State of the Game: Dark Desires (Patreon)

Evening all, it's a new month which means that v0.44.0 is now up for the public, and v0.45.0 is out for patrons!

This update had two main focuses, the first of which was a number of GUI improvements. One of these is a partial dark mode, affecting the game's main text section, as well as some new control options in the save/load menus. I've also swapped in some new rank symbols, as well as a new non-AI background for the Victorious hub. Let me know what you think of the dark mode option, if it's popular enough I may get around to expanding it to more of the GUI although it would be a bit time-consuming to cover the entire game.

Content-wise this update focused on ship-based scenes for the Roth specialist duo. I got as far as being able to set your relationship type with them, but my first task for the next update will be to push it a little further. I'll at least be adding in the ability to 'break up' with them, as well as the ability to invite them to cabin encounters before moving on. Following that, I plan to get around to the Roth one-off encounter scene similar to what the other factions have. Afterwards I'll be spending the rest of the month getting the Squeesh specialist Juicy up to the same level.

I did have one bug in the last version with the progress trackers, my save compatibility code should fix up almost all cases of it but there is a slight chance that if you were working on both specialists at once you may get some scene repeats.

That's all I have for tonight, so until next time, the patch notes are below and the game links will follow. Thanks for playing!

v0.45.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

'Dark Mode' toggle button has been added to the main screen. Dark Mode will change the background color of the main text, and the background and text colors of the dialogue option buttons. Current Dark Mode state will be saved with your game.

Save files can now be sorted by name or date, in ascending or descending order. Save sort preference will be saved.

Scene Content:

Second Roth Specialist ship scene added to their cabin, unlocked 20 hours following the first.

Third Roth Specialist ship scene added to their cabin, unlocked 20 hours following the second. Requires tactical or engineering upgrade items to complete, rewards with ensign requisitions.

Roth Specialist 'relationship' scene added to their cabin, unlocked 40 hours following the third. Replayable.

'Romantic' version of Roth Specialist cabin scene added.

Reduced the timers following Choker's and Seedcarrier's ship-based 'loyalty' scenes.

Art Content:

New, more general rank insignia symbols added to crew displays. White = Ensign, Blue = Lieutenant, Gold = Lt. Commander, Purple = Commander.

Updated Victorious background art added.

Codex Entries:

None

Bug Fixes:

'Display Visual Options' button text in character generation will now toggle based on options state.

Known Issues:

Due to a tracker issue, if the first Roth Specialist ship scene was played in v0.44.1 it may trigger one of Gigi's scenes to either repeat or unlock early.