Version v0.38 Release

Now available for supporters: Debasing Grounds v0.38: "Synapse Corp., Fame and Humiliation" Update. Here's the changelog:

Synapse Corp:

• Two new NPCs in Synapse Marketing

• Changed startup sequence when entering Synapse Marketing

• New quest to film commercials available in Synapse Marketing

• Four increasingly humiliating commercials available (four scenes) with humiliation, slapping, spitting, flogging, whipping, and water sports themes.

• Both femdom and maledom by default. Maledom/femdom exclusive possible depending on settings

• Players can try to stay in character, but may break character if they fail a Temperance and Control checks.

• Failure from pain, anxiety or exhaustion results in the filming needing to be repeated

• Failure from lust increases humiliation fetish

• New way to get an e-coin wallet after filming a commercial and passing a high Social skillcheck

• Completing most auditions successfully results in an additional reputation buff for Synapse Corp.

• New billboard ads for Synapse Corp related content

• New job in the electronics store, offered to players via email one week after completing the ad quest

• The job requires the player to deal with angry customers. Players can try to solve their problem, defuse the situation, or offer to be punished by the customers.

• Five new punishment scenes: flogging, whipping, belly punching, edging, nipple play

• Now possible to get an email address from Synapse Corp

• Ten new NPCs at Synapse Media, including Chase (producer, selectable sex)

• Porn star work available once Town fame is high enough (from the ads or any other means). Requires e-wallet.

• If the PC's fame isn't high enough, he can still get a meeting with the producers by passing a social skill check at reception and an audition by passing additional social skill or seduction skill checks with the producer.

• The seduction attempt results in an oral sex scene (blowjob or pussy eating depending on Chase's sex)

• Three new scenes (edging, anal, whipping)

• The Synapse Advertising simulation now shows three different self-hypnosis scripts (slavery, feminization, pet-play)

• Completing the scripts increases slavery, feminization, and pet play fetishes, while refusing now prevents players from receiving the e-coin reward

Fame and Humiliation:

• Famous characters can be recognized when meeting someone for the first time

• Famous characters will be approached more often on the street.

• Appearing in the ads increases fame but decreases status for most factions.

• Appearing in pornography increases fame

• Players who appear in humiliating ads may be mocked for it.

• Characters who have been placed in the pillory at any time will be approached and taunted.

• Characters who have been subjected to public sex will be approached and taunted.

• Characters who have been publicly humiliated may receive taunts via email.

• New dynamic insults based on the PC's public actions and fame

• Night TV can show porn scenes filmed by the player

Other stuff:

• New electronics store

• It's now possible to buy a computer

• It's now possible to browse the Synapse network from a computer.

• It's now possible to check your email from a computer.

• Sagara (Pangolin Pharma) and Synapse Corp will send a warning email to players who miss their work schedules before they are fired.

• It is now possible to buy a television.

• It's now possible to sit in the cafe after buying coffee.

• New consumable: Coffee

• It is now possible to watch TV in the coffee shop.

• Current TV shows: news, commercials, reruns, porn.

• News can report on some player actions: sabotages, public punishments, public scenes

• Porn scenes include those performed by the player.

• Reworked and added more insults based on PC characters

• Emergency button now removes all movement restrictions

• The cooldown for NPC approaches no longer applies to the bar or nightclubs.

• Attempting to escape from bondage is now easier at home.

• Using the glory hole in the sex shop increases cock worship fetishes.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug that could leave characters "tied to a bed frame" after encounters

• Fixed a bug that could prevent escape from the food processing center

• Fixed a bug where being tied up as Holger's pet could prevent the PC from taking any action if they were gagged

• Fixed sex stats after using the glory hole in the sex shop

• Fixed anxiety and exhaustion stats for certain events

• Fixed a bug with the rental price displayed on the location tab for East Passage 4 Apt 5.

Hope you all like it!