[XCL][0.23.0] Gay Mod 0.1.8

As a gay man and huge fan of XCL, I wanted to reimagine the game in a way that leaned more into the sexual orientation corruption that the base game doesn't acknowledge all that much- and by extension adding the homoerotic interactions that would logically appear in Summer City.
 

Version: v0.1.8
Title: First Release

Update Notes:
The core of purpose of Version 0.1.x is to implement the first release content for the Gay Mod. The fundamental goal of this project, to add gay content to X-Change Life, would be way too large an undertaking to release all at once given how the game is not designed with this functionality in mind (...this mod adds and edits photos, videos, text, dailog, character stats, in-game world building, and code logic). I intend to work on things as I have time to, and I am hopeful that interested supporters of the mod can contribute to helping catch bugs or inconsistencies while testing the features or skimming through the code. Given that this mod does alter game logic and subsequently needs to alter some passages at the root, it is recommended not to use this mod when it is out of date otherwise you risk overwriting access to new features/breaking things. (For example, from 1.21 to 1.22, I had to manually add the car contest links in the mall because I overwrite that passage to interact with the loiter button).
 

For first release, I wanted to implement a decent quantity of content that is enough for users to interact with and enjoy, but not limiting the view of what gets added next. So for that 5 characters have been added to the game, with unique photos, videos, and audio. More to come when I find the time to source and splice other material. This release also focuses on replicating the 'Random Encounter' events. As a man, you should now occasionally have thoughts about how your femininity is affecting your outward expression, personality, and experiences. All of these interactions are triggered with growing femininity and/or masculine desire.

Installation + Content:

*** Installation Requires: Gay Mod Base + Gay Mod Patch ***

*** IN ORDER FOR YOU TO SEE CHARACTER SPECIFIC CONTENT, YOU HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THEIR CONTENT PACK ***

*** 0.1.8 uses a Google Drive link.
Gay Mod Base.zip (Required) - Adds fundamental generic media and audio.
Gay Mod Base Patches.zip (Required) - Adds up to date code + new media and audio.
Gay Mod Beta Bedroom Media.zip (Optional) - Adds Bedroom Sex Media for Alina, Ella, Liya, Mia (Temporary for 0.1.8)

Gay Mod Character Alina.zip (Optional) - Adds Joey Mills as the counterpart to Alina.
Gay Mod Character Cassidy.zip (Optional) - Adds Armond Rizzo as the counterpart to Cassidy.
Gay Mod Character Ella.zip (Optional) - Adds Angel Rivera as the counterpart to Ella.
Gay Mod Character Lana.zip (Optional) - Adds Will Braun as the counterpart to Lana.
Gay Mod Character Liya.zip (Optional) - Adds Johnny Rapid as the counterpart to Liya.
Gay Mod Character Mia.zip (Optional) - Adds Ryan Jordan as the counterpart to Mia.

Gay Mod Pill Redemption.zip (Optional) - Adds the Redemption Pill [Dante Colle].

X-Change Life.html (Optional) - A re-uploaded copy of the current version I am running updates on. You would only need this if you do not have access to the required version.

(All of these interactions have a femininity threshold. Men won't catcall you at max masculinity):
* Added: "Thought" interaction to be male applicable
* Added: "Overheard" interaction to be male applicable
* Added: "Grope" interaction to be male applicable
* Added: "Catcall" interaction to be male applicable
 

* Reworked: Random Encounter Transactional Sex
  - Enabled energy and control in random encounter gay sex scenes
  - Added lubrication decrease mechanics (I'm not sure how I feel about this... it sort of implies that you can't have anal sex without it)
  - Added "Permission to Cum" mechanics (There needs to be a way to integrate the refractory period as a punishable attribute).
  - Altered: Several of the Transactional Sex Descriptions and dialog to be male targeted or ambiguous.

* Altered: Ashamed moodlet now carries over after pill expires - Masturbate and deal with your shame can be done as a male.

* Added: Masculine Desire Stat.

* Added: "Lesbian Content: Avoidable" gameplay setting.

* Added: Gay Porn at Serendipity Comics.
* Added: Brah Modifier to Masculinity Minigames.
* Added: Gay Curiosity Quests.

* Added: Random Guy NPCs in Loiter Locations. (Currently: Gym, Beach).

* Added: Lube Item.

Additional Notes + Thoughts:
The Catcall System (Transactional Sex + Blowjobs):
Some things to note with the catcall system is it leads to proposition and eventually the blowjob/sex segments. The blowjob scene has not been touched much as it is mostly gender neutral. Sex scenes however did require a reimagining of the dynamic. What is currently implemented will have you go through the same foreplay process as you would as a woman, but after successful insertion it will start a more active choice selection by which you will try to maximize his pleasure while restraining your own. The general idea behind this is to somewhat remind the player of the anus' lack of natural lubricant and the refractory period! If you cum before him he is likely to try to finish himself off knowing you're spent. In this state, he will fuck you harder and you will lose lubrication faster. If he doesn't  finish before you run out of lubrication you will get the 'Sore' moodlet. Each action you take in the sex minigame will decrease lubrication, it's inevitable! You will need to get him off quick and try to stave off your own orgasm.

Masculine Desire Stat:
Given how unique femininity and how deeply rooted it is to other systems in the game, I wanted to create another stat representative of the character's decent that I have more control over. The Masculine Desire stat should be a stat that naturally increases as you come off of X-Change pills sort of like a residual effect, and stays stagnant when you change (...it temporarily increases by 50 when you're female moreso for visual confirmation that while female your masculine desire is artificially boosted- but does not increase for things you do while female- mostly to save my sanity).

* Future releases should focus on reworking some lines to be more specific to the male experience.
* I would LOVEEE to learn more about AI art + audio for this project. (Speaking of which, there are mods that add more male NPCs, I would like to integrate them in.)
* The gay porn industry is TERRIBLE at diversity so first release is mostly dark haired white guys - RIP. Although this is sorta funny, for the purpose of this project it poses some challenges... I have found 0 asian actors whose content I feel would fit this project...
* I want to further integrate NPC orientation and X-Change kinks into the dialog trees (the act of being predatory toward males to transform them).
* Need to Fix: Will Braun's only Cum Mouth Video looks like a facial... (currently odds reduced on seeing that)
* Need to Fix: Flirting with Coworkers - This is reliant on NPC orientations / Sales Rep so I will just need more time to flesh out how I want that to work in terms of flirting with guys at the office...
* Need to Add: Gay Masturbation Memories - Current memories only exist for sexual exploits with women... Boo!
* Need to Add: Gay Dreams - No dreams as male yet. Not high priority.
* Need to Add: Pornstar Malik Delagty - Currently reserved for Bruce - This kinda just looks like him and the actor has done bisexual scenes... I'm not putting this on the priority list because of how much visual content would need replaced for Bruce, I would need to get better with AI image editing.
* Need to Add: Pornstar Beaux Banks - Currently reserved for Scarlit - Very light skinned, not sure if he fully fits. But colored actors are slim in the industry, and this guy is an incredible power bottom.
* Need to Add: Comparisons between base male body and new DNA male body - More description of physical characteristics that change between the two actors when you've changed DNA (Examine self at night).
* Need to Add: Broader comments for NPCs relating to the male body (breasts -> body). A lot of breasts and tits text was converted for pecs for simplicity... but now it is oversaturated. I want to balance that with removing some less fitting lines and adding other male body attributes to faun over (hair, biceps, abs, hands, etc.).

This first release is very early release, and I really just wanted to post it to alleviate the anticipatory stress of not knowing how to upload on LoversLab. As well as receive some feedback on what does and doesn't work or what people are interested in seeing so I can get an idea for the direction I want to head this project in.

I do expect to update this mod with relatively frequently for smaller updates in text and fix breaks on new releases, and since is my first mod you will have to forgive me as I am still trying to figure out the best way to organize and manage a project of this size.