Tower of Trample v.1.17.3

v1.17.3

Claus Part I
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- Entering the Cozy Cabin now adjusts Window Tint
- After finding the Bell Collar, you will be pinged to submit to Miss Claus until you reach the Happy End
- The Part II hook can now also occur upon loading in or immediately after the Happy End
- Fixed bug gating Kiss prizes behind Mistletoe Maze progression
- Fixed similar bug skipping Claus' explanation of her Kiss prizes
Claus Part II
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- Added hints upon repeatedly failing the Shoe Forest
- Added additional hints for the Jester shoes specifically
- Star painting now shifts much more obviously
- Star map graphics now display above fog border effect
- Added constellation lines to make actual path more obvious
- Chimney Maze now gives 15 (from 11) seconds by default
- Slightly adjusted layouts to be more difficult to solve blindly
- Added hints to look for map/air-filter when failing maze
- Boxes in the shoe game will drop much more quickly after winning once
- Fixed the shoe game not telegraphing its current difficulty level (lives, etc.)
- Fixed higher shoe game difficulties being unlockable before you first win
- After being collared then freed at least once
- Can now collar yourself at will in the entrance
- Exit spot in the tree becomes visible if not yet discovered
- Added some dialogue to allude to this on first game-win uncollar
- You can now Sleep during the day (progresses to Night)
- You can now Nap at night (moves Claus between Chair and Bed)
- Miss Claus now sometimes relaxes by the fire at night
- Allows erasure of Charm status without moving to day
- Allows viewing ero scenes with night-tint
- Fixed 3rd Sole and Ass Worship scenes not erasing Charm
- Added milestones (two free levels) after first two Giant Presents

v1.17.2

- Yuletide can now extinguish fireplaces (it is not consumed)
- Added hint if ??? is selected at fireplaces
- Adjusted "Sleep" to subtract more from punishment timer (3 minutes from 1)
- Adjusted "Nap" to change the painting
- Adjusted night-time punishments to always puppify if viable
- Gifts of Hearth and Winter are now capped at 20 points
- Fixed bug blocking certain ero content (hint: worship feet and get bell-collared)
- Fixed the first and second Giant Present scenes being skipped in some cases
- Fixed "Poison" reward from Shoe Game not playing scene
- Fixed Shoe Game occasionally requesting same attribute twice
- Fixed a certain shoe not spawning in the game
- Fixed vignette population for final Giant Present scene
- Based on Shoe Game interaction; old saves will need to play more
- Fixed crash after repeated Puppy punishments
- Fixed a certain door being left open causing some crashy side-effects
- Fixed Mistletoe Maze (Part I) being locked even after Claus returns to her Cabin
- Exit Claus' Chambers (Part II) again to fix for old saves
- Fixed some minor sprite/portrait/etc. issues

v1.17.0
- Claus Part II has been added
- Accessed by entering her Cozy Cabin after getting her Happy End from Part I
- If Lily is not your Master, a stock of Frozen Potions is recommended
- Minor back-end/system changes

v1.16.2.1
- Adjusted combat UI to take less space and show more statuses
- Inflated version number due to a publishing flub by Bo (lol)
- Fixed some contextual skills (eg. Swan stare) not going first
- Slightly reduced lag from some VFX (still investigating)
- Various typo fixes

- Added bonus rewards upon certain milestones
- First Victory/S-Rank against most foes (EXP)
- (Dr. Swan is exempt as she is not a villainess)
- (Old saves will need to redo S-ranks due to new tracking)
- Various optional events
- Redeem Lily (EXP)
- Karen "Good End" (Full Level)
- Complete Claus Maze (Full Level)
- Escape The Crow (Resolve Skill or Full Level)
- Jessica Mirror Fix (EXP)
- This should normalize levels and reduce grind somewhat
- Early floors may need buffs to compensate
- Balance feedback is always welcome

- [Grab Block] is now learned at Level 2
- Meant to introduce milestones, shouldn't affect progression
- Also increased skill book cost to avoid accidents

- [Blaze Palm] is now learned at Level 5
- Shouldn't affect progression due to milestones
- Can now crit (and still has an 80% damage variance; YEET)
- Will probably regret/retune this, but enjoy for now!

- Added [Focus], learned at Level 10
- Buffs ATK for next attack, stacking up to 3 times
- No time limit, but only works for one attack
- Lost when restrained (Stun, Grabs, etc.)

- [Insulation] tooltip adjusted
- No longer claims blanket stun immunity
- All stuns it doesn't cover now use a different icon
- Please report any missed cases

- [Prayer] now heals a mix of flat and % Max HP
- Up to 100 HP at 100 TP
- Up to 60% Max HP at 100 TP
- Now has 4T Cooldown

- [Tide Wall] now buffs DEF for its duration
- Same stacking as Blue Potions

- [Mist Clone] code is now less janky, also adjusted balance
- Fix: Prevents damage outright rather than zany DEF trickery
- Fix/Buff: Now preserves Guard, Grab Block, and Insulation duration
- Nerf: Cost increased to 40 TP

- [Last Laugh] adjusted
- Buff: ATK increased to 30 (from 20)
- Buff: No longer affects AGI (mostly relevant for Potion speed)
- Fix/Nerf: Now properly slows all attacks
- Some otherwise-swift (eg. Ember) attacks may no longer go first
- [Twin Punch] and Defensive/Contextual skills still always go first
- Please report any jank (most likely with counter or contextual moves)

- [Abyss Strap] buffed
- Now ensures minimum 25 TP at battle start
- Now increases AGI by 20%
- (Still Preserves TP above 25 and has its hidden effect)

- [Duality] buffed
- Now also increases TP gain from damage taken
- (Still boosts TP upon failing QTEs)

Abyss Tent (Jessica)
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- Fixed Jessica saying you defeated her too early
- Fixed slave outfit not properly influencing some text
- Fixed room objects counting as scene when resisted
- Fixed room objects audio balance

- Meeting Jessica now only requires unlocking 6F
- (ie. defeat Lily once and go down any stairs)
- (You no longer have to actually enter 6F)

- Minor submission route adjustments
- Surrender truncated prior to first submission scene
- Submission scenes are now easier to trigger
- Only requires Inverted Space to have been used, not active
- No longer cancelled when Surrendering
- Must still be wearing Jester Set
- Adjusted bare foot room scene unlock
- Must lick feet or socks three times
- Can be from surrender or loss service
- May need to be re-unlocked due to new tracking
- Made mirror shards more obvious in Mirror Room

- Minor combat balance adjustments
- Slightly nerfed ATK and DEF at levels 1 and 2
- Level 3 has same stats as 1.16.0
- Jessica no longer has artificially low AGI
- 25/35/45 at levels 1/2/3
- Be careful on her counter turns!
- Ballbusting attacks now deal fallback %MHP damage
- 5% MHP per kick for multiple kicks
- 30% MHP for knee strike
- Still uses ATK/DEF formula instead if that result was higher
- Final damage is still affected by Guard (ie. 2.5%/kick or 15%/knee)

- Adjusted arousal (heart debuff) in battle
- Seduction is now less of an automatic loss
- Fix: No longer applies debilitating Swan debuff
- Nerf: No longer automatically applies a heart stack
- Nerf: Heart stack increases much less quickly during animation
- Buff: Breaking seduction now requires a QTE, however
- Sniffing her pits/soles can now be avoided (QTE)
- Added potential heart stack to her Scissor/Thigh holds
- Maxed stack now results in cum loss
- Similar effect of holding pantyhose
- Mostly flavor change as max stacks was already deadly

- Added some combat variations to Jessica
- Added some flavor text to Ballbust attacks
- Added additional flavor/qte to Armpit and Face Trample
- New Heavy Attack after room panties scene
- New Scissor hold followup after room panties scene
- New Thigh hold followup after room trample scene
- Various aesthetic tweaks

- Added combat variations when mind-broken (her slave and in outfit)
- Ballbust can now loop up to ~20 kicks
- Seduction can occur earlier and requires QTE to decline
- Different oufits cause a different penalty
- Sissy/Clown/Cowl = cannot stop looping ballbust
- Puppy = cannot decline seduction
- Gimp = cannot resist pit/sole sniff

- Added some scene replay to Jessica's [Talk] after full submission

- [Invisible Silk] will now always drop on first S-Rank
- Should help telegraph that it's in the drop pool
- (Drop rate otherwise unchanged)

- Added [Cloud Bandage] and [Abyss Bandage] to crafts
- Essentially potions that purely restore % Max HP
- Will be more effective than Potions A/B at high levels
- Potions A/B remain more effective at low levels

- [Jester Shoes] text change
- AGI reduced to 101
- Aesthetic change only (you'll still out-speed Jessica)

6F South (Swan/Crow)
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- Fixed materials not being consumed when upgrading Fume Hood
- Fixed crash when licking The Crow's boots via Omega potion
- Completing the Fume Hood now requires consulting Swan
- (Due to potential early Copper from Jessica)

- Nerfed The Crow's fortify/sharpening bonuses
- Bonuses are now soft capped based on her EX level
- Initial cap (ie. before escaping) is 10 at EX 0
- Bonuses beyond the cap decay by 1 each night
- Scaling reduced to 2% per point (from 3%)
- Bonuses can now be reset after reaching 1 Flame
- Accessed via Sword/Armor piles above her booze

v1.16.0.1
Fixes
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- Fixed Jessica giving no EXP
- Fixed conditionals for Jessica room objects and combat moves
- Fixed getting additional Pantyhose from room scene
- Fixed frozen black screen upon loading
- Attempted fix for crash in seduction moves (Blowjob, Breast Smother, etc.)
- Fixed exiting mirror room prematurely
- If you left early, lose during Inverted Space again to replay the sequence
- Fixed equipping Jester Set outside of Jessica's floor
- Fixed unequipping Jester Set on her floor while her slave
- You can still remove it by leaving and come back
- Fixed crash after crafting Last Laugh
- Fixed Surrender not dealing enough damage
- Fixed incorrect image in room Panty scene
- Fixed Jessica super move being unstoppable in Inverted Space

Changes
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- Jessica will no longer re-Invert at high hp
- Invert can no longer be "skipped"
- Polished and adjusted a few of Jessica's moves
- Reduced duration of Inverted Space
- Increased Invisible Silk drop rate
- Increased EXP from The Crow

Jessica
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- To meet Jessica:
- Enter Floor 6
- Walk back downstairs and speak with Gerald
- Most of Jessica's sub path requires beating her twice
- She will unlock a new move (Inverted Space)
- Losing to that move progress her sub path
- She has other neat stuff :)
- Special thanks to 991J for many icons/sprites in this update!