Okay! So here it is. Our first major patch since launching into Early Access. Quite the ride so far, you can check out a quick reflection on what's happened so far with our latest Dev Diary.
Let’s jump into it!
Inverse Kinematics + Genital Socket Fixes
Big time fix here. This new system is implemented to smooth the disconnect between models and animation. The long and short of it is that animations are made to be a “one size fits all”, but all models are different sizes. It has led to some animations feeling floaty and disconnected. The IK system corrects all this by rooting the pelvis, head, hands, and feet to points controlled with math. Penis’s are now also controlled by a socket system, so they are guided into the orifice we decide, and are dynamically hidden to boot. Each model will now attempt to do its best to be in the correct position based on its mesh, hands go on legs and bums, feet go on the ground, and hips slap into hips.
Head pats also work as intended!
The results are really good, but there may be some oddities that come about due to performance-related things. You might see some strange positions of hands or torsos. We have done all we can for the time being to get it ready, but you never know what happens when the majority gets their hands on it.
The TLDR here is that the system is functional and much better. There may be some issues, so please report them to us if you see anything.
Rival in Camp
Your photographer rival can now be found wandering around at the Campsite. You can approach them and do two things. The first is by tapping the Interact key, you’ll be able to do any of the unlocked Monsutra acts in your collection. The second, by holding down the Interact key, is to swap your playable character with the rival. This will change everything about the save file character to the rival. This includes the Photography License on the save file itself. Your progress will not be altered.
Self Service
Players can now masturbate in the game world, just select the lube bottle from the tool menu with the Cycle Tool key and hold down the Use button (mouse 1 for most players). The photographer will begin taking care of business, and if you’re lucky enough, you’ll attract the attention of creatures. They can join you jerking off, or simply watch what you’re doing.
Lots of QOL
While the team was busy with the IK update, we also added some quality of life features to the game. Things like: Stationary orbit camera for viewing the photographer better, monsutra polyacts partner randomization, compass and map alignment, ragdoll updates, additional futa filters for futa predators only, testicle physics, controller sensitivity sliders, access to physical photo storage folder, delete options for gallery, and a pause for Steam Overlay for Steam Deck users. Lots and lots and lots. Check out the full changelog below for all the new additions and bug fixes.
Thanks again for being patient with us as we get the IK sorted out. It turned out to be a vastly more complicated fix than we anticipated. We added one series of IK, and three more needed to be added to correct fixes. Overall, we had to check each pairing of creatures on all fortyish animations present in the game currently. I hope you enjoy the new new!
Changelog v026:
Fixes
Fixed blue bush stealth culling issues
Normalized Frida dialogue
Updated Solo animations
Updated Poly animations
Updated Mono animations
Poly animations now select a random “Friendly” spawned creature as the third participant
Changed localization loading to happen on “Apply” to stop font-related crashes
Recompiled localization files
Added missing tutorial localization
Changed Thai localization title
Changed Monpedia WIP text to TBA
Tweaked Creature and Plant perception of player during sex acts
Blocked Predator jumping triggers during calls
Modified the Photo naming scheme to remove the issue of duplicated image naming if taken on the exact second
Improved breast and ear physics on Creatures
Improved several Monsutra animations for IK purposes
Fixed duplicate music bug during the Pink Moon event
Lock music playing during sex scenes
Fixed Pink Moon menu music double play
Fixed Rudier penis size (it was too big)
Fixed Creature penis size (most was too small)
Fixed Penis Rock missing a testicle barrier
Fixed Player Camera and Invisibility Bug post Monsutra use
Fixed inconsistency issues with Loading Screen text
Fixed NPC locomotions to create a uniform animation tool for setup and flexibility
Fixed Hair Physics implementation for smoother optimization
Fixed Jamie's clothing mesh
Fixed Oscar model issues
Fixed Watch rotation lock
Fixed Intro Expedition Log Box interaction block
Fixed the Mysterious Tablet puzzle lock issue
Reset map load during loading screens
Updated the island HLODS for performance
Changed Smart Objects to be persistent to fix inconsistent crashes
Changed the default anti-aliasing type
Reoriented the compass and the sun to match the map's cardinal directions
Modified slope walking angle to make traversal over hills easier
Updated bounding boxes on the landscape for updated slopes
Updated ragdoll structure to eliminate NPC folding
Increased max animation starting point on Doll Objects
Blocked interaction with swimming creatures
Disabled creature resizes during headpat interactions
Fixed keybinding save issues
Optimized NPC movement systems for a drastic FPS increase
Fixed landscape painting
Added
Added Inverse Kinematics (IK) to Monsutra animations to remove floating and disconnected animations
Added hand locations to the IK system
Added ground trace to stop models from clipping into landmass
Added joint limitations to stop wrists from entering extreme angles
Added testicular physics and bones
Added Location Sockets for hands, orificies, and lips to enable Penis IK Guidence to correct locations
Added Player Model IK Sockets and lifted right-hand placement on top of the hip camera
Added Lotion tool to Q menu, allowing the players to start Masturbation SO
Added a third-person orbit camera to the player when stationary
Added the Delete function inside the Gallery View for photo management
Added Steam overlay game pause
Added file exit checks for Photo Manager
Added Korean ML localization
Added Turkish ML localization
Added Portuguese Brazilian ML localization
Added community suggestions for German localization (thank you, bastion0088)
Added community suggestions for Chinese Traditional localization (thank you, EA)
Added community suggestions for Spanish localization (thank you, Bolas de a metro and Search)
Added community suggestions for Russian localization (thank you, KuroNeko)
Added community suggestions for Ukrainian localization (thank you, Денис :3)
Added Controller Sensitivity setting
Added Viewfinder Aim Sensitivity setting
Added a Menu option to open the Save File location
Added a Menu option to open the Photo Storage location
Added Futa filter for Predators only
Added Scaled Sex Acts option to allow for unmodified resizing of NPCs during sex acts
Added content warning message for Futa settings
Added Rival Photographer to the campsite with roaming AI
Added Rival Photographer Monsutra interaction (tap Interact)
Added Rival Photographer Player Swap interaction (hold interact)
Added missing Plap SFX to Monsutra animations
Added missing Frida vocals from the submission tutorial
Added watch to Rival
