0.4 - Work begins!

Hey all,

Excited to give you some news about the up and coming 0.4 release!

0.4 is scheduled to be released on the 26th of this month and it features quite a lot of changes to gameplay and progressions of NPCs.

Progression changes:

The artwork for extended progressions for the first batch of minor NPCs has been complete and will be included! This will help to better develop the relationship with these characters (as others have said the progressions felt quite rushed, and I agree with them.) Although the progressions won't be completely rewritten, they will be pad out a fair bit, with each character receiving an additional scene (at least).

Also, the build will introduce the last minor NPC, the sorceress elven Librarian!

Morati's progression will also change due to the gameplay changes mentioned below. Though I am not sure if this will be ready for 0.4 or not (there is alot that needs to be done!) Of course I'll also have to adjust the introduction as well, since you will no longer be infiltrating Lumis as a hero for Queen Selvana. 

After that we will be completely focused on the 5 Royal Court Members until they have been completed. (Starting with Lucille in 0.5)

Gameplay changes:

As I mentioned before I wasn't happy with the current gameplay. The battle system, although hitting the goals of being interactive, while also being quick, didn't really facilitate gameplay and instead (I believe) would have ultimately led to being a distraction of the main content of the game. Any gameplay features I add should bolster the themes of the game itself (in this case corruption), which I didn't feel like the combat system did at all.

With that said, I have decided the following changes will be made:

•  The battle system in it's current state, will be removed.
•  The player will now find jobs around the city that can earn money and/or increase the corruption of the city overall
•  There will be a bar that indicates Lumis overall corruption (and as Lumis gets more corrupted, visual changes will start being present around the city)
•  As the corruption in Lumis grows, the player will unlock special corruption based abilities (see the end of this post for a list of ideas)
•  Some of these abilities unlock certain parts of NPC's progression
•  The player will have a mana bar that will indicate how many powers he can use in a day
•  There will be a day cycle system (morning, afternoon, evening, night)
•  Interacting with NPCs can also increase city corruption
•  NPCs will move around the city and have a "schedule"
•  Money will be used to buy magical trinkets and in some cases allow NPC progression
•  Money will also allow you to purchase and upgrade property

All these things won't necessarily be available in this build, but give an idea of the direction I want to take this game in.

Please let me know what you think of these changes, as they are pretty substantial and want to make sure this is the "right" direction. As I said before, I just want the gameplay to better facilitate the actual story happening. 

Anyway, I look forward to bringing you 0.4!

 - Nergal

Unlockable powers:

(Levels represent Lumi's level of corruption and will be unlockable once that level is achieved)

Sweet Tongue (Level 0) - You have a way of convincing people even sometimes against their own interests

• Dream Visitor (Inn Keeper Progression) - Corrupt people while they sleep, give them subconcious desires
• Minor Mind Reading (Orc Progression) - You can sense thoughts that others may not want to be found out
• Minor Rune Magic (Kitsune Progression) - You can alter written text, with perfect accuracy of the original writer
• Sense Magic Aura (Librarian Progression) - You can sense the aura of magical items and people
• Faith Interference (Nun Progression) - Your presence can make people forget their faith, effectively cutting them off from god

Magic Fingers (Level 1) - The pleasure you can conjure at the tips of your fingers is immense - +1 Mana - Royal Court Unlocks

• Uncontrollable Lust - Make the individual overcome with lust that they have to masturbate (masturbation scene)
• Minor Inhibition - Can make the individual lose sense of societal norms, which can affect how they dress and behave in public (can select slightly spicy outfits)
• Lust Courage - The character feels more courageous than normal, but only when performing sexual acts outside (public / outside scenes)
• Pleasure Craving - The character begins to long for a  good fuck (leads to night visit scene)

Pleasure Ejaculaton (Level 2) - When you enjaculate inside your target the pleasure they experience is unmatched, their desire for you solidifies - +1 Mana

• Major Inhibition - The character loses sense of societal norms, which can effect how they dress and behave (can select really spicy outfits for character)
• Undeniable Request - You can make a request to the character they cannot refuse (extra bonus scene for the character)
• Group Sway - Your powers are so potent that can effect multiple people at once (leads to group scenes among characters)
• Shadow Clone - You can character a temporary clone of yourself to "gang" up on a character (leads to DP / spit roast scenes)

Complete Corruption (Level 3) - After performing a mating ritual with the target they are completely under your influence - +1 Mana

• If a brothel has been opened you can ask them to work there (thinking some goblin scenes, orc scenes & other stuff)