Thursday 29 June 2017

Patreon discussion

A lot of you have been asking about ways to support the game's development, so I decided to talk about Patreon now, instead of waiting until version 0.2.0.


Why Patreon?

I have a lot of free time at the moment in which to work on Lilith's Throne, which is what allows me to keep making these weekly releases. I love making Lilith's Throne, and I wish that I didn't have to worry about money issues so that I could keep on going exactly as I am now. Unfortunately, I'm not in that sort of position, so unless I make a Patreon to help fund the game's development, I'll have to spend less time working on the game and more time finding a job that will pay the bills.


What will the money be spent on?

Mostly food and other bills, so I can continue spending all my time working on developing the game, instead of having to find a part-time job (that would drastically cut into development time). If I can earn enough, I'd also like to commission some art to help promote the game.


When will it be launched?

Some time around the 8th of July. I want to give you all a chance to offer feedback and suggestions before the Patreon goes live.


My current idea for Patreon

$3 Tier Rare
Preview builds.
Discord Rewards.

$6 Tier Epic
Preview builds.
Discord Rewards.
One vote in any polls I make.
Name in credits (as an 'epic' backer).

$12 Tier Legendary
Preview builds.
Discord Rewards.
Two votes in any polls I make.
Early access to any extra writing I do outside of LT, or any artwork that I might commission.
Name in credits (as a 'legendary' backer).


Notes:

1. The main reward for all three of those tiers is that you'll be directly supporting the game's development. Without donations, I'll eventually (in about 3-4 months) have to cut back development time and find a part-time job.

2. The game's source will be made public on github at the same time that the Patreon goes live, so 'Preview builds' are simply a convenience for patrons who don't want to mess around with github. Anyone will be able to build the game from the source at any time.

3. Any polls that I make will be for minor things, like what NPC/sex scene/area you'd like to see me doing some extra work on for the next release.

4. I might add more reward tiers in the future, but this is how I thought I'd start it.


Everything here is subject to change! Please let me know what you think of my plans in the comments below! This will likely be your only opportunity to influence how the Patreon is set up (once I make it live, I can't really change it much).

Wednesday 28 June 2017

Targets for 0.1.8

It's been a little while since I made one of these target posts (v0.1.79 took a while to finish due to the addition of the sex pace mechanic)!

In version 0.1.8, I'm hoping to get most of the next stage of the main quest finished, along with more content for Brax, the Harpy Nests, and (possibly) Lilaya, as well as adding new clothes and items.

The full version of 0.1.8 will be released on July 7th, but there will also be a preview version released on June 30th.


Goals for version 0.1.8:

Add main quest content. Finish the next stage of the main quest.

Add Harpy Nests content. Polish the Harpy Nests content up to the same standard as the rest of Dominion. This will involve writing scenes for the three matriarch nests, as well as adding Alexa's content.

Add Brax content. Make Brax a repeatable encounter, and add some extra (transformation-related) content after beating him.

Add new clothes and items.

Fix bugs and implement minor suggestions.

Extra: Add Lilaya content. I want to rewrite a little bit of Lilaya's content, as well as adding more scenes for her. This might not make it into this update, but I'll do my best!

Extra: Add enchanting content. This also might not make it into this version, but I'll try to expand and refine the enchanting system!

Ongoing goals:

Work on making the engine more writer friendly.

Work on making save games compatible between versions.


P.S. I'll make a post tomorrow about my plan to make a Patreon.

Sunday 25 June 2017

Version 0.1.79 Hotfix

Hello! This is just a tiny post to say that I've made a little hotfix for v0.1.79 over the weekend. I felt like I needed to put this out, as there was a major bug in oral sex scenes, where the sex pace could be flipped between sub and dom.

You can download the hotfix by using the download links in the previous post.

Version 0.1.79 hotfix:


  • Other:
    • NPCs can now be found wearing androgynous clothing.
      NPCs wih the 'Pure virgin' fetish will now have tighter vaginas than normal.
      Added virility to stats menu in the phone. (I'm going to improve this section of the UI at some point, it's quite messy.)
      Rings are no longer regarded as feminine. (I'll add a feminine ring soon.)
      Lactation and cum-production increases from elixirs have been tripled. (I'll refine this a little more in the next update.)
  • Bugs:
    • Fixed: Major bug during cunnilingus (and one action during blowjobs) where you would sometimes flip from dom to sub.
      Fixed a tongue being described as an 'arms tongue'...
      Fixed some typos.
      'Eagerly anally fingered' action now correctly has the associated 'Anal' fetish.
      Fixed some speech effects being incorrectly applied during sex.
      Fixed enemy's descriptions regarding them wanting to rob you or rape you being the wrong way round.
      Fixed bug where changing someone's species would sometimes break their item drops.

    Saturday 24 June 2017

    Version 0.1.79 Release

    Finally, version 0.1.79 has a full release! (The versions ending in '9' seem to be cursed, and take forever to finish...)

    That being said, I didn't manage to get everything done that I would have liked, so it's highly likely that there will be a hotfix released by the end of the weekend. I know it seems like there isn't too much in the patch notes, but the sex pace conversion in the engine was a lot of work (the 69 position alone was over 4000 lines of code to go through and rewrite/convert). The hard work is done now, and the new sex pace mechanic is pretty much finished, but I still need to add tail actions, sex-pace variants for orgasms, and do more work on the sex AI (and a few other things, like pace-variants for losing your virginity).


    I just want to go over some points concerning this release:

    1. I am aware that a lot of the descriptions are very generic. This is something that will be continually expanded as the game is developed.

    2. If this is your first time playing a version of 0.1.79, there is now non-con content in the game that's disabled by default, so if you want to see non-con scenes, you'll have to enable it at character creation, or in the options menu.

    3. Unique NPC sex scenes should now be bug free, but they still need rewriting/updating to fully utilise the new sex pace mechanic.

    4. There is still a lot of work to be done on improving the descriptions, please remember that this is an early alpha!


    EDIT: I applied a little hotfix on Sunday (link to post). The download links below have been updated to the new hotfix release.


    Download links for the .jar version:

    Pre-zipped (use this one!): Mega

    Full folder: Google Drive


    .exe version (use this if you are on windows and are having problems running the .jar):

    Pre-zipped: Mega

    (Removed Google Drive link due to lack of storage space. If you'd like a copy of this version, and the Mega link isn't working, please contact me! :3)


    This is still an early alpha, and will most likely contain bugs and half-finished content!


    Version 0.1.79 patch notes:


  • Gameplay:
    • Added options (after combat finishes) for what pace you want to start sex in.
  • Sex:
    • Added: Sex pace variations for all cunnilingus actions.
      Added: Sex pace variations for all blowjob actions.
      Updated to use sex pace: Kneeling (partner submissively performing oral).
      Updated to use sex pace: Kneeling (player submissively performing oral).
      Updated to use sex pace: 69 (player on top).
      Updated to use sex pace: 69 (partner on top).
      Added 'Fondle balls' action in scenes where you're able to touch your partner's cock.
      Improved generic 'Do nothing' and 'Calm down' descriptions.
      Added a generic 'resist' action (for player and partner) for non-con scenes.
  • Other:
    • Added generic female, male, and androgynous characters for parser use.
      You will no longer receive the 'Frustrated' status effect if you are resisting when sex ends.
      Resisting version of dirty talk now has a corruption requirement of pure instead of vanilla.
  • Bugs:
    • Fixed several typos.
      Kissing should no longer count as oral penetration.
      Fixed NPC descriptions not taking into account whether they want to have sex with you or not.
      Minor fixes to other descriptions to take into account sex pace.
      NPCs will no longer request creampies if they're resisting.
      Fixed bug where asking for a big discount in Ralph's sex scene wouldn't work if your vagina/ass wasn't already exposed.
      NPC descriptions should now refer to their new name after having their femininity transformed.
      Fixed positive partner reactions to clothing being stripped off while they're resisting.

    P.S. I'll be on the Lilith's Throne discord server over the entire weekend (well, while I'm not sleeping, that is), so feel free to join and ask questions, report bugs, or offer feedback! ^^

    Saturday 17 June 2017

    Version 0.1.79 Preview 3

    Yes, it's another preview release... (There won't be any more huge changes in the engine like this again, so all releases after next week's will return to the usual schedule.)

    If this is your first time playing Lilith's Throne, please use the last stable build: Version 0.1.78


    I've almost got all the generic sex positions converted to using the new sex pace mechanic, with the exception of the 'kneeling' and '69' positions (they are ~50% done behind-the-scenes, but haven't been updated yet). I would have been able to get them done for today's release, but, after thinking about it after making Monday's post, I decided not to combine any sex paces, so I had a lot of writing to do over the last few days.

    A few points that I want to highlight in this preview:

    1. I am aware that a lot of the descriptions are very generic. This is something that will be continually expanded as the game is developed.

    2. Forcing your partner to perform anal sex in 'Dominant Back-to-wall' position hasn't been converted yet (it will be re-added in a 'Back to wall (Ass on groin)' position).

    3. Partner reactions to revealing gentials/breasts haven't been updated yet (along with some other minor descriptions), so they might act eager even though they're resisting (this will be fixed for Friday).

    4. The AI in sex still needs a lot of work, but it should be lot better for the full version on Friday.

    5. I still need to add a 'resist' option in all sex scenes, as well as quite a few other things. Please remember, this is only a preview!


    Download links for the .jar version:

    Pre-zipped (use this one!): Mega

    Full folder: Google Drive


    .exe version (use this if you are on windows and are having problems running the .jar):

    Pre-zipped: Mega

    (Removed Google Drive link due to lack of storage space. If you'd like a copy of this version, and the Mega link isn't working, please contact me! :3)


    This is a preview release, and is just a snapshot of my current progress! It 100% contains a lot of bugs and half-finished content!!!


    Version 0.1.79P3 patch notes:


  • Sex:
    • Added position-specific descriptions for some 'Back-to-wall' sex actions (converted from the old 'Back-to-wall' descriptions).
      Added more actions for the person being fingered in the ongoing 'finger-vagina penetration' action.
      Added: Sex pace variations for all anal sex actions.
      Added: Sex pace variations for all anal fingering actions.
      Updated to use sex pace: Submissive Back-to-wall.
      Updated to use sex pace: Dominant Face-to-wall.
      Updated to use sex pace: Submissive Face-to-wall.
      Updated to use sex pace: Dominant Doggy-style.
      Updated to use sex pace: Submissive Doggy-style.
  • AI:
    • Partners in sex will now use anal options if you don't have a vagina, or if they can't access your vagina. (They are no longer locked out of using anal options if the lack the anal fetish.)
  • Other:
    • NPCs with the 'cross dresser' fetish will now spawn in wearing clothes of the opposite gender.
      Increased chances of NPCs having fetishes (chances for 'No Fetish'|'1 Fetish'|'2 Fetishes' increased from 50%|40%|10% to 25%|50%|25%)
      Fetishes are now displayed in the status effects bar in the UI during sex. (Like they used to, I accidentally broke this a few versions ago.)
  • Bugs:
    • Fixed some penetration actions (such as 'ride cock') not being available in dominant sex.
      Fixed some minor formatting bugs and typos.
      Fixed broken description related to partner groping your breasts.
      NPCs should now only have pregnancy/cum fetishes if they have the appropriate genitals.
      Asking for creampie/pull out should now work (only in sex scenes that are using the new sex pace).

    P.S. Next Friday's release will be the full version, with all of the sex scenes in the game being updated to use the new pace mechanic!



    P.P.S. I'll be trying to respond to all of your replies in the last preview's comment section before I go to sleep! (I'll be on discord for a few hours if you had any immediate questions. ^^)

    Tuesday 13 June 2017

    Version 0.1.79 Preview 2

    Hello again!

    First of all, I need to stress that this is still a preview release, as the addition of the new sex pace mechanic is taking a long time for me to get done. I'm not going to make a 'full' release until I'm happy that all of the sex scenes in the game are updated and working with the new sex pace mechanics. I anticipate that this will take me another two weeks. I will still be releasing previews each Friday, but I won't be putting these releases up anywhere other than here on the blog, as I feel that they'll be too buggy to call a 'full' release.

    As to the new content in this preview version, the only sex positions that have been updated with the new 'sex pace' mechanic are the 'Standing' and 'Back-to-wall' positions. Most of this last week was spent getting the engine ready for me to transfer the old actions into the new format, so I didn't have much time in which to add much new content.

    I also want to talk a little more about this new sex pace mechanic. Before adding this mechanic, all sex actions just had one variation. If you chose to 'Grope breasts', the resulting description would be randomly chosen out of four possibilities, and would always have those same four possibilities, no matter how you were treating your partner. Now, instead of that, I'm having to write variations for the sex-paces: dom-rough, dom-normal, dom-gentle, sub-normal, and sub-eager (sub-resisting can't grope breasts). For each of these, the descriptions need to reflect the current pace, so there's a huge amount of variation needed for these new mechanics.

    As a result, I feel as though keeping all 6 of these sex paces is too much work for me to do right now. I think I'm going to combine the dom-normal and dom-gentle paces, as well as the sub-normal and sub-eager ones. This will make it far easier for me to get all these new sex actions added, and I fear that if I don't do this, the sex pace mechanic will take me far too long to get finished. I can always return to this in the future and add more paces if there's a high demand for them, but, starting tomorrow, I'm only going to be writing actions for the dom-rough, dom-normal, sub-resisting, and sub-normal paces.


    Oh, and as a little extra thing this week, I spent some free time over the last two evenings writing a little E3 parody story in Twine. This didn't take any development time away from Lilith's Throne, and I was using it as an opportunity to practice my writing.

    If you wanted to read it, the download link is here: X3 Lilith's Throne Presentation (Mega)


    Download links for the .jar version:

    Pre-zipped (use this one!): Mega

    (Removed Google Drive link due to lack of storage space. If you'd like a copy of this version, and the Mega link isn't working, please contact me! :3)


    .exe version (use this if you are on windows and are having problems running the .jar):

    Pre-zipped: Mega

    (Removed Google Drive link due to lack of storage space. If you'd like a copy of this version, and the Mega link isn't working, please contact me! :3)


    This is a preview release, and is just a snapshot of my current progress! It 100% contains a lot of bugs and half-finished content!!!


    Version 0.1.79P2 patch notes:


  • Gameplay:
    • Added: Sexual orientations for NPCs. I'm going to be retconning the 'everyone is bisexual' aspect of the game's lore. (The player character doesn't have a defined orientation, as that's defined by however you want to play.)
      Added: Non-consensual content in sex scenes. This option must be manually enabled in the options menu (or at character creation), and the content will then be available in non-consensual sex scenes (by using 'resist' actions).
      Added: 'Cum addict' and 'Cum stud' fetishes to replace the old 'cum' fetish.
      Added: 'Cross dressing' fetish.
      Added: 'Seeder' and 'Broodmother' fetishes. (Breeder derived fetish now requires all four of the pregnancy-related fetishes to unlock.)
      Improved the writing for random attacker's scenes in Dominion's alleyways. (They now appropriately react after getting pregnant if they have a pregnancy fetish.)
  • Sex:
    • You can now simultaneously perform two actions which require fingers. (You do have two hands after all...) I am aware that lubrication application is shared between both hands, but I might leave this as it is, as otherwise it would require far too many sex actions to manage the lubrication types properly.
      Penetration effects now provide a flat amount of arousal per turn, instead of modifying sex actions' arousal increases.
      Partners now cannot remove your clothing by default when you're the dom. (You have to give them permission.)
      Added initial penetration descriptions.
      Expanded and improved player dirty talk text.
      These expanded options are only used in 'Standing' and 'Back-to-wall' positions at the moment:
      Expanded: Kissing actions. (Kissing now counts as a penetrative action, inserting a tongue into a mouth orifice.)
      Expanded: Nipple fingering and breast interaction actions. (Both for player and partner.)
      Expanded: Vaginal fingering actions. (Both for player and partner.)
      Expanded: Vaginal sex actions. (Both for player and partner.)
  • AI:
    • NPCs will no longer penetrate the player if they're the sub in non-consensual sex. (They're still able to penetrate themselves.)
      NPCs have been taught how to properly remove clothing in sex.
      NPCs won't use anal actions if they don't have the anal fetish.
      NPCs won't initiate any vaginal penetration if they are a pure virgin. (They'll still use your vagina, just not theirs.)
      NPCs will now decide to move into one of their preferred positions during sex.
      Improved NPCs 'preferred positions' method.
  • UI:
    • Improved text colour highlights for different description types in sex.
  • Other:
    • Wolf-morphs now have wolf tongues (instead of dog tongues).
      Expanded the 'moan', 'moans', and 'moaning' commands in the parser to return suitable noises for if the character is resisting in sex.
      Added lilac colour for harpy feathers.
  • Bugs:
    • Fixed bug in parser that was causing NPC descriptions to be parsed instead of the player's.
      Fixed bug where pregnancy possibilities from human males would prevent pregnancy stats page from opening.
      Fixed incorrect title being displayed after removing clothing during sex.
      Fixed bugs in sex where 'no_clothing_covering_x' would be returned.
      Fixed a lot of minor parsing bugs and typos.
      Fixed bug in sex where arousal wasn't being calculated properly (resulting in incorrect triggering of mutual orgasms).

    P.S. There is a lot of half-finished content in this version!

    Friday 9 June 2017

    Version 0.1.79 delay

    I'm really sorry to have to make another post like this, but the full version of 0.1.79 is going to have to be delayed by a few days.

    There are a few reasons for this:

    1. The new sex pace mechanic is requiring a huge amount of new variations to be written. I need to write slightly different versions for each action, taking into account what pace the sub and dom are in for each one. This work is taking a very long time, but I think it will be worth it in the end.

    2. The previous method of how sex actions were being added to scenes was a big mess. As I'm sure you've probably noticed, a lot of options were present in some scenes, but absent in others. For example, the 'sitting in chair' position was the only one that allowed for tail penetrations, so I'm reorganising all the sex actions so that every position will have the actions that it should. This is also taking a long time to implement.

    3. Finally, and most importantly, I have some concerns about the non-con content that I was planning on adding. The law on non-con literature in my country is very vague and confusing, so I'm trying to get some legal advice before putting it into the game for this next update. This is the main reason that this week's release is delayed, as I don't want to risk putting content into the game that may be illegal for me to do so.


    With these points in mind, I'm going to say that the release will be out on Monday 12th. It will still probably be a 'preview' build, as it's highly likely that not all of the sex positions will have been fully updated.

    P.S. I will be working over the weekend to try and get as much finished as I possibly can by Monday. I'm really sorry about yet another delay. ;_;

    Friday 2 June 2017

    Version 0.1.79 Preview Hotfix

    Hello everyone! ^^

    As I said in the previous post, I've taken this week off in order to have a rest and get my energy back. As a result, there's no release today, but I did make a tiny hotfix for the preview version, so here it is!

    I'll repeat the warning from the preview release:

    Just be warned, this version is really rough. I've implemented the necessary framework for adding in the new 'sex pace' mechanic, but I haven't added any content for it yet (I'll be doing that over this next week). As a result, there isn't really much to see, so I'd strongly advise waiting for next week's release before playing.

    If this is your first time playing Lilith's Throne, please use the last stable release, version 0.1.78, which can be found here: Version 0.1.78 post


    Download links for the .jar version:

    Pre-zipped (use this one!): Mega

    (Removed Google Drive link due to lack of storage space. If you'd like a copy of this version, and the Mega link isn't working, please contact me! :3)


    .exe version (use this if you are on windows and are having problems running the .jar):

    Pre-zipped: Mega

    (Removed Google Drive link due to lack of storage space. If you'd like a copy of this version, and the Mega link isn't working, please contact me! :3)


    This is a preview release, and is just a snapshot of my current progress! It 100% contains a lot of bugs and half-finished content!!!


    Version 0.1.79P Hotfix patch notes:


  • Sex:
    • Expanded the amount of lines NPCs say during sex's 'dirty talk' option. (Lines now take into account the sex pace.)
  • Other:
    • NPCs now drop a random amount of money (instead of 10 every time).
      Brax's transformation now gives you a wolf-morph's ass, pussy, and breasts.
  • Bugs:
    • Partner will no longer deny non-positional requests when you're the dom. (I'll be making sure they don't refuse positional requests when I work on the sex actions next week.)
      Fixed bug with yoga pants blocking underwear displacement.
      NPC's description should now update to reference their new gender if you transform them.
      You should now be able to end Brax's sex scene when you're the dom. (Please remember that all sex scenes in this preview version are in an unfinished state!)
      Fixed infinite crafting bug.
      Clothing blocking descriptions in sex should now correctly take into account who the owner is.

    P.S. There is still a lot of half-finished content in this version!