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The small room after the last puzzle was reworked into a proper hub area.
Added two missing climax animations for H scenes with the succubus.
Added the ability to switch between animations in story H scenes.
Cutscenes no longer reset the active ability.
Added an option to hide Evi’s clothes during H scenes.
Gears under the hanoi tower are now highlighted to make the puzzle less confusing.
Several bugfixes.
Disabled the succubus’ thigh physics for now, it somehow broke in the latest patch.
Scenes 3 and 4 with the male summon should appear on the list, even if for some reason they were not added after the ritual.
Hello everyone! In this update, Evi begins exploring a new branch of the dungeon, which she can access through a newly added portal. To activate the portal, you need to talk to the imp.
This is a smaller update in terms of content. It adds a puzzle room and one H scene.
Additionally:
Fixed the input prompts that broke after the transition to UE 5.4. They now correctly display keys according to the key mapping in the control settings and also take gamepad keys into account.
Made small tweaks and fixes to some of the early cutscenes.
Reduced SSAO effect to fix visual artefacts in H scenes
Added two new outfits for Evi. One can be found in the fresco room, the other in the room before the garden.
Reworked POV in scenes. The camera now follows head animation and has a rotation limit. This creates a more natural “view from the eyes”, but also introduces camera rotation that may be undesirable.
Keep in mind that the POV camera is just an option. For a good POV experience, the head in animations needs to remain almost static, which doesn’t quite fit the nature of the project since all animations are made for third-person viewing.
Added a POV option for all story H-scenes.
Partner Opacity is no longer tied to POV and is now controlled individually for each partner.
On first launch, the game will now attempt to match the desktop resolution. This should fix an issue where the game could start at an extremely large resolution on some PCs.
Several bug fixes.
The Priestess’s puzzle: The metal ball half that was in the Priestess’s room has been placed in the puzzle room, and also added a pattern for the second fog wall to the hint book.
Puzzle in the Garden: Increased the brightness of the glow around the character when the mushroom is in the inventory. This should better convey the intended way to solve the puzzle. Also slightly increased the movement speed of the moths.
Adjusted the controls for the Alchemy puzzle, it should be more intuitive now.
Removed the stabilization of view direction for the POV camera. The camera should no longer spin out of control when looking in certain directions.
H scenes from the ritual with the Succubus are now available through regular summoning. These scenes currently do not have climax animations.
The failed ritual event is now available for replay in demon form.
Several bug fixes.
Hello everyone! The new update is finally out. This update is focused on continuing Evi’s adventures, she will finally get the opportunity to perform a magical ritual with the Succubus.
To progress the story, you will need to interact with the bottle crate in the dead-end room after the final puzzle.
This update includes two new puzzles: one at the alchemy table (it will require some patience), and another in the mini-garden.
As for the H-content, there are new scenes featuring the Mimic, the Imp, the Guest Demon (he doesn’t have a name), and the Succubus. All scenes are event-based, and after triggering them, they can be replayed via the research diary.
You will notice that this update contains more words than action. This is not how I plan to approach development going forward, it just turned out that way this time. I will try to balance things the other way and return to a shorter release cycle.
I hope you enjoy the update!
Feedback and bug reports are always appreciated.
Hello everyone.
I'm continuing to work on story content and event scenes. At this point, almost all the necessary models have been created. Going forward, the work will mostly involve creating frames for cutscenes, adding animations, and scripting everything.
Some screenshots:
The imp will continue to help Evi.
Added a small corner with vegetation to the dead-end room after the last puzzle — it'll be used in some cutscenes. I’ll also need it later for another story event.
A guest demon for an event scene.
Finally added a slider to control skin wetness in H-scenes.
Time for a long-overdue update on what I’ve been working on since the last patch.
Right now, I’m focused on finishing the "second part" of the game (which should conclude with the ritual with the succubus). This requires a good number of new cutscenes and assets. There won’t be much gameplay in the next patch —it will be more about story development and narrative content.
Here are the changes so far:
Herbs have finally made it into the game — the ones mentioned in the quest. You won’t need to collect them like you did with the stones; Evi will find them herself when the corresponding cutscenes are triggered.
I’ve reworked the Mimic's model for Evi’s second encounter with it. The overall design is mostly the same, but I needed a more flexible model and a rig that’s easier to work with. For now, these changes won’t affect the first scene, but I plan to eventually remake it using the new model.
I’ve also made a couple of animations for the new encounter with the Mimic.
Since the ritual preparation involves alchemy, I designed a mini-puzzle themed around it. Its concept is fairly abstract — you won’t be pouring liquids into test tubes or anything like that, but it still ties into the idea of alchemy.
There’s still quite a bit of work ahead, and unfortunately, I won’t be able to release this in smaller chunks — for a story-focused update like this, I’d like to keep everything cohesive.
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