VN Ren'Py Completed Chasing Sunsets [v1.10a] [Stone Fox Studios]

[Daermon420]

Well, from what I could find. It was supposed to be released in March at the latest, but I guess things happened.

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v1.10 - Dec 2024-Mar 2025: This will be our Epilogue Chapter. It will begin a few days before the scene in Walter's bar at the end of Ch9, and take the player through the outcome of the lawsuit. (Yes, there will be a trial) and then take the MC through the immediate outcomes of his ending, followed by a glimpse of his future. We are evaluating a mechanic that would allow the MC to have an incomplete look at what his ending might have looked like had he made different choices as well.


This version (the final chapter update) will be titled "Chasing Sunsets" and will also endeavor to tie up any loose ends, such as what happened to Vince if you left him alive, how that ring ended up on Jaye's finger at the end of Ch9, and most importantly, what happened to Hank the Wolf.


The final content update will certainly offer the player an opportunity to see some faces that have been absent such as Rikki, Bianca, and others. Each will have individual content, depending on choices made up to this point.


The points system will go away in the final chapter, and while there will be choices, they can affect pathing within that ending.


So, the Main Story isn't over in this current Release as per the Dev's themselves.

Yep. As I said, it's a pretty strange rule. This obviously isn't completed and the devs themselves have been very up front the entire time that they're still working on it.

 

[AidanPryde04808]

Chasing Sunsets [v1.01] Walkthrough & Cheat Mod
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Hey, first of all, thank you for the Mod, much appreciated.

I do have a quick Question though, which route is this Mod taking? Because i kinda got into the open relationship with both but in the end i somehow ended up with jaye alone. Is the mod not the "commited to both" route? Because i wanted to see that one.

 

[pitao]

Hey, first of all, thank you for the Mod, much appreciated.

I do have a quick Question though, which route is this Mod taking? Because i kinda got into the open relationship with both but in the end i somehow ended up with jaye alone. Is the mod not the "commited to both" route? Because i wanted to see that one.

Well the route that ends with Jaye+Mal throuple isn't straightforward. If you go on the open relationship with both you will end with Jaye only IIRC. For the route that ends with both the mod won't take it, and doubt it even give hints on information on how to get it, so either you check Mr Bubu PDF walkthrough that is in the OP links (that is what I did) and backtrack the variables and choices needed or you search the thread and you will find that myself and others already gave tips/resumes on how to get it.

Basically you go Jaye solo route but have sex with Mal on a middle chapter (forgot what chapter it was really) and then say you were only trying to help her or something like that and from there you go solo Jaye, then if conditions are met Jaye propose to "add" Mal to the relationship near the end of the current build.

Afterall there will be 2 solo endings, 2 throuple endings (the other is Mal+Amanda) and an alone ending, you can easily see that on Mr Bubu WT near the end of it and then you backtrack from the variables there what you have to do for that specific ending.

 

[AidanPryde04808]

Well the route that ends with Jaye+Mal throuple isn't straightforward. If you go on the open relationship with both you will end with Jaye only IIRC. For the route that ends with both the mod won't take it, and doubt it even give hints on information on how to get it, so either you check Mr Bubu PDF walkthrough that is in the OP links (that is what I did) and backtrack the variables and choices needed or you search the thread and you will find that myself and others already gave tips/resumes on how to get it.

Basically you go Jaye solo route but have sex with Mal on a middle chapter (forgot what chapter it was really) and then say you were only trying to help her or something like that and from there you go solo Jaye, then if conditions are met Jaye propose to "add" Mal to the relationship near the end of the current build.

Afterall there will be 2 solo endings, 2 throuple endings (the other is Mal+Amanda) and an alone ending, you can easily see that on Mr Bubu WT near the end of it and then you backtrack from the variables there what you have to do for that specific ending.

Yeah, i was checking the pdf but couldn't make heads and Tails of it (not on how to get the throuple anyway). I'll see if I can find more in the Thread here. Thanks.

 

[pitao]

Yeah, i was checking the pdf but couldn't make heads and Tails of it (not on how to get the throuple anyway). I'll see if I can find more in the Thread here. Thanks.

I'll try to help you find it. Just lazy to do it with screenshots of the PDF or resumes because already did that more than once, and other members did also. There is a post that gives a much better resume than I did, it must not be that far away in this thread the last time someone quoted it.

Edit: AidanPryde04808

The TLDR is this:

Spoiler: Jaye/Mal poly tips

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[AidanPryde04808]

I'll try to help you find it. Just lazy to do it with screenshots of the PDF or resumes because already did that more than once, and other members did also. There is a post that gives a much better resume than I did, it must not be that far away in this thread the last time someone quoted it.

AidanPryde04808

Thank you.

 

[DarhkBlu]

I'll try to help you find it. Just lazy to do it with screenshots of the PDF or resumes because already did that more than once, and other members did also. There is a post that gives a much better resume than I did, it must not be that far away in this thread the last time someone quoted it.

Edit: AidanPryde04808

Well I'm not sure how accurate this is anymore as Kentyr did add a way for you to get the Jaye/Mal Throuple when you do the open relationship route about a week after the release of the 9th chapter as he realised that he made an oopsie by making it so that the obvious path to getting the throuple wasn't the way to get it.

 

[pitao]

Well I'm not sure how accurate this is anymore as Kentyr did add a way for you to get the Jaye/Mal Throuple when you do the open relationship route about a week after the release of the 9th chapter as he realised that he made an oopsie by making it so that the obvious path to getting the throuple wasn't the way to get it.

Don't think so, for what I'm aware they added an option so you could keep going on Jaye path, before the "fix" if you tried to go on their both open relationship path you would be locked out on both paths and be on the "alone" path. But maybe I got it wrong, but for what I can see from Mr Bubu PDF updated walkthrough that is what happened. I only played the last update after the fix (and my main playthrough was on both open relationship) so I'm not really sure but from all the ruckus there was on this thread because of players that were going on both paths and got dumped I think that is what happened when they fix it.

 

[Daermon420]

Don't think so, for what I'm aware they added an option so you could keep going on Jaye path, before the "fix" if you tried to go on their both open relationship path you would be locked out on both paths and be on the "alone" path. But maybe I got it wrong, but for what I see from Mr Bubu PDF updated walkthrough that is what happened.

Wow yeah if that's the case I can see why they changed it. Putting you on the alone path for actively trying for the throuple, which seemed to be a valid option based on the choices given, would be a real kick to the nuts. Allowing you to instead stay on the Jaye path is definitely the better choice there.

 

[DarhkBlu]

Don't think so, for what I'm aware they added an option so you could keep going on Jaye path, before the "fix" if you tried to go on their both open relationship path you would be locked out on both paths and be on the "alone" path. But maybe I got it wrong, but for what I can see from Mr Bubu PDF updated walkthrough that is what happened.

v1.01
Now onto the big reason for this patch:

For those of you who felt burned by the outcome of the casual path for the two main LI's, we know we dropped the ball.
While we feel the girls' dissatisfaction with the casual arrangement was adequately telegraphed, we also never provided an offramp for the player to right the ship. That both violates the spirit of our "no gotcha" statement at the beginning of the game, and it's objectively obvious that the result was unduly punitive.
I (Stoya) take ownership for that as the writer, and legitimately felt gut-punched the moment I realized that no escape hatch had been provided. I can only offer my word that it wasn't intentional or malicious, and began planning a fix for this the moment I realized the enormity of the miss.
As such, we are adding a scene to Chapter 9 near the beginning after the Lexi concert. This scene will provide two choices where the player can exercise agency before the girls start making decisions on his behalf.
To be clear, it will NOT add endings that were never planned for, nor does it violate the integrity of the story as planned. I also want to point out that this scene does not exist in a bubble just to change a variable. The fact that this scene occurred will be reflected in other conversations throughout the chapter.
If the player was on a committed path, the scene will offer no stat changes and they have no need to replay. There will just be be some banter and a little more visible bonding between primary characters.

TL;DR This only impacts saves that were on the casual path with Mallory and Jaye.

And oopsie on my end for saying it was Kentyr who made the oopsie it was actually Stoya but yeah.

 

[pitao]

Wow yeah if that's the case I can see why they changed it. Putting you on the alone path for actively trying for the throuple, which seemed to be a valid option based on the choices given, would be a real kick to the nuts. Allowing you to instead stay on the Jaye path is definitely the better choice there.

Yep that was why all the "chaos" here when that happened hehe me included because I was on that path in my main playthrough, like I edited on my prior post. But I always wait for the games to settle down when there is a new update, sometimes also waiting for a mod update if using them. I'm not that eager to play right away the updates, mostly because I'm playing another game or have a queue to play other favorite games like Chasing Sunsets and this one only bump ahead of other not favorite games.

Edit: Actually I stand corrected from my statement before, wasn't totally correct. The option also can keep either on Jaye solo, Mal solo or instead we "dump" them haha

 

[Daermon420]

Yep that was why all the "chaos" here when that happened hehe me included because I was on that path in my main playthrough, like I edited on my prior post. But I always wait for the games to settle down when there is a new update, sometimes also waiting for a mod update if using them. I'm not that eager to play right away the updates, mostly because I'm playing another game or have a queue to play other favorite games like Chasing Sunsets and this one only bump ahead of other not favorite games.

I popped into this thread when I saw the completed tag thinking it was finished at the time. Picked up quickly from the comments that it wasn't actually done, and the endings were still being worked on so I decided to wait instead.

Completely missed all that stuff about the open relationship options leading to being dumped by both since I didn't linger after deciding to wait.

Can definitely see that causing a lot of chaos in this thread though at the time. I know I would have been among those pretty pissed off on this board if I'd played that update, since I was also on the open relationships path myself

 

[pitao]

I popped into this thread when I saw the completed tag thinking it was finished at the time. Picked up quickly from the comments that it wasn't actually done, and the endings were still being worked on so I decided to wait instead.

Completely missed all that stuff about the open relationship options leading to being dumped by both since I didn't linger after deciding to wait.

Can definitely see that causing a lot of chaos in this thread though at the time. I know I would have been among those pretty pissed off on this board if I'd played that update

Yep check my prior post, I edited it (I keep doing that to avoid double posting hehe) to correct myself and show Mr Bubu diagram of it. There is a few bugs in it, it seems but not game breaking. Probably will be fixed on the final installment.

I also got pissed but barely voiced it, only said that that path was misleading until then if you were in an open relationship with both just to get dumped, but it was fixed and added that scene fast after the feedback they got on their official channels probably. Doubt the ruckus here had that much effect hehe.

 

[AidanPryde04808]

The TLDR is this:

Spoiler: Jaye/Mal poly tips

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I finished it yesterday and I can confirm that this works in an unmodded (without the Joker Mod) Version (1.01 that is up here for download) of the game. I had Jaye and Mal in the Bar at the end.

 

[PaxHadrian17]

Dev Log dated June 23, 2025

Chasing Sunsets Epilogue Progress Update



Your nose doesn't deceive you, dinner is almost ready! I just wanted to take a few minutes and update you all on the final chapter.
I lost the first two weeks of June due to a motherboard failure. I came home from my kid's wedding and found my PC shut down with the dreaded "--" POST error code.
I quickly sourced a new motherboard and CPU (dumped Intel and went back to AMD) and installed new GPUs while I was at it.
In any case, this involved new water blocks, and other components that had my dev rig down about a week longer than I hoped.
I've been back up and running since Friday the 13th, and plugging away at refining the epilogue's codebase.
The chapter is currently playable from beginning to end at this point, minus sound and feature integration.
That said, during play, I became dissatisfied with the feel of one ending for a (major) path. Kent and I talked, and we're adding a scene that will go a long way toward addressing that shortfall.
I'd have even be tempted to let this one ride if it wasn't one of the three most common player endings, but since it was, here we are.
Kent is furiously working on the expanded artwork now, and I'll get it forked into the alpha build as soon as its ready.
Any new scene adds a few days generally, so there will necessarily be a short delay, but we're talking days, not weeks.
With luck, we'll have a beta packaged up this weekend and in tester's hands, with general deployment usually a few days later.
The caveat is that there's always a chance our testing team will find something that doesn't feel right or even find a broken branch. While this isn't common, we would be remiss if we didn't acknowledge the possibility.
I promise to post another update ASAP if there are any more surprises.
We're very close now to putting the cherry on this, and can't wait to ship it off to all of you to enjoy!


Cheers!!

 

[MiltonPowers]

Dev Log dated June 23, 2025

Chasing Sunsets Epilogue Progress Update

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Your nose doesn't deceive you, dinner is almost ready! I just wanted to take a few minutes and update you all on the final chapter.
I lost the first two weeks of June due to a motherboard failure. I came home from my kid's wedding and found my PC shut down with the dreaded "--" POST error code.
I quickly sourced a new motherboard and CPU (dumped Intel and went back to AMD) and installed new GPUs while I was at it.
In any case, this involved new water blocks, and other components that had my dev rig down about a week longer than I hoped.
I've been back up and running since Friday the 13th, and plugging away at refining the epilogue's codebase.
The chapter is currently playable from beginning to end at this point, minus sound and feature integration.
That said, during play, I became dissatisfied with the feel of one ending for a (major) path. Kent and I talked, and we're adding a scene that will go a long way toward addressing that shortfall.
I'd have even be tempted to let this one ride if it wasn't one of the three most common player endings, but since it was, here we are.
Kent is furiously working on the expanded artwork now, and I'll get it forked into the alpha build as soon as its ready.
Any new scene adds a few days generally, so there will necessarily be a short delay, but we're talking days, not weeks.
With luck, we'll have a beta packaged up this weekend and in tester's hands, with general deployment usually a few days later.
The caveat is that there's always a chance our testing team will find something that doesn't feel right or even find a broken branch. While this isn't common, we would be remiss if we didn't acknowledge the possibility.
I promise to post another update ASAP if there are any more surprises.
We're very close now to putting the cherry on this, and can't wait to ship it off to all of you to enjoy!


Cheers!!

 

[AidanPryde04808]

Dev Log dated June 23, 2025

Chasing Sunsets Epilogue Progress Update

Uhhhh, nice. Now it's getting interesting. I guess I have to do some more playthroughs with Mal and Amanda or just Mal. Or maybe solo and Sidegirls, because, damn Tanaka and Lisa.

Although.... if they change scenes, i wonder if that is only in the epilogue or already before and you'd need to replay.

We'll see I guess.

But thanks for the Update.

 

[alain8891]

Uhhhh, nice. Now it's getting interesting. I guess I have to do some more playthroughs with Mal and Amanda or just Mal. Or maybe solo and Sidegirls, because, damn Tanaka and Lisa.

Although.... if they change scenes, i wonder if that is only in the epilogue or already before and you'd need to replay.

We'll see I guess.

But thanks for the Update.

Only the epilogue is getting adjusted…

 

[Deleted member 9156676]

I don't get it people, last year when the 1.0 update was released, they said that by the end of 2024 the epilogue will finally be released, fastforward a year later the update is still not in sight..

 

[MiltonPowers]

I don't get it people, last year when the 1.0 update was released, they said that by the end of 2024 the epilogue will finally be released, fastforward a year later the update is still not in sight..

Go back about 5 posts and you can see that the end IS in sight.