October 2023 - Tales of Androgyny v0.3.37.0 (Patreon)

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Aw yeah. It's all comin' together now.

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww monthly! And as you can spy from the changelog - there's a lot. Let's take the new features one by one:

We've added Lubrication and Friction for how itchy/sore Hiro's (and other's) poor hole gets - you can lube up yourself on either end, your opponents on either end, with lube, with cum, with oil, with spit, girthier stuff has more friction, but so do rougher things, and if your butthole is bothered it'll Distract you, in and out of combat - but you can take the Focused perk to mitigate or negate that! Also, your bootyhole will heal faster now, so you won't have endless Red Ring of Fire. And you can finally take off your pants while you're seducing someone!

Darkness! And Surprise! You can now stumble around in the dark in search of treasure and in the hopeful avoidance of enemies with night-vision. Light level depends on how much daylight reaches the environment, and daylight depends on time of day (and, for night-time, the phase of the moon~). Battles that can be surprises will result in you spending several turns (depending on light level) surprised and unable to act or defend yourself - analogous to the Sneak Attacks you can already perform on certain enemies. You can light your way to various degrees in a number of different ways - to simple stuff like torches to enhancements on your shield or weapon to even a heated buttplug! You can also blindfold yourself, if that's your thing. Oh, and several enemies are bioluminescent - they'll glow interestingly in the dark, and there'll be more such variants in the future (including the glowing eyes of certain cats and goblins...)

The above goes hand in hand with our new animated backgrounds - currently only in the caves, but looks pretty swanky. We're also going to be working on getting animations to play nicely with each other so we can do more camera motion easily - but more on that later. Backgrounds are all now nice and persistent, so you'll be seeing less of the basic forest background.

Urka and Alma can now rescue you in combat... well, "rescue", in certain encounters! Once they offer their help, simply surrender, and new scenes will play out instead. There'll be more of these to come, as well.

We added the ability to access your inventory... at certain points during encounters, for more strategic depth, with equipment swap-outs, tactical potions, and the like, now on the table for savvy adventurers.

And, to help with all that new item usage, which will only grow - we've added inventory sorting by alphabetical, by type, by value, and by weight - normal and reverse for each.

A neat little change is that now once you learn a character's name (or even nickname!) it'll display properly in the speaker section and on your event log (if, for instance, you lost your virginity to them before learning their name~)

On the content side of things, though some of that stuff above included content - we'e got the Urka Mating Press animation, Hiro as a Sign Girl (regular and anal variants), the Giantess animation, Trudy and Kylira as bunny boys (with a great new encounter to show it off, though more bunny boy content to come~), and an upgrade to their respective animations, the Warlock Anilingus animation, the Sphincter animation, new Sperm Bank nurse scenes, new Spider scenes, more companion chatter, new backgrounds, new items, the aforementioned new "rescue" scenes for Alma and Urka, new stance icons to help differentiate sex stances, and new music for the Mimic, along with a bunch of new ambient tracks!

There's also been performance and stability improvements, particularly for the world map and large encounters and people with many save files, and we've reduced the filesize again. The next big thing there is going to be an end (or drastic reduction) in the persistent android battle crashes, but that'll be in the next weekly (and monthly). Also a bunch of general cleanup and fixes - fewer softlocks, removed the display issues for some art, some recent features got fixes, and the results panel in encounters is now much slicker and nice-looking. 

And while we've been doing all this we've been improving the codebase, hopefully to make bugs less prominent and to make it easier to keep adding things and finalizing things like the battle system. I'm going to be doing some work on the battle system for a bit, and then I'll be finally implementing the new AI system (or the first pass of it, at least!) 

Otherwise, this month we'll be adding more Brothel Madam stuff, more Urka stuff, and more Spider stuff... as well as the Jester Oral art and some other neat little surprises!

But, for now... enjoy! 

Check the Dropbox link tagged posts to find the actual download links! Or check out the convenience link below.

Version 0.3.37.0 - "Spicy Surprise" update

New features:

• Added Lubrication/Friction system!
• - Lubed Ass/Cock status effects
• - Added Lube Cock, Lube Ass, and Drop Pants techniques in Seduction stance
• - Added Lube Up in Ground Wrestle stance (lubes up opponent's ass) and Lube It in Handy Bottom stance (while giving a handjob, can lube it up) - or can ptooey in either case for some makeshift lubrication
• - Objects have a friction coefficient
• - Girthy objects produce more friction depending on how tight the orifice is
• - Lubricants have a friction reduction factor - the current lubricants are saliva (weakest), cum, and lubricant (strongest)
• - Saliva can be applied with anilingus and ptooey
• - Objects that enter rub some of their "lubricant" off
• - Added Lubricant item for sale
• - Oil status effect also adds lubrication on either party
• - Cocks with knots have variable girth depending on whether they're knotted
• - Butthole irritation should now fade faster with time
• Added Darkness/Surprise system!
• - Some backgrounds (eventually all - currently the cave-related ones) and characters are affected by the current light level - which is a function of the time of day (and phase of the moon), location, and your light sources
• - Added Torches as a buyable weapon - not too useful as a weapon (though it does do fire damage), but holding one in either hand will give you a large amount of light while spelunking
• - Added Blindfolds as a buyable accessory - it doesn't totally blind you, but it reduces light to the lowest level regardless of your other light sources
• - A bunch of encounters now check the light level to branch and have alternate things happen - from different scenarios to different dialogue to easier or harder skill checks
• - Some characters produce their own light - the Fire Elemental notably (and you can, too, by just... being on fire!) but also...
• - The Naga and Spider (Arachne) now show their bioluminescence, with a really cool new appearance that shows up in low light levels, including during combat!
• - The lowest light levels will cause enemies to surprise you - the darker, the more the surprise, so even a little bit of light can help!
• - A lot of things generate light - including a Fire Enchanted weapon, or even a Heated buttplug... and we've added a Glowing enchantment for shields that works as well as a torch
• Added Inventory access in select locations during Encounters!
• - You can use or equip any items during these respite periods in encounters, which are currently in the cave encounters to give you a chance to put on a torch or other light source and in the Arena
• - These will be added to more encounters to give you more chances to use items like potions or situational equipment
• - Can't use town portals, sorry!
• Added Inventory Sorting!
• - Can now sort inventory in addition to the filters in both the Inventory screen and shops
• - Four sort types: alphabetical, by type, by value, and by weight
• - Can also reverse the sort order by clicking on the option again, or unsort by clicking a third time
• Added learning characters names
• - Once you learn a character's name, it'll appear in their speaker text and in any events related to them in the event log - event log is now dynamic
• - The speaker tag system now accepts character name merges, so it can dynamically display character's names and modifiers
• - Few new names yet, just existing character's names
• Added Urka Rescue battle outcome!
• Added Alma Rescue battle outcome!
• Added Distracted debuff
• Added Focused perk
• Backgrounds are now persistent through different types of scenes, including battles
• Added stance icons for both sides of reciprocal stances to differentiate them
• Sneak Attack delay timer now appears paralysis instead, letting you see how much time left before you or the enemy can start acting
• A few more shops will replenish their inventory, now, so you don't have to start a new game to find the torch or blindfold
• Combat paper doll now immediately reflects equipment changes (taking off pants or underwear, for instance)
• Can now unlock the "daily special" at the Sperm Bank
• Alternate shop endings depending on purchases; implemented for Sperm Bank
• Added support for fully animated backgrounds
• Added support for "dynamic" lighting in animated backgrounds
• Added the ability to update Hiro's appearance in real-time

New content:

• Added Orc Mating Press animation!
• Added Hiro Sign Girl art!
• - Has an anal variation as well
• - Expanded the scenes a bit
• Added Giantess animation!
• Added Trudy and Kylira bunny boy outfits!
• Added new Kylira and Trudy expressions and updated their animations (Kylira is now properly freckly)
• Added Warlock Anilingus animation!
• Added Sphincter animation!
• - Now properly reflects lubrication, amount of cum, current gape and overall status, updated live in battle
• Added new Sperm Bank nurse scenes
• - For ordering and swallowing different daily specials
• - Specials have new item icons
• - Scenes differ depending on whether you know what the "milkshakes" are and whether you're familiar with their specific taste of the special
• Expanded Spider birthing scenes
• Added more companion chatter
• Rectum display now also properly shows cum and plug removal/insertion and tentacle removal/insertion and appears in combat correctly
• Added new cave backgrounds and variants for light level
• Added Lubricant item icon
• Added Blindfold item icon
• Added new buttons to Inventory scene
• Added Urka rescue battle ending scene to Harpy encounters
• Added Alma rescue battle ending scene to Werewolf encounter
• Added Alma rescue battle ending scene to Catgirl+Werewolves encounter
• Added new stance icons
• - Bottom variants: 69 Bottom, Cowgirl Bottom, Ground Wrestle Supine, Ground Wrestle Prone, Pronebone Bottom, Standing Anal Bottom
• - Top variants: Autofellatio Top, Bondage Top, Doggy Top, Facefuck Top, Facesit Top, Fellatio Top, Full Nelson Top, Handjob Top, Knot Top, Missionary Top, Ouroboros Top, Reverse Cowgirl Top, Spank Top, Wrap Top
• - Brand new stance icons: Mouth Knot Top, Mouth Knot Bottom, Oviposition Bottom, Oviposition Top
• Added new Tavern scenes with Trudy and Kylira and without them when you offer to "help"
• Added Cave Background animation
• Added Deep Cave Background animation
• Added Mimic music
• Added Volcano ambient track
• Added Shack ambient track
• Added Cottage ambient track
• Added Ruins ambient track

Tweaks and bug fixes:

• Fixed crash bug when stealing
• Big performance improvements for World Map
• Updated a bunch of old art
• - Gape (other adventurer)
• - Quetzal (other adventurer)
• - Keyhole
• - Cultist Ritual
• Fixed Cold Enchant not appearing in the upgrade menu
• Tweaked Harpy encounter for continuity
• Fixed Oral Fixation check text
• Made modifications to animation placement code that also fixed the placement of a bunch of animations
• Potions and arrows are now much more affordable
• Fixed Cold Enchant on weapons
• Tweaked some auto-equip logic - weapons and shields won't force out your existing equipment if you have it anymore when you buy them
• Added more information to error reports to help with debugging
• Fixed some translation strings
• Adjusted some text to not overrun the window
• Fixed stealing scenario from Weapon Shop to have parity with General Shop
• Fixed stamina destruction skills not working in sex stances
• Fixed Focus perk not properly improving Perception in circumstances where it should and vice versa
• Fixed Beast-Slaying and Demon-Slaying Weapon enhancements
• Fixed Feminizing Cage enhancement
• Fixed Grapple Status for Put On Knee skill
• Fixed perk calculation when climaxing from anal ejaculation
• Fixed shading on Shopkeep art
• Adjusted Kylira and Trudy help thresholds, making them more useful in combat - Trudy now casts Titan Strength at higher HP levels if you have more affection with them
• Improved encounter loading performance significantly
• Improved world map loading performance significantly
• Changed backgrounds for some encounters now that battles will have the same background as their surrounding environment
• Added a new specific phallus type for the Quetzal Goddess
• Fixed softlocks where enemies wouldn't rest long enough to get the stamina needed to complete a grapple
• Fixed certain techniques that should not have been usable at 0 stamina
• Fixed tentacles getting stuck (naughty tentacles)
• Fixed supporting character position in battle
• Fixed Surprise mechanic so that it only affects certain battles
• Made enemies use new skills more actively
• Adjusted the size of some assets
• Fixed crash bug on some screens like Inventory and Save/Load caused by a null parent
• Deleting save files now properly deletes save files instead of reducing them - you may notice some "ghost" save files in the Save/Load screen, but these can be deleted without issue
• Instantaneous results panel during encounters now expands smoothly without text overflow, scrolls if there are too many, and can be scrolled manually with click-drag, and looks much better
• Compressed a bunch of assets losslessly to reduce filesize
• Improved Save/Load performance for people with a lot of save files
• Updated cowgirl bottom stance icon
• Fixed Brothel Madam scene
• Added Minotauress Titjob to Pervert screen
• Fixed one-off error in handy/oral/anal/anilingus perk calculation
• Fixed belly size not updating in real-time
• Fixed Jester Anal animation placement
• Fixed positioning of Werewolf x Trudy art, Victory art, Golem Closeup art, and Demon King facesit art
• Bunch of code refactors to simplify things
• Removed unused assets
• Minor text edits
• Fixed typos

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