Meowdy, folks! I've had this update ready to go for a couple of weeks now-- not only have I been able to add in a LOT more content per update than I have in a very long time, but we're also really ahead of schedule! It's made for a really pleasant feedback loop. Not having to worry about the deadline means I feel more comfortable writing for the game, which means each update is a lot larger than what's been the standard throughout 2023. It's neat!

In similar fashion to the worship update, this update fleshes out a mechanic that was also introduced early on, yet never really touched on until today. Submission! The only noticeable impact it's had on the game so far is in obtaining the maid dress, but now, as it increases, it will actively impact the ways you're able to interact with the world. You can increase Comfort by submitting to your servants, Felicity will act bratty when you try to remove him from your party, and Locke will give you a new status condition which, much like dronification, locks you into a specific sort of submission-based scene until you indulge it in some way. Stuff like that!

Like most updates where I introduce a new mechanic, I plan to further flesh this one out as inspiration strikes, including new methods through which submission alters the game. My goal with it is to make it mostly negative, but only if you're trying to play the game as a dominant. Depending on your play style, it might even be viable to raise submission enough to unlock different paths/gameplay loops!

I also took a lot of time to polish out old bugs, and introduce more female variations to scenes. In a couple of updates, I genuinely believe that you'll be able to play through the majority of the game even if you predominantly prefer female characters-- hell, even Felicity's female variations are coming along much faster than I thought they would. I'm really motivated to get the game to that point!

That's about it for now. I hope you all like the header image for the new update, courtesy of LagerGoaty on twitter! He's been generous enough to work with me on promotional art for each update of the game for a bit-- make sure you give him a follow where you can!

I really appreciate the support everyone's shown me thus far on the patreon, too, of course. This month we hit $2.1k a month, which is a peak! Here's hoping we can hit more peaks like that this month too, so I can funnel more money back into the project. Thank you all again so much for your kindness in supporting the project! I'll see you all next time!

PATCH NOTES:

• At 5 Submission or higher, you can worship the paws of your servants for +1 Comfort by talking to any of the generic servants wandering the manor.

• At 6 Submission or higher, Felicity will refuse to be removed from your party unless you succeed at a Wisdom roll.

• At 7 Submission or higher, you can no longer raise Obedience in the classroom. Instead, it raises Comfort by +2 and further lowers Obedience by -1.

• At 8 Submission or higher, if Locke is in your party, there is a 50% chance that he will give you a new status: Oral Fixation.

• Oral Fixation, like Dronification, locks you into a scene regardless of where you go, and it only goes away after indulging it. There are four scenes added featuring oral fixation: one for the forest, one for the ruins, one for working in town, one for staying at home, one for kissing Locke again, and one for interacting with your mercenary servant.

• Added in female variations to the scenes where you're casing the rogue.

• Added in female variations to the shrine desecration scenes.

• Added in female variations to the noble party encounters, and fixed an error where the gender choices you made for the heroes weren't acknowledged.

• Fixed some of the dream catcher's scenes not reflecting the choice you made for a hero's genders.

• Various bug-fixes, namely in regards to the Kitsune Manor.