Beta49 is out!
It's a big update, but I had to cut some stuff, unfortunately. It was the only way to get it out for Christmas, but it was also necessary to be able to keep the mod going at all.
During the last couple of months, when my time was limited, development was unfocused. I made hundreds of changes without releasing a new beta, and lost track of them. I can no longer be sure of what works, so I had to cut everything that I wasn't certain about. I feel like I'm on top of the code again. I now have a proper picture of what has changed between Beta48 and now, and will go through each of the scenes that I cut one at a time over the Christmas holidays. Expect frequent, small updates over the next week. I'm going to have to go back to doing it that way. Lots of small updates instead of a small number of large ones. That's the only way to keep the project manageable.
Beta49 delivers less than I promised. I apologize for that, but I'm working hard to put that stuff back in over the next few days. The major promised content that is removed includes the Dewitt blowjob, Iwanka being naked in the treehouse, the ability to get all 10 Sex stat points, and the incest mod. In terms of images, it's one of the smallest updates yet. In terms of code, it's probably the largest update yet.
It's a huge relief to have Beta49 out the door, and to feel like I can put the cut content back in soon. I will also need to do a full playthrough of the game from the beginning, which I probably haven't done since 0.20.13. That's the only way to be sure that all of my changes actually work in the real world, and not just in testing. Despite my best efforts, there may be bugs in Beta49.
I made a lot of mistakes in 2022, but I've learned enough from them that I'm confident that things can go much better in 2023. I'm excited about the mod again, which is wonderful. Until today, the state of it was a major source of stress. I can't do the work unless I'm excited about it, so that's the biggest improvement to Beta49.
Merry Christmas!
