"August though very hot was a massive boner killer and I personally wouldn't have even bothered with her if I didn't run out of content."
ROTFLOL I know what you mean... Her name is Autumn, it's kinda telling that you couldn't be bothered to remember it :)
I disliked her personality as it was introduced, and I disliked her even more when she got to -1 affection because I didn't want Lin to become a stray dog that could be picked up by any Tom and Harry with a dick.
That said, her storyline is sort of interesting, and seriously, I am not willing to believe that she is actually that naive. It's more likely that she is not letting herself figure things out because she really wants to be bent over and spanked - figuratively, but probably also literally.
As for the rope and general lack of options... Bear in mind that Runey is not a big-budget developer; as far as I understand it (though I could be wrong) he's not a 3d artist himself: he uses preset assets and a poser-style toolset. Which means, he cannot really make whatever assets he needs, he is dependent on what the marketplace for his tools offers.
As I am sure you noticed, the value of the game is in the characters first and foremost, with the story coming second, and setting and scenes vying for third place.
Really, at this point rhe sex scenes almost feel like a way to sell you on the story, so that you can enjoy the characters. A good way, don't get me wrong, but about halfway through you get invested enough in the characters to actually care about what happens to them.
This is more than bloody Fallout 4 managet to get out of me, I'll tell you that for nothing.