Just a quick status update: I started implementing new gameplay features but in the end I realised it was too difficult to "distribute" them across different updates. So the next release will be quite huge (1.0?), and it will take time. I won't give you details about the current status of the new features, but I can tease you guys with some details on what to expect:
- the addition of the city outside the club. This will include different places to visit.
- reworked night phase: the player will be able to choose if opening the club or do activities in the city during night phase (in this case time will be action-based as during day phase)
- reworked hiring process: girls will be hired 1 by 1 in the city, and player will manage contracts
- reworked training process: two main differences here as a) openness won't be used to advance in training, but it will be a "capability unlock" process and b) girls will have some already unlocked capabilities depending on how and where you hired them. This will probably change how lewdness, boasting and obedience work.
- reworked club stats: numbers like popularity, reputation and happiness will be dynamic and not dependant on upgrades, also to handle the next point
- competition logic: as you hire girls also from other clubs, those clubs can offer better conditions to your girls and they can leave; also the number of customers you can attract will depend on the "market share"
The upper points open up additional sub-sequent features that might come to following releases like:
- additional "chances" during night, like beaten girls being unhealthy to work in the following days, police closing the club with fees, etc.
- advanced contract management with girls: since girls will have an health status the player might add medical insurance to contracts and other perks
- asking for loans to pay police fees or in general to have money
- trying to create an empire: since other clubs will compete the player will be able to try acquiring such clubs, and thus managing more than 1 club
I realise this is A LOT, and please mind the upper lists might change during development. But given my silence in the last months, I thought to give you an idea on what is behind the curtain.
I would be super-happy to have a release ready for Christmas, but I can't promise it.
Cheers!