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Character Poll - Patron 5x - Hair Color, Body Type
Part 2 of the community generated character poll!This time you'll be voting on the character's hair color and body type.As a reminder, here are the poll details.Chapter 3 will be featuring an in-game Halloween event, yet to be released, and likewise Chapter 4 will feature a Thanksgiving event. I thought it would be cool to allow the community to design a character for that event! Here're the details:• This character will be for a on...
Character Poll - Public - Hair Color, Body Type
Part 2 of the community generated character poll!This time you'll be voting on the character's hair color and body type.As a reminder, here are the poll details.Chapter 3 will be featuring an in-game Halloween event, yet to be released, and likewise Chapter 4 will feature a Thanksgiving event. I thought it would be cool to allow the community to design a character for that event! Here're the details:• This character will be for a on...
Character Poll - Round 1 - Results
The results are in for our first community-generated character poll! As a result, the new one-off character will be a transsexual Asian teen, a description pulled straight out of my spam box!After voting weight was factored, the numbers were as such: Male - 1163 Female - 2803 Trans - 3011 Teen - 3872 Young Adult - 2010 Mature - 903 Caucasian - 1897 African American - 1263 Asian - 3501Here's a reminder of what you're all voting for, and wh...
The Company - Alpha 5.5.0 - Backer Release
Surprise!Alpha 5.5.0 is upon us! While this update does feature a number of mechanical tweaks it focuses primarily on new story content. This release brings us to about 75-80% of Chapter 3, with 6.0 being the completed chapter. Additionally, saves from 5.5 should remain compatible with 6.0 if you save your game at the end of the current story content, which you will be prompted to do.Enjoy, and as always, leave feedback!Play OnlineDownload - The ...
Pre-Alpha - 5.5.001
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.5.001 This content continues past what's being released in Alpha 5.5.0 The hard stop has been re-implemented The story now continues through October 30thFixed Error preventing progression. May require a refresh or two
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.223 - Release Candidate
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.223 Due to a major fundamental rework of how NPCs are handled, save files from .222 and earlier will not work in .223 Save files from Pre-Alpha 5.4.223 will be compatible with Alpha 5.5.0 Added notebook entries for all characters Added notes and dreams from Company HQ events Added notes and dreams from Saturday Daytrip events Added a little more contextual content to shop clerksMissing Content Several note and a few a...
Character Poll - Patron 10x - Gender, Age, Ethnicity
Part 1 of the special character creation poll!For this leg, you'll be voting on the character's gender, age, and ethnicity. I'll be leaving the choices a little broad as attempting to create an overly specific character presents its own problems, but I think the choices will provide plenty of room for customization.Vote for as many or as few options as you like below. Voting closes next Monday at 11:59 PM MST.Have fun!
Character Poll - Patron 5x - Gender, Age, Ethnicity
Part 1 of the special character creation poll!For this leg, you'll be voting on the character's gender, age, and ethnicity. I'll be leaving the choices a little broad as attempting to create an overly specific character presents its own problems, but I think the choices will provide plenty of room for customization.Vote for as many or as few options as you like below. Voting closes next Monday at 11:59 PM MST.Have fun!
Character Poll - Public - Gender, Age, Ethnicity
Part 1 of the special character creation poll!For this leg, you'll be voting on the character's gender, age, and ethnicity. I'll be leaving the choices a little broad as attempting to create an overly specific character presents its own problems, but I think the choices will provide plenty of room for customization.Vote for as many or as few options as you like below. Voting closes next Monday at 11:59 PM MST.Have fun!
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.222
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.222 Completed story events up to Alpha 5.5.0 release Added Play-Past-Stopping-Point functionality MCS-X serum now unlocks on October 27thThe next update will be adding notes and dreams. These additions will not occur retroactively and will require starting a new game, or starting a game at Chapter 3.
Announcement - Patreon Release Window and Upcoming Polls
Greetings everyone!I'm posting an early weekly update as there won't be a traditional development blog for the next couple weeks, barring anything particularly post-worthy. However, that doesn't mean I won't be posting. In fact, we're making the month of December interactive!Patreon Release Alpha 5.5.0I'm winding down development of the upcoming patron incremental release, bringing all together in a neat package before rac...
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.221
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.221 Finished adding all content to Company HQ overnight events Next update will add new dreams and notebook entries
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.220
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.220 Added Sophie sub routes if sissy/chastity (but not being feminized) and if player has a penis or a strapon Added end of content message to scene
6.0 - Evaluating Expectations
Greetings everyone!So today's devblog is going to be a little different than normal as I want to focus on the project as a whole rather than the impending release which, to the surprise of no one, will not be meeting its November 31st release date.Actually, that's a pretty good place to start this conversation. Let's talk about release dates! No more release dates, good talk! Seriously, I'm going to start moving away from announci...
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.219
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.219 Added Sophie Romance Route event to Company HQ event Added Tasha Romance Route event to Company HQ event Added placeholder (PH) tags for other overnight events Added missing images from recent updatesTriggering Sophie's romance event requires you to be going down her romance dose route.Triggering Tasha's romance event requires you to be dating her, which means you'll have had to have visited her apartm...
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.218
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.218 Added new passages to ongoing Company HQ event Fixed various reported issues Location images are still not yet implemented
There Is No Devblog, There Is Only Turkey
Greetings everyone!It's that time of year here in the States, where me and mine gorge ourselves on dead bird and tubers. As I prepare for my impending inebriation and following food coma I wanted to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving as well as inform you that there won't be a devblog this week.We'll be back to our regular schedule next Wednesday.Happy holidays!
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.2`17
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.217 Fixed many spelling/context mistakes Continued the story a couple more pages Added potential event with Tasha depending on your current relationship with her
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.216
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.216 Added a couple more pages to the main story
6.0 - Let's Talk About Serums
Greetings everyone!I'd hoped to be able to get more writing done than I had, but I'd forgotten how much Life November likes to throw at you. The good news is that my familial responsibilities appear to be behind me for now and I can get back to focusing on what really matters during the holidays... Smut!On to the status report!The Company - 6.0 Progress - 38% Chapter 3 Story Content - 55% Chapter 3 Side Content - 30% New Features - 100% C...
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.215
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.215 Added beginning of October 25th event Made several minor fixes after demo feedback
The Company - Chapter 3 - Patron Demo
It's here!Using the link below, you can play a demo showing off new story and gameplay content for the upcoming Alpha 6.0 update. The demo will remain available until shortly before the full release of Alpha 6.0. The version for this demo is Demo Version 5.4.214, reflective of the latest pre-alpha release.The demo is fully playable, however it will not receive patches or updates unless it's to resolve anything game-breaking. Feedback from...
6.0 - Balance Adjustments
Greetings everyone!Today's post is gonna be a short one as there's not a lot to report. Like, actually short, not like when I say it's gonna short then ramble on about mechanics for 1,000 words... On to the status report!The Company - 6.0 Progress - 37% Chapter 3 Story Content - 50% Chapter 3 Side Content - 30% New Features - 100% Code Cleanup Initiative - 5% Image Cleanup Initiative - 0%Progress NotesEverything is moving along steadi...
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.214
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.214 Fixed issue when starting a new game and choosing "Yes" at the first time playing prompt Game now continues to Noon, October 25th Added ability to call Tasha if you go out with her on Saturday, October 21st Updated workplace transformation reactions if you TF after Diana has leftMissing Features Images from recent events still missing. Hoping to have fixed late tonight
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.213
Play OnlineThe Company 5.4.213 Doubled material cost of MCS-1, MCS-2, MCS-3, and MCS-X Saturday phone events now have unlock requirements. Penny needs a relationship of 50+, Tasha needs a relationship of 50+ and for you to have accepted her during her gender reveal event, and Chris needs you to have had the drunk kiss event occur Slightly spread out Chris' night events Added follow-up event to morning Sunday, October 22nd Game now ends on nig...
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.212
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.212 Added Chris's event to the Saturday events Starting in .213 these events will all be locked behind relationship and serum requirements This concludes the set of Saturday phone events
Artwork Preview - Generic Actions
Greetings everyone!So, in The Company I use a variety of generic action images to represent various actions that could be occurring between any combination of characters. The primary reason for this is that, when using live action images, you won't always find the types of interactions with a particular person you're looking for.Rather than allowing that limitation to stifle creativity and limit the kinds of scenarios I can write, I opted...
Pre-Alpha - 5.4.211
Play OnlineThe Company - 5.4.211 Added Tasha's scene to Saturday morning event
6.0 - Interactive Previews
Greetings everyone, and happy Halloween!Today's update will be a short one as nothing's really changed in terms of the game's directive. I've just been writing and writing and, when I get the chance, I've been writing some more. I still have a couple brief announcements, but for for now let's start with our patented low-effort progress chart!The Company - 6.0 Progress - 32% Chapter 3 Story Content - 40% Chapter 3 Side Cont...
Art Preview - Action Items
Hey everyone! Been a while since I was able to post an art preview, but my artist and I have been working out a better way of handling the artwork generation for the game.Initially, the idea was to go with a modular approach to the various sex scenes, much like the paper doll system for clothing. Unfortunately, this presented its own series of complications that ultimately proved to be too much to realistically handle.After sitting down and going...