March Update and Future Plans

It's been a busy month for me: I've been working on a double-stuffed update for Secluded in Nightshine, moving to a new house, recovering from an illness, and starting a new project at work. Unfortunately I haven't had as much time as I would have liked to finish the UI update, and some elements are stuck as I finalize plans for sections of the game. So for the time being certain UI screens will keep their old, temporary look. I've decided that's better than spending time on art that I will have to throw away later.

The double-update this month will allow me to stagger releases better in the future. March will see the release of the beginning of the UI update for Itch users, along with a smattering of new game features. Patreon supporters will get access to the first version of the Counselling and Date planning minigames. During counselling you will use Goo on the girl you have working in the Hospital to inspire her to give you good ideas for dates. You can then use those ideas to improve your slaves' mood. This will increase the money that your slaves make for you. 

In April Itch users will get the Counselling/Date games and Patreon supporters will get access to the next expansion, which will be a small farming minigame I think. I'm also very excited that the March update should be the last one which erases past saved games. I think I have the save system flexible enough now to allow progress to be preserved across updates. This will be important because the March update will introduce random events that let you begin to have a tangible effect on the world around you.

I will spend the next week testing, and I plan to release the updates between March 10 and March 15.