Terminal Desires: Devblog - 01

Hey everyone. As we await the release of "OIL: Chapter One" on Affect3D's store  (18th of September), I've been working pretty hard on 'Terminal Desires'. Yeah, I decided to change the name as 'Desires' just fit a lot more than 'Diaries'.

Alright, so I'm going to be starting these 'Devblog' posts to share my progress on the game and talk about what to expect in version 0.1 which will be coming out at the end of the month. Today, I thought I'd talk a bit about the armor pieces system, and a look at a few of the characters you will bump into at the start of the game.


Armor Pieces System:
OK, so in 'Terminal Desires', as you'd probably guessed, the zombies aren't trying to bite/eat Tiffany (our protagonist). They are of course trying to fuck her. These are sexist zombies however, they infect the men the normal way, through biting/eating. For women, they are infected through the ingestion of, or insemination by, the zombie's semen. So it's not going to be a particularly gory game if that's what you were imagining. It will be pretty similar to how the zombies worked in my 'Emily's Investigation' set from years ago. Except everything looks a lot newer & nicer now :).

Right, well if the Zombies aren't trying to hurt the women, how does combat work? Well, luckily for the girls, the zombies play by a strict set of rules: they won't touch a woman until she's been stripped completely naked. So that's how combat works. Tiffany and the zombies politely takes turns exchanging blows. Tiffany is using her pistol or melee weapon to attempt to kill the zombies while they try to strip her naked. This is where the 'Armor Pieces' come in. Of course, she's wearing a skimpy, micro bikini, but referring to it as 'armor' is more fun to me. Like your classic bikini armor from your typical hentai JRPGs. At the start of the game, Tiffany has 3 armor pieces. Her belt, her bikini top, and her panties. Her golden heels and earrings will stay on the whole time since the zombies don't consider those to be 'armor pieces'.

When the zombies strip these items, they damage them. So they must be repaired before Tiffany can wear them again. Luckily, Tiffany can find "Armor Repair Kits" hidden around the town of 'Ashton Lake' while exploring. Using a kit will repair the most recently stripped item. Zombies are very particular about the order in which they Strip items, They will always strip Tiffany in the same order. An 'Armor Repair Kits' can only be used outside of combat of course. It just wouldn't be an "authentic" and "immersive" zombie experience if Tiffany was able to repair her micro bikini mid-combat. ;)

So, once the Zombies have managed to strip Tiffany completely naked, then what? Well, they'll swap from trying to strip Tiffany to trying to 'overpower' her and force her into submission. If they knock Tiffany down to her knees, Tiffany will have 2 choices: she can submit to them and allow them to fuck her, or, she can expend some endurance points and resist their attack, getting herself back into the fight. As Tiffany levels up by slaying zombies in combat, her maximum pool of endurance points will increase. She can replenish Endurance points by sleeping or by using certain items. Fucking too much will also drain her endurance. She'll still be able to have sex with 0 endurance, but she'll be extra susceptible to developing an addiction to the cocks of her attackers. Endurance may also be used for other story events in the future, so using all your endurance points in a fight not always be the best option at the time.

While Tiffany is immune to the infection (Otherwise there'd be 'bad-ends' every 5 minutes), she can still be eventually tamed and mind fucked by her enemies. Or she can just be a submissive slut from the beginning. It's ultimately up to player choice, or how well they fair during combat.

Characters:
This section won't be as long since I don't want to spoil all the things the characters will be doing in v0.1 since it will only be a small section of the start of the game and I'd like to leave a bit of mystery for those who are interested. So I'll just talk about the 2 who are the most relevant at the start of the game as of now.

First there's Vanessa. A girl that Tiffany can help save during the first zombie encounter of the game.

And then there's Robert, an old, fat & ugly man with some perverted requests, a hidden tie to the plot at large and a strong relationship with an important character to appear throughout the rest of the Ashton Lake town story. Plus a giant, fat cock for Tiffany to enjoy if she so chooses...

Those 2, along with Tiffany's police partner: 'Terry', will be the main NPC characters encountered during the first version coming at the end of the month. But we've got plenty more planned for future parts of the story. And the goal is that people who support the game on Patreon, will get to have a say in which characters or types of characters/enemies we focus on as development progresses. 

Speaking of future characters, one of the most important NPC's in the game will be 'Ali Guerra'. A special forces operative who happened to be taking some R&R in the town of Ashton Lake when shit hit the fan and the infection started to spread. She's a bit of a badass, but she's got the difficult task of leading the survivors and managing everyone's fears, expectations, & the other social issues that start to brew during an apocalyptic scenario.

What kind of relationship will Tiffany maintain with Ali? One's fate will directly influence the other's...

Hope you enjoyed this type of post. I hope to do a couple more before the release. Feel free to ask any questions below and I'll try and answer them.

~ Jim