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Course of Temptation Dev Diary #78
🕑 Added 2025-04-25 18:54:06 +0000 UTC
Hello friends! I just had to double check the day, this week flew for some reason.
This week I've been working on the May update, which will be coming into early access at the end of the month. For this update, at least, I'm sticking to the priorities established in the last poll and continuing to work down that list.
First of all, many players have been enjoying the new underwear collection mechanic, but asked to have some memory of who you've collected underwear from. Fair enough! Starting in the next update, it'll keep track of this, showing that you've collected somebody's underwear as a voyeur memory...
...as well as a breakdown when you check your collection in dorm inventory.
I'm going to give this stuff a further revision later today, based on some suggestions from Noonycurt, but you get the idea.
I've also been tackling another item from the poll, which is also a fairly common request: anonymous streaming. This is basically going to come in two forms.
The first way to be anonymous is to wear a mask. This is most suited to X-rated streaming, but you can do it on the PG streams too. Viewers will comment on this, and some may ask for a face reveal... and if you're on the X-rated platform, they'll even offer money for this... but whether you do so is up to you. A face reveal will generate a large amount of interest for that stream, but, of course, it's the kind of thing you can only do once.
The second method, available only on the PG platform, is VTubing.
Clearly these are the most important options! There are others, but they're a screenful, so I'll let you see for yourself.
Streaming as a VTuber is mostly pretty similar, though some streams that don't really make sense to do as an animated avatar are excluded, like workout and hot tub streams. There will be comments on it, some positive, some trolling, which of course is all part of streaming. Getting started with VTubing requires a computer (meaning not just your phone) and a camera, as well as a new VTubing software bundle.
Whichever way you choose, anonymity makes things a bit different — notably blocking off The Parasocial Fan storyline, as of course, they won't be able to recognize you.
Besides these things, I'm aiming to polish and extend some existing stuff, and I have a bunch of little things on my list for this month. For example, someone on the Discord pointed out that you can insult somebody when you're talking to them in person, but you can't compliment them! So that's added now. Also, if you're sufficiently uninhibited and there's an appropriate location nearby, you can ask them for a quickie on the spot, which is another really common request.
Also on my list: all the new colors are nice, but rather dangerous in the hands of NPCs, it turns out! Not that their color coordination was great before... so either way, it's time to address this. Noonycurt has presented a solution to this in the form of outfit color palettes, which I plan to extend (unless they do it first) and add into this update, which will make their outfits a bit less mad. Also BangCoffee (the new coffee shop on Bancroft Lane) is getting some extending with the help of HeeHo, making it a proper nightlife location with employees and a dress code and its own hangout/date activity. I know a lot of people would like to be able to have their character work here too... that won't be in this update, but it's pretty likely it'll happen in the future.
Okay, that's all I have to talk about for now. The last day of the month is next Wednesday, so unless I get struck by a meteor you'll hear from me then with early access. So until then, and as always, thanks so much for your generous support, this wouldn't be possible without you!
Comments
Anarchothaumaturgist
Sounds annoying! I'm having trouble tracking it down though. Can you tell me exactly which leggings you're wearing?
Anarchothaumaturgist
Like one that's basically just a belt?
Tokyo
I have two masters who were originally together and added me to their group. One of them gave me "Don't wear underwear" and the other one gave me "Only wear skintight bottoms". The easiest way for me (cuz my character works out a lot) is to wear the fitness leggings and they're remarkably considered underwear, so I get in trouble for wearing them after the gym when they're comfortable for Activewear. Could we get a change for that?
Just a Weeb
Could there be a Super Micro Skirt? Or is there already one and I'm just blind
jimmy jazz
It just occurred to me as I played a bit, but I don't think you can actually use the motel to hook up with someone. You always go back to their dorm or their home, even when they (or you) are already dating someone.
SnakesConstantly
Since you're revisiting existing content. I'd really like a way to kind of choose between top and bottom when playing as a biological male. I usually play as a trans female or a gay guy, and I sometimes wish scenes would focus more on my characters butt instead of their dick. (Ex: I'd really like it if my character still got fingered on the bus instead of jacked off.) Id also really like to see more content suited to being a straight male. Sometimes I like to play as a buff dominant jock and most of the random events are written with the MC being on the receiving end of sexual encounters (getting groped on the bus, getting stuck in the washing machine). So being dominant usually just means refusing all sexual advances. I'd like to be able to be the one who initiates an encounter. (Seeing someone on the bus and getting the option to do something, coming across someone else stuck in the dryer for once. Anyways. Keep up the good work, and stay healthy. You are one of my favorite game devs. And I'm always impressed with your consistent progress and quality.
Imortald
would be interesting to have it be a sub rule as well
S
I have a suggestion. There should be an app on the in-game phone to control remote sex toys, so you can vibrate them at will. Along with that you should be able to give them as gifts, and get links from people who already have them.
Hugh Mccabe
If you have the time to code it in, when you’re hanging out or watching a movie with your best friend have a random chance of The Best Friend's roommate asking if they can hang out or watch the movie with you two, if they are there in the room when you ask? You have option to say yes or no, which either raises or lower your friendship with them.
L256
Those all sound like really cool upcoming features that I look forward to seeing / experiencing! Apologies for the feature creep, but I think it'd be really cool if the trophy collection review screen differentiated between pilfered items and ones that were voluntarily given, I feel like it'd have the opportunity to add some headcanoning depth for players. Thanks for all your work!
