Posted by [FEB] In-game Sexual Art Toggle

Firenkyo 🌼 (#128989)

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Posted on
2023-01-09 20:54:43
Hey!
So, February has a lot of sexual art. For many users, it is awkward, uncomfortable, and/or disturbing to see. I am proposing an in-game toggle that just removes the art from these encounters but keeps the text. So, for instance, the mating achromatic and melanistic lion decor would just show the explore biome background and no character art, but would still show the usual text and options.

I am aware that there is a tutorial on the wiki (https://www.lioden.wiki/blocking-images) to block the sexual images. However, many other users probably are not, and it is not stated on any event posts or on the event page. This method also requires an extension to be downloaded, and will not work on mobile. I know several lioden players, myself included, that play on mobile and would really like to stop seeing all that. Yes, this game is 16+, and no genitalia is shown, but users can still feel uncomfortable with it.

There are already in-game toggles for a variety of things, like pregnant images, custom decor on lions, and of course the marking censor. There is also the opportunity to opt out of the event entirely, but seeing as not all of the encounters are sexual and the event is a major money maker for players I don't think it's a valid option for people just interested in losing the sexual art.

To restate - a toggle, perhaps on the event page or on your user profile, that gives the option to remove sexual images from explore encounters. If not that, a link to the wiki page about blocking images would be nice on the news post or event page.

I'm not sure how difficult this idea would be to implement, but I think it might be a good thing to think on for future Feb events!

Additional suggestions!

From Lunarmoon - the mating encounter is hidden behind a bush
From Taevali - the mating encounter is replaced by a black screen or a nsfw warning to prevent the player from skipping over the encounter by accident
From Fern [side] - this toggle or another one would also block out extreme gore like that seen in the March event

To restate, this would be a TOGGLE, so users that prefer the explore to be the same would simply not turn the toggle on. It would not affect their gameplay in any way.



This suggestion has 723 supports and 98 NO supports.



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Edited on 21/02/23 @ 18:58:03 by Firenkyo 🌼 (#128989)

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Posted on
2023-01-09 20:56:08
Great idea. I totally agree that it would be an amazing feature for players who may be uncomfortable with the art in the event.



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Zambz (#2687)

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Posted on
2023-01-09 22:23:47
I thought there use to be a suggestion to block NSFW images in general but i would support this too. I can only play lioden from my phone and often times stuff tht is 'too sexual' makes me feel physically ill. It can be very annoying to play the February event because of this as I dont even like seeing humans in movies kiss so I surely dont want to see animals getting it on even if its just implied or whatever lol



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Firenkyo 🌼 (#128989)

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Posted on
2023-01-09 23:02:49
I'd totally be up for all the sexual images being blocked! The only other one I could think of was the April rabbit mating explore encounter that I thought about mentioning but decided against since Feb had a lot more

It's just so uncomfortable to see it in explore, and especially if I'm trying to play in public.



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Auris (#229394)


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Posted on
2023-01-10 05:00:04
Huge support!

I would like to let everyone know though that extensions do work- on the Firefox browser, where you can use the same reccomended adblocker to block specific images. Hope that helps if it's a dealbreaker for the event! It's not ideal (I'd kill for this suggestion to come to light out of convenience), but you can technically still block images on mobile as long as you use that browser.



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Lunarmoon (#284246)

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Posted on
2023-01-10 09:59:00
Kind of like the explore encounter
"You hear rustling in the bushes, probably just some mericats making sweet sweet love"
Or something like that, it just has a bush no actually sexual art



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JayDragoni
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Posted on
2023-01-10 13:28:47
I completely agree. I think this could also be extended to March with some of the more disturbing/gorey dead animal imagery, not everyone is comfortable with these things even if the game is 16+



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Firenkyo 🌼 (#128989)

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Posted on
2023-01-10 13:37:32
Yes, I think that would be a good idea as well! I'd totally support a suggestion for that



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FESTIVEFRUITS🍌[BR
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Posted on
2023-01-10 15:58:46
Absolutely!! As someone who is sex repulsed I would like a sfw version of the February event.



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Lee {Icon Killer/g2
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Posted on
2023-01-10 16:01:25
I like the idea of a toggle, it’s very conscientious! I play at work a lot and I’d hate to guess at coworker’s reactions to seeing some of the February event art



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🎃 mike 👻 g1
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Posted on
2023-01-10 16:03:08
i can't understand why anyone wouldn't support this. it would be an optional toggle to make lioden a better experience for everybody



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Cat (#223569)

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Posted on
2023-01-10 16:03:15
Huge support! Sex is a part of nature of course, but that doesn’t mean I want to see it over and over again in explore encounters. If there was a setting to turn off the NSFW interaction art and still get event currency, that would be great.



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Fraekincense (#57572)


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Posted on
2023-01-10 16:07:16
Huge support - though I wouldn't mind if it was replaced with a black screen that says NSFW or something.
I click through explore so fast and may miss encounters without the art prompt.
It should be optional anyway given some of us play this mobile/tablet and in public!

What if a child looks over on my screen whilst I'm exploring and sees the NSFW content?
If the parent then saw I am pretty sure I could get into legal trouble - and the blocking images don't work on mobile to my knowledge!



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crunchy 🌟 (#329598)


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Posted on
2023-01-10 16:28:50
Absolutely!
It makes me uncomfy and afraid someone will walk in and think im playing some weird lion game about, yk?
And im worried my little sister (toddler age) will go on lioden and see it! This would be great for everyone!
Sometimes people dont wanna see when they go to explore



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Eiri | G2 SEPTA Dawn
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Posted on
2023-01-10 20:56:55
100% support, started this game in October and thought it was just a bit weird to have lions in sexual situations :/



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Fern [side] (#163971)

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Posted on
2023-01-10 21:08:17
Taevali (#57572) Agreed about accidentally clicking past encounters when there's no image prompt, so replacing the image with something else (black box saying NSFW? a ⚠️ sorta symbol? idk) would be ideal for me as well.

Maybe the toggle could be called something to the effect of "SFW mode" and block out art with sexual/suggestive and extreme gore alike? The original meaning of NSFW was literally "unsuitable for viewing at work or in public places" so it's not limited to sexual stuff. I think some of the March encounters with faceless elephants and the like could get someone in serious trouble as well, in addition to being just plain disturbing even for many adults.

ETA: in case it wasn't clear I 100% support. The only reason I haven't blocked the Feb images myself (since I already use Firefox with uBlock Origin anyway) is the fear of accidentally clicking past HS-giving encounters as mentioned, but I wish I didn't have to see them



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Edited on 10/01/23 @ 21:18:33 by Fern [side] (#163971)







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