A Way Out

Just a fun little idea I had for a potential (harder) mode: Shrunk Mode.

Player is half the height of the normal model, moves slower, and can only carry one item at a time, but has greatly increased "stealth", meaning that Bella has to be a lot closer than normal to see you, and she'll prioritize eating any smaller students she sees from the get go, but also has a greatly reduced hunger cooldown because you're just an apple to her and it would be easier than usual to stuff you down her gullet.

Now some problems with implementing this aside from the fact you're doing this for free and have no obligation to add anything you don't want to is that since the player can't really look up or down, some item placements might be extremely hard to see/impossible for the tiny player model to pick up. And as I don't know how much time it takes for the forth bell to ring, fine tuning the reduced walking speed so it's still possible to escape in time might take a bit of troubleshooting. 

where's Discord Group? coz this needs one for sure

Really enjoying this game. I've always thought there's a lot of potential for vore games in a horror-esque genre, yet there are criminally few games of that nature. This strikes a nice balance of vorny with a horror game tension. The animations are simple but good, and I really like the weight gain. Also the emphasis on sound for locating the pred is a really nice touch, it enhances both the horror and vore aspects of it.

My one major gripe is how difficult it can be to spot the keys. Even ignoring the times they blend in with the purple walls or the tiles, they are small, unobtrusive, and often in little out of the way corners. While there is something to be said for having to carefully search while under pressure, when the keys are this hard to locate it can quickly become tedious and frustrating, which completely kills any tension the search would give. Not to mention I've had a couple runs where I lost to the 4th bell because I simply ran out of keys I could find that opened new doors, even after methodically combing the school multiple times, and after dodging Bella for that long she winds up just feeling like an annoyance. Finding keys she ate can be even worse, since she's just as capable of burping them up in a corner or an out of the way classroom as the hallway. Something to make the keys easier to spot, like a mild glowing effect, would go a long to avoiding this. Alternatively, maybe something that would direct you towards the nearest obtainable key. Could be just an ability you have, maybe one that only unlocks after the first or second bell, or could be an item you could pick up (which if it takes the slot of the apple would add an additional risk-reward factor, though unless said item is readily available wouldn't really solve the problem). 

A minor gripe I have is how janky her grab feels when it comes to grabbing you vs another student. I've been grabbed by her when I had 2 other students and probably over 5 feet between us because they had a bit of a gap between them that I guess the grab went through. I've been grabbed when I was hiding directly behind a student and she collided with them, walked around, and then grabbed me (edit: and as of now I've had her do a full circle around a student before grabbing me instead). I've been grabbed THROUGH another student who was directly between me and her. I've been grabbed multiple times because the student I was hiding behind suddenly started moving around me as she got near and that tiny space it made in the half second of moving was enough. I've had her lose sight of me when she approached because I was hiding behind another student, walk around to the side, and then spot and grab me when I couldn't get away because the student I was trying to hide behind was hugging the wall. I've also been sure I was going to get caught when she came at me while I was at a weird diagonal with a student only for the student to get grabbed instead. It's not a big problem but with how random her and the students movements can feel on top of it, it can make the otherwise sound strategy of slowing her down by feeding her other students feel very rng. Also it makes it harder to do a runs where your only objective is to get her to eat everyone in the building (which is my favorite way to play so far).

A few other miscellaneous ideas/suggestions/feedback:

1. Would really like more sounds to be added. I like the focus on sound, but right now it's mostly just footsteps with sparse digestion noises after she's eaten. More digestion noises (and louder when you have been eaten) plus other little noises like more burps and moans, giggles, lip-licking, etc. would go a long way. Just occasional other sounds sprinkled in to liven it up.
2. An option to add more prey students and make them unable to escape her (or at least prioritize your escape over theirs if you've been eaten as well) would be nice. This is really just for those runs you are trying to get all the other students eaten. Though the current student count could maybe be bumped further (especially if additional preds are added), in normal play I like that other students eaten with you have a chance to escape instead of you.
3. I like the low chance of escape that goes up the more prey she has in her. Was thinking a neat mechanic might be if the chance to escape her is lowered the more prey she's digested but her movement speed goes down a little bit as she gains weight. I think it's fine as is regardless, tho.
4. Instead of a big pink block for the defeat screen that forces us to main menu after a few seconds, it'd be better if the text would just show up, a main menu option, so we could watch ourselves get digested. I like the digestion animation, but its a shame you can only see it when following her around after stuffing her full (something you'd never do playing normally).
5. I wouldn't mind if the screenshake when moving was reduced or gotten rid of entirely. It can be a little distracting/headache inducing.
6. Although finding them can be a pain, I overall really like the mechanic of the pred eating the key you are holding and burping it out later. However, it seems like they burp it out only after digesting everything, which can be kind of a pain if they've eaten a lot.

Anyways, really looking forward to future updates.

Bug: See an item you like just on the other side of the security window? Door's locked? Doesn't matter, it's free real-estate!

You can also drop items through the security window. Don't do that.

Unrelated: Huzzah, I completed my genocide run! Every classmate liquidated, book acquired, exit reached! I got unusually lucky with the keys, so I didn't even need to open several rooms - like the security room, which I checked via the window shortly before the end.

I like the apple change because I play more like an idiot feeder than a prisoner trying to escape lmao

Does the pred eat any of the mini students, or is it just you?

I've been having a lot of fun with this, thank you for working on it! However, I do miss the sense of danger from before the update. Before, I was constantly sneaking around and peeking around corners, but because of the change to how apples work, it feels like now I can just sprint from room to room as long as I'm holding an apple, which gives me enough freedom to find replacement apples before the pred is dangerous again (and I was able to escape with the book on my first try after the update even though I was pretty careless). It does make the pred feel a lot less... predatory when she'll just take your apple and hold on to your key for a minute, too.

I know a lot of people mentioned having trouble completing the demo before, and I do think apples didn't help enough in the initial release, so I hope it isn't frustrating to hear that I personally think they're a bit too handy now. In any case, I'm still enjoying the game very much, and I'm excited to see what you add to it!

Finally able to beat it with help of the apples! I even found the crazy apple, which didn't do anything noticeable. What does the crazy apple do, if anything?

Lovely stuff! Always enjoy a good vore game!

Though I have a question.
I read through the survival tips in the pause menu and saw that you should escape with the book, so I did. I found the exit key right next to the book funnily enough, grabbed them both, got chased on the way out, got out of sight, reached the exit and left with the book in hand.
However, when I won the game nothing special happened. Did I miss something or what should've the book when you escaped?

the pred got nerfed? because she's only eating two preys

Managed to finally get to the end. The crouch walking really did help a ton there.

Though I did witness something strange; she got close enough to grab me while I had the red apple in my hand, and I hid behind a student, but she still grabbed the apple from me. Intentional or not?

why is she only eating me?

So, can more prey spawn after they're digested? Or are the ones that spawn the only ones in a run?

I'm also confused on what student select in the settings will be used for, is it the player or the prey?

OH THE GLORIOUS BODYCOUNT!

Er, uh, nice update! Great improvement in many ways, I think. 

I got used to the apple system prior, but I think this one is going to be a lot more intuitive. Still have yet to encounter the elusive Crazy Apple. Maybe the real Crazy Apple was the friends we threw under the bus along the way.

The pathing is excellent. A great deal of the prior jank has been extinguished. And Room 104 is no longer the run-assassin it once was.

I feel like Bella's new speed is quite reasonable, and I'm still terrified to be spotted if she's unoccupied. 

And did you decrease the odds of escaping after being eaten, or has the RNG just been coincidentally lethal today?

you should consider adding co-op multiplayer if you can or want to.

Okay here are my thought's after playing this new update for a bit I really liked it.

The addition of new student's makes the school more lively and I love the added touch that Bella now has breast expansion when ever she digests a student or apple I wonder what she would look like if she digested every student?

I enjoy the new features with the apple's and how the Bella eats it and your keys instead of you and I noticed you decreased apple spawn rate to balance this clever.

I do have one question according to the patch notes it says Bella can still carry 3 prey but for me she can only eat two before she leaves me alone this is not a complaint or nick pick I'm just curious of that was a mistype or if there's something I'm missing.

And I noticed the existence of a rare crazy apple in the patch notes could this be the Legendary purple apple I thought I saw once I haven't found it yet oh but I will one day and prove to everyone I'm not crazy.

Overall a very good update I hope to see more.

There will be a pred with a stomach capable of containing 4 or more preys?

I feel like something this game could definitely use is a little tutorial page like something you could click on in the menu and read on how certain aspects of the game like how the Bella works and the uses of apples and crumbled paper I think it would help a lot of newer players understand the game more.

also entrance to room 104 can cause player to get stuck in the doorway if you enter it toward the left

sometimes Bella just stands still so I just fucking run into her on accident because she was making no noise, I hear big footsteps on approach(but she hasn't come into view) i scurry into a nearby room and for a solid 10 seconds silence, then i crouch and sneak my way out wondering where she went and turn a corner she's been standing on the stairs a couple of meters away YOINK game over,  defititely gives me dead by daylight flashbacks like she's just fucking waiting for me to sneak my way right in her face on the stairs because she was making no noise while a fun way to ambush the player hiding knowing theres only one way out of most rooms if she ever did spot me(and she knows I'm near) i dislike it when she just goes stationary and makes no noise despite having never spotted me.

I have been having lots of fun with this game! 
I thought of a few suggestions.  
The possibility of Bella not being "hostile" all the time is something i would consider interesting, perhaps she could have a "hunger" meter that dictates her behaviour a bit (it could be communicated to the player through the use of stomach sounds), this could help the player to locate Bella when she is "hungry" and therefore, most dangerous.
Now that hunger meter would offer the option of changing Bella´s behaviour slightly, as she gets hungrier.
A quick example:
-Stuffed: ignores the player completely, and doesn't move too much
-Satisfied: Walks around, wont try to swallow the player (perhaps even give the option to give her food to make Bella stay like this for longer)
-Peckish: If Bella spots the player she will walk towards them, if she gets close enough and there's no other npc around she could swallow the player
-Hungry: Will chase after the player, but might swallow any other npc that gets too close to her
-Ravenous: Takes more prey to satisfy, will chase anything, less movement penalty when digesting other npc´s. Takes more prey to be reverted back to satisfied
-Voracious: She can smell you

I personally think this could work well here, allowing players to beat the game by making sure Bella is never too hungry and using other preys to buy time. (Could even add a way to pull other preys towards Bella)
Now all i said could be completely stupid for reasons im unaware of, or simply not fit in the game. If that's the case im sorry i wasn't of more help.
If you did like it/were already thinking about something like this, then great! 

As i said at the start i really liked the game and im eager to see how it turns out! 

you should make a option for how many preys there are, and how hungry the the pred is

Hey everybody I just wanted to ask if anybody else made up a name for the pred personally for me I like to call her Beth she kind of looks like a Beth to me I also considered the name Cindy but I'm curious if anybody else made up a name for her?

Nice so far, could use some weight gain mechanics for preds, more preys maybe in a "chaos mode"

Also preds that the more they eat the dangerous they are

So far the game the game is a bit confusing for me. 

Firstly, every time I was caught I just wasn't able to get out. I thought that I needed to do something like inputs, but after reading some of the comments here I realised that escaping is completely rng-based. I don't really like that. IMO it's better to have some uneasy mini-game rather than relying on RNGesus. Especially after in one of the comments you said that the chances are low (or not exactly that). 

Secondly, i thought that the students were here just to fill some space, but it turns out that preds can actually eat them while they're chasing you. I also got to know that after reading comments. 

Third things third, how do apples work? Do you need to have it in your inventory when you're caught or do you need to drop them before a pred? And what any of the apples do? What difference is there between a green one and a red one? 

Also, some suggestions:

1. Please increase the base sensivity in this game. It is far too low. Even when maxed, it still takes almost a whole mouse space just to turn 90-120 degrees. 

2. Imo you should make different footsteps sound for the MC. The current one may confuse new players. 

3. I think a "peek" would be really good here. You can come at the door frame  and peek to the side. This way you can watch out for any pred without a risk to be seen. 

4. I believe preds are just a little bit too fast. They can close the distance in almost no time. Yes, to stop the chase you need to cut the LoS, but they can also hear you. This means you can't just run to a potential hiding spot (behind a table for example), you need to walk (or even crouch) to it. And when you're walking, i believe preds are like 10 times faster than you are. So you might just be not close enough to hide. I get the idea that the player needs to avoid preds by any means, but chase should also be "winnable". 

5. Maybe it's just me but when I hear pred being on the lower floor exactly underneath me it sounds like she's right next to me on the same floor. If that's not only my thing, I think you should fix that. 

Btw, since I wasn't able to finish the game so far, I don't really know the goal of the game. I guess you need to escape the school, but where is any door/gate that will lead outside? I also wasn't playing the game for some time, so I might just forgot. 

Also, I noticed that small students sometimes start running and stop after, like, a second. Is that intentional? If so, that's pretty neat actually. 

would you make a mode where you play as the pred instead of a pray or is that to much work?

Love what you have here so far! The concept of trying to escape while a pred hunts you down is always fun! I like how the game is difficult if you aren't careful, making sure you plan your next actions without being caught.
My only two gripes with the game is trying to struggle free from the pred and the importance of the other students.
I would love to see a more refined struggle system that encourages inputs to escape from within the pred, instead of just holding down a button and hoping that luck will get you out.
And as for the other students, I feel like they should be able to be targeted easier. there has been many times where I was being chased by the pred and I would go right behind a student, lining it up with the pred's line of sight, but instead the pred just moves around the student and heads straight for me
Other than that, this game is amazing and has a ton of potential! Would love to see what other cute gals you have planned for being preds!

Nice game but Can you add something like growing potion or shrinking potion or else playing item?

I think that would be interesting.
Thank you

would you add more vore types?

Good afternoon creator, the predator saw me and follows me running to the classroom but she doesn't go away and always stays into me

One time when I was Running from the Pred I thought I saw a Purple apple in the cafeteria but I got eaten before I could get a better look at it I know it could have been a key but I just wanted to confirm it. is there a Purple variant of the apple?