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PSA: The new launcher is only for UE5 builds of the game and therefore is not accessible to Avatar tier patrons.
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It's finally here, the first Unreal Engine 5 build of Carnal Instinct - v0.5.01 - is now LIVE.

The first section of the initial story quest is in, and the game will now progress in much larger elements; we will no longer publish a new build every month, instead larger chunks of the world and story will release every few months. In order to give you a much better idea of how development is progressing, we're going to be posting in-depth development and behind-the-scenes blogs on a more frequent basis.

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New Launcher

The all-new launcher for the Unreal Engine 5 version of Carnal Instinct allows for patching with each update, rather than a full download every time. This means that we will be pushing bugfix updates more frequently than the larger content updates, so you will still get game fixes and performance improvements between the chunks of gameplay, "intimate encounters", and quests.

You will need to extract the launcher to run it, please don't try to run it from within the compressed archive!

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Expectations & Pre-Alpha

We know there is a lot of excitement about this move, but please remember that this is essentially a brand new game. There will be bugs, probably a lot of bugs, and issues. Little content has been ported across from Unreal Engine 4, so whilst it'll expand quickly, the world is obviously lacking depth in comparision to the existing builds.

Please help by reporting major performance issues, along with hardware specs and graphics settings, as well as show-stopping bugs. At this stage we don't need reports of floating models etc, as we know well that there will be lots of these and we're not onto solely cosmetic fixes for a while.

Whilst we finalise our new traversal system climbing has been entirely disabled. This decision wasn't taken lightly, but a half-implemented system had the potential to cause more harm than it was worth. More ways to navigate the world will return in a future update.

Once the disabled features are reenabled we will consider this version of the game as the Alpha Build of Carnal Instinct.

Known Issues

This build has some systems, like magic, gated simply by the point in the story where the game opens. However some mechanics, such as setting romance paths and the mess/cleaning system, have been temporarily disabled for technical reasons. These will be restored in the next couple of updates once teething issues have been ironed out.

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More Music

We have new menu and in-game music, as well as raunchy limericks and bawdy ballad's by our boisterous bard, Nenu.

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Pregnancy


Pregnancy content is not for everyone, so it's disabled by default. You will have to visit the virility and fertility shrines on Tal-Senet to activate this feature.

Pakhet.png

Feed Pakhet the almost-tame Mau

Damaris' tamed Mau, "She Who Scratches" doesn't take kindly to attempts to pet her, she will however devour food when offered. This is an important feature. It deserves this paragraph. I will die on this hill.

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ACT 1: Traveller in and Antique Land

This build represents the very beginning of act one, you find yourself on the shores of Sabu and begin your journey. Soon you'll share the lands with Drakes, Sphynx, and all manner of exotic creatures... for now though you'll need to shed your mundane form and learn to fend for yourself in the fallen lands of Tal-Senet and Mehden Island.

There's too much to talk about in a single post, so fire up the game and give it a go. Lots will be broken, but with your help finding the issues we can stomp those bugs.

Thank you so much for your incredible support, keep your eyes peeled for more info and behind the scenes in the weeks ahead!


Team Carnal Instinct

Note: I have not yet downloaded or tested the UE5 version, so I cannot speak for any potential security measures it may or may not have. UE4 versions of the game released on Patreon have security measures that require compromising a Patreon account (and subsequently getting banned from subscribing) in order to share a functional version that loads to the title screen. It would be reasonable to assume they have a similar security measure in place for the new version, but that would be an assumption until I or someone else is able to test.
 

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PSA: The new launcher is only for UE5 builds of the game and therefore is not accessible to Avatar tier patrons.
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It's finally here, the first Unreal Engine 5 build of Carnal Instinct - v0.5.01 - is now LIVE.

The first section of the initial story quest is in, and the game will now progress in much larger elements; we will no longer publish a new build every month, instead larger chunks of the world and story will release every few months. In order to give you a much better idea of how development is progressing, we're going to be posting in-depth development and behind-the-scenes blogs on a more frequent basis.

View attachment 2755867

New Launcher

The all-new launcher for the Unreal Engine 5 version of Carnal Instinct allows for patching with each update, rather than a full download every time. This means that we will be pushing bugfix updates more frequently than the larger content updates, so you will still get game fixes and performance improvements between the chunks of gameplay, "intimate encounters", and quests.

You will need to extract the launcher to run it, please don't try to run it from within the compressed archive!

View attachment 2755866

Expectations & Pre-Alpha

We know there is a lot of excitement about this move, but please remember that this is essentially a brand new game. There will be bugs, probably a lot of bugs, and issues. Little content has been ported across from Unreal Engine 4, so whilst it'll expand quickly, the world is obviously lacking depth in comparision to the existing builds.

Please help by reporting major performance issues, along with hardware specs and graphics settings, as well as show-stopping bugs. At this stage we don't need reports of floating models etc, as we know well that there will be lots of these and we're not onto solely cosmetic fixes for a while.

Whilst we finalise our new traversal system climbing has been entirely disabled. This decision wasn't taken lightly, but a half-implemented system had the potential to cause more harm than it was worth. More ways to navigate the world will return in a future update.

Once the disabled features are reenabled we will consider this version of the game as the Alpha Build of Carnal Instinct.

Known Issues

This build has some systems, like magic, gated simply by the point in the story where the game opens. However some mechanics, such as setting romance paths and the mess/cleaning system, have been temporarily disabled for technical reasons. These will be restored in the next couple of updates once teething issues have been ironed out.

View attachment 2755871

More Music

We have new menu and in-game music, as well as raunchy limericks and bawdy ballad's by our boisterous bard, Nenu.

View attachment 2755878

Pregnancy


Pregnancy content is not for everyone, so it's disabled by default. You will have to visit the virility and fertility shrines on Tal-Senet to activate this feature.

View attachment 2755874

Feed Pakhet the almost-tame Mau

Damaris' tamed Mau, "She Who Scratches" doesn't take kindly to attempts to pet her, she will however devour food when offered. This is an important feature. It deserves this paragraph. I will die on this hill.

View attachment 2755876


ACT 1: Traveller in and Antique Land

This build represents the very beginning of act one, you find yourself on the shores of Sabu and begin your journey. Soon you'll share the lands with Drakes, Sphynx, and all manner of exotic creatures... for now though you'll need to shed your mundane form and learn to fend for yourself in the fallen lands of Tal-Senet and Mehden Island.

There's too much to talk about in a single post, so fire up the game and give it a go. Lots will be broken, but with your help finding the issues we can stomp those bugs.

Thank you so much for your incredible support, keep your eyes peeled for more info and behind the scenes in the weeks ahead!


Team Carnal Instinct

Note: I have not yet downloaded or tested the UE5 version, so I cannot speak for any potential security measures it may or may not have. UE4 versions of the game released on Patreon have security measures that require compromising a Patreon account (and subsequently getting banned from subscribing) in order to share a functional version that loads to the title screen. It would be reasonable to assume they have a similar security measure in place for the new version, but that would be an assumption until I or someone else is able to test.
So they are not going to release it on steam just yet? Are we supposed to wait another few months for this?
 
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So they are not going to release it on steam just yet? Are we supposed to wait another few months for this?
yes, they said the ue5 build will be released on July 31 2023 in Steam. but I'm afraid we'll have to tinker with the protection of their new launcher, unless you bought it of course
 
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Their website tells of something called 'Carnal Vision' activated by pressing 'F' but nothing happens. It's supposed to highlight those you can fuck and stuff but no key does that. Is that not implemented or something?
 
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Their website tells of something called 'Carnal Vision' activated by pressing 'F' but nothing happens. It's supposed to highlight those you can fuck and stuff but no key does that. Is that not implemented or something?
The hotkey might not be properly set. Assuming you're on the UE4 version, go into controls and make sure the hotkey is set. If it is, use it at the docks where you first started and it should highlight some of the NPCs who walk around the area.
 

phillibuster

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The hotkey might not be properly set. Assuming you're on the UE4 version, go into controls and make sure the hotkey is set. If it is, use it at the docks where you first started and it should highlight some of the NPCs who walk around the area.
I should be on the latest version from here. But when I go to options... and I saw it now. It says Carnal Instinct, not vision... butt yeah, thanks for the heads up.
 

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does Anyone have the UE5 Build?
They’d be forfeiting their Patreon account if they shared it.
I've verified that they did forward port a similar setup into the UE5 build, yes:
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In other news, gratuitous bugs aside the UE5 version actually does feel like a game rather than a demo area the way the UE4 version felt. An introduction, quests leading me places, combat that has been improved over UE4, etc.

...But putting the bugs aside is kind of not reasonable. There are more bugs here than you can find getting summoned in a mummy movie.

Edit: Speak of the devil and he shall appear. They released the first bugfix build:


  • Fixed - an issue with Cosmetic Shrine not being interactable after completing Masquerade
  • Fixed - an issue with Cosmetic Points not showing on the World Map after completing Masquerade
  • Fixed - an issue with saving the game from the Pause Menu
  • Fixed - an issue which made campfires non-interactable after use due to an issue with the Auto-save system
  • Fixed - an issue with the Utnas interactable that made it impossible for some players to re-attempt the Fel-Req fight
  • Fixed - an issue with an uncecessary Auto-Save on the Behold boss-fight
  • Fixed - an issue with Moswen's sex scenes which resulted in the player being in the wrong position
  • Fixed - an issue with some Draconid Skins being missing from the Cosmetic Screen
  • Fixed - an issue with some horns not appearing in DSS
  • Fixed - an issue with the Game Launcher not recognizing some Ascended Subscribestar Patrons as Ascended
  • Fixed - a typo on the Post-Pregnancy popup
  • Fixed - an issue with Felian Hair not appearing in the cosmetic list
  • Fixed - a material issue with NPC mouths
  • Changed - Auto-Saves generated by major quest Objectives or Campfires now show as Auto-saves in the load Menu
 
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Remnant-1

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Sheeesh! I may even hold off on pulling the trigger on a day one Steam buy if it's buggy, probably wait awhile and see what some youtuber streams of it in the meantime.
 
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Sheeesh! I may even hold off on pulling the trigger on a day one Steam buy if it's buggy, probably wait awhile and see what some youtuber streams of it in the meantime.
streams a... porn game...?
and wdym "day one", the game isn't even in alpha
 
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