21/10/2019: 100 likes reached! Thank you so much!
21/03/2020: 250 likes reached! Love you wonderful people <3
23/01/2021: 500 likes! I can't believe it. Thank you everyone, I wouldn't be there without your support.
05/12/2022: 1000 likes reached and right as Beta drops. The game as come a long way since the original release. Thank you everyone :)
Fresh Starts is a game where you finally move away from your home town to the big city, but Hutinberg is an unforgiving place and you might need to do... immoral things in order to make your place in the town. To what lengths are you willing to go to stay in the city? Will you stay true to who you are, or will you change to try to fit in? Only time will tell...
As of Beta, the game --still-- heavily revolves around sissification of the PC, most event revolving around said theme. However, there are plans in the future to open new paths, but also to implement a female character. The game doesn't offer much story wise at the time, but all the content is optional, which felt really important as the game is supposed to be a "sandbox". However, major features keep being added with each update, making the game quite complex despite its early stage of development.
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Selling points:
-Decent writing
-Option to avoid specific content while staying in character
-274 unique clothing items
-553 passage
-305 unique adult pictures and videos
-29 visitable locations
-12 jobs (with five involving complex game mechanics)
Which file do I download?
If you want to try the current version out without having previous versions installed, or severelly outdated files, download the full file. If you have the latest main version and no new content was added in the minor patches (lettered updates), you can download the HTML only and replace the HTML in your game folder with the new one!
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Mr Ronzo: Your cheap landlord.
Crystal: A girl you meet at the Red Vixen with a secret...
Jordan: One of Crystal's friends, you can see him at the Gym some times.
Jeff Godwyn: Your boss at the Gas Station
Kara: Crystal's roomie, from what you can see, she's quite kinky
Raven: Works at Tenebria, a snarky, almost stereotypically goth woman.
Go to the Gas Station to get your first job, working there will unlock new options such as the gloryhole and specific stats will unlock new options!
Go to the college and choose a program before September 6th.
The laptop (unlocks porn, cheat, extra items and additional jobs) is available for purchase at Future Shack which is located in the Mall
Patch 0.5.0b
UI
-Tweaked Waitress job UI a little to make things look better
Bugfixes
-Fixed more issues with Blue Moon stripper job media
-Fixed Giant Plug being purchasable multiple times
-Fixed Equine Dildo using the Double Dildo image in the wardrobe
-Fixed extra </div> in the second realturf menu
-Fixed the second apartment's Landlord visit event triggering when not in the homekeeping route (the associated content will disappear for non-homekeeping players retroactively)
-Fixed code conflicts between the mood system and routines
-Fixed HTML in the shopping trip with Crystal's event intro
-Fixed guidance messages for moving out of the starter apartment appearing after moving out
Patch 0.5.0a - Shifting Moods
Events
-Added a new progression event (Might not trigger for old saves)
Balance
-Added a major mood debuff if the player fails to acheive all of their Streaming Goals
-Added a minor mood debuff if the player fails to acheive most of their Streaming Goals
-Added a small mood buff if the player reaches all of their Streaming Goals
Bugfixes
-Fixed Heroine Costume broken image
-Fixed error with the mood system and streaming/acting gigs
-Fixed media for the Blue Moon stripper job not appearing
-Fixed buying the Equine Dildo buying the giant plug instead
-Fixed broken check for makeup in the shower routines menu
-Fixed makeup routines setter looking at the Looks pool instead of the Styles pool
Beta 0.5.0 - Shifting Moods
Core Mechanics:
-Added mood system (Icons art by Moonflow)
Player Customization:
-Added 16 Traits which affect the new mood system (Icons art by Moonflow)
Internet:
-icoast: Added 4 new items (one Friend reward), 2 new junk items
Downtown:
-Player housing: Added coffee and alcohol options to the kitchen
-Gas Station: Added Cigarettes and Beer
-Grocer: Added Cigarettes, Beer, Coffee and Cheap Wine
-Mall: Added Liquor Store to the second floor
-Liquor Store: Added Wine, Champagne, Vodka and Whiskey
-At Home: Added two new items
-Future Shack: Added two new items
Uptown:
-Blue Moon: Made the stripper name suggestion randomized
-Show N' Tail: Made the stripper name suggestion randomized
Old Harbor:
-Convention Center: Added Champagne Tasting activity for the Wedding Salon
-Added Shaddy Alley
-Shaddy Alley: Three new items
Balance:
-Junk Food now gives a small mood buff
-Healthy Food now gives a small mood debuff
-Mood debuff if the Player stays up too late
-Mood debuff if the Player is hospitalized
-Red Vixen: Now gives the same buff to mood as beer
-Red Vixen: All events mentioning shots/drink now give the same mood buff as Vodka
-College Party: Now gives the same buff to mood as beer
-Added mood impact for Gas Station/Maid Café/HOE/stripper work
-Added mood impact for studying
-Added mood buffs to all main Red Vixen sexual events
-Added mood buffs to all Kitty Cat and standalone gregchart jobs
-Added minor mood buff to Monokini for players with the Exhibitionist trait
-Added mood buff for all spa services
-Added mood debuff for training
-Added mood buffs for all toys
-Added mood buffs to some events
-Added mood buffs for prostitution
-Added mood debuff if caught by the police
-Nerd backstory now ignores mood stat when in class
-Low mood can now cause the Player to stay in bed and skip their routine
-Added mood impact for classes, it will choose the lowest stat between health or mood for calculations now
-Added mood impact for stripper jobs
-Added Mood buffs to Crystal side events
-Added Mood buffs to Sissy Maid tasks
-Doubled impact of studying on exam passing chances
-Added mood buffs for parties
-Added mood buffs for gym content
-Added mood buffs for Kara content
-Added mood buffs to acting content
-Added mood buffs and debuffs to dance content
-Added mood buffs and debuffs to Kamio
-Added mood impact to Kamio
-Added mood modifiers for coffee/meals outside of home
-Added mood modifiers to Student Café sexual encounters
-Added a fourth makeup style slot
-Renovating the fixer upper now impacts hygiene
Backend:
-Added new flags to count time since the player last had sex and if they smoked
-Added backend to handle mood system
-Added backend to handle a future preference setting
-Refactored code for Library checks
-Refactored code for Gas Station checks
-Routine code optimizations
-Merged all "Night" passages into one
-Optimized stripper job code
-Major optimizations to advanced makeup code
-Optimized code for Sidebar settings
-Optimized code for setting routines
-Redid listboxes for routine settings backend
-Removed setters that didn't need to exist in the routine menus
-Minor optimizations
UI:
-Simplified some Gas Station UI elements regarding shifts
-Made Registrar UI consistent with other choice bars
-Made party invite UI consistent with other choice bars
-Amounts for items the player can't realistically calculate quantities won't be displayed in shops anymore
-Made Library UI consistent with other choice menues
-Listboxes in routine setting menues now show the name of clothing looks/makeup styles
-Inventory UI tweaks
Quality of Life:
-Added available medicines in the Inventory menu (suggested by AWolfe)
Bugfixes:
-Fixed a Blue Moon soft lock with interviews
-Fixed a formatting issue with the dance program's description
-Fixed arrow keys to swap between mall floors opening the settings menu instead
-Fixed locked interaction text for Gloryhole Unlock event being the wrong color
-Fixed showering not taking time if a part of a morning routine
-Fixed Cum Stained items not showing the prefix properly in the wardrobe
-Fixed weird formating when a cum on clothing event happens
-Fixed Laundromat checks for items with isCumStained/isWet tag being broken
-Fixed Honeydew Hoodie not being selectable for gym outfits
-Fixed formating error with College if class was attended
-Fixed selector issue with one of the Red Vixen events
-Fixed Formatting bug with second sissy maid job
-Fixed Mini/clit cages using wrong unlock condition
-Fixed issue with grey nail polish in advanced nail styles autoreapply code
-Fixed Monster Dildo not counting for triggering the first dildo use progression event
-Fixed money not substracting in the cake tasting activity
-Fixed inverted media in the eight Red Vixen event
-Fixed Kara using the wrong name on her note if the player is not crossdressing in the eight Red Vixen Event
-Fixed jail code being unable to send the player to the Fixer Upper
-Fixed double rent issues with the apartment
-Fixed Dimoxinil not being consumed in routines
-Fixed nail polish not decreasing when advanced styles were reapplied through routines
-Fixed progression event requiring a dildo activating even if the player doesn't own one
-Fixed some inconsistencies with College UI
-Fixed various crossdressing convincingess edge cases at the Blue Moon
-Fixed wrong video being used for Kara's "graduation" event if the player doesn't choose pegging
-Fixed having more than one time the same color with Three Colors Fade advanced eyeshadow sends the player to the Two Colors Fade menu
-Fixed quick bus calculations from the Red Vixen
-Fixed Wrist items not showing up in looks previews
-Fixed issues with advanced training
-Fixed weird linebreaks and slashes in the Fixer Upper
-Fixed "Move" option in Fixer Upper not disappearing after moving there
-Fixed renovating the living room not requiring any cosntruction materials
-Fixed renovating the Fixer Upper not taking any time
-Fixed medication not being set properly if swapping between primary and secondary routines
-Fixed failing to acheive any condition to start the shift as a stripper at the Blue Moon will return that it is too late instead
-Fixed Admorvils option in the bathroom appearing and disappearing in an arbitrary manner
Misc:
-Added Temporary mood buff at the start lasting a week
I might come back and edit this once I get further, I'm not very far in it yet, but I had some feedback that I wanted to capture before I forget about it.
I think this definitely has potential. From what I can tell, it seems to be pretty well written. The intro does a good job at capturing your interest and wanting you to continue through it. I think a way to improve the intro would be a bit more visuals, especially when meeting and interacting with people.
I don't really like how the author is putting quotes around "her" when referring to the first sissy MC comes across from The Red Vixen, I think you could do without that. You may not mean it that way, but it could be perceived negatively.
I'm also not sure why there isn't a shower in the locker room of the gym. "I should probably shower when I get home." I mean sure, but like, you could also just shower at the gym. What kind of gym doesn't have a shower in the locker room? lol.
Idk, just some little things that are irking me so far. Gonna keep going though.
Is this a good game? Yes.
Do I enjoy playing it? Yes.
Is it a grind? Yes.
Can it be monotonous? Yes.
The only way to really make money in the game is to start as the rich kid (starts with more money and a laptop), and watch porn to reduce your dignity so you can work the gloryhole at the garage. And buy a webcam and start streaming. Oh, and the on-line 'jobs'.
Also, while you can become dominant, the game is geared towards the MC becoming a submissive (sissy) slut.
What I personally would like to see are:
The option to undertake more college courses (finish one, then sign up for another semester on a different course).
More employment opportunities (regular and sexual).
More npc's to actually interact with.
Multiple actual and playable path development (Dominant, submissive, addict, whore, etc...)
Do I like the game? Absolutely. It has good writing, the images fit the scenes, and you feel like you're accomplishing something when you achieve a goal. But it's also a grind early, falls into a routine until you start transitioning, and you are constantly risking running out of money. Also, it could use a good guide or wiki to explain the details of how the game works. For instance, when the MC is invited to a party, you are supposed to be in your room after a certain time to be able to go. That's not obvious, or explained in the guide. The author has been good about fixing bugs and putting out patches as well.
I'd recommend giving it a try, but stick with it for a while. You'll find it worth the effort
The game continues to grow and expand and appreciate the effort and time you have put in. It would be hard to fault a game that is free to play and if I did find fault it would be a SIMPLE case of not playing. The choice of pictures is good and the writing for the most part free of spelling errors. I tend to checkout authors of bad reviews so I can check out their games to see how its done but only once have I ever found one with their own games. So keep up the good work and dedication because the game is worth it.
People have commented on the amount of content well after playing for hours and repeating the same actions again and agatin and again the content must be after years of game time. Followed all the hints and tips but very little triggered as everything is blocked by money (constantly drained and not easy to earn), time (it takes ages to do everything), bug (lots of those) and mechanics that add nothing to the whole experience. In all honesty the game needs ripping down and starting again. Remove most of the crap filler and get to the story and the themes.
At the moment impossible to recormend wasting your time on this game with so many better examplse out there.
