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V0.2.6 Corruption Route Poll
🕑 Added 2024-04-27 00:08:22 +0000 UTCAs mentioned in the development plans post, this poll will determine which of the next two corruption routes will start first in V0.2.6.
Spoilers ahead
One route, is the Goddess Erina. Her route will have you enter her mind, and corrupt her through that, much like with Yuma. Misaki and Yukako will be involved in her route, particularly Yukako, as she will eagerly help corrupt the goddess. The secondary aspects of her route, is the religious aspect of the city. You will be dismantling the church's influence in the capital, replacing it with your own. Eventually, this will lead to the establishment of a new religion based around the player that Yukako, a fully corrupted Erina, and Misaki will help create. I also intend to have aspects of this religion decided on by the player, which will effect the way people act in the world one it starts spreading.
The other route, is Queen Hikari. One thing different about her route from others, is that there will be a chance to change her relationship with Ayumi. You can either help them get along, and mend their differences, or you can solidify the rift between them, and have them compete for your attention and approval by the end of her corruption. There will also be the aspect of stealing her from the king, similar to how you steal Misaki from Romanos in the early game, for those that like that type of content. The secondary aspects of her route, will focus on removing the power, influence, and wealth Hypatia's nobility possesses, replacing them with people loyal to you, and gaining access to the resources they have. The more access to Hypatia's resources you have, the more you will be able to rebuild The Dark Lord's capital that Bogthos mentioned in his lore conversations.
Since the dark lord's capital content will have a lot to it, and it's own mechanics, I'll save going into detail on that for a future post. It won't be limited to Hikari's route though, as it will be expanded on throughout the rest of the game. The content with Hikari and the nobility will just get it started.
These are the main things exclusive to each route. There will also be additional generic and shared content in future updates to each route. The route that does not start in V0.2.6 will start in V0.2.7.
As I mentioned in the development update post, the results and feedback from this poll will also help me get a better idea of the types of content people are looking forward to most, and what should be expanded on.
Comments
A. H. W.
If you're looking for suggestions on ideas for corruptions: -Using the corrupted Journal again could work, and potentially on people other than the actual women. It could be "slipped" to Ricinus or someone else to get them to make an incorrect decision that benefits the MC in some way, since he seems like the sort of person who'd take a peek at that if given the chance. I could see that approach working with Yuma as well (since she is there to "spy" on the MC after all), have the journal "accidentally" left in her presence so she can read that the MC prefers her attention to his slaves but just wishes she was willing to do more for him, or something like that. -It would be nice if some of the other girls came up with or at least helped with the corruptions, and not just in the sex scenes. Even if its just Misaki saying that Ayumi had a great idea for breaking down her mothers will power or Yukako with Erina, I think it would help make the other ones feel more involved. -Is Erina vain? A Goddess of Love and Beauty can easily be broken down on that angle. Might not be the worst way to approach Hikari as well, depending on how she views her own position. -Part of Erina's initial/early corruption could involve tricking her into trying to purify one of the corrupted women some other way but having the corruption bleed over in the opposite direction back into her.
A. H. W.
Can't speak for others, but I personally love the deviousness of the enter-the-mind corruption method and hope to see more of it. Yuma's corruption is a nice change of pace from the other ones for that reason too.
SuperNatrualProductions
Poor Hikari lol The vote is overwhelmingly in Erina's favor
A. H. W.
Are they both intended to be all-in-one-go sort of sequences or are they spaced out over more plot missions like some of the other ones? Also, with the poll result seeming pretty set, how much of the possible religious changes would happen post-full-Erina conversion? Is it possible Yukako and Misaki start the new religion around the Dark Lord and have it play some part in Erina's conversion? Or even just the idea of "Worshipping the Dark Lord" playing some part in her T2->T3 or T3->T4 advancements? Spreading that religion back through conquered territory would also be a great excuse for a back-tracking quest (it would be cool to see the various NPC cleric's reactions to a converted Erina), but those can be unpopular for obvious reasons.
