Newlife 0.4.13

Hey! Yep, it's the npc's that you cant customize, specifically the 4 guys taking the dance class and the judge for the dance competition. Other than that, pretty much all other npc's custom in my games are custom made when I play. Good to hear that you have plans for expanding the customization to more npcs as well.

Anlu

Thanks for looking into it!

Saur

Hi, I've made a note to look on the todo list to look into your comments on bras. Thongs & g-strings are fine with their current attractiveness: they have a massive naughtiness modifier which means men who like naughty girls will love them and those who prefer a more innocent look will be turned off. For the no-preference men, they're neither better nor worse than most other underwear styles.

Splendid Ostrich

Hi, I do find that the alphabetical ordering helps with some things. For example it lets people have custom NPCs with random names without the npc list making it obvious which ones are the custom characters. If the issue is that you're making lots of restarts to get a specific type of special NPC then the better solution IMO is to use a custom character. If that NPC doesn't support custom ones then let me know - in the medium-term I expect to make all special NPCs customisable so if there's one that's causing trouble then I can probably expedite that.

Splendid Ostrich

Thanks! I must have missed let this languish on my backlog back in 0.4.13 but I'll get it fixed now.

Splendid Ostrich

Maybe there needs to be a panicked realisation, similar to the way broken condoms work, or the aftermath of a strip poker risky insemination, or the way some female friends react when you watch them get filled. The PC is too turned on to think to stop, but at the moment of climax, realises that they've made a mistake.

It's a percentage check based on charm with modifiers for choosing a persuasion option suited to the NPC.

Splendid Ostrich

Thanks! I'll get that fixed

Splendid Ostrich

Typo: Sensual PC visiting caring boyfriend after gym *** Oscar calls you over to him. With a large hand wrapped tenderly around one of yours, he introduces you to Cubano and Aaron as his lovely girlfriend, a sensual woman who fills his life with light. *** Double-space between "large" and "hand."

Saur

Typo: NPC dialogue during oral *** Oscar tells you that he'll never get tired of looking straight into your beautiful dark brown eyes while you take his cock deep inside your mouth. *** Double-space between eyeColor (brown) and "eyes while you take his cock."

Saur

Typo: "Ask him to kiss you" *** You coyly hint that you would like Gabriel to kiss you. In a quiet corner of the street, Gabriel pulls you close to him. He kisses you, and as his lips press against yours you feel a hand slide up to your chest. You close your eyes to the kiss, and stand quietly as he caresses your chest, feeling the outlines of your bra under the short pink pinafore dress and the weight of your breasts under that. *** 1) Double-space between "he" and "caresses." 2) Double-space between "and" and "the weight." 3) "You close your eyes to the kiss" is a bit awkwardly worded, especially with the following comma. Should probably just be "You close your eyes and stand quietly as he..."

Saur

BUG: "No Condom, No Sex" w/ relenting partner *** You ask Gabriel to put on a condom. Gabriel runs his eyes over your body. Then he shakes his head and replies that his sperm needs to go swimming somewhere nice and warm. ____________________________________ You put your foot down and insist that Gabriel wear a condom. Otherwise he can give up any hopes he had of having sex. With your request put in such strong terms, he relents and puts one on. ____________________________________ You put your foot down and insist that Gabriel wear a condom. Otherwise he can give up any hopes he had of having sex. With your request put in such strong terms, he relents and puts one on. *** Picking "No Condom, No Sex" with a relenting partner does not remove the "No Condom, No Sex" option from the selection panel. Repicking the option creates a redundant loop.

Saur

In the "befriending an innocent friend and offering her to the lowlives" scene, what triggers the innocent friend running away and then the lowlives approaching you instead? I love that scene but I'm having trouble figuring out the parameters to get it to happen. Is it based on Charm?

I'm here to report the "getting a work friend to help with a boss who likes anal" bug as well.

I have a bug and what I perceive to be an error or oddity: First, when getting the innocent work friend to help out the boss with his electric couch problem, I get this bug when he likes anal: "Beatrice tenses and you can tell she's considering a refusal. In the end though, she complies. She pulls up her knee-length black pencil suit-skirt revealing, to your surprise, that she isn't wearing any underwear. Climbing on top of Harvey, she tries to guide his erection into her, fingers shaking with nerves. After a few failed attempts you step forward to help out, one hand on the base of his cock, the flesh hot under your fingers. With the other you push down on her shoulder, urging her onto him, his manhood slowly piercing her un-lubricated anus. She lets out a little wail until, shushed by her boss, she silences herself with a hand clasped over her mouth. ERROR: No actions found. Ending scene. Please report this to the developer as a bug" I haven't tested with other preferences, but I haven't seen any such error when I had the event with just regular, vaginal, intercourse. Second is that when you have an innocent friend who does not like kids, and gets the lowlife boyfriend event, she tells him that she might get pregnant without fear or asking him to pull out. This seems odd to me. Shouldn't she ask of him to not get her pregnant? Are there any other requirements that might make it more sensible?

Saint Destiny

The Braless and Bare Lower Body options are available from the beginning of the game and offer fantastic stats compared to other underwears, especially when paired with unique combination apparel like thin blouses and short skirts. This makes sense IRL (girl + no bra + club = ???) but causes some balance issues. Specifically, there just isn't an incentive to buy bras and panties when PCs become significantly more Attractive (and sometimes Naughty) by disregarding them. Possible Solution: Restrict Instances When the PC Can Use Braless/Bare Lower Body Both Braless and Bare Lower Body would gain +1 to their current Attractiveness stats, but would only be accessible under certain conditions. NOTE: Dresses and tops that do not allow bras should be excluded from these restrictions and rebalanced accordingly. Equipping Braless/Bare Lower Body in public outfits would require one of the following: the Sultry personality type, the Flirty trait, the Low Self-Esteem trait, the Overactive Imagination trait, the Likes Rough Sex trait, or the Ambitious trait (work outfits only). In addition, PCs must NOT have the Refined trait. When going on dates/staying at home with NPCs whom the PC finds attractive or likeable, the (non-Refined) PC may choose a Braless outfit (medium liking threshold) and/or a Bare Lower Body outfit (high liking threshold) for that instance, even if she does not have one of the prerequisite traits. Gameplay Implications: In addition to making currently pitiful bras and underwears (lol, boyshorts) viable, this also creates potential for new scenes and gameplay options based on nudity. Examples: 1) Sufficiently drunk PCs can remove their bras/panties at the club, even if they wouldn't normally. 2) Non-Shy PCs can throw their bras on stage during the gig date. 3) PCs can offer their panties to their dates, or talk about how they "aren't wearing anything" via "Talk sexily to them." 4) A Jerk NPC (boss, boyfriend, etc.) asks the PC to take off her bra/panties, or tries to do it himself (succeeding if he has Clever Hands and the PC does not). 5) Jerk wedding vow: the PC cannot wear bras, panties, or both, depending on the Jerk's preferences. etc. These would be fun additions, but the core goal is to make Braless and Bare Lower Body less centralizing. Thanks for reading! P.S. #BuffThongs. Thongs and G-Strings really should have 2 Attractiveness...

Saur

Any chance you could revert the change of having the npc:s showing up in alphabetical order? Basically, it makes it hard to find who's who at the start and at least I, find it very frustrating when you start a game and try to get a certain kind of npc with some very specific traits. If not, would you perhaps consider adding an option to make the game sort them the old way?

Anlu

Hi SO! Clothing balance wall-of-text incoming. I've been thinking about this for a while and I think it definitely falls within Velocity's capabilities. Please let me know what you think! TL;DR: "Braless" and "Bare Lower Body" are too good for how accessible they are. Solution: Restrict access based on trait selection and partner likeability. (Full plan below)

Saur

Consider two scenarios where the PC is with a guy she doesn't want to start a family with. Both could lead to accidental pregnancy: A) They have sex. She enjoys it but she doesn't want to get pregnant so she asks for a condom, and/or for him to pull out. He refuses, but she is too turned on to stop, so she gets a risky insemination. The text and the background game mechanics show this as something unfortunate which upsets the PC. B) They have sex. She gets turned on and forgets to even worry about pregnancy, and then gets a risky insemination. The text and the background game mechanics show this as something the PC is fine with, or maybe even enjoyed. Unless the PC likes bare sex or is particularly maternal then I think "A" is much more realistic, and regardless of realism I think it adds more in the way of compelling gameplay/storytelling too.

Blottscrunk

For sure the risk of accidental impregnation adds a lot to the gameplay, and personally I find it pretty hot - I guess that's why I care about this relatively small detail. But the way a lot of sex scenes (with low willpower?) play out currently does make it seem like the PC stops caring about getting pregnant if she is turned on. I have even seen the "ask him to pull out" option replaced with "ask him to come inside". Then the text for his orgasm implies that the PC enjoyed the insemination at least somewhat, and I'm guessing there is no "PC disliked that" flag in the background to mark the episode as a regrettable accident.

Blottscrunk

Hi, the idea behind those willpower checks is that if she's too turned on then she's too focused on her pleasure to stop and think about protection. It's not so much that they decide to get pregnant, rather that they're distracted from the risks until it's too late. From a gameplay POV it feeds into an "accidental impregnation" theme and provides a way for a PC to get pregnant without the character having decided to try for a baby. The idea for an anti-trait to maternal has been floated around a bit, and I may put it in at some point. If I do then it'd certainly provide a bonus to that sort of will check.

Splendid Ostrich

I was playing a nice girl with a boyfriend (who she loved), no maternal or likes bare trait. She ended up doing the dirty with her sleazy boss to secure a promotion. She was clearly guilty about the whole situation, but once she started to enjoy things she didn't seem to care whether she got pregnant or not. In that sort of situation I feel like even a girl with low willpower should be able to ASK the guy to pull out, etc.

Blottscrunk

I have been wondering about the conditions for asking for a condom/to pull out/etc. At the moment it seems to be a willpower check based on how turned on the PC is, but to me that feels a little unrealistic (unless the PC has the likes bare or maternal traits). Maybe the default conditions should be unrelated to arousal altogether, or perhaps there could be a "doesn't want kids" trait for the PC like there is for NPCs?

Blottscrunk

Thanks! That helps a lot. I've fixed all of those for the next version :)

Splendid Ostrich

Found some more. It's in the same scene where the innocent friend is persuaded to have fun with the lowlives. 1. "...In an instant his manhood is driven deep into her." - There's an extra space between "is" and "driven" 2. "Instead of just standing rubbing one out..." - This is just personal opinion, but the phrase "...just standing rubbing one..." seems a bit off. Maybe add a comma after standing? 3. " As the two lowloves she pleasured wander off happily" - "lowloves" should be "lowlives" 4. "Isabella bucks beneath him, their coupling intensify..." - Another extra space between "bucks" and "beneath" Side note, I just realised that there was an error in my previous "correction". It should be "atop", instead of "a top"; though I'm pretty sure you caught that. I'll let you know if I see any other typos and errors. Proof-reading letters all day in the office sure helps here, huh?