Wider Taste /// Update 3 On Patreon! / Public Update 2.5.1

Thank you! The problem is now solved, as well as another graphical error related to another character’s sprite. The hotfix is on Itch.

A sneak peek of some audio experiments + extended intro for the next version.
Also, a reminder that there are more previews and updates on Patreon! Both for free members, and paid tiers.

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Quick question, is the quest to satisfy Laura really not able to be completed at this point? I keep feeding her, but after I reach stage 2, I get a notice saying this is all the content for her, or is there something else I need to do first

Her branch does not have anything past stage 2. The quest can’t be completed yet. Though there will be additions to her branch in the next update.

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More Audio! Here’s a preview of SFX for character voices.

Also, you might have noticed the background remake

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Development has been going on.

We now have a gallery, and of course images to view!
And messages. Because you’d have to receive the images first somehow.

But event CGs that aren’t a part of the text chats also get saved to gallery. Because as of right now, every single one is unique!

We don’t have many yet, but there is no repetition in the images yet either.

The unblocked version of this image and a preview image of next version’s phone was posted to Patreon for ALL paid subscribers.

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Update 3 is out now on Patreon!

Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/c/expandev1

Here are the changelogs

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New features, new characters and more remakes!
NOTE : THIS UPDATE IS NOT SAVE COMPATIBLE WITH PREVIOUS VERSIONS
New features :
Messages : Receive messages from characters, with the history being viewable.
Gallery : View images of events, and photo messages

UI : Updated room UI with new buttons
Updated phone UI icons
Adjusted text speed
Added gallery feature

Sound : Added audio, mainly blips for dialog

Refinements : Replaced most of background CGs
Replaced Barista CGs
Replaced Kaia CGs
Extended Intro Sequence:
(with 2 new characters)
1 New Character and 2 Events, With 1 New Location And 1 new image.
Sarah : Added 1 new image
Nova : Added 2 events, 1 new stage and 2 images
Laura : Added 2 events, 1 new stage and 3 new images

Fixes :
Fixed Patreon button being visible when trying to load game from main menu
Fixed some capitalization typos

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The Patreon launch was received even better than anticipated!
As a thank you, here is a preview of what’s next up for the project in one of the branches :heart:

The full version of this piece will be posted on the Patreon in due time, and the currently Patreon-exclusive Update 3 has story for this branch before this point.

If you are a Patron and have played Update 3, you might know the context of this image.


Important : This is image alone is not a representation of where things are going story-wise, even for this branch, as it is missing key context that will accompany it in the game.

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Should this be the new main menu for Update 4? :eyes:
The plain background was getting a bit boring anyway.

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I really like the image choice and framing, but having all-but-one letter of the Nothing Burger sign visible in the same text color and proximal font as the title drop feels like it is a setup for a pun that doesn’t have a payoff. I’d recommend moving the whole image a little to the left or right, but the way the brickwork and window on the left frames out the menu options is excellent and you probably don’t want to lose that. Maybe shift the whole image 10-20% into greyscale so the fonts aren’t so similar?

(Of course, if it’s the title for a version that’ll only be around for a month or two then it might not be worth the effort to iterate it.)

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That was some sort of “screen test” for what was coming next, here is an update on the main menu since it’s gotten presentable enough.

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I like this look for the main menu! Is that going to be the full cast of characters for the game?

C. Hudson my goat :heart_suit:

The focus is going to be on them for now, whether this is the final cast or not isn’t determined yet. Though at some point there might be some side characters added for variety, with a possibility of a little more content relating to them being added afterwards.

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The Patreon is at 50+ Paid members! Thank you!

And yes, the cafe decided to change uniforms. Wonder why…

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The gym needed a makeover too to go with the new backgrounds, didn’t it?
Well here it is.

And the completed version of THIS preview was also posted on the Patreon right now for patrons! If you’re a paid member(all tiers), you can check it out now.

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A little preview! The menu for going to places needed to be on par with the reworked room menu introduced in Update 3.

The next stop for UI improvements would probably be the character selection menu for dates. But that might take a bit more time.

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Hey @xpndv Just wanted to point something out, that’s also sort of a question for you. I’ve been following this project for a little while and as far as I can tell there’s nothing on this forum, the itch page, or publicly viewable on patreon that indicates what size the girls are going to be towards the end game.

I’m not suggesting you share art assets that you might not even have yet, but I think it might be beneficial if there was something stated somewhere along the lines of “girls go from fit to ______” and then you know “chubby”, “BBW”, “SSBBW”, “USSBBW”, “Immobile.” etc. filling in that blank.

I don’t expect every game to cater to my tastes, so generally I don’t really like to invest time into demos or subscribe to patreons this early in development if I don’t know where the project is heading in terms of WG content.

I don’t know if I’m in the minority or not with this attitude or not, but if there are other people like me, knowing where the project is heading might encourage more people to subscribe. Just as an example - I’ve periodically rotated Fatgeria into the rotation of projects I support on patreon since 2024 because the post on WeightGaming said “fatten Russian girls to immobility.”

Again, don’t want you to take this as me trying to push you in a certain direction or try to force you to reveal everything publically, I get the need to keep things paywalled to an extent for financial and artistic reasons, just wanted to throw it out there as a suggestion.

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Their final size has not been decided yet,

though in the next update there is a scene you’ll see something really bigger than whatever there currently is.

And there probably will be even more of these one offs in the future.

But that doesn’t mean those sizes will be limited to one offs, because like mentioned the final size for the characters hasn’t yet been decided.