Ruin Me 0.49.0: Nighttime Creeping

Hello, perverts! I'm very happy to be writing to you again. The latest version of Ruin Me is out for you at the link above, and it contains two big, crosscutting new features: a second option for "sophisticated tastes" and the opportunity to check in on Theresa at night, including sneaking in when she's sleeping once she's given you permission. There's also a whole new pose for Theresa that I'm pretty proud of.

My initial plans for the night-time check-ins were even more elaborate than this, but I checked with the Center of Attention patrons and they leaned toward putting out a simpler version before making it more elaborate later. I think this was a good idea; even with a lesser scope it was a lot of work. Additionally, the new optional stuff ended up touching basically every single source file for the game, which was a journey on its own.

If you want the chance to give me good advice in the future, plus access a special cheat menu and make specific priority requests, consider supporting me at $5 or more!

As always, please let me know what you think of this release! Your feedback on these features will really help me take the right path moving forward. Additionally, please tell me if you run into any bugs or just anything that seems weird or wrong. Thank you so much!

EDIT: Hotfix 0.49.1p adds:

• A fix for an exception thrown when visiting certain nomenclature menus. Existing saves should be just fine.

Version 0.49.0p adds:

• The option to check in on Theresa at night, including consensual peeping and waking her up with sex. You can get permission with the behavior menu option in her chambers.
     - More options unlock as Theresa's stats increase.
     - The new bedtime menu can be disabled by telling her you'll leave her alone at night. Asking about it again will re-enable the prompt.
     - This feature may be expanded in a future release.
• A new option for sophisticated tastes, available from the "Examine your locked suitcase" option in your bedroom after Day 3. This is opt-in writing that is added to existing scenes. The new option, "Jealousy and Pride: How Inferiority Can Engender Ecstasy", adds teasing of the player, inadequacy, jealousy, and consensual cuckolding vibes to many scenes.
     - This is generally pretty "netorase" in feel as opposed to other forms of NTR and doesn't involve any raceplay or specific anatomical criticisms.
     - This is 100% optional and opt-in; you won't see any added material until you choose to.
     - You can set "Sophisticated Content" to "Highlight" in the preferences to see when text has been added or modified.
• A fix to the "Have Theresa dominate you in manual sex" play scene and its Theresa-initiated equivalent, which previously had unintended behavior when you use a safe word or otherwise end the scene early.
• An enhancement to "The Pileous Retort" with a unique line for each stories you choose to tell.
• Additional minor options for the ending of the sex scene when getting Theresa into the Reform Institute, providing opportunities for a bit of partner-sharing kinkiness.
• A change to the default ambience logic to make events like town ambiences avoid the same event recurring more than every three days. This should increase the likelihood of novel events, but please let me know if you're seeing too many repeats or other odd behavior.
• Additional forms of address and other nomenclature for you and Theresa to allow for different relationship dynamics ("Comrade", "friend", "cuck", "Goddess", and more).
• A correction to the spelling of "anilingus", which I never would have guessed was spelled that way!
• The changelog is now accessible from the main menu (from a link beside the version number in the corner).
• A new option in the "Bend Reality" cheat menu, available to $5+ patrons: you can enable the option to pick certain outcomes that are normally random. For the moment, you can choose ambiences (in town or at breakfast) and certain random events when checking in on Theresa at night. More places to control randomness may be added later.
• Minor enhancements and fixes.

As patrons, you have access to the Reminisce option in your bedroom, which lets you replay old sex scenes easily. Folks who support at the Center of Attention level get access to an additional cheat menu; the password has not changed.

Use the link above to connect your Patreon account to Itch and grab the new version!