Dev Log #10

Even though I said my focus would be story and events for the next few weeks I decided to add a few more features.

The biggest one is that NPCs will now be upset if you try to talk to them too often. This might be unpopular, but I hate how most dating sims reward you for "love bombing" the characters. To get around this NPCs now build up 'social saturation' each time you interact with them, and poor interactions will build the saturation faster.

Each NPC will have different rates at which they build social saturation, different thresholds for when they feel 'crowded' by you, and different rates their social saturation will decay. For example, Diana is a bit of a loner and won't appreciate you in her face all the time, where Emily will be a bit more forgiving. They'll warn you if they're feeling pressured, so give them space if they complain. As you grow closer they'll be more forgiving so don't worry if it's difficult at first - eventually you'll be able to spend as much time with them as you like.

Another new feature is hygiene. You'll need to build a bath and latrine for the NPCs and take time out of your day to clean up the camp and bathe. Again, each NPC has different amounts of filth they'll forgive, but all of them will have a point where you're simply too stinky to be around.

One last feature I want to add (but keep forgetting) is a minigame for when you are at max affection and choose to enter a relationship with an NPC. I'm still not sure what that will look like but it won't be super complicated or detailed. Just a little bit of comfort to keep each other going in this big, scary world. Also, Diana and Emily are fine with sharing you, but later NPCs may be a bit more jealous so that's something I need to work out.

Despite spending time on all that I've started work on an event with the giantess version of Emily, and finished off an event with the giantess version of Diana. I won't give too much away but you'll want to explore in the morning to have a closer look at her discarded underwear...

All in all, things are well on track for the public release of version 0.3 at  the end of the month. Less than a week to go!