Okay! So here it is. Our first major patch since launching into Early Access. Quite the ride so far, you can check out a quick reflection on what's happened so far with our latest Dev Diary here: https://kinkyfridays.itch.io/sapphire-safari/devlog/930884/sapphire-documents-is... Let’s jump into it! 

Inverse Kinematics + Genital Socket Fixes

Big time fix here. This new system is implemented to smooth the disconnect between models and animation. The long and short of it is that animations are made to be a “one size fits all”, but all models are different sizes. It has led to some animations feeling floaty and disconnected. The IK system corrects all this by rooting the pelvis, head, hands, and feet to points controlled with math. Penis’s are now also controlled by a socket system, so they are guided into the orifice we decide, and are dynamically hidden to boot. Each model will now attempt to do its best to be in the correct position based on its mesh, hands go on legs and bums, feet go on the ground, and hips slap into hips.

Head pats also work as intended!

The results are really good, but there may be some oddities that come about due to performance-related things. You might see some strange positions of hands or torsos. We have done all we can for the time being to get it ready, but you never know what happens when the majority gets their hands on it.

The TLDR here is that the system is functional and much better. There may be some issues, so please report them to us if you see anything.

Rival in Camp

Your photographer rival can now be found wandering around at the Campsite. You can approach them and do two things. The first is by tapping the Interact key, you’ll be able to do any of the unlocked Monsutra acts in your collection. The second, by holding down the Interact key, is to swap your playable character with the rival. This will change everything about the save file character to the rival. This includes the Photography License on the save file itself. Your progress will not be altered.

Self Service

Players can now masturbate in the game world, just select the lube bottle from the tool menu with the Cycle Tool key and hold down the Use button (mouse 1 for most players). The photographer will begin taking care of business, and if you’re lucky enough, you’ll attract the attention of creatures. They can join you jerking off, or simply watch what you’re doing.

Lots of QOL

While the team was busy with the IK update, we also added some quality of life features to the game. Things like: Stationary orbit camera for viewing the photographer better, monsutra polyacts partner randomization, compass and map alignment, ragdoll updates, additional futa filters for futa predators only, testicle physics, controller sensitivity sliders, access to physical photo storage folder, delete options for gallery, and a pause for Steam Overlay for Steam Deck users. Lots and lots and lots. Check out the full changelog below for all the new additions and bug fixes.

Thanks again for being patient with us as we get the IK sorted out. It turned out to be a vastly more complicated fix than we anticipated. We added one series of IK, and three more needed to be added to correct fixes. Overall, we had to check each pairing of creatures on all fortyish animations present in the game currently. I hope you enjoy the new new!

Changelog v026:

Fixes

• Fixed blue bush stealth culling issues
• Normalized Frida dialogue
• Updated Solo animations
• Updated Poly animations
• Updated Mono animations
• Poly animations now select a random “Friendly” spawned creature as the third participant
• Changed localization loading to happen on “Apply” to stop font-related crashes
• Recompiled localization files
• Added missing tutorial localization
• Changed Thai localization title
• Changed Monpedia WIP text to TBA
• Tweaked Creature and Plant perception of player during sex acts
• Blocked Predator jumping triggers during calls
• Modified the Photo naming scheme to remove the issue of duplicated image naming if taken on the exact second
• Improved breast and ear physics on Creatures
• Improved several Monsutra animations for IK purposes
• Fixed duplicate music bug during the Pink Moon event
• Lock music playing during sex scenes 
• Fixed Pink Moon menu music double play
• Fixed Rudier penis size (it was too big)
• Fixed Creature penis size (most was too small)
• Fixed Penis Rock missing a testicle barrier
• Fixed Player Camera and Invisibility Bug post Monsutra use
• Fixed inconsistency issues with Loading Screen text
• Fixed NPC locomotions to create a uniform animation tool for setup and flexibility
• Fixed Hair Physics implementation for smoother optimization
• Fixed Jamie's clothing mesh
• Fixed Oscar model issues
• Fixed Watch rotation lock
• Fixed Intro Expedition Log Box interaction block
• Fixed the Mysterious Tablet puzzle lock issue
• Reset map load during loading screens
• Updated the island HLODS for performance
• Changed Smart Objects to be persistent to fix inconsistent crashes
• Changed the default anti-aliasing type
• Reoriented the compass and the sun to match the map's cardinal directions
• Modified slope walking angle to make traversal over hills easier
• Updated bounding boxes on the landscape for updated slopes
• Updated ragdoll structure to eliminate NPC folding
• Increased max animation starting point on Doll Objects
• Blocked interaction with swimming creatures
• Disabled creature resizes during headpat interactions
• Fixed keybinding save issues
• Optimized NPC movement systems for a drastic FPS increase
• Fixed landscape painting

Added

• Added Inverse Kinematics (IK) to Monsutra animations to remove floating and disconnected animations
• Added hand locations to the IK system
• Added ground trace to stop models from clipping into landmass
• Added joint limitations to stop wrists from entering extreme angles
• Added testicular physics and bones
• Added Location Sockets for hands, orificies, and lips to enable Penis IK Guidence to correct locations
• Added Player Model IK Sockets and lifted right-hand placement on top of the hip camera
• Added Lotion tool to Q menu, allowing the players to start Masturbation SO
• Added a third-person orbit camera to the player when stationary
• Added the Delete function inside the Gallery View for photo management
• Added Steam overlay game pause
• Added file exit checks for Photo Manager
• Added Korean ML localization
• Added Turkish ML localization
• Added Portuguese Brazilian ML localization
• Added community suggestions for German localization (thank you, bastion0088)
• Added community suggestions for Chinese Traditional localization (thank you, EA)
• Added community suggestions for Spanish localization (thank you, Bolas de a metro and Search)
• Added community suggestions for Russian localization (thank you, KuroNeko)
• Added community suggestions for Ukrainian localization (thank you, Денис :3)
• Added Controller Sensitivity setting
• Added Viewfinder Aim Sensitivity setting
• Added a Menu option to open the Save File location
• Added a Menu option to open the Photo Storage location
• Added Futa filter for Predators only
• Added Scaled Sex Acts option to allow for unmodified resizing of NPCs during sex acts
• Added content warning message for Futa settings
• Added Rival Photographer to the campsite with roaming AI
• Added Rival Photographer Monsutra interaction (tap Interact)
• Added Rival Photographer Player Swap interaction (hold interact)
• Added missing Plap SFX to Monsutra animations
• Added missing Frida vocals from the submission tutorial
• Added watch to Rival