VN Ren'Py A Wife and Mother [v0.220] [Lust & Passion]

[holymoly35cb]

I keep replaying trying to find different scenes. how do you get Sophia to ask Emma to tutor Dylan?

 

[Alley_Cat]

I keep replaying trying to find different scenes. how do you get Sophia to ask Emma to tutor Dylan?

Take Emma shopping etc, and don't get annoyed when she kisses Sophia. If Sophia is doing Aiden's tasks, it should come up as an option then

 

[Poser_Voyeur]

And it is so easy for him to solve. It could easily be part of his realism. Time jumps, no problem. Advance a day, or weeks, or a month not an issue for the audience if he uses it to help his realism. Forget the morning, afternoon and evening series of events. Why not one event a day. As many have discussed, be event based in the releases but, make the event a PD. Once again, simplifying the control of the corruption by making the time frame more believable. Spend time with just Sophia as she works through her dilemmas. The current day has the side job, then Cathy, then Aiden, then the jogging, then Nathalie, then the concert, then back to Cathy. Is Sophia so ignorant of her self she tumbles down the corruption path within hours? Or is she making decisions and accepting consequences that she may not want but, has to accept to achieve certain results/goals. Does she take the time to think about it? Unlike the rationalizations, in a certain scene, that was horrible writing to say the least.

I am getting the impression she is a runaway train and no one is in the driver seat. Not reasonable for whom he presented to start. IMO

100% I have been in favour of time jumps from the beginning.
I would have pitched it that, rather than one month of corruption, it could be one (glorious) summer, with events unfolding over 3-4 months. Much more realistic / plausible IMO.

 

[Deleted member 3325933]

100% I have been in favour of time jumps from the beginning.
I would have pitched it that, rather than one month of corruption, it could be one (glorious) summer, with events unfolding over 3-4 months. Much more realistic / plausible IMO.

3-4 months, make a whole year or whatever. He could have had a whole gamut of time and spread events so it was more simple for himself instead of the logistics of making sense of 4 five or six events a day. Meh, we lost. It is all on him now.

 

[Poser_Voyeur]

The end of October looks like a very real deadline for the release of the update! Unless, of course, something happens that will radically delay the work on the update.

Am I right in thinking that the two scenes created and rendered so far are locations where L&P has already created the environments, whereas the next two scenes, the beach / rock / country / biker / truck bar, and Andy and Cathy's house are new environments? Hopefully one of our local Daz experts can confirm that?

So whilst I am glad that so far the creating and rendering speed appears to be faster than last update, there is still at least a possibility of some slippages (depending on whether either of these two scenes might elongate).

 

[Alley_Cat]

Am I right in thinking that the two scenes created and rendered so far are locations where L&P has already created the environments, whereas the next two scenes, the beach / rock / country / biker / truck bar, and Andy and Cathy's house are new environments? Hopefully one of our local Daz experts can confirm that?

So whilst I am glad that so far the creating and rendering speed appears to be faster than last update, there is still at least a possibility of some slippages (depending on whether either of these two scenes might elongate).

Correct. I've been unable so far to even find the asset for where the latest teaser comes from. I had initially thought it was the same asset as the parking lot for the Yoga event, but it doesn't look like it.

Theoretically, Cathy and Andy's apartment could be in the same block as Alyssa's, which would mean he could use the off-the-shelf asset for that event

 

[Talcum Powder]

Am I right in thinking that the two scenes created and rendered so far are locations where L&P has already created the environments, whereas the next two scenes, the beach / rock / country / biker / truck bar, and Andy and Cathy's house are new environments? Hopefully one of our local Daz experts can confirm that?

So whilst I am glad that so far the creating and rendering speed appears to be faster than last update, there is still at least a possibility of some slippages (depending on whether either of these two scenes might elongate).

From what we’ve seen it looks like the first two events are indeed familiar environments, the bar is new and Andy/Cathy apartment is new.

If that bar has more than a dozen characters in it that’s a lot of time to set up and huge demand on the rendering; that said, it’s been reported that the concert itself isn’t the most important part of the event so… who knows, really?

 

[Poser_Voyeur]

Correct. I've been unable so far to even find the asset for where the latest teaser comes from. I had initially thought it was the same asset as the parking lot for the Yoga event, but it doesn't look like it.

Theoretically, Cathy and Andy's apartment could be in the same block as Alyssa's, which would mean he could use the off-the-shelf asset for that event

Thanks - out of daily reactions (as Intertwined thread went into meltdown) so will have to post-date my likes!!

 

[Poser_Voyeur]

From what we’ve seen it looks like the first two events are indeed familiar environments, the bar is new and Andy/Cathy apartment is new.

If that bar has more than a dozen characters in it that’s a lot of time to set up and huge demand on the rendering; that said, it’s been reported that the concert itself isn’t the most important part of the event so… who knows, really?

Yes - hopefully we will have a few renders of the actual concert with audience, and then can concentrate on the hopefully more intimate scenes between Sophia and Sam.

 

[ancienregimele]

And it is so easy for him to solve. It could easily be part of his realism. Time jumps, no problem. Advance a day, or weeks, or a month not an issue for the audience if he uses it to help his realism. Forget the morning, afternoon and evening series of events. Why not one event a day. As many have discussed, be event based in the releases but, make the event a PD. Once again, simplifying the control of the corruption by making the time frame more believable. Spend time with just Sophia as she works through her dilemmas. The current day has the side job, then Cathy, then Aiden, then the jogging, then Nathalie, then the concert, then back to Cathy. Is Sophia so ignorant of her self she tumbles down the corruption path within hours? Or is she making decisions and accepting consequences that she may not want but, has to accept to achieve certain results/goals. Does she take the time to think about it? Unlike the rationalizations, in a certain scene, that was horrible writing to say the least.

I am getting the impression she is a runaway train and no one is in the driver seat. Not reasonable for whom he presented to start. IMO

I sometimes wonder where & how she finds the time to fit everything into those very full days!

 

[ancienregimele]

I have no idea what dealings everyone here has ever had with real, genuine, initiated bikers but I'm guessing some have had a lot more than me, some a lot less. I could say more but some would find what I recounted unbelievable & certainly I'm thinking about things that happened decades ago. Personally I feel I've said what I wanted to already. There's no way to know yet, who's behind the door, or for that matter, actual numbers, what mood they're in, how much alcohol they're going to consume & how they'll react to it. There are a lot of variables.

What I sense, however, at this present time, is not great. I have no idea either, what kind of venues the assembled company here has attended & how they found them. I'll just say that I have a strong sense of a certain someone & her sister being in a hell of a lot more trouble, potentially, than the majority of fans in this thread, based on previous discussions, would handle well, or find acceptable. What I am thinking & partially saying only applies if things proceed in a specific yet certainly entirely realistic way.

This whole subject is fundamental & complex in relation to corruption games & we have at least another 3 months++ before we need to focus on it. So long, in fact, that all the recent debate might well be forgotten.

Ultimately, as I've always said, we're only talking about pixel people.

 

[Deleted member 3325933]

I personally don't think anything is going to go down at this bar with regards defending yourself, where you'd have to sit with your back to the wall. Could something pop off, sure. That's always present where alcohol is served. I think it's going to be a good experience for all involved.
I also think some of the characters that we haven't seen in a while will start come back around, full circle.

Ooh, maybe Ivan gets a little fresh and Patricia goes off with the smart ass routine as Sam slides past to lead Sophia away before the fireworks and Patricia has half the bar wanting to protect her as Ivan realizes he forgot his green card while standing next to an off duty CBP guy. Then Patricia realizes Sophia has left and she runs outside to see the van shakin' and when she opens it up there are two Great Danes in their fighting over Scooby snacks. As she turns around she remembers them talking about the Cathy event so she starts down the road when she sees Sam's big ass Nova parked at the beach. As Patricia pulls up Sophia also pulls up and walks nonchalantly over to little sister for a ride to the party with Cathy.

Just a thought.

Who is this Liam guy that is supposed to be there?

 

[GingerSweetGirl]

Personally, I think it would help the story if Sophia goes straight from the concert to the event with Cathy, Liam, and Andy. If she goes home and changes, I think the story loses some momentum. Instead, let her go straight to Cathy and Andy's apartment, a little drunk and dressed a little inappropriately; but not so much that it's a problem but enough to cause some tension. This game needs some stakes, and a slightly intoxicated and sexy Sophia could be the impetus for launching the next phase of the Cathy/Andy/Liam/Sophia storyline. If L&P's plan for Cathy and Andy is to make them potential LIs, and perhaps swingers, then let's start moving down that road. Let's not reset Sophia back to zero, sober and dressed conservatively, because that kills and momentum in the story. Let her show up at the apartment under the influence of whatever happens at the concert.

 

[Bane71]

Personally, I think it would help the story if Sophia goes straight from the concert to the event with Cathy, Liam, and Andy. If she goes home and changes, I think the story loses some momentum. Instead, let her go straight to Cathy and Andy's apartment, a little drunk and dressed a little inappropriately; but not so much that it's a problem but enough to cause some tension. This game needs some stakes, and a slightly intoxicated and sexy Sophia could be the impetus for launching the next phase of the Cathy/Andy/Liam/Sophia storyline. If L&P's plan for Cathy and Andy is to make them potential LIs, and perhaps swingers, then let's start moving down that road. Let's not reset Sophia back to zero, sober and dressed conservatively, because that kills and momentum in the story. Let her show up at the apartment under the influence of whatever happens at the concert.

True, but alcohol doesn't matter! The determining factors are different, not alcohol!

 

[GingerSweetGirl]

True, but alcohol doesn't matter! The determining factors are different, not alcohol!

When I say "Under the influence of the events at the bar" I mean to included everything. Sophia will be under the influence of a, likely, very erotic encounter and that should carry over directly to the event at Andy and Cathy's. Bonus points if Sam drops her off at the apartment and they have a one on one encounter right there in the car. That would set the stage PERFECTLY for the event with Andy and Cathy because Sophia is primed already. If she goes home and changes, she loses a lot of that. Storywise we don't want to give her the opportunity to calm down, we want to keep momentum.

Moving forward, I do like the idea of time jumps and playable days with only one or two events all day. PD 12 is already shaping up to be a very busy day for Sophia, and if the tempo of the story continues to gain momentum then we're going to have some very crowded days. It may make more sense if future updates have events from multiple days with only one or two events on any given day. That could help with the sense of realism.

 

[GingerSweetGirl]

Wouldn't it be the opposite of crowded as we go further into the game. Since as time passes only the important routes stay the rest fade out.
As for the time jumps it will help the realism a bit but we still will have to wait 20 years for this to end. I would only care for this game to finish in less than 10 years. As we move forward the realism is going to start fading out completely. We all are aware that writing a REAL pov of a cheating wife is so elaborate that there is no way L&P could encompass it ( frankly 90% players wouldn't even want to see it and call it a waste ) while continuing to write other sexual interactions.

Eventually, as storylines converge or are completed, it could get less crowded. But I think that it's likely to get more crowded before it gets less. So if the first extramarital sex is on PD 19, I can see PDs 20, 21, and 22 getting really crazy. Maybe as we get towards the end, and the player's choices begin to restrict story options, then the days will become less crowded. However, that could lead to another problem. Once stories like Aiden's tasks are completed, there could be holes in the story where there is nothing planned. So, just a random example, there could be nothing planned for the noon and afternoon hours of PD 23 because the storylines that filled those hours have been concluded. So either L&P needs to fill those periods with content, which still keeps the days crowded. Or they remain empty and he skips over them- which would be a time jump in and of itself.

Either way, we're years away from anything like this happening. L&P is just trying to get his development cycles under control, and screwing around with time jumps right now would probably be a bad idea. This is probably one of those conversations that we should revisit in 5 years after the game's development has stabilized.

Note- it's worth keeping in mind that, once the sex starts it's going to need to keep going. Let's say L&P gets his development cycle down to 4 months. At some point, once Sophia is corrupted enough (or even on the Good Wife path) sex is going to become more common. I have a hard time seeing L&P spending 4 months on an update for PD 21 and NOT including sex. What that means is that each 1/3 update would include sex, potentially with a different partner each time. That's a lot of sex for one day, and if it continues then we're just going to be another porn game. Time jumps could help alleviate this problem by spreading updates across multiple PDs.

Anyways, this is a lot of theorizing for me. I try to stay away from this stuff and focus on the meta discussion about development.

 

[yoochun]

so how big is the game in terms of content

 

[Alley_Cat]

Personally, I think it would help the story if Sophia goes straight from the concert to the event with Cathy, Liam, and Andy. If she goes home and changes, I think the story loses some momentum. Instead, let her go straight to Cathy and Andy's apartment, a little drunk and dressed a little inappropriately; but not so much that it's a problem but enough to cause some tension. This game needs some stakes, and a slightly intoxicated and sexy Sophia could be the impetus for launching the next phase of the Cathy/Andy/Liam/Sophia storyline. If L&P's plan for Cathy and Andy is to make them potential LIs, and perhaps swingers, then let's start moving down that road. Let's not reset Sophia back to zero, sober and dressed conservatively, because that kills and momentum in the story. Let her show up at the apartment under the influence of whatever happens at the concert.

I believe Cathy recommends Sophia and Liam plan to take a taxi home, so it stands to reason Cathy is planning on getting Sophia at least a little tipsy. Whether she has heard how frisky Sophia can get (presumably from Andy) after drinking and how much that is part of Cathy's plan is yet to be seen.

Personally I'm starting to look forward to the Cathy event, since it occurs to me it may be similar to the Patricia route in that it may get corrupting, but still harmless fun. As opposed to what it looks like the Dylan and Sam routes are turning into.

 

[Bane71]

I still can't understand some categorical judgments about the relationship between Sofia and Liam, about her clothes, bra, and so on from some users, whom I will not specify.
I just want to ask them, don't they understand that there are many routes in the game and they are still somehow interconnected, and, as I have already said, the game should move on. We can't just stand in one place every day!

In this situation, doesn't Liam see Sofia in a dress without a bra? And besides, he's not alone!


There is an option when Liam and his boss see Sofia even more openly!

Despite the fact that the boss saw Sofia in this form, after that there are no problems and hysteria on the part of Liam! So why do some people think that if Sofia shows up at Andy and Katie's apartment in a jumpsuit without a bra, it will cause an angry reaction from Liam?

Sofia was giving a blowjob while Liam was talking to the secretary!


In the absence of Sofia, Liam was considering Katie!


I got the impression that she noticed it and didn't mind!


So Liam continued to stare at Katie!



From all this, I conclude that if Sam brings Sofia to the house where Andy and Katie rented an apartment and she will be in the kombenizon without a bra, then Sofia will not have any problems with Liam's side.
Moreover, if Sofia, after the biker bar, the guys ' concert and a trip alone with Sam in his car, is a little excited, and the mood of Andy, Katie and Liam is quite playful, then the evening of these two couples can be interesting! And the absence of a bra on Sofia in these conditions is more than a necessary condition!

I don't think that this evening at Andy and Katie's will be very hot, but it will be a good prerequisite, preparation for their next hot meeting.

 

[Deleted member 3516371]

It's unlikely during the concert. But during the museum date and at the horse ranch, action is pretty certain, especially since Pat seems to like driving Sophia around.

And Sophia spending time with her sister is a much better excuse than spending time with her friends kid.

On which version i know it ain't 130