Hello friends!
We're a few hours later than usual, but I wanted to finish up some things and get a new build out before I posted. We're on version 0.7.5a now, and this will be less of a dev diary and more of a "what's new in the early access build" update.
Polished up the Smashers Studios stuff a bit. After your first shoot, you'll now schedule new shoots by contacting the company rep through your phone. It also now has a story hints category in case you lose track of where you are in the introduction sequence.
The new Smashers scenes now have a handful of skillchecks and inclination checks sprinkled into them, which can improve or harm the overall quality of the video. Rather than a flat $200, your pay will now change slightly based on your performance.
Added The Foot Worshipper, the first contribution of its kind from Hee Ho. They're the star of a new event set that can be accessed in Bootlicker (if you have the "foot stuff" content option on).
When you're spectating a sport and you see a friend or romantic partner mention, you'll now have the option to cheer for them. Similarly, when you're playing a sport, friends and lovers may cheer for you!
And then a bunch of fixes and some other little things.
There's still time for the January update to cook a little more, so I'll be tackling some esports storyline revisions/additions as I talked about before, and then whatever else I have time for. That'll bring us to public release on Wednesday, after which I'll shift focus back to 0.8 for a little while.
That's about all! Again, the build has just been updated, so grab it anytime from the early access site (link in the previous post).
I hope you're enjoying early access, and as always, I want to thank you for your support, it really does mean a lot! Have a good weekend, and see you next week.