Influencing v0.1.17!

Hello my friends! I hope everything is fine with you!

Finally, the day has come! Today, I’m excited to release Influencing v0.1.17.6 to the public!

A lot has changed since version v0.1.16, and with your amazing feedback, I was able to refine and polish the update until it reached this point. Here is the general changelog for version v0.1.17:

Changelog v0.1.17:

• Added AI Chat and interactions in-game!
• New AI server connections:
  • Influencing’s private AI server for Patrons (Courtesy)
  • Oobabooga textgen, KoboldCPP, and Ollama for local AI users
  • AI Horde (free crowdsourced GPU hosting)
• New way to play (Optional!):
  • NPCs now CAN use AI methods to calculate actions, following character descriptions as closely as possible.
  • Actions include starting sex, going to places in groups, learning information, sharing information, starting relationships, and more.
• Revamped sex system!
  • Multiple characters can now participate in sex scenes.
  • NPCs can take dominant roles and initiate actions.
  • Dominant players can delegate the next action to anyone present.
  • Visible fetishes for each sex position to optimize choices.
  • Status changes for each character in the chosen position are now displayed.
  • Effects like loss of virginity are clearly shown when choosing a position.
  • Individual pleasure tracking for all characters.
  • New tracking for vaginal, anal, and penile virginity.
  • Optional after-climax cooldown.
  • New sex poses:
    • 1 FFM pose
    • 1 MMF pose
    • Dominant pussy lick/rimjob (all gender combinations)
  • Temporarily removed items like condoms during sex (will return in future updates).
• Expanded character customization:
  • Players can now add up to 100 personalized characters to the city (including bosses, sorted by social class, age, etc.).
  • Saved characters now generate shareable files.
  • Char Creator: Added a button to update Ren’Py data before saving your new family.
• Improved chat tracking:
  • Chats are now registered in-game to track the latest interactions for AI-based chats and actions.
• New toggle option in configurations:
  • Ignore NPC preferences during sex (NPCs will not refuse actions).
• Bug fixes:
  • Lots and lots of them!

I also want to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year! I hope you have fun with the new update!

If you sign up for Patreon to access the AI server, please contact me privately so I can quickly update your information and grant you access to the server key.

Once again, thank you so much for supporting this project!  Happy New Year, everyone!