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Shuffle Me v0.5.1 - Jester NPC and Curses (Patreon)

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2026-10-30 23:46:28

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2026-10

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Hey, it's Sifa :D

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This update is what I wanted to release for version 0.5.0. And this is the first 0.5 build that releases to the public :D So if you haven't read the big update post - it's here. [link to prev post!]

New NPC Jester

We finally added the Jester NPC, though she's only in a single event for now. You see, this is our first avatar-based NPC with items and equipment that aren't wearable by the player, which complicated a lot of our avatar tech. She also has some unique animations & audio which weren't as annoying to add, plus she can use existing animations from our human characters. We also need to think more about how "unique NPC" TF works. We'd rather have their body proportions mostly static, and possibly changed by events, rather than direct changes in combat.

None of that was simple and work there is still unfinished, even in this release. However, at least for events we've fixed most of the issues. Or at least I hope so xD Now this NPC looks solid with the other animations too. Here is a unique to the Jester along with a common walk animation:

Also I think I have to publish this one too xD Even though it's not canon yet :D

Applied Curses

In the last update all epic and legendary items were cursed, and that's all, no more curses for you. But now, thanks to Jester, you can be cursed! :D It happens when your look and deck don't match. We're not sure it works that well, so we'll adjust the values in future updates if they're bad.

The fun thing is that common and rare items can also be cursed now. Yeah, their curses will be weaker, but still, it's not something that you want to have xD I hope that will motivate players to simply change 'less important' clothes to something better instead of waiting for "cleansing" events.

Future Plans

This time I'll talk a little about plans.

First of all, I want to finish the Jester so she has more unique animations, effects, and sound design. I want to add female voice lines to all her animations so Jester will have a consistent voice in combat. And obviously, we need to finish the systems to even have her in combat. Those will be important fights, like boss fights, but the "combat consent" rework is probably going to come first.

I also want to add another unique NPC - Tailor. I have already showed her dress in the previous post. Though this time I'll show you how I rigged the dress... on a Jester xD Don't get confused :D

Obviously I thought about adding dresses for player too. We'll likely add them in the same update as the tailor NPC.

Thanks to Jester I also started thinking about equipment for player. Something lewd that will unlock special cards maybe.

Also going to rework the intros in the next update.

And I'm starting to work for real on the new campaign. I think I'll release a new campaign with a better focus on a story in v0.6.0. I'm not sure the campaign will be complete, but at least it'll be something new :D I don't expect that to be ready until at December, though.