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Dev Build - 6.1.218
Play Online - Update: Fixed LinkThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.218 Major backend tracking overhauls to keep track of actions taken Dev Builds will have a tracking menu in the sideboard to see these update, will not be enabled in release builds Tracking is primarily used for achievement unlocks, but factors into other systems as well In new interactive scenes, actions will only be tracked once, even if repeated multiple times Added additional...
The Company - 2019 Backer Gift
A brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse. Before the day was over, they broke the rules. Bared their souls. And touched each other in a way they never dreamed possible... Heh.Development on The Company began back in August 2017 as a very modest contribution to the genre.Through the amazing support of all of you, I've been able to dedicate more and more time to the game that your feedback has helped grow and shape! It's not much, b...
Dev Blog #78 - Update 6.2 Roadmap!
Greetings everyone!It's... so hot... I mean, it's not like, "Phoenix Hot", but... I don't handle the heat very well to begin with, and I happen to live in a city that just doesn't believe in air conditioning... I just... Ugh... Wake me up in November...Let's... Let's just talk about John...Introducing the Update 6.2 Development Cycle!So I've done a fair bit of talking up the Update 6.2 development cycle over th...
Dev Build - 6.1.217
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.217 Updated preference functionality for when you let your partner choose the action Now, rather than returning most loved action, will return a random action from a pool of preferred actions Loved actions still have a higher chance of triggering over Liked and lower events Update achievement functionality Updated popup design for achievements New achievements added to achievement menu Achievemen...
Feedback Survey - John
Greetings everyone!John content is on the horizon, but before I really start digging in, I wanted to give everyone a chance to offer their feedback and John's existing content, as well express what they're most looking forward to in the coming update.As usual, this feedback survey contains only multiple choice and value-based questions. If you want to voice your opinions on this or any other aspect of The Company, I encourage everyone to ...
Dev Build - 6.1.216
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.216 Added Preference Selection event which will occur on the night of September 6th Preference Selection not yet implemented in Chapter Select Moved September 6th Saya event to September 7th Preferences & Traits Menu will unlock in sidebar after viewing Preference Select event Changed Dreams event flow Only expected result is that you now MUST select a response during Saya Options events Please r...
Dev Blog #77 - Hot August Nights
Greetings everyone!These last few weeks have been significantly more... eventful than I was hoping they'd be. Everything from 26 hour road trips to second degree burns to major, life-impacting career changes. Luckily, as a result of one of those three things, today officially marks a significant turning point in my life. One that will allow me to put considerably more focus into working on The Company!But enough of that, let's talk about ...
Dev Build - 6.1.214
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.214 Updated Penny's Day Trip event First time includes Player Dialogue option Apartment available if Penny is Slut or Dom, plus accompanying dialogue New outdoor location and image Updated Penny's generic date event Apartment available if Penny is Slut, plus accompanying dialogue Updated Penny's First Date event dialogue and flow Fixed error on finishing Penny's intimate scenesC...
Dev Build - 6.1.213
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.213 Bugfix Update! Fixed occasional JSON error on startup Game will no longer get stuck at home on September 1st at Late Morning Fixed Penny showing up in both Sales and Cubicles at Noon under specific circumstances If Penny is both under John's control AND dosed to be a whore, she will be in the cubicles at Noon Can no longer impregnate Penny while wearing a Strapon Penny's flash image will ...
Scheduled Server Maintenance - August 5th-7th
Our hosting provider will be performing a scheduled server maintenance on 5th - 7th of August.Impact: Possible intermittent performance issues for online version of The Company as well as downloadsDuration:2019-08-05 06:00 - 2019-08-07 13:00 UTCDowntime expected:Up to 15 - 60 minutesPurpose:improvements for easier future maintenance, performance and better stability.
Dev Blog #76 - Update 6.1.3 Progress Report
Greetings everyone, happy August!Unlike the last post which I said will be short and to the point, this one will ACTUALLY be short and to the point... Probably...Content Wrap-UpSo the big topic for today is simply where we're at with Update 6.1.3, and I'm more than happy to report that we're right on track! I'm loathe to give out release dates, so for now I'll just say that backers should expect to see the complete update drop...
Dev Build - 6.1.212
Play Online12:06 AM MST - Uploaded fixed version that displays home links correctly. May need to refresh a few times to see them, or just start a new game.The Company - Dev Build - 6.1.212 Added player dialogue choices to remaining 6.1.3 scenes: Meet Dakota (Sep 1st) Meet Ava (Sep 1st) Meet Tasha (Sep 5th) Meet John (Sep 6th) Meet Chris Unlock MCS-2 Serum (Sex scene option for Bimbo player plus Dom/Whore Penny) Missing Supplies (Chapter 2) La...
Dev Build - 6.1.211
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.211 Converted Penny's Bedroom Interactive Event to new system Added Finish options when scenes end After unlocking "Stay Over At Penny's" scene after second date event, you can now choose to stay the night after sex in her bedroom Fixed remaining clothing and anatomy issues, specifically trailing spaces Fixed errors when wearing a dress Fixed incorrect imagesComing Next to Dev Penny-related...
The Company - Update 6.1.210 - Backer Release
Update 6.1.210 has been officially released to backers!Release NotesClick HERE for Update 6.1.210 release notesLinksPlay OnlineThis is a Backer-Exclusive build, as it is feature-incomplete. As such, there won't be an offline version available until the complete Update 6.1.3 releases first for Backers, then everyone else at a later time.
Dev Blog #75 - Something Old, Something New
Greetings everyone!Contrary to the last couple devblogs, today's post is going to be a little more succinct. I have some more info to share to on Update 6.1.3's content blocks introduced last week, and the not-so-new systems tying them together, and I'll also be touching on the upcoming Backer Build that will be releasing very soon!Future of Interactive EventsInteractive events, the events wherein you interact with a single NPC and se...
Dev Build - 6.1.207
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.207 Added Give Anal Sex action for Penny Added Receive Cunnilingus action for Penny Suck Penny's Strapon can now repeat like a normal action Fucked By Penny's Strapon can now repeat like a normal action Normalized action structures so they should all behave the same now, logically Added all remaining Scene Finish and Scene Transition dialogues for Penny's actions Suck Penny's Strapon (Rando...
Dev Build - 6.1.206
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.206 Added more minor dialogue to round out actions with Penny Fixed issue with "Not my first playthrough" button not working properly Fixed deadends and errors in Penny's actions (hopefully!) Fixed image pack check "failing" in online version Fixed mobile arousal bar activating on desktop browsersComing Next to Dev Complete expansion of Penny's current lab scenes Finish adding b...
Dev Build 6.1.205
Play OnlineFixed - 6.1.205b Fixed "September 2nd" issue preventing game from progressing Fixed formatting issues in character generation Fixed undefined value error in Lab Sex scene Added mobile friendly version of arousal meterThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.205bNew Features Added new actions to perform with Penny in the lab! Added Turn Counter and Arousal System to Penny Lab Sex scene Depending on the scene, you'll only have a cer...
Dev Build - 6.1.204
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.204New Features Sex with Penny in Lab now unlocked by default for testing Dev Build only feature Will still be overwritten if Penny is controlled by John Added functionality to let NPC choose next action based on their highest preference Completed Lab Sex scenes if player is in Chastity or is Sissy Obedient Penny will offer to unlock player Chastity Obedient Penny will offer an improved sissy cur...
Dev Blog #74 - Free Range and Organic!
Greetings everyone!Today's dev blog is all about Update 6.1.3, some exciting gameplay changes that are coming with it, and what you can expect from future updates. There's some good stuff in today's post, and it's gonna be a LONG one, so let's just get straight to it!The Indie's PlightIt's a vicious cycle.You spend all this time writing new content, pushing the story of your game forward, only to eventually find yourse...
Dev Build - 6.1.203
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.203New Features Updated sex with Penny in Lab scene when player is in Chastity Obedient Penny will now offer to remove device for free Whore Penny will ask for oral or possibly anal play Dom Penny will ask for oral, possibly anal play, or let her decide. Opt out requires not being submissive Default Penny scene unchanged Moving to a scene repository system to expedite content generation Rather th...
PSA - Images in Update 6.1.2
Hello everyone!I'm getting a lot of reports coming in regarding images not showing up in local versions of Update 6.1.2 despite the image check pass clearing successfully.This was an error on my part for putting the imgCheck file in with the game itself, rather than the Base Image Pack, thus allowing the check to pass whether you downloaded the pack or not.If you want to play locally with images, you must have downloaded the base image pack.L...
Dev Blog #73 - Filling out 6.1.3
Greetings everyone!Today's development post will be a little on the shorter side compared to the last one. Doesn't mean I don't have some fun info to share, though!Rounding out PennyThe main goal with Update 6.1.3 is to fill some of the content gaps from the 6.1 update. For the most part, this means modifying existing scenes to account for any changes that may or may not have been made to Penny's personality, as well as the additi...
The Company - Update 6.1.2 - Public Release
Update 6.1.2 has been officially released to the public!Release NotesClick HERE for Update 6.1.2 release notesLinksPlay OnlineDownload - The Company 6.1.2The below image packs are the exact same as those found in the Update 6.1 posts and are not needed if you've already downloaded them!Download - Image Pack Base v12Download - Image Pack Update v12
Dev Build - 6.1.202
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build - 6.1.202 Added new event (ID: 25) as a followup for the Penny Facesits Bathroom Girl event. Unlocks after helping Penny administer serum dose to the woman Replaced ALL Penny images with new image calls in preparation for image pack releases Following fixes from Update 6.1.2 Public Release applied: Strikethrough text at end of Chapter 3 scene Broken links for Chanel and Dakota Broken images for Diana Comment wid...
Information - Update 6.1.2 Public Build
Hello everyone!I just wanted to issue a quick notice regarding the Update 6.1.2 Public Build. Specifically, I wanted to confirm that the Public Build will be releasing this Thursday, July 11th, at 12:00 AM MST.You can read the release notes for this update HERE.Additionally, those playing on the Backer Build will want to jump to the Public Build once it releases, as it addresses a number of reported issues from the Backer Build including: Striket...
The Company - Update 6.1.2 - Backer Release
Update 6.1.2 has been officially released to backers!Release NotesClick HERE for Update 6.1.2 release notesLinksPlay OnlineDownload - The Company 6.1.2The below image packs are the exact same as those found in the Update 6.1 posts and are not needed if you've already downloaded them!Download - Image Pack Base v12Download - Image Pack Update v12
Dev Build - 6.1.107 - RC1
Play OnlineThis is a Release Candidate build for Update 6.1.107 scheduled for next Thursday. Below you will find completed patch notes.The Company - Update 6.1.2NoteUpdate 6.1.2 is largely a back end infrastructure update aimed at updating existing systems and putting in placeholder code for future systems, like the comment engine. As such, no additional content has actually been added in this update. Actual content creation will continue startin...
Dev Build - 6.1.106
Play OnlineThe Company - Dev Build 6.1.106 Finished updating all home events Finished updating all references to Ava and Dakota (converting hard strings into functions) Added relationship selections to character creation for Ava and Dakota Updated report issue link to pre-fill several form fieldsFixes I think I've resolved the reported Outfit Comment error, needs further testing Dosing characters from the debug screen now also maxes out their...
Dev Blog #72 - Illuminating Image Packs
Greeting everyone!I know I've been talking about image packs a lot lately, and today I'm happy to finally dive into the technicalities of how they'll actually work. Additionally, I have some news concerning Update 6.1.2's release as well as an artwork update!Update 6.1.2 - StatusSave for one or two scenes, the most update intensive work for Update 6.1.2 has been complete. That said, I'm not quite ready to commit to release dat...