V.038 Release

Version 0.38: "Synapse Corp., Fame and Humiliation" Update:

Synapse Corp:

- Two new NPCs in Synapse Marketing

- Changed startup sequence when entering Synapse Marketing

- New quest to film commercials available in Synapse Marketing

- Four increasingly humiliating commercials available (four scenes) with humiliation, slapping, spitting, flogging, whipping, and water sports themes.

- Both femdom and maledom by default. Maledom/femdom exclusive possible depending on settings

- Players can try to stay in character, but may break character if they fail a Temperance and Control checks.

- Failure from pain, anxiety or exhaustion results in the filming needing to be repeated

- Failure from lust increases humiliation fetish

- New way to get an e-coin wallet after filming a commercial and passing a high Social skillcheck 

- Completing most auditions successfully results in an additional reputation buff for Synapse Corp.

- New billboard ads for Synapse Corp related content

- New job in the electronics store, offered to players via email one week after completing the ad quest

- The job requires the player to deal with angry customers. Players can try to solve their problem, defuse the situation, or offer to be punished by the customers.

- Five new punishment scenes: flogging, whipping, belly punching, edging, nipple play

- Now possible to get an email address from Synapse Corp

- Ten new NPCs at Synapse Media, including Chase (producer, selectable sex)

- Porn star work available once Town fame is high enough (from the ads or any other means). Requires e-wallet.

- If the PC's fame isn't high enough, he can still get a meeting with the producers by passing a social skill check at reception and an audition by passing additional social skill or seduction skill checks with the producer.

- The seduction attempt results in an oral sex scene (blowjob or pussy eating depending on Chase's sex)

- Three new scenes (edging, anal, whipping)

- The Synapse Advertising simulation now shows three different self-hypnosis scripts (slavery, feminization, pet-play)

- Completing the scripts increases slavery, feminization, and pet play fetishes, while refusing now prevents players from receiving the e-coin reward

Fame and Humiliation:

- Famous characters can be recognized when meeting someone for the first time

- Famous characters will be approached more often on the street.

- Appearing in the ads increases fame but decreases status for most factions.

- Appearing in pornography increases fame

- Players who appear in humiliating ads may be mocked for it.

- Characters who have been placed in the pillory at any time will be approached and taunted.

- Characters who have been subjected to public sex will be approached and taunted.

- Characters who have been publicly humiliated may receive taunts via email.

- New dynamic insults based on the PC's public actions and fame

- Night TV can show porn scenes filmed by the player

Other stuff:

- New electronics store

- It's now possible to buy a computer

- It's now possible to browse the Synapse network from a computer.

- It's now possible to check your email from a computer.

- Sagara (Pangolin Pharma) and Synapse Corp will send a warning email to players who miss their work schedules before they are fired.

- It is now possible to buy a television.

- It's now possible to sit in the cafe after buying coffee.

- New consumable: Coffee

- It is now possible to watch TV in the coffee shop.

- Current TV shows: news, commercials, reruns, porn.

- News can report on some player actions: sabotages, public punishments, public scenes

- Porn scenes include those performed by the player.

- Reworked and added more insults based on PC characters

- Emergency button now removes all movement restrictions

- The cooldown for NPC approaches no longer applies to the bar or nightclubs.

- Attempting to escape from bondage is now easier at home.

- Using the glory hole in the sex shop increases cock worship fetishes.

Bug fixes:

- Fixed a bug that could leave characters "tied to a bed frame" after encounters

- Fixed a bug that could prevent escape from the food processing center

- Fixed a bug where being tied up as Holger's pet could prevent the PC from taking any action if they were gagged

- Fixed sex stats after using the glory hole in the sex shop

- Fixed anxiety and exhaustion stats for certain events

- Fixed a bug with the rental price displayed on the location tab for East Passage 4 - Apt 5.