VN Ren'Py The Red Threads [v0.5.2] [Astelius]

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FighterMan_69

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oh would you look at that...................ABANDONED.

it appears this ABANDONED status is false as the dev is still active and just updated the game on
 

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oh would you look at that...................ABANDONED.

Maybe someone without a 5 second attention span and total reliance to shilling on patreon and make a VN that is in the same premise.
Except it's not? It's been a few months between updates, but v0.4 was released a few days ago as well a patreon post (Locked, unfortunately) for progress on v0.5.



Direct links (Itch.io reuploads)
v0.4 Windows
v0.4 MAC
 
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Except it's not? It's been a few months between updates, but v0.4 was released a few days ago as well a patreon post (Locked, unfortunately) for progress on v0.5.



Direct links (Itch.io reuploads)

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Okay, during my playthrough of v0.4 I came across a few issues that I have fixed in script.rpy file that caused traceback errors:
- Removed all instances of {font}{/font} because it was referencing a font that is not included in any of the game files
- Corrected the mislabeled variable for the book club poster (the one next to the missing poster) from "bc" to "bookclub"
Just replace script.rpy in your game folder (You might need to delete script.rpyc before launching the game but I'm not sure).
 

CUMMINGINYOURFACE

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Had a few bugs.

Despite the changelog calling it addressed, there's a CtD in the archives.

Sometimes when talking to V, it'll switch over to the redhead, instead. Pippa, I think her name was?

Be nice if there was greater guidance on where to go, too.
 
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Is the uh... library hole supposed to crash your game? I'd assume no. But you can never tell with horror games.

Run into a lot of bugs really. Quite unfortunate. The library archives in general has lots of brokeness.

That book club flyer in the coffee shop is also broken.

Trying to talk to V in the coffee shop showed me Pippa, and it didn't let me speak to her either, despite having met her.

When she appeared it was also like that for awhile. It also repeated the pippa introduction scene a few times. Dunno if that's intentional.

Eventually pippa started to work, but V still took me to her.

Okay, during my playthrough of v0.4 I came across a few issues that I have fixed in script.rpy file that caused traceback errors:


Just replace script.rpy in your game folder (You might need to delete script.rpyc before launching the game but I'm not sure).
This did fix some of the bugs. Much obliged.

I am... fond of what this games vibe is. Big fan. But it's a bit rough. Which is funny, cause it's also extremely well made in other areas.

There's also... just not much here. After what, a year of dev time? Hurts to stumble onto these projects.
 
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Is the uh... library hole supposed to crash your game? I'd assume no. But you can never tell with horror games.

Run into a lot of bugs really. Quite unfortunate. The library archives in general has lots of brokeness.

That book club flyer in the coffee shop is also broken.

Trying to talk to V in the coffee shop showed me Pippa, and it didn't let me speak to her either, despite having met her.

When she appeared it was also like that for awhile. It also repeated the pippa introduction scene a few times. Dunno if that's intentional.

Eventually pippa started to work, but V still took me to her.



This did fix some of the bugs. Much obliged.

I am... fond of what this games vibe is. Big fan. But it's a bit rough. Which is funny, cause it's also extremely well made in other areas.

There's also... just not much here. After what, a year of dev time? Hurts to stumble onto these projects.
Yeah, I tried fixing whatever bugs I stumbled across because I do enjoy this game, what little there is. I'm not entirely sure how the developer wrote the wrong variable for the poster when the variable is literally listed as a "Useful variable" in the script file itself.

As for the lack of content, my guess is this might be a side project and they're not married to it. Which also suggests the game may never be completed, which is a damn shame.
 
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No update in 9 months only to post almost zero content is basically abandoned. It's clear he wasn't working on it for all those months
 

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Ok so has anyone figured out what to do or where content ends?
Mostly stuck talking to 2 characters with nothing progressing past 2- 3 events.
On Week 3 and nothing has changed and no hints on what to do..
The doll girl is nice but honestly besides the BJ and short description of the room not too sure what her purpose is. Really wanted to like this as a huge fan of Mist and that other Astral eldritch game but so far 0.4 feels like 0.1 build as I have run into maximum 10 minutes or so of content.
Dev for the love of god include a guide or at lest a list of what events are in game because so far gameplay lop is very frustrating.
Also please fix Bug with V as its impossible to interact with her in this version so if she is tied to progression new players a fucked for now.
Really wanted to like this but so far I cant recommend which is a shame.
If I'm dumb could another player let me know where content ends?
Literally the worse sandbox experience I've had so far as you're dropped into it with no direction at ALL
I see ppl mentioning a Hole in the Library?
I only see an obelisk and a table to read at...
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The Red Threads v0.5.2 public release:


Itch.io Reuploads:

 
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You know I always said how much I hated how lessons in love would just drop you into things and make you guess a lot. But this game takes the cake I have no idea what in the world I am doing. There's no real direction in anything honestly from the side plots to.... well I don't even know if there is a main plot its kinda just not there.
 
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