Milking Mira! News

Hey guys! We’re back to our regular workflow and have prepared a poll to gain some insight on what players want us to prioritize next.

Ultimately, we are limited by time vs budget, so these ideas take that into account and most are smaller in scale. We can safely take on about 6 months of dev-time at the moment and this has been considered with the poll options. There's a post that was made recently that goes into more detail on the budget and inner workings of the dev team for those interested.

You can vote or abstain and the results will be aggregated with the Patreon version of the poll.

Check it out here!

-Vanis & Doku

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed(?) Critical Cerise Bug: Cerise should now be loading properly regardless of which drive you install the game on. This bug has been a massive trial and error process because it seems to be linked to initialization of Steam’s API. I’ve added new redundancy checks when loading and replaced a loading method that was obsolete.
  
• Fixed AutoSkip Cutscene and Breast Size Capacity Link toggles not saving in the settings menu.
• Fixed Light Switch and Thermostat buttons not unlocking when items were obtained via RNG

[h3]Polish[/h3]

• AutoSkip Cutscene Toggle now skips the breeding cutscene as well.

[h3]Known Issues[/h3]

• Running the game from another hard drive is causing scenes to not load properly: I originally thought that this was due to a problem with the DLC but it may be something different. I suspect that it's something to do with Async loading since spam clicking the scene loading buttons works, as if bypassing the loading screen all together. Please avoid installing the game on a drive other than the C drive until I can track this bug down.
  
• Possible Data Loss when Switching Characters: Haven’t been able to replicate this one but still have people saying it’s occurring to them. It’s possible that fixing the DLC has also fixed this, but I’ll continue searching for a cause.
  
• Players Unable to Unlock Max Rank Item for Either Character: Haven’t been able to replicate this either. Only thing at the moment is to keep milking until the Milk Goddess rank is reached and the white bar under it can no longer be filled.
  

I need help from the community with this because getting DLC to work is a nightmare. We recently finished setting up our PCs after moving but it wasn't exactly smooth as my main PC's drive was damaged during the move.

Please let me know if any of the problems you were having are still happening either in this post or the bug report thread made after the last patch.

-Vanis & Doku

EDIT: Had someone mention that the DLC disappeared with this update but was resolved after a PC reboot. This patch changes some core things about how the game tries to fetch data from Steam, so please try rebooting and relaunching the client if the DLC was working before but suddenly isn't.

Hey guys, we’ve been putting together some known issues with the game to help others that might be running into them. If you have a problem that isn’t listed here, please comment it below and I’ll investigate it for the next patch.

Our moving date is creeping close so I won’t be able to tackle these until we’re settled in the new place, but I’d like to have a clear idea of what’s broken at the moment.

[h2]KNOWN ISSUES[/h2]
Save Data Problems and Odd Unlock Inconsistencies: I’ve had a couple of people mention odd problems with unlocking the final item and some progression not saving. The biggest lead on this that I have is that it could be due to installing the game on a drive other than where your windows install is located. I tested running it from the F drive and the game was acting wonky, so there is absolutely something there.
Troubleshooting Steps
1. Install the game on your C: drive and see if issues persist.
2. If you played an older version prior to 1.1.0, try deleting data and going with a fresh save. It’s possible that some of the core mechanic changes broke some saves.

Cerise’s chain restraints on her left arm are sometimes floating: I haven’t been able to replicate this but someone shared a screenshot on discord of it. I suspect something with the physics but can’t fix this bug at the moment. There’s a chance that this is also due to installing the game on another drive.

Golden Party Time and The Witching Hour items stack and can get a bit overwhelming visually: It doesn’t seem to break anything but if its too much, we can make those items exclusive in a future patch.

The Witching Hour Candle Puzzle: Not a bug but you have to look closely at the candles and the particle effect will indicate which one is next.

If you are reporting a bug, please include information such as your operating system, whether you’re running the Steam version or not, and any particular quirks about your setup such as multiple hard drives and what not. I'm currently prioritizing game breaking bugs so some cosmetic stuff like floating chains will be lower on the list.

Thanks everyone, I’ll be checking back here periodically when I can find some time.
-Vanis

Alright! I've been busting my ass trying to squash every bug I can find, and I should hopefully have resolved several of the recent ones that have been reported. Thanks for everyone's co-operation in finding some of these.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
-Changed color on Golden Party Time Item: This item is Mira’s final rank unlock but it was color coded as a general item. Additionally, a small text with “MAX” has been added to hint at the unlock condition.

-Fixed page buttons in tool panel displaying “Camera” on mouse over.

-Fixed issue with Mira’s rope boobs not working with key-based milking inputs.

-Fixed broken buy buttons on Golden Party Time and Witching Hour: These items had a price of 0 in the backend since they were meant to be max rank unlocks. Clicking where the buy button would be was instantly unlocking the item.

-Fixed wrist chain on Cerise that was layered improperly.

-Fixed Vibrator Stat Bug: The vibrator item was incorrectly modifying the production stat, causing lower than intended production, and on Mira going into the negatives.

-Delayed DLC check order: Some players have been having problems getting the DLC to show up. This may have been due to Steam taking longer to initialize than expected and causing the DLC load to fail. It’s an odd problem that I haven’t been able to fully prove the cause of, so if you are still having this issue after this patch, please let me know any additional details about your setup that you may have. One player was able to fix it by just completely closing steam and reopening it.

-Fixed issue with some items unlocking for one character but not the other? I have this one with a question mark because it’s an intermittent issue affecting some players. I adjusted the save system to hopefully resolve it but please let me know if you are still having this problem. Unlocking something on any character should have it immediately available for the other.

[h2]Polish[/h2]
-Added arrow keys to manual milking inputs.

-Removed “Fixed Reward Text +0” from final rank up UI: This was a remnant from the original ranking mechanic where it used to give fixed stats on rank up.

-Added missing autosave call to purchasing items.

-Added UI buttons for the Thermostat and LightSwitch: These buttons do not do anything once the item is unlocked, but they allow players to mouse over them for more details on the item. They also allow purchasing the item pre-emptively since these were only obtainable through RNG.

-Slightly improved visibility of available stat points icon.

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]
-Cerise’s chain restraints on her left arm are sometimes floating: I haven’t been able to replicate this but someone shared a screenshot on discord of it. I suspect something with the physics but can’t fix this bug at the moment.

-Golden Party Time and The Witching Hour items stack and can get a bit overwhelming visually: It doesn’t seem to break anything but if its too much, we can make those items exclusive in a future patch.

-Old Saves / Cloud Saves from a previous version may cause rank and item unlock issues: The update had significant changes to how the rank system and unlocking items works. Unfortunately, the best thing to do in this case is to delete all data and start a fresh save. IF that still doesn’t resolve it, then please let us know any additional details you may have about your setup.

Thanks for milking! Any further issues will unfortunately need to wait until we finish with our upcoming move, but the game should be more stable now.

-Vanis & Doku

The day is finally here! We're finished with the Milking Cerise update and are opening the barn doors! If you own Milking Mira, then you'll immediately have access to the DLC. You can verify that you're on the correct version if you see v1.1.0 on the main menu, as well as an arrow to toggle characters next to Mira.

This update includes some pretty significant changes to the base game. Here's what's new!

[h2]New Content[/h2]
Implemented New Hucow - Cerise:

• Cerise can now be selected on the main menu by using the arrow on the right side of the screen. This arrow will not show up if the game doesn’t detect the DLC.
  

Implemented Character Intro Cutscenes: These play when selecting a character and starting the game.

• Each cutscene is unique for each character.
  
• Cutscenes can be auto-skipped by toggling it in the settings menu.
  
• We may add a cutscene viewer in a future update if we end up doing more of them.
  

Added Gold Mechanic / Pity System: Players can now earn gold for every milk jar that gets filled.

• This gold can in turn be used to unlock items pre-emptively as a way to bypass the RNG roll on rank up.
  
• Gold is displayed beneath the milk jar counter on the bottom right of the screen.
  
• Items will remain hidden until the player has enough gold to afford them. When the player has collected enough gold, the question mark on the item will begin to glow white. Mousing over the item while the question mark is glowing will reveal the price, buy button, and give a small glimpse at what the item is.
  

Milk Master 9000 is no longer auto-awarded when collecting 50 bottles. Instead, it can just be purchased whenever the player has enough gold, or randomly obtained from the reward pool.

• Some special items such as the Thermostat and Golden Party Time cannot be purchased and must be obtained through the reward pool, or via their unique unlock condition.
  

Reworked Stat System and Rank System: Various changes have been made to the core game mechanics.

• Ranking up no longer grants stats directly but instead gives the player a point to assign to their stat of choice.
  
• Points can be assigned using a new UI menu that can be opened by clicking on the character’s portrait in the top right corner.
  
• A small star-shaped icon will pulsate in the corner of the portrait to indicate that there are unassigned stat points available.
  
• Players can now mouse over an individual stat within this menu to view its base and gear-adjusted total. The base stat is calculated from the character’s unique values + whatever stat points the player has assigned.
  
• Stat points are 1:1 ratio for stats except for capacity, which goes up by 10 for each point assigned.
  
• Hucows are now individually ranked, so they must be maxed out individually.
  
• Mousing over a stat will also display a brief explanation of what the stat does.
  
• Mousing over corner portrait no longer displays the old tooltip with abbreviated stats.
  
• With the addition of new items, ranks are no longer 1:1 linked to unlockables. This means that you can reach max rank for a hucow and may end up missing an item or two. Players should be able to obtain any missing items through the gold pity system. (I didn’t feel like extending the game’s ranks just to fit more items and if we add even more things, it would mean even more ranks to track.)
  
• Ranking up a hucow without any items left to unlock will instead allow players to obtain gold bags of various sizes.
  

10 New Items Added: All new items are backward compatible with Mira.

• Witch Hat: New hat that’s part of the witch set.
  
• Witch Earrings: Small earrings that emit magic particles and slightly increase all states.
  
• Rope Top: A makeshift top made of rope wound around your hucow’s breasts. This item changes the shape of your hucow’s breasts and increases Milk Pressure, causing milk to shoot out in a wider spray when used. Keeping this item on for too long will cause purpling on the breasts that go away when removed.
  
• Crotch Rope: New bottom that’s part of the rope set.
  
• Barbell Piercings: These are part of a new item category for nipple items.
  
• Hoop Piercings: Same as the item above but with a hoop shape.
  
• Nose Ring: A special face item that can be stacked with gags and eye items.
  
• Harness Ring Gag: A full-face, open-mouth gag that causes excessive drooling.
  
• Discipline Cane: A handheld cane used to discipline your hucow. Click to strike the hucow’s breasts and increase milk production. Hucows have a hidden pain tolerance value that if reached, will stop producing milk until they are given a break or massage. Pain will be visually indicated by red skin irritation that gradually shows up when the toy is used. Be sure to pay attention to it since it indicates that you are getting closer to hitting the pain tolerance. The redness from the irritation will fade away over time. Reaching the hucow’s pain limit through repeated caning will leave marks that will not go away until exiting the session.
  
• Witching Hour: This is Cerise’s equivalent of the Golden Party Time item. Activating this will cause a ritual to start that involves activating 6 candles in a specific order. Good luck and be sure to look closely at the candles!
  

Items Unlocks Have Been Recategorized: Some items such as the Golden Set are only unlockable by playing with Mira, while others are from Cerise. This will be indicated by the color of the “?” on the item slot. Items are not exclusive to the character after unlocking them though as you can take them to the other cow pen. You can also just purchase another character’s items with enough gold, with the exception of their final unique unlockable obtained through maxing their rank.

The Golden Set now grants a gold bonus when completing a milk bottle.

Implemented Breeding Cutscenes: Using the insemination toy will now play a cutscene of your hucow being bred.

2 New Secrets Added: One is related to the new Witching Hour item, and the other is part of the Harness Ring Gag.

Cerise comes with her own version of the Succubus Horns and Tail that are unlocked by having save data from Project Cappuccino.

New BGM added to the Jukebox: Farm Life, originally from our scrapped project “Crystal Road”.

7 New Achievements Added.

[h2]Polish[/h2]
Adjusted engine physics settings for smoother jiggle physics: There will be a slightly higher performance cost with this change but we needed to do it for Cerise’s jiggle physics to look smooth. Her boobs use higher gravity and drag values, which required more precise calculations.

Added Missing Hair Tips and Legs to Mira: Her ponytail and hair would cut off below the knee since we didn’t need it at the time. The Thigh Strapped Vibrator has also had the missing part of its cable added.

Changed How Mouse Detection Works for Handheld Items: Handheld items are now able to detect multiple hitboxes in one click. This was done due to the new cane toy being added since it has a long hitbox that can overlap both boobs. Without this, it looked strange to strike and only have one boob move. Only applies to the cane at the moment but it’s ready if we add other handhelds in the future.

Characters can now change expressions due to animation states: The restrained state for example will cause the character to emote based on the animation.

Fixed clipped wall sprite on main menu

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
Added Missing VFX and Localization to some of Mira’s Dialogue: A few of her lines such as the ones from the thermostat item weren’t localized and were silent for her.

Fixed issue with VFX not playing while UI disabled: Voice audio source was attached to the Bark System. Hiding the bubbles with the UI was accidentally preventing VFX from playing.

Fixed Audio Settings Bug: Audio settings were not being loaded properly despite showing the sliders in the right place. This was due to a unity bug with audio mixers that required a work around.

Fixed one of Mira’s Boobs being larger than the other when using the Mega Milker’s item.

Fixed issue with sweat remaining on a character even after disabling the thermostat.

Fixed some of Mira’s sweat beads being parented to the wrong bone, causing them to float off in a random direction.

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]
Golden Party Time and The Witching Hour items stack and can get a bit overwhelming visually. If its too much, we can make those items exclusive in a future patch.

I’m tired boss.

From here on until late April, we're going to be in the middle of a big move IRL, so apologies in advance if we aren't able to respond to things quickly.

Enjoy and thanks for milking!

-Vanis & Doku