[MHW] Monster Hunter World: Slavery Tales 0.1.2 (pre-alpha)

This mod is no longer in active development and has been put on hold indefinitely!

 

((None of the body or armor mods shown in the images above are included in this mod. The images are simply included to show my progress in areas talked about below))

((If you want to see the most up-to-date images for the mod, check out the progress updates posted in the mod's support thread))

((If you want to see my personal mod list, you can find it in the mod's support thread))

 

(A pre-alpha, proof of concept version of the mod is now available for download!)

 

 Hello everyone. This is a work in progress mod -- for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne -- that I am currently working on.

 

As most of you are already aware, Capcom (/the DEV team) never released the source code or developer tools for MHW, so what we can mod into the game is still relatively limited. (That is, of course, unless someone sits down and does a real deep dive to solve it, but few in the community are still active enough to even attempt such a thing, so this is something we may simply have to live with.) That being said, this does not mean that there is no more value to be gained from trying to mod the game, and that is what I have been attempting to do.

 

This project of mine that I am about to talk about has already moved quite some distance, and I have already reached some of my initial goals, but it is still in its early stages. That being said, I have already gotten a good feel for the scope needed to accomplish my initial key goals, and I thus already feel comfortable announcing the project publicly.

 

In short, the following project aims to create a (more or less wholesale) thematic overhaul for MHW:I, turning the game into a female player character centered, sexually loaded experience with heavy emphasis on lust, slavery and submissiveness.

 

 

KEY CONCEPTS:

・You play as a female slave who has to degrade herself in front of men and get tasked to go on hunts for them.

・If you fail an assignment, or disobey the order that a man gives you, you must apologize and degrade yourself in front of him.　(this cannot be implemented through gameplay, so it obviously necessitates some light role playing on the player's part)

・You get cursed out and verbally degraded by every man. They tell you how worthless you are, pick on your self esteem, and make fun of your tiny brain and fuckable body.

・You and the other slaves are not allowed to have a name, only a slave identification tag consisting of numerals and a letter. Among other things, it identifies where a slave was initially enslaved. A template list for how to make a slave tag for yourself is provided in the character creator.

・Your personal Palico and Housekeepers act as slave overseers who report back to your owner what you are up to in return for financial compensation.

・As a sex/hunting slave, a portion of what you earn and/or find while outside of settlements is confiscated before entry as payment.　(this could possibly be implemented through gameplay, but until then, it will necessitate self-hindering actions on the player's part. You will essentially have to drop some of the most valuable items you have onto the ground before returning to a settlement)

 

 

SEGMENT 1: I currently have a number of goals that I want to accomplish. Thankfully, most are quite easy for me to do on my own. Here are some of them:

・Rewrite the narrative of the game in a new, thematic direction around female enslavement, but in such a way that it can still retain player immersion through a mix of 'light, self-imposed role playing' with heavily modified story-related elements (such as completely rewritten cutscene dialogue, completely rewritten in-game interactions, and new in-universe justifications for existing missions).
・Rewrite all lines of dialogue to reflect the reworked narrative and make the player feel like they are genuinely enslaved.

・Replace every instance of every character name with new, thematically consistent replacements.

・Replace every instance of every place name with new, thematically consistent replacements.

・Replace the menu-screen background and title screen text.

・Rename, and completely rewrite the in-game info and dialogue about, all monsters that have a genital remodel by Holimon or Queried (or myself, potentially down the line), to reflect the inclusion of external genitalia.

・Replace sound effects where appropriate to align with the thematic shift imposed by the rest of the overhaul.

・Rename, and provide new in-game descriptions, hints and tips for, every weapon, (usable item?,) and accessible stationary item.

・Replace every sticker with lewd imagery.

・Replace every player message with dialogue appropriate for a submissive slave slut.　(there are some finicky details regarding how to implement this, but it should be feasible. People can otherwise always edit in real time what their shout outs say, so this change is perhaps even undesirable for some, so I may not include it in the end, or I make it an optional file)

・Rename every instance of the game title.

・Provide new, optional, high-quality, thematic replacements for the game's .exe file, Steam icon, and Steam artwork.

・Provide a list of mods -- with personal instructions by me for each to ensure that you install everything as intended -- that either simply jive well with the overhaul, or whose inclusions provide maximal immersion and thematic consistency.

 

 

SEGMENT 2: There are other things that I would also like to include, but which may be unfeasible. Here are some of them:

・Replace all music in the game with brand new tracks produced by me specifically made for this overhaul.　(I have been making music for many years, though not in a style appropriate for this project, and while I can without a doubt accomplish this, the time investment I would have to make to produce so many, completely new -- and potentially, copyright-free -- tracks, could prove to be too big of an investment on my part)

・Model and add a new penis mesh with hand-drawn textures for each large (and small) monster that does not currently have a dedicated penis remodel freely available online.　(not all monsters in MHW:I (or standard MHW for that matter) have a dedicated penis mod. Holimon only does commissions nowadays, and I am in no way able to provide the financial incentives to get him to finish his Monster Dick project. That being said, I have a lot of (presumably) adequate modeling software (including Blender and ZBrush), so as long as I am able to relearn how to make models, generate textures for them, and get some pointers from Holimon and/or Queried on how they made and implemented their mods, I may be able to do some work myself. Do not get your hopes up too much though, I may have done modeling in the past, but I am essentially starting from square one. Being honest, if everything was within my own control, every small and large monster would have a penis-endowed version, but considering how many monsters there are in MHW:I, and combine that with my very limited practical experience with modeling, this does not seem like a feasible prospect, so unless someone is willing to become a co-author for this project by helping out with modeling and the like, this is not an idea I plan to pursue any further for the time being. Queried's mod "[MHW] Female Monsters 20.3.2-beta" to some extent alleviates the issue by providing 'many of the monsters that lack a penis' with female genitalia instead, so an alternative, but unsatisfactory solution could be to have those creatures remain female and to reflect that in in-game dialogue and info)

・Reanimate some existing poses and gestures into sex animations with an offset so that the player can have pseudo-sex with male NPCs.　(to my knowledge, the ability to edit animations and poses for MHW:I is one of those things that are sadly behind lock and key because the MHW modding community lacks the source code and/or DEV tools that enable such edits to be made, but if you know of someone who has been able to do it, feel free to contact them regarding this project or help me out yourself if you are able. In theory, this should not be too difficult to accomplish. NPCs in MHW are renowned for stopping dead in their tracks when you block their path, and moreover, there are multiple NPCs (such as the Huntsman) who are almost always permanently fixed in a specific pose in a specific location. If one was able to reanimate gestures and poses -- especially ones that loop -- one could simply create a sex animation for the female player, then add a forward or backward offset to the animation, and it would look like the player is servicing her master (or a client). If my understanding around the source-codes and DEV tools is correct, this may be completely unfeasible as things stand, but who knows)

・Create a nude remodel for male NPCs.　(it is quite evident that an important hurdle to overcome is the complete lack of nude male NPCs, or at least, the complete lack of any mod that adds penises to male NPCs in some fashion. It might be possible to get around this issue by implementing some sort of image-based sex scenes, but that would obviously not be anywhere near as immersive as somehow having sex with actual male NPCs in the 3D environment as your on-screen character)

 

 

A GENERAL CONCERN:

The fact that most NSFW content creators for MHW have dropped out in favor of MHR is the only thing that is a bit disconcerting to me, as it means that there is probably only a handful of people who would be willing to work with me on this project, let alone provide me with info that can help me speed things along. That being said, I am highly meticulous and somewhat of a perfectionist. My approach is very on-the-go - retesting even minor iterative changes to make sure everything is perfect. I will not promise anything, as we all know how that could turn out, but I feel quite confident that I will be able to accomplish everything I outlined in SEGMENT 1.

 

 

SOME INITIAL PROGRESS IMAGES:

As you can see at the top of this page, I have included a number of images showing off some of the progress that I have already made on the project. These pictures can at times be quite outdated, so I encourage you to look at my latest progress update in the support thread for the most up to date images of the mod.

 

 

POLLS:

I sometimes host polls in the support thread. These may regard design direction or other decisions about the mod that I want community feedback on. I strongly encourage people to answer these, as they provide valuable feedback and information that will aid me in the decision making process.

 

 

A SHOUT OUT THAT IS IN ORDER:

The guys at monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com deserve a shout out for their work. The extensive information that they provide on the monsters of MHW has been particularly useful, and while I fully intend to rewrite everything in my own words, using some of their descriptions as an initial foundation to build upon has helped speed up the process considerably.

 

 

SHOWING INTEREST AND APPRECIATION FOR MOD AUTHORS:

Finally, it should be said that while a lot of the work comes down to text editing, the amount of name instances, lines of dialogue, and bulk info that I I will have to edit is absolutely ridiculous, then add to that all of the sound editing, texture editing, artwork creation in CS6, and potentially even music production, and I have my work cut out for me, so any community encouragement you can give me, or other signs that you guys are interested in what I am doing, will help me see this project to completion. If you want to help out, feel free to reach out. I would not at all mind turning this into a community project as long as the key concepts I outlined at the beginning remain mostly intact.