I know the game is EXTREMELY early in dev and doesn't have much in the way of content, but the basics are there and there's a LOT of potential, which is great. Now, just some questions for anyone who might be able to answer seeing as I'm still figuring things out for myself and kinda need a baseline to work off of here.
1. What values for affection/lust are needed to openly get away with lewding people and not feel like there's a brick wall in the way since things like flirting don't actually raise anything most of the time, which is kind of frustrating.
Tbh, the thing that bugs me is how restricted I feel in how I approach talking to people to grind out affection so I'd like a better sense of how that works. Fumbling around is... pretty hit or miss, as you might imagine.
2. Can we actually do anything with Blanche yet? Or not yet? Other than a handjob I mean. I have her at over 110 affection now so I was just curious, and why I asked my first question.
3. How to raise some of those bars in the upper left status screen, or at least a better explanation on how to manage them please and thank you.
Those are my biggest questions in need of some more clarification.
As for the update itself, I liked the Head Priestess's introductory event and hope to see her and more priestesses to add to my literally kingdom sized harem. Ah, I really do like how we can customize those sorts of things in the game.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any answers. This is a lot different from other sandbox games I've played before so it's throwing me off a bit.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the game and the new update! To answer your questions:
1. What levels of affection/lust are required for an interaction depends solely on the interaction. Things like giving a friendly compliment to the character or giving a regular gift don't require anything but touching and intimacy will require more. For public sex it takes about 400 lust for the NPC to be open to it (some events require 600).
In terms of getting big amounts of affection and lust fast, I recommend raising your character's charisma. At higher levels, your charsma gives you automatic affection with an encountered NPC, enough to start doing more raunchy stuff like handjobs, footjobs, touching, etc.
2. Blanche starts off willing to give/receive handjobs and footjobs, and like most other NPCs, she's fine with touching and massaging, as long as you're not grabbing any inappropriate places. Once you raise her affection/lust/obsession high enough, you'll be able to perform any sexual act with her, as with other NPCs.
3. The bars in the upper left corner are the stats of your kingdom: Order, Fame, Depravity. Other than some court events and Depravity impacting how willing criminals or guards are to take advantage of you during crime events (if you have non-consent toggle on), they don't do much right now, which is why I haven't made them stand out visually yet.
If you want to alter the stats, the best way to do this is to complete court events. Alternatively, you can change them passively by changing policies by talking with Eugene, or by crime-fighting in the city slums (the dark buildings on the map).
By the way, I'm planning on upgrading the UI in the future to make everything easier to read and more convenient to navigate. I've been stalling a bit because I still don't know which mechanics will require a menu, but hopefully, once I get a grasp on it, I can make the game's system easier to understand for y'all. Cheers!