hey! thanks for such an in-depth comment on the game! dining and dashing and freeloading is now punishable in the following update which will be releasing in just a few hours, i.e, v0.2.5.
to fix this clothing problem, i was honestly thinking of adding a locker room to the gym where your outfit is stored and whatever you are currently wearing. because, the issue is that i dont want to overload the side bar anymore, in the new update yet to be released the side bar is a lot cleaner, which also means i dont want a scroll bar, an image would definitely cause a scroll bar to appear. i will do my best to figure out a solution.
i will look adding a cheaper option of art and camming but as for the next update, it might be impossible. i got exams coming up and then lot of college project work, it's my final semester so making sure everything goes smoothly in my college is more of priority than the game. im sure that's understandable.
im adding a new location to Arabella in the next update, which might take a while due to the reasons above as it's closely connected to the quests being added in the next update for Dick.
the science skill also comes in handy here and in the future mechanics being planned (hint hint: dick is a drug dealer)
yeah, i do need to work on some kind of examination gameplay but right now i got no idea what to do for it gameplay wise. i want my gameplay mechanics to be skill based rather than a roll of the dice. which is also why in future updates i want to change the struggle mechanic.
in the newest update (to be released, v0.2.5), the next quest requirements are displayed in the relationships section of the phone. talking to NPCs in their respective locations will trigger the quest just as that requirement is reached. talking to NPCs is no longer based on chance in this update either, you can talk to Dick in the park but limited to twice. but you can still meet him more than twice by chance while sitting on the benches.
again, this option is coming out next update, depending on the routes you take in quests, it will change which gets unlocked first. all of this next update talk is in writing only, hopefully implementation works just as smoothly
i will definitely look into adding creampie visuals! thanks for the suggestion
hope my reply was sufficient! i got a lot of ideas brimming in this noggin of mine and have a long future development path to bring the game of my visions true but things like college and other life responsibilities makes it tough to work on the game as much as i would like to
