Course of Temptation October Update Early Access (v0.8.4) (Patreon)

The early access period for the October update is here!

This update focuses on further extending roommate interactions by allowing you to room with strangers and acquaintances. You can advertise on Elkbook for roommates whether you have a unit already rented or you're just thinking about it, and NPCs who are thinking about moving will respond over time. You also no longer need to be close friends or lovers in order to get someone to agree to move in with you — if they're thinking of moving anyway, they'll agree as long as they like you reasonably well.

To go along with this, a mini-storyline has been added wherein you may choose to form a sexual-relationship-of-convenience with an otherwise platonic roommate.

The NPC roommate rent share mechanic has also been extended, and you may get an NPC to agree to certain house rules in exchange for a reduced share of rent. If you're feeling generous, you can also choose to reduce their share of rent and ask for nothing in return.

Contributors CGeorge and drakon have also added in some fun polish and quality of life changes that I think you'll really like. Please check the full changelog for details!

As always, keep an eye on the student lounge in Discord for updates, or just refresh the early access download page periodically.

To report bugs or other issues, please use the bug-reports-ea channel (or just bug-reports) in the Discord. If you prefer not to use Discord, you can also message me on this platform.

Please find your early access link after the changelog! Thank you for your support, and I hope you enjoy!

Release notes

You can now use Elkbook to post an advertisement looking for roommates if you 1) have rented a place with bedrooms to fill, or 2) are thinking of renting a place and do not yet have a unit there

Your advertisement can set preferences for age range, gender, and whether they are a student

NPCs now decide whether they wish to move, based on factors like whether they think they could afford it and how much they like their current roommate

Besides being able to convince friends and lovers to move in with you, NPCs who want to move anyway may now also agree if they generally like you even if you aren’t that close

NPCs who want to move may, of course, also respond to your roommate ad if you fit their own preferences — they will do so semi-randomly using the background NPC simulation system

You’re notified when an NPC responds to a roommate ad and you can look at their basic details. You can then decide whether you want to accept or reject them on the spot, or you can set up a brief interview

Setting up an interview for a prospective roommate essentially creates a special type of hangout — you’ll speak with them at home and get more of a sense of who they are and how they might relate to you if you move in

When a prospective roommate is accepted for a unit you’re already renting, they’ll move in immediately

When a prospective roommate is accepted for a unit you have not yet rented, they’ll wait to move in until you rent it, and also split the deposit and first month’s rent with you

Added a mini-storyline event set that can take place with a mutually attractive roommate that you are not yet dating or being sexual with

You can now discuss how much of the rent roommate NPCs pay, and negotiate a reduced share in return for paying earlier or less PG rules

You can also reduce an NPC’s share of the rent and ask for nothing in return, which will boost their attitude each month when rent comes due

Shy PCs are no longer hit with an uncharacteristic action penalty for starting a conversation with someone they have an established relationship with

Bulletin board notices are now more individualized with different backgrounds and fonts (each now comes with a Read button to see them more legibly with the standard background and your chosen font) (contributed by drakon)

Added an accessibility option to disable font variations, currently only useful for bulletin board posts, but also anything similar that gets added in the future (contributed by drakon)

Added an opportunity event within a Greek house when an officer is present to discuss living there, since the option was kind of hidden away otherwise

NPCs who tend to be undressed at home, previously only witnessed within Chicory Hall, now extend that behavior to housing units

NPCs may choose to be topless in housing units as long as they're comfortable with all roommates seeing them that way

Seeing a roommate undressed for the first time will generate a voyeurism event and memory

Added an action to wait for class to start if you get there just before the time it would let you attend (contributed by CGeorge)

The wardrobe interface will now indicate when wearing an item will replace something you’re already wearing (contributed by CGeorge)

After putting on an item, you can now optionally add the item to one, many, or all outfits (most useful for adding new bags and accessories to your outfits) (contributed by CGeorge)

Updated the hair stylist and tattoo menus to use the standard shop interface and indicate style perception changes (contributed by CGeorge)

Many fixes and tweaks

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