End-of-Month Update! (Chapter 3 update) [Minor spoilers] (Patreon)

Hi everyone!

Since Chapter 3 is a behemoth and is taking a long time to complete, I wanted to share an end-of-month update with you all to keep you excited for the new chapter. I won't be spoiling too much (I want the new Haremon, most of the new enemies, areas, and CGs, to remain secret until the release) but I thought I'd at least tease a couple of things to pique your interest. There WILL be a few minor spoilers though, so be warned.

Above is the battle theme for Chapter 3. It should give you an idea of the overall tone of the chapter, along with a small peek at... someone.

Next, here's a few gameplay updates. First of all, I've reworked the Pleasure and Manipulation system! This is something I've been meaning to do for a long time.

Basically, Pleasure has been separated from the Mood triangle, and is now its own meter, represented by a small heart by your party's portraits. This value starts at 0 and raises when Seduced. If it hits 100, the Haremon/monster is overwhelmed.

The top of the triangle is now referred to as "Lust". It functions just like Pleasure did before, letting you use better kinks and seduction skills. However, it now rises when you use Seduction techniques, and can't Overwhelm you. That means that using Kinks and Seduction is now much safer/viable.

Being Overwhelmed works differently now, too. When Overwhelmed, a fighter's Pleasure slowly decreases, and they can't do anything until it hits zero again. While Overwhelmed, they can still be Seduced, and that will prolong the length of the Overwhelmed state. In this state, they can be Manipulated, as usual. However, the major change to Overwhelmed status is that it now doubles as a sort of "break" mechanic, where Overwhelmed targets take 50% more damage. This gives a better incentive to Seduction, since you can now Overwhelm a target in order to make them easier to defeat, as well as Manipulating them.

Additionally, there's a fun new feature in battle, which you'll unlock during Chapter 3... I won't say much, but here's a small teaser!

Now for some Chapter 3 story teasers. Again, I don't want to spoil much, so I'll just post a few out-of-context images to whet your appetite.

To close out this post, as usual, I want to thank you all for your continuing support and patience. I know this build is taking a long time, but that's because I know I have your support, and that I can take my time to cram this update full of awesome stuff without cutting any corners to rush it out. As a result, this is easily my favorite chapter so far, and I'm really excited for you all to finally play it. I'm aiming for a late Feb/early March release, but please don't take that as a promise; we all know it's never good to rush a game, and I'm not holding myself to any particular release window. Regardless, Chapter 3 will be here before you know it, and I hope you'll all agree it was worth the wait!

Until next time!