Friendship with Benefits
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Friendship with Benefits

Twisted  [developer] Jun 28, 2022 @ 1:06am
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Ideas for a Sequel
Hey everyone. What kind of things would interest you for a sequel?
Perhaps a different universe with a different take on every character (potentially with the same main character)? :laughingaurora:
More gameplay mechanics like some light CRPG? :poutbutters:
The same world and characters exploring new conflicts?
Something completely different with new main character and new versions of the cast? :smugmelody:
Last edited by Twisted; Jun 28, 2022 @ 1:06am
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Cyris Winheim Jun 28, 2022 @ 4:07am 
Let me be the first to say that I love the premise as is; I just wish there was more of it. You did quite a bit of worldbuilding in this game, I'd love to see more stories within that lore you've established. Make it a direct sequel, and if you want to go the different universe route, send the player through a new mirror portal that leads into it.

RPG style progression elements could definitely make things interesting. Work different jobs to level up the player's stats as well as his relationships with the girls (whose values could be influenced by said stats). Buying a house and/or getting one (or more?) of the girls to move in with you could make for a nice end goal.

Some level of randomization would be welcomed. Hang out at a place while training your stats or for whatever reason, have a random girl show up based on her interests in the location, her relationship with you, certain story beats, or any other factors. Enough little random or semirandom things going on could keep things interesting while leveling up the girls' relationship values enough to trigger the next part of their story routes.

Most of this game was spent one-on-one with the girls. Maybe have story events that have them interact with each other more, or find new situations to put them in.
Necromartian Jun 28, 2022 @ 11:40am 
I have to say, I really love this game. Normally I'm not the one to spend my money haphazardously, but the moment I saw the game, I knew I had to get it. And It has been worth every penny and even more.

I really like the way the characters are written. Especially smug Melody and Succubutters just tickle my fancy right.

So many things just work in this world, so I think having a new mc getting transported to a new world just like this one could work. What I do wish for is to have more choices where you want to live, and ability to move from one girl to another.
I liked cave adventures with Butters, but buying new gear only got you more money and not new events, so that would have also been cool. Like living with the girls, doing more tasks that would give you new scenes.

Also as a sworn member of fellowship of buttlovers, I wish for more anal scenes and face sitting, please. I would actually have been happy just with Buttlovers DLC for this game :D
Edit: Also, I really like how clothes on the characters look, so I think I'd rather have them not be naked all the time :)
Last edited by Necromartian; Jun 28, 2022 @ 11:44am
Cyris Winheim Jun 28, 2022 @ 8:37pm 
I'd rather have outfits be unlockable (perhaps buyable from Ruby's, for instance) gifts that you can give to the girls to wear in certain scenes if you ask me.
Twisted  [developer] Jun 29, 2022 @ 2:06am 
Originally posted by Cyris Winheim:
I'd rather have outfits be unlockable (perhaps buyable from Ruby's, for instance) gifts that you can give to the girls to wear in certain scenes if you ask me.
That's a good idea
Y5 Jun 29, 2022 @ 3:31am 
More effort to achieve immortality. Less Pinky. to give magic to humanity (secretly).

And, well, even more domestic scenes with girls without intimacy.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: the opportunity to cook breakfast for a girl.
Harragath Jun 29, 2022 @ 9:39am 
Lightning Dust pls
Emerald Jun 29, 2022 @ 1:22pm 
Would love to meet the characters from the first game again. Was sad when the game was over :poutbutters:
Calvin Jun 29, 2022 @ 7:36pm 
I would like to see my original main character from the first game along with the past characters. New characters would be cool to as long as we dot leave anyone out from the original. Perhaps a choice in the game to finally marry someone of our choice and maybe even see where butters route goes after we got her pregnant. I myself would love to see some more Moxie, Melody and Butters
Amon-Re Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:35am 
After finishing this game I'm actually emotionally torn, because I really loved the characters you designed, so far from the "source" and yet so close to what ideas I could get about them. Some things didn't work well for me (bigger like public nudity, or smaller like lack of real Spa sisters - Tavi and her marefriend suit other place), but anyway I really enjoyed it. And I got trully sad once it was over, although this happen to me every time I finish a good VN...

As for the sequel, few ideas:
1) Definitely I'd like to see improvements to existing system, RPG elements and more freedom when making decisions are warmly welcomed.
2) More places to go, more girls to settle with - hell that'd be awesome if you could move in to the palace! Or if you decide to go to college
3) Make actual challenge with heat season ending at some point - I know I'd be pissed that I couldn't finish it on time, but now after 50 days I've unlocked everything and... not really have a reason to go back for a longer while
4) New "scheme" could base on some evil red-horned tyrant lurking from far away lands, or some centaurish guy feeding on magic/lust/whatever.
5) As a sidequest, maybe some rich stallion trying to buy himself a wife...

And more exact requests:
- SCOOTER!!!! I really missed this third non-flying crusader here!
- Own (or borrow) laptop to contact with girls online (+extra scenes)
- Griphons! Or Hippogriffs! Or Mer-mares! ...Or all of them!
- ...y no pony-Dawn... T^T
Last edited by Amon-Re; Jun 30, 2022 @ 12:52am
Fun on four legs Jun 30, 2022 @ 1:25am 
Exciting to hear that you're thinking of making a sequel! I've quite enjoyed your first game, and like most of your fans, would like to play more of it. However, that particular storyline feels nicely finished and it stops at a good point. A fresh story in a similar setting with new spins on familiar characters seems like a natural way to proceed.

Some light CRPG aspects that don't pull away from the immersion that the visual novel structure provides could be nice; the choices you get in Butters' route worked well in this regard.

Ultimately though, what you're inspired to do is what will bring about the best game.

A couple thoughts about things that would help your sequel stand out from the original:

1) Characters being clothed by default; that's part of what makes Butters and Dawn so enticing.

2) Player choices that make more of a difference in what happens in the game besides a couple lines of different dialog.

And if I get to make one request, it would be... more scenes with the Princess of Love. But less sacrilegious, heh. (Augusta is best princess) <3
Xenos Jun 30, 2022 @ 5:55pm 
Non-Erotically:

I put a kid in Butters, and by god I want to raise it too.
(I'd also gladly put another kid in her too)

Butter's Succubus side dealing with being a mom is also a fantastic dynamic with a lot of potential.
Tuxedo Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:29pm 
A lot if suggestions here are for story wise but i wanna share a visual suggestion. For some the of sex scenes would it possible to use the same picture moving images like you did in that one scene with Ruby? idk how to describe it but it seems like you used 2 images and just made them switch back and forth. But that's just me
Twisted  [developer] Jul 1, 2022 @ 2:56pm 
Originally posted by Tuxedo:
A lot if suggestions here are for story wise but i wanna share a visual suggestion. For some the of sex scenes would it possible to use the same picture moving images like you did in that one scene with Ruby? idk how to describe it but it seems like you used 2 images and just made them switch back and forth. But that's just me
Yeah I want to try and improve on this concept to give an animation-esque quality to certain scenes. I can't actually animate, but I'm sure some movement will help the scenes stimulate even more.
Mark McCloud Jul 2, 2022 @ 12:25pm 
Originally posted by Twisted:
I can't actually animate, but I'm sure some movement will help the scenes stimulate even more.

I'm sure you can get some practice in with this. Even if its a very short two to five frame thing, I'm sure people will like the results.

A lot of players mentioned wanting preg content. While I wouldn't mind seeing some of that either, it should not be a main consideration. If it is implemented, it could take the form of dream sequences or the character being polyamorous (the player certainly is) and thus the father being someone else. But again, this isn't a big deal and shouldn't get priority.

I wouldn't mind seeing story updates either. The effects of the player's actions from the first game should be acknowledged even if we're playing as someone else in the sequel. This can be used to try to fill in any plots or plot holes that are left unresolved. If the player from the first game is used, then the sequel needs to either be able to read that old save file or, and more simply, ask what that player's name is.

Multi-lingual support is a requested feature from what I could see in these forums. So asking some fans to do translations and some to confirm the accuracy of those translations may be appreciated. Specifically some languages for countries where this game can be sold.

Can the player can choose the gender of their own character this time around? The first game didn't give the player a choice in the matter; the player character was always male and the only time they weren't was when they got zapped by a genderbender spell for one sex scene.

And if we are playing as a new character, can we decide wither we're a human or a resident anthro pony (which is a permanent choice)? Maybe we can use a transformation spell/potion to temporarily change species for a scene?
MEAT PERSON Jul 2, 2022 @ 6:09pm 
I'd like same characters I've come to love with new conflict
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