diff --git a/src/init/storyInit.tw b/src/init/storyInit.tw
index bd30950241f457b34af44bd60a30a31164d3cd4d..49472f2e530523d097ba17f24abbe7e977148306 100644
--- a/src/init/storyInit.tw
+++ b/src/init/storyInit.tw
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ DairyRestraintsSetting($dairyRestraintsSetting)
<<set $neighboringArcologies = 3>>
<<set $internationalTrade = 1>>
<<set $internationalVariety = 0>>
-<<set $slaveCostFactor = 0.9>>
+<<set $slaveCostFactor = 0.95>>
<<set $menialDemandFactor = 0>>
<<set $minimumSlaveCost = 2500>>
<<set $facilityCost = 100>>
diff --git a/src/npc/acquisition.tw b/src/npc/acquisition.tw
index 3f6a83e4f26d39f1940de6a1c38c1cf46e986114..e04e7572b7a4832e7efebd2e1191381b56c4248c 100644
--- a/src/npc/acquisition.tw
+++ b/src/npc/acquisition.tw
@@ -628,13 +628,13 @@ The previous owner seems to have left in something of a hurry.
<<set $ui = "main">>
<<if $terrain == "urban">>
<<set $minimumSlaveCost = 2000>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor = 0.7>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor = 0.85>>
<<elseif $terrain == "marine">>
<<set $minimumSlaveCost = 2500>>
<<set $slaveCostFactor = 1>>
<<else>>
<<set $minimumSlaveCost = 3000>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor = 1.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor = 1.15>>
<</if>>
<<script>>Save.autosave.save("Week Start Autosave")<</script>>
<<goto "Main">>
diff --git a/src/npc/startingGirls/startingGirls.tw b/src/npc/startingGirls/startingGirls.tw
index d1debd1da3de04f73928f340681a10b5ea32e27b..d94da66a07f4c7951dd5615db482538e8a790ec7 100644
--- a/src/npc/startingGirls/startingGirls.tw
+++ b/src/npc/startingGirls/startingGirls.tw
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ __You are customizing this slave:__
<<set $activeSlave.customTat = "She has your name angrily tattooed on her right shoulder.">>
<<else>>
<<set $activeSlave.origin = "She was a fellow escort you were popular with.">>
- <<set $activeSlave.customTat = "She has your custom emblem tattooed on her left breast. She got the tattoo after staring in a porno with you.">>
+ <<set $activeSlave.customTat = "She has your custom emblem tattooed on her left breast. She got the tattoo after starring in a porno with you.">>
<</if>>
<<elseif $PC.career == "gang">>
<<if $activeSlave.mother == -1 && $activeSlave.father == -1>>
diff --git a/src/player/actions/fEmbrace.tw b/src/player/actions/fEmbrace.tw
index c23a3bbd31f9c8fced60cee0b4c7cb29099750ae..78de1b78c7495ff4fd69896168f95c6693c6fba8 100644
--- a/src/player/actions/fEmbrace.tw
+++ b/src/player/actions/fEmbrace.tw
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ You tell $activeSlave.slaveName to
<<else>>
She complies obediantly. Once she's close, you take your willing wife's head in your hands and gaze deeply into her $activeSlave.eyeColor eyes. She finds the intense look from the <<if $PC.title == 1>>man<<else>>woman<</if>> she's married to reassuring, and looks down with a slight smile<<if $canSee($activeSlave)>>, running her eyes over your <<if $PC.boobs == 1>>bosom<<else>>chest<</if>><</if>>.
<</if>>
- She lovingly complies, hurrying to come close to the <<if $PC.title == 1>>man<<else>>woman<</if>> who married her. Once she's close, you take your willing wife's head in your hands and gaze deeply into her $activeSlave.eyeColor eyes. She finds the intense look from the <<if $PC.title == 1>>man<<else>>woman<</if>> she's married to affirming, and looks down with a smile, running her eyes over your <<if $PC.boobs == 1>>bosom<<else>>chest<</if>>.
<<elseif ($activeSlave.devotion > 75)>>
She elatedly complies, joyful at being near to you. Once she's close, you take her completely relaxed head in your hands and gaze deeply into her $activeSlave.eyeColor eyes. She finds the intense look from her beloved <<if def $PC.customTitle>>$PC.customTitle<<elseif $PC.title == 1>>Master<<else>>Mistress<</if>> disconcerting, and her eyes flick downward after a moment. She blushes furiously.
<<elseif ($activeSlave.devotion > 50)>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/RESS.tw b/src/uncategorized/RESS.tw
index 1dbd6d435b5575a73ce34924f414bd9632aff022..a2242873dd698dfe8d99d804ff6ab4aa1a1d2654 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/RESS.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/RESS.tw
@@ -6475,7 +6475,7 @@ You tell her kindly that you understand, and that she'll be trained to address t
<br> <<link "during nipple play">>
<<replace "#name">>$activeSlave.slaveName<</replace>>
<<replace "#result">>
- You <<if $activeSlave.preg > 20>>spread your legs to give her pregnancy room as you pull her onto your lap<<else>>pull her down over your knee<</if>> and grope her thoroughly, bringing her to the painful edge of orgasm. Just when she's about to tip over the edge, the stimulation stops and you haul her up into your lap and start playing with her nipples. She writhes and sobs and the orgasm denial, since the nipple play is just barely enough to keep her at a high level of arousal without giving relief. You switch back and forth until she finally goes over into muscle-spasming climax during nipple stimulation alone.
+ You <<if $activeSlave.preg > 20>>spread your legs to give her pregnancy room as you pull her onto your lap<<else>>pull her down over your knee<</if>> and grope her thoroughly, bringing her to the painful edge of orgasm. Just when she's about to tip over the edge, the stimulation stops and you haul her up into your lap and start playing with her nipples. She writhes and sobs at the orgasm denial, since the nipple play is just barely enough to keep her at a high level of arousal without giving relief. You switch back and forth until she finally goes over into muscle-spasming climax during nipple stimulation alone.
<<set $activeSlave.mammaryCount += 1>>
<<set $mammaryTotal += 1>>
<<if ($activeSlave.fetish == "boobs") && ($activeSlave.fetishKnown == 1)>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/arcmgmt.tw b/src/uncategorized/arcmgmt.tw
index 6b93e897825f765f3b50593800134d3d026b25e8..b05fffdfaa66f03272bca0838bc512308509c780 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/arcmgmt.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/arcmgmt.tw
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ This week, <<if _flux > 0>>few or no<<else>>many<</if>> of $arcologies[0].name's
The living areas of the arcology are packed with sex slaves; your citizens cannot find space for any more.
<<else>>
<<set $ASlaves -= random(1,10)+Math.trunc(10*(1-$slaveCostFactor))>>
- <<if $slaveCostFactor >= 1.2>>
+ <<if $slaveCostFactor >= 1.1>>
With the price of slaves so high, some of your citizens make money by selling a few of their girls.
- <<elseif $slaveCostFactor <= 0.8>>
+ <<elseif $slaveCostFactor <= 0.9>>
With the price of slaves so low, some of your citizens gratify themselves with new purchases.
<</if>>
<<if $ASlaves < $ASlaveLimit*0.8>>
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ The Futanari Sisters have a <<if $TFS.schoolProsperity > 4>>very prosperous<<els
<<set $seed = Math.clamp($slaveCostFactor*1000, 500, 1500)>>
<br>
Your ''business assistant'' manages the menial slave market.
-<<if $seed <= 800+$marketAssistantAggressiveness>>/* BUY */
+<<if $seed <= 900+$marketAssistantAggressiveness>>/* BUY */
<<if $helots+$fuckdolls+$menialBioreactors >= $PopCap>>
There is no room in the parts of your arcology you own for more menial slaves.
<<else>>
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ Your ''business assistant'' manages the menial slave market.
<</if>>
<</if>>
<</if>>
-<<elseif $seed >= 1200-$marketAssistantAggressiveness>>/* SELL */
+<<elseif $seed >= 1100-$marketAssistantAggressiveness>>/* SELL */
<<if $helots+$fuckdolls+$menialBioreactors > 0>>
<<if $assistant == 0>>It<<else>>She<</if>> liquidates your chattel holdings, since it's a sellers' market.
<</if>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/arcologyDescription.tw b/src/uncategorized/arcologyDescription.tw
index 5f1607258ac01a4e9b98660409d3913a24b54888..3aa1a0bcd5ed22f2f5dabce738a8a49c9009102e 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/arcologyDescription.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/arcologyDescription.tw
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Its<<if $weatherCladding == 2>> glorious<<elseif $weatherCladding > 0>> dull<<el
<<if $arcologies[0].FSRomanRevivalistDecoration >= 100>>
The entrances of the arcology are built of white stone, with graceful columns bringing Rome immediately to mind.
<<elseif $arcologies[0].FSAztecRevivalistDecoration >= 100>>
- The entrances of the arcology are built of obsidian, giving them a nice sheen, as they absorb the sun rays.
+ The entrances of the arcology are built of obsidian, giving them a nice sheen as they absorb the sun's rays.
<<elseif $arcologies[0].FSEgyptianRevivalistDecoration >= 100>>
The entrances of the arcology are built of sandstone, with richly carved columns bringing ancient Egypt immediately to mind.
<<elseif $arcologies[0].FSEdoRevivalistDecoration >= 100>>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Its<<if $weatherCladding == 2>> glorious<<elseif $weatherCladding > 0>> dull<<el
<</if>>
<<if $arcologies[0].FSAztecRevivalistDecoration == 100>>
The central
- <<if ($PC.dick == 1)>><<if ($PC.vagina == 1)>>futanari<<elseif ($PC.boobs == 1)>>shemale figure<<else>>male figure<</if>><<else>>female figure<</if>> is wearing a giant cloak, ornamented with jewels; <<if $PC.title == 1>>he<<else>>she<</if>> has a giant feathered headdress on <<if $PC.title == 1>>his<<else>>her<</if>> head.
+ <<if ($PC.dick == 1)>><<if ($PC.vagina == 1)>>futanari<<elseif ($PC.boobs == 1)>>shemale figure<<else>>male figure<</if>><<else>>female figure<</if>> is wearing a feathered cloak, ornamented with jewels; <<if $PC.title == 1>>he<<else>>she<</if>> has a giant headdress on <<if $PC.title == 1>>his<<else>>her<</if>> head.
<</if>>
<<if $arcologies[0].FSEgyptianRevivalistDecoration == 100>>
The central
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ Its<<if $weatherCladding == 2>> glorious<<elseif $weatherCladding > 0>> dull<<el
$ACitizens citizens and <<print $ASlaves+$helots+$slaves.length>> slaves live in $arcologies[0].name.
<<if $arcologies[0].FSSupremacistLawME == 1>>The citizenry is entirely $arcologies[0].FSSupremacistRace.<</if>>
<<if $arcologies[0].FSRomanRevivalistLaw == 1>>Every citizen has military responsibilities, which are a point of pride to many, with most opting to wear utilitarian clothing even when off duty.<</if>>
-<<if $arcologies[0].FSAztecRevivalistLaw == 1>>Most citizens wear satin loincloths and cloakes, distinguised from most slaves only by the richness of their adornments<</if>>
+<<if $arcologies[0].FSAztecRevivalistLaw == 1>>Most citizens wear satin loincloths and cloaks, distinguised from those of slaves by the richness of their adornments.<</if>>
<<if $arcologies[0].FSMaturityPreferentialistLaw == 1>>Most citizens are at least middle-aged, and graying hair on a citizen is considered attractive here.
<<elseif $arcologies[0].FSYouthPreferentialistLaw == 1>>Most citizens shine with youth and enthusiasm.<</if>>
<<if $arcologies[0].FSGenderRadicalistLaw == 1>>Every single one of the slaves is female by virtue of her fuckable asshole.
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/persBusiness.tw b/src/uncategorized/persBusiness.tw
index 19c3e9dce7aafdd97daa2bb45e370409d0173f20..96153edfcb0923b5c5dede59271043312bcbf4fb 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/persBusiness.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/persBusiness.tw
@@ -276,67 +276,67 @@ Routine upkeep of your demesne costs @@.yellow;¤$costs.@@
<<set $seed = random(1,100)>>
<<if $arcologies[0].FSRomanRevivalist > random(1,150)>>
- <<if $slaveCostFactor > 0.6>>
+ <<if $slaveCostFactor > 0.8>>
@@.yellow;Your Roman Revivalism is having an effect on the slave market and has driven local prices down@@ by convincing slave traders that this is a staunchly pro-slavery area.<br>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.05>>
<<else>>
@@.yellow;Your Roman Revivalism is having an effect on the slave market and is holding local prices down@@ by convincing slave traders that this is a staunchly pro-slavery area.<br>
<</if>>
-<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor > 1.3)>>
+<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor > 1.15)>>
@@.yellow;Natural market forces drive the very high price of slaves down.@@<br>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.2>>
-<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor < 0.7)>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
+<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor < 0.85)>>
@@.yellow;Natural market forces drive the very low price of slaves up.@@<br>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
<<elseif ($seed > 30)>>
<<if ($slaveCostFactor > 1)>>
@@.yellow;Natural market forces drive the high price of slaves slowly down.@@<br>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.05>>
<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor < 1)>>
@@.yellow;Natural market forces drive the low price of slaves slowly up.@@<br>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.05>>
<<else>>
<<if $seed > 80>>
@@.yellow;The price of slaves has naturally risen slightly.@@<br>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.05>>
<<elseif $seed > 60>>
@@.yellow;The price of slaves has naturally fallen slightly.@@<br>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.0.5>>
<</if>>
<</if>>
<</if>>
<<if $menialDemandFactor != 0>>
<<if Math.abs($menialDemandFactor) > 100>>
-<<if ($menialDemandFactor > 1000) && ($slaveCostFactor <= 1.2)>>
+<<if ($menialDemandFactor > 1000) && ($slaveCostFactor <= 1.1)>>
Your dealings in menial slaves have had a major impact on the slave market, @@.yellow;greatly increasing slave prices.@@
<<set $menialDemandFactor = 0>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.15>>
<br><br>
-<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor > 500) && ($slaveCostFactor <= 1.3)>>
+<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor > 500) && ($slaveCostFactor <= 1.15)>>
Your dealings in menial slaves have had a noticeable impact on the slave market, @@.yellow;significantly increasing slave prices.@@
<<set $menialDemandFactor = 0>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
<br><br>
-<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor > 250) && ($slaveCostFactor <= 1.4)>>
+<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor > 250) && ($slaveCostFactor <= 1.2)>>
Your dealings in menial slaves have had a minor impact on the slave market, @@.yellow;slightly increasing slave prices.@@
<<set $menialDemandFactor = 0>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.05>>
<br><br>
-<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor < -1000) && ($slaveCostFactor >= 0.8)>>
+<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor < -1000) && ($slaveCostFactor >= 0.9)>>
Your dealings in menial slaves have had a major impact on the slave market, @@.yellow;greatly reducing slave prices.@@
<<set $menialDemandFactor = 0>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.15>>
<br><br>
-<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor < -500) && ($slaveCostFactor >= 0.7)>>
+<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor < -500) && ($slaveCostFactor >= 0.85)>>
Your dealings in menial slaves have had a noticeable impact on the slave market, @@.yellow;significantly reducing slave prices.@@
<<set $menialDemandFactor = 0>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
<br><br>
-<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor < -250) && ($slaveCostFactor >= 0.6)>>
+<<elseif ($menialDemandFactor < -250) && ($slaveCostFactor >= 0.8)>>
Your dealings in menial slaves have had a minor impact on the slave market, @@.yellow;slightly reducing slave prices.@@
<<set $menialDemandFactor = 0>>
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.05>>
<br><br>
<</if>>
<</if>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/randomIndividualEvent.tw b/src/uncategorized/randomIndividualEvent.tw
index 49404a53f763bcb089c77cb17b018836a128a4a6..63268d516b3a221532681d7c96601d2bae797526 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/randomIndividualEvent.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/randomIndividualEvent.tw
@@ -1182,8 +1182,8 @@
<</if>>
<<if ($eventSlave.muscles > 30)>>
-<<if ($eventSlave.anus != 0)>>
-<<if ($eventSlave.vagina != 0)>>
+<<if ($eventSlave.anus != 0) || $PC.dick == 0>>
+<<if ($eventSlave.vagina != 0) || $PC.dick == 0>>
<<set $RESSevent.push("muscles")>>
<</if>>
<</if>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/reMilfTourist.tw b/src/uncategorized/reMilfTourist.tw
index 9dbb6c84dfebdca1e8b92372b3dc6b12f1b66c48..efa845f407dfd8352f9ddefa26f7916afa2c879e 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/reMilfTourist.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/reMilfTourist.tw
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
<<if $assistantName == "your personal assistant">>Your personal assistant<<else>>$assistantName<</if>> gets your attention the middle of the day. "A minor matter for you, <<if $PC.title == 1>>Sir<<else>>Ma'am<</if>>," she says. "$milfSlave.slaveName is currently performing public service. A tourist from the old world accosted her. $milfSlave.slaveName thought she was a rich citizen who wanted to have sex with her, but it seems she just wanted a tour guide. It was a reasonable mistake; the tourist appears wealthy. $milfSlave.slaveName has been acting as her guide for the last half hour. The tourist has asked $milfSlave.slaveName if she can meet you." She displays a video feed showing $milfSlave.slaveName standing with the tourist in question out on the main plaza. She's just into middle age, and extremely plush, wearing capri pants over her motherly hips and a cashmere sweater that understates her generous bust. She's blushing as she asks $milfSlave.slaveName a discreet question about public sex in the arcology, brought on by the sight of a couple of citizens spitroasting a slave.
<</if>>
-<br>
+<br><br>
<span id="result">
-<br><<link "Decline politely">>
+<<link "Decline politely">>
<<replace "#result">>
You have $assistantName instruct $milfSlave.slaveName to pass on your regrets, and add a message for $milfSlave.slaveName expressing confidence in her to represent you and the arcology perfectly well without you. She's @@.mediumaquamarine;affirmed@@ by your trust in her. "<<Master>>," she reports the next time you see her, "that touri<<s>>t wa<<s>> really nice. Al<<s>>o, I got her to have <<s>>ex with me, after all. <<S>>he was all he<<s>>itant and blu<<s>>hy about doing it in public, but <<s>>he got better after the fir<<s>>t time I ate her out." She looks pleased with herself. "I bet <<s>>he @@.green;tell<<s>> all her friend<<s>>@@ back home how much fun it i<<s>> here."
<<set $rep += 100>>
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
<br><<link "Enslave her">>
<<replace "#result">>
When your new slave comes to, her weight is hanging from her wrists, bound over her head. She's not exactly thin, making the position uncomfortable for her arms, so she groggily stands, finding herself in a pool of light in the middle of a cell. She's nursing a tremendous hangover, and though she does not realize it, she's drugged. You're present, though not visible, witnessing her first conscious moment of slavery from your desk. Realization is slow. She's no innocent, so she recognizes the sensations of waking up the morning after a night of drinking interspersed with vigorous vaginal, oral and anal intercourse, but she does not remember the specifics. After a few minutes, she understands that no one is coming, and speaks up hesitantly: "Is anyone there?" Getting no immediate answer, she slumps against her wrist restraints again, and begins to cry to herself. "W-why would a-anyone do this."
+ <br>
<<set $cash -= 20000>>
<<include "New Slave Intro">>
<</replace>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/remFluctuations.tw b/src/uncategorized/remFluctuations.tw
index 12bf26ce51958d5da4522eb5fd45fbbc39f6fc9e..23e1213f6131a436996a4061f6b60414de13e664 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/remFluctuations.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/remFluctuations.tw
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
<<switch $assistantAppearance>>
<<case "monstergirl">>The regular monstergirl stands behind and prods the human girl forward.
<<case "shemale">>You recognize her function by her glasses and because her bimbo cock softens, halfway, while she addresses you on economic matters.
- <<case "amazon">>She illustrates a small group of gossiping tribeswomen that fades away as she leaves them and approaches you."
+ <<case "amazon">>She illustrates a small group of gossiping tribeswomen that fades away as she leaves them and approaches you.
<<case "businesswoman">>The junior businesswoman adopts a shy posture when addressing you directly, as if unsuccessfully concealing a workplace crush.
- <<case "goddess">>The demigoddess portrait arrives in a glittery cloud of dust, wearing winged shoes."
+ <<case "goddess">>The demigoddess portrait arrives in a glittery cloud of dust, wearing winged shoes.
<<case "schoolgirl">>Both schoolgirls are sitting knee to knee; the nerdy one hands the other a folded note. "Pass it on," she stage whispers. <<if $assistantName == "your personal assistant">>Your regular assistant<<else>>$assistantName<</if>> rolls her eyes.
<<case "hypergoddess">>The demigoddess portrait arrives in a glittery cloud of dust, wearing winged shoes and a noticeable roundness in her middle.
<<case "loli">>The chubby, glasses-wearing loli arrives holding a neatly folded note addressed to you.
@@ -80,38 +80,38 @@ Your <<if $marketAssistantAnnounced>>market<<else>>personal<</if>> assistant's s
<<if $REM == "revel">>
Something is happening in one of the Free Cities' richest arcologies. It's not clear what, exactly, it is, since its owner is making skillful use of the arcology's advanced surveillance and media systems to keep its internal affairs quite secret. The truth will get out eventually, and it's probably not going to do much for old world opinions of the Free Cities. After all, cheap slaves go into that arcology at a prodigious rate, and they don't seem to ever come out again. The unexpected demand for slaves, any slaves, has produced a temporary tightening of the entire slave market. Projections suggest price increases of up to twenty percent. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a great time to sell stock, and a bad time to buy. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has increased.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
<<elseif $REM == "tainted drugs">>
The Free Cities are anarcho-capitalist paradises - or 'paradises,' depending on one's station and assets. You can't complain personally, as one of the Free Cities' richest citizens, master of your own arcology and owner of sexual slaves. Unfortunately quite a few slaves in the markets are in a position to complain today, as are their owners. Many slave markets use long-lasting stimulants to pep their wares up for auction; dull-eyed slaves earn low bids. Corner-cutting at one of the major suppliers of these stimulants led to a number of slaves being prepared for auction being damaged today. Relatively few were permanently lost, but slaves are going to be a little scarce for a while, which will drive up the going rate. Projections suggest increases of up to twenty percent. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a great time to sell stock, and a bad time to buy. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has increased.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
<<elseif $REM == "antislavery terrorism">>
Antislavery activism in the old world has grown to match the spread of slavery in the Free Cities. Unfortunately for the activists, they are confronted with a fundamental problem: the independence of the Free Cities. There is very little they can do without resorting to violence, and so, predictably, they often do. A major slave induction center in one of the more open Free Cities has just suffered a suicide bombing. The actual damage was slight, but a wave of increased import security is sweeping the Free Cities in reaction to the incident. Slave prices will be driven up by the cost of checking imported merchandise for explosive devices until the market adjusts. Projections suggest price increases of up to twenty percent. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a great time to sell stock, and a bad time to buy. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has increased.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.1>>
<<elseif $REM == "new free city">>
New Free Cities arise unpredictably. They require either carving out a slice of the old world, emancipating it from whichever inattentive or corrupt country previously owned the land, or reclaiming new land from barren or uninhabitable areas, efforts which are often kept secret. The unpredictable happened today; the world has a new Free City. As usual, immigration rights are being offered cheaply to deserving persons. Many of the remaining rich and talented of the old world are staking claims in the new city, and they'll be buying slaves when they get to their new home. It's a sellers' market out there; projections show the price of slaves rising as much as thirty percent in the short term. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a great time to sell stock, and a bad time to buy. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has increased.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.15>>
<<elseif $REM == "speculation">>
The Free Cities are almost totally unregulated. Prices and interest rates can spike and plummet with speeds not seen since the South Seas Bubble, and for the most silly or corrupt of reasons. Today, it's the latter. A massive attempt to rig the slave market was uncovered this morning. Ultimately, the culprits were caught and much of the damage reversed, but confidence in the marketplace has been shaken. Many great slave vendors are holding onto their stock until they're sure the water's calm again. It's a sellers' market out there; projections show the price of slaves rising as much as thirty percent in the short term. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a great time to sell stock, and a bad time to buy. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has increased.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.15>>
<<elseif $REM == "medical breakthrough">>
There has been a breakthrough in gene therapy. More accurately, there was a breakthrough in gene therapy several years ago - you already knew all about it, and some of the more advanced slave medical upgrades available to you use the technology. However, it's finally gotten out of the prototype stage, and is becoming available to the Free Cities middle class, citizens with one or two slaves. The average citizen is more able today than he was yesterday to turn his chattel housekeeper into the girl he's always dreamed of. Aspirational stuff like this always causes a major price shock. It's a sellers' market out there; projections show the price of slaves rising as much as thirty percent in the short term. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a great time to sell stock, and a bad time to buy. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has increased.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor += 0.15>>
<<elseif $REM == "bankruptcy">>
The economy of the Free Cities is a rough-and-tumble place. The absence of old world regulations and institutions, and the often gold-rush atmosphere of the new cities, lead to fortunes being made and lost overnight. Last night, one of the Free Cities' greatest fortunes was lost. A great slave trading house unexpectedly went bankrupt, and its huge stable of slaves are being sold at fire-sale prices. The unforeseen sell off is driving down the market price of slaves all across the Free Cities. Projections show a short-term price drop of up to twenty percent. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a fine time to buy new stock, and a terrible time to sell. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has dropped.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
<<elseif $REM == "refugee boat">>
Periodic refugee crises sweep the old world, and sometimes the human flotsam shaken loose from its moorings in the old world is brought up on the shores of the Free Cities. This week, that was no metaphor. A floating Free City has been inundated by refugees in boats. Naturally, the boats have been discarded and the refugees enslaved. It is unclear whether they somehow did not know that this was their inevitable fate, or their lot in the old world was so desperate that they were willing to accept it. Projections show a short-term slave price drop of up to twenty percent as the market digests the influx. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a fine time to buy new stock, and a terrible time to sell. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has dropped.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
<<elseif $REM == "arcology change">>
All across the Free Cities, arcology owners are experimenting with new society models and new ways of enforcing them. A nearby arcology has just undergone a major internal struggle as its owner forced through a radical program of changes and harsh measures to enforce them. All but a handful of its inhabitants have been enslaved and placed under the control of a chosen few. With harems of hundreds and little experience or infrastructure to manage them, the new overlords are selling off stock to raise funds to make the transition. Projections show a short-term price drop of up to twenty percent as they flood the market with mediocre slaves. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a fine time to buy new stock, and a terrible time to sell. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has dropped.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.2>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.1>>
<<elseif $REM == "war">>
The old world outside the Free Cities took another step towards its final decline today. A relatively prosperous third world city fell to a regional warlord, and it seems the remaining great powers lack either the money or the will to do anything about it. The victors seem to be following the standard procedure for modern conquerors. Anything valuable, they steal. Among the population, they recruit the willing, shoot the unwilling, and enslave everyone else. The slave markets are going to be glutted with new stock soon. Projections show a short-term price drop of up to thirty percent. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a fine time to buy new stock, and a terrible time to sell. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has dropped.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.15>>
<<elseif $REM == "empty prisons">>
A small, impoverished old world country defaulted on its currency today. Its beleaguered government is taking every available step to raise funds. Among other things, it has sold every inmate in its prisons who would fetch a price worth the trouble of sale into Free Cities slavery. Though most of the influx is going to be of abominably low quality, the sudden addition of so much new meat is going to have a big impact on the slave economy. Projections show a short-term price drop of up to thirty percent. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a fine time to buy new stock, and a terrible time to sell. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has dropped.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.15>>
<<elseif $REM == "unemployment">>
A leading old world nation has just suffered a major economic downturn. Old world nations suffer economic downturns all the time, of course, but to those with interests in the slave market, news like this can be very important. Slave market shocks from catastrophes get all the headlines, but a change that affects millions will often be more impactful. As unemployment in the old world rises, the number of people faced with the choice between starvation and voluntary enslavement rises. Social safety nets just aren't what they used to be. Projections show a short-term slave price drop of up to thirty percent due to the sharp increase in desperate people immigrating to the Free Cities for enslavement. There will be no immediate impact on you or your slaves, but the coming weeks will be a fine time to buy new stock, and a terrible time to sell. @@.yellow;The market price of slaves has dropped.@@
- <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.3>>
+ <<set $slaveCostFactor -= 0.15>>
<</if>>
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/saDiet.tw b/src/uncategorized/saDiet.tw
index 8577124e6f6d05e7688ce6e7af8fbb345231b1ca..65f646aed07bc29fc42d30fd43028ba6f7fe4417 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/saDiet.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/saDiet.tw
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
<<set $slaves[$i].devotion -= 4>>
<<else>>
Despite her food being filled with large amounts of thick, human ejaculate, she manages to choke down enough that she doesn't get sick from malnourishment.
- <<set _weightGain = 6>>
+ <<set _weightLoss = 6>>
<<set _assetLoss = 4>>
<<set $slaves[$i].devotion -= 2>>
<</if>>
diff --git a/src/utility/descriptionWidgets.tw b/src/utility/descriptionWidgets.tw
index c350a4cdc0dac34d4eaa621c9f2cc859f91362d9..e2719a4cca1a2f285c2764fdb72f7dee7b03017e 100644
--- a/src/utility/descriptionWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/utility/descriptionWidgets.tw
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
<</if>>
<br>
<span id="buySlaves"><strong><<link "Buy Slaves">><<goto "Buy Slaves">><</link>></strong></span> @@.cyan;[S]@@
-<<if ($slaveCostFactor > 1.1)>>
+<<if ($slaveCostFactor > 1.05)>>
@@.yellow;There is a bull market for slaves; the price of slaves is very high.@@
<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor > 1)>>
@@.yellow;The slave market is bullish; the price of slaves is high.@@
-<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor < 0.9)>>
+<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor < 0.95)>>
@@.yellow;There is a bear market for slaves; the price of slaves is very low.@@
<<elseif ($slaveCostFactor < 1)>>
@@.yellow;The slave market is bearish; the price of slaves is low.@@