In Their Own Hands, v. 0.1.4α (Announcement) (Patreon)

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I know I need to improve communication. That being the case, though, I have been working very hard on this update, and I am pretty proud of where this update has ended up. It improves some of the previous scenes and adds several new sexy scenes. The best way to play is by starting over from the beginning, but it should all work even if you continue from a saved game. I am also working to try to make sure that little pieces of scenes are visible if the Wife POV is turned off

First, I adjusted a couple of previously written paths so less time has to pass before substantial scenes occur. This includes the work events, by increasong the frequency of triggering scenes. This also includes the Brian event. I have heard from some players that he was never showing up. So I changed the triggers so that he will come over no later than the first week of September.

Speaking of Brian, I tinkered a lot with the event to be more consistent with both my original plans for the event and with the overall storyline. This first meant fixing a bug that would allow the wife to get physically involved with Brian even if the couple were trying to "make it work." It was never my intention that she could cheat with Brian, but some code issues let it happen. Don't worry, though, if the couple has an open relationship or is on the cuckold path, Brian and the wife will still hook up! One other change I made was to more clearly distinguish the open marriage path from the cuckold path. This includes a path change being explicitly possible (with a warning) on that first night. The ways in which the three interact in the apartment will be different in the open path and in the cuckold path.

The last changes to older content are limited to fixing some of the bugs that I have been made aware of and adding some text to some of the older scenes that didn't have any text written yet. There are still some more scenes that I need to fill in, which I will keep doing in future updates. Also, if you encounter any bugs in this version, please let me know by direct message!

Now, on to the new content. The last polls were unfortunately a couple of months ago now, but the winner of the last Path Poll was Open Marriage. The winner of the last Scene Poll was a tie, between Date night and Beach. So I included both scenes. Here's a quick rundown (see below for the full changelog): a new relationship conversation after Brian leaves (will allow you to confirm open marriage or switch back to "make it work"); a big date event with the couple; a small step forward in the work path; a new beach scene; a small cuckold event; and a new "FuckR" event for the wife. The wife gets a lot of attention in this update! One thing I have not yet finished is the "Just the Tip" section for this update---it will be in the final, public version released in one week. I also had an idea for another follow-up conversation, but it's not critical to this point of the story. If I have time to fit it in during the next week, I will; otherwise it will be included in a future update.

Next month will focus on In Her Own Hands again. I am hoping to get back on track with the monthly update schedule, so you will see the Path Poll launched on 1 November. The final, public version of this update will released next Saturday, 2 November 2024. The walthrough will be released for $9+ Patrons as soon as possible.

Thanks again for all of your support!

S&D

Changelog v. 0.1.4α

• Adjusted timing of work events to reduce timing for progress;

• Changed triggers for Brian's visit so that it will start automatically in the fourth week if not previously triggered;

• Made the "Peek" option on the first night of Brian event change relationship from "Open" to "Cuckold" path;

• Adjusted events with Brian so that peeking does not occur if relationship is "Open";

• New relationship conversation after Brian's visit;

• Added text to first massage parlor scene;

• New Beach scene if on open, cuckold, or cheating paths;

• New "date night" event for Husband and Wife (invitation, date, wife pov, and after-event scenes);

• New texting scene with Husband's Boss (Richard);

• New FuckR event with wife (bisexual threesome);

• New text from wife after second relationship conversation on cuckold path.