Friday sprint report

Sprint target: release 1.5 (avatar upgrade)
Days worked: 20/31 | Pomodoros logged: 166
Task points completed: 108/248

Today I set up the new avatar makeup (8 task points).  Makeup and other small details are much easier to see on the new HD avatar, so I think this is going to be a subtle but important overall improvement.  We can now create eyeshadow, lipstick and blusher for any of the face shapes in any colour.

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Current uses of makeup
In the next release, it's going to be a way for you to customise the avatar's look in certain scenes; you'll be able to choose what makeup the agent wears in the Scottish clubs, and to her date with Max.  The change in the agent's makeup style will be a subtle storytelling device – she'll wear neutral, professional office makeup for most of her agency career.  Glamming herself up for her new mission role will be a kind of transition.

Planned uses of makeup
The agent will start the game with a small makeup kit.  In Bangkok, she'll be able to buy new colours, which will help her keep her look fresh and interesting when she's working.

NPCs will have style preferences: if the agent conforms to them, she'll get a bonus to her influence rolls with them.  This will help the agent when she's trying to persuade an NPC to do something (such as regrade an important exam paper, spy undercover against ISIL, or pay her 500 baht for a back room BJ).

When the agent changes her makeup she'll make a roll against her Beauty skill; if she succeeds, she'll get a buff to her Attractiveness for as long as her makeup lasts.  This will help in most circumstances (attractive people get cut a lot of slack), and hinder in a few (such as trying to tail someone without being noticed).

A note on grind
Some other adult games I've played have some quite grindy makeup and beauty mechanics, which isn't something I'm a fan of.  While you'll be able to buy more makeup colours in Bangkok, you won't have to ever visit a shop to replenish a makeup colour you already own.  I'm not a fan of giving the player busywork.  coughcoughDragonAgeInquisitioncough

In the Bangkok open world phase of the game, at the start of most days you'll pick your outfit for the day's first activity.  I'm not intending to automate that, so you'll be able to manage the agent's look as closely as you like.  Alternatively, you can just sling on yesterday's bikini, jean shorts, t-shirt and flip flops and go out without bothering with makeup.  Female Agent will never make you click a link to brush your teeth, click a link to shower, etc.

In the brothel, the agent will have to change or touch up her makeup between stage performances and clients.  Some things we're hoping to add in this update are sex hair and messed up makeup.  If a client facefucks the agent hard enough to smoosh up her lipstick and make her eyeliner run, then comes in her hair, she might need to spend a few minutes glamming herself back up before she's ready to get back out and find the next client.

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Okay, that's all for today!  Please post your thoughts and feedback either here or on Discord.

I have family commitments this weekend, so the next full dev day is Monday.  Have a great weekend, everybody.

Link to the Trello