About This File
NOTE: I put this as the first thing any player sees when the start, but I'll reiterate it again here. There are no CGs or sound effects in this piece. It is basically an interactive story with some backdrops. Imagination is the best asset, so if you're here for images you may unfortunately be disappointed.
That aside, this is a short interactive story (around 20 minutes at most, at present) that is somewhat of a tester for me trying out Tyranobuilder as a medium for things. For those not in the know, 'Be My Acorn' is a Yuri Eroge from a Alternate Universe RP world that I'm a part of with a few other members here. As the name might suggest, the main love interests are all kemonomimi girls which like nuts, like squirrels and chipmunks, and the goal of the make-believe game is of course to romance one (or more) of them.
What's showcased here are basically exerts from the 'routes' of these girls, which is why some parts might seem a little strange. Each scenario will be its own standalone thing so you won't need to play through the previous ones to understand what's happening in the others (when they are finally released that is). Yes, there are other scenarios planned that I'll be working on and updating this project with as new content is finalised. In its full 1.0 version, this project should have five core scenarios, one for each of the love interests from the VN, and maybe a few extras if there's enough demand for them. Each scenario will be about the same length as the one in this version, leading to around nearly two hours of content once it has reached 1.0.
You've probably listened to me waffle on enough for now. Thank you for checking this out.
I'll put some stuff in the spoiler for any questions people might have.
1. "It's short!" - For now it might be. As mentioned, I'm aiming to get in five standalone scenarios when this hits 1.0 so that should bulk up the playtime.
2. "There're no CGS!" - Also mentioned before. I'm no artist and even getting a bunch of royalty-free resources from community members would've been a massive timesink as I'd play by whatever rules they wanted. Besides, not many people would want their resources attached to something like this, so there's that as well. Sorry, but there won't be any character art. You're free to imagine the characters as you want.
3. "Why skimp on the details?" - First person perspective makes it hard to do full narration for things like that. People don't normally observe every second of their own peeing, do they? There should be enough there for people to fill in the blanks themselves.
4. "Any timeframe for more?" - As of right now, no. This part alone took me a month and a half to do. I am a member of this site's discord server, so you could catch my updates there. I'll try to keep people in the loop when new stuff is being worked on.
5. "Who're the other scenarios about?" - The other four characters of this VN are: Ellen, Kayla, May and Cheri. Ellen's a Chipmunk Kemonomimi, Kayla's a Grey Squirrel, May's a Kangaroo Rat and Cheri's a Sugar Glider. I have concepts for each of their scenarios but haven't worked on them as I wanted to get this one out first.
6. "Is this Cleo the Cleo from your other stuff?" - If you do recognise her (and I mean before this point here) then she kind of is and isn't at the same time. The Cleo featured here has similar personality traits to my Juniverse Cleo, however she's more of a blank slate that has slight alterations to her personality based on who her love interest is. Rose's route has the most standard Cleo personality, which is the closest to Juniverse Cleo.
What's New in Version 0.1.05 See changelog
Released
Not really that big an update. Simple fixes across the board. Not quite worth the 0.1.1 mark, so have a 0.1.05.
Fixed:
- Corrected a bunch of wording/spelling errors throughout. Should all be sorted now.
- Sped up the legal jargon so you're not waiting 18 years for it to finish.
- Was reminded that uniform backgrounds make sense on the same route, despite how you got there.
- Cleaned up the backend a bit.
- Given the dragon something to gatekeep. Those invited need not fear his wrath.
Still to do:
- Text box opacity isn't good with certain backgrounds, making reading a tiny bit harder.
- Working on teaching the pair some more emotes.
- In a certain route, time is a finicky thing that I need to make a bit more known. Might require some changes to progression in that particular scene.
Might do:
- Cleo and Rose tease people too much. They need to back up their claims with evidence, so I'm liaising with them to decide on what they'd be okay with me showing you all. Watch this space for 0.1.1.