4m3 patch notes and bonus teasers!

I finished the very last of writing and coding for v2c4m3 today and my testers (big thanks to both Fiktion and Omnibomb) have done numerous runthroughs catching a tonne of bugs and mistakes.  We're getting very close to release.  They'll keep poking around and since I'm done with content creation I can make a few passes myself.  4m3 Patreon release should be on the 5th, Public on the 26th of August!

Before I give you the patch notes for it, lemme show you some of the teasers for the bonus scenes!

 

v2c4m3
Content Additions
-The end of Kathleen's sequence may have resolved her past, but it was a bit of a cliff-hanger for the rest of Celee.  You'll have to work with the Celeean Swords to address this new threat and change your relationship with them fundamentally in the process.
-You control both of the human groups in the Westlands, but the peace between them is shaky at best.  You'll need to unify your followers before going further into this new land.
-With a member of the Celeean Swords now part of your Harem, Heather will have additional quests for you.

-Terra, Sarah and Donna all have quests to explore their characters and get sweet unique gear for them as well!
-Added a new shop in Eowen next to Fiona's, Amazing Mechanics, selling off-hand items for those who can't use a shield or duel-wield.
-New Brothel scenes for Donna, Samantha (dark route only), Sarah, Heather and Kathleen

-8 new in game scenes, 5 brothel scenes and two bonus scenes added!

-167 new images, 210 pages of new text!

Bug Fixes/Modifications
-Significant buff to Noemi, giving her new skills and reducing the cost of existing ones.

-Kathleen's Frozen Collar was supposed to be removed at the end of her questline and the stat buffs it gave her transferred to her directly.  There was a few scenarios in 4m2 that wouldn't remove the collar, those have now been resolved retroactively.

 

v2c4m2 Public release!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3KuKjSbH2FhcE83OTIzUTdrQUE

v2c4m2
Content Additions
-There is yet another barrier blocking your path to Corsix and you must remove it. You'll have to find a way to strengthen Terra to get past the barrier!
-In doing so, you will capture another slave, one with a mysterious past that she has had taken from her. Unlocking it will grant her great power, but at great risk.
-A new questline from the Celeean Swords and a new slave to add to your harem.
-Fiona will have another quest for you, and her arrogance and greed could make her vulnerable to ones whose pockets are deep enough.
-The repairs on your brothel have finally been completed, letting you open it for business. Some slaves may require 'convincing' in order to serve there.
-Scenes for Phoebe/Noemi, Terra, Kathleen, Fiona and Cindy, plus a handful of brothel scenes.
-More than 270 images and 290 pages of text added
-19 new scenes added to main game. 5 brothel scenes in addition. 2 new NC scenes, one open to all!

Bug Fixes/Modifications
-Quite a few modifications to characters behind the scenes for future content. This does require a full character reset (does not reset progress/captures!)
-Brothel sequence cannot be started until after you've captured Angelica
-Allowing for a 12 character name for the main character. This may cause text clip issues, go beyond 6 with caution.  You must use the main character rename option in system menu to enable this.
-Hearthstone will only show you places you've already visited
-Character Bios added
-Significantly more hints toward where quests are

More 4m3 teasers!

Because I know you all love 'em!

7/23

It's my birthday!  Woot!  Going to have some fun tonight, but the day is for work.  Too much to do before 4m3 to take an entire day off.  But I do come bearing a pair of gifts!

First I've seen that Kimochi has been reborn through Nutaku.  I've always loved the Kimochi concept, trying to make a steam for adult games.  A one stop shop for x-rated games!  They weren't able to make a business model out of it but now they're working with Nutaku and I'm hoping that the project takes off!  I'd advise you to check it out!
https://kimochi.co/

Second, more teasers from 4m3!

The one negative piece of news today is that I didn't get the 10 forum user reviews to bump up the 4m2 public release date, so it will stay at the normal last Friday weekend (29th this time around).  I'll continue to try to think of ways to encourage forum participation with incentives!

7 of 10.

If you all want to get a public release today, get the word out!

Ah well, calling this a failure.  I'll have a few more 4m3 teasers tomorrow and try to think of something else next month.

4m3 teasers!

Terra had won the Patreon vote to get a bonus scene in the 4m3 content and I just imaged it today.  Another one of your harem decided to help out her 'going away party', although you'll have to wait for release to see who it was!

The importance of forums. A Challenge. And a Reward!

So I've talked about forums a few times, but I think it's critically important to the further growth of Harem.  While I'm absolutely astounded at the support I get through Patreon and the player response to the blog, but one thing I always want more of is player forum participation.  When someone looks at my blog or Patreon page, they're already a player and it's like I'm preaching to the converted.  But a forum post, more importantly a player recommendation, can get a new player.  And that's crucial if I want to turn Harem into a sustainable project.

So I'm putting out a challenge.  I want to see 10 'reviews' of Harem in forums.  While I don't want to create a form letter for this, I'd like to see people talking about what they like about Harem.  About how they think it could be improved.  About what they'd like to see developed further.  About what they think separates Harem from the other indie developed adult RPG games out there.  I'm active in a few different locations, here's the threads I'm active in.
Hongfire
Fenoxo
Ulmf
Legend of Krystal
Hypnopics-collective
Loverslab

Also, if you create or point me to a thread on a board that I'm not on would definitely count as long as you leave feedback about Harem on it and link it to me here in comments.

And there would be a reward for your work!  If I get the 10 reviews, I'll bump the public release of 4m2 up a week.  From  7/29 to 7/22.  So if you've been wanting to support the ongoing development of Harem for a while but can't do so financially, here's a great chance for you to both help me promote Harem and get earlier access to the new 4m2 content as well!  I just ask that you take the time to write out something meaningful.  Something that someone whose never played Harem would read, pause and take the time to download and try the game!

If this does generate more conversations and interest in the forums, I'd definitely be interested in making this a recurring challenge with the same reward ongoing.  Although I will admit that I might raise the bar over time ;)

(one post per person please)