2025-03 Report
Hello, dear supporters!
These past two weeks have been quite challenging for both me and my hardware. I pushed myself to work as fast as possible while ensuring that The Better Deal didn’t turn into just another generic game. I put extra effort into making the sex scenes more creative, often deviating from the script to expand it with unplanned scenes. While this has significantly slowed down development, I believe that in the end, players will appreciate the extra care and creativity.
This Week’s Highlights
285 new renders and 52 animations were created during these two weeks (which is almost as many animations as we had created for this update before this scene). In total, that’s 873 new renders and 111 animations for the upcoming update.
Updated Riley
We also decided to give Riley a little rework! Here’s a small preview of it.
Mini Rendering Farm
Nevertheless, working as fast as possible without sacrificing quality, I created a massive rendering queue that even my GeForce RTX 4090 needed several days to process. And at that point, I was nowhere near finishing the scene. This left me with a dilemma:
- Take a break while my GPU handled at least most of the renders, or take over Aqwaa’s work myself—which would really upset him.
- Cut down on the number of animations, using them much more sparingly and replacing them with static images.
After some thought, I chose a third option. At home, I had my old GeForce RTX 3090 gathering dust. I had planned to sell it on eBay but never got around to it, deciding to keep it “just in case.” Later, when I upgraded my CPU, I put the RTX 3090 into my old PC and gave it to my wife so she could use it for faster solitaire and YouTube videos. However, she never actually needed the computer, so my RTX 3090 kept collecting dust—this time inside an unused PC case. The most logical solution would have been to install the second GPU in my current system, as I had built it with dual-GPU support in mind. But instead, I decided to use the second PC as a dedicated rendering machine. And I have to say, it was a brilliant idea! Now, I can work on my main computer while the second one renders completed scenes. It operates entirely independently, without using my primary system’s RAM or CPU power, and without interrupting me with system notifications. I connected the two computers via a 2.5 Gb switch, providing a file transfer speed of 200–300 MB/s, which meant I didn’t have to copy my entire 3D asset library—I could simply access it remotely. For control, I set up Google Remote Desktop, which proved very convenient and allowed me to place the second machine farther away from my office. After all, running an RTX 4090 and an RTX 3090 simultaneously turns the room into an oven! I even had to buy a fan. So now, I have my own mini rendering farm, and my rendering speed has increased by about 1.5 times. Not a bad result, right?
A Look at What We’ve Been Working On!
Good question!
A little update to Sunny’s event has been made to better express her feelings toward Riley. We’ve added more depth to their interaction, making the emotions feel more natural and engaging.
A new event with Jack will give players a chance to learn more about his hobbies and family background, adding more personality to his character.
We’ve also been working on a long, diverse, and intense event for quite some time, ensuring it delivers both engaging storytelling and steamy moments. This scene includes a lot of animations—both cinematic and explicit—creating a dynamic and immersive experience.
It’s been a busy and productive couple of weeks, and we’re excited about the progress we’ve made! From major rendering improvements to new and updated events, every step brings us closer to delivering an even better experience for you.
As always, thank you for your continued support and patience. Your feedback and enthusiasm keep us motivated, and we can’t wait to share more with you soon!
For Patreon and Subscribestar supporters, we’ve prepared an exclusive set of hotter teasers. Make sure to check them out!
Your Zegamez & Aqwaa
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The Better Deal
A story-focused, highly animated visual novel with several love interests, straight or pure lesbian.
Status | In development |
Author | zegamez |
Genre | Visual Novel, Adventure |
Tags | Adult, Animation, Comedy, Erotic, Female Protagonist, Lesbian, Ren'Py, storygame, Story Rich |
Languages | German, English, Spanish; Castilian, Spanish; Latin America, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified) |
More posts
- 2025-02 Report22 days ago
- 2025-01 Report29 days ago
- Happy New Year 2025!39 days ago
- Fixed a small bug with the last Brazilian Portuguese translationOct 06, 2024
- The Better Deal Updated to 0.5cAug 05, 2024
- The Better Deal Updated to 0.5bAug 02, 2024
- The Better Deal 0.5a is launched!Jun 15, 2024
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Sounds like the perfect choice! Many years ago, after doing a few PC upgrades in the house, I was able to make a game server for my wife's favorite games at the time, left for dead and The Ship.
Sometimes it's good to just keep using older hardware.
Recently I took an older PC and made a NAS from in. The old NAS was no longer supported by WD... So far working great, just a much larger footprint.