Bound by Night

Ch.17a . This update includes: New content for Chapter 17 Upgrade to Ren'Py 8 Higher quality images for the Chapter 14 dream sequence Coding fixes for Chapters 15 and 16 Android Users, please make sure you read the section at the bottom of this post for important information (short version, your old save files will no longer work). Update Information for ALL Builds This is actually a fairly large update. However, because it is bringing a bunch of different branches back to a common path, you will not see all of it on a single playthrough. As we pick the story back up, I had to address whether you had joined Mayhew or rejected his romantic advances. And, if you rejected him, I had to deal with whether you were pursuing Nick or Connor and, even then, whether you were pursuing a monogamous relationship with either -- and whether you were keeping that promise. This update also upgrades the Ren'Py engine to version 8+. I am told that brings with it improved security for end-users (i.e., players). I had put this off for some time because the last time I "upgraded" Ren'Py engines, it broke a lot of things. Fortunately, based on what I've heard so far, it hasn't broken too much, although I did find one very severe bug that was blocking the Connor romance path. I still haven't found the cause of the bug, but I did implement a workaround to reset the values so it should play normally for everyone. You'll also find as you step into Chapter 17 from a recent save game that you'll be asked a series of questions. That's because I discovered a number of coding errors in Chapters 15 and 16 that weren't properly recording decisions. If you go into those chapters from an earlier save game (i.e., Chapter 14 or earlier), everything will be fixed and you will not have the Chapter 17 menus, but I didn't want to trust everyone had earlier save games nor did I want to force everyone to restart unless it was absolutely necessary. Some other updates: Made it easier for Nick to say "I don't hate you" to Ronan at the airport bar Fixed some coding in Chapter 14 that should allow more reliable transitions between parts of the game Adjusted choices during the Connor romance at the cabin to require you to talk about his hooking up with Seth, thereby requiring player to discuss an open relationship but also enables you to activate the Connor romance path Adjusted the size of the input font for custom save game names on PC and Mac (cleaning up the Save menu a bit) Fixed highly pixelated images from the Chapter 14 dream sequence (which is if you're not pursuing Nick or Connor) Ch.16 Part2 This update clocked in at more than 2000 new lines of dialogue and code, plus around 600 new images. For folks who have been pursuing a romance with Mayhew, your wait has finally paid off! Version 0.15 Added Chapter 16, Part 1 Added pre-splash loading progress bar for PC/Mac, so you'll have a better sense of when the game is loading and how much longer it'll take. I'm looking into something similar for Android but it'll take a little longer. Updated splash screens Changed icons for PC/Mac; Added new icons for Android Fixed typos throughout the game Fixed consistency error when Seth said he was going to breed Alex, Alex agreed, but Seth still came on his back. Edited a reference in Chapter 13 from Chicago to Tulsa. Changed title font to Forum-Regular Changed transitions for entering and exiting main menu from within an active game Version 0.14 All new content for Chapter 15, A new consent sequence the first time you launch the game, which lets you choose whether to see explicit content with shifters. After you make this initial selection, you can change it in the Preferences menu, and A variety of bugs and typos fixed in earlier chapters, including a bad transition from a scene with Seth at Connor's cabin to the garage in Mayhew's tower. The new consent sequence should make it much more transparent and reduce confusion as to whether players have opted in or out of explicit content with shifters. As for the numbers, this is definitely the biggest update I've ever done. That's not an excuse for the amount of time it took to get it to you, but it is huge. We're looking at almost 2,600 lines of script and code, and more than 700 images! All of that said, there was still more I wanted to do with this update, but at a certain point I have to let go. (Maybe I'll do a mini-update in a week or two.) Version 0.13 Completes the final branch from when Alex passes out at the cabin, taking him along a sequence with optional explicit shifted content. Brings all branches back together with a return to Mayhew's tower. Begin the research into the plague creatures. Characters included in this update are Seth, Mayhew, Paolo, Ronan and Kai. Version 0.12 Added additional content for Chapter 14 Fixed some typos Corrected some images from earlier in Chapter 14 Version 0.11 - 1/29/2023 Added content for Chapter 14 Revised Title Screen image for all versions Added Patreon button for PC/Mac versions Changed Alex's skin texture for this and future new content Corrected more typos!!! Slowed the rate at which certain images displayed during explicit sequence with Mayhew at end of Chapter 13 Changed music in one sequence at end of Chapter 13 Version 0.10b- 12/15/2022 New content for Chapter 13 Finished Scene where you can top in Chapter 12 For PC and Mac, all gallery images should now unlock when viewed in game and new images have been added Revised menu options at end of Chapter 12 so the "human" route is available regardless of whether you opted-in to werewolf content Edited choices in Chapter 10 to better clarify significance of choice Fixed code that caused an image to not appear in Chapter 10 Temporarily removed option to reject the coffee date in Chapter 8, as it was leading to a plot hole later in the story Corrected typos in Chapter 12 Corrected clipping issue in some explicit images from Chapter 12 Corrected default save names for different sections in Chapter 12 Version 0.9a - 8/28/2022 1. New content for Chapter 12 2. Beginning of an image gallery for PC and Mac builds Version 0.8b - 3/31/2022 1. Corrected a broken audio file link at the end of the update Version 0.8a - 3/30/2022 1. New content for Chapter 12 2. Style of artwork for Chapter 12 images altered slightly 3. Implemented "belltolls" tracker 4. Adjusted GUI file to automatically accommodate for PC versus mobile builds 5. Minor updates to splash screens Version 0.7 - 12/21/2021 1. New content for Chapter 11 2. Eliminated line of stray text from "stay at home" option at end of previous build. 3. More typo smashing 4. PC Build updated to include Linux support Version 0.6a - 9/24/2021 1. New content for Chapter 11 2. Corrected typos 3. Replaced some of Santino's dialogue with more authentic/accurate Italian-language phrases 4. Changed the texture on Connor's teeth so they appear a little whiter 5. Adjusted the "Ear ringing" sound effect so it was less aurally offensive 6. Added code and alternative dialogue for Ronan in Chapter 10 if MC has not had any sex except for the scene in Chapter 1. Version 0.5.2a - 07/09/2021 1. New Content for Chapter 10 2. Fixed more typos 3. Replaced some of Santino's dialogue with more authentic/accurate Italian-language phrases 4. Changed the texture on Connor's teeth so they appear a little whiter Version 0.5a - 06/26/2021 1. New content for Chapter 9 2. Put images and scripts into archive files 3. New compression and rendering processes for images (Chapter 9 converted to WEBP instead of JPG; Chapter 10 rendered at 4k, resized to 1920x1080, then converted to WEBP) 4. Corrected incorrect audio channel for explicit sounds in Chapter 8 5. Correctly hid text window during animated sequences in Chapter 8 6. Executable file should now display with the BBN logo rather than default RenPy logo 7. It is now possible to add a description to save game files Version 0.4b - 05/23/2021 1. Many typos caught and corrected (a huge "thank you" to those who have submitted these via Discord) 2. Replaced all images and added new ones for Chapter 1 3. Redid the shots for the prologue (again) with better render settings 4. Additional text and images added to Chapter 2 for flashback sequences and some minor adjustments to dialogue between Nick and Ronan 5. Replaced images of Nick going through the hotel lobby in Chapter 2 6. Revised some coding for sex sequences to allow for loop until player interrupts 7. Fixed scripting error in Chapter 8 that made two images in the explicit scene with Connor not display 8. Replaced audio for the main menu and for some previous chapters with new assets 9. Split script files into multiple parts for improved stability and to better facilitate translations into languages other than English Version 0.3b - 04/08/2021 1. Adjusted settings for scene at end of Chapter 6 for improved lighting and overall quality 2. Redid shots for Prologue 3. Added scene within Chapter 4 4. Replaced shot in meeting in Chapter 4 to correct Alex's eye color 5. Redesigned some of the dialogue choices for improved consistency and clarity 6. Adjusted the relationship scoring for the first conversation with Nick in Chapter 6 so it's easier to unlock the explicit scene 7. Corrected lighting in one image from the solo/fantasy sequence at end of Chapter 3 8. Adjusted dialogue following first choice at beginning of Chapter 5 based on player feedback; conversation now better reflects player's choice Version 0.3a - 03/14/2021 1. added chapters 4, 5 and 6 2. Revised touch in a optional scene from Chapter 3 where Alex is looking at his crotch 3. changed format of images included in release from PNG to JPG 4. more tweaks to default rendering settings 5. Added additional audio to Chapters 2 and 3 6. Corrected 2D background in some images from Chapter 3 7. Moved sex and explicit sounds to a new Explicit channel (instead of the previously used "Sound" channel) Version v0.2b 1. added chapters 2 and 3 2. added two new characters 3. revised some dialogue in Prologue and Chapter 1 4. changed name of hospital 5. fixed some pause and transition coding 6. increased volume of footsteps 7. implemented relationship tracking 8. replaced images for prologue 9. replaced images for chapter 1 cliffhanger 10. increased max settings for renders from 5k iterations to 10k for better quality on more complicated images (reflections, windows, lighting, etc.) 11. revisions to Alex - adjusted skin textures - adjusted eye texture - brought the hair a little lower over the ears - increased subD for body and hair to improve rendering quality 12. revisions to Santino (formerly Mateo) - changed name - shortened his hair a little - new outfit in prologue - changed eye texture 13. revisions to the vampire - textures - hair - changed eyes - changed outfit 14. Fixed Kai's disappearing fingers in one image when Alex is getting rimmed 15. Fixed a disappearing hand in the first "animation" sequence between Alex and Kai