Dev Log (End of August)

Hello there!

Welcome to this end of August Dev Log which will go over what we’ve done since the release of the previous update. We’ve been hard at work, so I’ll start with the most recent new feature we’ve finished: Nicknames!

Previously, you could set Nicknames at the start of the game for your family to call you. This is a pretty common occurrence in life, especially if you have a longer name. Being able to set it per person also allows you to give your younger brother a cutesy nickname to call you or let Gabe tease you with a funny one, etc. Well, we have expanded this system slightly to include the core 8 classmates!

Upon reaching a decent social status with each boy, around 30+, you will get a new option when interacting with them around school (Hallways, Cafeteria, Playground) to ask them to call you by a nickname. This will allow you to type in any nickname you want and, in events with that character, they will use that nickname. Now, this won’t ALWAYS use the nickname, because in some instances it doesn’t make sense. They may still use your real name when introducing you to someone or when speaking to an adult, but I feel this adds to the realism of the game.

But what if you decide to change your nickname or want to edit it? Well, now you can! In the Journal in your Bedroom, you will find a new Nickname Settings option. Opening this will allow you to edit the nickname your family and friends call you. This can be accessed anytime after you start the game for family and anything after first asking them to call you by a nickname for friends.

But nicknames aren’t just for friends, I’m sure we’ve all had a teasing nickname or two from bullies over the years. Well, you can now get one in LaaB! Certain events in school can earn you a Bully Nickname, a teasing name people (and Michael) will call you when they are bullying you. What nickname you get depends on what action earns you the nickname. There are currently 4: Diaper Boy, Piss Boy, Little Dick, and Horse Cock. I’m sure you can imagine which action earns you those nicknames. Nicknames have around a 75% chance to be earned when events that involve you being spotted earning them occur (though if you already have a bully nickname, the chance of it changing is reduced to about 10%.)

But what if you want a nickname not included in the above list? Well, you can do that as well! Once you’ve earned any Bully Nickname, you’ll get the ability to edit it in the Nickname Journal options. You can set it to anything you want and, if you want to prevent future events from changing the nickname, you can lock the Bully Nickname. That way you can have the bullies of Preston call you whatever you want!

That’s the big addition so far, but what else have we added? Well, next up is a new Jackson Story Event “Sibling Dynamics”. This rounds out giving a little intro event to each of the main boys and, like the others, introduces you to some aspects of Jackson’s life outside of school. It is a really cute scene that I think people will enjoy.

We’ve also added the ability to flip your hair sprite. This can be done in Character Creation and other locations such as the mirror in your bedroom. This is mainly an aesthetic thing that only affects your avatar, but NPCs can use it as well. Xavier, for example, now has his hair flipped to give him a more unique look.

On the sex side, we’ve added a few little things. The Intro and Climax scenes for Lucas now include slight alterations based on the sensitivity of your Butt and Penis (for bottom and top respectively). We’ve also added a new Event Action for the 2 Top Actions and 2 Bottoms Actions that reflect your high or low sensitivity. This was done to better showcase how your sensitivity affects things.

In reference to Bully Nicknames, we’ve added to or altered 5 events where the player’s undies are exposed to include variants for if the PC is wearing Diapers. These range from smaller additions to full new scenes. The change log will include which events these were.

Anyway, that is all for now! We plan to have the first Beta of this update cycle release in a few days, so keep an eye out for that. We are going to try to do more betas during the month to allow things to be tested and to give Beta Boys more to sink their fingers into. We also plan another Dev Log once we get some more done in a week or two.

Thanks again for all your support!