HTML Completed The Allure of Wanton Cove [v1.15] [GateKeeper]

[☆Jonathan Wick♤]

@GateKeeper. I understand that you can play as a male MC, but I have a couple of doubts that make me hesitant about whether to try it or not, and I would like if you could answer some of them.
1- Regarding gender change, can you avoid them altogether, or are there events that force you to do so in order to advance in history?
2-with the NPC there is less content if you play as a man than if you play as a woman (and with content I mean the sex scenes).

 

[GateKeeper]

@Annovelis

1. Gender transformations are avoidable for the most part. The catalyst for the changes is primarily sex and "White Goo". This said, most scenes that affect the change will cause 1-5 (Usually 1-3) points toward the change. The change is incremental with 0 being unaffected ranging up to 95 points that result in full change. (150 points reaches a bad end.) You can generate about 25-30 points before the changes start to become significant.

2. Currently, there is more sex content for male characters currently, but I am working to create a balance so there is a similar amount of content for all stages of the changes presented in the game.

Probably not the answers you were looking for, but it is what it is.

 

[Darth Sidious]

@GateKeeper. I understand that you can play as a male MC, but I have a couple of doubts that make me hesitant about whether to try it or not, and I would like if you could answer some of them.
1- Regarding gender change, can you avoid them altogether, or are there events that force you to do so in order to advance in history?
2-with the NPC there is less content if you play as a man than if you play as a woman (and with content I mean the sex scenes).

Pretty much answered that question earlier. I believe whether you are male or female the scene quantity is about the same. Think it's build with conditional branches like 'IF female > #TEXT' and 'IF male > #TEXT' also 'IF taint=# > #TEXT' etc. So it's pretty easy to make the same scene for different gender and penis sizes. Taint influences how far you change from male to female.

 

[GateKeeper]

Pretty much answered that question earlier. I believe whether you are male or female the scene quantity is about the same. Think it's build with conditional branches like 'IF female > #TEXT' and 'IF male > #TEXT' also 'IF taint=# > #TEXT' etc. So it's pretty easy to make the same scene for different gender and penis sizes. Taint influences how far you change from male to female.

Its a little more complicated than that in places, but you're got the right basic idea.

In some cases yes, scenes can be very easy to do a minor rewrite to accommodate different physiology, other places it can require a fairly major rewrite. I typically branch gender related scenes into four groupings "Relatively unchanged" "Noticeably changed" "Barely male" and "Female." Things like Mutation, Depravity, or even skill checks on occasion can further affect those scenes.

 

[Siphon]

Anyone got some like, tips or something for this?

I feel like I didn't make much progress, despite talking to everyone I could and hunting down every lead. The latter few days I was basically walking around pointlessly and going to sleep without accomplishing much. Not to mention I never got to meet Azumi.

On the bug front, I apparently had heard of Vick despite never seeing him mentioned, and Mr. Morichi was unknown to me in the ending.

 

[GateKeeper]

Anyone got some like, tips or something for this?

I feel like I didn't make much progress, despite talking to everyone I could and hunting down every lead. The latter few days I was basically walking around pointlessly and going to sleep without accomplishing much. Not to mention I never got to meet Azumi.

On the bug front, I apparently had heard of Vick despite never seeing him mentioned, and Mr. Morichi was unknown to me in the ending.

Tip: If you get stuck, sleep. You can literally sleep through the game, though doing so will result in a lot of content and receive a kind of minimalist ending.

Any chance you have the text from the Vick scene? If I know what I'm looking for it will make it much easier to find the problem.

Which version are you playing? Morichi should be fixed in the latest build (1.01), if its not then I need to go looking for it again.

 

[Siphon]

I did sleep, but it felt odd that near the end I was essentially waking up for a single event and then going back to sleep.

As for the Vick scene, it's just that when I go up to the Log Cabin, I somehow know it is 'Vick's' Cabin, despite having never heard of a guy named Vick.

I thought I was playing 1.01, but that one has the Lebron Twins, right? So I must still be on an earlier one.

 

[GateKeeper]

There are about two major scenes written for each day. Some of them are locked to a specific day, others can be triggered so long as they are in sequence. Part of what our continuing goal is will be to create more content specific to individual days to ensure there are no dead points in the game. Lay it down to WIP.

Added the Vick thing to the to-do list. Should have it fixed in the next build.

Lebron sisters appear in 1.01 with a 50% chance of appearing each time you pass through the bad part of time until they appear. Available from Day 2 to 4. Once you have met them once, you can visit again at will.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Anyone got some like, tips or something for this?

I feel like I didn't make much progress, despite talking to everyone I could and hunting down every lead. The latter few days I was basically walking around pointlessly and going to sleep without accomplishing much. Not to mention I never got to meet Azumi.

On the bug front, I apparently had heard of Vick despite never seeing him mentioned, and Mr. Morichi was unknown to me in the ending.

Remember some scenes are triggered by chance and this chance is influenced by your attributes. Allowing you to meet Azumi is I believe influenced by your Etiquette and Social. This is also mentioned at the beginning of the game if you read the instructions on attributes.

 

[GateKeeper]

Remember some scenes are triggered by chance and this chance is influenced by your attributes. Allowing you to meet Azumi is I believe influenced by your Etiquette and Social. This is also mentioned at the beginning of the game if you read the instructions on attributes.

This is very true.

It may also be worth mentioning that I'm working on the WantonVerse wiki this week (Not a lot there just yet, but going to build significantly on the existing content over the course of this week.) and I'll be putting an emphasis on including information about scenes, including conditions to trigger the scene as well as what modifies it.

You can find the wiki here:

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[GateKeeper]

Today we bring to you a new build of our infamous The Allure of Wanton Cove.

The Allure of Wanton Cove is a dark tale of horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft and drawing from the same mythos.

You take on the part of a washed up former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. Content to drink himself to death, his former partner comes knocking, begging for help. Help he is loath to give, but when offered a tantalizing clue that could finally unravel the case that plagues his every waking thought, he accepts, having no idea that the truth he will find is infinitely more terrible than what already haunts him.


Changelog 1.02

-New conversation added to Mr Morichi.

-Added four new ambient scenes on the main street through town.

-Added the rest of the first meeting with the Lebron sisters.

-Added first bit of followup content for the Lebron sisters.

-Added an indicator to fights to give players some idea of how much health they still have.

-Updated some case notes related to Vick.

-Updated some case notes related to Azumi's Origin.

-Updated some case notes about the Ruins.

-Resolved a host of spelling and grammar errors.

-Updated "Special Thanks" area with Patrons who pledged at the $10 and up levels. 2/13/18

-Added about 8k words of content to the game bringing the game's total size up to about 348k words of content.

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Public (Free) Build:

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Patreon (CHEAT) Build:

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[Darth Sidious]

Ah wish this game would be remakeable in 3D, it'd probably be a most epic cthulu-occult-detective-porn game. Think Call of Cthulu where the evil is still evil but sexually charged. It'd be perfect.

Here's an example gameplay video of what I mean:

 

[GateKeeper]

Ah wish this game would be remakeable in 3D, it'd probably be a most epic cthulu-occult-detective-porn game. Think Call of Cthulu where the evil is still evil but sexually charged. It'd be perfect.

Here's an example gameplay video of what I mean:

That does sound fun.

 

[GateKeeper]

I recently did an interview with the Anax about the games I've created and continue to create.

You can all find that interview at the following link. I hope that you all enjoy it!



New build of Wanton Cove should be out at the end of the week! And the next build of Inheritance should be out about a week after that!

 

[Darth Sidious]

Anax has some great erotica, I'm a fan of his work myself. But his work doesn't have as much choice-consequence like yours, I hope that'll change because his work is definitely about corruption of the characters. It also has less reading material, more straight to the sexual stuff while yours is a bit of exploration as well. I've tried Chapter 2 of his latest work on the Cult of Corruption and it looks like ground works are made for the possibility of something extensive and maybe even choice based. We see for the first time we can choose where to go, though it doesn't seem to matter in what order. Though I remember something in his previous work where the protagonist is a goth female that we can search a house and have a few choices as to how the story will unfold and end.

But glad to hear some news of a new Wanton Cove build!

 

[GateKeeper]

Anax has some great erotica, I'm a fan of his work myself. But his work doesn't have as much choice-consequence like yours, I hope that'll change because his work is definitely about corruption of the characters. It also has less reading material, more straight to the sexual stuff while yours is a bit of exploration as well. I've tried Chapter 2 of his latest work on the Cult of Corruption and it looks like ground works are made for the possibility of something extensive and maybe even choice based. We see for the first time we can choose where to go, though it doesn't seem to matter in what order. Though I remember something in his previous work where the protagonist is a goth female that we can search a house and have a few choices as to how the story will unfold and end.

But glad to hear some news of a new Wanton Cove build!

Not only does the Anax create some good works, they're also a pretty nice person to talk with. I've had the privilege of getting to know him a bit recently.

A lot of erotica authors jump right in and want to write erotica. There's nothing wrong with that. For myself, I like to write a story that includes erotica. I tell people that if you took all of the naughtyness from my games, you'd still have a complete and enjoyable game, the erotica is just icing on the cake.

They haven't said so specifically, but I get that impression as well. Much of their work strings together to create something larger and it does appear that they're starting to lean toward bigger more intricate projects.

Yep! Wanton Cove build is just a couple of days out!

 

[GateKeeper]

New build of The Allure of Wanton Cove is all ready go to!

For those of you who have followed my work for a while, you already know how this works but I'd like to draw your attention to the link right before the download links. I recently did an interview with The Anax, if you're interested in learning a little more about me, or simply finding out who The Anax is, then I encourage you to check it out!

For everyone else, check out the free build of the game, it includes everything that appears in the Cheat Build, minus said Cheat Menu. The cheat menu allows you to adjust stats at will which makes finding some content much easier to find, however all content should be reachable without the need for cheats if you know where to look through multiple playthroughs.


"The Allure of Wanton Cove is a dark tale of horror set within the Cthulhu Mythos created by the renowned author H.P. Lovecraft.

You take on the part of a washed up former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. Content to live the rest of his life at the bottom of a bottle, his former partner comes knocking, begging for his help. Help that he is loath to give until offered a tantalizing clue that could finally unravel the case that plagues his every waking thought. He accepts, having no idea that the truth he will find is infinitely more terrible than what already haunts him."


Changelog 1.03
-Updated the Character Creation notes with some new/changed information. A lot has changed in the last couple of years, and those notes did not fully reflect those changes.
-Updated Case Notes with updated Azumi's Origin notes related to new content in this build.
-Updated Case Notes with updated Ruins notes. New content is unlocked here through two separate conversations.
-New ambient content in the good part of town. There are three scenes in total and are all related to one another.
-New ambient content in the good part of town. There are three scenes in total and are all related to one another.
-Through the mentioned ambient scenes above, a new NPC has been introduced to the game.
-New Dialogue for Nadia related to Ruins story.
-New Dialogue for Phil related to Ruins story.
-New Dialogue for Aaron related to Ruins story.
-New Dialogue for Mr Morichi related to Ruins story.
-New Dialogue for Azumi related to Azumi's Origin story.
-Added two new images to the game.
-Fixed a host of spelling/grammar errors that were reported.
-Updated "Special Thanks" area with Patrons who pledged at the $10 and up levels. 3/14/18
-Added about 5k words of content to the game bringing the game's total size up to about 353k words of content.


If anyone is interested, I recently did an interview with The Anax about my games. You can find that interview here:

Public Build (Free Download):

You must be registered to see the links

Patreon Only Build (Cheat Menu Included):

You must be registered to see the links

Please Note: There have recently been a few reports of people having troubles unbundling rar files. Because of this I have also included a zip file for download for anyone who experiences troubles or simply wants an alternate format.

 

[GateKeeper]

New build of The Allure of Wanton Cove is all ready go to! This is a HUGE update, around 28k words of new content to explore.

For everyone who is new to my work, check out the free build of the game, it includes everything that appears in the Cheat Build, minus said Cheat Menu. The cheat menu allows you to adjust stats at will which makes finding some content much easier to find, however all content should be reachable without the need for cheats if you know where to look across multiple playthroughs.


"The Allure of Wanton Cove is a dark tale of horror set within the Cthulhu Mythos created by the renowned author H.P. Lovecraft.

You take on the part of a washed up former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. Content to live the rest of his life at the bottom of a bottle, his former partner comes knocking, begging for his help. Help that he is loath to give until offered a tantalizing clue that could finally unravel the case that plagues his every waking thought. He accepts, having no idea that the truth he will find is infinitely more terrible than what already haunts him."


Changelog 1.04
-Wrote two scenes for arriving at the Ruins (One for initial arrival, one followup.)
-First exploration of the Ruins written and added to the game.
-Wrote return scene for when you exit the Ruins.
-Added a new Deep One combat scene to the Ruins.
-Added the ability to explore the Ruins.
-Added new enemy that is only available in the Ruins including combat, win scenareo, and 5k words of loss smut.
-Added new conversation with Vick related to the Ruins along with a followup.
-Added random event mechanic to the Ruins.
-Added a total of twelve random events that can be triggered in the ruins.
-New Game + has officially been added to the game. Progress through one of the main paths of the primary ending of the game and you get to start a new playthrough with your stats maxed out among other perks.
-Added a link to the WantonVerse Wiki on the start page of the game for ease of access.
-Fixed several spelling and grammar errors that were reported.
-Added one new image to the game.
-Updated "Special Thanks" area with Patrons who pledged at the $10 and up levels. 3/29/18
-Added about 28k words of content to the game bringing the game's total size up to about 381k words of content.


If anyone is interested, I recently did an interview with The Anax about my games. I posted this with the last update as well, but wanted to do so again for anyone who might have missed it last time. You can find that interview here:

Public Build (Free Download):

You must be registered to see the links

Patreon Only Build (Cheat Menu Included):

You must be registered to see the links

Please Note: There have recently been a few reports of people having troubles unbundling rar files. Because of this I have also included a zip file for download for anyone who experiences troubles or simply wants an alternate format.

 

[GateKeeper]

Had two bugs reported. One was something that has likely been in place for a long time and has been preventing much of Mr Morichi's content from playing. The other was the way I coded the Fountain scene, which was only allowing it to play out under a pretty specific set of circumstances. Hopefully this will fix both of those.

Public Version Fix:

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Supporter Version Fix:

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[Fragmentation]

Is there any chance someone would be willing to upload the latest patreon version? I like the game but I'd much prefer to play it with an easy-to-use cheat menu.