Lacto Escape: Expanded

I may have deleted it on accident to clear up space on my drive. I’ll have a new build up this weekend, sorry about that.

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thoughts and prayers.

Can there be a prema-peg option?

Hmmm, I could possibly look into permanent preg option for those who want it.
Also I put out the first iteration of the build on my discord for testing. Once some testing is done and bugs are fixed, I should have a copy of the new updated build here. That will maybe be in a day or two.
Otherwise if you want to play the game now, you can access it using the discord like above. Note that it will contain some bugs.

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New build is out, enjoy the game and let me know what you think!

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You messed up on a passage setting, there. Makes the third floor completely unbeatable because Lacto can’t walk on the tiles of the flames.

Same also seems to apply to the beds, I got sent back there after eating too much and couldn’t move any more. Oddly apt…
Should ask, is it possible that both weight gain and pregnancy can be activated at once later on? Little disappointed that you can’t have both on immediately.

Yeah, I’m having the same issue here. Even jumping won’t let me up there.

Ok, sorry about that. Fix one thing and another breaks. Just updated the build to fix the issue with the torch platform as well as a bug from overeating resulting in getting stuck. Updated build: 1.20.2

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So will you implement different belly models for weight gain instead of them currently sharing the models with pregnancy bellies?

Also I think with weight gain every level up should cause lacto’s lowest belly model to increase by 1, only reversible by some form of exercise or magic.

i love the current version also i hope the stuffing/weight gain has more interesting stuff soon and for the digestion it takes a bit to long to make room in my opinion other then that it’s awesome and love the deep forest so far

Thanks for the feedback, I can look into modifying weight gain, such as the lowest belly level increasing for the default character cg when at 0 stuffing count. Art wise there has been some talk about edits to lacto as a whole to better represent weight gain but nothing yet. The artist who did the edits previously did them for free so its up to his disgretion on wither he is up to it. I can look into lowering digestion or even adding items such as a potion or bra that increases digestion rate. If you guys have any ideas on a game system level for WG content im open to hear it. Art wise it may or may not happen.

I’ve had my fun, and the new puzzles are quite cute, but it does feel like the game has became more unstable and less focused because of all the new additions. I feel overwhelmed managing my breast size, food capacity, pregnancy level, puzzles, combat, level, and random cursed bras, and I get the feeling you are too. There is a lot of stuff here now, but none of it feels fleshed out or even ready as a foundatoin. I’m a little worried for this project, especially since its supposed to be a side-hustle compared to Seeds of Destiny (which I find myself enjoying quite a lot, can’t wait for the next update).

I did enjoy the Deepwoods, the new characters, and the grass floor (would appreciate a heads up that Lacto just gonna start eating the grass on her own, maybe something like "M-more grass? I guess I could eat some more…), but I don’t know how to feel about everything else. Preg doesn’t have much interaction, stuffing takes so long to both digest and gain levels and its not really weight gain, can’t have both active for little reason (would having a Preg Level + Stuffing Level = Belly Level formula be too much? I’m willing to take only having one belly form if it means both have some interesting interactions together), the new rest area felt so superflorous and doesn’t sell the fairy or cowgirl ranch aesthetic, and the game just feels more…unpolished.

I know I am being unfair, I’m just a little disappointed for the wait. Still, I am hoping that now with the core ideas in, the polish and focus can quickly return. I can imagine the Deepwoods having its own series of events or even its own ending. Or hell, even some randomly generated dungeon mode, good way to extend the content, even after the floors are done. Good way to put in all the optional belly expansion stuff, at least.

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Thanks, it helps getting diffrent perspectives. For this release I put in several new systems, most at its basic form. I wanted people to give it a try and get feedback before I implemented something that didnt turn out. I do want to say though that the main/core focus of this game is breast expansion and lactation/milk based content. Pregnancy and weight gain elements are ment to suppliment the game but not be the driving force behind the stories and characters. There are still several bugs to work out and some changes to systems thanks to player feedback. I plan look into both making the game feel smoother to play as well as better explain to the players about the diffrent systems in game. Right now its an early build and a bit trial by fire but overall seems to be positive. I appreciate your feedback, sorry the game wasnt as great as you hoped but you have given me several things to look into to better improve the game.

It is true, just that the BE content was ultimately untouched and it really wasn’t expanded (haha) in any particular way this update. Not really much to say, it’s still fun to increase the breast size as much as I can. Disappointed that there wasn’t really any more events added that took in account having larger sizes, I do love the grate falling into the hot water scene.

Really, it kind of what made everything else feels so unpolished. Nothing really interacted with the breasts. Hell, capsizing your stomach capacity doesn’t even reset your breasts, so I had a good number of times where i get sent back to the rest stop from overeating, only to get knocked out immediately after my breasts filling to capacity (breaks the grass eating floors sometimes, too). Even the Breast Battle feels kind of just…there. Over and done with, take your milk and go. Makes it feel like your heart isn’t all that in it compared to the other content. Like a low milk production-Lacto, you don’t mind the big breasts, but you rather be doing without them.

As for some less hot critiques,

  • Breast Drink is overpowered, can cheese all the segments that doubles your breast expansion just by spamming it with high milk production, can even overpower food (important with stuffing enabled).
  • Breast Squirting is underpowered and a waste of size.
  • Milkweed doesn’t work.
  • Not sure how crafting will function inside the tower, compared to the Deepwoods.
  • You left the Debug 9999G box in the tavern.
  • Finding your companions dropped items is fun and good replay value, but not sure what Favor does/will do.
  • The “You got 5G” text box is annoying, especially now that every other item just hop into your inventory and leaves a toast (I have had one puzzle failure because I walked into a spot at just the wrong time…).
  • Breast Enlargers should be more expensive, bit too easy to nullify the -5 capacity penalty and come out at a net gain with enough cash.
  • Cursed Bras are self-defeating, by the time become a thing, you are already forced to have a breast capacity over 200ml to even advance, so…

That’s all I got for now, hope it helps.

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So, a couple thoughts on the new build:

  • I actually didn’t notice the green sparkle that enabled pregnancy, so now I have to do ANOTHER playthrough to see what that’s like. Completely blew over my head and I spent an hour wondering where the preg content was.
  • I couldn’t figure out exactly what cursed bras do. Like…what happens when you get one? What’s the point, since they just snap when you get big enough?
  • The max breast growth potion doesn’t seem to do anything. I took one with a capacity of 255, and my capacity afterwards was the same.
  • Combat feels like an afterthought and doesn’t seem to serve a purpose beyond providing a minor obstacle/time-waster.
  • You know the fairy who you have to give a milkshake to? You get nothing for giving her more milk besides the bigger sprite, which you never see again after moving on. I feel like a proper reward (maybe an item?) would make this more gratifying.
  • The lever puzzle had one hint, making it just trial-and-error. That’s not a puzzle, that’s just a chore. I did, however, actually kind of like the maze. There was incentive to go back in, and it had a good sense of “ah shit this is happening now” but wasn’t unfair or esoteric to the point of feeling stressful.
  • The fairy town is a nice touch, and I like meeting other characters that have had to deal with the fairy queen’s shit. It might be nice if we got to see them start smaller, but expand over time based on our decisions.
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I do like the changes to this game adding Belly expansion, pregnancy and also the fairy town this add a ton of content to this game and also for the next build but there are something that may need some fix like:

  • Cursed bra needs some work maybe when you reach it limit you start losing health and it slow you down so it is harder to get it removed also a Super rare monster can drop a curse remover.

  • also The Belly stuffing needs work to maybe add more food also each food you eat has a weight number like 1g or 5g.

  • Last it takes to long for you to be fully Pregnant so maybe more items that you can find in dungeon to speed it up.

but beside that I do love this game and I enjoyed play it.

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My only complaint by now it’s the weight gain part, i kinda wish it looked different than a “preg echo fighter”, if you get what i mean.

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How do you reduce milk production?

There’s an NPC in the fairy town whom you can pay to reset your MEELK rate.

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The lever one you could go back and ask for more hints at the expense of more growth.