A couple of dubiously-moral hounds are getting expansions this patch: Nash the corrupt item vendor, and of course, Olivia the Bard from KnotQuest. Olivia's got a hell of a chunky spread of content coming down the pipe for her, somewhere about 600 pages total, split between two more expansions that are hitting the code queue now as well.

Meanwhile, most of the staff is now busy working away on the next iteration of the Main Story Quest; I’ve roped in everybody but Skow (who’s busy doing a different quest anyway) to contribute a mid-level boss while I’ve made my way up to the final confrontation… which thanks to all the various branches in The Siege of Khor’minos so far is looking to have at least four different versions. Fun times ahead!

If you haven’t already done so, you might want to make sure you’ve cleared out the cult activity in Harvest Valley, the Glacial Rift, and Dracia — letting that fester all throughout the siege might have some knock-on effects when you finally bring the fight to the demon army!

In the meantime though: dogs and dog accessories.

0.8.4 Patch Notes:

• If you chose to recruit Olivia and the lupines from KnotQuest to your Wayfort, meaning you did not gender-bend them, Olivia is now available amongst the pack for interactions. This is the first of three content packs TheObserver has written for her, but it alone clocks in at almost 200 pages — half of which is new sex scenes. For comparison, the entire dungeon she’s from is “only” 300 pages! Tobs really went all-out on this one.

• Aside from the above sex and the usual battery of talk scenes, Olivia has a gifting system where you can give your good(???) girl some treats. Like Lustful Liquor. I’m sure she’ll enjoy that!

• Viviane has a new quest that has a new set. This requires that you’ve met Vitruvius and Marilla in Khor’minos, and triggers upon entering the Frost Hound. And, y’know, having Viv as a Companion.

• After buying an item from Nash’s shop (the corrupt item vendor in Khor’minos), approaching him again will start a small quest.

• Chugging the potion at the end of Nash’s new will unlock some sex scenes with Nash.

• Cait’s Get Squished scene has a new sub-scene accessible if Cait has a strapon.

• There’s a new Hashat loss scene for female elves.

• New gambling loss scene with Sandre & Caera when the player bets Cait, includes special variant for having bet Cait and lost 5+ times.

• Clementine has a new (28 page long!) breeding focused Doggystyle scene once you’ve fucked her 5+ times, has dual cock support, includes special variant if PC is in Rut… (you cannot actually breed the sheep right now) (

• You can now kiss Ryn while she’s on her throne in the Winter City, if you’ve fucked her before.

• Balance Adjustments: Thieves’ 1st level at-will, Fading Strike, has been reworked to be a little more useful, and the Warrior’s 1st-level recharge, Rend, has had its Bleed damage increased. The Trident has had its inherent Bleed damage reduced, and its bleed can’t crit!

And yes, you’ll be able to breed Olivia in a future patch — just needed to be coded in, but that’s another 250 pages of content…

1. Added a new protagonist model.

2. Reworked the combat flow and introduced some deck-building (DBG) elements.

3. Added new enemy skill configurations to increase combat difficulty.

4. Added a player healing skill, and removed the cooldown time for player skills — you can now use your skills limitlessly!!!

5. Status effect system is now live.

6. A slot machine feature has been added to the idle mode for enhanced variety.

1. A new screen visual effect has been added — you can disable it in the settings if you prefer the classic look.

2. Improved some UI visuals and presentation.

1. Fixed some minor bugs (but there might be new ones lurking — stay tuned!).

========================== Combat System Update ==========================

Low-value dice are no longer useless! You can now place them into the buffer zone to help reduce its total points. Enemies will now scale their attacks based on your buffer zone's point total — so using lower dice strategically can mitigate incoming damage.

On the flip side, high-value dice now have even more impact. If your dice points exceed the enemy's buffer requirement, your attack will be amplified, dealing bonus damage! So try to maximize your dice values using any skills or abilities you have!

========================== Idle Gameplay Update ==========================

We've added our main character to the main scene! Yes, finally — we have a protagonist! 😎

Expect to see all sorts of cool and fun new features built around this stylish figure in the near future!

We've also reworked the idle system in the base:

You now have to defeat enemies within a time limit to break through and increase your attack power in outpost battles!

While fighting enemies, you'll now see a new item drop: Happiness Bonds.

These can be used to manually trigger the slot machine on screen — granting you a huge money reward!

We've just added a set of new Steam profile avatars for Island Clicker!

Show off your love for the island life with our latest tropical-themed images 🌺

• 修复后宫怀孕高概率难产的问题

• 👉 Reviews help us reach more players who love weird, chaotic games.
  
• 👉 Our completely free DLC is on the way – and your support helps us go even more unhinged.
  
• 👉 And let’s be honest – hitting 200 together would just be awesome. 💥

We added a procedural Fishtoy system for Simulation mode,

More updates soon, thank you for playing!

Screenshot by Ketchup :)

Since the first day of development, The Calling has been streamed on Twitch every week for the past almost 4 months since I started developing the game. Mostly by me granted (I am a streamer myself granted), but what's been cool is that since the very first day of development, this game has always been focused on showcasing and involving streamers through the whole process of development.

Over the weeks, as the cast of streamers involved in the game grew from 5 on the first day, to over 80+ now, it's been amazing to see streamers hoping on and streaming the game.

So, to celebrate this, we're going to kick off a series called "The Calling Creator Clips" where we will feature clipped moments from streams featuring The Calling!

Let's check out the first clips to kick off this series!

NOTE: These first clips come from the pre-alpha version of the game, and keep in mind that I'm currently building this game as a solo indie dev (hopefully that will change soon, more on that in a future post), so a lot of what you see is what I've been able to build mostly myself in less than 4 months.