0.8 Dev Update 11

Hey, folks! 

First things first. This Friday marks our seventh anniversary (yes, really), and a Very Special Special is on its way. You've figured out what it is by now, haven't you? Just three days left!

v0.8.10

Blair's story got a push and we're now right on the edge of her next arc. We'll need to finalise new locations and NPCs for her next story events, and we want to continue in the new pipeline, so you'll have to wait for her next update for a little while. 

I'm sure it'll be worth it, though. Hopefully you've already seen her new sex scene.

Btw, it's going to get another small update soon. We ran a little short on time, and I really want to tweak the lighting and camera and jiggles a bit. More jiggles! The new pipeline is really fun, I'm telling you.

Oh, and the sex is a part of Blair's new sleepover event, which has some other fun bits in it. The only one still waiting for a sleepover of her own is Yona, and she's getting one Soon™.

v0.8.11

We're finally implementing Intimacy 2.0! The basic idea is this: all personal story quests will have intimacy gates, just as the earlier ones had. You will be able to get through just by playing through the story. But if you want to be a smartass with the girls from time to time, or be a bit of a pervert with them, you'll need to bank up some intimacy through the hangouts, side events and stuff like this.

Hangouts and activities will be clearly divided in tiers, and the new Intimacy UI will show you how many activity/hangout variants you've already seen. Higher tiers will become much more personal and lovey-dovey, so expect more pats and even more handholding. That said, once you move up to the next intimacy level, earlier hangouts will no longer be available in the current design iteration, so you'll have to do them all asap if you want to catch every last bit of lore and background detail. But! Please let us know if this sounds too infuriating, we're still considering other options.

We're going to enable Intimacy 2.0 for Lyriel first, since she currently has the most hangouts/activities. We'll see how it goes, tune what needs tuning, and then roll it out to everyone else.

The update is going to have some new events as well, of course. At least one personal story event is coming for Cait, and we'll see what else we can do.

Future Plans

Speaking of Cait, the dream sequences with her friends have been stuck in limbo for a while, I'll be honest. We ran a flash poll on Discord a… very long time ago now. Anyway, Eurydice won, we're sticking to it. But since we're starting on her animation afresh, within the new pipeline, there's gonna be a new poll for the contents of her scene. There will be some super spicy options on the table, and whatever you choose, it's gonna look mint!

P.S. This teaser is made in the old pipeline, the poll will have better illustrations!