RELEASE: Headspace v.19.1 update! (Patreon)

(19.1 - Bugfix for infinite Red Keycards)

Good morning, everyone! 💚 Bugtesting this one has been one HELL of a trip. I'm giving this update the codename: "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly", because there's a bit of all three going on here. Let's delve right in and see what's up in v.19 (but here's a TLDR first, in case you're not big on word-dumps):

• Blocker Tunnels 6-10 are open for spelunking!
• Storyline progression with Becky and ???
• Office Cubicles are accessible to the left of the Office 2-F
• Optional Mini-boss in the Office Cubicles, along with a few hidden secrets...
• Patron Hall split into two slates that grant certain goodies after viewing them!
  
  
  THE GOOD

If you're a puzzle-fiend, then you're in luck; the Blocker Caverns 6-10 are now open! I wanted more than just "push the rocks out of the way" puzzles, so I spent some time learning a couple new gimmicks that I hope you'll find interesting (or possibly frustrating). This took me a bit longer than I was hoping for, because I ran into some issues that I will now shittily illustrate in MS Paint (the game is uploading to Mega, so I've got time to kill)

Basically, when Zero pushes a Rock, it goes "ghost" for a moment, which allows it to pass through solid objects. I wanted this so that Rocks could be pushed on top of Holes, which would then fill the hole and allow you to cross. Yay! Except that when the rocks ghosted, this also meant they could go through the damn walls. You'd think something as simple-sounding as "rock in hole" would be straightforward, but fuck me - online forums have been a real lifesaver for figuring this shit out.

Additionally, as you'd expect, more Blocker Caverns content means some more interactions with Becky, our resident Blocker. She appreciates your help in tracking down those Memory Stones... but it looks like you two aren't alone down there....

On a side note, I went through the Soaker Orgy scene again and noticed there was one specific  Soaker with some pretty wonky boobies. I started redrawing her breasts to fix them up, but decided I just didn't like her entire design at all. I know she technically only appears for like 3 text boxes, but STILL - so I redrew her entirely. Since her screentime is nigh non-existent, here's the snippet itself:

Looking back, there's actually a couple scenes I'd like to remake, now that I'm a little more comfortable handling the different brushes in Krita. If Veronica & Mona can have an art glow-up, I gotta make sure I spread that love to Headspace too!

That said, this update is codenamed what it is for a reason - so put yer dicks away, cause it's time for:

THE BAD

I'm sorry to say that this is the first update in the last 4 or 5 that doesn't feature a new lewd scene. I've been steadily giving each character at least one scene of their own, but before I whipped up another sex scene, I needed to take some time to actually patch up the "behind the scenes" stuff. Headspace plays pretty smoothly (at least, I hope so), but there's a ticking time bomb nestled deep in it's ribcage that I occasionally need to desperately puff air onto, and this time bomb is called "shitty programming". The thing is, when I started developing Headspace, I had a pretty basic grasp on the program - enough to get it working where it mattered. But as time went on, I learned more and more efficient ways to handle the programming; ways that made my previous attempts almost seem like obstacles. This is where "THE UGLY" comes in, so I'll just bold it for dramatic effect:

THE UGLY

Yes, the "ugly" aspect is the actual programming from back when I started developing Headspace. Look at that shit: TEN fucking Event Pages for Stella. Ideally, that should just be one, but because I originally didn't know how to use Conditionals, I would just split up all the different dialogues onto their own pages like a dummy. I know better now, so current content isn't assembled with spaghetti, but I've really been needing to chip away at reworking these before it becomes a problem farther down the line, especially because it gets worse whenever I whip up more content for these characters.

However, before I do anything too hasty, I'd like to first get a Cheat Room working. This way, if any spaghetti code does something bad to your data, you could just use the Cheat Room to quickly jump right back to wherever you were. This would also prevent the need to re-grind through the story on any subsequent playthroughs. The only thing I'd need to get sorted for this is Variables and Switches, although there's quite a bit of them so far:

BUT, at least it's on the roadmap now so there's a little something to look forward to. If I can get Stellas Event Pages a bit more cleaned, there's a good chance I can squeeze in another lewd scene with her (or maybe Aria, if you all prefer? I'll likely put up a Poll mid-month to see what you'd prefer).

And that pretty much sums it up! Click here to download v19 and the decryption key is in the attached TXT file. Let me know if you encounter any bugs that I didn't squash, and as always, thanks so much for all your support 💚