v0.28.1 Update

Hey all, it's breeding time! The pregnancy system is now fully in and operational, with players, the XO, and standard crewmembers all now standing a risk of getting knocked up during procedural 'romance' scenes (Specialists will get their own system down the line). I've also added in a few followup scenes to handle informing the player of if this happens. With that out of the way it's time to get back to the plotline, and one of the top things on my to-do list is the Switch cameo appearance, which won in a poll ages back. For more info you can check out the Patreon post here, and the patch notes are below:

v0.28.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Pregnancy mechanics added to the procedural 'romance' encounters. Each time there is a PIV climax involving the player, XO, or standard crewmembers, there is a chance for pregnancy. Specialists cannot impregnate or be impregnated at this time. For pregnancy to occur, the following must be true:
  • A Reproductive Health Officer must be staffed (Tier 3 ship required).
  • Mandatory birth control policies are not in use.
  • Both participants are the same species (future ship upgrades may remove this requirement).
  • Both participants must be fertile.
  • The potential mother must not already be pregnant or within 30 days of having been pregnant.
  • A random check based on the ship's fertility policy must be passed.

Scene Content:

• End-of-day Reproductive Health Officer scene added to inform the player when they have gotten a crewmember pregnant, requires an RHO to be staffed, will delay until one is staffed if there is none.
• End-of-day XO scene added to inform the player when they have gotten the XO pregnant, slight variants based on XO relationship. Note: Some options may change the XO relationship, however if chosen this change will be queued until further XO relationship mechanics are added to the game.
• End-of-day XO scene added to inform the XO when they have gotten the player pregnant, slight variants based on XO relationship. Same notes as the above scene.

Art Content:

•  None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected swapped Int and Init icons in combat command stat displays.

Known Issues:

• None

v0.27.0/v0.28.0 Updates

Hey all, it's monthly update time! v0.27.0 is now up on the public page, and v0.28.0 has been released to patrons! This update largely focused on more aspects of the game's pregnancy system, and if a player selects the 'Breeder' trait at the start of the game, they'll now start off with a couple of kiddos to get the family started with.

I also spent a fair bit of time on a system for automatically displaying certain scenes at the end of the day, and the next update will add in a few more of these to serve as announcements for when the player's gotten someone on the ship knocked up. The pregnancy system should be pretty much wrapped up with the next update, after which I'll return to storyline writing for a bit as it's been a few months since there's been much in the way of plot scenes. You can check out the Patreon post here for more info, and the patch notes are below:

v0.28.0 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Fertility Healing added to the Reproductive Health Officer's office. Any infertile crewmembers can have their fertility restored for a cost of Medical and R&D upgrade items.
• Players with the 'Breeder' trait will have two children listed at the Watch Station Childcare Center. If the XO is a Co-Parent, they will be the other parent of the children, otherwise a randomly generated parent is created. Players must still complete the first Admiral debriefing to visit the Childcare Center.
• Functionality added to support scenes that automatically appear at the end of the day. If the player is in transit or currently viewing an 'important' scene, these scenes will wait until the next day.
• Crewmembers may now hook up on their own time each day with a chance of causing pregnancy. For this to occur the following conditions must exist:
  • Mandatory crew birth control policy is not being used.
  • A Reproductive Health Officer must be assigned.
  • There must be at least five crewmembers (not counting Specialists or the player).
  • The crewmembers who hook up must be physically capable of getting one another pregnant, and not already be pregnant or within 30 days of having an offspring shipped to Watch Station.

Scene Content:

• Previous RHO meeting scene has been moved to a new RHO hub scene. This hub scene includes the option for the new fertility treatments.
• Automated scene added to alert players to when the Admiral's first debriefing is available.
• End-of-day Reproductive Health Officer scene added to inform the player when they have become pregnant, requires an RHO to be staffed, will delay until one is staffed if there is none. Note: Not accessible until player pregnancy has been fully implemented.

Art Content:

• None

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• None