Course of Temptation May Update Early Access (v0.4.27)

Early access to the May update is here! There aren't really any super big headline features, mostly just some polish and extending in a bunch of areas.

Arcade side bets now go both ways, meaning your opponent may now also choose a punishment rather than paying out, or may ask if you'd like to roll the bet into the next day, just as you can. If they ask for a punishment, you can choose one from the list of approved punishments.

Be sure to check out the Arcade's new Disco Disco Insurrection machine and claw machine!

Dorm room decor has gotten some extension, adding some items that add to your relaxation and help you achieve a good rest, as well as a coffeemaker to let you put off a good rest as long as possible.

In encounters, you may now ask your partner to be more rough or more gentle, which has an effect on the actions they choose.

We made some changes to improve accessibility for screen readers, notably including the option to display the exact percentage of Needs bars and similar meters.

We have several first time contributors this month, mostly getting their feet wet by adding some alternate versions or new variations on existing events.

Some more contributions will be added in as we head toward public release of the May update, and I'll get some more of my own stuff in there as well that I didn't quite have time for before the end of the month deadline. However, I'm also quite eager to shift back to working on 0.5, which will come out this month as well unless something goes horribly wrong!

Please find your link to early access just below these release notes. And as always, thank you for your support!

Release notes

• Added extended bus groping scene with higher Disinhibition (contributed by Miles)

• A new wardrobe malfunction event at the swimming pool (contributed by RyDog)

• And another new hazard to your wardrobe has an event outside the Hallowell Building (contributed by KeepingItPro)

• Sharing a public link to your toy may no longer be a good idea on esports game days

• In fact, wearing a toy at all during esports games may be a bad idea thanks to a new event (contributed by KeepingItPro)

• The event where you watch a girl being offered a milkshake at the quad party now has some additional outcomes (contributed by sleepy)

• The event where you watch a girl being pressed to flash at the quad party now has some additional outcomes (contributed by sleepy)

• One of the laundry scenes now better accommodates all genders (contributed by sleepy)

• That other laundry scene now has a new oral variation (contributed by Enigma)

• Added a Kind inclination, enemy of the Bully inclination, to gain Composure when being kind to people

• Added an alternate version of a Niche.tv streaming event for non-breast-havers

• Added a chance for people to get a view up the leg of your shorts in certain circumstances. The shorter, the riskier!

• Added options to show the percentage value of meters and bars to improve screen reader support and for general edification

• The clothing coverage dialog now has Xs to indicate which parts are covered for better accessibility

• Added text to phone links that were just pointy brackets for better accessibility

• The Story Hints dialog now shows a warning if a storyline is affected by disabled content options (the roommate’s partner is a common victim of this)

• You can now ask NPCs to be more rough or more gentle in encounters. Many will comply, but if they’re at one end or another of the D/s spectrum, they won’t go against their nature

• The football practice skillcheck events necessary to become a starter will fire more reliably and less randomly as your skills level up enough to pass them reliably

• Made the football dash skillcheck easier to pass

• Dorm inventory refactored to be more flexible, making it easier to add functionality to these items

• Added dorm stuff inventory screen

• Added some new decor for your dorm room

• Added a coffeemaker and ground coffee for use in your dorm room

• Loading up on caffeine now has diminishing returns in restoring the Rest need, and will subsequently cause the Rest need to decay faster. This effect only goes away with actual sleep

• Improved logic for encounters where part access is restricted (gloryholes etc.)

• Choosing to roll an Arcade side bet over to the next day is no longer a unilateral decision, and an NPC might refuse

• NPCs who lose an Arcade side bet won’t necessarily pay out immediately, but may instead ask for a punishment or to roll the bet over

• For solo play at the Arcade, you can now choose which game you want to play

• Added a dance arcade game for some extra fun and reliable Dancing skill boosts

• Added a claw machine to the Arcade so you can start a plushie collection

• Starting money increased to $500. The part-time job prologue option now adds $500, and each point put into Money in quickstart adds $200

• Some early events that have the PC blushing have been changed to be more reactive to your inclinations

• You can now buy drinks for NPCs at the bar in River Rat

• That one event where the roommate’s partner asks you about certain roommate activities should now fire when relevant more reliably

• Added some clothing and hair suggestions. Lots of hair this time, especially braids and undercuts!

• Spit or swallow? There is now an answer to this question in encounters, and some other NPC reactions to impending messes

• Added a small, occasional event set to the tend garden plot action

• Many small fixes and tweaks

Download or play here!