Visual Novels and Art by Midzayaki

What are the desires of readers of visual novels

Readers of visual novels Good developers try to please the reader. But even with this position, they do not always guess what the reader needs. The developer is one, there are many readers and they have many opinions. I'm collecting some of them here.

If you want to add something beside the story, then consider character profiles. It's nice to have a card or page showing the informations about the characters in the story. Like name, age, birthplace, favorite food, relation with the main protagonist and/or the other characters. Also a picture or picture gallery is nice. The gallery could consist of pictures which have to be unlocked during the story. Source.
I used to work in an eroge company, this one time we did a survey and found out most players actually wanted better writing, world building, characters, it was a surprise for all of us but judging previous top games like fate or dies irae it makes a lot of sense, at least for this specific market a lot of people only want erotic scenes when and were they make sense. Source.

Votings on games on the Zone95 forum

What kind of storylines do players prefer

https://f95zone.to/threads/starflint-descent-v0-2-threadweaver.211163/

Male protagonist, Straight Content 27.4%
Male protagonist, Femdom Content 29.4%
Male protagonist, Gay Content 31.5%
Male protagonist, Beast Content 25.8%
Male protagonist, Varied Content 24.4%
Female protagonist, Straight Content 19.5%
Female protagonist, Femdom Content 11.6%
Female protagonist, Lesbian Content 15.9%
Female protagonist, Beast Content 31.6%
Female protagonist, Varied Content 21.5%
Total voters 6,226

What is your favorite real life porn genre to fap to

Source: https://f95zone.to/threads/what-is-your-favorite-real-life-porn-genre-to-fap-to.15297/

Lesbian - 32.4%
Straight - 34.6%
Interracial - 12.7%
Gangbangs - 18.6%
Parodies - 10.4%
Role play as costumes driving school taxi driver etc. - 14.8%
Another choice - 40.6%
Total voters 512

Tips for aspiring developers of adult visual novel and games

Sandra Bullock is a top game developer

Choosing a realistic level of ambition

Choosing a realistic level of ambition for a project is the most important decision early on. It will make or break everything in the end. Unless you're only interested in developing a shitty cash cow to sucker in the "it will eventually be amazing" crowd on Patreon, scope should be front and center in your mind. Source.

The timing of posting images needs to be correct

The timing of posting images needs to be correct. Posting a image on a Monday morning is never going to get a lot of likes before it's buried. Keep timezones in mind, both Europe and America are the biggest audience here." This is something I certainly pay attention to. Like when I post sets to here or DA I will post them in late afternoons/early evenings. Same goes for when I post to Pixiv (glad I bought the account upgrade for scheduling that). Most of the time I'll wait till the later half of the week if not the weekends to post full sets. One-offs I'll keep with similar clock schedule but will post any time during the week.

Source: slushe.com/forum/creative-discussion/2d-and-3dx-discussion/creating-art-with-value-for-others.htm

Interesting discussions on forums

Discussions on Forums

Why are Visa and Mastercard telling various sites that they will not allow payments to be made through those sites if they host NSFW content? No answer. Source.
The developer has offered to discuss his game's pricing plan on Patreon. Source:NSFW Game Development
How does a man write about a woman's orgasm? The answer: read erotic women writers. The male orgasm is the same. A woman's orgasm is different: violent or calm, quick, or there is no orgasm at all. Source.
Is it worth writing 2 versions of a story to please everyone? The answer: is unknown. Source.

Terms and conditions of commissions by different authors

Commission for artists Sometimes fans of artists commission them to work for a fee. To avoid conflicts with the customer, artists describe the terms of cooperation. Here I collect such conditions from different authors so that you can use this experience for yourself.

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