered living room exce...
2024-12-06 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This week is the 5th Friday and also Black Friday, and ran out of pics from Dating in a World on Fire. So here are some "test pics" for future projects ju...
This final branch of "chapter 1" is set in an at studio. The purpose is to spell out my "New Humanism" philosophy explicitly in the game. Think of it as ...
I've been using a tool called Milanote to help me plan and write the game, and thought ...
I've written several posts about how much social media sucks these days, they are turning into propaganda sites, especially X but all the Meta based ones ...
This is "River Walk". It's a good generic name for a retail and entertainment district. I lived in two cities that both had a river walk so I'm putting ...
Working on the next section of the game, basically three endings to the first date. If the dates stats are perfect, you might get invited back to Relay's...
2024-11-08 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hopepunk City was kind of a personal project when I made it during the 2020-2021 pandemic. Part of me never wanted to release , but did anyways. ...
This weeks pictures are mostly already in the 0.40 that I released in October. They represent the three "origin" stories I wrote for the player characte...
This was a surprise update and not many people saw my website post, so I'm reposting it here.
I just released a minor update to Something’s In Th...
Here are all the links to games available to Dater level patrons via itch.io. You will need an 2024-11-01 08:13:25 +0000 UTC
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