carnal_instinct

v0.2.96 is now LIVE for ASCENDED Tier+

Published: August 31st 2021, 10:31:21 pm

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Hi all,

Right to the wire but here we are with the Ascended update! We've opted to add greater depth than we were initially intended to our Character Customisation so, whilst it won't be available in-game this update, it's very much in development. Once it's implemented we don't want to have to revisit the underlying system so, with that in mind, we've built in a few more complex features. Some of these we won't expose to players right away but they'll make an appearance over the next few months.



One of these secondary customisation systems is racial appearance for all species. For humans this means a range of features reflecting the various areas encompassed by the world of Carnal Instinct, but for non-human characters it's a little more nuanced. Lesser Draconids (the versions currently in-game), for example, will range from more dinosaur-like to more dragon-like in their looks, with a wide array of horns and fins to fine-tune their design. This will be the new customisation standard for all species added to Carnal Instinct.


[Image above uses the current, low-res model rather than the high-fidelity version shipping next month]

The team have also pushed hard for a more granular set of customisation systems, allowing for detailed player adjustment of skins. This is not yet game-ready, as we need to ensure it's straightforward for players to use, but it allows for a range of patterns, markings, and colour options (skins above make use of the colour variation options only - much more is possible within the system). [Note for Demigod Patrons: Once this system is implemented Demigod skin rewards will add the patterns/markings necessary to create the desired skin].


This month did have a handful of crafting items and camp upgrades initially planned, though we've ended up shifting these to the first update of September in order to make time to implement a new scene into this update. The Mysterious Urn of Wobbly Goo [100% canon item name] now has some utility, so if you'd like to find out more then it's worth paying a visit to a certain slave camp. It's currently repeatable by re-collecting the goo jar, though very, very soon there will be a particular slimy area of the camp to unlock (should you so desire).



We're also in the final stages of enlarging and reworking the world. Not only are there vast new areas coming, but familiar places have been overhauled to visually improve the world and prepare Sabu for major story developments in the near future.



The last item of note is that we've implemented some options in the menu to disable some sex scenes for those players that don't want to encounter said content. Currently there are only two switches, however starting next month we'll widen the range of content you can enable/disable. This will make no change to the types of NPCs met in the world, but you can now avoid unintentionally entering into a scene that features an act you're not down for.


We're well underway on many other goodies, things that we're not quite ready to show off yet, but keep your eyes peeled for incoming dev blogs as the month progresses! Thank you all so much for the continued feedback and suggestions, as well as your incredible support in making Carnal Instinct a reality.


Team Carnal Instinct 

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