v0.23.1 Update and Species Poll

Hey all, it's mid-month update time! This update features one new story scene, but the primary focus has been on a new type of duty assignment: chain duties. These assignments tell mini-story arcs entirely through duties, and four sets (21 duties in all) have been added in this update. There's still six more sets left to come though, and that will be my primary focus for the rest of the month.

There's also a poll running currently for Liberator+ patrons to choose the next two factions to be added to the game! I'll be adding in one returning species from Carnal Coup and one new faction, the insectoid Roth currently have a strong lead for the returning slot, but the slime/robot competition for the newcomers is still close!

You can check out the Patreon post here for more info, and the patch notes are below:

v0.23.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Functionality to support 'Chain Duties':
  • Chain Duties are Duty Assignments with mini-story arcs, with several assignments which progress in a set order.
  • The first set of assignments within a chain will progress the chain even if they fail, although they will not provide rewards.
  • The climax assignment in the chain will repeat until it has been completed successfully.
  • The final 'epilogue' assignment in the chain will be infinitely repeatable.

Scene Content:

• Fifth Seeder Civilian scene added, unlocked 20 hours following the fourth. Added to replay mode.
• Two 'anywhere' chain duty assignment sets added (10 duty assignments).
• Two Seeder chain duty assignment sets added (11 duty assignments).

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• Chain duty assignments still need additional updates to properly clean out invalid duty options from the list in some cases.

Updates, and Carnal Coup Summer Sale!

Evening all, it's another monthly update! v0.22.0 is now up at the usual public page, and v0.23.0 is now out for patrons. This update focuses on the Schen, including the ability to recruit Gigi to your ship crew. This next month I'll be returning focus to the Seeders until I finish them up, although I'll also be starting a poll in the next week or so to select the next two factions to add, so I can get the artists started on assets for those. Keep an eye out if you want your vote heard!

Also, Carnal Coup Overseer's Edition is currently 50% off on Steam and itch.io! Check it out if you haven't already picked it up!

v0.23.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Functionality to support leader variant CGs.

Scene Content:

• Third Schen Civilian Scene added, unlocked 20 hours after the second. Added to Replay Mode.
• Empty R&D shop added to Schylss.
• Functional R&D shop added to Schlyss, unlocked after the third Civilian scene.
• Dr. Geesht Recruitment scene added, unlocked 20 hours after previous scene. Adds Dr. Geesht to the crew roster.

Art Content:

• Harian Admiral Shower CG added to scene and gallery (4 variants). Unlocked in gallery via cheats or having played the Admiral Shower scene.

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed progress flag issue that could cause the Harian Leader intro scene to remain available after being played.
• Fixed bug with ship crew assignment portraits which prevented rank insignia from displaying, and unassigned portraits from being removed.

Known Issues:

• None

v0.22.1 Supporter Update

Evening all, it's mid-month update time! Fairly straightforward update this cycle, with two new scenes for the reptilian Schen scientists - and new artwork for the Happee Specialist duo! I'll be continuing work on the Schen for the rest of the month, before likely swapping back to the Seeders next month. You can check out a preview of the new artwork here, and the patch notes are below:

v0.22.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• None

Scene Content:

• Third Dr. Geesht scene added, unlocked 20 hours after the second. Added to Replay Mode.
• Second Dr. Erasche scene added, unlocked 20 hours after the first. Added to Replay Mode.

Art Content:

• Happee Specialist portraits added to scene and gallery. Nude versions can be unlocked in gallery via cheats.

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• None

v0.21.0/v0.22.0 Updates

Hey all, it's monthly update time! v0.21.0 is now up for the public at the usual page, with v0.22.0 up for patrons! This update focuses on wrapping up the Harian content (save for some eventual epilogue stuff far down the line), with some smutty action for your Captain to watch. There's also some bug fixes, including for one notable known issue in v.0.21.0 involving Harian portraits. For the next month I'll likely be focusing on the Schen, as well as possibly some new duty assignment features. Check out the Patreon post here for more info, and the patch notes are below:

v0.22.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Functionality to support the purchasing of crew requisitions from faction shops.

Scene Content:

• Implemented the seduction combat encounter option for the second Harian Takeover scene.
• Third Harian Takeover scene added. Has two main branches and is flexible to player preference settings. Added to ship replays.
• The Victorious shop will update after completing the third Harian Takeover scene. Players can now buy requisitions for Harians at Ensign and Lt. ranks, of either Tactical or random backgrounds.

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issues with the second row of Action Selection buttons in seduction combat encounters.
• Fixed issue with feminine Harian portraits that could cause issues with Romance scenes and crew assignments.
• Fixed issue where portraits could 'stack up' in the Romance scene if played multiple times in a session.

Known Issues:

• None​

v0.21.1 Supporter Update

Evening all, it's mid-month update time! This update focuses on the setup for the plotline to 'take over' the Harians' home system, with a couple scenes covering the planning of your...plan. This update also adds portrait artwork for the Happee's DominatorCard CEO, as well as a number of progress flag-related bug fixes. You can check out the Patreon post here, and the patch notes are below. Enjoy!

v0.21.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Minor improvement to scene branching functionality.

Scene Content:

• First scene in the Harmen System Takeover plotline added. Unlocked 40 hours after the final Harian Leader scene, however the Harian Athletes plotline must also be completed and Choker's relationship type established (either Platonic or Romantic) in order to complete the scene.
• Second scene in the Harmen System Takeover plotline added. Unlocked 20 hours after the first scene. Has several options for completion, the seduction 'combat' encounter option is still in development and will not currently complete the scene.

Art Content:

• Happee Leader portrait added to scene and gallery. Nude gallery can be unlocked via cheats.

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• An issue with progress flags would re-close the Victorious Alley scene and the Victorious shop after progressing the Harian leader plotline. These scenes will now be available 40 hours after completing the first Harian Leader scene.
• A check has been added to unlock the Victorious Athletes CG in the gallery for save games which played the scene before the CG was added.
• Due to an oversight with progress flags, the player's decision at the end of the Harian Leader plotline was not being properly tracked. Progress on the last Harian Leader scene has been reset if previously played, and the scene will need to be played again.

Known Issues:

• None

v0.20.0/v0.21.0 Updates

Evening all, it's monthly update time! v0.20.0 is now up at the usual page, and v0.21.0 is now available for patrons! This latest update finishes out the Harian Leader plotline, and sets things up for the Harian system in general to be wrapped up in the coming month. Doing so will unlock a few new goodies, such as being able to recruit Harian crewmembers specifically, so that's something to look forward to for Harian fans. This update also includes some smut, and getting a CG done for that will be the next thing on our artists' to-do lists. You can check out the Patreon post here, and the patch notes are below:

v0.21.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• None

Scene Content:

• Fifth Harian Leader scene added to the Defense Platform, unlocked 20 hours after the fourth. Contains two main variants, based on whether you played fair or not when capturing them. Added to replay mode. Unlocks the Admiral's nude portrait in the gallery.
• Sixth Harian Leader scene added to the Defense Platform, unlocked 20 hours after the fifth. Added to replay mode.

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue with eye coloring on facial portraits for Harians.
• Re-fixed issue where crew members could get traits for body parts they don't possess. Existing crewmembers have not been altered.

Known Issues:

• None

v0.20.1 Supporter Update

Hey all, it's time for the mid-month update! This update features a new portrait set for the Schen leader NPC, and scenes for both the Happee and Harian leaders. The direction I'm going with for the Happee leader plotline is...perhaps a bit unsubtle for me, and is related to a short rant I've given on the Patreon post in regards to recent crackdowns on NSFW content on numerous sites. I'll be moving on with the Harian leader for the rest of the month though, and hopefully bringing that plotline to a close in the near future. Check out the post for more info, and the patch notes are below:

v0.20.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• None

Scene Content:

• Second Happee Leader scene added to the Mining Platform, unlocked 20 hours after the first scene. Added to replay mode. Note: Due to a bug, if the first scene was previously played 20 additional hours will need to pass for the scene to unlock. Note: Portrait is a placeholder.
• Fourth Harian Leader scene added to the Defense Platform, unlocked 20 hours after the third. Added to replay mode.

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• Schen Leader portraits added to scene and gallery. Nude variant can be unlocked via cheats.

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• None

v0.19.0/v0.20.0 Updates

Evening all, it's another new month! v0.19.0 is now up for free at the usual page, and v0.20.0 is now out for supporters! This update kicks off a few more Happee Co plotlines, and also adds in a new QoL improvement which I hope will come in handy - map markers for when new plotline scenes are available! I have a bit more in-progress Happee Co writing to finish off for the next update, but after that I plan to return to the Harians. The Harian plotlines are almost complete, which means it's about time to get started on the process for what happens when a player 'completes' a system. I'll likely have more on that in the next update post or two. Til then, the patch notes are below, and you can check out the Patreon post here for more info!

v0.20.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Scene Alert markers have been added to System and Galaxy Maps:
  • Markers will appear next to a System Map location if a new scene in an ongoing plotline is available at that location.
  • Markers will appear next to a System location on the Galaxy Map if any location in that system has an available scene.
  • Markers will not appear for: tutorial scenes, plotlines which have not yet been started, or one-off repeatable scenes.

Scene Content:

• Happee Civilian scene added to Megastructure Mall. Added to replay mode.
• First Happee Leader scene added to Mining Platform, unlocked after the first Specialist scene. Added to replay mode.

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Background image on the first Happee Specialist scene corrected to the Mall background.

Known Issues:

• None

v0.19.1 Update and Sales!

Evening all, here to note that v0.19.1 is now up for patrons, and the Overseer's Edition of Carnal Coup is now on sale on both Steam and itch! This is part of the Spring Sales, but primarily I'd like to celebrate the launch of Steam's new privacy options, allowing you to hide your porn games from your friends.

As for this update, there's a number of new scenes and features covering the Schen and Happee factions, including new portrait artwork for the Schen Specialist NPC, Dr. 'Gigi'! Gaining DTF Happee recruits is also now a possibility, with all of the functionality groundwork laid to support the space goblins. For more info, you can check out the Patreon post here, or the patch notes below:

v0.19.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Functionality to support Happee portraits and DTF recruits - DTF uniform art assets, facial portraits, NPC generation updates.

Scene Content:

• Second Schen Specialist scene completed, with nine Player-focused mini-branches added, most based on sexual traits. If previously played, scene will need to be replayed to count as completed.
• 1 Duty Assignment added to Joi System.
• First Happee Specialist scene added to Megastructure Mall. Note: Portrait is a placeholder.
• Scene replay options added for Schen and Happee scenes. New scene replays added: Schen Specialist 1 & 2, Schen Leader 1, Happee Specialist 1

Art Content:

• Dr. Geesht portraits added to scenes and gallery (3 variants). Clothed variants unlocked by having played their first scene, nude variant can be unlocked via cheats.

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed error that would occur if using cheats to view the Gallery portraits of NPCs that had not been created yet (namely, Admiral Clausen). These portraits will not be available until the NPC has been met as their gender is defined at that point.
• Fixed error that would break the Lover/Fuckbuddy versions of the XO Office scene.

Known Issues:

• None

v0.18.0/v0.19.0 Releases

Hey all, it's monthly update time! v0.18.0 is now up for the public, and v0.19.0's been released for Patrons! This cycle focused on kicking off some of the reptilian Schen-based plotlines, particularly to introduce the Specialist and Leader NPCs for these factions. Portrait work for the new characters is currently underway, although they'll be getting placeholder portraits for the moment. Due to the shorter month I also had to leave some placeholder content in place for one of the new scenes, but I'll be filling that in soon enough with some new kink-trait-based scene branches. 

You can check out the Patreon post here for more info, and the patch notes are below:

v0.19.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• None

Scene Content:

• First Schen Specialist scene added to Schlyss, unlocked 20 hours following the previous Schen scene. 
• Second Schen Specialist scene added to Schlyss, unlocked 20 hours following the previous Schen Specialist scene. Branch featuring XOs in a relationship with the Player complete, Player-focused branches still in development.
• First Schen Leader scene added to Schen Observatory, unlocked 20 hours following the first Schen Specialist scene.
• Note: Character portraits for new scenes are placeholders.

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• None

v0.18.1 Supporter Update

Happy Valentine's Day, all! This month's mid-month release is a few days earlier than usual, but I wouldn't want to miss our special night, after all. v0.18.1 is now out for patrons, and includes quite a bit more content from our project freelancers: 39 new duty assignments, and 2 new CG sets! The queue of backlogged content waiting for implementation is now clear, and I plan to finally get started on writing plotlines for the new star systems in the next update. You can check out the Patreon post here, or the patch notes below:

v0.18.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Functionality added to support pulling from CG sets based on gender preferences and player gender.

Scene Content:

• 10 Duty Assignments added to the Hansche system.
• 29 Duty Assignments added to the Joi system.

Art Content:

• Added CG set to Victorious Alley Encounter scene and Gallery, 2 variants. Scene will need to be replayed to unlock in Gallery.
• Added CG set to Fifth Victorious Athletes scene and Gallery, 4 variants. Scene will need to be replayed to unlock in Gallery.

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue that could allow a CG to be displayed too early if a scene is replayed, potentially allowing the wrong CG to be shown.
• Fixed issue that would reset a crew seduction attempt to always go to the first crewmember in the list.

Known Issues:

• None

v0.17.0/v0.18.0 Releases

Evening all, it's a new month! v0.17.0 is now up for free at the public itch page, and v0.18.0 is now out for patrons! This update includes a fair bit of work on the new scene replay system, as well as quite a few new items from our freelancers - including 20 duty assignments written up by our new freelance writer, Pyksies! There's even more assignments waiting to be added into the game, which will be my first task for the next update, along with getting started on plotlines for the newest species. You can check out the Patreon post here for more info, and the patch notes are below:

v0.18.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Functionality added to support Scene Replay Mode:
  • Scene replays from the Captain's office reorganized.
  • While in Replay Mode, you will not be able to access the maps or the crew list.
  • Scene checks requiring currency, ship upgrades, or crew requisitions can be automatically passed in Replay Mode. Additionally, choices which might normally affect XO Relationship, Liberator/Infiltrator choices, etc. will have no effect.
• Scenes added to replay mode:
  • Seedcarrier's second scene. Previous replayable Seedcarrier scenes adjusted for the new system.
  • Everroots University scenes 1-4.
  • Sage Lantana scenes 1-4.
  • Choker scenes 1-3.
  • Victorious Athletes scenes 1-5.
  • Admiral Clausen scenes 2-3.

Scene Content:

• 20 Duty Assignments added to the Hansche system.

Art Content:

• CG added to the first scene in the XO's cabin. Scene will need to be replayed to unlock in the Gallery.
• CG added to the Hard Tip Monastery Seeder encounter. Scene will need to be replayed to unlock in the Gallery.

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• None

v0.17.1 Supporter Update

It's mid-month update time, and we've got some new scenes tonight - some of them extra spicy! This update finishes off the main 'Harian civilians' plotline, although it will of course be revisited as the Harian system is wrapped up, and later on with the eventual epilogues. 

For the next update, I'll be focusing on implementing a better scene replay system, as we're starting to get into more of the content that I imagine people will be wanting to replay. For more info, check out the Patreon post here, or the patch notes below:

v0.17.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• None

Scene Content:

• Fourth Seeder Leader scene added to The Flower, unlocked 20 hours following the third.
• Fourth Seeder Civilian scene added to The Flower, unlocked 40 hours following the third.
• Final Harian Civilian scene added to Victorious, unlocked 40 hours following the previous. Has variants based on gender preferences and sponsored team.

Art Content:

• Schen and Happee Co space station icons added to system maps.

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• None

v0.16.0/v0.17.0 Releases, and 2024 Review

It's a new month and a new year, so we've got some new releases for you tonight! v0.16.0 is now up for the public at the usual link, and v0.17.0 is now out for patrons. This last update focuses on some new scenes for the Harians and Seeders, which will be continuing for the next update, with one scene already halfway done currently.

Aside from that, I've also written up some brief review of 2023 and planning for 2024, which you can read about on the Patreon post. But let me repeat here: thanks to everyone who's been supporting and playing the project in 2023, and I hope you hang around for 2024!

v0.17.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• None

Scene Content:

• Next Harian Athletes scene added to Victorious, unlocked 40 hours following the previous. Has variants based on gender preferences.
• Third Seeder Leader scene added to The Flower, unlocked 20 hours following the second.

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Formatting corrections to previous Seeder Leader scenes.

Known Issues:

• None