Threshold Road [v.1.0 Complete Build] (2021) (Eng) (x64) [Unreal Engine] [Completed] [Absent.Dogma]

v1.0 - 2023-12-05
New gallery room in Alice's gallery.
The settings menu has been completely redesigned.
Minor tweaks throughout the game.

v0.97 - 2023-10-28
Final story version.

v0.9 - 2023-07-31
5 acting locations.
few H-scenes.

v0.85(2023.05.22)
main focus on dialogs and the story.
3 locations.
few H-scenes.
mini-game (complete walkthrough is included).

v0.8(2023.03.27)
One new location and a few you're familiar with.
Choices that drastically change the course of subsequent events.
H-event depending on choice (noted in the walkthrough #40).
Gallery Update.
Glossary Update.
Few slight UI tweaks (menu in particular).

v0.74(2023.02.03)
New location.
New character (Alice) image.
Mostly story-revealing and interaction update.

v0.68(2022.10.29)
Two new levels and four locations in total.
New dress for Alice (have been announced earlier).
A few already known key figures and their past.
Story-revealing scenes. Much more than usual.
One level is dedicated targetly to h-scenes (about 9 unique h-scenes and ~60 h-animations itself). Personal record for the versions by the way.

v0.6
Acts in four locations.
Revealing the story of Alice - new heroine.
Few H-scenes.

v0.55
-3 locations (2 of them are brand new).
-1 new character*.
-3 H-interaction scenes.
-It is a Story Update, thus answers to many questions will be received in this part.

v0.49 Part 2
Version features:
-Repeatability. Literally and figuratively.
-Meet with "Boss".
-7 straight h-interactions.
-Mini-game for dessert.

v0.46
Globally:
3 locations along the story.
Alternative ending (H-Scene).
Newly-revealed community's Clan.
A bit detailed:
5 h-interactions.
20+ completely new objects.
New character type - Wincher.
New location - "Winchers Nests".

v0.41

Glossary update.
Patreon Gallery update (room C3).
Main menu bugfixes.

v0.4

Large new level feature: You don't need to find the direction to go. The plot will do it for you.
4 complete H-animations with 3 characters you met before.
Few different scenes of action.
A companion who will be with you. Regardless of your desire.
Many small features (moods, certain behavior, choices).
In public version you cannot get an access to Patreon Gallery which entrance is in Main Gallery.

v0.38
Glossary update: 5 new stories (special thanks to Raz for translate adaptation).
Patron Gallery: Room C2 added.
Fast Forward option added to level 4 (after "interview" when leaving the Church).
Music is now optional in some scenes (Gallery two, The Great Ritual (level #14).
Save now contains all rooms open in Public Gallery.

v0.37
Current version addings:
Replayable scene with random npc pick.
New scene and ritual.
7 new actors.
5 new H-anims.

v0.35
Current version addings:
Glossary in main menu (story of the TR characters).
Patreon Gallery (in Patreon Build) with first animation.
One more H-scene in the last level (Trapper's tunnel).
Medium quality graphic settings fixed and works fine now (no lighting or other issues anymore).
Many bugs removed (jump in h-scenes, ponytail invisible, HUD and menu issues).

v0.3
Briefly what's expected in current version:
Mostly H-interactions than story itself.
"Big event" from flock's leader.
New location and nighttime.
Another turning point in the story.
Another one cloth set for the main character.
For next version what had promised before:
New "special task" from Church.
New character in new location.
Two locations more expected.
Patron's gallery.
New feature - Glossary - description of actors and their stories.
Meet with "Old friend".

v0.26a
New Features:

-Changed brightness\lighting controller of each level in game options.
-Now we have a minimap with pointers to quests (to not get too deep).
-Fast Forward feature - you now can skip some path parts.
-Checkpoints. Self explanatory.
-Dialogues became more rapid.
-Partial customization: glasses, stockings, panties.
-You get three brand new robes to choose.
-Some new design for "Controls menu" and "Main Menu".
-More particles in interactions. Going to use it more often now.
-about 100 non H-animations to smooth everything.
-Two complete story-themed H-acts.
-New location.
-3 Characters.
-4L Room.

-Dialog with Hunchback now stable (saves\load problem solved)
-VR call is now unavailable so it wouldn't appear now.
-Many fixes with miscellaneous (anims, text correction etc.).

Known issues:
-clothes. We've got a conversation about hood and all the mechanics with it. I struggled like a digital lion to fix everything but sometimes skin will be "leaking" through the clothes. I hope it won't spoil your journey too much.
-aspect ratio. Still can't get what is the main reason some players get improper screen resolution. So I've decided to make a side launcher for next version.
-Low quality set in game might cause lighting issues. Use high or epic quality predominantly.

UPDATED 22.06:
-Bug fixed when ponytail disappears in Abscessed Lowland
-Bug fix to clothes and hood appearance Abscessed Lowland
-Bug when quest in Hollow Plateau is still on map but completed.
-Fast forward in Cavern of Sutured added
-Minimal exposure (brightness) in Cavern increased
-Bug with double click in menu fixed.
-Checkpoints now contain full information due to your progress!

v0.21
Features:

System of moving in combat was slightly changed.
Physical asset of main character was improved.
Save\Load system put into operation.
4R Gallery room + new Rooms "reach" idea.
Lighting was rebuild for each level besides first one (I think it's acceptable).


Bugs fixed:

Screen aspect ratio was fixed and must works good on every common screen size.
Shaders stability - now “dark” textures shouldn't appear (some players comments).
1,2,3,4 buttons were rebind therefore it must solve problem some users had (NUM-keyboard works too).
Gallery "Reset" and "Focus" buttons were collapsing with others. Now they aren't.
Issue with too pale Sasha's face made by torch light now is fixed.
Tons of tiny things like overlapping letters, unproductive code, even typos from dialog in 2nd level (Church) etc.


Weak points:

Performance. It is striking. Professionals do it through "Streaming level system" or so (depending on source; more detailed we can discuss it in Discord "dev discussion" or in PM on Patreon or ). Painstaking work. I'll try to do something with it in future. I need more time to learn.
Materials and objects. I guess 95% of stuff were made by me. So... It's funny, but I really feel that spending too much time for each "whatever chair" would delay this post to month or so. I'm ashamed for that. Try to avoid any objects, please! I'm just joking. But you got the point.
"Where are H scenes"? I know a few good "gallery-type games" with no plot but smooth animation. But that balance it's not about this project. Plot must be developed to make an effect to player (like that lovely old-fashion Hentai RPG). If speak briefly, for this time this opinion stops to have a point.


P.S. about bugs:

My opinion is that if anyone got an issue with something technical kind I must to make sure that's not from my side. Even if I couldn't find anything I always try to improve system. It might be a helpful for players. Write me if you'll find something buggy or questionable, I'll do my best!

v0.15a
New Level: Hollow Plateau. (But actually three, just two of them have been remeshed).
Fighting system. Primitive, but you might find something sweet in it (In future will be polished anyway).
New display for weapon.
Gallery room 3L - not a grand playground, but correlate with the plot.
Fancy knife to cut and to be cut.
Four new personalities. Just check it out.
Exposure change slider ( user's interest). It isn't the same that brightness. But world isn't the Disneyland.
Over 15 minutes written dialogs.
Cloth damage in "current events".
Materials for previous models.
Many animations for each character in game.
New music accompaniment for many cases. Rather even pieces of music.
New particles like blood and fog f.e.
The people you met and things you did are always be in your story memory (but not actualy not for future, because save option is missing, make a chaos or whatever, no consequences).
Walkthrough.
Changes and fixes:

Almost all animations for Sasha
Slightly changed Sasha's body and face.
Stable 60 fps on "High" definition (GPU: GTX1070; CPU: i7-7700HQ).
Light on locations.
Many tiny things, even serious bugs (You should be ashamed that you haven't told me ealier:) )
Earlier I pointed out that performance increaced by working with bitmaps. 5 FPS to Gryffindor.
Where did I (probably) miss:

Light and shadows on new location is too dark (it's about lightmap res if you get it). Single render pass for try in "preview" quality takes about 40 min. You can only guess how much times I saw "blue death screen" be deciding to go surfing the Internet.
Too much unperfect code. HUGE ARRAYS. I was cleaning it up so now it look more picturesque. But then...
Somewhere else, like bugs might appear everywhere. And I would be glad if you point me where they are hiding.
Good english. I have been missing for a long time for that. And still I guess. But I was using all the means to make dialogs more natural (special translate websites).
What's coming next:

Plot is the main thing.
"Real" loading screens.
Save and load.
New location.
New character.