Ren'Py Making a Mark [v0.18.00] [Fasder]

[holaje12]

What a waste making the sister a slut. She doesnt have to be a virgin if you dont want to but why cant they just be normal, make her have an ex bf or something for fucks sake smh.
And I think Jenny said that Sarah didn't seem like the kind of girl who goes out much, so really finding out she was a slut is such a surprise and a big let down that late into the game. Feel bad for Mark, probably got some STDs the poor autistic fucker.
Why did we even need that information lmaoo, just say she dated but couldn find true love or wasn't happy or some shit like that

 

[Fasder]

why cant they just be normal

Characters who are "normal", which is a very subjective statement by the way, are not that interesting. I wouldn't write a story about Kyle who works at a factory, then goes home and does the same thing every day. That's pretty normal, but would make for a very boring story.

Sarah didn't seem like the kind of girl who goes out much, so really finding out she was a slut

Because people change, she obviously realized she couldn't keep doing whatever she was doing, so she made a change.

Feel bad for Mark, probably got some STDs

If this is what happened to you, then I'm sorry, but there's been no indication that this is true.

Why did we even need that information

Because it made sense to have it there. What did she do before? How did she manage her feelings toward Mark? Since she's otherwise not very good at managing her feelings, it's probably something that's not very good for her in the long run. She's that type of person. Even her relationship with Mark is questionable.
She says she got a reputation of being a slut, not that she actually was one. People getting a reputation unjustly is of course a thing that never, ever happens, you just kinda assumed it was true, as did Mark.

Sorry you didn't like it, hope you find something else to play instead.

 

[Canto Forte]

Magneto works in a melting plant in xmen days of future past.
Nothing uninteresting about it, by the way.

I wouldn't write a story about Kyle who works at a factory

Prof. X looses his legs, then looses his telepathy, then had to make a choice,
all in the middle of his most cherished friends and allies.
Very mundane, no life and death peril weighing on him at both times,
yet nothing uninteresting about it.

Because people change

Making actual real drama relatable is hard, yet fear of intimacy stems from violence most times,
not own abuse of the pleasure equipment.

Game oN!

 

[Fasder]

Magneto works in a melting plant in xmen days of future past.

He can also manipulate metal and does so in that very scene when he's in the plant. He lifts a pot of liquid metal that's about to fall, saving someone.

Prof. X looses his legs, then looses his telepathy,

Losing ones legs and telepathy is also not something that's mundane or uninteresting.

Neither of these two are considered "normal" people. Losing your legs is something only a few people ever experience and it's story worth telling. Magneto is trying to hide from his abilities and prosecution, he does so by living a normal life, but then gets into a situation where he either has to let someone die or possibly reveal his abilities. That's what makes those scenes interesting and very outside the realm of normality.

Making actual real drama relatable is hard

Yes, I'm not saying it's perfect and impeccable, but that's what I was going for.

 

[holaje12]

Characters who are "normal", which is a very subjective statement by the way, are not that interesting. I wouldn't write a story about Kyle who works at a factory, then goes home and does the same thing every day. That's pretty normal, but would make for a very boring story.

Going to the extremes seems to be something you like to do, it seems. A woman that sleeps around enough to be well known as a slut by everyone around her could not in any way be considered normal, that is not subjective nor does it make it more interesting in any way. It just sullies her character which the game had made a decent job to build up till that point.

Because people change, she obviously realized she couldn't keep doing whatever she was doing, so she made a change.

People do not do a 180° change out of nowhere. What happened? She just woke up one day and decided that it was enough whoring around? And that from now on she was going to be a prude that doesnt go out and doesn't even own a dildo? Because i remember she didnt even had one before Mark bought her one

If this is what happened to you, then I'm sorry, but there's been no indication that this is true.

I don't know if you are joking, or if you didn't realize that I was joking but you seem a little mad that I didnt really like wasting my time romancing a whore. Sorry but some people have standards, we are not all the same.

Because it made sense to have it there. What did she do before? How did she manage her feelings toward Mark? Since she's otherwise not very good at managing her feelings, it's probably something that's not very good for her in the long run. She's that type of person. Even her relationship with Mark is questionable.

Lmao, it didnt make sense at all. Nothing that was shown from her before would have you believe that she was a slut or dumb enough to think that getting used and disposed of by randos was going to help her in anyway.

I gave you an example in my other comment how having her date other people and not be truly happy would have had the same effect in coveying that she just couldnt get over her feelings for her brother and that she couldn't find another man to fall in love with, even if she did try.

How does turning into a cumdump going to help her situation in anyway? How did it help? it did nothing, she just casually mentions she decided to be a slut but then changed her mind LoL. Was she thinking she would meet someone with big enough penis to fuck her feelings for Mark out of her? What was her plan? It is just a retarded thing to do for a character that wasn't portrayed as an idiot until that point. Plus, you don't go from slut to not even owning a fucking a dildo or going out in a couple of years. It doesn't happen.

She says she got a reputation of being a slut, not that she actually was one. People getting a reputation unjustly is of course a thing that never, ever happens, you just kinda assumed it was true, as did Mark.

She says she slept around a lot to CoPe with her feelings for mark, enough to earn her that reputation. Whatever the reason was, she still slept around with randos that didnt care about her, nor did she care about them: Thats what a slut does. So it was not a misunderstanding, she earned that reputation fair and square.

Sorry you didn't like it, hope you find something else to play instead.

We finally agree on something and don't worry I have enough games to play where I dont have to jump through hoops just to ride the town bycicle. Although I got to be fair and say that I did enjoy the first part of the game so it wasn't entirely a waste of time. See ya.

 

[Snugglepuff]

Going to the extremes seems to be something you like to do, it seems.

A bit like you then...

The lengths you've gone to just to be this shitty to the dev about a fictional character in a porn game.

 

[Fasder]

Hey, it's been kinda radio silence here for a bit.
I'm actively working on DtR at the moment. I did make about half of another ending path, but realized I was kinda stuck, so I went to work on DtR instead. After this update is out, I'd like to continue on with DtR but I would like to finish up this fucking game just out of principle. It's hard to go back and work on something I know I can do better with, but in order to fit the theme of the rest of the game, I kinda need to not do better which feels pretty shitty. Nonetheless, it will eventually be done and now there's at least an ending so yeah...
Keep your eyes peeled for Down the Road...

 

[Canto Forte]

Hy there ... and be welcome with open arms in this forum with all the naughty bits about these games.

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Every waking day debuts the beginning of the rest of your life ... our lives and those of the characters in the game.
Being what it is, making scenes at any point in any day is a welcome feature of going days on end looking
forward to the next fixed time a scene might trigger,
so there seems to be no limitation to what scene or which characters it would involve.
Better dialogues - you can do it, remember - the first day of the rest of this game.
Better looking girls - starting the day such lovely developments would thrill them all.
Exciting plot - anyone could think of a dozen spicy scenarios to have MC go on a date with the special
girl and then on a fulfilling ending could follow in the most erotic and compellingly romantic setting ever.

We got our hopess up for you and this game to come full circle and still be something to be proud of.

 

[Fasder]

Exciting plot - anyone could think of a dozen spicy scenarios to have MC go on a date with the special
girl and then on a fulfilling ending could follow in the most erotic and compellingly romantic setting ever.

Plot is basically figured out and partially written, I was mainly talking about the renders. The sprites I do for MaM are very basic compared to any other art I do these days.

 

[Wicked Garden]

What a waste making the sister a slut. She doesnt have to be a virgin if you dont want to but why cant they just be normal, make her have an ex bf or something for fucks sake smh.
And I think Jenny said that Sarah didn't seem like the kind of girl who goes out much, so really finding out she was a slut is such a surprise and a big let down that late into the game. Feel bad for Mark, probably got some STDs the poor autistic fucker.
Why did we even need that information lmaoo, just say she dated but couldn find true love or wasn't happy or some shit like that

Where did this come from? I've been in the shadow realm.

 

[Fasder]

Down the Road 0.2.0 releasing tomorrow, check the post for some previews.

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[ezprodigy]

why is narration a part of this game? Its just such an odd choice and really ruins immersions

 

[Fasder]

Don't forget to check out the latest update to Down the Road.

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[eavloolvvle]

Looks really well made. But the balloons get out of hand.
Like... literally. Not even Rachmaninov with his pans of hands could wrap his fingers around those.

Seriously though, keep up the good work.

 

[Ozygator]

A bit like you then...

The lengths you've gone to just to be this shitty to the dev about a fictional character in a porn game.

Eh, someone having an opinion about the story in a game, a book or a movie is not "shitting on" a dev, a writer or a producer, it's called having an opinion. And while the opinion may not have been delivered as you, or the dev, hoped it would be that does not diminish the value of it. A LOT of guys don't want to date or get involved with a woman who was a slut or a whore (same diff, one gets paid outright the other not), so writing a story where one of the LI's has that history, or did that actively in the story should not be surprising to turn off people, especially if it comes as a surprise in the story, or some sudden character shift that wasn't prefaced otherwise.

Having a character or story "jump the shark" by adding stuff that has no real build up doesn't add drama, it just shows that the writer lacks the talent to otherwise integrate the change into the story in a way that makes it believable. It's like so many supposed fans of movies, books, anime, etc complain a story doesn't have enough depth unless a character dies. That's not a requirement to a story, it shows those viewers lack of understanding that a story can have a lot of heavy impact wihtout someone dying, but that depeneds greatly on the talent of the story teller.

Going back to the complaint about the character being a slut being a turn off, well some would find it believable, some not. A writer needs to keep in mind that yes, in life peoiple can do a 180 and completely change their former daily habits and outlook, but typically that requires a huge life altering event, not someone just waking up one day and 'deciding to change'. Can a woman go from shy to total slut? Yep. Can they have poor reasons for doing so? Yep. Usually based around poor self-esteem or sexual abuse by someone in their household. Sometimes they do it to "rebel".

Regardless, no story normally gets better by artificially injecting drama, whetrher that happened here or not is up to each player to decide. That doesn't mean someone's opinion is invalid, it's all opinion, even the writers, since it's based on their view and relation to the story they tell. if a writer doesn't want someone to hjave an opinion on their work they trhey should make sure it's never published or shown to someone else. Otherwise they can, and should, get a valid reaction, even if it's not one they expect or sometimes want.

 

[Ozygator]

Hey, it's been kinda radio silence here for a bit.
I'm actively working on DtR at the moment. I did make about half of another ending path, but realized I was kinda stuck, so I went to work on DtR instead. After this update is out, I'd like to continue on with DtR but I would like to finish up this fucking game just out of principle. It's hard to go back and work on something I know I can do better with, but in order to fit the theme of the rest of the game, I kinda need to not do better which feels pretty shitty. Nonetheless, it will eventually be done and now there's at least an ending so yeah...
Keep your eyes peeled for Down the Road...

You can always go back and redo this one, like everone esle is doing now days.

 

[Fasder]

You can always go back and redo this one, like everone esle is doing now days.

I don't really want to.

 

[Stonerberg]

Looks like ending scene is not included in gallery and trying to play it with the gallery unlocker is borked. Attached save is where you can choose to go to the ending. I'm not sure how choices during the game affect the ending but save is choosing anal whenever possible and no watersports. Also, played with patch, dunno if save will work without it

 

[Fasder]

Looks like ending scene is not included in gallery and trying to play it with the gallery unlocker is borked. Attached save is where you can choose to go to the ending. I'm not sure how choices during the game affect the ending but save is choosing anal whenever possible and no watersports. Also, played with patch, dunno if save will work without it

I'm not sure I added the ending to the gallery yet. If I did it has the placeholder thumbnail.
What are you asking exactly?

 

[Stonerberg]

I'm not sure I added the ending to the gallery yet. If I did it has the placeholder thumbnail.
What are you asking exactly?

I'm not asking anything, I gave my save that lets people load and continue to ending because the ending is not included in the gallery and using the gallery unlocker in OP and trying to play the scene crashes the game. I gave my game parameters so people would know it's all anal and no watersports, I don't know if that affects the ending.