Plan for v0.3.9

Hello again!

After taking a break over the past several days, I'm feeling a lot better than I have been over the last two weeks, and so now I'm ready to get started on finishing off the rest of v0.3.9. I'm still aiming at the 15th of July for the full, public release, but hopefully I'll be able to get it out sooner than then.

Plan up until v0.3.9

By the end of this weekend, I am aiming to have the following finished:
Release a preview hotfix
- Fix the bugs that have been reported in the preview release of v0.3.8.5.
- Completely finish off the Enforcer alleyway encounter.
- If time is left over, I'll try and add some other small stuff.

By the 15th of July at the very latest:
Release the full public version of v0.3.9
- Fill in all of the Rat Warren placeholders.
- Fill in the player's bathroom & spa room upgrade content.
- Spend any remaining time on adding as many small features that I've previously mentioned as possible.

Companion Support

I also need to mention the fact that I'm planning on dropping support for companions in this next version. This wasn't an easy decision to make, especially considering how much time has been put into them, but the amount of complexity that they've been adding to new content has been a large part of the reason why so many releases have been delayed. Not only was it taking a considerable amount of time for me to both write and make the framework variations for companions, but doing so was very repetitive work and was draining my enthusiasm for adding new scenes.

As an example of how companion support was slowing me down, I'll give a quick example of how I need to take into account attractions & available sex areas when starting a sex scene with a random NPC:
Without companions:
- Check NPC attraction to player.
- Check if the NPC's desired sex type with the player is available.
With companions:
- Check NPC attraction to player.
- Check NPC attraction to companion.
- Check companion attraction to player.
- Check companion attraction to NPC.
- Check if the NPC's desired sex type with the player is available.
- Check if the NPC's desired sex type with the companion is available.
- Check if the companion's desired sex type with the player is available.
- Check if the companion's desired sex type with the NPC is available.

The situation gets even worse when there are two or more random NPCs, as I then need to check all of the possible variations between the player's companion and these extra NPCs. Having to factor in all of these variations is what's been causing a lot of the delays in getting new content added (especially in the Rat Warrens), and so that's why I'm going to have to drop support for them.

How it will be handled

Starting from the next release, companions will be completely disabled by default, but you will still be able to enable them (via a content toggle), so no content is actually being removed by this change. All of the slavery and friendly NPC content is unaffected by this; it's only the mechanic of adding NPCs to your party which is being dropped.

Going forwards, I won't be adding any support in normal scenes for companions, but I will try and compensate for this somewhat by adding more options for slaves and friendly NPCs (such as taking them out on dates and other such things).

Elementals will also be getting a rework, and while they will no longer be summoned as persistent companions, they will still function in the same manner during combat. I will also be adding a way to start an interaction scene with them, so you'll still be able to have sex with them and talk to them about things. I'll be greatly expanding this once again once I get to the stage in the game where Elementals will be properly unlocked in a lore-friendly way (the current elemental spell books are just temporary).

There will also be some unique scenes and areas in the future which will involve temporary companions, similar to the way things work in Claire's quest, so the companion mechanics won't have been a complete waste of effort.

Summary

So, to sum up:
- Supporting companions is causing a lot of the delays when adding new scenes.
- As such, all new content from now on will no longer support companions.
- You will still be able to access all current companion content by enabling the companion content toggle.
- Slaves & friendly NPCs will have dating and other scenes added as compensation (in a future version).
- Elementals will be slightly reworked (for v0.3.9).
- Companion mechanics will be used as part of special quests later on.

I know that a lot of you liked the companion mechanics, and to you I'm very sorry about dropping support for them, but if I kept going as I have been, then it would take me absolutely forever to finish this game.

Last Delay...

I've almost got this preview version ready now, but I just need a little longer to get this Enforcer content finished off. Even if it's not completely ready in time, I'll be releasing v0.3.8.5 on Friday evening/night, no matter what.

Sorry about all of these delays...

Another couple more days...

I got a little side-tracked by fixing some more bugs and getting some new mod support stuff sorted out, so the Enforcer content still isn't quite ready just yet. I've got 90% of the framework done, which I'll be able to finish off tomorrow, and then I should be able to get the dialogue written by Wednesday night, so I'll see you then (hopefully with the preview release ready)!

A couple more days...

I'm going to need a couple more days to get the Enforcer content for v0.3.8.5 finished, so the preview release won't be out tonight. I should have it ready for release by Monday evening, however, so I'll see you again then!

More Progress News

As mentioned in the edit to my previous post, I'm a little behind where I wanted to be right now concerning the Enforcer content, but I should be able to get everything into a state that's suitable for a preview release by the end of this week. I've got quite a lot of bugs and other minor issues addressed already, so even if the Enforcer content isn't as large in scope as some of the other content which I've added recently, this upcoming update will still be a significant step forwards towards getting the game into the sort of state I wanted it to be in for v0.4.

I'm going to get some last minor things finished off tomorrow morning, and then for the next few days I'll focus entirely on getting the Enforcer content finished.

I really do hate not having a fixed deadline to work towards, so even though it might result in disappointment, I'm going to say that the preview will be out this Friday, 19th. Even if it's just to say that I need an extra day or two, I'll be making another post then, so I'll see you again on Friday!

P.S. Thank you all once again for your support!

Progress News

Hello again, I just wanted to make this small post to keep you updated as to how things are progressing towards v0.3.8.5.

Over the past week, I've been focusing mainly on fixing bugs, refactoring some of the race code, and adding some other small things. I've mostly finished with all of that now, so on Monday I'll start adding the Enforcer content. I expect that to take me at least a few days to get into the game, and as soon as it's ready, I'll release v0.3.8.5 as a github/SubscribeStar preview update.

I'll edit this post to add another update on how things are progressing on the night of this next Wednesday (10th). I hope to have the Enforcer content mostly done by then, but I'll hold off on giving a specific date for when I expect v0.3.8.5 to be released.

Thank you all once again for your support!

Further Progress News (Night of Wednesday, 10th):

While I'm continuing to work on getting v0.3.8.5 ready for a preview release, I've been having some personal issues to sort out this week, which has somewhat slowed down progress on the Enforcer content. Hopefully I'll have everything sorted out by tomorrow, and then starting Friday I should really be able to get a lot of work done on it, as well as on the Rat Warrens placeholders.

I'll make a new, more detailed post on Monday to fully outline what's been done and what's still left to do. I don't expect v0.3.8.5 to take me too much longer, so I should have a release date to give you in that post.

Thank you once again for all of your support and patience!

(Edit: I'll make the update post on Tuesday!)

Plan for v0.3.9

Hello again,

I don't think that there are any severe game-breaking bugs in v0.3.8.1, so instead of putting out another hotfix, I'm going to roll my current progress into v0.3.8.5. There are just a few things left for me to finish off for this next version, so I hope that it won't take me too long to get v0.3.9 finished (although filling in the placeholders for the Rat Warrens might take some time).

Anyway, to let you know what I'm going to be working on, here's my plan:

v0.3.8.5 (SubscribeStar Preview):
- Add Dominion Enforcer encounters (this will just be a very small encounter).
- Fill in more of the Rat Warrens placeholders.
- Fix bugs.

v0.3.9 (Full Release):
- Finish filling in Rat Warrens placeholders.
- Add a small amount of new content (only things which are very limited in scope, such as adding the spa room upgrade).
- Fix more bugs.

As you can see, I'm not giving myself many targets for this version, as I don't want to get bogged down in adding any more new content when v0.4 (and therefore the Fields content) is so close. Due to always missing them, I won't give release date targets for either v0.3.8.5 or v0.3.9, and instead I will keep you updated with small progress posts while I work on them.

Thank you all so much once again for your support! ^^

Version 0.3.8.1 Hotfix

Hello once again,

As you might have noticed if you've tried playing v0.3.8, there were several major bugs in the inventory & enchanting system, which were causing the game to either immediately become unresponsive, or display unusual behaviour later on during play (caused by ongoing errors being thrown in the background). I've fixed these major issues, along with several others which were not game-breaking, but still annoying.

There will probably still be another hotfix on Friday to address some more of the minor issues which remain in this version. If I instead decide to roll those fixes into the next preview version, I'll still be making another post on Friday to let you know what my plans are for v0.3.8.5 and v0.3.9, so I'll see you then!

P.S. Thank you all again for your support, and I'll make sure to respond to the private messages that I've received here on SubscribeStar tomorrow! ^^


v0.3.8.1 Download Links

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

v0.3.8.1 Patch Notes
Other:
Demons (and imps) have had their chance to spawn with the 'lewd' personality trait increased from 75% to 80%, and their chance to spawn as 'innocent' or 'prudish' lowered from 2% to 1%.
Newly-generated NPCs who have the 'pure virgin' fetish and the 'lewd' personality trait will now have a higher chance (75% instead of 50%) to spawn in having lost their virginity.

Items:
You can now recolour the 'Witch's Broom' and 'Feather Duster' weapons.

Bugs:
Minor parsing & incorrect description fixes.
Fixed major bug in weapon/clothing/item comparator code which was resulting in the game's inventory breaking in odd places and causing the game to sometimes freeze or become unresponsive.
Fixed another major bug which was causing the game to freeze when you tried to enchant certain weapons or items of clothing.
Fixed bug where all clothing equipped by newly-spawned NPCs was unidentified.
Fixed bug where fluid absorption rates for all orifices were 60 times lower than they should have been. (Fluids in characters' orifices will now be depleted quicker than before, especially when in the stomach.)
Fixed minor UI issue when enchanting items, where the output image would not always show the correct icon of the item which was going to be created.
Fixed issues where tattoo effects were being applied just by clicking the add button.
The 'Secondary Sparks' upgrade to the 'Flash' spell now correctly drains 2 AP from the target, instead of making the effect last for 2 turns (as it was in previous versions of Flash).
NPCs' status effect updates will no longer spam your event log.
Fixed issue with no sex actions being available in the milking stall's 'all fours' position.
The 'Object to rough' sex action is now correctly available to use when the performing character's mouth is blocked. The associated corruption is also now 'pure' instead of 'horny'. 
Scarlett now correctly starts sex with her clothing displaced in the sleepover sex scenes during Helena's romance quest.
Kate no longer takes your money for daring to change your hairstyle or makeup in your own room.
Fixed issue with incorrect positioning and no actions being available when dominating Natalya in the 'Mount her' scene. You can now also remove her clothing in sex scenes in which you dominate her.
Fixed bug where both Natalya's business card and her stamped business card would be in your inventory at once.
Fixed bug where when wearing the filly collar, Dominion Streets text would incorrectly describe your mouth as being blocked when it wasn't, and vice versa.

Version 0.3.8 Release

Hello again!

I'm so sorry about this delay, and also for not making a post last week to let you know that things were progressing (relatively) well. I ended up feeling very guilty about all of the delays and couldn't bring myself to make another post until I had this version ready...

Anyway, after making a couple of changes (which ended up delaying this release), I've finally got Natalya's content finished and fully added into the game. There are also several other minor bug fixes, additions, and changes included in this update. I haven't managed to get Enforcer encounters added just yet, but that will be the last thing that I need to get done for v0.3.9 (along with filling in all remaining placeholder content) before finally moving on to the fields in v0.4.

I think that there might be some bugs hiding here and there in this version, so I'm currently planning on having a hotfix out on the night of Friday, 29th May (which will only include bug fixes and nothing else). I'll make a more detailed outline of my plans for v0.3.9 alongside that update, so I'll see you again then!

P.S. Thank you all so much for your support, kind words, and patience!


v0.3.8 Download Links

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

v0.3.8 Patch Notes
Contributors:
Fixed issue with SVGs using both gradients and patterns not being able to be rendered at the same time. (PR#1324 by CognitiveMist)
Added 9 new items of clothing: utility jacket, roller skating helmet, bike racing helmet, roller skating elbow pads, roller skating knee pads, nose guard, joggers, high-top skater shoes, tabi socks. (by Nerdlinger)
Added an item to represent the 'Slaver License' which you obtain during the main quest. This is retroactively added to your inventory if your character has already completed the associated quest. (by DSG)
Updated Enforcer beret images, fixed a typo in the SWORD beret description, added 'Enforcer academy' beret, changed the 'civilian' version of the sweatervest to be the same as the regular sweater. (by DSG)

Engine:
Improved sex stat-tracking.
Weapons can now unlock combat moves (but as there's no way to add modded combat moves yet, it's not that useful).
Refactored handling of item/weapon/clothing colours & patterns.
Tidied up and reformatted alleyway/harpy nest attacker dialogue xml files and associated code.
Moved cultist dialogue out into external res .txt file.

Modding:
You can now define any number of colours for recolouring weapon & clothing images. Look at 'res/weapons/innoxia/dagger.xml' and 'res/mods/innoxia/items/clothing/template/socks.xml' for examples of how this is done.
Outfits xmls can now also define more than primary/secondary/tertiary colours for weapons/clothing. (Look in res\mods\innoxia\outfits\casualDates.dress_toys.xml for an example.)
You can now set whether items of clothing are described by their colour via an attribute called 'appendColourName' in the 'name' element of clothing XML files. (See 'res/mods/innoxia/items/clothing/template/socks.xml' for an example.)
You can now set whether weapons are described by their damage type via an attribute called 'appendDamageName' in the 'name' element of weapon XML files. (See 'res/weapons/innoxia/dagger/dagger.xml' for an example.)
You can now define colours to copy another randomly-generated colour in weapon and clothing xml files. (i.e. Setting tertiary colour to copy index 0 will mean that the tertiary colour will always spawn as the same colour as the primary. See the same 'dagger.xml' and 'socks.xml' files as above for examples.)
Weapons can now be defined as applying AoE damage. (See 'res/weapons/innoxia/dagger/dagger.xml' for an example.)

Gameplay:
Added all content and filled in all placeholders for Natalya in Dominion Express (the requirement of being a taur to see her content has been removed). If you'd started this quest in v0.3.7.5, your quest progress will be reset. You will also have a business card in your inventory if you have seen Natalya during Helena's romance quest.
Randomly-spawned NPCs now spawn into the game with sexual histories, the generation of which is based on their corruption and generated-virginities. Muggers who are pure virgins are less likely to still be in possession of their virginity.
You can now change your (and your slaves') hairstyle and makeup in your room's 'Bathroom' tab.
Added a content option in the 'Misc.' category to turn off arcane storm status effect interruptions.
Added another content option in the 'Misc.' category to toggle the usage of the 'shared encyclopedia', which is turned off by default. (i.e. The default setting is now for each of your saved characters to have their own Encyclopedias.)
Demons (and angels) are now affected by all transformative potions, but their transformative effects are automatically converted into demonic (or angelic) versions. (i.e. A TF potion which gives the drinker a horse-cock will give a demon a demonic cock instead.)
Improved alleyway prostitute encounter dialogue, added a way to get rid of prostitutes without having to fight them or first have sex with them, and added companion interaction options with them.
Re-enabled alleyway and harpy nest encounters during arcane storms. The associated encounter dialogue now correctly reflects the fact that there's an arcane storm going on.
The bathroom/spa room upgrade has been removed from the player's room (if you had already purchased this upgrade, there will be 300,000 flames in your room's inventory as a refund). (The spa room upgrade will be added fully into the next version.)

Balance:
Increased base damage of 'Fireball', 'Ice Shard', DoT of 'Poison Vapours', 'Slam', and DoT of 'Telekinetic Shower'.
'Flash', 'Witch's Seal', and the upgraded effect of 'Ice Shard' no longer stun a target, but instead apply effects which reduce the target's action points.
Reduced mana cost of flash (with upgrade) from 75 (40) to 50 (25).
Adjusted value calculations for clothing and weapons. Enchantments now have a bigger effect on increasing the value of the item, while special item colourings (platinum, gold, rose gold, silver) have less of an impact on price.
The 'shattered enchantments' status effect now additionally sets all shielding attributes to 0.

Sex:
Added ongoing suckle/breastfeed actions for crotch-boobs.
Added 'all fours' slot to 'stocks' and 'milking stall' sex positions.
When using the 'Quick sex' action, if you are a dom and are engaged in a significant penetrative action, then that action is now counted as your preferred sex type during the quick sex generation. (e.g. If you start vaginally riding your partner's cock and then use 'Quick sex', a 'pussy-cock' event will now always be generated.)
Kissing (mouth-to-mouth) is no longer counted as triggering the oral fetishes. (So NPCs who dislike/hate the oral fetishes will no longer lose a huge amount of lust when being kissed.)
Switching positions during sex no longer stops ongoing actions which are occurring between participants whose position did not change.

Items:
Added: 'Riding crop' (1-handed melee weapon, sold by Finch).
You can now recolour the rainbow gloves and stockings.
The three lollipops in the game now apply a 'sucking lollipop' status effect when used.
The arming sword, zweihander, demon's dagger, katana, and wakazashi now have more colouring options. (You may need to dye your katana and wakazashi, as their file changes will most likely have resulted in colours which you don't want.)
The lightning globe now has a chance to apply AoE damage to two additional targets.
Added 'iron' as a metallic colour.

Other:
Improved weapon, clothing, and item Encyclopedia pages.
Updated the spell management screen to allow you to cast spells out of combat. (Only elemental summoning spells and 'Soothing Waters' can be cast out of combat at the moment.)
Added a couple more penetration girth values, so there are 7 to choose from instead of 5.
Reduced length of buttplugs from 15m to 10cm.
Characters can now be set as having a single udder, and cow-morphs now spawn with a single udder + 4 nipples by default.
Added dates to yearly event descriptions on your room's calendar.
Separated self-transformation menu's 'head' category into 'eyes', 'hair', and 'head'. Added throat wetness to self-transformation options.
Added separate colour for slime tongues, allowing it to be set to a colour other than that of the rest of their body.
Body transformation enchantments are now free to remove from clothing/tattoos.
After giving Scarlett a vagina during Helena's quest, she now only has a 20% chance of being creampied by a random harpy every night, instead of the previous 100% chance. (She still has a 0% chance to be creampied if she likes the player.)
Prostitutes now apply heavy lipstick.
Horse-morphs now have a 75% chance to spawn with dark genitals/anus. If this chance is encountered, there is a further 33% chance for horse-morph penises to be mottled in colour.
Brax now has one of his wolf-girl transformative potions in his inventory (so you can obtain it after purchasing Brax as a slave).
Randomly-generated NPCs will now only spawn wearing chastity cages if they have the self-denial fetish (or if a 5% chance is rolled for randomly-spawned harpies).
Added indication of a race's base litter size in the phone's racial Encyclopedia entries.
You now unlock weapon, clothing, and item encyclopedia entries just by clicking on them in an inventory screen, instead of having to equip/use them.
Demons and half-demons are now affected by leg configuration changes from potions, although the type of leg which they end up with is converted to 'demonic horse' for demons.
Centaurs (and other taur subspecies) now have a default furry preference of 'minimum'.
When characters lose their horns, wings, tail, penis, or vagina, they now permanently lose any scars or tattoos in that slot. (Meaning that if they re-grow that part later on, they will no longer regain their old tattoo.)
Exiting the inventory screen now correctly restores the tab index which you were on when you entered it. (Should be most noticeable when trading with Nyan, as you will now always correctly return to her trading options.)
The item output tooltip in the enchantment screen now shows you the full details of the item which will be crafted. Clicking on the input/output icons no longer exits the enchantment screen/crafts the item.
When dying a weapon, a preview of the equipped image is now shown beneath the unequipped one. (Only shown if the weapon has a different icon when equipped.)
Saved characters which you can re-encounter in 'The Watering Hole' no longer have their affection reset to 5 if you've had sex with them before.
Slightly improved transformations which your slave experiences when assigned to work as a 'test subject' with either or both of the TF permissions selected.
Slaves working as prostitutes or in the public stocks now have a 50% chance of having sex every hour, instead of 5%. Similarly, slaves working as a 'test subject' now have a 50% chance to be transformed every hour, instead of 5%.
Replaced instances of 'rangiferine' with 'reindeer'.
Added slight variations of Amber's foot-related scenes for if you're got foot content disabled in your content options.
Money on the floor in tiles now shows up at the top of the 'Items Present' list on the right-hand side of the screen.

Bugs:
Parsing and typo fixes.
'Blonde' and 'bleach blonde' no longer share the same colour.
Fixed bug where race resets in debug menu would not give the correct configuration of crotch-boobs.
Fixed bug where entering the tattoo enchantment screen would sometimes incorrectly display you as interacting with the last NPC you encountered.
When starting a new game, you now correctly start with basic combat moves already equipped.
NPCs should no longer take their own virginities during sex.
Fixed bug where offspring in an apartment on the tile which becomes 'The Golden Feather' would no longer be able to be interacted with.
The effects of Takahashi's fox-transformative potion is now correctly based on your 'Forced TF Racial Limits' setting.
Fixed bug where half-demons of any subspecies could spawn in the harpy nests, instead of just furies (half-demon harpies).
Fixed issue with harpy subspecies being far more commonly-encountered than intended.
Fixed another issue with ages not being displayed correctly, including a reversion of the player's birth year change caused by v0.3.7.5.
All companions, including elementals, now correctly get the imp slayer perk for defeating all the imp waves in Submission's Imp Citadel.
Fixed bug where the 'International date' setting was reversed (displaying shortened date formats as 'international' when disabled instead of when enabled).
Fixed bug in the Watering Hole where submissive clubbers were incorrectly being treated as though they were dominant in some scenes.
Fixed issue where modded icons would sometimes render in-game as being far too big.
The 'Strike' combat move description in combat now correctly uses your equipped weapon's attack descriptor.
Fixed bug where cargo trousers weren't able to be dyed with a pattern.
Fixed minor UI bug where the dialogue's title wouldn't be displayed immediately after loading a saved game.
Fixed parsing bug where if a capital 'I' (which was not part of an 'IF') immediately followed an 'ELSE' conditional, it would not parse correctly.
Fixed bug where you couldn't finalise the order of a custom slave in Helena's Boutique (after completing her romance quest).
The makeup kit can no longer be used on characters who are unable to apply makeup (due to having a slime body).
Cumming into a character's hair now correctly describes their horns getting too (if they have any).
The 'Bath time' action now correctly cleans all clothes in your inventory as its tooltip says it will.
Removing or pulling up the 'tube top' is now correctly blocked by clothing being worn over the top of it.
Fixed bug where importing characters would not load their body correctly.
Fixed bug in combat, where attacking with lust damage would sometimes incorrectly describe you as having dealt health/mana damage. (Occurred when your target was not at maximum lust when your attack hit, but your attack caused them to reach max lust.)
Fixed bug where equipped dildos wouldn't be described by their correct colour.
Vicky no longer fucks your ass if you have anal content disabled.

Delay...

I'm so, so sorry about this, especially seeing as I said in my previous post that there definitely wouldn't be any delay, but I still haven't managed to get v0.3.8 into a state that's suitable for release, and so I'm going to have to delay it. The reason for this is that I decided to make some changes to Natalya's content based on feedback, but what I ended up with just didn't feel right, so I reverted it all. That cost me over a day, and now I've ended up well behind where I expected to be by now...

I'll continue working on v0.3.8 over the weekend and get it released the moment that it's ready. A million apologies for all of these delays, and I promise that I'll do my very best to make sure that the wait is worth it! 

Release on Friday

Hello again!

This is just a small post to let you know that I'll need an extra couple of days to get v0.3.8 finished off, so expect it on the night of Friday, 15th. There definitely will be no further delay to v0.3.8 after this, as I expect to have most things ready by either tomorrow or Thursday, and just need the extra day or two to do some bug fixing (so that I don't put out the release in a rushed state).

Thank you all again for your support and patience!

Progress News

Hello again!

I just wanted to make this small post to let you know that progress towards v0.3.8 is going well, and that it should (hopefully) be ready for Wednesday, 13th. If it's looking like I might need an extra couple of days to get everything finished off, I'll let you know on Tuesday.

As for what's going to be in this public release, I should have Natalya's content finished (with a slight change to the forced-TF part of her content), as well as some of Axel's quest placeholders filled in. I'm also hoping to have some generic Enforcer encounter content added, but I'll probably be left with some of that needing to be finished off in v0.3.9. I'll also have more bugs fixed and other minor things added into the game.

Thank you once again for all of your support, bug reports, and feedback!

A couple more days...

I really hate having to make this post and disappoint you again, but I've still not got v0.3.7.5 into a state ready for the preview release. I ended up changing some things around in Natalya's content, and so I just need a couple more days in which to get it finished.

Even if there's still some placeholder content left in it, I'll get the preview out no later than by Tuesday night. After that, the full release of v0.3.8 will most likely be out on Sunday 10th May.

I'm so sorry for yet another delay...

Small delay...

Hello again,

While I've got quite a few bugs fixed and other small things added over this past week, I haven't quite managed to get Natalya's content finished. As such, I'm going to delay this preview by just a couple of days so that I can release it to you without any placeholders being present.

I should be able to get Natalya's content finished by this time on Sunday, so expect it to be released then. Sorry about leaving news of this delay until the last minute; I kept on thinking that I'd be able to get it into a state ready for release, but it's clear now that I didn't have enough time...

This shouldn't affect the release date of the full version of v0.3.8 by too much, so that should still be out next Friday or Saturday. Thank you all for your patience and support!

Version 0.3.7.3 Release

Hello again,

For this version, I've got the last remaining section of Scarlett's content added (her scenes in Helena's nest for after you've completed Helena's romance quest), as well as getting a few bugs fixed. I've still got Natalya's content left to add, but as I'm planning on keeping that quite linear and limited in scope, I should be able to fit it in as part of v0.3.8.

Speaking of the next version, I'm planning on getting PRs merged, more bugs fixed, and some generic Enforcer content added for v0.3.8 (as well as Natalya's content and filling in more of Axel's quest placeholders). After that, I'll focus on polishing everything up as much as possible for v0.3.9, which should be a very small and rapidly-released version, before finally moving on to the Fields content in v0.4.

The next release will be a preview one here on SubscribeStar (v0.3.7.5), which I plan to have out around this same time next week. The full, public release of v0.3.8 should follow on a week after that.

Thank you all for your support, patience, and feedback during this somewhat lengthy Helena update!

P.S. If there are any major game-breaking bugs in this version, I'll get a hotfix out by Monday evening.


v0.3.7.3 Download Links

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive


v0.3.7.3 Patch Notes

Engine:
Converted WorldType enum to classes.
Moved all Harpy Nests dialogue out into external .txt file.
Naming artwork files with 'penis' or 'vagina' in them will now remove those images from in-game display if that character does have a penis or vagina, respectively. (e.g. An artwork image named 'npc_penis' would only be displayed in-game if the character has a penis.)

Gameplay:
Added the variation to Scarlett's content in Helena's nest for after you've completed Helena's romance quest.
Filled in Scarlett's missing sex dialogue for if you were fucked by her vaginally or orally up in Helena's nest (prior to completing Helena's romance quest).
You can no longer encounter NPCs in alleyways/canals/harpy nests during an arcane storm, as they all go into hiding until it's passed.
You can now find items, clothing, and weapons in random encounters on Dominion canal tiles just like you can in alleyway tiles.
Exploring tiles (alleyways, canals, Submission tunnels, Harpy Nest walkways, etc.) now takes 30 minutes instead of 0 minutes.

Other:
Characters now use simpler descriptions of orifice capacities when talking. (e.g. Instead of saying 'somewhat tight, wet pussy', an NPC will now say 'tight, wet pussy'.)
NPCs are now only added to your contacts list once you discover their name (so entering Slaver Alley no longer adds 'Enforcer' to your contacts list until you talk to him and discover his name).
Reduced chance of random characters being virgins from 10% to 5%.
Maximum 'resting lust' is now capped at 80, so highly corrupt NPCs will no longer get stuck at 100 lust during an arcane storm, which was allowing you to instantly beat them over and over again.
Fast-travel via flying is now restricted in most indoor areas.
NPCs present in canal tiles now have the same 'Character lurking in this area' overview text as alleyway tiles.
Made some slight improvements to dialogue in Harpy Nests.
Added reference to horse and centaur-pulled carts to Dominion's boulevard descriptions.
Scarlett's naked in-game images drawn by Jam will now correctly display the penis/vagina variations based on whether Scarlett has a penis or vagina.
Added action in debug menu (in 'stats' tab) to give your companions 500xp.
If Scarlett likes you, she will no longer allow random harpies to impregnate her (when she has sex with other harpies after gaining a vagina).

Bugs:
Typo, parsing, and grammatical fixes.
Fixed parsing bug in imp tunnels.
Fixed some parsing bugs in Helena's new content.
Reset Loppy's age to 22, as it was accidentally set to a far higher value in a previous version.
Fixed issue with NPCs' birth dates not matching up with the lore of all characters aging by 18 years after birth.
Fixed issue where obedience description could reveal the gender of concealed characters.
Fixed bug where knowing what an NPCs' ass looks like would also reveal their anus to you, even if it was still concealed by clothing.
Fixed incorrect naming of the elixirs which spawn in imps' inventories in Submission's tunnels.
The 'too feminine'/'too masculine' clothing status effects now display correct tooltip descriptions when applied to NPCs.
Fixed bug where the status effect 'Broken Virgin' (lost virginity, no hymen) would be active at the same time as the 'Pure 'Virgin' (lost virginity, regrown hymen) status effect.
The 'Sex action bypass' content setting should now work correctly. (i.e. When this setting is turned off, sex actions which would result in your character gaining corruption are disabled.)
The 'Calming suggestion' and 'Lustful suggestion' sex actions are now correctly greyed-out when not available.
Fixed bug where Helena would be described as not being in her nest even if she was actually there.
Fixed throat plasticity self-transformation buttons not working.
Fixed bug where the 'safe alleyways' description was being shown for all alleyway tiles, not just the one to the direct north of Slaver Alley.
Fixed bug where prostitutes were 4 times more likely than other characters to spawn with the 'pure virgin' fetish, instead of the other way around. 
Fixed issue where clicking on a slav's name/race icon to view them while in their slave management screen would cause a background error to be thrown when exiting the character view screen. This was resulting in game-freezes or displaying previous encounter dialogue.
Fixed some incorrect sex action availabilities in the face-to-wall position when there is a sze-difference between the two participants.
Fixed bug where giving a gift to Helena would prevent you from being able to give her another gift the next time you took her out on a date.
Fixed rare issue in Helena's 'romantic' sex scene where you'd be forced to repeat her oral scene after completing it once.
Fixed tooltip description of your arcane attribute describing a new player's starting value of 20 as being weaker than it was when you first entered this world.
Fixed bug where viewing an NPC's weapon would not work and throw a background error if your inventory was full.
Fixed bug where NPCs who failed to get pregnant would have their name stuck in the pregnancy stats screen as being 'Ready for birthing'.
Fixed bug where imp offspring could spawn in Dominion's alleyway tiles.
Fixed issue where dirty talk during nipple kissing would make reference to the character's nipples being penetrated, even if they weren't fuckable.
Fixed some issues with the flow and restoration of dialogue in Nyan's and Helena's gift-giving scenes.
The TF potion which you can get Scarlett to drink on her lunch break now increases her breast size by +1/+2 cup-size, instead of to C/D-cups (as she may have already had her cup size increase via pregnancy).
Scarlett will no longer remove clothing or start other sex actions in her fingering/handjob scene in the cafe during her lunch break, or during her 'sleepover' sex scene near the end of Helena's romance quest (to stop her from performing unintended actions).
Fixed issue with dialogue flow in Candi's post-sex scene.
Fixed bug in Helena's romance quest where (if you'd previously set her free) Scarlett would stay in Helena's nest after you've told her that Helena wants her.
Fixed Scarlett's perk map not being able to be reset while she was your slave.
Fixed related issue where unique NPCs would always have their perk maps reset to their starting values upon every game load, even if they had been legitimately modified.
Fixed bug where changing a character's image could cause you to get stuck in their character view screen.
Fixed bug where characters could summon a fire elemental using health even if they didn't have that ability unlocked (by knowing at least 3 fire spells).
Added error handling for an instance of incorrectly configured clothing mods causing background errors to be thrown.

Version 0.3.7.2 Release

Hello again!

As mentioned in the previous post, this version is just a small one to finish off Helena's date content and fix a few bugs. While all of Helena's content is now finished and accessible in this version, I have only had time to do a few playthroughs to test it, and so there *might* be a couple of bugs which I didn't catch.

I also have Scarlett's content in Helena's nest left to add, as well as Natalya's follow-up content in the warehouse district, but both of these are quite small, and so I should be able to get them done for the next release. Speaking of which, I am planning on making this next update (v0.3.7.3) another small one, and besides adding the aforementioned content, I am planning on focusing on bug fixes and pull requests. I am aiming to have it released this Friday, 24th April, and it will be one final public release before I go back to the usual public-SubscribeStar cycle.

Finally, I just wanted to say that I am aware that I ended up spending far too much time on Helena's content, and I will definitely reduce the amount of time I spend on minor side-characters in the future...

P.S. I didn't encounter any in my testing, but if there are any serious bugs in this version, I will get them fixed as part of Friday's release, so please try to hang on until then!

P.P.S. Thank you all so much for all of your support!


v0.3.7.2 Download Links

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive


v0.3.7.2 Patch Notes

Gameplay:
Added Helena's date content. (Unlocked after completing her romance quest, and requires you to visit her in her store between 17:00-21:00 on a Friday.)

Other:
The 'Unequip all' action in the inventory overview no longer unequips weapons.
Added 'offspring fathered' as a tattoo counter type.
Increased the installation cost of room service from 100 to 500 flames.
Added 'Dog Bowls' as an affection-negative, obedience-positive room upgrade counterpart to the affection-positive, obedience-negative 'Room Service'.
The 'XML test' in the debug's parser menu now outputs a warning at the top of the parsed dialogues to let you know if any tags are being repeated.

Sex:
Orifices with the 'internally-muscled' modifier are now immune to the negative 'too loose' effect when being penetrated, no matter how slender the insertion nor how loose its capacity might be.

Bugs:
Parsing fixes.
Fixed some grammatical errors in displacing/replacing clothing descriptions.
Fixed bug where sealed clothing which was unsealed and removed during sex would be duplicated in the wearer's inventory when sex ended.
Unjinxing clothing during sex will no longer return an incorrect description or just 'null'.
Fixed fluffy tails not being described as being fluffy in character view screen.
Fixed bug where your clothing unequipped by NPCs during sex would always cause an instance of that clothing to be removed from your inventory. (e.g. If an NPC unequipped your white bra, and you had a second white bra in your inventory, the bra in your inventory was being deleted after sex.)
Fixed bug where clothing with a secondary or tertiary colour of 'black' would have that colour reset to the first available colour (usually white) every time your game was loaded.
Fixed issue with player pregnancy not being able to be resolved while being Vengar's captive.
Fixed incorrect tooltip description for 'Quick shower' in your room.

Version 0.3.7.1 (Rough) Release

Hello again,

First of all, I'm once again sorry for the slow progress and buggy releases that have plagued Lilith's Throne recently. I feel as though I might have finally got through this rough patch, and so after today I'm hoping that I'll be able to go back to a more regular flow of updates.

Unfortunately, this version still doesn't have Helena's date content completely finished, and so instead of presenting it to you in a half-finished state, the options to take her out on a date are still greyed-out. You can still start and complete Helena's preliminary quest (which unlocks custom slave designing in her shop), but the dating scenes will be unavailable until the next release.

I am planning on getting the last parts of Helena's quest finished over this week (along with some other things), and I will release another public update (v0.3.7.2) some time between Friday (17th)-Sunday (19th).

P.S. I have not had time to thoroughly test this version, so please consider it to be a rough and potentially buggy release!

P.P.S. Some of the placeholders which were present in v0.3.7 have also been filled in, but I forgot to add that to the patch notes...


Version 0.3.7.1 Download Links

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive

Pre-zipped: Mega

Full folder: Google Drive


Version 0.3.7.1 Patch Notes

Other:
Added support for throat capacity, elasticity, plasticity, and wetness transformations from clothing. Also added depth transformations from clothing for all orifices.
The chance for a client to just grope your prostitute slaves has been reduced from 20% to 5%.
Added 'offspring birthed' and 'oral deflowerments' as tattoo counter types.
Tattoos can now be enchanted with 'major' attributes, such as physique, arcane, health, etc.
Slime and imp spawns in Submission's tunnels are no longer affected by user preferences (as they need to spawn for story/quest reasons).
The feathered wing transformation, which was previously exclusive to horse-morphs (to make pegasi), are now available for all non-demonic and non-angelic races. (i.e. Any normal race's TF food item can now be enchanted to give feathered back wings.)
Arousal gains from masochist/sadist special arousal effects are now limited to 10 per attack instead of 25.
Added minor description of centaur-pulled carts being present throughout Dominion.

Sex:
Added: Double cunnilingus support (i.e. two characters performing cunnilingus on one character at the same time).
Fixed issue where characters in the 'kneeling oral' slots in the 'sitting' position could have sex/tribbing with one another.
Characters sitting down in the 'sitting' position can now interact with characters sitting next to them.
Random NPCs whose name you do not know (and therefore they do not know your name) will no longer call out your name during sex.
In quick sex which involves multiple orgasms, characters will now regenerate 5 minutes' worth of cum regeneration between orgasms.
Added stomach bulge text for too large penetrations inside of size queens and masochists.

Bugs:
Parsing fixes.
Fixed issue with imp and half-demon offspring not being encountered in Submission's tunnels.
Fixed minor bug with incorrect colour parsing in offspring birthed list.
Fixed bug where all femininity changes would be described as being masculine, even if they made the target more feminine.
Fixed incorrect opening times being displayed in Enforcer HQ dialogue.
Fixed Helena's description referring to her as 'Alexa'.
Fixed bug where penis reveal dialogue was parsing incorrectly.
Fixed personality trait removals from the hypno watch not being described correctly.
Tattoo counters for sub/dom sex should now correctly increment for slaves who have sex while working as a prostitute or set as public use in the stocks.
Fixed issue where sex experience buttons in character creation wouldn't work.
Fixed some minor issues with 'dirty talk' parsing during sex.
Characters who are visibly pregnant will no longer be described as having their stomach bulge out when their vagina or ass is penetrated too deeply.
Fixed bug where job recommendations you've made to friendly occupants would be reset upon loading your game.
Fixed clothing pattern dye colours not displaying in the dye menu.
Fixed bug where opening/closing the main menu screen while managing a room or people in Lilaya's house would return you to a previous, unrelated scene.
NPCs in sex will no longer keep on offering you pills after you've refused them the first time.
Fixed bug where all management options would be disabled in the scene after having sex with a slave.
Fixed bug in combat where enemies hit by sadists would have their arousal increased, instead of the sadistic attacker.
Basic earrings are now considered to be unisex again.

More Progress News

Hello again!

I just wanted to make this quick post to let you know that the writing for Helena's romance quest should be finished by the weekend, after which I'll spend a little time fixing bugs and testing things before putting out the public release of v0.3.7.1. I'll definitely be able to have that ready by either Sunday or Monday, so I'll see you again then!

P.S. Sorry once again for the delays leading up to this version's completion...

Progress News

Hello again everyone!

I just wanted to make this small post to keep you all updated on how things are progressing.

As I mentioned in my previous post here on SubscribeStar, I took a few days to rest after releasing v0.3.7, and thanks to that I'm now feeling a lot less stressed. Looking forwards, all of the framework for Helena's dating scenes is already completed, so I'll be filling in the placeholders over the next few days, and as soon as that's all ready, I'll release v0.3.7.1 as a public release.

I'm hoping to have that out relatively soon, but I'll avoid giving a fixed date so as to not disappoint anyone when I inevitably miss it. I don't want to leave you completely in the dark, however, so I'll give you a rough release estimate of some time at the end of this next week.

After this Helena content is complete, releases should go back to being more frequent. It's when I end up adding too much dialogue that these large delays occur (as was also the case for Axel's quest), but for the next few versions there shouldn't be any risk of that occurring.

Thank you all again so much for your support, and I'll make another post at the start of next week to keep you updated on how things are going! 

Release Estimate

I'll get v0.3.7 out by the end of the week, no matter what state it's in. Sorry again for how slow I've been with getting this update finished.

Progress News

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to make this post to let you all know that I'm still working on v0.3.7, and while it's looking like it's nearing a state that's ready for release, I'll hold off on giving an exact date for the update until I know for sure that I'll be able to meet it.

The main thing that's left for me to do is finish writing Helena's date content. I may need to fix a few bugs after that as well, but that really shouldn't take me long at all. I'll make another post either at the end of the weekend or on Monday to (hopefully) give you an exact date for the release.

Thank you all so much for your patience, and sorry again for how long this is taking me...

Sorry again...

I really hate disappointing you all, but I'm going to have to delay v0.3.7 for a little while longer. I don't know why I always do this, but I've ended up expanding the planned content for Helena's romance quest to a point where it's now even further away from being finished than it was three days ago...

I don't think I should give another date for the release, as I'll just let you down at the last minute again. I'll make another progress post mid-week next week to let you all know how it's going.

A million apologies for yet another disappointment and delay...