Bottleneck Branch Patch (D16M02Y2026) — Social Caterpillar Steam update #1083328

This is a very minor patch to address a couple balance-y thingies and some requests. It has no major impact on existing files.Images on your room...

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Social Caterpillar (3514940)
Event type
patch note
Published
16 February 2026 - 10:02:23 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
This is a very minor patch to address a couple balance-y thingies and some requests. It has no major impact on existing files.Images on your room computer can now be enlarged for extra readability.The path between Alley and Chairish now has a lower Gift requirement to open (7->5).The Elevator in Chairish can now be immediately accessed from the Chairish side.Small extra bit of visual satisfaction when discovering a certain secret that no one has found yet, and perhaps no one will ever find.DEV LOGQuick note on this, kinda spoilery.One of the bottlenecks I put in the post-game progression is in the Birthday room. The idea here is that the player won't have access to a lot of different things until after the event with their first romance. This makes playing a little more linear, to help first-time players funnel towards the ending.Previously, the issue with the bottleneck is that it has a...

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