Ultimate Blackjack [Moddable for custom text]

[Ryan-Drakel]

Curious as to her take on the whole casino deal... Does she mind being eaten or does she desire it partially, just wanting someone to win her?

I'll leave taht up to the owner.

[Journeyman]

Teruyo, Badviper, XD Thanks!!!
Ryan-Drakel, details on that when she arrives!

Anyone just tuning in to page 14, check page 13 for the image!~

[Ryan-Drakel]

Fair enough. I shall wait. *digs self in hole and stays there... peeking out with a soldier-helmet* This foxhole is mine!

[Schpadoinkle]

Are you going to have the dealers react if you eat one of their coworkers?

[ian66613]

Just as stated with my unbirth comment. Some people don't like male predators, etc. So I'm going to have to pass on a male dealer.

[Bright]

Since my story was mentioned, I`ll just post the link here:
http://aryion.com/g4/view/293784

[Journeyman]

Results are looking pretty conclusive there. Either way, dealer number 2 is underway!

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"But wait," I hear you asking, "does this mean that you got all that donation funding?"
Ahh, no.

"So, we'll just get lots of dealers anyways?"
Ehh, no. Still in need of donationz to commish ppls! But, a long-time buddy got a hold of the game and wanted to contribute! Lucky you guys!!!

[TheFetishBeast]

Ooh, bunny girl. Nice.

[Journeyman]

Hey Donors!!!!

In the next day or so, would you mind shooting me a PM with the email address you used to donate? Only if you want to!

Why?
I'd like to ask you guys a feedback question for the new dealer, but I don't know all of your usernames!!! We can only do 1 vore thing per dealer, realistically, so not every donor's opinion will be able to be met, but I'd love to hear what you donors want,so that we can try to accommodate you! Maybe--note the "maybe"--we can make a vore scene that is you want to see! Ultimate decision is still up to the artist, and to what the artist wants to draw, but the artist would love to hear your suggestions. (Did everyone see me say "maybe?" Was it clear enough? As in No Guarantees? XD I don't want to get anyone's expectations set incorrectly here!)

Why send email address and PM?
Paypal gave me a list of email addresses for donors! But they're mostly things like 'some letters1987" and stuff. So I don't know which users donated! T_T I don't want to just send you all an unsolicited email about the game--some of you might have a shared email address or something! So I'm hoping to PM Again, donors only, pls

[Crash]

So obvious you're adding a new dealer, any chance of more animation or sound or voice work?

And Glad to see this is still going, will have to chuck a few bucks ina week when the paycheck gets here.

[Gnomes2169]

Alright, finished my play through, just a few things to consider here.

Rules wise, a blackjack (10 and Ace on the dealt hand) is an auto-win. Coding it in so that the dealer reveals and auto-wins if they have blackjack (if at all possible), and coding it in so that the player auto-wins once they have a blackjack and it is revealed that the dealer does not might be a future coding idea. The dealer shouldn't be able to push a blackjack if they get lucky on drawing.

In certain casinos it is legal to double-down on a split, so coding it so that your players can do so might be a good idea.

Also on the subject of splits, if you split a pair of aces, you cannot hit them afterwords (though you CAN split again if you get another ace). They just get one card and then are done. Adding that to the code will likely be too much of a bother, but it's a fiddly little detail that's been hammered into my head over the last month. XD

Finally... when might we get more dealers? I would love to have a few more snacks~

[Battalia]

Finally... when might we get more dealers? I would love to have a few more snacks~

We get new dealers when we reach a new level of donations for one So if you liked it, be sure to chip in!

[Journeyman]

Gnomes2169, good points--you're very observant!!!
Few responses to it:
-Visually, I've got it wrong, because the dealer would not normally show the hole card on a player blackjack. Oops! But programming-wise, a player blackjack is actually an auto-win, or rather, should be. I tested that, but if it isn't working let me know!
-The other way around, the casino plays the European variant, "no hole card", in which the dealer does not check the hole card prior to the player's action
-You're right about the hit-on-split; some casinos allow it, but I'm confident that it's a lesser-used rules variant. I added it after an initial 3rd party playtest indicated that the game was a bit hard XD Hmmrm, might remove it again.
-I thought that the double-on-split was another uncommon variant, and so I excluded it, like with hit-on-split. Since I'd already coded the ability to hit-on-split, and I hadn't finished scoring double doubles, I never got around to it. Is it common?

A friend and artist was recently so enthusiastic about the project that they offered to create some artwork at a greatly reduced rate. This artist is a veteran of the community but has been away for a bit; new dealer will be a re-entry into the art world! Fortunately, that also means that we won't have to raise the full commish amount to get the next dealer

[Gnomes2169]

Journeyman, thanks for the quick response! Now then, onto the things...
-When I played it, the dealer hit whenever I had a 21. Maybe there's a small bug in there that needs to be worked out?
-Ahhhhh, alright. It's just been drilled that you check for a blackjack if you are showing an ace or 10 of any kind that it's hard for me when it isn't checked. XD
-I haven't been taught that the ace split getting no hits being a variant... I'm pretty sure that's a relatively common rule? If only because most ace pairings are rather high scoring.
-Doubling down on a split does make the game harder, but is also a fun risk-reward system. Sometimes it helps, usually it hurts, but it never really breaks the game. I would personally like to see it added in at some point. Also, the game is too hard? I found it harder to lose then I did to win*!

Excellent! I look forward to having another scrumptious lady to devour soon enough~!

*Said the guy that has been training to be a blackjack dealer.

[Felfire]

Only thing I'd add is maybe a belching sound effect after either one gets eaten, but thats just me personally! Fantastic fun otherwise!

[nex12334]

Are you gonna add an animation to the vore scene that would be cool

[Gnomes2169]

Update on a few bugs!

-It seems like the bug where the dealer keeps hitting when the player gets blackjack only happens after the first blackjack is played. The player still wins regardless (even if the dealer gets a technical "push"), but it takes a while and wastes a bit of time.

-When the player and the dealer both have a blackjack, the game says it pushes, but the money changes like the player won.

-If the player splits their bet and the second one pushes, the game says that it is a push, but the player gets paid as if it is a win.

Also, not sure if it's a bug, but I've noticed a trend where the dealer gets a run of 20's or 21's after they get their first 20 or blackjack, making it basically impossible for the player to win for 6-8 rounds. Maybe you could look at re-balancing the RNG for the dealer?

[maleperduis]

Er, did I miss the poll? What was it?

[Journeyman]

pseudo, I did a poll asking whether the game should have a male dealer. The results were 4 for "yes", 106 for "absolutely not ever", and about 30 for "don't care either way".

I also put out a request for donors-only to message me. I've given the 18 people who donated to the game a chance to say what sort of things *they* would like to see with future dealers.

[Gnomes2169]

... I'd like a male dealer... :c