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Greetings, dear players!

Winter might be in full swing, but that doesn’t mean Jitsuko, our majestic and ever-so-regal heroine, can’t turn up the heat! Today, we’re unveiling her new swimsuit—a design fit for a queen, blending royal elegance with a touch of alluring charm. After all, even a ruler needs some time to relax… or conquer the pool in style!

We know it’s a bit ironic to showcase a swimsuit when it’s cold outside, but who says Jitsuko can’t bring her own kind of warmth? Let this dazzling outfit be a reminder that even in winter, things can get a little steamy.

On a more serious note, we want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your unwavering support. Your passion and encouragement fuel our creativity and push us to make this game the best it can be. While there’s still a lot of work ahead, we’re thrilled with the progress we’ve made so far—and it’s all thanks to you.

Stay tuned for more updates, sneak peeks, and exciting reveals as we continue to craft this unforgettable journey. And don’t forget to share your thoughts about Jitsuko’s royal swimsuit—does it live up to her queenly status?

Until next time, stay cozy… or perhaps, let Jitsuko warm you up 😉

With gratitude,
Swimming & Zee

So last month's poll was going to decide whether we would prioritize the swimsuit and pool scene for Emily or Jitsuko. I tried, not-so-subtly, to sway the vote in Jitsuko's favour. In the end, Emily still got about twice as many votes as Jitsuko. I honestly thought I'd be able to influence the poll more, but I'm looking on the bright side: people are just passionate about their preferences.

Without further ado, here is the promised swimsuit art for Emily!



About a week into November, we had Tomie and Emily balanced to a point we were happy with. We then sent test builds to a couple of people and asked them to provide feedback on balance, mechanical clarity and enjoyment. We got a lot of really positive feedback and some very useful points to improve on.

The point of each encounter is to outlast the Domme, but players seemed to focus purely on offense; even at the cost of losing a fight they could've won. After we gave some advice on strategy and abilities, they started doing much better. The tutorial already contains a lot of mechanical information, so we don't wanna make that overwhelming by adding strategy advice. Instead, we've now included a list of tips available in-game that players can reference whenever they feel like they need to improve their approach to the combat system. This way, players can also look at hints that specifically target points they're struggling with.

The test build didn't include the newer upgrades that gradually weaken the Dommes as the Pool and Park scenes haven't been completed yet. Even so, one tester managed to beat all 9 fights. This is what we were hoping for, as the weakening upgrades are meant to help players who are struggling rather than being necessary upgrades. We're rebalancing Tomie Stage 3 ever so slightly, as she's clearly the toughest to beat currently. It's possible without weakening her, but just barely, so her Stage 3 difficulty was found to be jarring compared to the other two. It also doesn't leave much room for Hana to be even tougher as final boss. Conversely, Jitsuko Stage 2 and Emily Stage 3 needed to be made a little bit more difficult.

Btw, there will be no poll this month. Why? Because it's December, so we're doing a recap of 2024. The poll would otherwise have been between Jitsuko swimsuit art or a secret thing we haven't mentioned yet. Guess what? You're getting both along with the year-in-review. No votes, just everything. Think of it as our Christmas present to you.


Finished:

• Emily swimsuit art and pool scene
  
• Emily Stage 3 combat tweaking
  
• Tomie Stage 3 combat tweaking
  
• Test build including all 3 Stages for all 3 Dommes
  
• Collecting and analysing tester feedback
  
• Jitsuko Stage 2, Emily Stage 3 and Tomie Stage 3 minor balance tweaks based on tester feedback
  
• In-game Tips menu
  

Current:

• Jitsuko swimsuit art and pool scene
  
• Editing/improving all 3 Park texts
  
• Hana final boss combat design
  
• Hana final boss texts
  

Once again, Tomie won a character poll by a landslide. Understandable, since she's been around since Femdom Waifu and we include her in any game we can find a spot for her. The poll was also a way for us to see if either Emily or Jitsuko had started catching up in popularity, but Tomie is just unstoppable. After the game releases, we'll do another character poll and we're very curious to see if there will be any change in relative popularity.

As promised, our artist started prioritizing the Tomie pool scene and swimsuit art. Of course, Tomie would wear the kind of swimsuit that covers little and is easy to remove.

Here's our OG waifu in her swimsuit:


Tomie never disappoints and neither does our artist. Next month, we hope to have one of the other two swimsuits ready to show off. The designs have been picked out and our artist is hard at work, but on more than one project at a time. Speaking of which, now that we've settled on their swimsuit designs, the pool scenes for each of the 3 girls received minor rewrites to include mention of their swimsuit designs. Honestly, once we had their sexy designs picked out, I just wanted to write a little more. I love this job.

Since our artist is also currently working on a secret side project we'll announce soon, they're only gonna have time for one of the other two swimsuit designs in November. We could just use the results from last month's poll, but that feels disingenuous.

Psst. Just between you and me: I'm really looking forward to the Jitsuko design. It's pretty much exactly what I'm into. That may be because I came up with the base concept. Yes, I'm not so subtly trying to influence the poll. In fact, that's gonna be our little experiment with this month's poll: election interference. Previous polls showed Emily is more popular than Jitsuko and that held true with last month's poll. Let's see if I can sway the vote a little. You know what to do!

In more gameplay related news, we identified a balance issue with two abilities when used together, so those have been rebalanced. The Stage 3 combat for Emily and Tomie has been considerably changed by modifying some abilities and combat percentages to make their respective combat focuses more pronounced as we felt the fights weren't different enough. Initial testing shows they're now undertuned, so we're gonna be cranking up some values and re-testing. Once we have all 3 girls balanced in a way we think is challenging yet doable, we're gonna have people outside the dev team test them for a fresh perspective. With any luck and their schedules permitting, that'll happen in November. That would leave just the Hana final boss fight to design combat wise. Until we start on the Shizuru dlc, that is.

Finished:

• Tomie swimsuit art.
  
• Tomie pool scene programming.
  
• Writing for Tomie park scene.
  

Current:

• Tomie Stage 3 combat tweaking.
  
• Emily Stage 3 combat tweaking.
  
• Swimsuit art and pool scene for poll winner.
  
• Editing/improving all 3 Park scene texts.
  
• Getting a test build together for testers.
  

We mentioned two months ago that we'd come up with new scenes for the game featuring Stacy as a result of coming up with new player upgrades and just wanting more sexy Stacy art in the game. People voted to see what's going on with those and we're glad you're looking forward to her as much as we are. Let me start off by explaining the concept for the new upgrades currently being worked on.

Looking at ways to give the player more tools, we decided to add a method to extend the game's turn timer. As the Dommes burn through the money that Hana wants the player to protect, some players might come to the realization that they need more time. Or maybe just want more time. Listen, we're not gonna judge you, if you're gonna throw the fights against your favorite Domme to keep repeating them for 'personal reasons' ;) Instead, players can use leverage to persuade the Dommes to take a deal: refund some of their recent purchases or humiliate themselves for the player's pleasure.

This is where Stacy comes in. As a wild slut, she knows the best spots to humiliate Dommes by making them act, well, like her. When players unlock these upgrades, they'll first get a scene with Stacy where she teaches by example. This will unlock the interaction with the Dommes, each of which will have their own version of the humiliating scene. The first of the two planned scenes involves exposing themselves at the adults only pool and that brings us to the new hotness we have for you this month. Behold! Stacy wearing the kind of bikini that Stacy would obviously wear:



Yes, of course she'll take it off during the scene. Do you even need to ask? And we all know what an excited, naked Stacy leads to. In fact, let's give you a little peek at the scene too:



You might be wondering who's in the corner there. Don't worry about it. He's really just there because Stacy likes being watched. He'll play into the scene in his own kinky way. Or rather, she'll play with him in her kinky way.

This month, we're spicing up the poll! Usually, the monthly poll is between two things we have ready to show. However, now that the artist has finished the Stacy scene, we need to decide which of the 3 Dommes gets their swimsuit for their pool exposure scene first. Now that you understand why each of our gorgeous Dommes needs a swimsuit, we want you to help us pick who the artist prioritizes.

Vote, vote, vote!

And the Roadmap update:

Finished:

• Jitsuko Combat Stage 3 testing and balancing (after multiple tests and changes, we're VERY happy with her current balance/challenge)
  
• Stacy swimsuit art
  
• Stacy pool scene art
  

Current:

• Swimsuit art as chosen by the community poll!
  
• Emily Combat Stage 3 testing and balancing
  
• Tomie Combat Stage 3 testing and balancing
  

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