Jericho85

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This another anti-cheat check? Looks like it happens right after the Pink Rose girls arrive and if you're not on the Jill or Bella path. The condition is not renpy.variant("pc") and it immediately takes you to the end summary of EP9. Cheeky DPC :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

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DanMotta

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Well, I've played through a substantial portion of Episode 9, and I'm sorry to say I didn't like it much.

If I'm being subjective, it was more or less everything I feared: one excuse after another to stall the relationships with the chosen LI, with a *massively* overblown party to distract us from everything else. If I'm trying to be objective things are better: there's still a lot of sharp dialog, goofy fun and (of course) sex to enjoy. But even then, I think the structure of this episode is very badly conceived. The Halloween party goes on way too long, the vaunted branching actually feels less distinct that the old paths did, and there's a real disconnect between DPC's obsession with consequences and the frankly moronic shit he makes the characters do to keep things on his preferred rails.

IMHO as Christmas gifts go, Episode 9 was the relative who spends an obscene amount of money on trendy, high-priced junk to make up for the fact they didn't pay enough attention during the year to know what you actually want. On the one hand, it's comforting to know that they really do care, but on the other hand it's hard not to be a little disturbed at how much they wasted on stuff you're never going to use.

Episode 9 didn't give me the stronger romantic connections I was looking for in the wake of the crossroads, and it certainly didn't do much to advance the plot. It did deliver a lot of sex scenes, but you sure have to slog through a lot to get them. The high water mark is probably some nice work with the side girls on the Others branch (particularly for Quinn, Riona and Zoey), but that just deepens my suspicions that Season 3 will be all about stalling the LI branches while the new girls play catch up. I'm not waiting 2-3 years for that.

We'll dive into the nitty gritty of the Episode then call it a wrap, which will obviously involve spoilers. But first, a quick note to a certain member of the audience:
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So that's my take on Episode 9. IMHO it was not the episode we needed at this point. But it's pretty clear it wasn't a mistake, so we might as well accept it or move on.

tl;dr An overgrown free-roam that slows down the LIs, speeds up the side-girls, delivers plenty of spectacle and ends on yet another cliffhanger, all without actually advancing the story.
Very nice review. I agree with most of it.
 
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fute8848

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This update made me even more confused about sage .Like so shes cool with u fucking all the hots ? So i shouldnt be worried about buying the restaurant anymore ? And can i have made out with riona no problem or is she a threesomes only type ? Also that means we get closer to a hots orgy on a sage route ?
I don't think Sage meant you(the MC) can fool around whenever and whatever he want, more like she will only allow you to have threesome when herself present XD , otherwise it would become little bit werid when MC stoped fooling around with other side girls(like Riona in ths ep) but in the meantime Sage doesn't care (that wouldn't make sense ,XD)
 
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haunsa

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does anyone know how to solve the task go to derek's room or closet
if its broken mean reset and if its a modded save u can say its not but that popular issue is modded saves BREAK so either reset and start again or download a NONE modded save.

Shit! Do you think the modders will solve the problem or should I start from start?
Its not the modders doing it was DPC putting in a anti cheat cause the locking paths.
 

hrz20

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Bella doesn't come to the window at the halloween party in the 9th episode, the game is stuck, I guess, it doesn't progress, what should I do?
 

Jericho85

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Shit! Do you think the modders will solve the problem or should I start from start?
almost certainly. The anti-cheat checks seem to be simple checks whether a file or variable related to the cheat mods load or not and it just results in cheeky annoyances like looping scenes, crashing the game, or taking you to the end summary prematurely.

Modders will update the mods to avoid those checks, but I guess it buys DPC a few days where people have to play a clean install of the game...

... Or use Universal Ren'py mod :devilish:
 

fute8848

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Man, I wish I knew how open Sage is (only done Sage only route of chapter 9 so far).

Rejected advances of all other girls, and it was kind of sad (especially Riona). If she's open for Tremolo to have fun with HOTs, oh boy...
Yep ,that would be super ackward if turns out that Sage doesn't give a fcck about who we screw as long as the mc loves her (but for a person that doesn't believe in open realtionship IRL, i dont think that would work IRL i mean )
 

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Season 3 Episode 9 Halloween Party Pack Quest locations.

The episode 9 Pack Quest is available during the Halloween party free roam part 3.

NB: hotspots are circled with bright pink.
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Pack Quest locations for previous episodes:
Episode 8
Episode 7
 

BeingADikDik

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I really wish there were two separate Sage LI paths, one for DIK and one for CHICK.
  • CHICK Sage path would be a traditional love story with MC saving the princess/damsel in distress (i.e., saving Sage from nearly everyone in her immediate circle - her family, Quinn and HOTs involved in drugs/prostitution, Chad, etc.).
  • DIK Sage path would be absolute debauchery with two sub-paths: one in which Quinn and/or Jade (nice!) are brought into their love life (resulting in a bad ending), and one in which others (HOTs/Pink Rose girls/etc.) are brought into their love life (resulting in temporary intimacy issues that are overcome through mature communication and a spicy good ending).
This would at least resolve the narrative inconsistency of 'two Sages' that so many have perceived across the seasons.
 
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