Towns Charm [v0.8.1c]

v0.8.1c

New animations – Several new animations of Claire around the house were added.
New Claire interactions – Added several new interactions and actions for Claire, including some that are only available under specific conditions.
New locations – Two new locations were added: the Bathroom and the Kitchen.
UI updates – The user interface received various visual and behavior changes.
EventGUI – A small feature was added to the Social Panel. You can now click on a character’s location to instantly travel to where they currently are.

Logic
Most of the work this update was related to the game’s logic and architecture. I’ll try to keep it short and summarize the most relevant changes.

GameController (Reworked):
The GameController had gradually become the center of almost every major system in the game. This update focused on reducing that dependency and moving responsibilities to more appropriate systems.
Event Manager (Created): It operates independently and manages background changes, transitions, and the fade lifecycle, etc.
Signal Bus (Introduced): A new communication layer was added and integrated across the project. Most of the backend work in this update involved migrating existing systems to use it, helping reduce dependencies between managers and making the project easier to maintain going forward.
In-Game GUI (Rebuilt): The in-game interface was reorganized and rebuilt alongside the EventGUI.
Input Manager (Reworked): Several systems related to movement, dialogue controls, and skipping were reorganized to make player interactions more consistent and reliable.
Interaction System (Rebuilt): The old interaction system was removed and replaced with a more modular approach. This makes interactions easier to create, maintain, and expand.
Audio Manager (Migrated): Updated to work with the new project structure introduced in 0.8. Functionality remains the same.
Daytime Manager (Reworked): Updated to support the new noon timeslot and several related gameplay changes. Additional improvements were also made to how time progression is handled throughout the day.
Relationship / Affection Manager (Migrated): Reworked as part of the broader backend migration. The system is now easier to maintain and provides a cleaner foundation for future relationship-related features.
Transition Controller (Migrated): Updated to work with the new communication structure used across the project, helping keep transitions more consistent with other systems.
InfoPopup / Panel System (Reworked): A brand-new panel framework was introduced, and all panels were migrated to independent scenes.
Interactable Components (New): A new component-based interaction framework was introduced, replacing the previous all-in-one approach and making future interactions much easier to develop.
Camera (Reworked): The camera system received several improvements and additional functionality, providing more flexibility while reducing its reliance on the player node.
Dialogue Box (Polished): It received several improvements and fixes for events.
Social Panel (Stabilized): Multiple issues were addressed, and a new feature was added that allows players to quickly travel to a character’s current location.
Player (Cleaned Up): The player controller received various structural improvements as part of the larger interaction and input rework.
Locations (Expanded): Two new locations were added and integrated into the existing exploration and navigation systems.

version 0.7.2

• Fixed several typos in earlier events.
• Fixed minor camera issues.
• Fixed a bug related to the Emily and Zoe introduction scene (Zoe image)
• Updated player footstep sound variation.

Version 0.7
adds the first sex event in the game, continuing Claire’s relationship progression. Claire’s in-game design was also updated, with most of her sprites reworked. This update also introduces a new gallery/replay system that allows players to replay scenes based on their progress.

Claire’s in-game design update
Most of Claire’s in-game sprites were updated and a few new ones were added. Most of her existing sprites were reworked, and a few new ones were added to improve visual consistency.

Gallery / Replay system
A new gallery/replay system has been introduced.
This system allows players to replay scenes and events based on the progress of their current save. As you advance through the game, previously completed events will become available to replay
The system works with both current playthroughs and saved games, unlocking scenes according to the progress already achieved.

New event

There’s a new event for Claire. It’s the first sex event in the game and continues the progression of her relationship with the protagonist.

To start the event you need to:

• Interact with the bed to trigger the phone chat.
• Interact with Claire’s bedroom door.

Other changes:

• Fixed several typos in earlier events.
• Fixed minor camera issues.
• Fixed a bug related to the Emily and Zoe introduction scene (Zoe image)
• Updated player footstep sound variation.

v0.6.5 Public

Character locations: Characters’ locations are displayed through the social panel.
Routines: Characters’ routines were updated and now feature 4 different ones each. Claire will appear way more often than Emily and Zoe.
Hints: Hints were updated to avoid confusion when progressing events.
Dialogue box: Dialogue box was visually reworked.
Player scene/node: Player scene was completely remade.
Player movement: Movement through the house has been updated.
Player movement sounds: Footstep sounds were added to the game.
Location navigation: Location navigation system has been reworked.
Interaction popup/bubble bug: Partial fix for a bug where the interaction popup/balloon disappears and freezes the character.
New camera system: Camera functionality has been completely reworked.
Several bugs: Color names, dialogue style changes, characters disappearing, and input state interference bugs fixed (partially).
Interaction/action: New interaction system introduces a new way to increase or decrease affection and progress the game.
Animations: New animations added together with the new interaction system.
Claire design: Claire’s in-game design has been updated.

v0.4.1 Public

General
The 0.4 update is mainly about introducing and testing some new features. I added a small event to at least justify its existence for now. Initially, this update was going to introduce new characters, but I’ve decided to save that for the next one. That update will very likely be out this month.

Request menu
There’s a new option when interacting with characters. This feature is still in an early stage so it doesn’t have a big impact in the game apart from decreasing affection. The nude option isn’t unlockable in this version.

Talk
The way you talk with characters has been changed. For now, this is the only way to increase affection.

Menu
The menu has been reworked. saves from the previous version still work in this one as long as they are in the same folder as the .exe, inside a “saves” folder.

Also, now you can switch between fullscreen and windowed mode in the settings.
Claire redesign.
Claire got a new design.