The Ark: Sci-Fi Adult Game [v0.1.6] [TheAesthetik]

March 27, 2024F95

Overview:
The Ark is a game about collecting different races and species to conserve them. Travel to another space-time, fight the dangers, collect a race to avoid its dissapearance, discover what is the threat that intends to destroy the universe and explore forgotten planets to recover their history.

Thread Updated: 2024-03-27

Release Date: 2024-03-27

Developer: TheAesthetik Patreon – Itch.io

Censored: No

Version: 0.1.6

OS: Windows

Language: English

Genre:

3D Game, Character Creation, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist, Handjob, Interracial, Oral sex, Vaginal sex, Anal sex, Lesbian, Gay

Installation:

1. Extract and run The Ark.exe.

Changelog:

v0.1.6 – Echelonis I

Many bugs fixes
Added filters to the Inventory (weapons, usable items, wardrobes, key items)
Added Quest Journal section to Menu
Added Map section to Menu
Now you can save at any moment (after the tutorial has ended)
Added minimap
Weapon info panel and hotbar reworked
Reworked player jump and hard landings
Female jog animation replaced
Female idle animation replaced
2 female hairs replaced
1 female texture set replaced
Added new enemy AI behaviour for melee combat
Added new AI companion behaviour
New environment added: Echelonis
Added dodge ability during combat
Improved leg IK
Added mission icons to map and minimap
Added footprints sounds depending on terrain texture
Improved dialogs with random camera angles
Added a text reader to change the color of key words during dialog
Improved UI sound and feedback
Improved save and load system
Added a new race: Female Quexilite
Added a new race: Male Quexilite
Added an early version of NPCs task cycle system
Added a few new cinematics and sex animations

v0.1.5 – The Awakening Remake

I’ve revamped base models, redesigned all characters, made UI improvements, added organic combat features, introduced new customization options, stylish clothing, enhanced performance (though there’s room for more improvement), and tackled numerous bug fixes.

v0.1.4 – The Awakening Part III

Cryo room redone
Engines room redone
Lobby redone
Corridors redone
Added animations in the text of the dialogues
Added colors to certain keywords to improve readability
Added checkpoints in stealth and platform trials
Fixed a bug where the player could fall from high-altitude platforms without taking damage
Fixed a bug that triggered the distraction immediately after being throwed
Added visual clues for throwing distractions in stealth trial
Solved various bugs
Added a small animation to notify the player when the game is being saved
Added the command bridge to The Ark
Added Aline to the crew
Added a small presentation cinematic of Aline

v0.1.3 – The Awakening Part II

New pause UI: Inventory, Load, Settings and Quit
New inventory system: Equip, consume and assign actions
New item pickup system
Added the action of equip/unequip weapon
Added weapon UI
Added hotbar UI
Fixed a bug that was hiding the cursor during conversations
Added a skip conversation entry button (Spacebar)
Save and load system fully integrated: Save slot stores a screenshot of the save moment and the save time
Added a bark system for the tutorial
Added step sounds
Added 3 new items: RegenXCel, Laser Pistol and Distracting Sphere
Added combat trial
Added platforms trial
Added stealth trial
Added a dynamic falling system (Ragdoll)
Added a hologram shader
Added a flood and wet shaders
Full rework of character movement: now is driven by rootmotion
Added throw animations: You can throw specific objects + throw projection
Added weapon reload
Added new enemy AI system: Normal, Alert, Hit, Distraction, Attack and Die states
Added a cover system for AI
Added the Training Room on The Ark
Many bugs fixed

v0.1.2 – The Awakening Part I

Fixed many small bugs
New tooltip system to add a guide to some interface options
Added a login system for Patrons
Added a tunnels zone in Engine Room
Added a intro cinematic
Added a shower cinematic
Added 3 new cinematics during Beatriz mission
Added a first cinematic with some context of the story
Ark illumination changed to Realtime
New save and load system
Numerous adjustments to the dialogue system
Added 3 new missions
Added new conversations with integrated events
Changed character creator background
New interactions: start cinematic, change scene, set quest state
Cryo room completely changed
Added Female Base clothes
Added Male Base clothes

v0.1.1 – Meet Aline

Added new character: Aline
Added new character: Zeno
Added new character: Miles
Added new underwear clothes for males
Added new hair shader for the new characters
Training room redone
Engine room redone
Lab room redone
Cryo Room redone

*New characters avaliable on the PlayRoom

v0.1.0 – Meet Beatriz

Added POV mode to sex
Added Beatriz to PlayRoom
Fixed a bone issue on the men’s and women’s model where the crotch was sticking out unnaturally in some positions
Added a section to change underwear in the character creator (female only)
Added new sex position (Doggystyle)
Added new sex position (Anal Doggystyle)
Modification in the Interaction script to optimize and favor the reuse of code

v0.0.9 – PlayRoom & Sex rework

Added PlayRoom mode
New sex animations
Sex position edit rework
Added lerp between sex positions
Performance increased on sex
Added Dynamic Penetration System
Orifice shader modified to add sweat
Dynamic sweat
Added an option to limit FPS on Settings
UI rework, new animations
Major and minor bug fixes

v0.0.8 – Labs, Fluids & Expressions

NEW Lab zone.
NEW fluid system
NEW facial animations: Idle animation and various sex animations.
Performance increased in the Character Creator (no fps drops on body shape changes).
Full rework of the characters

v0.0.7 – Engines Room

New Engines Room
New Cryo Room (WIP)
New Dialogue System
New Mission System
Human skin rework
Most of the UI reworked
Improvement in lighting
Improved performance
Full rework of The Ark

v0.0.6 – Cabins

Added Crew Cabins zone
Added a graphic level option in main menu
Added some animation transitions to smooth the movement
Graphics improved
Performance increased
Fixed hair physics

v0.0.5 – Manual Sex Mode

Auto and Manual sex mode toggle included in Sex Manager UI
Rework of Sex Manager UI and Character Creator UI
Solved a bug that made the penis invisible in gay sex
Small changes in the positioning of the postures so that they are better adapted
Solved a bug that made the penis invisible in gay sex
Fixed a bug that did not allow to change the type of penetration in reverse cowgirl
Penis texture and shader upgraded to have a better look

v0.0.4 – Showers and toilets