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

[felicemastronzo]

I still don’t understand the whole storyline with Tara — what was the point of having sex with the main character and his sister, only to completely disappear from the plot
She might as well have just been a one-night stand. I get the feeling that, because players liked her character model, the developers decided to use her in a new game.

The authors had to reiterate several times that there would be no more scenes with Tara, and it was not a given. So it is likely that fame prompted the promotion of her in the new game.

 

[Tier1selection]

She literally tells you.

tell you what ? I may have missed that..

 

[Fendrall]

That's exactly my point — the way the character is written, they can just be thrown out. It doesn’t matter if they’re a close friend or not, they’ll barely get any screen time.

Tara's presence is intended to tell us that she was the one who helped Jaye vent his sexual urges towards MC during their high school years. As Tara herself tells MC, she helped Jaye with her “problem,” and she tries to do the same thing with him to convince him not to leave.
And that's why Tara is more present at first and then pratically disappears, unfortunately.

 

[adanu]

I meant it as a quote from one of the users in that thread — doesn’t it sound like that?
"She goes from being Jaye's BFF who's always around to completely disappearing. In Jaye's ending, Tara only appears once — as a blurred figure in the background of a scene."




That's exactly my point — the way the character is written, they can just be thrown out. It doesn’t matter if they’re a close friend or not, they’ll barely get any screen time.

Reread the scenes with Tara and the context behind them. She's a supporting character who has her own life beyond catering to your plot desires. The amount of Tara we got was perfect for what she was meant to do.

 

[GibboBtw]

Tara's presence is intended to tell us that she was the one who helped Jaye vent his sexual urges towards MC during their high school years. As Tara herself tells MC, she helped Jaye with her “problem,” and she tries to do the same thing with him to convince him not to leave.
And that's why Tara is more present at first and then pratically disappears, unfortunately.

It is such a weird choice though IMO. I can get being excited about a character you have planned for a sequel game. But choosing to jump the gun and introduce her early, due to "player demand". Then having her be sleeping with the LI, and then have her sleep with the MC from that game also on top of that. Just to then disappear back into the sequel, ready to be a major LI there. Is a bit of a random choice IMO.

Like, if BaDIK announced a sequel after Season 4 is done, and had Mona, Cathy and Heather announced as Main Girls...

I'd just be like

 

[GarudoSCHE]

Like, if BaDIK announced a sequel after Season 4 is done, and had Mona, Cathy and Heather announced as Main Girls...

I'd just be like

You know... This actually sounds like a good idea for a spin off.

 

[Rehwyn]

It is such a weird choice though IMO. I can get being excited about a character you have planned for a sequel game. But choosing to jump the gun and introduce her early, due to "player demand". Then having her be sleeping with the LI, and then have her sleep with the MC from that game also on top of that. Just to then disappear back into the sequel, ready to be a major LI there. Is a bit of a random choice IMO.

Like, if BaDIK announced a sequel after Season 4 is done, and had Mona, Cathy and Heather announced as Main Girls...

I'd just be like

I suspect that the order is the other way around. They probably had not made plans about who to involve in a potential sequel before including Tara in CS, if they even had made plans about a sequel at all.

It's much more likely that they saw how strongly people responded to her in CS even though she was only intended to be a supporting character. They likely decided there wasn't narrative room to include her more there since Jaye and Mal were always intended to be the only main LIs, and decided to see if it made sense to potentially give her an expanded role later in a sequel because of her popularity. Same with Lisa and Bianca. This goes double if the devs themselves came to love these characters and want to give them space to shine in their own light.

 

[GibboBtw]

I suspect that the order is the other way around. They probably had not made plans about who to involve in a potential sequel before including Tara in CS, if they even had made plans about a sequel at all.

It's much more likely that they saw how strongly people responded to her in CS even though she was only intended to be a supporting character. They likely decided there wasn't narrative room to include her more there since Jaye and Mal were always intended to be the only main LIs, and decided to see if it made sense to potentially give her an expanded role later in large part because of her popularity. Same with Lisa and Bianca.

Nah she wasn't even supposed to be in the game at all. She was just something one of the devs made in their spare time for fun. People saw it and demanded she be added to the game. So they had to rewrite some stuff to fit her in. One of the devs talked about it on Reddit.

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It's why in my eyes, she does feel a little out of place with how it seems like she's going to be important, only to then disappear. She wasn't supposed to be there. And IMO, it just seems like a weird choice. People should have just been told no. And then she should have just been saved for their sequel. At least in my personal opinion.

 

[Rehwyn]

Nah she wasn't even supposed to be in the game at all. She was just something one of the devs made in their spare time for fun. People saw it and demanded she be added to the game. So they has to rewrite some stuff to fit her in. One of the devs talked about it on Reddit.

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It's why in my eyes, she does feel a little out of place with how it seems like she's going to be important, only to then disappear. She wasn't supposed to be there. And IMO, it just seems like a weird choice. People should have just been told no. And then she should have just been saved for their sequel. At least in my personal opinion.

Huh, TIL. Thanks!

It does sound like she wasn't even originally intended for a sequel though, just a character they made for some fun renders. So the decision to make her a main LI in Firebreak likely still came later on based on her popularity.

 

[adanu]

Makes sense all things considered, that being said, they fit her in very well so it doesn't feel weird to me.

 

[Fendrall]

So the decision to make her a main LI in Firebreak likely still came later on based on her popularity.

Well, that was easy to guess.
The same goes for Lisa and Bianca (but will she be a LI in Firebreak or not? I still haven't figured it out).

 

[Rehwyn]

Well, that was easy to guess.
The same goes for Lisa and Bianca (but will she be a LI in Firebreak or not? I still haven't figured it out).

I don't think they haven't specifically said what role Bianca will play, just that she'll be in Firebreak and given how much she wants a kid, they can't imagine denying her one again. So it's probably safe to conclude not a minor role.

 

[Rehwyn]

It has to be main LI or nothing in my mind. If they just bring her in to have a possible kid with us or be a side girl once again, that would be a waste. Cause it would just be more disappointment of no ending or anything after this game. So hopefully they make her main LI, then again these devs are prone to bad decisions.

For some additional context, that line about "not denying her again" was in response to a tongue-in-cheek Discord comment from someone about making her a LI for players that don't enjoy pregnancy. So it's not necessarily confirmation she'll have the option, just that they wouldn't give her the potential and then deny her again.

Though in response to someone commenting they wished CS MC gave her a kid they replied that "if Bianca had a baby with MC in Ch10, it would make sexing her up in Firebreak awkward". So sounds like at least that much will likely be a possibility.

 

[Draco6393]

Can someone help me understand this please? I am playing the game using the walkthrough and I am on CH9 of the game right now. Idk if I misunderstood something but, in the Jaye and Mal walkthrough or the other one it doesn't tell me which choice to choose when the MC is talking to Mal outside the house. Where it asks who to choose. I want it to where I have both of them but IDK which answer to pick to get it

 

[MiltonPowers]

Can someone help me understand this please? I am playing the game using the walkthrough and I am on CH9 of the game right now. Idk if I misunderstood something but, in the Jaye and Mal walkthrough or the other one it doesn't tell me which choice to choose when the MC is talking to Mal outside the house. Where it asks who to choose. I want it to where I have both of them but IDK which answer to pick to get it

Choose "I wish things were different'"

 

[Draco6393]

Choose "I wish things were different'"

I don't have that option. These are the choices I have. This choice is in like the beginning of CH9

 

[MiltonPowers]

I don't have that option. These are the choices I have. This choice is in like the beginning of CH9

You shouldn't have got those options if you're going for the poly with J/M (they are for if you are in an open relationship with both iirc).

You shouldn't be in an open relationship with Mallory (I saw someone say you could, but I'm not aware of steps).
You need to be on romance path with Jaye.

After your first sex with Mallory, you should have chosen "just to help her".

The walkthrough is not actually helpful with trying to get the poly path. The things you need to do are:

1. After first sex with Mallory, tell her it's just to help her.
2. Do romance path with Jaye
3. When Jaye is upset choose "what's wrong" and then "phone a friend".
4. When you leave Cabin with Mallory tell her "I wish things were different."
5. When you have sex with Jaye at George's house you need at least 95 love points with Jaye & at least 80 with Mallory.
6. If you've met all that, Jaye will offer you the choice of Mallory only joining a Poly relationship (not a throuple).

 

[Draco6393]

1. After first sex with Mallory, tell her it's just to help her.

I can't remember which chapter this one was in so I can look for it in the PDF walkthrough so I can remember which choice I chose

 

[MiltonPowers]

I can't remember which chapter this one was in so I can look for it in the PDF walkthrough so I can remember which choice I chose

It's in Chapter 6.

Helping you (puts Mal on friends path but she wants more) - num025=3
Play it by ear (open relationship) - num025=2
I'd like to see (romance) - num025=1

 

[Draco6393]

It's in Chapter 6.

Helping you (puts Mal on friends path but she wants more) - num025=3
Play it by ear (open relationship) - num025=2
I'd like to see (romance) - num025=1


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I chose play by ear. I wonder if I chose not fair in this choice it would do the open relationship