[mod] IMU

[Dark_Crow]

Ah no, in fact it's just some of the Chinese experiencers who are pissed off, hahaha, I'm just paraphrasing them, and maybe myself, but I forgot that I'm not the only one producing these translations. Finally thanks for remembering me

3 hours ago, The Lord said:

Thank you, I added it to the main archive.

 

But didn't you say last time this mod made you angry during translation?

 

[The Lord]

1 hour ago, Dark_Crow said:

Ah no, in fact it's just some of the Chinese experiencers who are pissed off, hahaha, I'm just paraphrasing them, and maybe myself, but I forgot that I'm not the only one producing these translations. Finally thanks for remembering me

I see. I don't frequent any Chinese sites, so I wouldn't know. But if you or other members of the Chinese community have any criticism or ideas to share I'd be happy to hear them.

[The Lord]

Update, because I don't want to get sued for neglect.

 

Needed a change of pace and added some standalone travel events instead of more content focused on the doppelganger maid. These events are still (hopefully) appropriately themed but they do not have the same sort of depth as (what is at least currently) the main story. There are 9 in total (most with follow-ups). Two have rather specific requirements, so take a look at imu_events.txt and look at the trigger sections for the events below the Random Travel Events box should you struggle getting them organically. I might revisit some of the story lines from these events at a later point. You do not need to have started the doppelganger maid story or play a character who would be eligible for it for these travel events to have a chance to appear. Again, they are standalone. Thank you for playing!

 

Reminder that you will have to redownload the EPE compatch if you mean to use it.

 

Edit: This version of IMU should work with the latest 1.15.0 patch as well. The compatch for EPE will need an update from EPE, of course.

Edited March 12, 2025 by The Lord

[The Lord]

"Update".

 

Bumped version number up to 1.15.0 (Crown) and moved a bunch of stuff around behind the scenes (mostly to make everything easier to digest for anyone wanting to look at the actual content of the files, which I gues also includes me). No new content, no gameplay changes. The EPE compatch was also updated accordingly. Redownload as needed.

 

Hotfix: Accidentally uploaded the main mod archive with the compatch already included. If you aren't using EPE but want to use IMU and have downloaded the version uploaded earlier today (17th of March), please, redownload the main mod archive. I apologise for the inconvenience.

Edited March 17, 2025 by The Lord

[uccccc]

Hi thank you for uploading this mod. I really enjoyed this. But every time i try a different  route, i always end up with event 0079 'final step'. i was wondering how many endings there are, and any tips for watching other endings?

[The Lord]

3 hours ago, uccccc said:

Hi thank you for uploading this mod. I really enjoyed this. But every time i try a different  route, i always end up with event 0079 'final step'. i was wondering how many endings there are, and any tips for watching other endings?

That event is the ending for the two main submissive routes, either by:

 

1. Failing all five skill-based challenges (unlocked by teaching the doppelganger about diplomacy, martial/prowess, stewardship, intrigue, and learning during her stay as your maid) and getting the event "Disappointing Expectations".

 

Or by:

 

2. Picking the first option in "Of Names and Titles" (unlocked by being homosexual/bisexual and picking the first option in either "Do I Have to Hide my Love Away?" or "Many Visitors", and then picking the submissive sounding options in all the different "lewd" events that follow) and losing too much identity in the following events. 

 

There is another ending with the rival maid already implemented (first option in "Be Yourself", which you get when you indulge the rival maid by playing her games and are nice to her in the process), but the defiant path and the rival maid submission path aren't finished yet. I'm currently lacking ideas for those. If you want to spoil yourself, you can just look up the different events I referenced above in imu_events.txt and look at the trigger section, then CTRL+F for all the flags in them to track where to get them from.

Edited March 18, 2025 by The Lord

[Orc Dominion]

I enjoyed the recent updates to the rival maid path. Thank you for implementing my ideas!

 

What are you struggling with for ideas in that path? Is there a specific direction you are trying to go and can't figure out how to get there, or are you open to anything?

[The Lord]

9 hours ago, Orc Dominion said:

I enjoyed the recent updates to the rival maid path. Thank you for implementing my ideas!

 

What are you struggling with for ideas in that path? Is there a specific direction you are trying to go and can't figure out how to get there, or are you open to anything?

Got no specifics in mind at this time. Have spent most of my recent modding time helping Phaze with his futa mod. Feel free to share if you have something you'd like to suggest.

[Adultman]

I have a curious idea, I'm not quite sure if it fits into the concept of fashion. For example, a maid (if she was indulged and went the way of submission) may want to plot against a double. And then there will be a fork again, to help the doppelganger by uncovering the maid's conspiracy, or to give in deeper to submission, hoping that the maid's plan will work.

 

[Orc Dominion]

4 hours ago, The Lord said:

Got no specifics in mind at this time. Have spent most of my recent modding time helping Phaze with his futa mod. Feel free to share if you have something you'd like to suggest.

 

I don't have any strong ideas right now. I was thinking something like the rival maid gets a hook and forces you to appoint her as marshal. Maybe an event where she generates a claim and wants to lead your army to conquer it? These might be a bit too gamey.

 

 

I don't think the rival should eventually usurp like the double did, but remain a power behind the throne. Or mayne convinces you to convince the double to let her take over and for you to be the maid? Seems duplicative of the double ending.

 

Maybe the other half of the be yourself line should be the rival dominating you as herself rather than as the double, by imprinting her own scent and other training events.

[The Lord]

5 hours ago, Adultman said:

I have a curious idea, I'm not quite sure if it fits into the concept of fashion. For example, a maid (if she was indulged and went the way of submission) may want to plot against a double. And then there will be a fork again, to help the doppelganger by uncovering the maid's conspiracy, or to give in deeper to submission, hoping that the maid's plan will work.

I thought about this but felt like it wouldn't really be in character for her. The rival maid is supposed to be obsessed with and completely obedient to the doppelganger and she lacks the sort of ambition the doppelganger herself has. So she wouldn't want to usurp her titles or plot against her in any way. Being her most trusted servant/companion while having the player character as her plaything and lover is pretty much all she would ever wish for.

 

1 hour ago, Orc Dominion said:

 

I don't have any strong ideas right now. I was thinking something like the rival maid gets a hook and forces you to appoint her as marshal. Maybe an event where she generates a claim and wants to lead your army to conquer it? These might be a bit too gamey.

 

I don't think the rival should eventually usurp like the double did, but remain a power behind the throne. Or mayne convinces you to convince the double to let her take over and for you to be the maid? Seems duplicative of the double ending.

 

Maybe the other half of the be yourself line should be the rival dominating you as herself rather than as the double, by imprinting her own scent and other training events.

As outlined above, the rival maid lacks the sort of ambition necessary to want to take up a title. So no going conquering for her. As you suggested, being the power behind the throne of the player character is what she'd go for. But how exactly I would make this interesting and fitting at the same time I don't yet know. What I had set up so far in the events was to make her eventually leave the doppelganger's court and join yours, though not as a maid. Perhaps a lady-in-waiting, but the game sadly doesn't allow for that court position below Duchy-level. The Be Yourself event chain is supposed to come with a shift in power dynamics between the two of you as she starts gaining self-apprecitation and stops being interested in domming you as she did before. I thought it neat to have the player not end up as a submissive for once at the end of that path, hence the current ending of it.

[Orc Dominion]

I'm a sucker for submissive content, so that's naturally where my mind goes. I was thinking that in Be Yourself if you choose the last option where you ignore the concern that it is repeating itself it stays submissive. 

 

Perhaps more in line with your vision of the rival, a scene where she has the MC re-swear her loyalty oath, a scene where she shows off for the double how well she controls the MC, maybe a scene where she poses as the double for a portrait with the MC as countess in a lower position?

[The Lord]

2 hours ago, Orc Dominion said:

I'm a sucker for submissive content, so that's naturally where my mind goes.

I'd wager most people actually playing with this mod more than once are into submissive content. Because there is little else in it at the moment! I suck at writing dominant scenes in this context. But that is where my problem lies. I'd like to cater to other tastes a bit more, tastes that have gotten nothing yet. So that in the end this story feels a little more well-rounded than it does currently.

2 hours ago, Orc Dominion said:

I was thinking that in Be Yourself if you choose the last option where you ignore the concern that it is repeating itself it stays submissive.

When I wrote about the Be Yourself chain I meant everything that follows from picking the first option in that first event. If you pick the second option you do, indeed, stay submissive. It's meant as an opt-out for people who prefer to stay subby with the rival maid.

2 hours ago, Orc Dominion said:

Perhaps more in line with your vision of the rival, a scene where she has the MC re-swear her loyalty oath, a scene where she shows off for the double how well she controls the MC, maybe a scene where she poses as the double for a portrait with the MC as countess in a lower position?

Please, feel free to share your vision whenever you want to. Sometimes I miss how a character could be viewed. And I also never quite know how people actually read my characters until they tell me. My own perspective is always terribly skewed since I am the writer. That I am presenting counter points doesn't mean I think your vision or ideas are "wrong", I just want things to make sense and be in-line with one another. And if I always stuck to my guns and no one would try to convince me otherwise, I'd end up without any brave new ideas sooner rather than later.

 

As for your three scene suggestions:

1. What exactly do you mean by "re-swear her loyalty oath"? She never swore an oath of loyalty to the rival maid. Or is there a specific scene you are referring to that you read as an oath?

2. Showing off her control over you was something I considered as one of the final events for her submission path. Basically, towards the end of her training she presents all her newly learned skills to the doppelganger, behaving like a proper lady while the player character is showing all her new maid skills in front of the doppelganger. Not sure she'd go all too sexual in that event, though. She's a little possessive of the player character after all and wouldn't want to embarrass herself before the doppelganger.

3. I wouldn't mind writing a few more events with the rival maid posing as the doppelganger, but a portrait would be for everyone to see (even her bedchamber will be visited by servants regularly). And surely the doppelganger would notice when coming to visit or she'd hear about the portrait through gossip. I don't think the rival maid would want to be found impersonating her idol. That'd be terribly difficult to explain. Again, though, I do like the general idea of more events in this vein.

Edited April 12, 2025 by The Lord

[Orc Dominion]

42 minutes ago, The Lord said:

1. What exactly do you mean by "re-swear her loyalty oath"? She never swore an oath of loyalty to the rival maid. Or is there a specific scene you are referring to that you read as an oath?

 

 

I meant that the rival would dress as the double, and have MC swear an oath of loyalty from a countess to a duchess, if that makes sense.

 

Actually, that kind of scene would work for the main path as well, putting in a scene after the switch where the OP accepts being a countess and seears fealty to her duchess. Probably wouldn't want to do both though.

 

I'll think some more and add later.

[epicgamer01]

In my opinion the way the mod could be expanded is by making more content for other governments besides feudal. maybe for administrative the storyline could change a bit, with the doppelganger getting more and more influence for your old dynasty (some of this might have to be a bit scripted with the doppelganger getting buffs...), while asking you to do her dirty tricks (razing other family's estates, supporting her family in governorships, etc), while training you on your intrigue in the process... maybe if she makes your old dynasty the dominant family, she rewards you with the governorship of a rich and prosperous province as a reward for your hard work. this changes it a bit from being a liege-vassal relationship but u could def get sub content out of this i feel

The next DLC might also have some good mechanics for nomad events? maybe she releases u as a tributary in her horde or smth

[The Lord]

14 hours ago, epicgamer01 said:

In my opinion the way the mod could be expanded is by making more content for other governments besides feudal. maybe for administrative the storyline could change a bit, with the doppelganger getting more and more influence for your old dynasty (some of this might have to be a bit scripted with the doppelganger getting buffs...), while asking you to do her dirty tricks (razing other family's estates, supporting her family in governorships, etc), while training you on your intrigue in the process... maybe if she makes your old dynasty the dominant family, she rewards you with the governorship of a rich and prosperous province as a reward for your hard work. this changes it a bit from being a liege-vassal relationship but u could def get sub content out of this i feel

The next DLC might also have some good mechanics for nomad events? maybe she releases u as a tributary in her horde or smth

I haven't played around with the new admin government much, so I have no idea what would or wouldn't fit. In general, though, I'd prefer keeping the current story locked to feudal and write a new story for a different government type if people are super interested in that. Makes it way easier to handle in script.

[Orc Dominion]

The latest content does support your perception of the rival being obsessed with the double. However, my first impression when I played was one of envy of the MC. Why is MC the favorite? Why is she being given these opportunities? Why is she being promoted? She is just a maid, she is no better than me. I should take her down a peg.

 

It is hard to come up with ideas that won't duplicate what's already been done. Maybe having the OP write out lines of affirmations? Possibly influencing her to spend gold on the rivals pet projects. 

 

A series of scenes where councilors and vassals have to go through her to speak to the OP, and then she has a choice to listen or ignore the rivals thoughts on the matter.

[The Lord]

23 minutes ago, Orc Dominion said:

The latest content does support your perception of the rival being obsessed with the double. However, my first impression when I played was one of envy of the MC. Why is MC the favorite? Why is she being given these opportunities? Why is she being promoted? She is just a maid, she is no better than me. I should take her down a peg.

She is jealous of the attention the player receives from the doppelganger, yes. But if the player is cordial she develops feelings for them and gets over her jealousy. Mostly.

 

25 minutes ago, Orc Dominion said:

It is hard to come up with ideas that won't duplicate what's already been done. Maybe having the OP write out lines of affirmations? Possibly influencing her to spend gold on the rivals pet projects. 

 

A series of scenes where councilors and vassals have to go through her to speak to the OP, and then she has a choice to listen or ignore the rivals thoughts on the matter.

Scenes with her as your "advisor" would be something that happens once she has settled in at your court. I'll keep those in mind for when the story progresses there.

[The Lord]

After a quick, cursory glance at the error log, it seems as though nothing needs fixing or changing. So I just quickly updated the version number and adjusted the clothing modifiers to make use of the fancy new DLC clothing, in case you own it. Should anyone run into any issues with IMU and the new DLC/patch, please, report it to me so I can get to fixing it.

 

Reminder that no new EPE compatch can be provided until EPE itself has been updated.

[The Lord]

Updated the EPE compatch. No other changes. Should you encounter any problems with it, please, let me know.

[aceasulter]

On 4/13/2025 at 2:44 AM, The Lord said:

I haven't played around with the new admin government much, so I have no idea what would or wouldn't fit. In general, though, I'd prefer keeping the current story locked to feudal and write a new story for a different government type if people are super interested in that. Makes it way easier to handle in script.

Ah, so that's why I haven't had your events fire in a while, too much Byzantine/Themisycra.

While I would be interested in custom content for Admin(Bureaucratic) or Clan(Familial), so long as you only allow chains to fire on the Duches+ (Governors), there isn't too great a difference between Admin and Fuedal in practice, so it should be mostly safe to allow it to fire for them.

Time to start a game not in Asia minor.

[The Lord]

6 hours ago, aceasulter said:

Ah, so that's why I haven't had your events fire in a while, too much Byzantine/Themisycra.

The conditions apply to other government types in exactly the same way, as can be seen in the trigger for the first event:

So if you didn't get to see any of the IMU events with an administrative government, it was probably due to one of the checks in this trigger block failing rather than your government type.

[aceasulter]

9 hours ago, The Lord said:

The conditions apply to other government types in exactly the same way, as can be seen in the trigger for the first event:

So if you didn't get to see any of the IMU events with an administrative government, it was probably due to one of the checks in this trigger block failing rather than your government type.

Ah, this event wont fire without existing parents, so no adventurer/custom rulers without a mod like sensible family. Why does it need existing parents?

[The Lord]

4 hours ago, aceasulter said:

Ah, this event wont fire without existing parents, so no adventurer/custom rulers without a mod like sensible family. Why does it need existing parents?

Because CK3 only allows parents to be set but not unset. As such, a swap between two characters the way I do it wouldn't work if a character doesn't have exactly the same amount and kind of parents as their counterpart. It would be possible to allow for single parents as well e. g. only a mother, but if then a secret father existed as well, it'd become awkward to handle. So, to keep things easy for myself I have this two-parent rule.

[The Lord]

And from the top rope...

 

Decided to cut my losses and fill in the rest of the submission path for the rival maid with a handful of new events to finally bring that one to a close. It's nothing groundbreaking and will most likely leave some people disappointed. But looking at the amount of events the rival maid has got by now and how old the average character will be by the time they reach the end of this path, I thought it fair to not drag it out any longer. Also fixed a small oversight in the EPE compatch. Only did some quick testing, so it's likely I missed something. As such, please, report any issues you run into so I can get to fixing them. And don't forget to redownload the EPE compatch if you plan on using IMU alongside EPE.

 

As always, if you have any ideas or suggestions for further content or corrections or improvements for already existing one, feel free to share.

 

Besides this update, I wanted to take this opportunity for some shameless plugging. Phaze Star has been working on a lewd content focused Total Conversion featuring some ideas and minor features provided by yours truly and has even put up a few dev diaries already for you to enjoy: https://ko-fi.com/phazestar/posts Should you haven't seen them yet, I'd recommed checking them out. And if you can afford, he'd very much appreciate any and all financial support you can provide.

 

Thank you!