[h1]This is a copy of our v022d release post for early adopters over on Itch, JAST, and GOG.[/h1] Photographers, I hope you’re ready for a spooooooky Sapphire Safari patch! v022d is our LONG awaited update, offering new mechanics around familiarity, exploration, polish, sounds, and fixes! Buckle up! [h2]Spooky Time[/h2] First, let's chat about the new seasonal content we have added to Sapphire Safari! The Pink Moon Haunt is the first “global event” in the game. Events are a new mechanic based on the time system. Normally, events are “localized” to a particular region, but “global” events occur all over the Island. The Pink Moon happens every full moon (every 14 in-game days). [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39700782/b1a1940234144bcc19a715c3706af529a2857285.png[/img] When a full moon appears in the sky, the landscape fills with toxic aphrodisiac spores, driving all the native species wild with lust. Predators, Prey, Humans, it does not matter, the only thing that does is ejaculating. The Pink Moon global event is a fantastic opportunity to photograph the natives under this new effect called “spored” since otherwise, it is a rare occurrence. Just be careful as the natives are very very eager to taste you. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39700782/441354e2de890a6f5639d91a7602f0278e890f15.png[/img] To make the Halloween event feel good we have included a special button on top of the Campsite which will speed up time and force the Pink Moon event to spawn, regardless of the lunar state. So enjoy being swept away! This button will only be here for this patch. You can also summon the Pink Moon by using the beds at Camp to skip forward in time. [h2]Familiarity and Monsutra[/h2] Oh yes, it is finally here. The long-awaited system and mechanics for player progression and sex. These two new systems work hand in hand to give players an engaging system to reward their photography skills. Here is how it all works. [olist] [*] As you photograph the island natives and submit them to Monpedia, the species' Familiarity score increases. The amount depends on the quality of the photo. [*] Grow the Familiarity score enough that the species levels up from Feral to Curious, Curious to Friendly. With each tier, the species will react differently to the Photographer if they are spotted. [*] Instead of fleeing, they will now pose for photographs, and if you’ve managed to become Friendly they will even allow for several interactions. Headpats and any discovered Sex Acts on the island. [/olist] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39700782/4c841f95601b50f305b5dbfd01775953e60e6b25.png[/img] The discovery tool Monsutra is a collection of sex acts the Photographer has managed to photograph on their adventure. Unlocking a sex act in the Monsutra allows that act to be recreated with Friendly species, you can even choose what role you wish to take during the animations, top, bottom, or somewhere in the middle. It depends on what tools your character has (hehe penis) and what the creature you’ve approached has. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39700782/05f2a94607b539e258bdcd5e0731e7f4024763cb.png[/img] Combining the two new systems we have a unique and special way to interact with the wildlife on Sapphire Island. The crazy part about this is just how much more content we can add to the game, we are launching this with a modest amount of animations, but we already have plans to expand the number of animations as more builds are added. This system is very robust and is a perfect complement to our small team's art pipeline. Thank you all very much for helping us get to this point, we experimented with a lot of styles and systems over the past 3 years, and this one is just right for us. [h2]Tools for Feedback and Reporting[/h2] In the previous builds, we had some very interesting crash reports that we were unable to reproduce with our test hardware. To help with future crashes that come up we have built a brand new EXE file that produces crash reports if the game does crash. So now we can quickly and efficiently see the cause of major problems going forward. I ask that if you do experience a crash, no matter how small. Please report it to us so we can work on fixing all issues. You can find the crash logs on your PC here: "C:\Users\{userName}\AppData\Local\SapphireSafari\Saved\Logs" and I would urge you to email them to dave@kinkyfridays.com or join our Discord community and submit them there. Given how rushed the last part of this patch was so we could hit the Halloween deadline we expect there are a couple of things we need to polish up in a hotfix following this launch. So if you find anything please let us know! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39700782/cfe98fa68358eefef89a3fdabbd88d800ab459df.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39700782/0b604668f067bc16b650dd6b03dc6693428ef398.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39700782/bd0389dae76bcdcf860e7954c9f2b7c7c19f669a.jpg[/img] [b]Changelog v022d[/b] [list] [*] Pink Haunt global event added [*] Added temp Pink Moon Event spawn button above camp [*] Familiarity system now tracks Monpedia photo scores per species [*] Familiarity tier system added, changes to species AI per tier [*] Familiarity interaction menu added for Monsutra panel and Headpats [*] Monsutra functionality added, tracking Sex SO discovery [*] Monsutra interaction panel added [*] Added autofellatio masturbation animations [*] Added grass flattening to masturbation animations [*] Added tiny classification Female and Male animations for Hunting and Spored purposes [*] Added Photographer jumping locomotions and systems [*] Added Cliff jumping system, running against cliffs is safe, and jumping from cliffs allows falling [*] Photographer Audio added for key prompts, sex, and idles [*] Species Sex Audio added for Bunnets, Rudier, Lecho, Hoereno, Sweedee Caiadaly, Kokai, Furloin, Malous [*] Spore plant added spawning rates and radius of spores need tweaking [*] Spored species state added [*] Hunting and Spored states now appear on photographs [*] Monpedia Mating Tab categories changed, Sex Sleep removed for Hunting Acts [*] Removed watch Radial Menu [*] Removed gallery filters [*] Removed favorite filters [*] Removed delete from gallery [*] Modified photo storage icon [*] Added Guidebook UI icon and shortcut [*] Added Map UI icon and shortcut [*] Added Blue UI bounding box to Temp Photo Storage Icon [*] Swapped Photo Submission to “Hold”, be safe before you attempt to submit [*] Added Camera Options menu with tap “X” to view temp and saved photo galleries [*] Added notification popup for submission attempt outside of beacon range [*] Trap Plant SFX added [*] Auto Save splash added [*] Adult Content splash added [*] Auto Save icon added [*] Added additional tutorial prompts for new and upcoming features [*] Added background blur to tutorial prompts [*] Fixed camp tools tutorial prompt [*] Penis size increased [*] Added Campsite safe zone [*] Map fixes for SO spawns [*] Map fixes for SO optimizations [*] Map fixes for food optimization [*] Added new SO points for food [*] Map fixes for bridge and walking paths [*] New game fixes for Lunar Position [*] Save fixes for time of day [*] Modified Malous data entry [*] Crash Log creation added to base EXE functionality [*] Added EXE icon [*] Fixed ADS softlock during capture bug [*] Fixed player freeze softlock after using the option menu during gameplay [*] Fixed camera handling issue post-capture [*] Fixed camp under map post sex spawn [*] Fixed options menu default reset button [*] Removed hide player body option [*] Corrected option texts for clarity [/list] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1526900/Sapphire_Safari/ And so concludes the v022 aka the “sex patches” for Sapphire Safari! I originally expected them to be “micro-patches” which turns out was very foolish. Our attention will now turn to the launch on Steam, and the content needed there. This will be mostly focused on presentation, and the introduction sequence to the game. I hope you all have an amazing Halloween! Stay safe!