Hi guys!
v0.3 is ready for supporters.
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This update is a big systems-and-consequences build. The game now does a much better job of letting bad decisions, risky money routes, housing problems, public exposure, prison time, and business ownership feed back into normal play instead of ending in dead stops.
You can lose your apartment, find fallback places to sleep, get arrested, serve time, rebuild your money, buy a small business, meet random people around the city, and progress with the investigation of the lost night.
Biggest Additions
* Prison custody is now playable. Some police outcomes can send the MC to prison, with a cell hub, fixed daily routine, prison uniform flow, yard/free-time choices, canteen and shower events, Prison Reputation, temporary injury consequences, and a release-desk clothing flow so you do not leave naked by accident.
* Random city NPCs now appear in public hubs. Downtown, Neon Mall, Nightlife, University, Sterling Row, the Residential Quarter, and the Gutter can now generate ordinary city civilians with quick interaction menus. You can make small talk, try pickup lines, pickpocket, or extort people, with skill checks and consequences.
* Risky random NPC actions can now escalate. Failed risky actions can end safely, lead to a beating, send the MC into custody, or open pressure branches with clear comply/escape choices.
* Homelessness and housing recovery are more connected. Eviction now feeds into rough sleeping, public bathrooms, flophouse bunks, Eva guest access, and clearer LustLink apartment return steps. LustLink now explains the return deposit before taking your Credits.
* Business ownership V1 is playable. Players can buy and run the Hot Dog Stand, rename it, keep business funds separate from personal Credits, deposit and withdraw money, assign workers, work shifts, move locations, buy upgrades, customize branding, and review the daily ledger.
* Business Assistant adds hands-off management. The assistant can manage staffing, shifts, upgrades, branding, and location choices while respecting reserve settings and avoiding projected debt where possible.
* Business management is easier to understand. The business panel now has a Help tab, first-open tutorial, clearer sale listings, dashboard-style owned business views, projected daily net, trend charts, icon navigation, and phone access through the Manage Business app.
* Desktop keyboard controls now cover normal play. Number keys select visible choices, Space advances Continue/Done/OK-style buttons, Left Ctrl backs out of location views, and skill checks support keyboard rolling.
* Main Story Progress - The lost-night investigation continues. Memory Recovery now moves past the old future-build stop and reconstructs much more of the Utopia night, including new leads around Patchwork Clinic, Bryan, Takemi, Volthex, and the mystery woman.
Other Changes
* Early jobs have been rebalanced around work XP and long-term pay raises.
* CyberClinic and Plastic Surgeon prices have been lowered.
* Ebis Pawnshop fencing now improves as pawnshop trust/job XP rises.
* Public undressing now warns before it causes exposure consequences.
* Safe clothing changes, including safe public-bathroom changes.
* Residential burglary is easier to find and no longer needs upfront Credits.
* Burglary caught outcomes now separate bribes from punishment.
* Burglary and public-exposure punishment now use the shared custody/prison system.
* Business and custody state now persist through save/load and daily sleep processing.
* Bills and business management can now be opened from the phone.
* Settings now includes a player-facing Controls reference.
* Victor’s first bar encounter has more video coverage for no-chastity male and feminine-male routes.
* Eva’s regular teddy first-sex route now stays on the correct body path.
* Desperate to Please no longer applies a blanket dice penalty to every check in the game.
Thanks as always for playing, testing, and reporting issues. v0.3 is another step toward making Lustline City feel more alive. Hope you enjoy this update, and stay tuned for more updates!