Hazelnut Latte v0.11.5

v0.11.5 is done!

It has been 150 days since I made a post like this for the last build, and it has been a wild ride. I moved, got married, quit my retail job and made this my full-time job.

I didn't want this update to take as long as it did, but when I actually sit back and compare it to v0.10.5? It's like a completely different game.

So, what took so long? Well, we had some trouble getting certain tasks done for the game that were being handled by an outside contractor. They took a long time and were not communicative, delaying the game longer than I wanted. Not to mention, this new episode has 17k+ words. Refinements and changes to older episodes. 4 new lewd scenes. All lewd scenes are now animated. Jeze and Robbie have their own unique voices. A secret ending to the game. We completely revamped the sprites for Hazel, Jeze, Vera, and Mr. Noto. Added 2 new characters with sprites. A completely new version for mobile that is nearly half as big storage-wise. And we completely redid the gallery system.

It was a lot of work, and I couldn't have done it all myself. Since the last huge update, I hired a programmer, Nobafka. He has been an incredible asset and friend these past few months. The game wouldn't work as well as it does without his tireless efforts. He not only has done fantastic work on this update, but we've been hard at work looking ahead. I want to acknowledge all of his amazing efforts.

We also have a new animator! Their first and only animation in this build is in the secret ending, but I'm very happy to have Koth join the team. They are a lewd femboy artist and animator, and I enjoyed their work immensely and needed to have them on the team. They are already animating scenes for the next episode.

I also want to welcome the two new cast members who joined us in this update. SED21 has joined the cast as Jeze, and The Scarlet Garden has joined the cast as Robbie! They match their characters to a sort of scary degree, and their moans emphasise the already incredible animations. I hope to get more out of them soon ;)

Of course, we can't forget our very own Kokman. He first joined the game at a very bad time. I was without an artist, and this game was up in the air. Kokman took the game and ran with it. Creating amazing art pieces, redoing them because I'm a nitpicker, and completely changing stuff without complaining. He has worked very hard throughout this update, all while moving a few times himself. He is an incredible artist and someone I am very happy to call a friend.

I want to highlight some members of the community (it's so weird that I have one) at this time: A1X, ItsGobyTime, and Demonic Corrupted Soulforge. You have been such incredible help, and this ship wouldn't sail without you.

But honestly, thank all of you. I've been trying to be a full-time artist for a very long time. I took a gamble on adult games, and it paid off. And it only happened because of all of you. You keep me going, and you are my inspiration. :)

But let's do a review of the stuff I promised last time...

• We are going to introduce 2 main love interests and 2 side hook ups!

• We are going to introduce new locations!

• We are going to introduce a 'free roam' mode with a bunch of choices on where to go and what to do!

  This ended up not happening, but is already written to happen in the next episode.

• We are going to introduce the real main plot and central conflict of the narrative!

• I am hoping to tie up some loose ends and choices since it is getting a little out of control! (probably aiding in my sanity level decreasing)

  These two things DID happen, and as it turns out, they took a LOT of time to do.

• And, of course, so many lewd scenes!

  Some may not consider 4 lewd scenes to be many, and I'm one of them. But this was a plot-heavy episode.

• There will be content for Hazel, Jeze, Robbie, and Vera!

  There are 2 lewd scenes for Hazel, a lewd gallery image for Jeze, nothing for Robbie, and 2 lewd scenes for Vera. I definitely thought we'd get farther in the story than we did. I hope to not do this again as now I am outlining and planning very far out.

So, I managed to keep some promises and break others. For that, I am very, very sorry. But I still hope you enjoy this episode and all the fun stuff we have for you to explore!

If you are a $20+ Backer, the code in the older posts will work for every version of v0.11. A new one will be generated for v0.12.

There are new variables in earlier episodes that you will need to get in order for the game to not break.

If something breaks, please restart your game. I know it's a hassle, but as the game is not in a finished state, things will alter and break. Remember to hold CTRL to skip past dialogue and click the same choices to get back to where you were.

So, I hope you all enjoy the newest build of my game!

And remember, you are all my beta testers! If something is broken, message me on Patreon or Discord.

Release Schedule

Each tier will get its own post with its own download links. Please do not distribute these builds to others; post them around. Kokman and I worked really hard to bring this update to you <3

Financer/Latte/Frappe/Americano - 8/12/24

Espresso - 8/19/24 @ 1:00AM PST

Drip - 8/26/24 @ 1:00AM PST

Everyone - 9/9/24*

*Roughly that day, with the Backer tiers, I can schedule posts, but I can't schedule an Itch release. So this may be a few days earlier or a few days later if I find out I'm busy that day. I will do my best, but I cannot promise anything since I don't know what will happen in my life in a month. Please don't bother me about this cause I am just going to either ignore you or screenshot this for you.

Changelog

• Voices will now be in their own channel, so you can adjust the volume in the settings.

• Moans will now be in their own channel, so you can adjust the volume in the settings.

• Jeze now has animated lewd scenes in Episodes 2 & 3. He has 12 animations.

• Dave is now animated in Episode 4. He has 17 animations.

• Hazel has more animations! 6 animations in Episode 4. 6 animations in Episode 3. 9 animations in Episode 2.

• Robbie has more animations! 4 in Episode 4.

• In Episode 4, the player can now cuddle Robbie without the following lewd scene. There is a variable attached.

• In Episode 4, cuddling both Robbie and Hazel only happens if you tell Hazel you are open to polyamory in Episode 2.

• The Mystery Caller (you know who) is now animated in Episode 4 with 5 animations.

• The scene with Robbie and Hazel is now animated and has 10 animations.

• Rewrites and adjustments in dialogue in previous episodes to iron out issues or inconsistencies.

• Fixes the issue where the Player dialogue was not showing up on the phone in the Android build.

• The game now remembers the player's chosen name in Replays.

• Added more free-roaming throughout.

• Added sound effects to Episode 1. (The cup falling and entering Estros)

• I changed the Romance route when interacting with the laptop in Episode 4 to avoid a fourth wall break.

• Expanded the Mystery Caller Jones segment to have a variable indicating if the player wants to be fucked by her or not.

• Expanded Dave's lewd scene to account for new animations.

• Hazel will remember the drink you ordered in Episode 3.

• Fixed sprites for everyone and adjusted them to take up less memory.

• Added a scene in Episode 3 where the player can run into Vera earlier. This creates a variable.

• Added dialogue in Episode 3 to indicate to players that they should go talk to Jeze before doing any other activity.

• If you turned down getting drinks, the variable tracking was broken, but now it's fixed.

• Important moments with a variable attached will be called out.

• The gallery has been completely reworked to have character bios, sprites, and a filter for Episodes and Characters.

• The door code moment in Episode 1 has changed along with the code.

Known Issues

• Waiting for Vera's VA lines, so there is a placeholder.

New Content

• SED21 has been cast as Jeze! New moans and voice lives are added to give Jeze a unique voice.

• The Scarlet Garden has been cast as Robbie! New moans and voice lives are added to give Robbie a unique voice.

• Added a moment in Episode 2 where the player can look at Jeze's butt during the date. Note: This has a variable assigned.

• Locations now have people populating them. They are intractable.

• Select environments, such as Hazel and Robbie's apartment in Episode 5, are explorable.

• Episode 5 has 17,456 words and 4 animated lewd scenes.

• Two new characters with 10 sprites each.

• Mr. Noto has 34 more sprites now.

• Hazel's sprites have been completely redone with 3 new expressions.

• Jeze's sprites have been completely redone with 2 new expressions and 3 new outfits.

• Gallery Images added to Episodes 1 and 2.

• A lower-intensity version of the game is now available with a 1080 resolution. This will be the default mobile version with a smaller download size.

• 4 new art pieces to emphasise special moments in Episodes 1 and 2.

The Future...

So, where do we go from here?

We are hard at work on Episode 6. The game is at 99k words, with Episode 6 having roughly 16k words. It isn't done being written since I pivoted to wrapping up Ep 5. But I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up around 18-19k when I am done.

I've also been outlining the game's future and direction. I have 16 episodes outlined, and I plan to have the game end on Episode 24, but I admit, I'll probably do a special 25-episode thing.

But let's talk about v0.12, aka Episode 6!

• Hazel will have 2 lewd scenes, with one being repeatable.

• Vera will not have new lewd scenes—that could change—but her first two become repeatable with new dialogue.

• Robbie has 1 planned lewd scene, but this could go up...

• Jeze has a whopping 3 lewd scenes, with 2 being repeatable.

• We are going to introduce new 2 main love interests and 2 side hookups!

• The two-side hookups will have repeatable lewd scenes.

• We are going to introduce new locations!

• We will introduce a 'free roam' mode with many choices on where to go and what to do!

• Characters will be at different places depending on the time of day and day of the week.

• We are going to implement a "Making Coffee" mini-game.

• We are hoping to implement another mini-game to earn money at home.

• Potentially getting the game to work with Lovense?

Episode 6 is going to be a MASSIVE shift in the gameplay and flow of the game. We had time to work on the map system since we were delayed due to an outside contractor. It is almost ready, and I hope to implement it into the game proper.

And that is all I have for now! Thank you for actually reading all of this; I feel like I am just speaking to myself here.

Please be sure to follow me on Patreon or Subscribestar for updates and support the game, so I keep having this as my job! I want to make so many femboy games.

Anyway, thank you all! Enjoy the new build! Lemme know if it breaks! And...

Stay Rad Out There!