VN Ren'Py Abandoned Nothing Is Forever [v0.7.3] [MrSilverLust]

[Jack Townsend]

I'm a little bummed there weren't more Manly scenes with Deb.

 

[Skep-tiker]

I'm a little bummed there weren't more Manly scenes with Deb.

And no manly option with Leah in Chpt.7

 

[MagicMan753]

Aight Imma butt in because people bitching about updates of VN games with multiple LIs really ticked me off. A VN with multiple love interests and reactive dialogue that takes all relationships into account with also 2 different paths on each LI is a gigantic task, Idek how folks got the idea that every update would be as quick as the earlier updates or that they would be bountiful in content for every girl every update. Every update the dialogue and relationship flags get more convoluted because more and more events happen. As more events happen, more flags should be created and checked for dialogue consistency. As time goes on it is to be expected for updates to reaaaally slow down. It will get to the point where some LIs will end up sidelined every update or so in favor of other plot relevant or more popular girls. It doesn't mean the route will be completely abandoned, it only means that you just have to wait longer.

I agree for the most part, I am fine with waiting for longer updates or updates that focus on particular girls, but what I am not fine with is unequal treatment of the routes. Emma is my favorite girl, I perfer the sensitive route, in this update it is just sex. On the manly side you get some dialouge before and after building the relationship, on the love route, no scene, but progression in the relationship. In the sensitive side, it is just sex, then next scene, I wnat some relationship talk too even if I am subbing to Emma. If I want just sex, I'll go watch porn, but I play vn's for the relationships and stories, and the dev clearly doesn't care about the sub side of Emma. So much so that this game went from top 5 to can't even crack top 20 anymore, and I am considering if I even want to play it anymore. I am fine with updates focusing on just a couple girls, but if you focus on a girl with multiple paths, GIVE ALL THE PATHS EQUAL TREATMENT!!!

 

[Estius]

GIVE ALL THE PATHS EQUAL TREATMENT!!!

Sure, it would be nice, but we're talking 7 women with multiple paths. The time between updates would be ridiculously long.

7 women was probably overkill for this type of game. 4-5 probably would have been ideal, but hindsight and all that, still a pretty amazing game.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

Manly and sensitive scenes are easy to intuit, but how do the neutral scenes work? I know Jen has a neutral path but I'm not quite sure on the others. I think I'm on Leah's neutral path, I wound up missing a sub scene or two with her in the recent chapter.

One of these days the game really deserves a wikia, it is probably complex enough for something like that.

I can't speak for all of them, but Jen's 'vanilla' path is a combination of scenes though mostly from the 'dom' path. Lea's pure gf path without exhibitionism or voyeurism is kinda boring, though it includes some of the same sex scenes.

I could be wrong but off the top of my head I don't think any of the 'neutral' or 'vanilla' paths have explicitly unique scenes found nowhere else; they're all borrowed from one of the existing fetish paths.



I'd voiced this before - I wish he'd offer a conditions switch on the Jen neutral path to still have access to either dom or group stuff with her - these fetishes could simply remain as bedroom play (ya know, like how they usually are in the real world instead of making it your entire world)..

 

[MagicMan753]

Sure, it would be nice, but we're talking 7 women with multiple paths. The time between updates would be ridiculously long.

7 women was probably overkill for this type of game. 4-5 probably would have been ideal, but hindsight and all that, still a pretty amazing game.

It can't be that hard the dom side of emma had like maybe 10-20 extra renders and maybe a hundred lines of dialouge compared to the sub side. You can reuse some of those renders and if you can't be bothered to type some relationship dialouge and realtionship building between emma and mc on the sub side like the two other paths had, then MrSilverLust is not good dev. I was so hyped for this game, for Emma, now I am left with a pile of garbage, like why should I care about future updates, Emma will have JUST SEX on the sensitive side and the other paths will get actual story and relationship building.

 

[tioafa4]

As long as people are asking for things, I have a request. I haven't found an easy way to replay the scenes where the MC is chatting with someone on Writit and I feel like that does them a disservice. I'd like an easy way to revisit them either from the gallery or from the in-game phone UI (which probably makes the most sense). I also haven't paid for anything, so maybe wait for an actual customer to ask for that

 

[MrSilverLust]

Manly and sensitive scenes are easy to intuit, but how do the neutral scenes work? I know Jen has a neutral path but I'm not quite sure on the others. I think I'm on Leah's neutral path, I wound up missing a sub scene or two with her in the recent chapter.

I can't speak for all of them, but Jen's 'vanilla' path is a combination of scenes though mostly from the 'dom' path. Lea's pure gf path without exhibitionism or voyeurism is kinda boring, though it includes some of the same sex scenes.

I could be wrong but off the top of my head I don't think any of the 'neutral' or 'vanilla' paths have explicitly unique scenes found nowhere else; they're all borrowed from one of the existing fetish paths.

Jen vanilla path has 3 scenes specific for that path, and 2 more that reuse animations from the maledom path.

Bri has 3 scenes for the vanilla path.

In the later chapters, Lea has mostly the same scenes, just changed dialogue, depending if sharing/no-sharing is allowed, and if you're in a relationship/just casually having sex. So, you can kind of having 4 different sections during a given scene, depending on the combination you're on.
At first there were also some complete scene variations where you could be more dominant or submissive, but, unfortunately, it was too much work to keep doing that, together with all the variations mentioned above, so, somethings had to go.

Olivia's only small scene so far is also pretty vanilla, with some slight variations if you want to be more dominant or submissive, and if you want to take initiative more, or rather watch more.

Emma vanilla path has only a very, very small specific scene where she shows you her tits. Apart from that is, so far, mostly just an endpoint to where you can jump to from the dominant/submissive paths in case you don't want that for yourself, and want something more vanilla down the road.

You can reuse some of those renders and if you can't be bothered to type some relationship dialouge and realtionship building between emma and mc on the sub side like the two other paths had, then @MrSilverLust is not good dev. I was so hyped for this game, for Emma, now I am left with a pile of garbage, like why should I care about future updates, Emma will have JUST SEX on the sensitive side and the other paths will get actual story and relationship building.

Most of the time I'm told that I just focus on the femdom paths and don't know how to make maledom. Good to see the roles reversed. It just shows that the grass on the other side is always green. It, obviously, won't be just sex in the future.

I haven't found an easy way to replay the scenes where the MC is chatting with someone on Writit and I feel like that does them a disservice. I'd like an easy way to revisit them either from the gallery or from the in-game phone UI (which probably makes the most sense).

The gallery is mess at the moment. Some scenes have different buttons for different variations of the scene, which makes it super confusing (looking at Lea), while others have a menu inside the scene that let's you choose the different variations from there. And others don't show up at all because I didn't think they were relevant enough, like most of the writit sections.

I need to take an evening to clean that up and probably add there a few of those scenes. It's probably better to add more scenes, even if small ones that maybe no one will care enough to watch them again, than to not add them and risk that maybe someone will actually like to replay them and can't.

 

[tioafa4]

The gallery is mess at the moment. Some scenes have different buttons for different variations of the scene, which makes it super confusing (looking at Lea), while others have a menu inside the scene that let's you choose the different variations from there. And others don't show up at all because I didn't think they were relevant enough, like most of the writit sections.

I need to take an evening to clean that up and probably add there a few of those scenes. It's probably better to add more scenes, even if small ones that maybe no one will care enough to watch them again, than to not add them and risk that maybe someone will actually like to replay them and can't.

I just checked again and I found one for Chapter 6 in the gallery under Others, but not with the same character from Chapter 7. Obviously I think that the scene in question is significant enough for a replay (especially because it influences Jen's path under some circumstances), but it's the author's call as always.

 

[Skep-tiker]

So after the bar scene, is it reasonable to expect Monika conten for the next chapter?

Will BDSM or Cuckquean an OR choice for Jen?

Will Walt ever lay Cunni?

 

[riichidesu]

Man, Kim is such a piece of shit that you can't help but love her my main paths are Jen, Lea and Olivia but still like to do a "Scenarios" play of the Cunning Kim path and oh boy! fun as hell, asshole MC and Kim have one of the best chemistry, really looking forward to see how that path will end

 

[MrSilverLust]

Man, Kim is such a piece of shit that you can't help but love her my main paths are Jen, Lea and Olivia but still like to do a "Scenarios" play of the Cunning Kim path and oh boy! fun as hell, asshole MC and Kim have one of the best chemistry, really looking forward to see how that path will end

Just wanna mention that the scenario mode doesn't have all the scene variations because it focus only on Kim. For exemple, you can cheat on Lea with Kim. And even show Kim the sextape you do with Lea, while you to fuck watching the video and kind of trash talk Lea (it happens after you watch the tape from Monika, and is basically more of that, but with Lea. So, if you liked that scene, you might also like that part...). You can see the whole thing on the gallery screen.

 

[???????????]

While I thought the femdom scene with emma was good. I did wish it contained a little bit of relationship talk before or after.

 

[riichidesu]

Just wanna mention that the scenario mode doesn't have all the scene variations because it focus only on Kim. For exemple, you can cheat on Lea with Kim. And even show Kim the sextape you do with Lea, while you to fuck watching the video and kind of trash talk Lea (it happens after you watch the tape from Monika, and is basically more of that, but with Lea. So, if you liked that scene, you might also like that part...). You can see the whole thing on the gallery screen.

Yep I saw, I mainly use URM to see those Kim variations wile using ones of my main saves, but gave scenarios a try to see how it works, btw will scenarios(once the game is done) have the option to choose more that one path in the future? so you can tailor a more detailed experience?

 

[MrSilverLust]

Yep I saw, I mainly use URM to see those Kim variations wile using ones of my main saves, but gave scenarios a try to see how it works, btw will scenarios(once the game is done) have the option to choose more that one path in the future? so you can tailor a more detailed experience?

Haven't thought too much about it, yet. I know I want to add more paths to scenarios, specifically combination of girls that will have scenes/interactions together (like Lea+Kim mention above) and makes sense for the paths to combine in a single scenario mode.

But I'm not sure if it'll ever be that moldable, where you can just pick any number of girls you want, even if their paths never cross or have anything to do with each other. It manly sounds like a somewhat tricky problem to solve, codewise.

 

[Jack Townsend]

I know this isn't a harem game. But are there any throuple paths?

 

[MagicMan753]

While I thought the femdom scene with emma was good. I did wish it contained a little bit of relationship talk before or after.

You and me both, one my biggest gripes of the update since the other paths of her got relationship talk. Glad other people feel the same way.

 

[Dessolos]

I know this isn't a harem game. But are there any throuple paths?

not currently. Tho if you go the sub path with Jen I can see that opening up a possible Deb throuple in the last few chapters maybe? idk yet to play the newest update so maybe something happened regarding that not sure

 

[MrSilverLust]

Question, and I'll try to find the answer myself, but does watching the scenarios increase the dialogue percentage under options? I'm someone that tries to get as high a completion rate as I find reasonably possible, it's not a huge deal but if it does go up that way, I'd try and grind out as much as I could seeing all the variations.

It'll increase, yes. Renpy keeps track of all dialogue lines you've seen to control things like skipping only already seen text when you hold control. And it also knows how many lines of dialogue there are in total. That percentage is just the number of lines already seen divided by the total number of dialogue lines found in the scripts. It's automatically calculated by renpy. It doesn't matter when you read the line: it can be during normal play, scenarios, even using the gallery.

The problem with it right now is that, every time a line is updated in a given patch, for example to fix a typo during proofreading, renpy will count it as a new line, even if, technically, you have already read it. So, after a proofreading patch, the percentage number will decrease just because we changed a bunch of lines.

 

[Sasarko99]

The Kim stuff is in that order, right? Right?!?

Now that's food for thought right there .