Hello everyone!
This Wednesday sees the release of 0.8.4.5 (A1) for Acolyte+ subscribers. Here are some previews.
Screenshot 1-3: Ellen Shaw (New Story NPC). Ellen is an ex-police officer who was recently terminated from the force. She's available at Hamilton Square from day one and accepts any type of assignment, although gaining her trust (Affection Loving+) will reveal the reason for her dismissal and the possibility to get her old job back through a medium-length quest.
Ellen features a full wardrobe with armor and inspect pics. She also comes with an enhanced sex scene set (16 renders) and unique dialogues.
Upon completing Ellen's quest, a new job with special perks opens up under "City Assignments" (SGPD Officer).
The SGPD building is now a permanent location on the Hamilton Map.
Screenshot 4-5: New Weapon Slot System. The old Favorite weapon cycle system has been removed and replaced by a new framework that'll eventually be applied to both the MC and his NPCs. In 0.8.4.5, only The MC has this new system active.
You now have to equip yourself properly before heading out into battle. The MC has four weapon slots that you equip from the inventory. Those weapons can be of any combination - four melee weapons, three melee weapons and one ranged weapon etc.
Upon equipping a weapon, that item is removed from your Armory. When clicking the "X" button, the weapon is returned to your Armory. This eliminates several old bugs and inconsistencies that allowed you to sell or remove equipped weaponry and accidentally give your last plasma rifle to an NPC.
You only have access to your armory when at your Home (Sandbox diff can reach the armory from any location), adding a tactical layer to the current combat system. Make sure to grab your favorite rifle, a trusty sidearm, and maybe a Great Sword and a Whipping cane before venturing outside.
While in combat, you can now easily switch between carried weapons by just clicking on the weapon sprites in the bottom left corner. Firing a selected weapon displays the old (larger) weapon sprite and ammo. The hotkeys for changing weapons are still A or D.
NOTE! If you prefer the old cycle system, you can reactivate it by going to Options > Mods > Page III > Old Favorite WP > On.
Last screenshot: You're now able to purchase a "Box of random clothes" at Nika's store, which opens up a unique Revealing outfit option for some select NPCs (mostly story NPCs and popular randies).
Dozens of other tweaks, improvements, QoL changes, bug fixes and over 60+ new renders.
Full changelog can be found HERE.