Ideas for discussion

So there have been a few ideas I have that may well be good ideas. But may also distract from the core concept of the game (porn) or add a tone to the game that might not be so welcome. So I am going to explain a few here to generate some discussion.

Note that the things I will talk about are not planned to go in. They are just ideas that I thought were interesting and warranted some extra thought put into them

Also apologies for the big wall of text. I don't have any nice images for this post.

Expansion of scavving to include drug manufacturing.

It was an idea I had very early on to do so, but I wanted to see how well received the scavving mechanic was before expanding too much on it. Generally there are no complaints about scavving and it’s a well received mechanic.

Part of this would be to scav plant matter or other specific items, combine them in a chemistry lab in school or the slum and manufacture your own drugs. I was reminded of this idea when on discord people were asking if there is anything to do with all the pills and cigarettes Sammy ends up collecting and someone joked that street corner dealing could be a fun job. While it was just a joke, it wasn't a terrible idea either since Sammy can hang around street corners and whore, so why not sell other things as well?

The main issue I have with this whole idea is it very much highlights a tone of drugs and drug manufacturing. It alone is a topic many dislike, and probably like even less in porn games. Add to that it has very little to do with sex, it could well end up being work in a direction not many people care about.

Sexual attraction jobs

I actually have no idea what the real name of this job is. But Sammy would go out on the streets and try to entice people into the pub or casino using her charm. Maybe she would flirt with a group of guys, lead them to the pub and then bail on them. This would involve Sammy being very scantily dressed and out on the streets trying to attract people.

The main game design goal of this job would be to create a very sexualised job that doesn’t actually require sex. So there would be a lot of flirting, groping and nice art CGs, but no actual sex. Perfect for virgin runs, “moral” players or those who don’t want to whore, but still get nice CGs to look at.

While this was my original idea to replace flyer work, I realised it also defines how sexualised the world of The Fixer is. And defining how sexualised the world is is something I have never actually done.

In Blaston, would it be perfectly normal to see a bunch of near naked girls trying to get you to drink in the pub while you are on your way home from work like you might see in a tourist area in Thailand? Or is the world of The Fixer more akin to a normal smallish city where seeing such things will have the police called on you?

Pub stripclub

This sort of ties into what I mentioned above on how sexualised the world is. Of course The Fixer is a porn game so a strip club is almost a requirement. But how overt should it be? Would you have strippers hanging out around the entrance trying to get people inside? Or will it be a much more backroom thing for VIPs and other high payers?

Also yes, The Sweet Girls will certainly make an appearance here and their story may well be the prelude to being able to work here 

The Casino

My original idea of the casino was for it to be a seedy underground gambling den and not an actual casino. A dark basement bar with tables where people sit and gamble. Sammy to pay off her debt would basically be currency.

But whenever I mentioned that almost anywhere, that idea is met with disappointment. People very much want a mini vegas style place to gamble. Going this direction though makes it quite hard to make it the over sexualised and degrading job it was initially intended to be. So I have been having discussions with people on discord about how to solve this. A few ideas/solutions or questions raised are:

Does it even need to be so over sexualised and degrading? Can't it be a different flavour of pub work?

Back room games where bunnygirls can be challenged, if they win they get money, if lose then… Something? Sex?

A place for desperate (non working) girls to go and play a game. If they lose they are gangbanged by the winners, if they win then they get money. Balstons equivalent of a lottery where girls hope to win big but almost always lose?