Lab Rats 2 v0.33.0 is finished and ready for it's week of bug testing by patrons! If you're already a patron, or want to become one, you can find the download links here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/lab-rats-2-v0-33-42234494This update brings a dramatic overhaul to the character display method, allowing for groups of characters to all be displayed at the same time. All of the existing events and menus in LR2 have been updated, and in some cases expanded, to make use of this new system. There has also been new content added to the game. There is now a multi-staged family games night event, making use of the new display system, and a new sex dialogue branch has been added to all character types. Finally, there have been a host of bug fixes and continued optimisation improvements.
The new multi-character display system provides the ability to show and multiple girls at once, as well as highlight the current speaker of the group. This system mirrors the previously existing draw methods, which should make it simple for modders to update existing content or integrate new functionality. A significant performance optimisation has also been made, allowing animated characters to be displayed four times faster and with a dramatically reduced performance impact.
v0.33.0 has seen the addition of a large new home event, as well as tweaks and improvements to a large number of existing events. The new home event sees you invited to a family games night including Lily [sister], Jennifer [mom], and Rebecca [aunt]. There are multiple stages and branching options to this event, and it is likely to see further expansions in future updates. Eleven existing events have been updated to make use of the new multi-character display system, letting you watch multiple girls strip down at once, or keep track of rapid back-and-forth dialogue between characters. Finally, there has been a completely new branch of dialogue added for all characters: girls who like creampies may decide they want you to take off a condom right before you cum.
Enjoy!
Changelog (v0.32.2 to v0.33.0):
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*CHANGES AND ADDITIONS*
- Added support for characters being drawn on different layers. By default there are now 4 layers for characters (which may then have an arbitrary characters on each layer).
- Added support for adding extra character drawing layers if needed by mods.
- Added support for drawing multiple characters at the same time.
- All character displays are now anchored from the bottom instead of the middle, making height consistant when multiple characters are drawn together.
- Added GroupDisplayManager class. Provides support for tracking and drawing multiple characters as a group, as well as updating single characters.
- Updated Mom/Lily insta-pic event to display both characters at once
- Updated Friends help friends be sluts random event to dislay both characters at once.
- Updated Emily intro event to show both characters at once.
- Updated Emily/Christina study recap event to show both characters at once.
- Updated Emily/Christina dinner event to show both characters at once.
- Updated catfight random event to show both characters at once.
- Updated AC random event to show all characters at once.
- Updated futuristic serum research event to show all characters at once.
- Updated aunt/cousin intro events to show all characters at once.
- Updated aunt/cousin moving events to show all characters at once.
- Updated horny at work event to show all characters at once.
- Added a no_animation flag that can be handed to any draw request to prevent default animations from being applied.
- Only characters adjacent to the primary speaker are animated, to reduce performance impacts.
- Characters in the resume select screen are no longer animated.
- Optimized character animation code. Characters now display more quickly after a draw call and have a massively improved frame rate while multiple characters are being drawn.
- Expanded horny at work event to be more aware of how many people are in the room.
- Added options to the friends help friends be sluts event to just ignore the girls.
- Added new evening event involving Jennifer, Lily, and Rebecca.
- Added new dialogue branch when having sex with a girl who likes creampies. May ask you to take off a condom at the last minute.
- Added patron reward content.
- Daily serum dosage policy now only applies a dose on a week day.
- Standardised "judge_outfit" function now used whenever a girl reviews her outfit.
- Opinion on lingerie now has a girl treat an outfit as more/less slutty instead of changing sluttiness for wearing it (up to 8 points in either direction).
- Updated scheduling code, allowing for girls to have different destinations depending on the day.
*BUG FIXES*
- Fixed an issue with half-off clothing that was leading to clothing not being correctly anchored when stripping.
- Fixed several incorrect title references ("your employee" instead of "their name")
- Fixed Lily checking incorrect outfit name when adding new instapic outfit to her wardrobe.
- Fixed crash when demanding a blowjob.
- Fixed crash when Gabrielle gets a boob job.