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I can't post art of the newest LL:E enemy without the post being flagged by Patreon, so I'll just say...

... Horse :)

Final Dungeon Cultist

Poll: Mimic Difficulty

Hey hey! It's hard to gauge the difficulty of a fight while testing, especially in a game like Darkest Dungeon where difficulty is the intent.

So, considering the Mimic is intended to be an optional MINI-BOSS, so please bear in mind that a degree of difficulty is intended (unless you figured out what item to use on the chest, which is supposed to make the fight much easier).

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.33 Test Release (Ancestor Tier Early Access)

The Provision Update

Changes:

• Expanded provision slots when selecting quest equipment. This was a necessary change because occasionally the base game wouldn't be able to display all of the extra provision items that LL:E adds.

• Increased spawn rate of the mimic chest following feedback that people weren't encountering it enough.

 Bugfixes:

• Fixed some items not showing up in the provisions screen and becoming unusabl...

  2024-07-16 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.33 Test Release (Baron Tier Early Access) 

The Provision Update

Changes:

• Expanded provision slots when selecting quest equipment. This was a necessary change because occasionally the base game wouldn't be able to display all of the extra provision items that LL:E adds.

• Increased spawn rate of the mimic chest following feedback that people weren't encountering it enough.

 Bugfixes:

• Fixed some items not showing up in the provisions screen and becoming unusabl...

  2024-07-09 16:39:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Mimic Feedback

This is the biggest thing I've ever added to LL:E, and it was a lot of work. In fact there is another Mimic mod available on Darkest Dungeon, and because of how capture mechanics work this ended up being four times bigger than a whole other mod -- just as a small part of LLE!

As such there might be problems with it.

As usual please remember to report any issues to #modding-help or #mod-bugs in the discord AFTER READING THE FAQ :)

There are three main q...

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.32 Test Release (Ancestor Tier Early Access)

The Mimic Update

Changes:

• Added a new curio to all regions: The Mimic Chest. Can you spot the subtle tell that sets it apart from a normal chest?

• Added a new interaction with The Mimic Chest. Maybe there's an item you can use to mollify and calm the beast before engaging it..?

• Added a new capture enemy: The Mimic. Rumour has it there are two variants of this elusive foe.

• Added new trinkets: 2024-06-25 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

The Mimics are done*!

*apart from their audio. That's coming soon 'cos it's a whole job on its own.

But hey- they're in the game now! That took forever!

Coding capture enemies is so fun and normal in this game. Especially the part where you have to do exponentially more work depending on how many you're adding. To add two enemies with two variations I had to do eight enemies' worth of coding and testing and implementation.

On top of that capture enemies LOVE to misbehave: AI weirdness, Animation ...

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.32 Test Release (Baron Tier Early Access)

The Mimic Update

Changes:

• Added a new curio to all regions: The Mimic Chest. Can you spot the subtle tell that sets it apart from a normal chest?

• Added a new interaction with The Mimic Chest. Maybe there's an item you can use to mollify and calm the beast before engaging it..?

• Added a new capture enemy: The Mimic. Rumour has it there are two variants of this elusive foe.

• Added new trinkets: 2024-06-18 06:58:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Mistakes, freaks of nature, and outtakes

With the implementation side of the Mimics themselves finished and sorted, I thought it'd be fun to share some of the more fun outtakes / failures / abominations from the Mimics' creation.

Consider this a blooper reel, but for mod creation!

Do you have a favourite?

The Mimics are implemented!

The mimic animations, attacks, statblocks, AI, spawning logic, and curio are all implemented!

All that's left to do are the special Mimic Trinkets, the Mimic pregnancies, and the Mimic audio!

The erotic thrill of finally getting an enemy's AI to behave the way you want it to.

I've never been so satisfied in my life.

When do y'all want the Mimic?

So both variants of the Mimic are nearing completion / implementation, including their alt-fight variants (All four of them).

I still, however, need to do their trinkets and pregnancies.

Would you prefer to wait until every aspect of the Mimics are completed, or would y'all like a test release where they're in the game but with a basic loot table + eldritch pregnancies as placeholders?

I need your help.

With every capture enemy I add I find its best to keep the character's head obscured so it could reasonably be any of your heroines under there getting it (unless they're not white, but fuck, I cannot cover every scenario)

Any idea how a woman on all fours under here could have an obscured head?

Workload: The Updatening

Hey lovelies. Just letting you know where we're at following my previous post

As you know, the animation files got fucked up. My animator has made some efforts to fix them, but these also seem to be wobbly too. Not only are they all twisted up and wrong, but they're actively crashing the game on load. It's a headache.

Still though, I've been working on things around the animation nightmare. He...

Quick animation update

Remember how the sprites were all facing the wrong way?

Turns out the Darkest Dungeon build of Spine has no way to easily correct this by simply flipping the animation.

We had to completely rebuild and recreate all the animations.

Pain.

Fortunately it's all fixed now! Back to work!

Bugtesting animation files is always a good time.

Our boy seems a little lost.

... And also huge.

You wouldn't let one of your heroines be caught in this thing would you?

I'm sure you wouldn't.

Don't put your hands in that thing.

Or maybe do. I don't know what kind of freak you are. <3

Workload

Hey lovelies. Wanna know why updates have been slow following 1.3?

In Darkest Dungeon adding enemies with capture mechanics is Fun™️ because every enemy you create you have to create twice: One version of it without a captive, and one version of it with.

And let's say you want to create a variant of that enemy that spawns under separate conditions? Well now you've got two enemies that each need two capture forms. Four enemies total.

And let's say you've gotten ambitious ...

whatever could these fun things be..?

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.31 Test Release (Ancestor Tier Early Access)

The Curious Update 

Changes:

• Added Lustiest Lair support for the popular mod class Lamia

• Removed dependency: Clair's Journal Compatibility Fix. Please remove this mod from your mod load order.

Bugfixes:

• Corrected a few typos and missing strings

• Fixed text overflow in the description of the Vessel of th...

  2024-04-02 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

What changes / features would you like to see added to LL:E?

I'm working on a few things right now - skill icons for heroes, a couple of new trinkets, and a new mini-boss, but while these are cooking I want to know if there is anything you'd like to see in LLE? UI stuff? Audio? A specific kind of encounter? A change to something in particular that's been bugging you?

Let me know! :)

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.31 Test Release (Baron Tier Early Access)

The Curious Update 

Changes:

• Added Lustiest Lair support for the popular mod class Lamia

• Removed dependency: Clair's Journal Compatibility Fix. Please remove this mod from your mod load order.

Bugfixes:

• Corrected a few typos and missing strings

• Fixed text overflow in the description of the Vessel of th...

  2024-03-26 20:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Both?

Both is good.

I have a very important question for my backers:

Vote and comment what you like about your favourite below~

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.3 Public Release

The Hangman Update

[1.3]

Bugfixes:

• Fixed missing strings when when ignoring a command with a fungal pregnancy

Changes:

• Added new preview icon for 1.3
• Added audio for Bandit Hangman
• Reduced or outright eliminated PROT on Bandit Hangman at all levels of difficulty
• Reduced max HP of Bandit Hangman while he has a heroine captured at all levels of difficulty
• Reduced max HP of Jell...
  2024-03-06 20:33:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Paid Opportunity: A call for artists and animators

Hello, lovelies!

I'm really happy with what I've managed to achieve in LLE so far, and the artists and animators I've worked with have been fantastic!

I am always on the lookout for more artists and animators however - if you can create sprites in Darkest Dungeon's art style, or if you have experience in Spine or Dragonbones, please get in contact with me by messaging me on Patreon or joining our Discord here<...

The Ancestor tier link for 1.3 is fixed (:

Lustiest Lair: Expanded v1.3 Public Release (Ancestor Tier Early Access)

The Hangman Update

[1.3]

Bugfixes:

• Fixed missing strings when when ignoring a command with a fungal pregnancy

Changes:

• Added new preview icon for 1.3
• Added audio for Bandit Hangman
• Reduced or outright eliminated PROT on Bandit Hangman at all levels of difficulty
• Reduced max HP of Bandit Hangman while he has a heroine captured at all levels of difficulty
• Reduced max HP of Jell...
  2024-02-28 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post