Sweet Tunes & Tuning - Build Update #421

The official Sometimes Always Monsters soundtrack from LASER DESTROYER TEAM is now on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286800/Sometimes_Always_Monsters_Soundtrack/

Grab a copy and enjoy a sweet selection of 17 tracks from Sometimes Always Monsters, including full themes for each of the authors, that killer finale track, and much more audio goodness.

In addition to the album, we're pushing another juicy patch with some more fixes and updates to various things in the game. Nothing too major in this one, but happy to see the latest reports still coming in as we round down our list of bugs to squash.

We've heard significantly fewer complaints regarding continuity confusion, and some compliments about the latest sequence additions that clarify things. Those of you who've been replaying since these changes, we're really glad to hear your thoughts on them.

Here's what's in the update:

• Fixed Mason's confusion about dead characters in New Game
  
• Edited some off wording during Shelly's introduction of Sheena at the panel
  
• Added better explanation of controls during intro for controller players
  
• Returned gym clothes and swimsuits to player inventories when showering at home
  
• Fixed exit of the hot tub to better work with controllers
  
• Ensured that Lois shows up for all players after completion of the library mission
  
• Fixed a hard lock when player used a specific gun in the shooting range
  
• Replaced a missing portrait in the library
  
• Allowed keyboard typing for bank passwords
  
• Allowed keyboard typing for renaming your nom d'amour
  
• Added icons and better functionality for wine and tequila
  
• Killing chickadees in the desert no longer makes their corpse linger everywhere in the wasteland
  
• Improved librarian recognition of books, and Lois' ability to recommend relevant titles
  
• Shelly's laptop in her hotel room now works better with controllers
  
• Cooking breakfast for your spouse has been improved
  
• Your spouse now has the ability to feed themselves
  
• When players get shot by cops their spouse's reaction no longer has chance to glitch
  
• Edited a typo in the gym staff dialogues
  
• Sinks in the change rooms should now fully work
  
• Prevented the tour guide from trapping players in the haunted mansion
  
• Players can now properly enter with same-gendered authors or their spouse
  
• When showering in the gym, authors and spouse will no longer follow them into the waters
  
• Receptionists in police stations now have extra dialogue
  
• Removed unintended follower from spouse's epilogue sequence
  
• Guy outside the hospital now accepts the "Words" response in dialogue properly
  
• Replaced a rogue text line when talking to your suitcase while packing clothes with your spouse
  
• Edited a typo when player enters Portsmith for the first time and gives traffic warnings
  
• Made the chairs outside Starcups face players in the right direction, instead of backwards
  
• Re-centered the map in the flashback sequence so spouse no longer moonwalks over a grave
  
• Added additional dialogue for authors being invited into an inappropriate changeroom
  
• Deodorant applications now only last one day
  
• Authors and your spouse will now properly comment if you talk to them after getting hit by cars
  
• Edited a typo on Shelly's computer
  
• The sexuality listed for your character on the save screen can now possibly change
  
• You can now find your wasteland coordinates via the compass, in addition to direction
  
• Changed the placement of Yasi's achievement to fire at the end of the quest (appropriately)
  
• Improved guarantee of getting an Unter ride to Shelly's Hotel when it's time for her party
  
• Added new ending "shot ex" to the finale
  
• Added a sexist NPC who sells steroids in the Slab Town gym
  

So, yeah. There's a bit of new content in this one, but not a ton. We'll keep grinding, and updating you with the latest as our progress progresses.

Enjoy the album!

- VD