News – Removing the Lock & The New Mission (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

Last week, I introduced the new bondage outfits and explained how Luna can obtain them. Today, I'd like to go into more detail about what happens once Luna is locked into one of these outfits, and more importantly, how she can get out of it.

🔒A quick reminder about the bondage outfits

Once Luna has been equipped by the enemies with all the bondage items that make up a complete outfit, an enemy can use the “Lock” skill. This locks all of the bondage equipment in place and replaces Luna’s normal outfit with a special bondage outfit.

These outfits are essentially a kind of cursed outfit, and each one comes with its 4 own unique skills.

But this raises an interesting question:

" What happens if Luna starts a mission while already wearing a bondage outfit? "

The answer is actually quite simple.

The game treats it exactly as if Luna had been equipped with the bondage items during the mission. The enemies will consider that Luna is already wearing bondage equipment and will react accordingly.

So, starting a mission while already wearing one doesn't bypass the mechanics associated with these outfits.

🔑So, how can Luna remove one?

This is where the new mission comes into play.

When Luna returns to HQ after a mission while still wearing a locked bondage outfit, a new mission will become available.

This mission will unlock a new dialogue with an NPC (I'm keeping this a secret for now), who will give Luna the option of obtaining the key in one of two ways.

The first option is to buy the key on the black market.

The second option is to steal the key directly from SlaveTech's facilities.

Once the key has been obtained - either by purchasing it or by completing the mission - Luna will finally be able to remove the lock. After that, she will once again be free to change outfits normally. But, the locked bondage outfit will be destroyed when the lock is removed. I may eventually add a way to obtain an unlocked version of these outfits, so that they could be kept and used normally afterward. But for now, this is not planned.

♾️A repeatable mission with multiple endings

The mission will be repeatable and feature several possible endings. During the mission, you will have to make several choices that can affect how the mission unfolds. This means that you'll need to pay close attention to the decisions presented to you.

The goal is to give the mission some additional replay value. Different choices can lead to different outcomes, giving you reasons to replay the mission and try different approaches.

👗The ending depends on Luna's outfit

The location of the ending will actually depend on which bondage outfit Luna is wearing. In a way, each outfit has its own designated ending area within the level.

I wanted to avoid making the mission unnecessarily difficult for new players. Because of that, the endings associated with outfits that can be obtained relatively early in the game will be located close to the entrance of the SlaveTech facility. On the other hand, outfits that can only be obtained much later in the game will have their ending located much deeper inside the level.

This means that the difficulty and progression of the mission can naturally scale with the point at which the player obtains the corresponding outfit. So, while the overall objective of the mission remains the same, the route to the ending can change depending on the outfit Luna is wearing.

⛓️A few additional restrictions

There are also a couple of restrictions while Luna is wearing a locked bondage outfit.

The Outfits section of the wardrobe becomes unavailable, so Luna cannot simply switch to another outfit.

She will also be unable to enter Commander Mako’s office while wearing one.

The passive effects granted by each item of the outfit are retained.

These restrictions are meant to make the locked outfit feel like an actual gameplay state rather than simply being another cosmetic change.

That's all for this news!

The mission is designed to be something you can experience multiple times, with different choices, different outcomes, and different ending locations depending on Luna's current outfit.In a future update, I will add the bad ending (h-scene) linked to this mission.

I look forward to your feedback and suggestions. It makes me very happy to see that you like the project so much!