Ren'Py A House in the Rift [v0.7.6r3] [Zanith]

[xjrfphv384]

I'm not that far into the game yet, but I do like the premise, the different archetypes of girls and the renders/animations, but I quite dislike the gameplay loop itself:
- Way too much dead time that needs to be bypassed by either rummaging through the fridge or closet
- Getting money by rummaging through the closet is one of the worst kinds of RNG
- It feels like I need to waste several days at a time to hit a specific combination of character + location in the house + time to advance an arc/a specific situation
- The personal stats app should display the current max level of each stat to better highlight current progress/newly unlocked cap

 

[jahall]

I'm not that far into the game yet, but I do like the premise, the different archetypes of girls and the renders/animations, but I quite dislike the gameplay loop itself:
- Way too much dead time that needs to be bypassed by either rummaging through the fridge or closet
- Getting money by rummaging through the closet is one of the worst kinds of RNG
- It feels like I need to waste several days at a time to hit a specific combination of character + location in the house + time to advance an arc/a specific situation
- The personal stats app should display the current max level of each stat to better highlight current progress/newly unlocked cap

A less tedious way of advancing time is to click on the clock.

 

[ZanithOne]

I attached the persistent, last save, and last autosave.
The issues have been persisting long enough that I didn't even try anymore for a while; I could find a save directly before/after that quest later. I did check with a save edit what's going on, but there's no higher number than 8 for naomi's flags, and all existing ones were set to 1, so I assume something is just not saved/available.

Naomi's questline is half-broken right now, I should get to it relatively soon, within two-three releases.

Ah, I am in a bit of a pickle. If anyone knows what's up, I would appreciate some help.
It started last update. Whenever I am trying to enter the garage I get the "No chance of driving out of here, it seems". No matter the time of day. Because of that I cannot continue with Blair's storyline. And since I am playing anytime new update comes out, that's the only thing I have left to do.

ZanithOne Something seems to be wrong, a lot of people over the last two pages of the topic can't get into the garage (including me). Is there a quick fix, like manually setting a variable?

The garage issue is fixed in 0.6.2. I don't know why, but the blocker sometimes wasn't clearing properly for some reason.

It could be funny the MC go back to earth pick up some cosplay clothes
the MC dream a lot about it lol good way to spend our money from the closet

Hm-m-m-m

I find it strange that lyriel gets mad about being asked to be "bred" if you ask for sex at the counter once the story gets far enough that you can do her in the bathroom or her bed. It might be annoying to change stuff like that depending on scenes unlocked, but it would be nice.

The updates to her dialogues will come.

Hey, I'm playing this on Android using Joiplay and I'm getting this error whenever I start the game. Anyway to fix?

Joiplay isn's supported ATM.

Played the game from the start again, and I did run into a couple issues. Mainly around the group events.

For example, you can have the big dinner with Rae/Cait/ Lyriel/Naomi when Yoma (I forgot the spelling, Orc girl) has moved in. But she is left out of the event and nobody mentions her.

Not sure if anything can actually be done about these types of things, other than moving back the point where she entered the game. Just a bit of a continuity error.

Older group events will be updated to reflect the changes.

Whenever I finish download the game in android, it will always say there's a problem parsing the package. Anyone knows what to do about this?

The android version crossed the 2Gb threshold, that's the most likely reason. I'm afraid I can't do anything about it at the moment.

Animations still seem to be stopping on the current version. : \ Happens even on a "clean" (non-patched) install, with older saves loaded. I know Zanith knows about the issue, I just thought it would be fixed in the next (current) version. Anyone else experiencing this?

I'll migrate the game to the newer version of RenPy soon-ish. Hopefully that will fix the animation issue.

Do we know when Yona gets another update? I belive it would be fascinating to dive into orc culture

Yona should have her story push relatively soon.

 

[ZanithOne]

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[Master of Puppets]

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Mmm, different! Personally I think skirts look much better than trousers (and how much physical activity do you expect to do in an office anyway?) but she's definitely looking hot.

 

[gropax]

I'll migrate the game to the newer version of RenPy soon-ish. Hopefully that will fix the animation issue.

Thank you king.

 

[Halbyn]

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Oh, you could've had her looking Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy and the last one naked in a Lab Coat with a Stethoscope.

 

[Pushpa Gotama]

what the hell is this... is there lesbian in here? that talk caitylin about same sex stuff with the books... is it that bad to say you disliked that can of stuff? im seeing where the game is heading

so is there lesbian content here? thankfull... i manage to dodge femdom content i think... but please tell if there hiddne lesbian content here... so i can quit now thanks for the help

 

[Pushpa Gotama]

if there is a way to avoid lesbian content please do tell thank you... please please AVOID not SKIP

 

[smackdab]

what the hell is this... is there lesbian in here? that talk caitylin about same sex stuff with the books... is it that bad to say you disliked that can of stuff? im seeing where the game is heading

so is there lesbian content here? thankfull... i manage to dodge femdom content i think... but please tell if there hiddne lesbian content here... so i can quit now thanks for the help

I never understood why some people act like certain kinks or sexualities are literal poison, to be avoided at all costs. That whole "If i see women kissing once I will never touch this even though there is still hours of content for me to enjoy." It boggles the mind.

 

[MashUp47]

i manage to dodge femdom content i think

" I think "

 

[ZanithOne]

Mmm, different! Personally I think skirts look much better than trousers (and how much physical activity do you expect to do in an office anyway?) but she's definitely looking hot.

Well, every other girl in the series got a skirt, so I thought I should do at least one of them in pants.

Oh, you could've had her looking Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy and the last one naked in a Lab Coat with a Stethoscope.

Aight, I'm stealing this for later.

what the hell is this... is there lesbian in here? that talk caitylin about same sex stuff with the books... is it that bad to say you disliked that can of stuff? im seeing where the game is heading

so is there lesbian content here? thankfull... i manage to dodge femdom content i think... but please tell if there hiddne lesbian content here... so i can quit now thanks for the help

It would probably be best for you to quit the game, yes. Sorry.

 

[Pushpa Gotama]

I never understood why some people act like certain kinks or sexualities are literal poison, to be avoided at all costs. That whole "If i see women kissing once I will never touch this even though there is still hours of content for me to enjoy." It boggles the mind.

i simply want to see what i loved in japanese harem stuff... that when girls said they liked another girl... they alwayd just means like the girl likes them as a friend close friend closer than someone.... im just always sick of seeingt games outside of japan that uses the logic that when 1 girls says they lilke another girl... they means it romantically...sexually or some other.

a harem should always be for the mc... not some make pretend where some girls says they do (like saying, "oh they like/love/in favor/whatever it is, of them as a family or something... yes you can have the girls say that without being romantic or sexually attracted with each other... just create a yuri game for that if you like it like that")... but still do otherwise. i simply just want to find harem games that are just harem games,,, without secret stuff or other bullshit...

if anyone can give me any non japanese game that actually like those please recommend me something. sorry for my english i tried to explain my reasoning. thanks for your patience

 

[Pushpa Gotama]

That whole "If i see women kissing once I will never touch this even though there is still hours of content for me to enjoy." It boggles the mind.

i managed to dodge this stuff in japanese games. its just strange to me that the thing inspired non japanese creators to create games like this always have mistaken what the harem tag really is inspired from... its from japanese harem novels, animes, mangas, and games. where there no other bullshit.

but just so many on this site... where that is not the case... a harem is always twisted.... based on the relationships you might as well not call it harem or polygamy but polyamory instead. why still call it harem, if some girl loves some other girl in the harem romantically or sexually.

they can have fun and have thought among each other when mc and the girls are having fun, but otherwise whats the point of it if they become attracted to the other girls? i just want to see someone that can actually do harem right here... the way they were always inspired of.

there is always of it here... why cant they just see differently and understand their target audience. if they want a harem create a harem, if they want other girls falling in love or be sexually or romantically involved with other mc's harem just call it polyamory... godammit

edit: one last thing... if i can prevent, avoid the girls from going for lesbian relationships whilst also not being disconnected and make them agree i dont like stuff then the game will be good, dev already managed to do that with femdom might they might as well do the same with lesbian, make it AVOIDABLE not SKIPPABLE. i cant believe cait of characters are like that... i already tolerated one and of course another one appears.

 

[Pushpa Gotama]

It would probably be best for you to quit the game, yes. Sorry.

thank you for the reminder dev... at least there are good moments with rae and cait before all that talk and curiosity.

moreover, its simply bad to make your girl lose points just because she disagrees with one point, like me disliking same sex stuff... that scene might as well be you talking to us and force feeding us to like that kind of content... i can respect same sex people to do whatever the hell they want but dont involve those that dont want to.

that kind of choice options just sucks.

edit: lastly dev, as you have said from you r warning, you should add the lesbian tag. i played this game thinking it wont be like that, but now im seeing the start of that events pertaining to lesbian. if the girls just have sexual enjoyment while being engaged with the act with the mc, then that tag isnt needed... but if girls started to like other girls through various other reasons and makes them think of the other girls sexually romantically or whatever.... then the lesbian really needed...

 

[mrttao]

I never understood why some people act like certain kinks or sexualities are literal poison, to be avoided at all costs.

how many guro cannibalism with scat games do you fap to?
Try to imagine a world where 99% of games included a character who suddenly sprouted shitting dick nipples and then you graphically ate her shit.

Now imagine that you are a person to whom a mainstream fetish is as disgusting as that.

 

[Cartageno]

i managed to dodge this stuff in japanese games. its just strange to me that the thing inspired non japanese creators to create games like this always have mistaken what the harem tag really is inspired from... its from japanese harem novels, animes, mangas, and games. where there no other bullshit.

but just so many on this site... where that is not the case... a harem is always twisted.... based on the relationships you might as well not call it harem or polygamy but polyamory instead. why still call it harem, if some girl loves some other girl in the harem romantically or sexually.

However this relies on the assumption that everything has to be the same. It hasn't. Tropes can be played with, they can be tightened or loosened, different people like different stuff.

Oh, and the concept of a harem predates "japanese harem novels, animes, mangas, and games" by quite a few millennia. One hint is in the name which isn't Japanese at all.

 

[Pushpa Gotama]

However this relies on the assumption that everything has to be the same. It hasn't. Tropes can be played with, they can be tightened or loosened, different people like different stuff.

Oh, and the concept of a harem predates "japanese harem novels, animes, mangas, and games" by quite a few millennia. One hint is in the name which isn't Japanese at all.

i never cared about the origin of harem or technicalities mate

no matter what technicalities everyone can put through, the japanese harem is what always been inspired by this tag. i dont know any harem that isnt japanese, and i may boldly claim that most of them dont even have the romantic aspect (i dunno... i may be wrong here edit: i have heard of western harem book novels, but never read them).

i liked that japanese harem because the romantic aspect is always focus on the mc. there are some other games that are similar to whats beeing seen here in the site (similar in aspect as this game), but those are just bad apples. games disguising themselves as harem when theyre really just polyamory.

 

[Omegaroll]

moreover, its simply bad to make your girl lose points just because she disagrees with one point, like me disliking same sex stuff... that scene might as well be you talking to us and force feeding us to like that kind of content... i can respect same sex people to do whatever the hell they want but dont involve those that dont want to.

that kind of choice options just sucks.

This isn't a "linear" VN, though. You can just tank the loss of points if it bothers you that much (I myself usually always go with whatever I feel like in games like these in which an option can't usually lock you out of a route). It's more believable for friends to not agree about every single thing anyway, which is why I hate games where a single inconsequential choice fucks with your playthrough.

 

[Pushpa Gotama]

This isn't a "linear" VN, though. You can just tank the loss of points if it bothers you that much (I myself usually always go with whatever I feel like in games like these in which an option can't usually lock you out of a route). It's more believable for friends to not agree about every single thing anyway, which is why I hate games where a single inconsequential choice fucks with your playthrough.

i see your point but this game just feels like it just wanna steer you to not stay true to your actual choices in the game... it just feels like you should just say the best dialogue option that gives points... i dunno man i just wanna forget this game now... and i think i said what i wanna say. even with the poorly written responses and ranting, and editing. sorry for the other people for that.

anyway thanks for the people that read my responses. im just salty that my search for an actual harem game in this site just failed again.