The plan was for us to post the game's development roadmap today, but before we get to that we have to do some unexpected housekeeping.

Bug Fixes

Thank you to everyone who reported bugs and typos. We're pushing out a new version of the game as a result, here's the changelog.

• Fixed the bug in the Android version where, except for the illustrations, the screen would go very dark while reading the stories.
• Since the OpenDyslexic font is usable through our settings menu, we disabled the default accessibility menu from Ren'py. Picking the Dyslexia-friendly font there broke the text formatting. Self-voicing is still usable, you'll just have to press the "V" key now.
• Pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard makes the pages turn now, which means the game is now easier to play with a single hand!
• Minor typo fixes.

Overall a smooth launch, bug-wise. The Android issue was annoying to say the least but seemingly it only affected a few people, it surely didn't come up in testing with our devices.

The most current version of Sex Drive at the time of writing is v0.1a.

A word of gratitude

Before we start the Roadmap proper, let me first say a thing about the release: thank you. It's only been about twelve hours since the demo came out and we can confidently say it has been a success already. The game came out smoothly, we're seeing the numbers of people old and new coming in for it, we're paying attention to all your kind words... Really, thank you. We feel so privileged to have such an incredibly kind and lovely readership.

But I have to give a very special thanks to everyone who donated to the game. Starting this project and aiming for such high production values was the definition of a gamble, but we can safely say that your support has proven to us that we made the right call. We feel very confident with our plan now. Expect the game to continue delivering excellent content. Once more, thank you.

Development Roadmap

Now, on to the juicy stuff!

Sex Drive is a very different project from what you're used to seeing from us — and, for that matter, from the current wave of furry visual novels coming to Itch. The way we display text and images is different, the scope of the project is much smaller, even the way it's being produced and distributed is out of the usual Patreon-centric norm (even if Sex Drive is available through Eddio's Patreon).

Knowing all that, and particularly considering that this is a paid game, I figured that it was important to lay all the cards on the table as early as possible so that everyone understands how it's going to work, and that we're not biting more than we can chew.

The Scope

Sex Drive will contain 10 erotic stories, in the same style of the ones you can see in the Demo. Each one will revolve around a horny, trucker-ish scenario, and will come with a selection of kinks you can toggle on and off. At least one of the stories will come with some extra options to it, and some stories will longer than the ones you've seen already.

Here's a rough estimate of our writing progress and what we plan as far as release order:

This is certainly not a final plan. Things may change as we go, mainly because some stories are longer or have a lot more variation than the two we just published.  Also, you might have noticed that we skip the from 0.4 to 1.0 in the release version column, that's because "1.0" means that the game is "done."

Now, beyond the ten planned chapters we are also working on a set of vignettes to spread out between the main stories, which will serve to convey the backstories of the protagonists. I haven't included them on the table above as they'll be spread out across multiple releases. They'll start appearing with the next build, with the first one being between the 2nd and the 3rd story. Currently they're about 20% written.

As you can see, a very significant portion of the game is written. So, aside from writing the last few stories, what's left to do?

1. Editing. The editing process is quite intense and re-write heavy, as it often involves thickening up the the kink variations or writing specific scenarios that happen if a set of two or more kinks is selected.
2. Music. We're aiming at adding one new track per new story.
3. Art. Since we're going all out with the production values here, each story demands quite a lot. It's the illustrations, whatever variations the story might require, the moving landscape outside the truck, unlockables, etc.
4. Programming and formatting. We have to make sure each chunk of text fits the pages, which can require some last minute edits as well.

The current plan is adding two new stories with each update, which would mean that Sex Drive should be complete in its 5th major build. This is subject to change, as some stories are a lot longer than others, but we'd prefer to stick with this format so that each update is sizeable enough to make it worth downloading the new version and trying it out.

We cannot predict when Sex Drive will be complete, since it involves a large number of moving parts and we're aiming for very high production values while collaborating with creators who have their own projects going on. Updates will come out when they're ready. But I hope this has clarified to you what the plan for this project is, and that it's coming along beautifully.

A look into upcoming content...

You already know Rod, the central character of Sex Drive. Starting with the 3rd story we'll introduce the remainder of our cast of truckers. This includes Rod's husband, Pat, and two other friends. Each character has a role in the game and in the horny shenanigans we'll present, which will become clearer as things move along.

As you may have noticed by now, Rod is generally a laid back guy who can go from top to bottom, dom to sub, quite easily. He's up for anything, really, and more often than not goes with the flow. He's also a very kind, understanding guy, who cares a lot about people who might be in bad or troubled situations.

During development, however, I realized that this personality was, paradoxically, a bit limiting. Early readers told me that it'd be nice if Sex Drive could have stories with a rougher, even more dominant guy, and it'd be preferable if we could see him through the eyes of a first person narrator. Let's just say readers wanted to be the hitchhiker getting picked up by a burly, dominant, virile trucker and sucking his dick while he drives. They wanted someone who could be even more of a dominant top. That, they argued, was part of the trucker erotica fantasy.

After some thinking I realized that there was merit to what they said. It's not enough that we enjoy a trucker having sex, it's important that we see it through the eyes of a younger man. I felt that it'd be a nice experience, since I usually write bottom-leaning characters, and I figured some fun things I could do with it. So Eddio and I went ahead and crafted this semen demon.

That's right, we're doing a dominant top highland bull. Sex Drive wouldn't be complete without a bovine!

Right now the plan is for Pat to be present in four out of ten stories, two of which will also feature Rod. This will give us a good mix of scenarios ranging from dominant to submissive, top to bottom, and even some where Pat and Rod get to be gay darlings together.

That's it for now!

Once more, thank you! Your support has made it clear to us that we are on the right track. We will endeavor to make people cum really hard with the next version. Have a good weekend!