UPDATE! | The After Hours: Office Predators [0.2.0]

Alright, our most beautiful furries and furry layers, this is the big one we've been working towards. Core systems planned from the start – meta progression, Android support and status effects – are now live, fundamentally shifting the game into the roguelite experience we always intended.

Major Changes:

• Meta Progression Has Arrived: This is the big one. We're officially leaning into the roguelite structure. Your daily grind now yields actual results (beyond existential dread). You'll earn a paycheck after each workday, which you can invest in "Personal Growth" courses via your home computer. Unfortunately, these upgrades only apply in the dream sequences. Reality remains stubbornly resistant to self-improvement “Super-Sigma-Male” courses bought online.
• Status Effects Activated: Those elemental attacks finally have more bite than just different damage numbers. Apply status effects and see what each one does! Beware of conflicting status effects, though!
• Now on Android! The game is now officially available on Android devices! Take the thrilling highs and crushing lows of office life and dream combat with you wherever you go (but probably not in public). On-screen controls are enabled by default on Android, but can be toggled off for gamepad users. These controls can also be enabled on PC (kinky but you do you) or Web (the only way to play on iOS?) versions.

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• New H-Scene: There is now a new h-scene that unlocks upon losing a fight to Shrimpie. Exclusive for you, our supporters!

Combat Tuning & Rebalancing:

• General Mob Rebalance.
• Lady Fin & Shrimpie: Both bosses have had their stats and attack patterns adjusted. Attack telegraphing should be clearer, too.
• Major Shrimpie Overhaul: Speaking of Shrimpie, she's been hitting the gym (or something). She's got a whole new attitude and a moveset to match. No longer just a punching bag with delusions of grandeur – she will Shrimp Stamp you into oblivion if you're not careful. Consider this fair warning. Fin's turn is coming...
• New Mob - The Orca: Say hello to the newest member of the nightmare crew: the Orca. She's big, she's tough, she hits like a freight train, and she really doesn't like you messing with her smaller, squishier friends. Good luck.
• Room Rebalance: We've stirred the pot in the dream realm. Expect different faces (and different numbers of faces wanting to bash yours in) in familiar places. Adapt or perish, minnow.
• Primary Attack Sequence: Rebalanced. Again. We're still tweaking it. Let us know how it feels.
• AoE Rework: Area-of-Effect attacks now serve a more distinct purpose. Damage output is generally lower than primary attacks, but the area covered is much larger, and they're more effective at applying Status Effects. Good for crowd control and spreading misery.
• Dash Adjustments: The dash mechanic has been fixed and tweaked. We've also finally added some proper visual effects.
• Stun Reduction: Player stun from most enemy attacks has been removed. Stripping you of control is now a special privilege. (Of course the privilege is granted to the Shark mommy).
• Dodge Chance: Added a passive Dodge stat. You now have a small base chance to automatically evade incoming attacks. This can be increased through meta progression and other means.

Quality of Life & Fixes:

• Sound Design Overhaul
• Camera System Overhaul
• VN System QoL Improvements
• See Through Walls: Characters and projectiles now have a fancy see-through-walls effect when obscured. No more random ambushes by that last ranger with next to no health left.
• Better Death Screen: Dying is still a failure, but now it's a cinematic failure. Enjoy your new death animation.
• Writing Fixes & Adjustments: Dusted off the script and threw some new stuff in. Also splashed some new paint (artwork) on older scenes. Keeping things fresh-ish.
• "Wake Up" Option: Added the ability to prematurely end a dream run from the pause menu if things are going poorly.
• Freeze Bug Fix: Squashed a particularly nasty bug that occasionally turned your endless workday into an actually endless frozen screen. You're welcome.
• Pause-Related Bug Fixes: Fixed some weirdness that happened when you tried to pause the existential dread. Pausing should now function as intended (i.e., pausing the game).
• AoE Spam Fix: Corrected an issue that would sometimes allow you to spam AoE attacks.
• Attack Collision Fix: Addressed attacks passing through walls and other geometry when they're not supposed to.
• "Life Spring" Exploit Fixed: Removed the ability to gain excessive health by repeatedly re-entering the game with the "Life Spring" boon active.
• AI Improvements: Fixed several bugs related to enemy AI, including enemies getting stuck in hit-stun states or having targeting issues.
• Tons of other things too small to mention on their own.

Meta:

• Pretty Pages: We cleaned up our room! The itch.io page and loading screen are now 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓽𝔂. 
• The Future...? Curious about what fresh hell awaits? We've added a 'What's Next' section in-game. We will also have all that info here, on our Patreon, in dedicated posts so stay tuned!

Thank you so much for staying tuned!

Your Tiger Roll team~