I stand corrected. The autmation ring is awesome if you use it right.
The new objective / achievement system really teaches you what you can do with the villain simulator, even though I sometimes try it with the wrong machine first. It took me a while to find out that the 10 orgasms in 20 seconds objective is absolutely easy to achieve on the automation ring, with the full genital tools at max speed plus a keep conscious serum you can have the girl orgasming nearly constantly. Add the orgasm refactory serum and she doesn't stop squirting at all anymore.
As the objective / achievement system works so well I don't know if the original instruction box on the left is still needed... feels kind of superfluous now.
And it took me a bit to discover the CnC mode, the game is better with a bit of protest.