A Weekend with Aunt Carol

v0.5

Story and Progression:

• Overhauled Weekend Prologue: Restructured the initial three days into a seamless, failure-free narrative chain that guarantees smooth progression through all classic weekend beats.
• Full Sandbox Unlock: Transition seamlessly into an open-ended city sandbox starting Monday morning.
• Streamlined Game Over Mechanics: Unified endings into a single clear system with zero random failure loops.

Characters and Romance Arcs:

• Aunt Carol: Expanded home scenes, living room, pool, and kitchen interactions, romantic progression, household grocery support, and intimate milestones.
• Angela (Neighbor): Complete Phase 2 expansion with full exploration of her house and garden, dual romance paths (Devotion vs Dominance), and brand new explicit encounters.
• Skylar (Store Clerk): Added changing room encounters, counter flirting, and late-night apartment visits at Maple Court.
• Jenna (Yoga Neighbor): Added park workout encounters, private fitness sessions, emotional development, and intimate scenes.
• Kenzie (Student): Added library study encounters, outdoor photography sessions, and private tutoring.
• Valerie (Spiritual Neighbor): Added Phase 1 and 2 open-world storylines, sacred union encounters, and private home sessions.
• Tiffany (Gym Partner): Added high-intensity gym workouts, locker room banter, and cardio side encounters.
• Roxy (Nightlife Performer): Added Velvet Curtain club encounters, VIP lounge events, and penthouse interactions.

Locations and World Exploration:

• Shopping Mall: Added four specialized interactive shops (Health Supplements, Book Haven, Gift Boutique, and MANGO Clothing and Apparel).
• The Gilded Lily: Added dive bar activities including ordering draft beer and playing games of pool.
• The Rusty Mug: Added upscale lounge activities including signature cocktails and VIP mingling.
• Maple Court Apartments: Added residential hub featuring Skylar's unit and future apartment storylines.
• Outskirts Hub: Added Outskirts district connecting the Velvet Curtain, Alleyway, and Motel.

Gameplay Systems and Features:

• Brand New Characters Screen: Integrated relationship tracker directly into the menu, displaying affection, corruption, daily location schedules, and a step-by-step quest walkthrough.
• Carol's Old Laptop System: Added interactive laptop hub featuring Objectives tracker, Money and Debts ledger, Local Leads, and Leisure entertainment (adult videos, fiction, captions).
• Memories Replay Gallery: Added a dedicated Memories tab inside the laptop to instantly replay unlocked milestone adult scenes anytime.
• Universal Minigame Skip: Added an integrated one-click skip button to all chores, puzzles, and interactive minigames.
• Supporter Cheat Menu: Added in-game cheat console accessible via secret supporter code (IMBACKBABY-0.5__SupP0rtMe!) to freely edit stats, skip minigames, and unlock or jump to any scene.
• UI, Visuals, and Audio
• Dark Luxury Aesthetic Overhaul: Revamped overall visual styling with obsidian and gold palette, improved contrast, and modern typography.
• Redesigned Saves Modal: Rebuilt the Saves dialog with uniform slot heights, gold-accented action buttons, centered toolbars, and zero ghost icons.
• Dynamic Sleep & Dreams Pool: Replaced static sleep text with a randomized pool of six evocative dreams providing morning arousal bonuses.
• Responsive Layout: Cleaned up dialogue displays with character portrait support and smooth animated video playback.