Heyo Photographers! Welcome to our next Beta update for Sapphire Safari, version 027.3209! We are nearing the end of the development requirements for the v027 stable patch, so there are a lot of QOL features in this one. However, each update took a lot to get right. Ready to do some reading? Heck yeah, boi!
Locomotion
Your Photographer is a very capable human! Now they can climb ropes and balance on beams! Because of this, several key locations, like the Radio Beacon locations, have been updated to match our new climbing and locomotion systems as well!
And because so many of you have asked, we have removed the guardrails on cliffs. Feel free to throw yourselves off as much as you like! No more hand-holding.
Stealth
A long-awaited tweak to the stealth system in Sapphire Safari is here! Now, if you slowly walk behind creatures, they will remain unaware of you. This only works if they cannot see you, so the old rules still apply for creatures facing you.
Sex Systems
When you’re within a Monsutra animation (not a capture animation), you’ll be able to return to the Monsutra popup to select a new position to enter. This is done by hitting the Tab button. You can also toggle the clothing state for the playable Photographer. We do plan to expand on this in the next patch to toggle just how nude you can be.
Also, during any sex animations - including captures - the “Skip” prompt will fast forward to the climax of the animation instead of skipping it entirely. Lastly, we have touched up the ejaculation sprites and included something temporary for female climaxes.
Creatures
The final creature for the Plains biome is now available! Sultray is a night-only spawn Moth who will likely be visible from big distances away due to her unique flight animation that puts her high above any other creature!
All three of the new creatures on the island now have full voice work done. We held auditions and found three perfect actresses to match our ideal vocals for each of the creatures.
Axolotl/Salatonie - SLNebula https://x.com/SLNebula
Otter/Lustra - JCalistahhh https://x.com/JCalistahhh
Moth/Sultray - SultryLampVA https://x.com/SultryLampVA
Another update that is worth mentioning here is that we have tweaked the spawns of each creature on the island. Meaning the nocturnal creatures like Lecho, Furloin, and Sultray will now only spawn at night, with a slight random chance they will show up during the day. Good hunting!
Achievements
We have added nine new achievements to the game (not accessible on Steamworks), three of which are related to Monpedia completion, and the other six are fun new things for you all to try to complete!
We will also be working on bringing achievements to GOG as well.
Island Updates
Along with the new Radio Beacon towers (and a few hidden things related to climbing), we have also added a new hidden micro biome in the Plains region. This place is called the Underground Garden, and it will eventually become the Sultray nest, but for now, use it to help fill out your Monpedia entries!
Conclusion
Phew, what a massive patch. This is likely going to be the second-to-last patch we do on the Beta Branch before we launch v027, as we have about three more features we want to build into the game. These include a POV mode for sex acts, a sex act camera mode, and more details for clothing options during sex acts. The camera update will likely cause some bugs, so expect another beta patch to get some live feedback on it before we push v027 out to stable.
Thanks for playing! Excited to hear all the feedback!
Changelog v027.3209 beta
Added Sultray creature (ragdoll, mesh, physics, tags, sockets, spawns) - Sultray will only spawn at night
Added Sultray flying locomotion system
Added Lustra vocals
Added Salatonie vocals
Updated wing animation priority with LOD
Added rope climbing animations to the Photographer locomotion
Added balance beam animations to Photographer locomotion
Added balance beam movement system and balance minigame
Added a button (Tab) for returning to Monsutra selection during sex animation Added a button (M) for swapping equipped clothing during sex animation
Updated Expedition Log Player UI to include noise waveform
Updated sex animation skip for jumping to animation climax
Added new Achievements and triggers to the map
Added 9 additional achievements to Guidebook
Fixed achievement queue bugs and issues
Fixed zoom control rebind bug
Fixed idle business animation end
Fixed idle animation pop-up while crouching
Added additional mysterious tablet puzzle checks for stability
Changed execution code order post sex for black screen issues
Tweaked creature spawning times
Added Photographer ragdoll particles and SFX
Removed cliff blockers, good luck, Photographers!
Corrected UI scroll bar design on some menus
Corrected UI highlight design on some menus
Configured additional tweaks to IK systems and interactions
Fixed player leaning issues with uneven surfaces
Fixed sundial showing false Pink Moon event start time
Removed beacon range notification pop-ups for changing camera systems
Fixed item holding with IK correction post fall recovery
Overhauled male cum materials and effects
Added female cum materials and effects
Added Camera Lock to prevent softlocks from happening
Added Camera pin to lock first-person aiming for easier rotations
Added Mouse wheel lock on UI menus
Corrected controller d-pad control on pause and main menus
Fixed bush occlusion, allowing for peaking in first and third perspectives
Added water physics materials for the new locomotion system
Added creature profiles for water physics and detection
Modified the plains landscape to include the Underground Garden biome
Updated climbing puzzles around Radio Beacons
Updated introduction credits to include new actresses for the new species