VN Ren'Py Completed City of Broken Dreamers [v1.15.0 Ch. 15] [PhillyGames]

[Deleted member 3313072]

Really, Halfway House is that good? I remember trying it at some point, but it didn't take me long to decide that the people barely acted like people (though come to think of it, maybe it was just the one character...). But I like your taste, so maybe I'll give it a proper shot.

I'd personally squeeze 'Zanith' and 'Mutt & Jeff' into that list, though.

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So, on the subject of writing and Depraved Awakening, I felt DA had way less weight behind the characters because everyone seemed to take everything so well in stride. Like, "Oh no, this is terrible, literally traumatic!" at first, and then the scene would quickly transition to "Oh well, let's bang, wanna try anal?" or something equally tone-deaf. I'm exaggerating because I can't actually recall any of the scenes that made me feel that way, but to me it did feel like the characters were somehow very detached from everything going on around them (unlike in CoBD), which makes it especially odd to me that people in here seem to go nuts about Carli.

Well to me HH is good (maybe just because of how much I really like Emily...?)

It's got some rough areas with the wording and dialogue, but Az said it was meant to be that way for the MC. It's a very enjoyable game to me.

And about Carli, oh mama. I get the cold chills and warm fuzzies seeing Carli in the VR segment in CoBD. Talk about one of my all-time favorite VN girls.

 

[FAP369ZONE]

Next update is probably the next 4-5 months, maybe longer. Better to go through now but to each their own.

No better time to start multiple save paths

 

[Deleted member 3313072]

No better time to start multiple save paths

Agreed. I never do because I have no need to but yes. Ren'Py games basically require (and work better) with multiple saves (especially for multiple & branching routes)

 

[Anastasia_in_blue]

Hi All

I really like this game. It is kind of like Cyberpunk but better!

 

[Moxines]

Full save gallery someone?

 

[UncleVT]

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Dev Update #86
Another productive week on all fronts. Here is where we stand. Render count is doubled from last week up to 152 renders. There are also 3 more animations moving that to 5 with another getting setup to run for the rest of the day. A few more scenes have also been written as well, keeping that in line with everything else.
The May custom poll featuring Ellen is also out, so for ghost tier and up remember to cast your vote(s). I will start that as soon as the scene I am currently working on is complete. I suspect that will be around Wednesday or Thursday.
Past that I will keep this one short and sweet. You guys enjoy your weekend and remember to give your Mom's a call tomorrow.
As always, stay awesome!
Philly

 

[der123fer]

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[MoarDakka123]

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[desmosome]

"you'll get a scene with a call from Chandra: this will play in two different ways depending on whether you picked 'Yes' when Chandra offered the MC a deal in v1.0.5, if you did the MC will track Josh in the den and you'll get the options"

That's what it says on the walkthrough. It's been too long for me to remember what deal she offered. Apparantly I turned it down cus I didn't go find Josh... whoever that is...

Can anyone please jog my memory? Who is Josh and what deal was offered by Chandra?

 

[Real Kreten]

"you'll get a scene with a call from Chandra: this will play in two different ways depending on whether you picked 'Yes' when Chandra offered the MC a deal in v1.0.5, if you did the MC will track Josh in the den and you'll get the options"

That's what it says on the walkthrough. It's been too long for me to remember what deal she offered. Apparantly I turned it down cus I didn't go find Josh... whoever that is...

Can anyone please jog my memory? Who is Josh and what deal was offered by Chandra?

It is mistake in WT. You don’t get this choice, because you took right decision to help Chandy. Chandy will help you, without any “deals” therefore and you don’t need to deal with Josh. You already handled him in Ep.3.

 

[desmosome]

It is mistake in WT. You don’t get this choice, because you took right decision to help Chandy. Chandy will help you, without any “deals” therefore and you don’t need to deal with Josh. You already handled him in Ep.3.

Thanks.

 

[ename144]

Really, Halfway House is that good? I remember trying it at some point, but it didn't take me long to decide that the people barely acted like people (though come to think of it, maybe it was just the one character...). But I like your taste, so maybe I'll give it a proper shot.

I'd personally squeeze 'Zanith' and 'Mutt & Jeff' into that list, though.

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So, on the subject of writing and Depraved Awakening, I felt DA had way less weight behind the characters because everyone seemed to take everything so well in stride. Like, "Oh no, this is terrible, literally traumatic!" at first, and then the scene would quickly transition to "Oh well, let's bang, wanna try anal?" or something equally tone-deaf. I'm exaggerating because I can't actually recall any of the scenes that made me feel that way, but to me it did feel like the characters were somehow very detached from everything going on around them (unlike in CoBD), which makes it especially odd to me that people in here seem to go nuts about Carli.

DA took a while to get going, IMHO. Most of the girls only displayed their depth much later in the game, and there was a big emphasis on cramming lewd scenes in at the start when they didn't make much sense (Carli's introduction being the prime example). Luckily for us it eventually found its rhythm and managed to combine good character work, plot and enticing sex scenes that really leveraged the noir theme to tell a memorable story.

I do wonder if that's part of why Philly doesn't have as large a following as he probably should. While DA was well made, noir is not a major niche these days (certainly not in comparison to college hijinks), and cyberpunk is probably even less mainstream. Since Philly puts so much emphasis on the world and themes, I can see why people less interested in the story might gravitate towards more easily digestible works. Their loss, though.

 

[ename144]

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Dev Update #86
Another productive week on all fronts. Here is where we stand. Render count is doubled from last week up to 152 renders. There are also 3 more animations moving that to 5 with another getting setup to run for the rest of the day. A few more scenes have also been written as well, keeping that in line with everything else.
The May custom poll featuring Ellen is also out, so for ghost tier and up remember to cast your vote(s). I will start that as soon as the scene I am currently working on is complete. I suspect that will be around Wednesday or Thursday.
Past that I will keep this one short and sweet. You guys enjoy your weekend and remember to give your Mom's a call tomorrow.
As always, stay awesome!
Philly

Philly completed 77 static renders and 3 animations this week. His overall average is now 76 statics and 2.5 animations per week. Visually, it looks something like this:

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So far Chapter 10 development seems to be higher on statics than animations (the final average for Chapter 9 was ~65 static and 4 animation renders per week), but we're still early in the process and it sounded like some of these animations were tricky.

Nice shot of Gloria. Based on the sky, it seems to outdoors and far from the city, so perhaps salvaging that mech took longer than anticipated.

 

[Aristos]

DA took a while to get going, IMHO. Most of the girls only displayed their depth much later in the game, and there was a big emphasis on cramming lewd scenes in at the start when they didn't make much sense (Carli's introduction being the prime example). Luckily for us it eventually found its rhythm and managed to combine good character work, plot and enticing sex scenes that really leveraged the noir theme to tell a memorable story.

I do wonder if that's part of why Philly doesn't have as large a following as he probably should. While DA was well made, noir is not a major niche these days (certainly not in comparison to college hijinks), and cyberpunk is probably even less mainstream. Since Philly puts so much emphasis on the world and themes, I can see why people less interested in the story might gravitate towards more easily digestible works. Their loss, though.
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In my opinion, Carli's opening scene is the prime example of how you can show sex scenes from the very beginning of a game that are meaningful to the story and don't fuck up or dilute your relationship with the girl involved. Quite the opposite.
The same happens with Chandra and Ellen (especially Ellen) in CoBD.
Dragging out the appearance of sex scenes in a porn game because you don't know how they'll make sense is a sign of bad writing, lack of imagination, milking, or all the aforesaid.

In retrospect, the first half of DA was quite weak both render and storywise. It seemed interesting, and since I really like the noir genre I got hooked right away. But the game really started picking up during the last months of development, so I can see people playing the game at its early stages and no following its development any longer. As you said, their loss.

Carli and Victoria are Philly's best characters. Complex, intelligent, stacked... Every man's dream.

 

[Stella MudPie]

Always and has been providing good quality games, again I appreciate the dev's work on this.

 

[ename144]

In my opinion, Carli's opening scene is the prime example of how you can show sex scenes from the very beginning of a game that are meaningful to the story and don't fuck up or dilute your relationship with the girl involved. Quite the opposite.
The same happens with Chandra and Ellen (especially Ellen) in CoBD.
Dragging out the appearance of sex scenes in a porn game because you don't know how they'll make sense is a sign of bad writing, lack of imagination, milking, or all the aforesaid.

In retrospect, the first half of DA was quite weak both render and storywise. It seemed interesting, and since I really like the noir genre I got hooked right away. But the game really started picking up during the last months of development, so I can see people playing the game at its early stages and no following its development any longer. As you said, their loss.

Carli and Victoria are Philly's best characters. Complex, intelligent, stacked... Every man's dream.

Huh, I disagree on Carli completely. Carli's opening scene is so disconnected from her later characterization that I think it could be removed and the game would be the better for it. Carli's role as Stella's friend is significant, but her role as a hooker is only briefly relevant (and in a way that doesn't make a lot of sense) and vanishes entirely by the end of the game.

IMHO CoBD improved on that model immensely with Chandra and Ellen. Chandra's first lewd scene does come out of the blue, but it's clear she's a part of the MC's backstory even if we don't know the details yet. Likewise, Ellen's role as on-again/off-again fuck buddy is pretty clearly established. Whereas Carli is a one night stand the MC can choose to indulge in, who by pure coincidence just happens to be best friends with Stella.

Moreover, the MC of DA using Carli's services out of loneliness or desperation is a lot harder to integrate with his character arc than Chandra/Ellen's scene is with the MC in CoBD. After all, in DA the MC had been working his job as normal right up to the start of the game (that's how he got roped into the plot), and once the game gets going we see he connects to people fairly quickly. So why hire Carli at all?

The MC in CoBD, on the other hand, has been avoiding work at the start of the game: both Ellen and Sonja will call him on that. So him hooking up with long-time crutch Ellen at the start (or acting on an old fantasy with Chandra) makes a lot more sense as a springboard to him connecting with other people once Gloria's case catches his attention.

That's how I see it, anyway. Of course, I've never been a big fan of Carli, so perhaps I just don't get her. (I'm with you on Victoria, though.)

 

[Juca Alves]

Hi guys, can someone help me. My game does not update from version 1.08 to version 1.09. I downloaded the patch. I thank you in advance for any help.

 

[AlienEDM]

Hi guys, can someone help me. My game does not update from version 1.08 to version 1.09. I downloaded the patch. I thank you in advance for any help.

Specify how exactly your game does not update? To patch the version 1.08 to version 1.09 you must unzip, copy, place and overwrite files.

 

[Tulrek]

Specify how exactly your game does not update? To patch the version 1.08 to version 1.09 you must unzip, copy, place and overwrite files.

Or just unzip the last update and launch the game from the new directory that has just been created by the decompression.

The saves are not contained in the update directory, so fear not loosing them.

 

[rahuljaat0333]

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