It's time for another release! This one is a little odd (perhaps eclectic?) compared to the usual, but there's still plenty to see. We're getting geared up for the this period of overhauls and fixing. I'm excited to get into it!

In addition to hucow wrap-up, this release has a few random things. Mostly because we were waiting on the results of the poll, and trying to figure out where we're going next, I ended up doing some things that had been on my mind for a while but never actually got around to.

A big one is something of a fashion guide, which isn't focused on actual fashion, but more on why people in Appletree run around with their tits out and generally seem like a bunch of exhibitionists. While we mostly just see references to how the world currently IS in the prologs and various events and NPCs, I've long felt that the reasoning for it and "everyday look" of random NPCs could use some explanation for players who are interested.

Thus over time I had collected a folder of images of various exhibitionists that I happened across here and there. With some photoshoppery I was able to put together a picture-heavy "guide book" on fashion that you can buy in game or read during the male prolog. I think it's a nice mix of sexy and interesting, hopefully you like it!

There's a couple things in progress that weren't quite ready for this release, but worth mentioning. New prostitution words are flowing, we'll be the whole prostitution and escort stuff all at once though because the changes are mechanical in addition to content. There's also another Maeve event series where you can encounter her at Wrench, with a possible little transformative result and some love for futa PCs.

It has been way too cold for May and I'm pretty sure I haven't gotten enough sleep, but I'm excited for this summer. I think there'll be a lot of cool stuff happening, and I can't wait to share it with you!

ThaumX ~ Your tired erolich

• Made the "blood loss" calculation for hypovolemic shock less restrictive for determining max erection based on cock size. Assumed blood volume for stage 2 shock, and increased percentage of erection considered to be tissue rather than blood.
  • Futas can have bigger cocks w/o consequence, yay.
• Fixed an issue where in certain (unusual) circumstances, some male fertility factors could be stuck at zero resulting in effective infertility.
  • This specifically could happen when a futa w/o testicles and without the mutation to make no-nuts futas fertile gains testicles in a unique way.
• Fixed an issue with the drug Semaxin, which could make it ineffective in certain circumstances.
  • This and many other drugs will be transitioned to the transformation system as part of the transformation expansion later.
• Created a new treatment at Gestique that allows the PC to heal from the burst ovaries condition caused by heavy a heavy overdose or Rapaprex.
  • Heals all burst ovaries, not just the ovaries of the primary womb.
  • Has a short scene for the surgery, because it takes surgical intervention to fix such a thing.
  • Is fairly expensive compared to many Gestique treatments, but still quite affordable.
• Created some improved methods to simplify fertility-related checks useful for dialog and event eligibility checks.
  • .risky and .safe getters to see if it's a risky day for a character, checking all vaginal wombs.
  • check for burst ovaries and other womb-specific statuses
  • .nextOvulate getter to do all the checking and fertility system calls to determine the number of days until the character ovulates in a vaginal womb. This information is important for multiple event conditions and other checks, so will ensure reliable function.
    • obviously can't consider spontaneous ovulations.
• Redid the Stud Finder triggering mechanism.
  • Previously, it was possible if the initial notification happened at a bad time for the event check not to be initialized, resulting in the trigger never firing and the actual competition never starting. I believe some Besty git magic resulted in an earlier fix for this being undone...
  • Now uses a more reliable fixed event check so that it's impossible for this issue to happen.
  • Event only triggers if not pregnant in your primary womb and it will ovulate in 3 days or less.
• Fixed an issue where the "enable mutations" setting didn't work. This resulted in the toggle on the new game page being inacurate when opened (always showing mutations disabled), and mutations always being enabled.
• Created new toggles for shits and giggles.
  • More reliable mechanism for working the toggles and properly initializing them with the current value.
  • Wider range of usable variables to be toggled.
  • Fancy Arcanist skull toggle design instead of the more generic one.
    • This is the shits and giggles part, but I think they're cute...
  • Most game toggles replaced with the improved toggle.
• New in-game "book" on modern AW fashion!
  • This is something I've wanted to do for a while, it explains why people run around with their tits out and don't wear panties with skirts.
  • A metric fuckton of curated images (about 150) that demonstrate various styles discussed in the book. Lots of photoshoppery to make them nice.
  • Describes how and why fashion changed, going over intermediary steps and showing fashions that are popular at the time the game takes place. 80,000 characters divided into multiple "chapters" covering different topics from crotchless pants to workplace fashion.
  • This is more of a "sexy lore" type of content compared to the more usual events, but I think plenty of you will appreciate it--especially those of you who like some exhibitionist stuff.
  • You get a chance to browse it in the male prolog, but can also buy it at the Phoenix Nest bookstore in East Downtown.
• Re-written scene with Lily in the male prolog.
  • It's the scene where she sends you to Bullseye to buy clothes and rushes off to work.
  • Includes new art of Lily bending over at the fridge :D
  • Expanded a bit to focus a little more on the PC's uncertainty about buying female clothing.
  • Is a little more clear about the choice between putting on Lily's sweats or going in just a bikini bottom.
  • Gives you the option to read "The Rise of Modern Fashion" without buying the book.
• Improved the Phoenix Nest bookstore, and added books!
  • The existing store just let you buy a few magazines you could get elsewhere, and mostly focused on potential entrance to the secret club upstairs.
  • Improved the location text to be more descriptive, show a new cashier/shopkeeper, and particularly as it relates to that secret club.
  • Four brand-new books can be purchased there for your reading pleasure.
    • The Rise of Modern Fashion - discussed above, a fun exploration of nudity in the game.
    • The Wizard's Assistant - An eldritch children's book connected to the Temple of the Outer Gods and events that can happen there.
    • Colonization - A typical "alien invasion" sci-fi story.
    • The Test Subject - Another sexy sci-fi story, this time set in space.
• Applied the tutorial setting to work on several fixed tutorial elements in the male prolog.
  • This setting was meant to apply mostly to various pop-up tutorial boxes and sidebars, but it's not wrong to expect it to also apply to those elements that are built into the prolog.
  • Skips multiple "page of tutorial info" such as map navigation info.
  • Skips the grooming menu and wardrobe menu tutorial segments.
• Redid the Bullseye "guy stroking it" mini-event.
  • Now occurs only in the male prolog rather than as a random event that could occur anytime you arrive at Bullseye.
  • Event is far more detailed, and can be interacted with to different degrees depending on how far the player wishes to go.
  • Has a few fun images, of course.
  • Significantly expanded location text describing the location.
    • Text changes depending on what the player has done:
      • Initial text where the player discovers the man with his cock out.
      • Returning to the parking lot if the player didn't take a closer look.
      • Returning to the parking lot if the player took a closer look, but didn't approach further.
      • Returning to the parking lot if the player gave the stranger some help.
      • Different text appears immediately after getting closer or helping out too.
  • Event focuses a lot on the PC's new interest in cocks and dealing with that fact.
  • When first spotted the player can choose to get a little closer to see better, or simply head into Bullseye. They can choose to get a little closer after returning to the parking lot, wondering if the man is still there.
  • After getting a little closer, they can choose to get even closer to get a good look immediately, or the option will be available when they return to the parking lot.
  • Getting a good look results in discovery and a novel experience of giving a blowjob and tasting cum.
• Made it so that getting the tenta-balls transformation will reverse permanent male sterility in the unusual case that happens.
• Not really a change, but we did the expansion poll, and added several playable minigames to the arcanist.games website.
• A few minor fixes here and there.

Hucow expansion wrap up finished!

• Many new scenes and events in the hucow route. This is not all we have for you, yet there we struggle to implement the sheer amount of text our writers produce per month. So expect more content coming towards hucow playthrough next months!
• The main part is the ability to finish your contract with the COOP.
  • If and when your character manages to pay off her indenturing debt she would be asked by the manager if she wants to stay or would leave the COOP.
  • In case the character decides to stay her remaining debt (100-300$) would be frozen and she would continue to be a hucow indefinetely.
  • And if she leaves you have an opportunity to continue free playthrough as a ordinary Appletree citizen (but with the boosts and cons of being a former hucow)
  • Overall 12 000 characters of content.
  • Despite testing the whole change mechanics-wise is pretty huge so you may encounter some errors or inconsistant behavior of various game elements after leaving the COOP. Please report such things so we could fix them!
• Bullying scenes - Marigold is at it again.
  • Having low herd relationship now leads to a number of bullying scenes.
  • Some of them are avoidable if you manage to run away or fight back, but the more your herd hates you the more hard it becomes.
  • Cows can be cruel too, yup. 39 000 characters.
• Social events at work and some more randon events "in the COOP", mostly with Blossom, Raven and Mouse.
  • All of them have choices leading to various changes in relationship with these three.
  • Conveyor scene - 5000 chars.
  • Two Blossom pregnancy scenes 6000 + 4000 characters.
  • Sad Mouse post-brainwashing scene. 5500 chars.
  • Raven's big boobies scene at the lake. 6000 chars.
• Begonia "after breaking" scene at the bar (3000 characters).
• I remember about fire investigation quest, a little part of it was implemented yet you need to wait until the next release to get the next part. Sadly, there are lots of words to write for it and there was little time to do that with all the wrapping up stuff in order.
• New cool bugs added!