Continued goals for 0.1.97

Hello again! :3

This is just a small update to let you all know what I'm working on this week. ^^

Both yesterday and today, I've been getting the multiple-partner sex mechanics implemented. I'm hoping to have it finished (most likely in a rough, but workable state) by the end of tomorrow, which will then allow me to go on to adding in the new orgasm & addictive fluid content over Thursday and Friday. I'm also adding in the final sex mechanics alongside this, which includes adding stamina and 'lust' as sex-related attributes, as well as doing some major work on fetishes.

I'm still on track to having this all done by the 12th, but as with most large engine changes, there's always the chance that some unexpected problem will crop up. If anything like that does happen (which I honestly can't see how it could at this stage), I'll make sure to let you all know in advance of Friday's release. ^^

Goals for 0.1.97:

- Fix major game-breaking bugs. (Minor bugs will have to wait for 0.1.98, sorry! ;_;)

- Improve orgasm dialogue, and add in position-specific orgasm scenes with body-part recognition. (This will be things such as knotting, orifice modifiers, fluid modifiers, etc.)

- Add in missing content related to addictive fluids, and start writing in descriptions for different TF types during sex (such as tongue length influencing oral descriptions, grabbing horns, using multiple tails, etc.). This will be something that I'll continue to work on through the course of the game's development, as there are a huge number of TFs to take into account when writing descriptions for sex scenes.

- Add in engine support for multiple-partner sex scenes & work on final improvements to the sex system.

Estimated release time

It's that time of the week again, where I desperately try to fix all the bugs and get the game in a state that's ready for release!

Due to the fact that I've still got three major problems to get sorted, release time will be no earlier than 01:00 GMT!

EDIT (01:00 GMT): I just need to finish up one last thing, then write the patch notes. Maybe another hour...

EDIT (01:52 GMT): I'm packaging and testing it now. Not long!

As I need a little ~10 minute break from programming, I'll quickly run over the biggest change in this version: the addition of fetishes.

Sex Mechanics

In this version, I've added the final of the 'big' sex mechanics. This takes the form of fetishes, and is a way to circumvent the corruption requirements of certain sex actions.

Corruption requirements

So, at the moment, sex actions have a certain level of corruption associated with them. The idea is that the more corrupted you are, the more willing you are to perform 'extreme' sex acts.

Examples of things that are unlocked at each corruption level (not all of these examples are in the game just yet!):

'Pure': All self-actions (masturbating, pinching nipples etc.), as well as trivial sexual actions on a partner (kissing/touching).
'Vanilla': Basic, non-trivial sexual actions on a partner (sucking cock, eating out, penetrating/getting penetrated, etc.).
'Horny': Kinky side of vanilla sex (anal, deepthroating, etc.).
'Dirty': Rough sex, and acting like a complete slut.
'Lustful': Forced cum-feeding, impregnation through used condoms, really dirty stuff, etc.
'Corrupt': Mind-break, everything is unlocked at this level.

Fetishes

You can bypass all the aforementioned corruption requirements for sex actions if you have their associated fetish. Fetishes cost a level-up perk point to obtain. The idea behind this is to give you a choice as to how you develop your character. You can either go for high corruption (and deal with negative corruption effects), or you can unlock fetishes (and not take as many combat perks). Then again, you can always do both, or neither!

For example, where you might normally need 'Horny' corruption to deepthroat your partner, if you have the 'oral' fetish, you'll be able to use deepthroat even if you don't meet the corruption requirements.

What's the point?

I plan on adding bonuses and unique events related to certain sex actions, so you'll have to make the choice of whether you want corruption or fetishes if you want to access these events. An example of a unique event currently in the game is Ralph's discount. If you have high corruption, you can ask for a 'big discount', or, if you have the pregnancy or submissive fetishes, you can bypass the corruption requirement.

The whole idea behind corruption and fetishes is to give your character different ways to develop. While I could have just made everything unlocked from the very start of the game, I wanted instead to make it so that a starting character (who will always start off relatively vanilla) evolves over the course of a playthrough. By the end of the game, I'd like it if you could look back at your character and see all the ways you developed them to make them your own.

Sex & The week ahead

I didn't do much technical work today. Instead I focused on writing the story and encounters for the initial release (in 12 days).

Sex

As with everything in this early stage of development, the sex mechanics outlined below may change before or after release.

How sex fits into the game

As I was writing this, I realised that I haven't talked about magic yet, so I'll make a post this week detailing how magic works in the game. For now, all you need to know is that Lilith's magic has saturated the world, and has caused everyone to have an extremely heightened libido. This constant background flow of demonic magic is commonly referred to as Lilith's lust. Whenever someone is weakened or exhausted, Lilith's lust seeps into their mind and body, causing them to become incredibly aroused. Within moments, it gets to the point where all they can think of is having sex, or, lacking a partner, masturbating right there on the spot.

This relates to game-play, as if you are victorious in combat, your opponent will be overcome with Lilith's lust, and you can choose to have dominant or submissive sex with your defeated opponent. On the flip side, if you are defeated in combat, your opponent may (and usually will) decide to have dominant sex with you. You can also engage in sex scenes with recurring characters once you've built up enough trust with them.

How it works

Sex scenes in Lilith's Throne, much like combat, are turn based, with a list of actions you can take each turn. One person will take the role of the dom, and the other will be the sub. You usually start sex with both you and your partner standing, and can move into different positions over the course of having sex. The dominant partner can choose to give the sub freedom to use their own initiative, or forbid them from moving into positions on their own, allowing the dominant partner to have complete control over how sex plays out.

Each action you can take will increase both your and your partner's arousal by a certain amount. For example, kissing your partner will increase the arousal of both of you by a small amount, whereas fingering your partner will increase their arousal by a medium amount, and yours by a small amount. When arousal reaches 100, that person will orgasm. Sex will only end once the dominant partner has reached orgasm (perks to be added in the future will allow you to orgasm multiple times before ending sex).

Once sex has ended, the submissive partner will gain corruption from Lilith's lust, the amount of which depends on how many times they orgasmed. The dominant partner can choose to let Lilith's lust reward them, increasing the value of a random attribute, but if they do, they will also gain a small amount of corruption.

The week ahead

I want to get everything finished for version 0.1.0 release by the end of this week, leaving me with 5 days to polish content and fix unexpected bugs.

Finish writing generic sex scenes.

Finish writing all content for 0.1.0.

Fix bugs.