In Her Own Hands, v. 0.8.2α (Announcement)
Added 2025-03-20 02:01:53 +0000 UTCPatrons $5 and up: Click here to download the game
At long last, the update is ready for the alpha release! The extra time needed to finish came from two different issues. The first one was a blessing! As I wrote through some of the scenes, I decided that this couple needed time to explore their new relationship a bit. So the update ended up being much longer than I originally thought!
I changed the end of the last Cassidy scenes in a couple of ways, to make them fit better into the overall narrative. First, her first text message after their first date (the one that ends in Cassidy's apartment) will not come until after the coffee break, when you make the relationship choice. I also added the ability to respond to Cassidy's sexy selfies with some sexy selfies of you own! (You can choose one of three random options, and the one you choose will even show up in your phone gallery.)
Their second date will begin at the end of the next night that Becca works at the Record Store. This date also ends in Cassidy's apartment! A few days later, the couple will have a day-long third date that ends in your bedroom this time. Finally, the two have a "virtual" date the following week, when they can't get together in person.
The two date scenes each also has a couple of choices and variations based on your past experiences in the game, with one scene in particular being extended in an exciting way, setting up a future scene in a different path! (I'll leave that to discover on your own.)
As usual, the walkthrough will be ready within a few days, for $9+ Patrons. The public release will be next Wednesday evening. If you locate any bugs as you play, please send me a direct message.
Now, with the exciting news out of the way, I do owe you an explanation for the long unexpected delay. I rightfully expected that the end of the year was going to be busy, but I thought that things would settle down a bit. Things have not worked out that way. My day job is unfortunately in one of the many industries that have been thrown into chaos since the end of January. I don't want to get political, so I will simply say that there have been a lot of unexpected developments. Some days I am so stressed out that I simply can't come home from a 10-hour day and then put in a few more hours of work.
That said, I am committed to trying to get a better routine in place. I am leaning towards smaller updates more frequently, at least until things start to calm down. First step: I will put out another update in about a week giving more information about the progress of ITOH v. 0.1.5. I have not yet begun the real work, other than searching for media and outlining the plot. But by next week I can at least give you an update with how development progressed over the weekend, and give you a rough estimate of when I aim to release.
Thanks again for your continued patience and support!
S&D
Changelog (v. 0.8.2α)
Changed order of the text and coffee date with Cassidy following their first "real" date
Adjusted the way that work scenes are selected in order to speed up progress on work-related events (including Record Store/Cassidy)
Added ability to respond to Cassidy's sexy selfies with your own sexy selfie: select one of three options, chosen selfie will appear in phone gallery
Lowered Romance stat threshold for Cassidy's "Romance" path
Second date event with Cassidy, series of scenes (ends with CumPoints scene), two alternate conversations based on previous experiences and choice
Third date event with Cassidy, series of scenes (ends with CumPoints scene), extended ending depending on previous experiences
"Virtual" date with Cassidy
Coded update to the way text messaging works --- two text messages (part of the above events) created in new system
