Hey everyone, Unreal Lust Theory v0.4.4 Story is out now!
As you probably know, we decided to remake the story from scratch because we weren’t happy with how the first 3 Days turned out. Everything was done quickly and without much planning, just so we could deliver updates to you as fast as possible. But when Day 4 became extremely difficult to develop, we realized it was time to start over.
The old code was functional, but it became very difficult to maintain and continue developing. We had to take a step back once again and rethink what we were doing. Here’s an explanation of what we’ve been working on during these past 3 months. If you only want to see the list of changes, scroll to the end of this post.
The first major change was making the beginning of the game much closer to the original version. We also added story voice-overs for all in-game characters, including the MC. Yep, you heard that right. One of the most requested features is finally here! But don’t worry, if you don’t like his voice, you can simply disable it in the settings.
All of the game’s code and mechanics were rewritten. Our goal was to make the game feel like the original while fully embracing the advantages of 3D and everything Unreal Engine has to offer. The dialogue system is completely new and works differently now.
One of the biggest issues you reported was that some dialogue lines were skipped too quickly because of the reading timer. Not everyone reads at the same speed, so now the dialogue will stay on screen until you press F to continue.
The game is now built in a much better and more scalable way, both for players and for developers. Players get a smoother and more polished experience, while developers get better tools to build future content. Interactions are now completely different, quests work differently, and overall development is much easier for us. We’re really happy with how everything turned out.
We also upgraded the cinematics system with brand new code. Everything runs much smoother now, and one of the biggest improvements is that we use real-time actors during cinematics. Previously, we had to destroy in-game actors, spawn cinematic versions, then remove them again afterward and respawn the gameplay versions. As you can imagine, this became a nightmare to manage during Day 4 and caused lots of flickering and visual bugs.
Now there’s no more crazy hair physics, no more teleportation issues, and no more awkward transitions. We simply use the actor that’s already spawned in the world, play the animations, and then return them to their normal routine afterward. Why didn’t we do it this way from the start? Because honestly, it’s much harder to implement, and at the time we simply weren’t experienced enough.
Another major improvement is the way body and facial animations are handled. Before, we had a lot of flickering during dialogue because the system kept replaying looping body animations every time a new dialogue line appeared. Now we use one continuous body animation with separate facial animations layered on top. When poses need to change, we smoothly transition between animations instead of restarting them. Again, the reason we didn’t do this before is simple, we just weren’t good enough yet haha.
There were also many smaller systems and issues we had to fix along the way. These last few months were basically nonstop brainstorming, rewriting code, improving systems, working with animators to find better approaches, and making sure the story and gameplay experience are much stronger for our players.
These are just some of the biggest improvements we made to make development easier for us and the game better for you. We also worked on an improved map, better story and sandbox animations, NPCs and vehicles (although they’re still not fully game-ready), new assets, a new sound system, bug fixes, and much more that you’ll have to discover for yourself and let us know what you think!
Here’s the detailed list of changes in v0.4.4:
- new and improved code
- new and improved game mechanics
- new dialogue system
- new quest system
- new sound system
- remade story for the first 2 Days
- new interaction system
- new Elizabeth nightgown
- added voice-overs for the girls
- added voice-overs for the MC
- added foliage
- reworked park physics logic
- other open-world improvements
- 3 new Sandbox Jessica animations
- 3 new Sandbox Elizabeth animations
- 3 new Sandbox Megan animations
- bug fixes and other minor improvements, including new loading screens
Thank you for your patience and for waiting for this new update. You’ll get at least 2 more
updates before August, so don’t worry! We’re doing our best.
Oh yeah, everyone who owns a Lovense toy, please check if you can connect now. If you didn’t
know, we partnered with Lovense and offer special deals on their toys so you can use them while
playing our game. Every penny we’ve earned since the beginning has gone directly back into
development.
Our next big investment will be hiring another coder to help us finish NPCs and vehicles.
You can check out Lovense using our link:
https://www.lovense.com/a/IncetonGames