Game alpha release 24.08.004

Updates:

Saving and Loading data

Added a save/load system for progression and other data. (There is no progression to be made in the game yet but it does save your options/graphic settings for now). This system will change as I continue work on the game but it should be possible to always load your data if you already made progression.

Options/Graphics settings

With the save system in place I worked out the graphic options menu properly. The game should now boot up using your screen size and vsync. NOTE: If you set your screen resolution too high the buttons go off screen and you won't be able to select anything lower. Alt F4 is the only way to get out of the menu (and game) at that point. I will work on a fix for this in the future. NOTE: If you are still experiencing screen tear, take a look at your GPU driver settings!

Performance

I was notified on discord about the performance of the game. The GPU seemed to struggle a bit when the game was running. After investigation I indeed found something in my creation pipeline that made it harder for the GPU to render the scene. I fixed the issue and after some quick tests we confirmed the game now has an easier time rendering all the objects in the scene! (a big thank you to 'Irrer on tour' for notifying me and helping me to fix this problem!)

Looking at cursor or at the camera

Previous update Lyana's head turned slightly towards the camera but the eyes didn't. I updated the code to make the eyes now also turn towards the camera. I'm very happy with the result seeing Lyana peek at you while you're oogling her :D

Facial expression

Lyana's expression now changes when she is in her bound state. (Facial expressions still need a lot more work to become more dynamic but there are other items more important right now)

Puffy lips

Just for fun I puffed up Lyana's lips slightly when she is in her bound state and chewing on the ball gag.

About movement and camera controls (rework):

People have mentioned that the movement and the camera controls feel clunky/out of place/weird. Because of this I've chosen to not save those settings in the options menu in order to first rework the controls. When the controls are properly done I will add the necessary settings in the options menu as well.

- And that's everything for this update. Some of these updates were harder to implement than I initially thought but I also learned a lot again about the engine and how the scripting library works. Obviously this new wisdom will help me in the future.

Find the current version in the dropbox folder 708