Ren'Py Brothel King [v0.2] [Goldo]

[xelayna]

You are correct! I downloaded from OP which didn't have dusty/dirty.webp and it was a bit annoying but i brushed it off thinking it's a WIP haha
I have aboslutly not problem playing through again for the 10+ time since i do enjoy this game a lot, thank you for the correct base game!
No more copying over files, got it! c:

 

[Evergrey]

So what exactly do you want, then? Fear is going towards 'low fear' all the time in the background. Maybe you want high trust, instead, but high trust isn't really of much mechanical benefit. And if you want it for the warm fuzzy feeling, I think expecting you to put in some work to constantly max a girl isn't unreasonable.

Low fear is actually hard to maintain after a couple weeks of working the girls go from max trust (lowest fear) to fearful due to the constant fear gain through work and stuff

and there is no item that can lower fear, raising it yes monster juice but lowering it without cheating require you to talk to them which uses up your action points and lowering fear takes a large amount of time and effort, for ex. raising love points with say a rouge trader build of max charisma only takes a week of maxing out talking (you can only talk to a girl 3x) it takes upto 2-3 months to max out lowering the fear not to mention girls that have a perk that increases fear gain(im basing this on a rank x girl)

 

[Jman9]

What do you do to your girls that just working is making them so fearful? Are they getting constantly raped by monsters and customers, or something?

I don't think girls' trust being hard to max in an environment that constantly terrifies them should be easy. I'm not even sure (from an in-universe POV) what kind of drug is supposed to raise trust? Love, okay, that's a trope. Fear is obvious, just feed her crap that makes her freak out. But trust?

Are you rewarding them (and matching rewards with personalities) instead of just talking? That should increase trust gains some.

All that being said, maybe a direct emotional manipulation spell could be added. Magic can do all kinds of stuff.

rouge trader build

What kind of crypto-communist brothel are you running there?! Maybe that's the problem...

 

[xelayna]

Not sure if I'm in the wrong or if this even matters as a change. But I realized while looking through some files (BKperks), that some of the perks had a different perk tree's jpg in its line of code.
ie. Slut.jpg in the wall of text that is meant for Escort.jpg, so i went ahead and moved them around and this is the result.
Posting text file with changes for manual paste, my own BKperk file and a picture of the before and after.

 

[Jman9]

I think these have been as they are for a long while, so players have become used to the current picture scheme, no matter what the file names say.

Not sure it really matters, though.

 

[Evergrey]

What do you do to your girls that just working is making them so fearful? Are they getting constantly raped by monsters and customers, or something?

they always get a fear up every day they work that's been that way since the start of development of the game and they get more fear points when the customer gets a tad to rough even when the girl is into it like a masochist (i always found that weird)

what kind of drug is supposed to raise trust? Love, okay, that's a trope. Fear is obvious, just feed her crap that makes her freak out. But trust?

the only reason i suggested drugs is that its actually common practice for prostitutes to use drugs to numb themselves like how you can read old stories of geishas and prostitutes using opium so that they can do their jobs without breaking down mentally, and this is a magic world so having a drug that can make a person more trusting doesn't seem soo out of place

also so that it wont be locked to the wizard class if its a magic only thing

What kind of crypto-communist brothel are you running there?! Maybe that's the problem...

well the class is called a rogue trader, a warrior a wizard and a rogue trader

 

[Jman9]

they always get a fear up every day they work

I don't think that's true. There are specific events that increase fear, depending on your interactions (including non-regular ones like bedroom visits and xxx shows), but there should not be a constant fear increase just from working. Can you post a save where that happens? I'd like to look into this.

the only reason i suggested drugs is that its actually common practice for prostitutes to use drugs to numb themselves like how you can read old stories of geishas and prostitutes using opium so that they can do their jobs without breaking down mentally, and this is a magic world so having a drug that can make a person more trusting doesn't seem soo out of place

People numbing themselves is not limited to prostitution. Look at all the alcohol consumption in the world even today.

A reliable trust-inducing drug would have far greater consequences than love and fear potions, or spells limited to people with special training/abilities and a permissive environment to conduct hypnotism in. What if you fed the King this? The princess(es)? Spiked the guards' drinks? And who should they trust, anyway? Everyone? That's a good way to get dead. The first person they see after x time? Very unreliable.

also so that it wont be locked to the wizard class if its a magic only thing

Every class has +stat abilities, so giving everyone that spell (perhaps at different levels) isn't terribly out of place. Especially since every class can already do hypnosis, anyway.

well the class is called a rogue trader

Yeah, but yours was a 'rouge' trader, you know, a red one.

Edit: I just tried a chapter 1 girl, and the only love/fear changes she had on an uneventful night, whether whoring or working, were the small 'reverts to 0' changes. So right now I'm leaning towards you wanting to eat your cake girl and still have her (trust you).

 

[Jman9]

...that some of the perks had a different perk tree's jpg in its line of code.

Upon reflection, I take my words back. I think the current picture scheme is better, and file names be damned.

I do think I gave Bunny Girl a carrot at some point in the distant past.

 

[__neronero]

i prefer to keep the girls happy for immersion sake if i want to play a good character

You say you want to play the good guy, but let's be clear: The things you're suggesting would totally fit in an evil MC's playbook.

As a slaver, the first few girls you raise are special to you and share a more intimate bond with you. If you're managing 30 girls it's only natural that you can't replicate that bond with every one of them without actually putting in the effort. In that sense I think your trust issues are quite interesting narratively and worth preserving.

I wouldn't be opposed to a drug that lowers fear and 'numbs' them (= moves fear towards 0, but no further) - but drugging someone to raise their trust sounds very counterintuitive to me; unless it's a temporary thing and the drug automatically re-raises fear after it wears off. It could also take the form of an equippable item. You can choose to make your girl wear a hypno-ring that induces trust, but as soon as she takes it off she becomes disturbed and distrustful.

All that being said, to me it doesn't seem like a valid solution to your initial issue (wanting to be a good MC for immersions sake) - a better fit for that playstyle would be an NPC/Trainer that raises trust in your stead.

 

[Perdurabo]

I have never had a hard time keeping them happy. Declare that you'll be fair upon getting them. Don't go hard on punishments. Pay them. Upgrade the rooms. Clean the brothel. Have security so they're not getting attacked all the time. Don't rape them.

 

[sena123]

What should I do to keep a girl naked all the time?

 

[Jman9]

Use the 'strip naked' punishment every morning?

 

[Leortha]

What should I do to keep a girl naked all the time?

It's actually a little more complicated, but the simple answer is:
1) Max Naked preference
2) Libido of 75 or higher
3) Do Naked training one more time, and you will be given the option of having her stay naked at all times.

Lower preference and higher Libido work as well.

Note that the above is very difficult to get on a rank C girl (because of the base ceiling of 50 libido), but is not that hard on B rank or higher.

 

[Torinir]

It's actually a little more complicated, but the simple answer is:
1) Max Naked preference
2) Libido of 75 or higher
3) Do Naked training one more time, and you will be given the option of having her stay naked at all times.

Lower preference and higher Libido work as well.

Note that the above is very difficult to get on a rank C girl (because of the base ceiling of 50 libido), but is not that hard on B rank or higher.

One side-note: Hitting a girl's fixation during naked training lowers the Libido requirement by 25.

 

[Furken3145]

You guys can access/enter the Hentaihighschool web site?

 

[Jman9]

No. I just posted my pessimistic opinion.

 

[Ixiah]

Whats a "Standard" perk build for Girls ?

 

[Jman9]

No idea if such a thing even exists.

I'd say it also depends a bit on what she starts out with.

I've heard Escort+Slut mentioned as nigh-indispensable for whores. Business&Pleasure used to be broken.

 

[calob]

For me a head-empty-no-thoughts way of handling perks is to max out the two trees the girl starts with then prioritize Slut -> Model -> Player -> Escort in that order.

The only real QoL perk is the work-and-whore perk in Slut, which mostly just reduces the amount of micro you have to do if you want well-rounded girls. Everything else is about making numbers go up.

 

[sena123]

I have a problem with a farm where the girls are not trained and the scenes do not show up