State of the Game: Staff Scientist (Patreon)

Evening all, it's monthly update time! v0.22.0 is now up for free at the usual page, and v0.23.0 is now out for patrons! Also, Carnal Coup is once again on sale for 50% off on Steam and itch.io! Check it out if you haven't already!

This update includes two new scenes for the Schen faction, as well as opens up the first tiers of the local shop. Gigi is now recruitable, and while there's no ship-based scenes for them yet, they can be assigned to all of the usual crew jobs once recruited. The previous Admiral Shower scene also now has a full CG variant set added, with the scene playing the version matching your preferences for the Admiral, while the rest will be waiting for you in the gallery.

For the coming month, my primary focus will be to return to the Seeders and finish off those plotlines. There's also work being done on some new duty assignment types which will hopefully be getting in this month. Additionally, in perhaps a week or so I plan to put up a poll to select the next two featured factions. I'm still a long way off from actually starting work on those, but this will give our artists time to get the additional portrait assets done.

Keep an eye out for that poll, until then, the patch notes are below and the download links will follow. Thanks for playing!

v0.23.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

Functionality to support leader variant CGs.

Scene Content:

Third Schen Civilian Scene added, unlocked 20 hours after the second. Added to Replay Mode.

Empty R&D shop added to Schylss.

Functional R&D shop added to Schlyss, unlocked after the third Civilian scene.

Dr. Geesht Recruitment scene added, unlocked 20 hours after previous scene. Adds Dr. Geesht to the crew roster.

Art Content:

Harian Admiral Shower CG added to scene and gallery (4 variants). Unlocked in gallery via cheats or having played the Admiral Shower scene.

Codex Entries:

None

Bug Fixes:

Fixed progress flag issue that could cause the Harian Leader intro scene to remain available after being played.

Fixed bug with ship crew assignment portraits which prevented rank insignia from displaying, and unassigned portraits from being removed.

Known Issues:

None