Expanding Horizons
A downloadable game for Windows
Expanding Horizons is a 2D FMG (female muscle growth) game. The game revolves around you managing a lab, where you conduct FMG experiments. You can follow my DeviantArt page for more info on new game updates or the game in general.
THIS GAME INVOLVES FMG CONTENT!!! IF YOU DO NOT ENJOY SUCH TOPICS I DO NOT RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING!!!
NO LONGER IN DEVELOPMENT!
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Development log
- Beta v0.6 - Personality UpdateDec 10, 2022
- Beta v0.5 - Art & Workout UpdateOct 15, 2022
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I think the game needs to be fixed. While I'm playing, the game freezes midway and this is what I saw in the output.
The game also crashed as well on a black screen.
Sadly, I have depricated this game! Thus, these bugs won't be getting fixed.
I am currently developing another FMG game Growing Explorations, if you want to check that out.
Sorry to dissapoint!
hi! can you please share details on how you make player character sprites? you buy pre-made models with morphs or model yourself?
Hello! As I do only the programming behind the game as well as most of the pixel art, I am not certain how Vlision, the artist who works with me makes the renders. From what he has told me I assume, he has a morph for the body and for faces he uses premade ones as base, then changes them up a little to fit the character. I will ask him and add another comment if there is a difference from what I have mentioned, but as he is a bit busy lately, I don't know when that will be. Hope this answers your question at least a little!
I am not particularly interested in muscular girls, but I've notice that a few of these screenshots have statistics for bodyfat. Out of curiosity, can I deliberately play the game incorrectly, making my characters chubby?
No you can't. Bodyfat doesn't really have an effect on how the character looks. It was supposed to make the girls look more shredded but as the game has been depricated, it hasn't had an implementation
That's perfectly alright, and thank you for the quick response.
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I like this game Thanks !
can this game get a update pls
Sadly no! It has been dropped for about a year. I am currently working on my other game Growing Explorations. If you haven't, you can try it out!
ok:(
how u edit this?
What do you mean by edit?
aplication
I like this game, and I know you said you abandoned this game, but if you make any other games like this please make them sfw like this game (i dont like porn it makes me feel depressed)! Thanks :3
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this gmae has stability problems like freezes when i get close to crafting
I know. The code has been broken for quite a while. This is mostly why I abandoned this project, but I will soon be releasing a new, this time hopefully better, game so stay tuned for that. :)
If I can say anything about the game as of right now.
Trying to do anything in terms of like moving from room to room is super time consuming and not in the fun way. (that super long hallway is just kinda there. fix: menu system to go into each girls room( not sure if your planning later on for each girl to have their own personality and or room decor but at moment it's there and it takes a while.)
"Grind" is just kinda having the game run in the background which is just a big meh.
Figuring out what the stats of each girl is at moment is annoying which expedites the 1st problem. (For both planner and incubator having a way of checking their stats while there would be a big plus).
This stuff bellow is just more ideas for development
Incubator at the moment is super annoying to deal with if you want to make one super girl( having someway of being like yes this one will be a futa or not would help and maybe later on in the game having an upgrade to it that allows for specific stat distribution or whatevs).
Potions are kinda garbage in the making process(the menu is wonky and trying to make several potions is a whole lot of menu navigation that just annoying as shit to deal with.), using process(part of problem 1 and 3 going back and forth and back and forth.), and effect(it just being a stat potion is fine but having it do more like overcap would be cool).
Money is worthless you can just spend the 3 or so hours building up wood and stone then using it for money but after that not much else. (obviously going to change so not really something to note).
Besides that um not really sure what the current endgame is for the game. Like I get it make uber strong sexy ladies, but I guess more of what's the end goal for them. Not sure if there is going to be a plot but if you are planning something like that
Thanks for the critique and suggestions! I greatly appreciate it! As you have mentioned, the game is quite a grind and the gameplay is the definition of boring. As of now, sadly I do not think I will continue updating the game, because of many factors, but to be specific: the foundation I built when I started developing it is quite bad as my coding skills were back then. Thus I have started development on a new project, which will hopefully be more fun to play this time around. You can check out progress on the new game on my DA page, as I will be making posts about it in the future. In the end, I am sorry for being a lousy programmer and abandoning this project!
Dood don't feel bad about it you might feel like it's a defeat that you where unable to salvage this project but it takes a big person to be able to admit when they aren't able to continue something I hope your next project you can finish and I will be following that one to.
Take the W of knowing you where able to take small foundations back when you first started into something as big as it is.
Thank you for the inspirational words! Hope you enjoy the next game I make, because this time it will be a lot better than this one!
for Beta 0.6:
Interesting start. Still needs some state control improvements because I get some lurching, as well as a bug that causes the game to become uncontrollable.
GUI elements should be a bit more responsive. when hitting Select/OK when selecting should select that. Sounds and some visual indication should fire off to show the user it worked.
Visually, not all stat elements of characters are being displayed as they improve, including hair, eyes, and fun-parts. This is a big thing that should be finished with care.
Finally, it's very grindy, and should be balanced to play around the 30-speed, instead of the 240. Make sure to get as much content in and to introduce as much "trouble" that can be rewarding if the player solves it with each character.
Keep working hard!
Thank you for the suggestions! I know the game is in quite a bad shape and that is mostly due to my incompetence in coding. As for the art, please keep in mind that making multiple different ways to display growth requires quite a bit of artwork. I have discussed with the artist a few ways we can implement such multi-dimensional growth, but we are still working on it.
I totally understand. It will be very difficult, but it is critical - absolutely worth pushing your knowledge and skills to do. Muscle level, eyes, Hair, funparts are all first starts. Perhaps integrating live DAZ-model rendering into the game is worth doing. (See: Certain TWINE/Sugarcube Projects using webgl to do this.)
Incompetency is not the same as ignorance. Games are very hard with all manner of use-cases. Players are mashing buttons, opening and closing menus - changing the state of the game and its systems as fast as they can push buttons. Something is bound to break. You just learn what gets broken and put in the guards and controls to deal with it.
For now - outside of that technology - just keep planning, structuring, and implementing pieces of variation, surprises, fun stuff, and dialogue. You have something here. Work hard, and just keep improving.
I cant lauch the game because of a JNI error :/
It happens if you don't have java installed or remove the .exe from the folder it comes in.
Thanks, it worked.
No problem
I like this game, but I went through it very quickly, I would like larger sizes, and I also ran into the fact that the room is over and I can't go to the last girls, if there are any mistakes, sorry, I'm not a carrier I
I have reduced the rates of growth and the change should come in the next update. As for the dormitory, where the girls are located is indeed not infinite. I have been working on another, easier way to access them, which will come in the future.
When is the next update coming out?? Also is there going to be added any sexual content in this game in the future???
If you want to know more about coming updates, visit my DA page. I will be making a post regarding the future updates. As for sexual content, I haven't really considered making any but I am not against adding some. If you have any suggestions, feel free to share.
well my ideas are:
Level 1 flex bicep, Level 2 flex pecs, Level 3 dance ,Level 4 feel bicep(worship) , Level 5 strip , Level 6 sex , Level 7 anal
The player will go from level to level by chatting with the girl and learning more about her ( she will feel more safe and secure with him) and of course add some talk at those actions
So ,what do you think?
Well, I had some similar ideas for an affection based system. As for your suggestions, they won't be too hard to implement, but a lot of resources such as art will be needed. Anyway, thank you for the ideas, and I will do something similar someday. I don't think it will include any sexual activities, because I don't really want to take the game to the NSFW category. (At least for the time being)
How do you make potions? i can't seem to make any? i have the alchemy table
You navigate arount the menu with WASD or the arrow keys. When you go to a slot, press enter to select an ingredient. You must first select a bottle for the middle slot, or else it won't let you craft.
I've been stuck in this game for a long time, I wish women could be pumped up more than 150~ according to all statistics
Well, for now there are 6 growth stages and I have no idea as to when I will be able to implement more, because the artist I have been collaborating with is quite busy.
Ok sorry for the spam this will be my last comment.
After interacting with the activity board once, I can't do it again. If I do it again then the game freezes and I can't do anything anymore. I really want to play this because it seems interesting, but I can't find a way past this bug.
If you send me a screenshot of the console log (which I talked about in my reply to your last question) I will work on fixing it.
Ah no worries sorry again for all the comments. Unfortunately, my laptop is falling apart and I had to work on making some space >.< Terribly sorry >.< All in all tho, it's a very interesting game and I'm still curious where the story is going.
One day, maybe one day.... ... But for now I gotta take care of my laptop :'D so that it doesn't die on me :'D
Terribly sorry again but thank you for taking the time to respond!
Thank you for playing the game! I hope your computer will be well!
And it is no problem to comment. I am glad to answer any questions you have. Btw sorry for the late response! I didn't have the time to check my itch for a while.
Ok so it SEEMS that the game has now frozen because I stood in a certain place (next to the left side under the activity board) and clicked interact. I can't do anything anymore. None of the buttons work.
Time is not progressing either >.<
The game probably crashed. If you encounter the bug again you can send a screenshot of the console which is minimized when you open the game.
Ok so I just talked to the first character I have but now the game doesn't do anything anymore. I've pressed all the buttons I can think of; which one advances the dialogue?
EDIT: Once again, nevermind. It's enter btw.
You can see most of the controls in the settings menu by pressing ESC and then pressing enter on the controls text by navigating to it with the arrows.
Wait which file do I click to open the game now?
EDIT: Nevermind I found it but it took a bit of searching
i like the ability to save potions so they can be made quicker as at the moment there is alot of busywork with the keyboard
I have been thinking of how to improve that and a solution may come in the following update.
How do I combine 2 parents I can't seem to make it happen
You need to press the A or D when you are in the incubator. Then you can go to the subject you want to select by pressing W or S. The subject you are currently on will be highlighted in light gray. Then press enter on the one you want to select and it will be indicated by a white border. Pressing enter again will deselect it. Hope this solves the problem!
Can you please make a Linux build?
I don't know if there is much of a difference between what linux and windows can run. Exe files should be runnable as long as you have marked them as executable in the file properties. You can see them by right clicking the .exe and then clicking the properties button.
Thanks for the feedback! I will be doing a bug fix update soon, which should fix this
the only problem i've encountered so far is that the game freezes when i try to use the alchemy table