5.2 - Dakota Rising (Patreon)

Greetings everyone!

Forward Progress

I've been spending the last few days supporting the initial 5.2 release, squashing a variety of bugs and making minor adjustments as needed. I'm happy to say that we're at a point where I've now moved on to actually moving forward with content, following the roadmap posted last week.

Specifically, that means updated Dakota content is en route!

Pre-alpha level patrons will start to see development builds dropping soon, if they haven't already. Initially, you'll see all of her existing content updated for love/lust adjustments, followed by new interactive events. All other patrons will receive the completed version of this build as soon as it's done!

Illusion of Choice

So, I've mulling a conundrum lately, and it has to do with the perceived amount of content in the game.

There is... a lot of content in the game right now, but after months of playing through the same condensed story over and over again, it becomes really easy for people to get bored. I'm definitely to blame for this, as it's a result for my need to solidify the game's foundation before progressing it in other, meaningful ways.

What it ultimately comes down to, is that while outwardly expanding the existing content is great, I think it's time to prioritize actual story progression. Now, I thought about making an executive decision here, but in the interest of fun and fairness I've decided to keep the content vote, with one major adjustment:

The 5.4 character vote will include Ms Dee on the list.

This comes with some major implications. Not only will Sophie's Chapter 1 and 2 content be expanded, including new interactions, events and serum dosage opportunities, but it will also push the game into Chapter 3 and beyond. Naturally, this also means a longer, more involved development cycle, but there would be some relevant progress made as a result!

Of course, if she doesn't take the win then I'll proceed as normal. All the content will be built eventually, so I'm still going to leave it up to the majority to decide the direction of the next major update!

Now Let's Talk About You

Art preview time! You've met Sophie, Ava, Penny and Dakota, and I'm happy to say that work on Diana, Tasha, John and Julia is running smoothly. One character I have yet to properly introduce, however, is you!

Sketch

Moving into 2D art, you'll be seeing a lot more of yourself. RD did, I think, a fantastic job making the male and female versions of the MC looking that they could very well be gender swaps of the same person, which in a game about transformation is the entire point! This is driven home all the more after adding a little color to the mix...

Finished

...Bringing us here! The little streak of blonde helps add some identity and familiarity as the players make their journey across the gender spectrum.

Now, some considerations did have to be made when creating the MC, specifically in the way they're built. This is, of course, because of the clothing system. One of the greatest values added in being able to see your character is being able to see wardrobe changes adjusted dynamically! Go to your room and change into a T-shirt, skirt and leggings, and that's what your character will actually be wearing in the game!

This also adds a lot more agency to things like crossdressing, and even reflects things like makeup. The mirror will also show you a larger full view of your character.

Exciting times, to be sure. Once the rest of the cast has been added to the game we'll be working on Sissy, Trans, Shemale and Bimbo states for the MC, as well as the rest of the clothing including toys and chastity!

Also be advised that character height is still something we're tweaking.

Approaching a Milestone

I don't know what celestial alignment occurred over the last few days, but we now find ourselves rapidly approaching the 1,000 patron mark! I can't possibly thank you all enough for all your support, but I thought it would be nice to do something fun to celebrate if we actually hit a thousand!

A have a couple things in mind. The first being a commission made just for the occasion and distributed to all of you. I was also thinking about something like a video AMA if that's something enough people are interested in.

Please let me know what you all think!

As always, thank you all so much for your interested, feedback and support. More than anything else, it's being able to interact with all of you that makes this game worth working on!