Weekly News #190

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So, another week and a half has passed since the last full update. It's time to present what's been completed in such a short time. Well, there's a lot to talk about: a lot of content, improvements, and fixes have arrived, but let's take things one step at a time.

First, randomized NPCs. The first thing I'd like to mention here is the event content: a huge number of different events have been created with them. They've started reacting to your character's physical fitness, and aggressive NPCs have started inviting you to "their business" related to "hooligan" activities. One NPC might ask you for help, another might praise you for their gym workouts, and so on—a bit of variety for aggressive NPCs and the general pool of events that can occur during gameplay.

Another major innovation is the addition of a global mechanic for randomized NPC housing: each NPC now has their own housing, generated at the very beginning of the game, which you can now visit by visiting them. While visiting, you can ask a girl to take a shower or give her a massage, triggering unique scenes, and much more. This feature comes from interacting with NPCs, and NPCs currently have around seven different housing options—each supporting morning/evening/night variations and serving as a fully-fledged in-game location. You may have seen all of these locations in the weekly news before; we won't be presenting each one now. However, we can assure you that extensive work has been done to implement this mechanic:

Reworking the SMS system: We had previously implemented it, but it had some bugs and wasn't quite ready. Among the new features: NPCs can invite you to their home at any time in-game via SMS, can invite you to meet if they're near the main character, and are more likely to message you with affection when your relationship is high and confess their love. SMS messages themselves have become more interactive thanks to the overall system improvements.

You might also have seen new buttons there: clear history, as well as next/previous buttons. These were designed to make the phone interface more intuitive to use and to clarify that there's more to it than just "messaging" and location.

Also, if you close the messages interface, you'll see a new button—block contact. This allows you to block incoming notifications and messages from the NPC you're interested in. It won't show up as a "missed message" icon, and won't be displayed in any way—the messages themselves will still arrive, but you won't be aware of them.

Another new feature: you can now learn the location of any NPC you know through a special interaction with any NPC called "Do you know where..." There, you can select any NPC you know, and if the person you're asking knows them or is a friend, they'll tell you their location.

Another new interaction has also been added: Spray with Water. This creates a new "wet clothes" effect on their clothing, allowing you to test it and see if the NPC is "naked," as this effect makes their clothing transparent. Furthermore, over two dozen different kits now support this effect and become "wet" in rainy weather, in addition to the other dozen already supported. It looks like this:

The last minor change for NPCs is that if an NPC is at work or has a part-time job, it's now displayed as "Busy" but "Working" before interacting with them. Additionally, the activity itself now says they're at work. This was done to make it easier to understand what and who is currently doing in the location.

And something that hasn't been implemented yet, but is being actively worked on: a fight scene with randomized male NPCs. The fight scene with female NPCs is generally ready, just the details remain, but with male NPCs, nothing is ready yet, just some small results of this work, which we'll present to you now:

Secondly, system changes. A new disclaimer has been added to the game, which you can see below:

We're working on all game translations: some take a little longer, others a little faster. Currently, the game's Chinese and Spanish languages ​​have been translated: more diverse areas have been translated, bugs that prevented some areas from being translated at all have been fixed, and translations of certain areas of the game that could previously be problematic have been improved.The most minor addition to the game during this short period is the addition of new items—chips and chocolate—which can be used to quickly replenish hunger or given to NPCs when they want a snack, earning a few relationship points (new events where NPCs are hungry). Always carry these with you if you want to maximize your relationship gains with NPCs: they often become hungry during long conversations.

Third, backgrounds. We've added some new backgrounds that are gradually being prepared for introduction into the game. You can see them below:

Fourth, bug fixes and game refactoring. Here you can take a closer look at everything that was done in the full changelog for this version of the game:

New content:

A global mechanic for randomized NPC housing has been added: each NPC now has their own home, generated at the very beginning of the game, which you can visit by visiting them. While visiting, you can ask a girl to take a shower or give her a massage, triggering unique scenes, and much more. This feature comes from interacting with NPCs, and NPCs currently have about seven different apartment options—each supports morning/evening/night variations and is a fully-fledged in-game location.The SMS system has been improved: NPCs can invite you to their home at any time in-game via SMS, can invite you to meet if they are near the main character, and NPCs are more likely to text you how much they love you if your relationship is high and confess their love to you. SMS messages themselves have become more interactive thanks to the overall improvements to this system.You can now learn the location of any NPC you know through a special interaction with any NPC - "Do you know where..." There, you can select any NPC you know, and if the person you're asking knows them or is a friend, you'll be told their location.A new interaction has been added for female NPCs to the corresponding interaction interface: Spray with Water. This creates a new "wet clothes" effect on their clothing, allowing you to test it and see if the NPC is "naked" there, as this effect makes their clothing transparent.The NPC messaging interface now includes the ability to clear message history, as well as next/previous buttons, to make the phone interface more intuitive and understand that there's more to it than just "messaging" and location.A new button has been added to the NPC messaging interface - the ability to block notifications. There, you can block incoming notifications and messages from the NPC you're interested in. It won't appear as a "missed message" icon, and won't be displayed in any way. The messages themselves will still arrive, but you won't be aware of them.A new interaction has been added to the NPC messaging interface: the ability to "dump" your penis. You can dump your character's penis to any female NPC, expecting the corresponding effect: some will enjoy it, while others will react extremely negatively.More clothing sets have been added for the "Wet Clothes" effect, supporting it: over two dozen different sets now support it and become "wet" in rainy weather.New items have been added—chips and chocolate—that can be used to quickly replenish hunger or given to NPCs when they're hungry, earning a few relationship points (new events where NPCs are hungry).At the very beginning of the game's launch, a disclaimer was added stating that the game is still in development and that any player can report any issues they may have in our Discord channel so we can quickly fix them.A separate storyline has been added for your character. If they are good at certain athletic activities, such as the bench press, a character will approach them and give them certain rewards. You'll learn about these rewards after completing the event.Female NPCs can now react to your character's physical fitness if they have a high level (over 200 fitness). This requires a certain level of courage from the NPC, and there's a chance she'll mention it by praising you, which will improve your relationship.Female NPCs have a chance to help your character by encouraging them to help her in the "Gym" location, which is essentially a shared activity that affects your relationship level.

New events have been added for NPCs with the "Aggressive" personality trait. They invite your character to join them on a "job" where you can earn some money and improve your relationship with them. They will invite you if your character has enough relationship points with them.Now, if a NPC is working or has a part-time job, it's displayed as "Busy" but "Working" before you interact with them. Additionally, the activity itself indicates that they are at work. This is to make it easier to understand what and who is currently doing in the location.If a NPC has enough relationship points and "Concern," which is determined by their responsibility and some other influence stats, they may offer your character a snack if they see that your character is hungry (has low satiety at the time of interaction).The Chinese and Spanish languages ​​of the game have been updated: more diverse areas have been translated, bugs that caused some areas to not be translated at all have been fixed, and translation of certain areas of the game that could previously have been problematic have been improved.

Fixed bugs:

Fixed a bug where some NPCs could have "local" as their activity instead of the activity itself, as intended.Fixed a bug where the game could throw an exception in the NPC editor with a rare chance after attempting to change clothing.Fixed a bug where the game could throw exceptions if your character spoke aggressively to randomized NPCs through the corresponding interaction menu.Fixed a bug where the game could throw exceptions during the "Hold Hands" scene with randomized NPCs, where both NPCs were female.Fixed a bug where you could still continue talking to an NPC even if they were tired of dialogue.Fixed a bug where female NPCs with the "chubby" body type could appear naked when displayed on screen due to an inability to load their clothing.Fixed a bug where some NPCs could display "group" as their activity instead of the activity itself, as intended.Fixed a bug where, when selecting a specific character through the corresponding interaction menu, all characters in that interaction menu would have the name "Unknown."Fixed a bug where the story quest display related to Ayano Yoshida could malfunction and reset after the performance. This was only a visual issue; the story could be progressed further, but the diary itself would freeze at one stage.Fixed a bug where the "Offer a massage" and "Would you like to take a shower with me?" interactions did not work and were not displayed in the interaction menu with randomized NPCs when they were visiting your character.

Fixed a bug where the face positioned in the "Find out attitude towards..." interaction for a randomized NPC would change every frame, causing the NPC's words to be inaccurate.Fixed an issue where, in the "Destroy..." interaction in the NPC interaction menu, the first and last names of the NPC you selected would not have a space between them, but would be combined.Fixed a bug where the "Chat with..." interaction with NPCs simply did not work - many mechanics were systemically changed, making this function rudimentary. It now functions properly, and if used with an NPC agreement, the NPC becomes friends with another NPC you recommended for conversation.Fixed a bug where absolutely all NPCs had some kind of part-time job, which seemed extremely odd. Currently, their availability for part-time work depends on certain factors of their character and their luck.Fixed a bug where the "Mad Grandpa" event in the gym would constantly repeat unless they fought him in the end—there were simply no other options to properly complete it.Fixed an issue where hovering over the "Chat About Nothing" button in the corresponding chat interface with randomized NPCs would display the "Back" button as a hovered button.Fixed a bug where the game could throw exceptions when opening the NPC editing interface in certain gameplay situations, where the waist could not be recolored to match the NPC's overall skin color.Fixed a bug where, in the "Hold Hands" scene with randomized female NPCs, the game could incorrectly calculate the sleeves of female NPCs, resulting in them wearing academy uniform sleeves instead of the required sleeves.Fixed a bug where dreams and their loading could reset after the first dream, completely breaking the game's energy system and making it impossible to continue playing.Fixed a bug where the game could open the notification interface incorrectly: the text would appear off to the side for no apparent reason, far from its actual location.Fixed a bug where the game could kick your character out of interactions with Ayano Yoshida if they were through your character's apartment. It would still kick them out of your character's apartment for no apparent reason.Fixed a bug where the game could throw exceptions when opening the apartment payment interface for story character Azumi Yoshida after attempting to enter a number in the corresponding field.Fixed a bug where the game would throw an exception in the sexual encounter menu with female RNPC for no apparent reason—it would just throw an exception and that was it.Fixed a bug where the game could throw exceptions during certain scripts involving female RNPC.

Fixed a bug that caused the asynchronous translation screen to be non-modal, which could lead to certain related errors and glitches.Fixed a bug that could cause asynchronous translation to suddenly stop completely translating necessary information. Even without restarting the game, the game would continue to crash at certain points during gameplay.Fixed a bug that caused the penis in the 18+ character scene "Side Scene" to not recolor to match your character's actual skin color, despite being light-colored.Fixed a bug that caused the girl's genitals to be completely incorrectly displayed in layers in the 18+ character scene "Side Scene," causing certain bugs and glitches.Fixed a bug that could cause the girl's penis and genitals to disappear in certain movement positions and in very rare gameplay situations in the 18+ character scene "Side Scene."Fixed a bug that could cause the girl's genitals to be incorrectly colored in the "Side Scene" 18+ character scene, not matching her actual skin color.Fixed a bug that could cause your character's skin color to be incorrect in the "Doggy Style" 18+ character scene, not matching their actual skin color at the time.Fixed a bug that could cause significant game crashes and unexplained exceptions when using the game's asynchronous translator.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to spam the engine console with unnecessary system messages, which were unnecessary for some users and could interfere with console usage.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to behave incorrectly during...Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions when clicking the "Group Sex" interaction with a randomized NPC after finding a second participant in the whole process.Fixed a bug that prevented the game from having changelogs for versions 967 and 968 in the corresponding patch interface, where they should have been from the very beginning.Fixed a bug that caused some content that shouldn't have been in the game to still be present, regardless.Fixed a bug that could cause exceptions to be thrown without any valid reason during the calculation of NPC activity (group activity, location activity, etc.) due to inaccessible variables.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions without any apparent reason when opening scenes with randomized female NPCs and your male character.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions when attempting to sleep in your character's room, with a small chance.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions when attempting to change your character's viewpoint relative to the NPC, with a small chance.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions when attempting to move from location to location without any apparent reason, complaining about an incorrect dictionary access to the NPC data.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions when entering your character's computer management menu during rare moments of gameplay when a game save was transferred from an older version to a newer one.Fixed an issue where clicking the "Back" button in a conversation with a randomized NPC would automatically ask for the randomized NPC's location.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions when attempting to open randomized NPC gift interfaces in rare gameplay situations.Fixed a bug that could cause the game to throw exceptions in rare gameplay situations after rewinding 60 minutes or more.

Fixed a bug where the game could throw exceptions when calculating the "Sexual Experience" statistic for randomized NPCs when rewinding time at rare points in gameplay.Fixed a bug where the game would show that you had received a RNPC message on your phone, but when you opened the corresponding phone interface, it would turn out that no one had messaged you at all.Fixed a bug where randomized female NPCs would sometimes be missing clothing during fight scenes, even if their sprites actually had clothing.

Fixed a bug where entering the pool/your apartment location could cause a simple crash without any apparent reason at a certain point in the storyline when a story character was present in the location. Everything now functions normally and adequately.

As you can see, quite a bit of work has been done: the game has become more stable, has fewer critical bugs and errors, and is generally more enjoyable to play. SMS itself has been completely reworked, and a lot of new content and improvements have been made to the game in general in this short period of time. There are still 12 days left until the full update—even more content will be released on July 27th, so you'll have to wait a bit longer. The full update promises to be quite comprehensive. In the meantime, you can try out all the content by playing version 0.979b. Fortunately, there's a lot of it, despite all efforts being focused on ensuring the stability of new updates.