Secrets of Charlton School

14.03.26 - 0.1.95 - Bug fixes Resolved : You can now finish Magic 103 if you previously said you needed to consider it. Fixed an issue with not being able to complete Girl Afraid by learning too much about Jennifer before the quest activates Added a fallback option for an Andrea in the locker room if PC intimidates her into going there. Unresolved : Can’t find the bug reporting where Emily corruption isn’t added after using make-up three times, but you get the notification 23/02/26 - 0.1.94 - Bug fixes Resolved A blank screen when trying to investigate the classroom (specific edge case - cheerleader, cast memories on Liz, asked for Liz' help) Potential fix on the Annie route of the It’s Happening Again quest. One mismatched variable causing a massive issue. If fixed, unfortunately requires redoing from the morning confrontation scene with Annie. Fixed dead end on Andrea travel conversation, once you’ve cast forget. Unresolved / Intentional If you’ve already resolved Geography and Biology curses, there’s no way of being able to see the impact of the curse on those lessons for Different For Girls quest. This narratively makes sense, but given the end of Act 1, there will be additional opportunities in act 2. 15/02/26 - 0.1.93 - Bug fixes Changes Increased the ‘go back’ slightly to 7. No promises I won’t bring it back down if memory becomes an issue! Resolved Liz now refers to you correctly when calling her over to discuss the coven Liz now responds to you correctly when call her over to discuss the coven You can no longer get a hall pass from Dennis if you already have one (but you can ask him about lessons if you are looking for one, so the path lock is a bit more forgiving) Missing line in Florence’s ballet class now added Fixed a bug where you could randomly teleport somewhere else if selecting any sidebar links and then trying to return. You can no longer get the option to take Heather photos when you’ve burned them Fixed where you couldn’t attend after school club after completing the business studies class Fixed where you could trigger the Maths quest to move on as if you got a key, when you hadn’t (with Michelle) Fixed where the sundress on the Dennis date wasn’t registering on the date Options to give Jake / Logain rumours to DeBussy now disappear Fixed after Rancy’s changes where Emily was acting corrupted when not v0.1.91 - Bug fixes Big Note - I messed up a little, as I forgot to revise the very end of Act 1 leading into Act 2. This would have created save game problems when 0.4 comes out, so urgent update to rectify this! Sorry if anyone has already made a save! But on the positive side, these bugs are fixed: Resolved Fixed Jennifer dialogue in prologue so the conversation works Lure Andrea back to hotel room now works (Playtest) In gym as Jake now activates the ‘gym’ option for Trouble at School quest Charm spell no longer displays ‘undefined’ as taught by (just reverts to N/A). Doing PE as Dennis no longer jumps to the Emily scene when finishing Can ‘lure’ Jake outside the school when you have the dog tags “Tell him you’ve no longer talked to the talent scout” no longer repeats Can now be invited to Business studies after school club if the business studies quest has been completed (but needs to be at second stage) v0.1.9 - Act 1 Refactor Huge undertaking - the codebase has been migrated by the Twine desktop app to VS Code, along with refactoring the data files to reduce memory bloat and make save files compatible going forward. Please note - Minimal new content(!). This is really preparing the codebase for the implementation of Act 2. Please note - I’ve tested this as much as I can, but given this was a huge technical undertaking I’m expecting bugs to be reported. There will no doubt be 0.1.91, 0.1.92, etc, over the coming week(s). New Content Quality of life improvements, minor changes. Features Save system will now work for future versions for games saving from this release A few new systems introduced with minimal impact on Act 1, but significant for Act 2. Prologue is revamped, including pictures Quest log rebuilt with additional options to make it easier to understand what to do Typos & Bugs Loads of typos fixed. So many to count. Dozens of bugs fixed 22/10/25 - 0.1.83 - Hot fix Resolved Code error when transformed as Jake or Dennis and moving back to school corridor (<<elseis>>) 17/10/25 - 0.1.82 - Bug fixes Resolved Where you could cast Sleep & Forget on Jake without knowing the spell As Jake / Dennis where you couldn’t proceed if you were taking Stitch’s lunchtime lessons Closing tags for Annie dialogue options in her apartment about photo and paper Grades get docked when you resist Nurse Rancy, as she states Could go to the salon as Jake / Dennis when bunking off to meet Christina Unresolved / Work-around Removed the option to flirt with Jake in the mornings, as it was causing a loop. Will be resolved in an upcoming release. Number of exploits around menu items and stat changes - this will be resolved in upcoming release When stealing DeBussy’s book for Logain, time changes twice (So it sets to morning). Can’t find where this is occurring. Events at home not triggering when stayed over at Jennifers. Not sure how this happens, noting down to take a look at. Bug with being able to enter custom names of NPCs for opposite gender (e.g. Can set Male PC as Jennifer and bypasses verification). This probably causes all manner of issues. Look at this for the refactor. Typos Continuity error with height and Nurse Clancy 07/10/25 - 0.1.81 - Bug Fixes Fixed Talking to Jake with low relationship at school gates no longer teleports you to the gym You can now unlock the AV Room if you have the right key Event about staying over at Jen’s apartment only triggers if you stayed the night Emily’s hair description is fixed in transformation Fixed where Annie can sneak into Thompson’s tonight and it triggers working options Fixed an error when you try to talk to Jake on the playing field in the evening Fixed actions not showing up when nullified geography curses and you choosing to stop participating in class Unresolved After being demoted to secretary, it appears that you can be demoted again... to secretary. - Got to look into this one Intelligence event on Orchid Road - Holding off fixing for now, as this will need to addressed by the factor. Impact of resistance ring might be causing Emily’s stats not to be increased when Jennifer. Need to look into this one too. Emily will claim she went on a Dennis when you get home as her, even though you did. The relationship system is a bit clunky, so will address in the refactor. Typos Everything reported not listed above! 03/10/25 - 0.1.8 - Different for Girls (Release) And there we have it. Act 1 complete. It’s been about a year since Act 1 was released and I’m happy to say all content in the original design doc is now implemented. A brief summary below, but I’ve avoided going into detail as there’s a lot of nice surprises for those who go in blind (I feel). New Content Completion of the “Different for Girls” quest, involving brand new content for the school, new characters, new magical effects. (including a homage to an old game that is one of my favourites) New content for weekends and in Charlton, including gym activities and giving something more to do in the AV Room at the Library with Dennis. Features Changes to the character screen, to support a new buff system New physical transformation system implemented Bugs / Known Issues Lots of typos and continuity errors fixed. Known issue: The events system still doesn’t stack or prioritise. It’s low on my list to address right now. Liz changing the amulet still makes stats go mad. Still need to look at this. Next steps 0.1.2 - Act 2 - I’ve been actively writing Act 2 in tandem with this. It’s a massive undertaking, which means it will be a while until the next release. As a hint, there's a splashscreen in the offline files and on Discord. 18/07/25 - 0.1.73 - Bug fixes Fixed a number of bugs to do with post-It’s Happening Again game state to do with Annie and Jennifer, including access to their apartments and transformations not triggering correctly Fixed Terrence outside the school. You should be able to try to convince him that you can tutor him repeatedly. Fixed a number of typos and poor grammar in the Jennifer stay over options, particularly in a post-It’s Happening Again state. Plus reported typos 13/07/25 - 0.1.72 - Bug Fixes Bugs fixed You can now work during the day as Annie if she is a PA Terrence doesn’t talk about a paper you’ve found until you now find it Jen’s resistance ring can no longer be worn repeatedly if you’ve chosen to keep it Fixed a Jen / Martin scene not triggering a reaction scene from Jen if you’ve been Assertive Fixed a lack of continue option when eating lunch, once the cafeteria curse is deal with Fixed being able to talk to Liz about magic topics if she’s unaware of magic Unresolved Reported - That you can take the tryouts again if failed. Can’t replicate that one Annie / Jen / PC naming references - There’s a lack of clarity on how these characters are referring to each other when transformed. It needs a thorough review, so keeping open on the backlog when I have time to review Typos Fixed Andrea referring to you as Flo when Jennifer 11/07/25 - 0.1.7 - Annie and Jennifer This is probably the most complex in terms of quest design I’ve done. It’s a mixed bag - some of it works, other parts of it might be a little railroad’y. There’s a lot of choice and consequence hidden in the quest lines, so I’m sure they’ll be some fixes required. New Content Two new quests that explore Jennifer and Annie Ways to see Charlton during the day as Jennifer and Annie, including their workplaces Relationships with Annie and Jennifer have been expanded Some far-reaching consequences for quest outcomes Features UI and graphical overhaul Bugs / Known Issues Pretty exhausting release, so I haven’t addressed that much in terms of bugs aside from typos. It’s been extensively play tested, so hoping most things have come out Next steps 0.1.8 - Act 1 Refinement - This will include finishing off the Different For Girls quest, giving more to do in the gym and library AV room, and a refactor to get it into a state for Act 2. And all bugs raised will be looked at before we move on to the next Act of the game. 06/05/25 - 0.1.61 - Bug fixes Resolved Fixed an issue with time changing in Thompson Secretary Responses Resolved Emily Maid Job flag in Hotel Locker Room Resolved Time not changing correctly when working at Thompsons You can now progress game with Emily’s internship if you are working reception after the first scene Emily now won’t react to her internship if you’ve already discussed it Work Performance now reacts to if you’ve skipped Morning or Afternoon working, regardless of what you did in not attending work. Updated the Intelligence events to trigger a bit later in your intelligence decreasing Updated Logain dialogue outside McTafeys - should be able to give him the beer now Don’t get a duplicate ‘Work’ in the office when doing lunchtime cover. If you’ve read DeBussy’s book, shouldn’t get stuck in your bedroom if transformed as someone else Not bugs? There’s potentially some ‘bugs’ been reported that are due to using old saves. Unfortunately I’ve had to update the main base data, so old saves before 0.1.6 won’t work perfectly. These are what I’m attributing to them: Problems with triggering the bad grades ending when Emily has an F - Triggers for me in YourRoom in the morning after getting an F. Old save issue, I think. If accepting Headmaster tuition during lunch, then when entering the headmasters office during lunch the game will loop and you will not be able to leave the office again, and the only you can do is to reload the game to get out of it. Old save issue, I think. deBussy's notebook doesn't actually give you a rumor? - It gives you access to a location, but it isn’t classified as a rumour so you don’t get the notification. I will look at this in an upcoming release. Still unresolved Problems with Greedy displaying when talking to Jackie (not rendering as [Greedy XX \ 45 ] when you are under 45. Can’t seem to locate this Different Bug - "Ditzy" trait will not allow you to complete office work at Thompson's. Can’t replicate Another to do with stats - feels like I need to do another pass, as there’s stuff with the modifiers and different characters that needs some real consideration. Possibly next release. There’s a bug somewhere with flirt somehow going negative. Haven’t managed to replicate it, so it’s in here for the time being. There’s a potential bug on the Quest for Identity, where the quest state is ahead of events. I can’t replicate it, so will try and find it in future releases 03/05/25 - 0.1.6 - Bad endings and good rewards And this one took - well, a long time. About as long as I thought. This is one of the more significant updates. I think it’s free of major bugs, but there’s some new systems in place that I’m sure will cause issues. Also, this doesn’t advance the story. I won’t start that until after 0.1.8 (see below). Two things I’m increasingly of: 1) There’s a lot of emphasis on this one on the relationships, corruption and sexism. Sometimes releases just skewer towards certain content, but I’m conscious of this. I want to make sure there’s lighter content to balance the sexism and also there’s more transformation content (although this probably won’t be until Act 2 - there’s a lot already in Act 1 on this). 2) The game as it stands need a balance pass. It’s set up this way to account for Act 2 and new content. For this, I’m looking to move into Act 2 sooner rather than later. Content Emily grades - Emily’s grades increasing or decreasing will now trigger scenes and content. Emily drops out of school - let Emily’s grades drop too much and you’ll get the first bad ending. Work Performance - New content and scenes triggered as your work performance increases or decreases. Fired - The PC can now get fired, causing a new Cash Flow mechanic. They’ll have to use the jobs around town to support Emily and themselves New Andrea maid content - To support the cash flow mechanic, rewritten all the scenes when you work as Andrea New Florence content - Also to support the cash flow mechanic, rewritten all the scenes when you work as Florence Emily Maid Job - Now available. This will contribute towards Cash Flow. Alternatively, you can send Emily to work in the hotel for tips Cash Flow events - Content and scenes triggered as this goes up or down Bankrupt - Second bad ending. If you run out of money, you’ll get the second bad ending. Features Casual mode toggle at beginning for those who don’t want to play with bad endings possible Compulsions now have an impact. Mostly on new content, but work performance can now be impacted by (one of) them Four new NSFW scenes. Not the focus of the game again, but make sense in the context (or at least in a game like this). Known issues Still events can stack on top of each other (so multiple in one period). I know how to code around this now, but I have to investigate how much of the events it breaks. Annie still talks about you working at Thompson’s on the evening date. It’s a complex array that I’m going to revise in the next update, so leaving in until the next release. There’s a bug somewhere with flirt somehow going negative. Haven’t managed to replicate it, so it’s in here for the time being. There’s a potential bug on the Quest for Identity, where the quest state is ahead of events. I can’t replicate it, so will try and find it in future releases The game needs a pass at balancing. The default is that the stats stay at middle of the road, which doesn’t trigger content. That said, as this is the first act of the game, some of these systems are designed for the long-term. So hence I’ll leave it for now. The stats are still not quite right - the states modifiers are causing some irregular issues. I’ll tidy this up in future releases. Amended roadmap After some consideration, I’ve amended the roadmap to the following: 0.1.7 - Annie and Jennifer - Revamp of content for both of them, making them better characters and maybe building on why they don’t get along 0.1.8 - Quests and actions - Tying up loose ends for Act 1, including the “Different for Girls” quest, UI overhaul in some areas (like the Quest log) and generally tidying things up. 0.2.0 - Act 2 You’ll notice that I’ve decided to move the secret 0.1.9. This is mainly because I want to get into Act 2 as soon I can, opening up new transformations and locations and characters. That’s not to say that 0.1.9 isn’t coming, but if it does it will be released closer to 0.2.0 so I can assess the impact it will have on the next chapter of Charlton. Hope you enjoy this content - there’s a lot there and I’m quite happy with a lot of how it turned out. 12/03/25 - 0.1.5 - Emily and corruption This one turned out much easier that hoped. It is mainly making Emily more reactive, so no new scenes beyond Emily reacting to your antics. 0.1.6 will contain all new content for the PC to get up to, so for those waiting for all-new, might be worth waiting until the next release. Content Sibling Bond mechanic, where you can strengthen or decrease your relationship with Emily Sibling Bond events, based on how your relationship with Emily evolves Corruption has impacts on Emily’s description and personality React events to things that you’ve done in Charlton as Emily, which will lower or increase your Sibling Bond. Dennis date - Persuade Emily to go instead of you Bug fixes Fixed Liz dialogue options for Magic / Amulet in the library Fixed Work Performance not raising when you work 03/03/25 - 0.1.42 - Bug fixes Changes The morning makeup event is now triggered if you’ve ever worn make-up as Emily, instead of wearing make-up to bed. So should be easier to trigger. Typos fixed and a few continuity errors with Terrence, dreams and the Kitchen Limited conversation options with Gladys, as she recognises the MC regardless of who they are. Bugs resolved Can’t transform into Flo if already her Fixed Martin’s relationship reaction depending on how you respond in the bar Fixed a number of bugs with stats and modifiers Andrea appearing asleep if in the locker room if you haven’t made her sleep Fixed a bug where there was no actions when talking to Michelle as someone other than PC / Emily Unresolved The dream conversation reappears in Liz's dialogue tree - It shouldn’t do, unless you’ve flipped gender. If so, that’s a known limitation with the current dialogue system Drinking the potion at 100 femininity intending to reset femininity to zero will not reset it. Can’t replicate this or see in the code what might be causing this Something is locking you out from being able to ask Annie out for a date at a certain point, but can’t understand how this is occurring Liz tampering with the amulet still can make your femininity shoot up very fast. It’s intentional to a point, but probably a bit too much. Will keep it as is for now, until a balancing pass for Act 1. Reagan not appearing at the hotel, but I can’t seem to trigger this. There’s an <> error being triggered (possibly around the teaching Liz ward scene) but I can’t seem to reproduce it. 23/02/25 - 0.1.41 - Bug fixes Didn't think I'd be getting a bug release out so soon, but a few things were raised that really impacted the new content. So enjoy! Bugs resolved Fixed an incorrect passage name for Gladys' research Fixed drinking a potion and it not disappearing from your inventory Fixed make-up / flirt skill bug, where flirting could go negative Bugs unresolved There’s a blank page bug apparently with Andrea. Get Andrea passport (male) > Give back > Learn Charm > Cast it on Andrea > Lure Andrea > Take passport > Change into Andrea. But can’t replicate. 22/02/25 - 0.1.4 - Dreams and events release Content Dreams for each stage of Femininity implemented Compulsions (Perks) based on Dream outcome implemented (though no impact on the game… yet) New Quest - Quest For Identity, unlocked with dreams. Try to hold on to who you were, if you can. New Task from Liz - Search the library stacks for things that can help you counteract changes (Need to experience first dream to trigger) Make-up system - With bonuses for wearing make-up. Can be activated as Emily once you’ve worn make-up for the first time. New path for cheerleader bunking off school if already wearing make-up and blonde hair Outfit system - With bonuses for wearing outfits. Can be activated either through Dennis date or cheerleader path. Events and reactions from Emily, Michelle, Jake, Christina, Dan Random encounter system implemented and used for when Andrea and breaking her work rules Orientation, Femininity and Intelligence events as stats change Bugs resolved Fixed a loop problem with detention and assertiveness to do with Maths detention Fixed a bug where no actions would appear for Elizabeth when inviting her over in the cheerleader questline Fixed bugs with no actions appearing in Maths lessons Known issues If Multiple events are triggered for the same location at the same time, there’s some continuity errors. I haven’t thought of a good way around this yet. When you click to the menu items from a countdown scene (like Dan, Annie), counts that as one step. Again, a fair bit of coding to resolve so leaving it in for now. Saved games There’s a bit of refactoring initial stats (as there usually will be in the content releases) so saved games for any 0.1.3X releases may not be compatible. 11/02/25 - 0.1.34 - Bug fixes Resolved Bug with the AV room that incorrectly assumes it’s night regardless of the time of day Bug with being able to repeat the Dennis date at Fresh Pot Bug with Andrea forget where the game wasn’t registering a non-Florence ‘forget’ spell wiping her memories of the passport Bugs with Andrea - believe there aren’t any further bugs in this interaction, as can’t replicate any now. Bug where you can cast Sleep Forget on Liz when you’re male Bug where Reagan would still show up at the library after losing her book Note - Save files from 0.1.33 should now be working. Please let me know if this isn’t the case. 07/02/25 - 0.1.33 - Bug fixes Resolved Save games - Save games going forward will now carry over for bug fix releases unless otherwise specified. For content releases I’ll flag if saves will work or not with the notes. Apologies for those with current saves that have been invalidated by bug patches QuestState system upgraded - So that should eliminate any bugs to do with Quest States not being recognised by the game. Fixed a bug with Logain Business Studies request - Bad Passage name, plus also time advancing to the next morning Updated the Emily corruption advancement. It’s now a bit quicker, but reflective of the changes you make to the curses Bug fixed where you couldn’t join the cheerleaders if you chose to think about it, then returned Typos fixed Unresolved Option to learn about curses from Gladys missing - can’t replicate Jennifer’s bear not showing after initial encounter - can’t replicate Investigate Dennis and getting the key at school - can’t find issues "lure Andrea back to locker room" while as the MC produces a blank screen - can’t replicate There’s a bug where sometimes in the morning where you flip to female, but it still says ‘Use the amulet to transform back’ - Need to investigate this, but it’s not game breaking so on the unresolved list for now. 04/02/25 - 0.1.32 - Bug fixes Typos Fixed Jennifer-Annie dialogue in McTafey’s bar Fixed Liz dialogue in library about asking for help with Prichard Fixed Jackie stat fail where you can keep asking her about the key, but not advance time Fixed still losing assertiveness when you uncurse the lunch food for yourself. Unresolved "Bunk off with Christina" is not firing the Salon event when you arrive at the salon. Can’t replicate. Stats reducing below zero - stats code has got a bit spaghetti. I’m looking to refactor in the next release to stop this from happening (amongst other refinements) 02/02/25 - 0.1.31 - Bug fixes Resolved Error when entering Hotel Lobby at Emily in the morning (caused by undefined Andrea array) Fixed error where dialogue wasn’t available to learn Ward from Gladys Fixed reference to Emily’s hair colour being brown after change Added back in a relationship gain in the prologue for Florence if you stood up for her Fixed option to intimidate Andrea and keep her passport Reported Typos Unresolved Bug around Assertive check being over the amount, but not registering (only working when exact). Can’t replicate Bug where you can move time onwards when working at Night in Fresh Pot. Can’t replicate Not changed “spoilt” typo - It’s a British thing 31/01/25 - 0.1.3 - Conversations and relationships Content Charm spell implemented New options for getting access to locations and resolving quests through skill options in dialogue and charm spell Relationships screen overhaul, with hints on where to find characters and their current relationship status with the main character and your current form Reagan and Britney now have conversation topics Functionality Refactored significant part of codebase, to make future content easier Overhauled relationship system, so characters view of you (in whatever form) factor into interactions Overhauled conversation system, to avoid duplication of dialogue and removal of conversations already had from options (some remain, as they may be critical for other options. Still testing some of these out) Introduced dialogue options for skill checks, including system for not passing Introduced an event system, triggering events under certain conditions Tasks introduced (but not visible in menu yet) so track things that aren’t quests, but allow you to gain favour with NPCs Known issues The amount of options for Andrea interactions has led to some very complex code. I think I’ve got it working, but I’ll refactor this in the next major release. Save delaying this release another two weeks though, I’m going to leave it as it. Please let me know if you encounter issues. There’s a known bug where you can get changed for your date, then do something else, and the game will still recognise you in that costume the next day at the date (presuming you’ve changed). Not addressing it in this release, as I’m reworking outfits in an upcoming release anyway. Next release - 0.1.4 - Events and dreams 06/12/24 - 0.1.21 - Bug fixes Styling errors when talking about the hotel job Can progress when giving Logain beer as Emily Logain school corridor dialogue should now be able to be progressed Your Room image 5 should now render correctly 01/12/24 - 0.1.2 - Names and Genders release New content Custom names that work for Male and Female versions of PC Everyone should acknowledge you as the correct gender and person The world shifts if the PC becomes female New content for Florence and Annie Revised content for Andrea, Emily and Annie in Charlton based on who you are talking to Stubs for upcoming content introduced for Emily and all female characters Resolved Bugs Fixed a bug with gym lessons after you’ve dealt with the PE curse Fixed a bug with delaying transforming into Annie Unresolved bugs Blank screen with Jennifer dialogue reported. Still can’t replicate. 15/11/24 - 0.1.11 Act 1, Bug fixes Fixed issue with being able to ask Gladys about Ward spell teaching multiple times Fixed bug where you could get stuck in menus if you clicked on multiple ones Fixed typo with telling Gladys about Stacey, and it dissapears after you’ve talked about it now Fixed conversation with Stacey and Britney in Fresh Pot. Time moves by correctly (i.e. Doesn’t if you leave, does if you work) Fixed bug with leaving for the salon if you didn’t pass cheerleading tryouts Fixed incorrect reference to Michelle (not Emily) with Jake Fixed Act 1 confrontation is you refused a deal Emily’s profile now reflects her hair colour Fixed bug where you couldn’t join the cheerleaders after asking for more time to consider Fixed problem of being able to wander around Charlton as someone else the day after transforming Fixed problem of being able to cause an accident in the hotel multiple times during a day Fixed the repeat of dialogue options with Jennifer leading to farming femininity 11/11/24 - 0.1.1 Act 1, Bug fixes Repaired broken link when agreeing to a date Dennis while at the library. Repaired broken link on learning Ward from Christina Time now passes with the talent scout Corrected a italics tag styling for the school gym You can now refuse a deal at the end of Act 1 Images for Your Street now displays online 10/11/24 - 0.1.0 - Act 1, initial release. 11/05/24 - 0.0011 - Bug fixes, typos and a minor change to the conversation with Christina to make the upcoming Act easier to implement 07/05/24 - 0.001 - Initial release of the prologue, running up until the end of Day 2