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Sapphire Safari - Powered by Three v027
🕑 Added 2025-09-03 18:06:14 +0000 UTCHeyo Photographers! You’ve been very patient with us as we have been building the next big patch for Sapphire Safari, and the day has finally arrived! Version 027 is ready, and it is STUFFED with new and exciting content. I want to extend a massive thank you to all of our community for jumping into the Beta Branch of Sapphire Safari and helping us find and squash a lot of bugs with the new systems and creatures. With your help, we fully expect this patch to go off without a hitch!
Happy Birthday to me!
Sapphire Safari has a birthday coming up on September 26th! It has been four years since we released our first playable build for our die-hard supporters. The game has undergone massive changes since then, and we are super pleased with how it has grown! As a show of thanks, we will be running events and sales during the month of September, so now is a perfect time to jump in and explore what the game has to offer.
New creature sightings
If you’ve been keeping up with the beta patches, you might already know of the three new species on Sapphire Island. All creatures are fully voiced, they all have unique conditions about them, and they all have associated 100% achievements as well.
Lustra - Otter (small classification) voiced by: @JCalistahhh
Found cavorting around moving sources of water, streams and rivers. Lustra is a happy and generally jovial creature, known for sticking close with her kind and teaming up to take down larger predators if they happen to enter her territory. Their creativity is unique among the natives found on the island, generally finding quick solutions to problems due to their high adaptability and creativity.
If unprovoked, it is possible to close the distance, allowing for interactions, as their curiosity for humankind seems to overrule their sense of danger for the unknown. It should be noted, however, that there have been several reports of the creature outright demanding that researchers rub their foreheads, prompted by their aggressive head bashing.
Salatonie - Axolotl (tiny classification) voiced by: @SLNebula
The Mexican water dog is not something researchers expected to find on Sapphire Island, as its base class of species is rarely found in the wild outside of this environment. However, you can almost always expect to see this creature during the frequent storms and rain showers. Perhaps they are harder to find during other weather events, but their identifying feature is the long, fin-like tail that reaches high into the air as it catches the rain that falls.
The Salatonie’s position in the ecosystem is not yet clear, since it can be seen mingling with the other species during the moments it explores the landscape. The infrequent sightings have made any sort of approach difficult, but this researcher expects a similar behavior pattern of curiosity if enough time is spent with the creature.
Sultray - Moth (medium classification) voiced by: @SultryLampVA
After the heat of the day ends, the Sultray appear. Seeking out food sources around the island along with the ejactulate of other island natives. It is noted that the creature is believed to store the ejaculate as a means to sustain itself during the long day periods. This interesting behavior seems to be the source of her growth that has allowed this species of insect to increase its body size, allowing for more potential mates and further growth.
It is highly possible that if not discovered today, the Sultray would have continued to grow its classification to meet the demands of much larger creatures. A possible study should be conducted into the methods it uses to enlarge itself, and the time it has taken to be the size it is. The creature itself does appear willing to reproduce even with Humans, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find people willing to participate.
New Photographer moves
A big focus for v027 was the overhaul on Photographer interactions, movements, and player feedback. To do this we are using ALS Community locomotion tools, with a big customization injection for adding in unique elements to Sapphire Safari. Photographers can now mantle up environments, climb ropes, balance on planks and wood, run and lean, and ragdoll when needed.
Cliff barriers are also no longer a thing, so you can throw yourself off them willy-nilly!
Sex Systems
Intimacy options with the natives have gotten a huge boost in v027! Now you have access to clothing options, a first-person view mode during sex, an updated camera movement system, and the ability to take photos during sex! However, player included sex photography, which excludes those photos from scoring eligibility; however, you will be able to save them to your Memories folder for viewing later.
Adding to this, we had a HUGE overhaul on the IK system we previously released. We have been tweaking for months each and every animation in the Monsutra, along with making upgrades to sockets and joints to make the experience as nice as possible. We do plan additional upgrades, but these will be corrections to the animations themselves.
Cum fluids also got overhauled in order to build up to leaving stains and effects on characters who happen to be hit with ejaculations. Both male and female particles happen, and stains can be left on props and the environment.
Finally, the Skip button now forwards the animation right up until the climax of the scene; previously, it would simply fade to black. This should let you witness all the money shots you want!
Island Upgrades
Sapphire Island has received a bunch of new upgrades and micro-biome changes. There is now a hidden Underground Garden microbiome and an autumn-themed forestry area. Both regions should add some diversity for your photography endeavors!
Adding to that each and every radio beacon now has a climbing puzzle associated with it, along with a brand new climbing challenge achievement!
Weather has also been upgraded, now rain will happen for longer periods of time, and you’ll get a forecast for the next upcoming weather condition. These do have a variable length to them, but this will help with the Salatonie hunts you’ll be embarking on!
General/Photography Updates
A lot of fixes and changes have gone into Sapphire over the last few months of work. But here are some highlights.
Nine new achievements have been added to Sapphire Safari; these include a lot of gameplay achievements, along with three dedicated to the new creature Monpedia completion.
Stealth has been overhauled, allowing photographers to be behind creatures and remain hidden. As long as you do not move, you won’t grow the alert state of creatures unaware of you.
Saving and submitting photos will no longer cause massive FPS spikes and frame drops! We have rejiggified the saving systems for moving the photos around on your system, leaving the game with a flawless and uninterrupted UX for saving. It is a massive improvement over the old one.
In order to help ease confusion, users were having over “how to submit photos,” so we have renamed the Gallery and “Save to Gallery” buttons to My Memories. Hopefully, this helps.
Systems have been built to help address the issue with creatures not being identified by the camera. We still have some remaining conditions to fix here, specifically around creatures doing sexy time, but it should work 100% of the time during normal gameplay conditions, and about 80% of the time during sex acts. Work will continue on it to make it perfect.
Additional UX has been added to the game to help players understand shots that will never be included in scoring. Like environmental shots, or photographs with the player/rival inside. These now appear with a light blue border.
You can now enable or disable Sprint, Crouch, and Aiming hold toggles in the gameplay options menu.
There are a bunch of other fixes as well. Be sure to read the changelog below for more details.
Da Future
Now that we have added all the commitments we have made to our community, we will be moving our attention to two major systems. The first is the Lifestyle Director, the second is the Shop and Camera Upgrade system.
The Lifestyle Director is the last massive overhaul the game will need, and we fully expect it to take several months to complete. This means that the very fundamentals of Sapphire Safari will be changing. Creatures will now roam the island with direction and purpose. You will be able to track particular creatures and watch them complete their tasks for the day. You’ll witness species flocking together in their nests and interacting with each other in the safety of numbers. And most importantly, creatures will react to conditions of the island, weather, day/night cycles, etc.
The Shop and Camera Upgrade system is our answer to players experiencing the game however they want. With the shop, you’ll purchase camera upgrades (and other things later), which you’ll need to slot into the upgrade section of the camera itself. Upgrades will have their own shapes and sizes, and it will be your job to place them into the grid as best you can. You won’t have enough space for everything, but you’ll be able to make the camera perform however you like! This mechanic is similar to inventory tetris like you might have experienced in Diablo 2. There is a lot more to the shop and such that we will build on, but that is the immediate focus.
Both of these upcoming features will be accessible via the Beta Branch, so be sure to check them out when released. Community feedback for our betas has been very valuable.
I hope you all enjoy the new release! I am excited to hear everyone's feedback!
Supporters of the $5 tier or higher can grab their downloads here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138052885
Changelog v027
Creatures
Added new creatures - Lustra, Salatonie, Sultray (vocals, monpedia entries, unique systems)
Corrected Hoereno wool configurations to include topless
Optimized creature NPC data loading times
Tweaked creature spawn tags
Updated spawn settings for Malous
Adult Content
Added POV view mode in sex acts
Added POV camera mode in sex acts
Added drone camera mode in sex acts
Added drone controls in sex acts
Modified skip button during sex acts animation now jumps to ejaculation moment
Added a button (Tab) for returning to Monsutra selection during sex animation
Added a button (M) for swapping equipped clothing during sex animation
Overhauled ejaculation emitters and mesh interactions
Changed Jamie’s bathing suit to bikini for clothing confirmation control
Updated Jamie butt physics
Corrected sex act photography focus issues
Overhaul of IK animations
Fixed headpat socketing for animations
Fixed tagging on Monsutra animations
Added missing data on Monsutra animations
Added clothing and penis check post sex animations to fix attachment issues
Added Headpat blackscreen softlock protection
Added missing SFX for pole position animation
Fixed forced ejection of NPC from flower traps, flower will end its animation after ejection
Gameplay Systems
Added new photographer locomotion system (mantling, rope climb, balance beam, ragdoll)
Added first-person perspective system
Added nine achievements
Added queue system for achievement popups
Overhauled stealth mechanics to exclude visibility behind creatures
Overhauled weather randomization to a scheduled forecast system
Added UI for weather forecast
Added Photographer photo identifying icons and details
Added extra steps to ensure photography is not graded as empty or missing visible creatures
Added blue border to unaccepted Monpedia photos (photographer inclusion, environment only)
Improved the Photographer's right-hand IK placement to stay on camera
Fixed FPS drop during game save
Fixed FPS drop after photo submission
Changed Gallery name to My Memories to avoid confusion
Updated Expedition Log Player UI to include noise waveform
Fixed sundial showing false Pink Moon event start time
Removed beacon range notification pop-ups for changing camera systems
Fixed item holding with IK correction post fall recovery
Removed keybinding for ALT key
Updated stone throw tangability closer to the initial throw window
Added pause between rock and camera aiming to prevent softlock
Removed lingering tool hold during character swap
Removed aim line from appearing during camera usage in particular situations
Block tool use while spline locomotion is active
Fixed camera options opening during submission
Fixed map zoom functions
Removed map status menu
Fixed font issues on map hovers
Added lock to gallery and submission button during sex act
Corrected disconnected stealth photographer barks
Fixed plant trap idle on connected creatures
Fixed post plant trap empty ai with ragdoll forcing
Tweaked color for photo downgrade in submission panel
Rival campsite roaming enabled again
Fixed stack multiple upload error
Fixed photo submit tutorial quest progression
Added blockers for ragdoll clipping through landmass
Fixed compass UI vanishing randomly during gameplay
Environment Upgrades
Added Underground Garden mini-biome
Changed mountain palm area to autumn forest mini-biome
Updated climbing puzzles around Radio Beacons
Removed cliff blockers, good luck, Photographers!
General Fixes and Updates
Fixed UX bug for messaging on NO for new game slots
Fixed softlock for multiple predator/flower capture
Fixed softlock after swapping the Photographer
Added protections to stop infinite loops
Fixed unclean campsite softlock collisions
Added black screen fade safety mechanics
Fixed zoom control rebind bug
Fixed music logic error for swapping music tracks
Corrected UI scroll bar design on some menus
Corrected UI highlight design on some menus
Corrected controller d-pad control on pause and main menus
Corrected controller back buttons in multi-tiered menus
Clearing description panel from options menu
Changed Scaled Sex Acts option menu order
Added toggle for Crouch in Game Options
Added toggle for Sprint in Game Options
Added toggle for Camera Aim in Game Options
Added news panel redirect
Added Twitch and TikTok social buttons on main menu
Updated introduction credits to include new actresses for the new species
Added French (FR) community localization edits - Thanks Hídhjörd Hvalhale
Added Spanish (ES) community localization edits - Thanks Seikikai
Added Ukrainian (UK) community localization edits - Thanks Чудовисько
Fixed Thai (TH) errors on confirmation texts
Fixed Polish (PL) errors on menu items and texts
Good luck have fun!
Comments
Kinky Fridays
You mean the lust bomb that hasn't been in the game for several years? What video are you watching to see that old content?
krwawy diament
I have question, how do I gain trowable stone that makes them fall in heat that I've seen on few videos?
Christopher hess
This maybe a stupid question but how do you save the game or is it just an autosave feature?
wilhelm hause
Sharing a birthday with this game is awesome, im happy that it its coming so far. This project is genuine gold, and I'd buy shares if I could. Amazing work guys.
Kinky Fridays
Few versions? My guy that was years ago. They don't fit the plains. They will come back once the biome they are for is made.
FA 725AG
I have two questions: Why did they remove the monkeys and tigers a few versions ago? And do they plan to bring them back?
Blizzard Wuffy
Would be fun to experiment with that moth and keep "seeding" her and making her grow and grow nonstop
