Release Day + Progress Report

0.9.2 for Origin

0.9.2.1 for Dossier

Looks like new Tattoo Options and tanlines are going to win the poll with new Piercing options coming in a close third. We'll get cracking on those shortly.

Also, we're aiming for a 0.9.3 release next week ideally!

In other art news, we've got a look for Lori (below)! What do you think of her? Euji, Anika and Sakura coming up next.

Also, here's another sneak peek at a bit of passage art from a sex scene in Act I (below).

Have you encountered that scene?

Speaking of sex in Act I, let's do a poll and see who everyone's favorite partner is so far. (This is an abbreviated list of the possible partners, too!)

Release Day + Progress Report

0.9.2.1 for Sudden Agents+

0.9.2 for Dossier

Writing/re-writing/upgrading the Acting arcs in the Prologue has begun. Gonna be expanding and proofing the existing content while adding a couple more vignettes for performative Claires out there.

We'll also be releasing another Quick Start Claire on 0.9.3 -- Music/Rock Claire. Still working out the kind of girl that she is, but I'm thinking a more 'girl next door' normal girl which is different than the virginal, hyper-sexual and bisexual Claire's that we've had in the Quick Starts.

Art-wise we've added another ten or so pieces of passage art. Here's a preview of some great work by Noice (check it out below!) to be added in 0.9.3.

Noice has also rounded out almost all the HD art (another 60ish assets!), just the new cupsize for the tops to finish up alongside the couple new outfits from the Argentinian gap year.

As we go into May, I'm going to be asking LewdPirate to give us some variations for Claire's looks. So let's have a Poll as to what you'd like to see most:

0.9.2.1 for Handlers+

0.9.2 for Sudden Agents

We're dropping a hotfix! Which -- as we always do -- is more than simply bugfixes. Here's what 0.9.2.1 encompasses:

-Dead-ends have been fixed in: Prom, Argentina's Gap Year, the Big Event.

-Other fixes to 'bodies' selection passages that were troublesome.

-An improved and 'stowable' stats display for the RPG players.

-Speech Bubbles added throughout the entire Act I. Every single instance of speech now has a speech bubble during the main game.

-Some additions of <>s in Act I so that there's more breaks in the text. Improving flow, reducing too much text to read in one go, etc. This will be a slow but continued process from here on out. There's a lot of writing, tons of branches and options and I get that sometimes it can be overwhelming, so we're endeavoring to chunk this out more. Originally, I had thought that the 'all at once' was an improvement over other text-based 'games' where it was 'look for the link and click' for no real purpose, making it feel like there was more content than there was. Apparently, I was wrong! That's okay. We'll make it better.

-The addition of Claire's Mom, Elle, to the speech bubble headshots. You can now see what your version of Claire's Mom looks like during the Prologue! This is based on the choices you make on Claire, creating her Mom's phenotype as well.

Note regarding these bugfixes and improvements: We're looking for dedicated testers to keep these improvements coming.

The biggest issue with these is the sheer amount of content. We test as much as we can, but usually it takes people playing through all the varied options and combinations (some of which we might never expect!) before we hear that something's broken or just doesn't make sense. So we need more eyes on the case.Are you a supporter? Are you a former supporter? Are you someone who's never been able to support? Reach out to me either here or on the Discord with your desire to be a tester.

What will this mean for testers?

We'll send you a current version of the game that you'll play through a bunch. Fun! Early Access and whatnot.

This will be sent over as soon as we have new versions, if possible. Or, if not, slightly after a new release.

What do we expect from our testers? Communicating to us frequently and fully on a number of things:

-Broken code.

-Mis-spellings and other proofing errors.

-Inconsistent content. Does something just not make sense here?

And not just code/bugs, but also content!

-Opportunities for passage art.

-UX/UI: Improvements to flow, spacing, chunking out of large passages to improve flow, readability and engagement.

-Places for previous choices to be emphasized. Are there moments where you think that a: kink; body type/variation; sexskill; skill or trait; previous choice; etc, should be included?

The whole point of this is to improve the experience of playing the game from all angles: content, flow and feel, inconsistencies, broken code, and opportunities to make players feel agency (agents should feel agency, right?) that the things their game is unique to them and their choices.

We're only a few people with only our minds and eyes, so we need more of those to show us what we don't think or see.

Will every person who wants to be a tester be picked? No. We also don't need hundreds, just a few really good ones.

Will all the changes happen (especially recommendations or asks for entire arcs and paths)? Probably not.

Will the bugs get fixed? Absolutely.

Will we endeavor to make most of the ideas and suggestions come to life? In some way, shape or form -- 100%.

So send me a message, let's get some testers testing!

On to 0.9.3! I'll be adding more Big Event content (middle portion), and expanding/improving the Prologue Acting HSVs as requested in the polls.

Release Day!

0.9.2 for Handlers and Agency Chiefs

0.9.1.1 for Origin

The lead up to the Big Event is complete and released to our top tier supporters!

-If Claire's working at the Club, she can be potentially selected to work the Big Event. If not, she can try and maneuver her way onto the team during the intervening nights. If she's not working at the Club she can figure out what approach she and the EROS team are going to have that night.

-Claire's personality is implemented for the section above. It's a test that will keep going through the end of the Big Event before we retroactively implement it throughout all of Act I's content to date during 0.10.

-An additional Bargirl event has been written and added to round out that sequence of random work events.

-We've added hundreds upon hundreds of speech bubbles. A lot of work left to do, but this should make the experience of playing the game better, easier to understand and more fun for your eyes.

-Speaking of speech bubbles, we've added in headshots for: Andrew, Angelo, Arvin, Ava, Claire's HS best guy and best girl friends, Ethan, Nate, and Tao!

-We've re-run the Jock, Nerd and Popular Quick Start Claires to be updated with all the current code.

-We've fixed how taking Plan B works in the main game -- if Claire's already ovulating, it won't work now.

-64 updated tops for the new cupsize, HD and pixelated

-9 new pieces of passage art.

-Dozens of fixes like broken images and occasional bad code.

And...a new outfit finishing out the set for the Argentinian Au Pair Gap Year arc!