#97 - UI Overhaul, Market, & More! (Patreon)

Hello again, Rumi here!Important Notice for Sinful Valley: Each update will now be TWO WEEKS apart! How This Affects the Next Releases

V0.4 Public - July 3rd

v0.4.1 Early Access - July 17th

V0.4.1 Public - July 31st

This new schedule provides three major benefits: more breathing room for me, more content per release, and more value for paid patrons. I hope this change proves to be a positive oneNot too much else to talk about outside of the usual today, the World Cup continues to occupy the majority of my free time. I'm currently watching the Argentina Vs Austria game while writing this. It's 1-0 right now. I wonder if it'll stay that way?That's all the preamble for today, on to Rumi Ramblings (TM):

GAMES! I've finished my playthrough of Kingdom Hearts II. It was awesome. I didn't think I'd ever say that about a KH game, but here we are. Miracles do happen!

I haven't decided on my next game yet, so if you have any suggestions, do let me know :)

ANIME! Not. A. Single. Episode.

MOVIES! Voicemails for Iseabella is the only thing I've watched recently. I can't actually say anything about it without spoiling the whole plot, but I can tell you I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can imagine it's not to everyone's taste, but if you're a rom-com fanatic, I'd bet this would be right up your street. And it's on Netflix, so it's a win-win. If you have Netflix, of course.

Anyway, enough rambling for one day, onto the work:

Naughty Tail

Finally, I have something for you, Naughty Tail fans!

I've been hard at work this week scripting Millianna's new encounter. It's complete, but unlike previous releases, this one will work a little differently. Instead of the usual: Job Request Selection --> Job Request --> NSFW Segment --> Return to Guild. This time, Millianna will be the one requesting you. I'm not going to say more than that for now, but I like to think it'll be an interesting change of pace. Especially since that's not the only thing that'll be different this time around. Including that this update will be the first ever Two-Parter!

I look forward to sharing more information next week ;)

Dream Corruption

With Sinon's update last week, there's not too much to talk about here. Expect the new Character Poll, of course. It's a smaller poll this time around, only including three girls.

Those being: Rukia, Nami, and Marin.

Currently, there are two or so days left, and Marin has stormed ahead with over 50% of the total vote share. If you wish to see someone else make an appearance, I suggest you get to voting (and bring your friends, you'll need all the help you can get!).

Sinful Valley

V0.4 is finally here.

It brings a whole host of changes, improvements, and additions. The big one is the rest of the Farming System. It adds the Market, allowing you to Buy & Sell seeds/crops. And a full tutorial, located on the Farm Board, and will walk you through each step.

Alongside that, the House Navigation UI has been completely overhauled. It now has two distinct states: Inside & Outside. While inside, you'll only have access to inside locations and one outside location (the Barn). The same goes for the outside, but instead of the Barn, you'll have the Hallway. This alone should make navigating the house feel better, but I've also made a few other changes. For starters, each navigation icon will stay in its exact position. No changing position on the UI when moving between rooms. Your current location will also stay put, but will be greyed out. All of this put together should make for a much more pleasant user experience. We also have a couple final additions. First, there is the new Return to Bedroom button. This has been the most requested feature since Sinful Valley's launch, and it's finally here. Sorry it's taken so long. The other is the small 'Saying no to Asumi route'. This extra route will allow you to skip all Asumi side content, before this you were forced to engage in the first few steps of her questline. As someone rightly pointed out, this shouldn't be enforced, and now it's not. If you have any feedback on these changes, I'd love to hear it!

That's everything for today, thanks for reading until the end! Ping me on Discord if you have any questions, I'll try my best to answer :)

LINKS

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