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In Her Own Hands Features Poll #1: Birth Control (Patreon)

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2024-05-10 22:03:15

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2026-06

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In Her Own Hands Features Poll #1: Birth Control

Yes, remove the condoms from all sex scenes. 27
No, keep the condoms where they are but don't add them in the future. 5
No, keep the condoms where they are and continue to add the option to future scenes. 24
Other (specify in the comments) 2

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This is the first of several Features Polls that I am going to put out over the next week or two. Each of these polls will address a specific feature that is in the current version of In Her Own Hands that I am considering removing. In every case, removing the feature will make things easier for future updates. I am also keeping an eye on the "final product" when the game is complete. So that I can reach as many players as possible, these polls will be open to all Patrons $5 and up, rather than just Patrons $9 and up like the "Path Polls" are. (The next Path Poll will be for this game, at the beginning of June, with normal restrictions.)

In some of the earliest "full" sex scenes, we included the ability to choose whether or not to use a condom. We also include "Plan Z" (morning-after pill) in the convenience store.

The original plan was that each sexual encounter would have a certain probability of causing pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases. Wearing a condom would lower the probability of both. Plan Z would help to prevent pregnancy after an encounter. Wearing a condom would also have created a difference in sensitivity. None of that was ever incorporated and----now that I am working on it alone----none of it is ever likely to be incorporated.

From a coding perspective, it makes the sex scenes a little less complicated by introducing fewer variables. Finding media with condoms being used is also more difficult. The time spent doing these two things could be used for other content.

That said, if a significant number of you really find the use of condoms super hot, then I won't remove them from the previous scenes. Future scenes will have the option on a case-by-case basis.

As for Plan Z, I think I am going to leave it there for now. I believe that I will likely introduce the possibility of getting pregnant at some point. However, I haven't decided if getting pregnant will be an automatic endgame or if the game will continue after that. If I decide that Plan Z is unnecessary in the future, I can remove it at that point with very little effort.

The question is: Should I remove condoms from the sex scenes (current and future)?

The poll will stay open for just three days, closing at 11:59pm on Monday, May 13, 2024. Another poll will be coming soon . . .