Just wanted to share something about choices in the game!

...and why not an adorable promo image of MC and Melissa while we're at it!

Ok, so One Day at a Time is a haremish sort of game. It always has been and always will be. And while I DO give you the choice to not sleep with women other than Lydia after a few first encounters with a couple of them I threw in on the house at the beginning of the game. I can't always guarantee you're not going to miss out on some good story beats, if you choose not to have sex with the other girls.

I've been able to keep this to a minimum to this point in the game, but now that we're starting to hit the back half of it. It's gonna be a lot harder to do. Don't get me wrong you'll still get the overall story if you only sleep with Lydia and no one else. Why anyone would wanna do that with all the other wonderful ladies in the game is beyond me, but it's a choice you've been given, to be with whoever you want based on points.

However, like I said, sometimes MC having sexual relations of any kind with a specific character can spawn a story beat that needs to continue past the encounter for whatever reason. It won't affect the overall arc, but it will be a bit of content you miss out on.

For instance in Ch. 20 Pt. 2 there is going to be one with Melissa that starts on your coffee date and will be referenced throughout the remainder of the update. Culminating in something I'm not gonna spoil for you, but I can almost assure that you'll like. Because, I couldn't stop laughing when I wrote it, and right now I'm thinking about what's going to happen on the Yacht as a result.

So my point is. While you are absolutely free to not have sex with anyone but Lydia in the game. You're missing out on some story beats in choosing to go that way at times. Because it's a harem type game at heart, and all the girls are really important. Sometimes I can't just leave a sex scene to die when there's story potential and fun to be had by keeping it going. I've done this throughout the whole game, but it's becoming more pronounced at this point in the life of the game. So, I just thought I'd bring that to your attention.

Besides, being with all of them will let you experience every ending in the game. Their solo endings, then the cannon endings. You really can't go wrong that way. But, you also won't be punished for not playing that way either. You'll just miss stuff others will get here and there.

Also a word of warning. These ladies aren't just going to keep telling you they love you if you don't say it back (I'll try to make a point of being clear on when your final chance with a given love interest will be for that, but that's in the future). So, if you wanna see their endings, you're probably gonna have to tell them you love them at some point, and what better time then the next time they ask! Shit I told them yes the first time on my play-through. But, since they all live in my head IRL it would kinda be like me saying I don't love myself (or some Freudian nonsense like that)!

TLDR: If you're playing my game there's no such thing as TLDR!

That's it for now, I'll probably do a dev update on the 25th of this month, or at least that's my goal!

As always, hope you are all doing well! Cheers!