Version 0.0.9 alpha - development news (updated 05/04/2018)

Hi guys and gals, this post offers you a collection of news about the next version of Holiday Island (0.0.9 alpha). 

From now on, there will be smaller, more frequent content updates, called content addons. They will include bug fixes and new content as well.
The change log below is based on the vanilla 0.0.8alpha release.

0.0.9alpha will include everything from 0.0.8alpha including the content addons.

New features and content 

• Poker reward lapdance added for Desire  --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha 
• All the girls that still had the placeholder image when you give them a present get their real renders  --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• Jennifer gets several scenes as your fitness instructor  --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha 
• Desire gets the workout pullups scene  --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha 
• Amy gets the beach posing scene with extras. --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• Desire gets the walk on th beach scene.  -->  will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• Amy gets the walk on the beach scene.  -->  will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• You can get the sperm congestion treatment now also from Desire  -->  will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• You can get the sperm congestion treatment now also from Brenda -->  will be part of 0.0.9 alpha 
• You can play poker with Joy --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha 
• Second encounter with Joy -->  will be part of 0.0.9 alpha 
• Info about girl's age has been added. -->  will be part of 0.0.9 alpha
• New information for appointments and new messages at the lower right side of the screen  --> part of content addon 2  
• Ivy gets the breast bump event also for her skimpy bikini. This time with some nice additional extras.  --> part of content addon 2 
• Masturbation has been improved. You can dream/think about a girl while doing what you do ;)   --> part of content addon 2
• Aly gets the walk on the beach scene including looking at her cleavage  --> part of content addon 2  
• "Easter egg" reception bell added  --> part of content addon 2 
• Jennifer gets an appointment with the player in her room  --> part of content addon 2
• All girls (including Joy, Jennifer and the ones not currently on the island) are displayed on the phone in the contacts app as well as the interactions/progress app  --> part of content addon 2 
• You can view the available and used sexting message types for each girl in the progress and interactions app (right now Amy, Alice, Jessica and Yvette have sexting messages)  --> part of content addon 2 
• Sexting images can be used as contact images  --> part of content addon 2 
• New message type "sexting" with attached image --> part of content addon 2
• An small event for 48h “no ejaculation” has been added. Visit the doctor when you get the message  --> part of content addon 2 
• You can display the progress images and the sexting images on the phone in bigger size in landscape format  --> part of content addon 2
• Jessica gets her weight lifting scene  --> part of content addon 2  
• Possibility to change jobs (doctor, receptionist early/late, maid) for the girls has been added. Will be triggered on day 7 (or later) with another letter. --> part of content addon 2
• You can take a closer look at Brenda's breasts now when she's in her skimpy bikini during the walk on the beach  --> part of content addon 1    
• Jessica gets a topless beach tan event  with two extras --> part of content addon 1    
• Jennifer will be the girl resoposnsible for the animations. So she is the "presenter" for the butt contest. This means a) she gets some renders and is shwon and b) the butt contest will work with 6 island girls now instead of 7  --> part of content addon 1    
• You can get a drink at the bar now and chat with Jennifer the bartender --> part of content addon 1   
• Alcohol effect added for the player  --> part of content addon 1    
• Jennifer the bartender gets poker play --> part of content addon 1  
• Jessica gets the walk on the beach scene --> part of content addon 1 
• Jessica gets the workout pullups scene --> part of content addon 1  

Minor improvements and changes  

• Display of room number added to contacts app --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• Several grammar errors and typos fixed  --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• You can also click on Jennifer now to have a drink at the bar or to talk to her --> will be part of 0.0.9 alpha  
• Fixed some spelling and grammar mistakes.   --> part of content addon 2  
• Game version has been added as a variable. This will be used to determine necessary updates and possibility of reusing older saves.  --> part of content addon 2 
• Messages can be filtered by girl now and you can switch message pages --> part of content addon 2
• Yvette gets personal "herself" chat lines --> part of bug fix 1 
• Desire gets personal "herself" chat lines --> part of bug fix 1  

Bug fixes  

• Found a bug that prevented going back to the first contacts page  --> will be fixed with 0.0.9 alpha  
• A bug was reported, that prevented the extended breast bump event with Ivy from reaching the correct ending. --> will be fixed with 0.0.9 alpha   
• Fixed a bug that prevented that you could get an erection when your lust was at 100 already.  --> will be fixed with 0.0.9 alpha 
• Dreaming about Renée while masturbating can lead to a crash on some systems --> will be fixed with 0.0.9 alpha
• Girls can reappear as doctor, receptionist, room service, masseuse, even though you've send them home.  -->  fixed with content addon 2  
• very rare crash at 7:00 when the "breast bump event" check is executed  -->  fixed with content addon 2   
• crash at the showe scene with Alice (room 55) when Amy is not on the island  -->  fixed with content addon 2  
• crash with Alice during pool play ... 'chat_content' not defined ... -->  fixed with content addon 1  
• Shopping app did not display some items (e.g. Amy's sling bikini)  --> fixed with content addon 1  
• Interaction counter did not count properly. The first interaction of each type wasn't counted.  --> fixed with content addon 1 
• Drinking with Amy or Alice in the nigt bar will result in a crash (was introduced with bug fix 2) --> fixed with content addon 1
• Crash when starting the school girl appointment with Alice "false"...  --> will be fixed with content addon 1 
• Alice doesn't call you by name at end of Poker game when you won  --> will be fixed with content addon 1 
• Alice pole dance event in private area can lead to a crash when certain options are selected. Spelling error in jump "poledancee". --> fixed in bug fix2
• Benda pecs workout when she is in her naughty bikini. Missing image crashes the game --> fixed in bug fix 2
• Going to the bathroom with Alice in the night bar is not supposed to be possible. There is no check on Amy in the code right now. If you do it with Alice, game crashed. --> was to be fixed in bug fix 2, but was replaced by another crash instead --> will be fixed with content addon 1 
• Alice at pool sunlotion scene, missing image in middle (blue) bikini leads to crash -->  fixed with bug fix 2
• Alice aerobics workkout crashed due to missing images (for all three swimsuits) --> fixed with bug fix 1
• Alice workout weight lifting quest could be triggered several times --> fixed with bug fix 1
• Personal herself chat lines are now used in night bar and walking on the beach conversations --> fixed with bug fix 1

Is the update going to break save games?:  
0.0.8alpha content release 1 --> No
0.0.8alpha content release 2 --> No
0.0.9alpha --> No

Estimated release dates:  
0.0.8alpha content release 1 --> 22/02/2018 (available)
0.0.8alpha content release 2 --> 11/03/2018 (available)
0.0.9alpha --> 05/04/2018 (windows: available, mac: uploading)