Lost Parts Archive--Test Run
A downloadable game
This story involves an archive, an ibis, and a certain individual. The archive only wants to preserve as much knowledge as they can.... but has recently become the target of harassment because of their unbiased stance, ever since some strange fragmented records were discovered in their database. These records appear to be all that remains of a dead man.
The big question is.... what happened to the rest of him?
It’s recommend that you also download the "part" file. It's related to a potential late-game mechanic….
Lost Parts Archive is a work in progress. It focuses on the gay male experience, and may include suggestive and generally dark themes. The game is intended mainly for an adult audience due to the subject matter, although all NSFW content is locked behind player choices and the aforementioned late-game mechanic.
I hope you enjoy this new version. If you do, please leave a comment. I’d also really love to know what think of the game so far, what you liked and things I can improve on.
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Install instructions
Download the zipped version of the game for your operating system, then extract the files. To run the game, click on the Application file in the folder.
Development log
- v0.02 Update NotesMar 03, 2023
- The Past, the Present…. the Future….Dec 24, 2022
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Can confidently say I will be keeping an eye on this project. The art style reminds me of OFF, and especially the little-ibrarian-bird-who-might-be-Thoth reminds me of Japhet. If those were your influences, I'll definitely pay to see a finished product once I have some income. Keep us updated.
May I ask how can I cheat the game for now? I just found this game and is a bit obsessed at the moment, I want to know more about it ._.
PS the part_rightarm turns out to be a left arm feels awkward lol
It is awkward🥲 Got a bit mixed up early on in coding, whether to go by subject's or viewer's left/right. I'll try to correct it all at some point, once I'm done with the current stuff🙇♂️ I'm really for taking so damn long to respond😵... I've been going through a bunch of not-so-great stuff while trying to continue work for the next update.
Regarding the cheating method for version 0.02... it involves duplicating the part file and renaming them to the corresponding part names🤔😅
So it's been awhile, I'd like to know any progress of you project!
Actually it will better if there is a social account(Twitter, Patreon, etc) that post update log, which I can know this game is still developing or unfortunately canceled.
Hope you doing well. .w.
Also people may share their fan art of the game
I'm sorry for taking so long to reply to you here, and for being so quiet regarding work done on the game😵 Feels like I haven't been making that much progress on it as a whole, especially in certain aspects. Part of me has been worried what people may think of the direction it's going in🥹 But for now, I'm still working on the project😅👍
I'm... also still currently not that active online😵💫 I've been thinking about making a patreon, but I'm not sure I'd have enough to show for it😵(I probably should figure something out🤔...) And a place to show fan art would be a great idea🤩 Could really help with motivation💖
I don't know how to end this response😅 I still don't have that many definite answers regarding stuff atm🥲 I could try to make dev logs more often, even in between game versions🤔
Anyway, sorry again🥹 and thank you😊💖 I hope you're doing well too🙆♂️
Glad to hear you have plan of making patreon! Don't stress that much on it for now, I think making more content of the game first.
In fact, the game is currently lack of story for players to explore. Do you have any difficulties in scripting storyline or drawing character art and CG?
Here a motivation for you. Although it not look like the Subject
:p
Thanks, I'll try not to stress about it😅👌 And your fan arts are amazing🤩💖(also, thanks for not making them full-on NSFW😅🤗) They do look like the subject👍 (Honestly, I was a bit concerned that different in-game poses didn't quite match up👀💦). I put in the 'Questionable Vision' as a kind of preview for my plans for the story, but I'm also planning to add more of the official plot in the next version of the game🙇 With that , these things may take some time🥹 I just found out that what I was planning for the lost parts mechanic... may not exactly be possible with renpy, so I'm going to figure out a way of doing something similar🥲
This actually looks pretty cool! Honestly, after playing DDLC years ago, I became such a sucker for Renpy games that make use of physical .rpy files, and I really love the way you're doing it for this project!
The story thus far is really intriguing, I'm thinking I'll keep a close eye on this project to see how the Subject's story develops over time!
I absolutely adore your art style! Not only does it just look really good, but it helps establish the perfect tone and ambience for the game, too!
I hope I'm not overstepping by saying this, but if you ever need any sort of help with this project, message me on Twitter or something! This game is honestly super cool, and I'd be glad to assist in any way possible. And if not, that's totally cool too!
I wish you nothing but luck in developing this game!
Thank you so much for the encouraging comments🤗 I'm really flattered by all the great things you've written about my project, and I'm really happy you're enjoying it so far🙇♂️ This is something of a passion project so it means a whole lot to me😊💖
Regarding help... I'm not very good at asking for it🥹 I don't want to spoil too much, but it would be nice to have someone to bounce some ideas off of🤩 I'll definitely think about it😊👍
You're very welcome! Would you like me to give you any of my social information, like my Twitter or Discord handle, if you wanna talk in the future?
Sure🤩 that would honestly be really great. I was honestly going ask a similar thing😅 Or that I could give you mine, like my discord handle🤔 But here or somewhere else?
Mm try adding me on Discord, my username should just be greenkibble!
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Is there any tutorial for this game?
I found out I cannot intereact to the Subject after "Parties involved", and I not sure what is the next step.
Sorry, I haven't written a tutorial yet🤔 Currently, that's where the story ends for now.
That option's meant to be a bit of a preview of what's to come. I recommend saving the game right before "choosing your intentions", right after that decision, or at least before the "Parties Involved" option as I'm considering adding a bit more to this section in the future🙇♂️
I feel so dumb with everyone saying they found all the parts and i cant find a single one
Definitely not dumb😅👍 Currently, there's no official way to find all of the parts🤔I added his left arm as an extra thing you can download with Version 0.02👌 You can also still fake having his other parts in this version, but that may get changed in a future update🙇♂️
Only now noticed that you updated this, I managed to get all the parts as well! I'm happy that you've kept on updating this! Love that one art addition too, that's a pretty nice chair ;)
Thank you😚💖 Reading your comments has made me really happy too😊
Okay..... So I've been playing this game and...I gotta say the idea is pretty dope!! Btw is it just me or there's no music in the game just yet? 😅 Is this game fully complete or just a beta? The premise is quite interesting either 😁😁
Also, the method to find other part is quite.... interesting 😉. However, when it comes to the most delicious "part"😳💦, trust me I look everywhere on the internet for the🍆🍆part because I forgot what that part is called HAHAHHAHAH. I also find out that there is actually way to make it hard (at that moment I can only see its bulge only) but damn I have to play a lot of time just to find that route (Yes I'm degenerate, thirsty and should touch grass after this) 😂😂 I get to see the part's getting hard, so scandalous🥵🥵
Did it took a lot of time for me to complete the pic? yes
Is it worth it? YESSSSSSSSSS FOR THE HUNK😫❤️🔥🔥🔥
Final word, its actually quite a creepy premise as well especially when the body part becomes rotten corpse in the morning 💀💀
But nonetheless, GOOD JOB!!! I LOVE THIS XD
Really sorry for the late response here😵 If I'm able to continue working on it, the game is planned to have around 3 sections🤔 As of version 0.02, this is only a portion of the first section of the story route (I still need to flesh out the archive a bit and add some plot stuff😅).
Anyway... sounds like you enjoyed the game so far(?)🤔 If so, that makes me happy☺️💖
Nah don't worry, its fine. And yes, of course I enjoyed the game!! You can take your time to finish up the game, especially with deep plot as this one.
Hello! This game seems interesting..
Will there be an android version in the future?
I'm focusing on adding game content at the moment, but I may consider making an android version later on in development🙇♂️ I'm still trying to figure out how to make the character names and side images show up in the test versions🥹 Someone suggested using "JoiPlay", but I haven't yet been able to test that app out myself🤔
Hey there! I've been trying to get into the game, and have been getting to the point where you're supposed to look for the lost parts. And apart from the right arm, I have been *completely and utterly lost*. I've been even going as far as to search for all the game files for any clues, I haven't found anything.
Having not a dev background, can you give me a tip? Will I find the clues IN the game or OUT of the game? Or any other tip? Thank you!
So... the parts mechanic is still only partially implemented at the moment😅 They'll show up in-game, but that's mostly it for now. I'm still trying to decide which way to go about it, whether through in-game clues or trying to make something of an ARG🤔 Currently, it's like I'm releasing a new one per update....
but if I'm to be totally honest, you can still technically 'cheat' togetall the other parts to show upin version 0.02👀Really enjoying the art and the game so far. Very mysterious and can't wait for it to be updated. Went though and was able to find all the parts which was cool...
omg the Subject is hot (and hung) af
Thanks, I'm happy that you liked the game (and guy🙈) so far☺🤗 I really appreciate the feedback🙇♂️🙆♂️ I also can't believe you already got all the parts😂 (seriously wasn't expecting it, I'm still trying to figure out which approach you took👀). Anyway, good news is that I'm currently working on a new version with more story and a bunch of new variables. Make sure to put the parts you have in a safe place (all except the right arm will still be valid for it)😅👌 I'll also make a new development log when the new build's out🙇♂️ I'll definitely be looking forward to hearing what you think of it☺💖
AHHHH!!! Just saw the update :))))
Yeah, do a lot of coding and software stuff so I know my way around ;)
Nice🤩 I hope you like this new version🤗 And if you take a look at my messy code, I'm sorry in advance😅👌 I've kind of been teaching myself🙇♂️
Wow, this has great potential.
It gives me old-school/retro cyberpunk vibes.
The overall design looks great, again, very atmospheric just like your other game: Lone Wolf Nano.
The only criticism I can give when it come to the aesthetics, is that the standard RenPy choice menu is a little bit clashing with your otherwise very professional looking UI.
(I think just changing the font, would take it up a notch.)
The idea of how to find lost parts is inspiring.
It gave me a bunch of ideas who to think outside of the box when it comes to game design.
(Although, admittedly I am way too lazy to actually create something worthwhile 😆, but the point is that the experience did not end with the game itself, which is very cool in my opinion.)
Hello hello, I'm back. So, I downloaded the latest version and... now I'm really confused... But it's perfectly fine, because I enjoyed the experience a lot. When I thought everything currently implemented was discovered, as with your other game, I was once again disappointed. This is a unique little experiment in visual novel terms, I must say...
Unlike Lone Wolf Nano, this game isn't straight forward. I'm guessing the genre is also mystery?
In the future I suggest you add more tags such as puzzle, mystery, futuristic, science-fiction, bara, text-based, ...
It's difficult to analyze and judge the game based on the premise alone at the moment, so I will leave it at that, but the intrigue and wish for more is there.
Btw. is your profile gif perhaps the Anti Spiral?
Hope you had a wonderful time this Christmas (:
Pretty neat game
Thank you😊💖
Hello, is this visual novel coded in Ren'Py?
Yup😅👍
That's good! You probably don't know this, but you can actually emulate the Windows version with an app called JoiPlay. It's very easy to figure out how.
This is such an interesting concept, and needing to move files to alter parts of the experience was pretty neat too. Looking forward to seeing how you'll flesh this out in the future!
Thanks for the comment and feedback🤗 I was honestly getting pretty nervous about what people would think of the game so far😅 This really made my day💖
You're welcome!
I was wondering, do you have any social media links where you post more of your art? I really like your art style and would like to see more :)
Thanks😊 Unfortunately not really active on social media, at the moment😔