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Episode 2 Weekend Update

First of all I would like to apologize for how late this update is. My ISP had a problem and the town has been without internet since Saturday evening - thankfully its back now.

Last week my plan was to do some more writing if my health would allow it, it has been a rough couple of weeks but I have finally started getting better. I've not managed to do as much as I had hoped for but I managed to write about half a scene for Eva as well as a couple of scenes for the main story line regarding ge...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Like I mentioned in the last update I have gotten a bit sick. This week has been pretty rough and I have spent most of it in bed, as a result I haven't been able to do much in terms of work.

I wanted to try to get a little bit of writing done, and I managed to write about half a scene - nothing to brag about but it's better than nothing I suppose. I've also managed to have a little chat with a new artist, I'm not gonna say who just yet but I'm really excited to have them on board for a commiss...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

First of all sorry the update is a little late, as mentioned in the last update I was busy working at an expo all weekend - which was really fun by the way despite the fact that I have now gotten sick as a result xP

Last week my plan was to redo the parts of the tutorial that had to do with the movement system now that a new one has been implemented, and release a new patreon devbuild. I managed to get both of those things done in a bit of a rush before Thursday when I left for the expo.

Episode 2 Devbuild 0.2.2

Like I somewhat touched on in the weekend update I was planning to get a new devbuild out tomorrow, the reason for that (rather than doing a weekend release) is because I will be away on a job this weekend. Since I actually have to leave tomorrow in order to be able to be at work Friday morning I don't know how long I will be home tomorrow, and thus I have decided to rush the devbuild ever so slightly.

TLDR: Game update here! x3

0.2.2 Changelog
-  Chan...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week my plan was to remove the old movement system in favor on the new one, change the map to fit with the new system, and keep writing for Eva.

The old movement system has successfully been removed and the new one seems to work as intended, the map still looks nothing like a map but functionally speaking it works.

I've also managed to get some writing done for Eva and I'm happy to say that at this very moment her relationship progression is completed up to and including the "medium...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week my plan was to implement the "buying the hyperdrive" scene, and keep writing scenes for Eva.

The hyperdrive scenes have been implemented, and I have written one set of scenes for Eva, the "Very Low Familiarity" phone call and date scenes. Turns out its a bit of a challenge to write scenes for Eva and not make things get too steamy too quickly given that she is an old friend of our main character right from the start, but I think I'm doing an okay job with it so far.

Next week I...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week my plan was to focus on writing - the "buying the hyperdrive" scene, and starting on Eva's scenes.

I have written the buying scenes as well as the introduction, first phone call, and first date with Eva.

I've also done some more testing of the new movement system and I think we're approaching the point where a new Patreon devbuild is a good idea - I want to get a bunch more work done on Eva first though so that there is more new content for those of you who have played the prev...

Patreon Payments

Continuing on from last moth Patreon is having some trouble with collecting payments, I think most of you will be aware of this already but for the sake of making sure everyone is well informed I decided to make a post about it.

A few days ago I (and all other creators) got a mail from Patreon, I have made a pastebin containing the information in that email and it can be seen here: https://pastebin.com/tFE82gM6

There d...

Jenny Full Ref

Figured I'd post the nude version of the weekend update image as well for those of you gracious enough to pay the little extra, love you :3

Episode 2 Weekend Update

The plan last week was to finish up the last pawnshop favor, remove the health system, and start writing for Eva.

The final favor has been written, now all that remains is to write the scene where the hyperdrive actually gets purchased. The health system has been removed. And I have started adding Eva to the game.

While I planned to write the first scene for Eva and work forwards from there I have decided on a slightly different route. Since most of the back-end code from Carver could be...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

The plan last week was to keep refining the movement system, write another scene for the main quest, and maybe work a little on the hunger/health systems.

The new movement system is now up and working as intended, it has been redesigned to work more like that of Episode 1 where you can open a map screen and select your destination rather than having to click to move through mostly empty streets in order to get to where you actually want to be.

A new scene has been written for the main qu...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week my plan was to work on the alternative movement system, write another scene for the main questline, and maybe get started changing the health and hunger systems.

Due to some IRL stuff I wasn't able to get quite as much done as I was hoping for. I still managed to work out the basics of the new movement system though as well as writing the new scene. I was not able to start working on the health/hunger systems.

Next week my plan is to keep refining the move...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week my plan was to write the next stage of the main questline, make the bar, and hopefully start working on Eva.

Since I also did a public alpha release this week I chose not to start work on Eva yet but focus on minor bugfixes, taking feedback, and planning ahead instead.

And I'm very glad I did - I have decided to change up the movement system for the next Patreon devbuild to see if I can make it more streamlined. I also wanna have a serious look at maybe removing hunger and heal...

Episode 2 Public Alpha (V0.2.1)

Its time for another public alpha of Occupational Hazards Episode 2

The game is still pretty bare-bones, and not very polished. But I think the actual systems of the game are now working well enough, and that there is enough new content for a public release. I hope the game is moderately enjoyable, and any feedback is greatly appreciated <3

The Web version can be played on Newgrounds. 2018-08-08 17:18:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Tentacle Farm Requirements

With the latest devbuild a "Tentacle Farm" has been added to the game as a new place where the main character can go to work.

Finding the farm itself is a bit of a special event, and thus there is a list of requirements that need to be met in order to trigger the scene that lets you find it. The list is as follows:

- You need to have an arousal value of 50 or more (AP)
- The time of day needs to be morning
- You need to walk onto the street north of the shopping districts
- And ...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week my plan was to write the next stage of the main questline, and to add a new job to the game.

I ended up writing quite a bit more than one stage of the main questline as the first two intended stages (meeting the trader and doing the first favor) sort of naturally combined into one long scene, and the next two favors ended up being very simmilar as well - leading to a total of four stages of the questline being written as opposed to the single one that was planned.

As planned I ...

Episode 2 Devbuild 0.1.5

Time for another devbuild!

The UI has still not been proppely designed, but the layout of it is pretty much finalised - even so I'd love to hear what you think about it :3

Additionally there is some new content that I hope you will enjoy~

Oh and do read the changelog below before playing.. Or at least the last entry of it x3

0.1.5 Changelog:
- Added a hospital to repair "max health" damage, not very usefull yet.
- Added a pharmacy to the hospital and moved th...

Diives Interactive Animation Pack

Third times the charm eh? xP

To get a small break from Occupational Hazards to clear my mind (and let my hand recover a bit from all the writing) I took a couple of days last week to put together a small back of animations made by the amazing Diives (please check out their gallery, you will not be dissapointed :3)

Using the opportunity to get some more practice with how animations work in unity I also added ...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week the plan was to get the coding done for the first part of the main questline, as well as writing the first stage of the quest.

The coding turned out to be pretty simple, which left me with plenty of time to do some other stuff as well, so in addition to the planned coding and writing I have also written two variant scenes for the "masturbate with vibrator" option in Samantha's ship and implemented those.

This week I plan to write the next stage of the main questline, write and ...

Cameos!

Due to the need for a lot of different characters to take part in each of the multi-character scenes in Occupational Hazards. I will throughout the production of the game try to fix deals with some of the artists to make participation in scenes a YCH type thing to give as many people as possible the possibility of getting their characters in the game.

I am not 100% sure how to organize such a thing as of yet, I am in talks with some artists and I'm sure we'll be able to figure something out bu...

Next Relationship Character

Options is a good thing.

During the course of the game Samantha will meet and have the option to become friends and eventually partners with several characters. Most of these will be encountered later in the game (not on the planet the game starts on) but I want 2-3 of them to be available on planet one.

Rather than giving the relationship characters names I will in this contex call them by their roles - for reference: Carver is the "Dominant Boyfriend" character.

What I'm wonderin...

Favors~

As I mentioned in the weekend update I have started writing the start of the main questline. In regards to that I would like to open for some suggestions.

The first character we will encounter in the main quest is a salesman/trader, and not really an honest one. Having a desperate need for a new hyperdrive Samantha will try to bargain with the trader who is proposing a ridiculous price for the drive. He will agree to reduce the price in exchange for "favors".

I plan to have 6 of these f...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week the plan was to set up Carver's apartment as an aditional place to sleep once you become his girlfriend, and start working on the main questline.

I ended up being away from home for three days, which made it hard to do the coding for the main questline - I was however still able to write, and I have put together a synopsis of the story the game will be telling, and I have started writing the start in more detail.

Next week I will be doing the coding for the start of the main q...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

Last week the plan was to finish up Carver's date events. I expected to be able to start working on the main quest as well, but a combination of IRL stuff and the fact that Carver's unique date scenes ended up being more than twice as long as I had originally intended made that impossible. 

For those interested, here is a visual representation of one of Carver's two unique dates:

Patreon Updates

In a recent update Patreon has now made it possible for all creators to set their pages to "charge up front". What that means is that any new patrons will be charged for the current month the moment they join, and then the 1st of each following month as usual.

Personally I am a fan of the "charge up front" system, and I will therefore set my page to use it starting from next weekend (14th of July) Existing patrons should not be in any way affected by this change but I figured I should let ever...

Episode 2 Weekend Update

The goal for this week was to rework the UI layout to make it more comfortable and intuitive to use. I'm happy to say that I have managed to put together a layout that I feel is a hell of a lot better than what I originally had.

I also re-wrote large parts of the tutorial to make it a little bit more streamlined, and to make it work with the new UI.

Keeping in mind that the UI is still far from done - it still needs actual graphics, I have so far only been considdered with layout - I am ...

Episode 2 Devbuild 0.1.3

In order to get some more eyes on the new UI and give it a propper testrun, here is a devbuild for those interested.

The only new features is the UI and tutorial revamp, and some minor bugfixes. Despite the lack of new content I would be really happy if you guys could have a look regardless and let me know how it feels to play with the new UI^^

Until next time, have a good one :3
-Sammy    

Episode 2 UI Update

So I have been working quite a bit on the UI the past couple of days, and I think I'm close to finding a layout that I'm happy with.

The actual graphical components are still placeholder (and mostly just basic colours) but please take a look at this, and let me know how you feel about this layout in comparison to the one I've been using so far~

Just as a quick clarification he...