June 8 Beta Test
Hey guys! Like I said, I’m going to try to get beta tests out more frequently from now on. So here’s a peek at some improvements I’ve been working on.
This is mainly a few improvements to the intro section:
– Significantly sexed up the nude “body check” scene in Olivia’s office, adding new options and mechanics.
– Mildly sexed up every prep option at Faslane, to make that whole part hotter and less dry.
– Improved mission briefing and cover construction sequences. One of the main writing problems in Bangkok is that the heroine often comes across as passive, meek and a bit of a doormat: now Olivia and Len in separate scenes provide the guidance that she needs to be brasher to fit in. (This is a subtle change but it lets us give you more options when dealing with NPCs than just “ulp, okay then” which I really hated)
Let me know if any of this is hotter/better than before.
Like I said in the last two reports, I need to fix what I hate about the beta. I’m currently fixing up the other part of it, Malaysia – then we can move the fuck on. Next beta test will be ready soon. 🦀❤️🔥
Comments (9)
I like it, feels more like a spy getting fready for a mission
After training on the firing range, they’re definitely gonna smell of burnt powder and possibly smell of gun oil.
The Panoptic exploration of Bangkok should have some pictures. Ideally on the ‘see some girls’ cue, the page that page that loads should have green links to bring up graphics of the girls
What’s the appropriate channel for minor feedback? You have a slip up in garland where Ian is named too early (room 0-5: What happens if I get compromised?)
Really like the new version, it fits the vibe of the game much better than the old one in my opinion. That said, I do think it would make more sense (though also be more work, sorry) if there was a clear implication that the Agent is probably going to have to sleep with people as part of the job; but that they don’t want to make that an official part of the op. What might also be cool would be an opportunity to teach new players how the kink system worked by having an option for each kink. Possibly the easiest way to do that might be to have Olivia be more assertive and demanding in the strip scene. Exhibitionists getting hot over being naked in the office, Submissives over being commanded by Olivia, Masochists over thinking about how Olivia might strip it off them if they disobeyed etc. Though having kink choices be introduced in the Malaysia section could also work well.
We've gone from beta to pre-alpha 😱! The content now ends before the trip to Malaysia (Hide the pain meme). The new photo scene with Olivia is good, but you could have kept the rest of the cut content. P.S.: I can't wait any longer for the new version of the wet T-shirt contest or for the entire lifepath to be included 🫠.
Pre-alpha: If it’s a partial release every two weeks with just a scene or two, that would honestly be more engaging than waiting forever for a polished release. We’d still need full releases regularly, but the frequency could be adjusted.
I like the additional details and fleshed out conversations, much more than the rush through that felt inconsequential on previous versions. And it fits the story vibe more than the old version with the sexy training missions (hot, and I wonder if the end of the wet tshirt contest will end the same, but doesn't fit the slower seduction of the current story). However I'm not sure about Olivia clearly saying that sex work would not be authorized, especially if we are sticking with how early stuff starts with Connor. I personally like Femme Fatale choices and a character who isn't as disgusted or appalled to be doing this if she thinks the mission is worth it. Maybe is too ambitious and underestimates how it will be when she's undercover so the trepidation of the early story is still there, but I feel like there should be some more decisive dialogue options, rather than fretting. It's a huge opportunity, and she doesn't want to be stuck behind a desk. And I went with a feisty French Canadian Working Class Rocker Girl with Exhibitionism, she wouldn't be timid or scared to flaunt her assets. Granted, that's sure to be a lot of extra writing to add more dialogue trees, so when the life path is available maybe have more rails on the choices to explain why an exhibitionist would be nervous! Or maybe have the exhibitionist dialogue options still pretend the be calm and normal, but secretly she's more thrilled? Also, Faslane feels more like an exposition dump, I think it would work better if there were only so many choices you could fit into the days counting down. Sure, all the basics would be covered, but I mean major exp gains on skills you chose to focus on with a limited time window.
Yeah, I would say that is kind of ridiculous that this espionage operation that is probably costing tens of millions of dollars and likely has a daily burn rate of tens of thousands is having sex work ruled out flatly at the start. Feels like it doesn't make sense. That said: Boy howdy does it feel good to be giving granular notes like this on betas coming at a quick cadence.
