VN Ren'Py Where the Heart Is [Season 1 Beta] [CheekyGimp]

[Meushi]

So I gather from a lot of posts on here that a harem path is not happening and I have a few questions.
1. Is this confirmed by the actual devs?
2. Does this just apply to Monica, Katie, and Jenna?

Yes to #1 (acewinz is one of the devs): No canon harem, maybe a bonus/alt. realtity option so they don't get stoned to death by angry mobs who insisted on playing the field despite all warnings of danger ahead.

The devs haven't stated which pairings will happen afaik, only that there will be some polygamous endings.

 

[Avaron1974]

So I gather from a lot of posts on here that a harem path is not happening and I have a few questions.
1. Is this confirmed by the actual devs?
2. Does this just apply to Monica, Katie, and Jenna?

Harem is not happening and yes it has been confirmed. That isn't what they are going for and it wouldn't fit the characters or story.

I doubt Monica, Katie and Jenna will happen, that's probably the least likely grouping. All of them are against you sleeping with any of their family especially Monica. No way that ends well.

Although, in a perfect game world you could convince them that you love them all differently but equally and they were already sharing you without knowing it so why can't it just stay the way it is.

They aren't love sick idiots, Monica has been playing that game long before the MC was born, any sign you've been fucking her kids she'll cut your dick off, aint no convincing an angry woman especially a mother.

Neither of the girls would be happy with you dicking their mother either.

The very last thing you want to tell them is it's been going on for a while. Unless you really want to lose your bollocks.

Sure that's porn logic but they are trying to make these things make some sort of sense.

Jenna and Jo.
Katie, Deb and Lily.
Maybe Monica and Zarah.

Bella soesn't seem the sharing type and I can't see Elaine doing that either.

Angel and Wanda would be fun.

 

[Xarin]

That choice is not definitive... just consider it starting to nudge the MC. It will help us tweak future dialogs and mc reactions more than limit his choices or define his outcomes. We are coming up to the apex of the roller coaster perhaps, but you still have plenty of choice left... and plenty of chances for shit to hit the fan.

I wonder, if you choose money and then pick someone like Debbie or Lily to be with, are you gonna get something akin to a bad ending (since they're friends of the family and all)?

 

[Higurashika]

Wow second day and I still can't finish this update <3 I must admit I don't like much a new concept where we speak about nothing about 10 min and only then something happen. But I still like dialogs, I like girls - they are so different! Great job as always!

 

[Soul_less327]

Harem is not happening and yes it has been confirmed. That isn't what they are going for and it wouldn't fit the characters or story.

I doubt Monica, Katie and Jenna will happen, that's probably the least likely grouping. All of them are against you sleeping with any of their family especially Monica. No way that ends well.



They aren't love sick idiots, Monica has been playing that game long before the MC was born, any sign you've been fucking her kids she'll cut your dick off, aint no convincing an angry woman especially a mother.

Neither of the girls would be happy with you dicking their mother either.

The very last thing you want to tell them is it's been going on for a while. Unless you really want to lose your bollocks.

Sure that's porn logic but they are trying to make these things make some sort of sense.

Jenna and Jo.
Katie, Deb and Lily.
Maybe Monica and Zarah.

Bella soesn't seem the sharing type and I can't see Elaine doing that either.

Angel and Wanda would be fun.

Yeah, the second line you quoted was more of a joke and a reference to The Visit harem path. (not that I don't love that game)

I'm glad to see we agree on the mini-harem possibilities. Maybe I can safely get my hopes up.

I also agree that Monica, Katie, and Jenna would never consider sharing with each other. (even though that tanning scene was hot af)

I also doubt that Elaine would share with anyone, least of all Bella or vise versa.

So yeah, I think this game will require A LOT of save slots before it is finished. Not that that is a bad thing.

 

[aon11]

Not to repeat myself buuuuuuut....

I didn't say anything about harem, I just think it's kind of silly to give a bad ending i.e., "to punish" the player for wanting to see all the scenes/renders. But that's just my opinion, I'm not looking for an argument.

 

[Britfinder13]

Katie definitely shot down the idea of anything involving her sister in this update. Though that whole scene with both of them was hot.

As far as Lily goes I think her opinion on sharing has the distinct possibility of changing after hearing what Debbie has to say on the idea. Especially since Debbie seems to be your wingwoman in getting the Square Relationship going.

I dunno, I think Katie could be persuaded to go with a other girl and hopefully jenna

 

[Raife]

So what you are saying is the devs should completely butcher their entire character development, story and premise so you can have an awkward as fuck "harem" with a group of women that can never speak or come into contact with each other and MC that has to set a schedule of who he will see that day in what would soon become the most boring sex management game on the web?

Saying porn games are ridiculous is fine but what the fuck is the point of a building a story and characters if they don't mean anything?

They may aswell just scrap the game and turn it into a fuck fest, what would be the point?

Our friends who want a monster harem incorporating every female in the game from 18-75 should just play WVM. Excellent visuals, coupled with the most absurd altra-Alpha male PC and the most unrealistic porn game women in the history of the universe. Very fappable.

But please, as Avaron1974 says, don't encourage Cheeky to butcher his story. (Not that he'll listen. He knows what he's doing.)

 

[MrLakes1579]

Not to repeat myself buuuuuuut....

I tend to agree. I like the "mini-harem" set ups in this game.

I like games where you get to be with all the girls and everyone is ok with it but it just feels weird for them to all be so super into you that by all rights they should get jealous, but are just so into you that they put up with it to the point of pairing off with other women in the harem just because you asked them.

I like the thought that if you have a dynamic like that, then everyone involved is just as into each other as they are with you, up to and including that for some girls in the group another one of the girls is their main love and you're the side piece to them.

Like the way I'm trying to play the Katie/Debbie/Lily scenario. I love Katie, Debbie is my best friend and I care about Lily but I want Lily to have the person who really loves her

 

[zh]

I didn't say anything about harem, I just think it's kind of silly to give a bad ending i.e., "to punish" the player for wanting to see all the scenes/renders. But that's just my opinion, I'm not looking for an argument.

Well, I can understand that. When I play this kind of game, I want to see all the renders.
Having different choices and "branches" can be good, but as the game advance, if you stick to your "branch" there are less and less renders to see as the Dev has to work on ALL the branches every updates, giving the impression that the updates are getting smaller and smaller.

If we wants to see all renders, we have to make A LOT of saves... and reload to see all branches... which could be tedious (for the players AND for the Dev) because this game is very long, and there are a lot of paths to work on, lot of options among the women...

That's why we see a lot of harem games : they are just easier to make. I understand that this game isn't the harem type, but creating a game where you have to choose your favorite waifu seems to be waaay more difficult as the Dev have to write and draw the scenes for every single path.

 

[Red469]

updated my walkthrough mod... https://f95zone.to/threads/where-the-heart-is-ep-17-cheekygimp.10549/page-291#post-1764985

Hi does this mod also include the incest patch?

 

[acewinz]

Hi does this mod also include the incest patch?

Nope. Afraid not.

 

[sandstorm1872]

About Ep17:

Solid, meaty update. I call it meaty as unlike in the previous updates, I can't ignore the main mystery clues and focus only on the ladies, which is how it should be but hey, it's not my fault that those characters are so captivating in many ways. Here's how I played and what I found. Warning spoilers ahead!!

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How many updates till the finale? Will the upcoming updates end the game if you make grossly bad choices?

Tip my hat to Cheeky & Co. for a stunning update. I hope you guys take this week off cooling down.

 

[Mormont]

Anyone else having a hard time at turning any of the girls down when the option arises? I am I just can't say no to any of them right now and I'm kind of glad I didn't a lot of these scenes are paying off Jenna at the end of this update was something else. Loved the Elaine scene was well worth keeping her around. And of course when Bella mentioned religious nut job so it now looks like we have our mysterious 3rd woman it was a little surprising. But we still have the mystery of the Email sender

 

[Avaron1974]

I dunno, I think Katie could be persuaded to go with a other girl and hopefully jenna

Not family. She was legit disgusted at the thought of MC doing anything with her mother and already dumped him if she finds out earlier about him and Jenna.

I think Deb and Lily will work with Katie but doubt anyone else will.

I'd like to see a Katie and Jenna after that update but can't see it after she shot it down. Katie isn't one to do something she doesn't want to.

 

[Deleted member 805449]

Wanted to clarify something since I've spoke a couple of times for the implementation of a "harem ending":

When I say that I want a "harem ending" I'm not asking for "literally ALL the girls", just "multiple girls in one ending". Or just a "player ending" that is also not a bad ending. It's not like the MC has to find a love of his life in the game. Let him just fuck around in casual relationships.

Alternatively, an open relationship could be good too, it's not like all the girls have to be involved at the same time.

 

[sandstorm1872]

Anyone else having a hard time at turning any of the girls down when the option arises? I am I just can't say no to any of them right now and I'm kind of glad I didn't a lot of these scenes are paying off Jenna at the end of this update was something else. Loved the Elaine scene was well worth keeping her around. And of course when Bella mentioned religious nut job so it now looks like we have our mysterious 3rd woman it was a little surprising. But we still have the mystery of the Email sender

I think Wolf mentioned few threads back that it won't end well if you have kept all the ladies till now. They will eventually find out you tomcatting around and it will be anyone but the OG3 (Monica, Jenna and Katie). There's no further mystery woman, it is surely Theresa, fits the profile of deluded, religious nut.

 

[mrmcfappen]

Anyone else having a hard time at turning any of the girls down when the option arises? I am I just can't say no to any of them right now and I'm kind of glad I didn't a lot of these scenes are paying off Jenna at the end of this update was something else. Loved the Elaine scene was well worth keeping her around. And of course when Bella mentioned religious nut job so it now looks like we have our mysterious 3rd woman it was a little surprising. But we still have the mystery of the Email sender

As much as I hope not but Bella could be (most likely) full of shit.

 

[Avaron1974]

I didn't say anything about harem, I just think it's kind of silly to give a bad ending i.e., "to punish" the player for wanting to see all the scenes/renders. But that's just my opinion, I'm not looking for an argument.

Choices have consequences.

They can't butcher their characters or story just because you want to see everything in 1 playthrough, that's never been how date sim style games work. Sooner or later you have to pick and fucking around ends badly. That's how it should be, you should be punished for it.

I'm not arguing. Dev has said a harem isn't going to happen. The only reason I bring it up is so people aren't going into the next few updates blind and then coming to the forums complaining when it blows up on them despite everything in the game telling them it's going to go wrong.

 

[Fapmigo]

Anyone else having a hard time at turning any of the girls down when the option arises? I am I just can't say no to any of them right now and I'm kind of glad I didn't a lot of these scenes are paying off Jenna at the end of this update was something else. Loved the Elaine scene was well worth keeping her around. And of course when Bella mentioned religious nut job so it now looks like we have our mysterious 3rd woman it was a little surprising. But we still have the mystery of the Email sender

I follow every girls like a little dog. The worst is that I choose all the romance options (even for that nympho Zarah) , not even the friend with benefits opportunities.
At the end I'll finish with my Katie and I don't care about the consequences especially for Monica that I just want to bang as many times as possible but I will feel bad for Jenna and the poor Lilly.