HTML In Her Own Hands [v0.8.1] [Surprise & Delight Media]

[Michael1957]

As "complete undressing" might delete the previous saves of worn clothes, the best solution IMHO would be a way to safe a complete set that could be "worn" by using that one.
A more convenient way would be to have several sets: normal, working, party, ...

I did laundry every day (just was afraid of failing to do it on time - I recommend some failsafe for that and it should force to do laundry next). I've got the impression that I cleaned ALL clothes in need of cleaning. Including the worn clothes minus 1. I don't think that that was intended that way. If the lady cannot walk out when not properly dressed, she would certainly not undress at a semi-public laundry room.

 

[CrowleyJ]

Good catch! In the next release, we will make sure that getting dressed in the bathroom doesn't take away any energy. That is definitely an unintended consequence. In the meantime, if you just back out of that scene (using the back button in the left panel), you should be able to continue the game.

I enjoy how responsive you are! I did just handle it by backing out, but I thought you'd want to know about it.

Another thing I liked and forgot to mention is the fact that our heroine, despite being a virgin, clearly has sexual experience - from the references to giving head and liking it. Another tired trope I'm sick of seeing is a female protagonist whose biological age is 18-21 and has a mental age of about 6. Frankly, although I get wanting to take the time to introduce the sister character and the porn/erotica, I would have enjoyed it even more if the protagonist already knew about them. She's in her early 20s in the 21st century, nobody hasn't looked at porn.

Definitely! BDSM can (and should) very much be fully consensual. Some women are even into the fantasy of simulated non-consent, itself a consensual choice. We just want the main character to be fully in control of her actions---not molested or blackmailed or threatened or (and I can't believe I have to say this) raped as the only reason she ever has sex. Some women just willingly have sex, in a healthy way.

You have no idea how reassuring that is to hear. I'm so sick of games treating domination and coercion as the same thing, give me some wholesome BDSM relationships dangit!

 

[nick43890]

I really enjoy these kind of games so hope you stick with it!

 

[Armelle69]

And just because there's a weird and slightly gross amount of people out here complaining about this, I'm gonna say I also enjoy the lack of rape or coerced content. PSA: rape and coercion are not normal or good, and rape and coercion have no place in domination/submission.

Definitely! BDSM can (and should) very much be fully consensual. Some women are even into the fantasy of simulated non-consent, itself a consensual choice. We just want the main character to be fully in control of her actions---not molested or blackmailed or threatened or (and I can't believe I have to say this) raped as the only reason she ever has sex. Some women just willingly have sex, in a healthy way.

At last !!
One person here who doesn't thing that aggression is a normal behaviour
Yes, a girl can have asexual without being forced. And that's how she can love it
The frenquently-seen answer "But it's a game, not real life, we can fantasize about that if it's not real" is absolutely not valid !
=> If it is, then it's also applicable about murder, torture, and so one...
Aggressions are only an exciting thing for psychopaths.
Don't believe this is a "normal" behaviour.

So : thank you for this approach of human desire !
I'll definitely keep an eye on this game, and will try it as soon as the little problems are fixed (clothes set, lack of energy)

 

[Surprise & Delight]

As "complete undressing" might delete the previous saves of worn clothes, the best solution IMHO would be a way to safe a complete set that could be "worn" by using that one.
A more convenient way would be to have several sets: normal, working, party, ...

Definitely going to be part of the next release!

I did laundry every day (just was afraid of failing to do it on time - I recommend some failsafe for that and it should force to do laundry next). I've got the impression that I cleaned ALL clothes in need of cleaning. Including the worn clothes minus 1. I don't think that that was intended that way. If the lady cannot walk out when not properly dressed, she would certainly not undress at a semi-public laundry room.

The clothes being worn don't get counted as "dirty" until you take them off, so she's not washing what she's wearing (though maybe in a future update ). The totals will appear as if you were washing everything, though.

 

[Surprise & Delight]

Anyways, this game could use a bit of a hint system or signposting to point towards content. As I've not managed much beyond hitting up the halloween event and very slowly building up stats with roomies.

We've added some hints, but may add a couple more.

 

[thedonkate]

i spent more time picking clothes to wear than exploring the game :/

 

[zabiha]

Fuck yeah, no rape bullshit. But what about prostitution (consensual) and pregnancy, any plans for those?

rape is the best

 

[Deleted member 219172]

a give it a try

 

[AndrasReynolds]

The writing is very good, the clothing system is cumbersome. Why not something more like other games in this genre where all the clothing options are on one screen?

 

[Rule97]

I'm playing from my phone, dunno why but the images are broken when i load the html

 

[CrowleyJ]

5. Energy management: we will definitely take another look at this to get it more balanced. We thought that with the coffee and ability to nap or rest in multiple places, as well as the "sleep for the night" option in the bedroom, that it would be more easily managed. We'll see if we can fix the amount of energy spent per activity. PS--the downtown coffee shop might be a cool place to visit!

Obviously it's your game so it's up to you, but I would suggest you consider what the energy system is adding to the game. You already have limited access to events by time of day, relationship/work level, arousal level, and presumably several other factors. I'm not really sure I see what added benefit having limited energy brings to the game as a whole. You can limit exercise actions to one per day, you can make the character go to bed at a certain hour if you want to enforce a daily routine rather than just letting players grind around the clock.

If you are going to keep the energy system and just rebalance it, one suggestion I would make is that watching TV shouldn't cost energy.

 

[crave]

Really enjoyed this game. Had some notes but looking through it seems all of them were stated. Played up through Halloween, is there any notification of end of content?

 

[Michael1957]

Definitely going to be part of the next release!

good

The clothes being worn don't get counted as "dirty" until you take them off, so she's not washing what she's wearing (though maybe in a future update ). The totals will appear as if you were washing everything, though.

That was what I'm saying. ALL clothes are washed. And worn clothes to be washed is a bit strange for a "pure" lady. I don't see it happening without undressing in public first.

 

[pogchampion7]

Has a lot of potential but there's not much to it right now.

 

[Terakahn]

Great foundation. Really hope you continue it. Reminds me of fresh start.

 

[Karnewarrior]

Obviously it's your game so it's up to you, but I would suggest you consider what the energy system is adding to the game. You already have limited access to events by time of day, relationship/work level, arousal level, and presumably several other factors. I'm not really sure I see what added benefit having limited energy brings to the game as a whole. You can limit exercise actions to one per day, you can make the character go to bed at a certain hour if you want to enforce a daily routine rather than just letting players grind around the clock.

If you are going to keep the energy system and just rebalance it, one suggestion I would make is that watching TV shouldn't cost energy.

This, but also for washing clothes.
I understand the appeal of a dress system so you can dress her up like a ho and take her for a walk around town with a miniskirt and no panties (once she's open to it at least), but I don't really understand why we need to wash the clothes. Sure, it's realistic, but it doesn't really add anything to the experience and kind of makes getting dressed even more of a chore.


Also, seconding the comment where the date sex should be optional. I was kind of hoping to get her hyped up on arousal and something good and having a second version of that "you got a job!" party where she sucks off Bobby. Honestly my whole goal here is to get her spitroasted by her roommates. And knocked up.

I'm not a good person.

 

[Surprise & Delight]

This, but also for washing clothes.
I understand the appeal of a dress system so you can dress her up like a ho and take her for a walk around town with a miniskirt and no panties (once she's open to it at least), but I don't really understand why we need to wash the clothes. Sure, it's realistic, but it doesn't really add anything to the experience and kind of makes getting dressed even more of a chore.

Well, I guess that depends on your imagination. Hanging out in a laundry room could lead to things. Not having any (or very limited) clean clothes to put on could lead to things. How about dropping your clothes in the washer and coming back to find that something has happened to them?

Generally, we didn't want to box ourselves into any system that would limit future development. (Or worse, if we decided to add something later on, having to introduce some completely new dynamic that made all saved games unplayable.)

Also, seconding the comment where the date sex should be optional. I was kind of hoping to get her hyped up on arousal and something good and having a second version of that "you got a job!" party where she sucks off Bobby. Honestly my whole goal here is to get her spitroasted by her roommates. And knocked up.

I can get that, and maybe at some point in the future we will introduce options for losing her virginity. For this version, though, we really wanted her to lose her virginity to someone so that we could begin her journey... and, at this point in her "evolution," it seems more likely that she would still have at least some general sense of "don't shit where you sleep."

I'm not a good person.

Debatable. After all, we're making the game where at least some of those things are already planned.

 

[Surprise & Delight]

If you are going to keep the energy system and just rebalance it, one suggestion I would make is that watching TV shouldn't cost energy.

Are you saying that if I just sit on my couch watching TV all day, I'll never get tired?

 

[Surprise & Delight]

I'm playing from my phone, dunno why but the images are broken when i load the html

Where are you saving the images folder? It should be in the same directory as the HTML file for it to work. I've never tried playing on my phone, so I am not sure how that would work.