v0.19.1 Game Status

Evening all, time for our second July update! This release we have some scenes, some art, and some new features! There's a fair bit to unpack here, so let's get into it.

First up, I've probably mentioned it somewhat here and there before, but I figured this would be a good time to lay out again exactly how Specialist romances will proceed. As you know, one of my primary focuses in Carnal Coup is that all required sex scenes can be set to match the preferences the player wants (with enough leeway to pass up on gender-locked races, when we get to the point that any of the scenes are actually required). You may have also noticed that Specialist NPCs are not gender-flexible like other NPCs. This is done to allow me to write more focused, specific stories about each character. This also means that romantic relationships with any of the Specialists are entirely optional - you may choose to pursue a platonic, friendship-based relationship with any or all of them.

The portion of those relationships which I'm starting on in this phase of the project will allow you to be either friendly or flirty (or more) with the Specialists, but at this phase it is only for fun - nothing will be locked in yet. Once exploration missions are added, each Specialist will have their own Loyalty Mission for you to do, and that will allow you to choose whether to lock in a platonic or sexual relationship going forward. Either option will unlock the same bonuses, although obviously not the same scenes. 

The other thing I'd like to discuss in this update is the expansion of various accessibility controls. Coup has had some Text To Speech functionality for a while now, but it was recently pointed out to me that its current implementation is not actually very useful for the players who would actually need it. So I've started expanding keyboard controls and TTS functions, and you can expect to see more added in the next month or so. It's still in-progress, and there's a few known issues with the current status, so my apologies for any related bugs.

I'll be posting up our monthly status and the next free release tomorrow, but for now, your patch notes:

v0.19.1 Change Log

Game Functions:

• Setting up Flirt tier of Specialist Convos

New Accessibility controls added:

• Numbers 1-8: Select scene option
• Numbers 1-6: Select options during character selection
• Ctrl+C: Copy main text
• M: Toggle music
• P: Advance Period
• D: Advance Day
• I: Check Impersonation Stats
• R: Check Recruit Stats
• Esc: Cancel Game Quit
• Return: Confirm Game Quit

TTS Controls:

• Ctrl+T: Activate TTS Mode (Windows 64 Only)
• Space: Read main text and options
• O: Read options only
• S: Read Coup status information

Scene Content:

• Tutorial Scenes: Conclusion, Sexy Conclusion
• Octopussy Flirt 1 & 2

Art Content:

• Male and Female Hellfire portraits - Nude/Casual added to Scenes and Gallery, Mission Outfit added to Gallery
• Maelish Citizen Vanilla CG, M/F and M/M variants added to Scenes and Gallery

Codex Entries:

• None

Bug Fixes:

• None

Known Issues:

• Keyboard controls may kick in while entering cheat codes and other text. Controls still in progress for secondary screen types (character selection, codex, savegames etc).
• TTS dialogue cannot be interrupted once begun. May have issues if triggered on multiple screens at once. TTS support is 64-bit Windows only.
• WebGL Issues: Be warned that save game data in WebGL mode is less permanent than PC standalone. May also be more prone to memory and other issues.