VN Ren'Py Abandoned Connected [v0.2.5] [ChainZero]

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Holy Bacchus

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Question for ChainZero: there's no denying that Charlotte looks absolutely fucking bangin' in the render from last months dev report, but one thing I've been wondering is if this new straighter hair style is going to be what she permanently has or if we'll see that wavy hair that really suits her again?

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Question for ChainZero: there's no denying that Charlotte looks absolutely fucking bangin' in the render from last months dev report, but one thing I've been wondering is if this new straighter hair style is going to be what she permanently has or if we'll see that wavy hair that really suits her again?

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Short answer: No permanent changes.

Long answer: Charlotte will be moving between a number of different hairstyles throughout the story, so I can't say any one of them is a default look for her. So far, there are 3 hairstyles I like on her and a possible 4th. I don't think I'm planning on using the straighter hair until a little later though. But there is another curly style that I personally believe suits her even better than this style.

Here it is.
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I really like this one a lot. I'm planning on debuting it in Chapter 3, but I also like it so much that I wanna see her in it as soon as possible, so I'm not really sure what I'm gonna do here until I start working on her scenes.
 

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Short answer: No permanent changes.

Long answer: Charlotte will be moving between a number of different hairstyles throughout the story, so I can't say any one of them is a default look for her. So far, there are 3 hairstyles I like on her and a possible 4th. I don't think I'm planning on using the straighter hair until a little later though. But there is another curly style that I personally believe suits her even better than this style.

Here it is.
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I really like this one a lot. I'm planning on debuting it in Chapter 3, but I also like it so much that I wanna see her in it as soon as possible, so I'm not really sure what I'm gonna do here until I start working on her scenes.
Just to be sure, this is the NON revamp version right? If it is, I am looking forward to the revamp version as well. :love:
 

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Just to be sure, this is the NON revamp version right? If it is, I am looking forward to the revamp version as well. :love:
Something you should know about me is I can never seem to make up my mind, haha. That image IS pre revamp Charlotte (I rendered this a few months back), but something about her I actually like more than the revamp version of her. Right now, pre revamp Charlotte is winning in my head at about 70/30.

The main reason I chose to revamp her look is cause the denoiser tends to make her skin look too glossy, but I'm trying to render scenes without the denoiser and just apply certain edits in post. So the Charlotte you see above might be the one I use going forward.
 

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Short answer: No permanent changes.

Long answer: Charlotte will be moving between a number of different hairstyles throughout the story, so I can't say any one of them is a default look for her. So far, there are 3 hairstyles I like on her and a possible 4th. I don't think I'm planning on using the straighter hair until a little later though. But there is another curly style that I personally believe suits her even better than this style.

Here it is.
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I really like this one a lot. I'm planning on debuting it in Chapter 3, but I also like it so much that I wanna see her in it as soon as possible, so I'm not really sure what I'm gonna do here until I start working on her scenes.
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Glad to hear that we haven't seen the last of the wavy hair and that her hair style will have some variations, but that short style is...well...let's just say I don't recognise that that is Charlotte and for some reason it makes me feel differently about her. On the one hand, it is still her and who she is as a character will still be there, but it doesn't make me feel quite the same about her as I do seeing her long, dark hair.

The long hair really frames her face perfectly and accentuates her blue eyes because of the contrast of how the dark hair surrounds her light coloured eyes that you become drawn to them. The lighter hair, however, distracts from this and your eyes are drawn more to it than her face and eyes. Maybe if that short style was the same colour as the long style it might be better, but the light colour doesn't frame her face in quite the same way.

No disrespect to you, you know I have a great appreciation for this game, but in all honesty I don't think it suits her. Sorry.
 

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Something you should know about me is I can never seem to make up my mind, haha. That image IS pre revamp Charlotte (I rendered this a few months back), but something about her I actually like more than the revamp version of her. Right now, pre revamp Charlotte is winning in my head at about 70/30.

The main reason I chose to revamp her look is cause the denoiser tends to make her skin look too glossy, but I'm trying to render scenes without the denoiser and just apply certain edits in post. So the Charlotte you see above might be the one I use going forward.
Just checked your patreon page and for the love of god, I cannot decide because they are all beautiful! I would vote for the pre-revamp version if there's a poll.

Had to do a bit of investigation to see which tier provides the wallpaper. ;) Also noticed that Laurel also have a mole in the same location as Charlotte. Interesting...
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Glad to hear that we haven't seen the last of the wavy hair and that her hair style will have some variations, but that short style is...well...let's just say I don't recognise that that is Charlotte and for some reason it makes me feel differently about her. On the one hand, it is still her and who she is as a character will still be there, but it doesn't make me feel quite the same about her as I do seeing her long, dark hair.

The long hair really frames her face perfectly and accentuates her blue eyes because of the contrast of how the dark hair surrounds her light coloured eyes that you become drawn to them. The lighter hair, however, distracts from this and your eyes are drawn more to it than her face and eyes. Maybe if that short style was the same colour as the long style it might be better, but the light colour doesn't frame her face in quite the same way.

No disrespect to you, you know I have a great appreciation for this game, but in all honesty I don't think it suits her. Sorry.
The wavy hair spells CHARACTER and STYLE!
 

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Something you should know about me is I can never seem to make up my mind, haha. That image IS pre revamp Charlotte (I rendered this a few months back), but something about her I actually like more than the revamp version of her. Right now, pre revamp Charlotte is winning in my head at about 70/30.

The main reason I chose to revamp her look is cause the denoiser tends to make her skin look too glossy, but I'm trying to render scenes without the denoiser and just apply certain edits in post. So the Charlotte you see above might be the one I use going forward.
OK, now I'm confused. Is "pre-revamp" Charlotte the wavy hair Charlotte? If so, why is that she is winning in your head 70/30, yet you said that this short style "suits her even better than this style."? :unsure:

The wavy hair spells CHARACTER and STYLE!
Yes, these are excellent words to describe the long style. The short style is trendy and hip and there's nothing wrong with that, but the long hair just gives her a real sense of class that the short one doesn't, and it's this sense that really enhances her attractiveness.
 

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Glad to hear that we haven't seen the last of the wavy hair and that her hair style will have some variations, but that short style is...well...let's just say I don't recognise that that is Charlotte and for some reason it makes me feel differently about her. On the one hand, it is still her and who she is as a character will still be there, but it doesn't make me feel quite the same about her as I do seeing her long, dark hair.

The long hair really frames her face perfectly and accentuates her blue eyes because of the contrast of how the dark hair surrounds her light coloured eyes that you become drawn to them. The lighter hair, however, distracts from this and your eyes are drawn more to it than her face and eyes. Maybe if that short style was the same colour as the long style it might be better, but the light colour doesn't frame her face in quite the same way.

No disrespect to you, you know I have a great appreciation for this game, but in all honesty I don't think it suits her. Sorry.
Don't worry, I love disagreements. There isn't a discussion if there isn't one. I should state though that the light hair isn't really definitive here. I just chose that just to use it for the render, but I fully intend on making the hair darker. I do like the lighter highlights though. I'll be alternating between them.

But you spoke as a true fan of Charlotte! Her blue eyes are mesmerizing indeed and is definitely intended to be the main draw in of her character.
 

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OK, now I'm confused. Is "pre-revamp" Charlotte the wavy hair Charlotte? If so, why is that she is winning in your head 70/30, yet you said that this short style "suits her even better than this style."? :unsure:



Yes, these are excellent words to describe the long style. The short style is trendy and hip and there's nothing wrong with that, but the long hair just gives her a real sense of class that the short one doesn't, and it's this sense that really enhances her attractiveness.
"Pre-revamp" would be the render I posted. Don't focus on the hair. It's the skin that's different. It's hard to see, but look at the image you posted with the straight hair and curly hair. The skins are different. I just tried to make the revamp version look similar to the pre revamp version to stay true to her appearance. But there's something about the pre revamp one that I like more. I don't know what.

"Pre Revamp" = Smaller, softer beauty mark above her lip.

Revamp: Bigger beauty mark.

That's the best way to tell the difference.
 

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Don't worry, I love disagreements. There isn't a discussion if there isn't one. I should state though that the light hair isn't really definitive here. I just chose that just to use it for the render, but I fully intend on making the hair darker. I do like the lighter highlights though. I'll be alternating between them.

But you spoke as a true fan of Charlotte! Her blue eyes are mesmerizing indeed and is definitely intended to be the main draw in of her character.
I just spoke the truth. :giggle: If that makes me a "true fan of Charlotte", then that's a badge I'll wear proudly. (y)

Honestly, if it were possible to make a LMD (Marvel reference = Life Model Decoy) of any adult game character, it would be a really difficult toss-up between Charlotte and Maya from BaDIK. :unsure:



"Pre-revamp" would be the render I posted. Don't focus on the hair. It's the skin that's different. It's hard to see, but look at the image you posted with the straight hair and curly hair. The skins are different. I just tried to make the revamp version look similar to the pre revamp version to stay true to her appearance. But there's something about the pre revamp one that I like more. I don't know what.

"Pre Revamp" = Smaller, softer beauty mark above her lip.

Revamp: Bigger beauty mark.

That's the best way to tell the difference.
Honestly, that beauty mark, whatever size, is adorable so I'm happy with either. :giggle:
 

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Man, the game progression is well tamed (in a good way) than most adult visual novels AND good character design & rendering. Hope to learn more about these characters and story of the MC. Keep up the good work!
 
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Short answer: No permanent changes.

Long answer: Charlotte will be moving between a number of different hairstyles throughout the story, so I can't say any one of them is a default look for her. So far, there are 3 hairstyles I like on her and a possible 4th. I don't think I'm planning on using the straighter hair until a little later though. But there is another curly style that I personally believe suits her even better than this style.

Here it is.
View attachment 742365
I really like this one a lot. I'm planning on debuting it in Chapter 3, but I also like it so much that I wanna see her in it as soon as possible, so I'm not really sure what I'm gonna do here until I start working on her scenes.
Bro, she deadass looks like my younger cousin lol. Damn boi that's kinda scary.
 

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I recently started and the only concern i have is that the Narrator seems to be the MC but some times he talks about himself, and sometimes he talks about "you" so its kind of confusing rith now.

Its hard to understand what kind of power does he have, cause if the MC is telling the story ¿how does he know what is Ayana doing as narrator, but doesnt know as character? Maybe he is speaking in past tense and she told her, i dont know , is confusing.

I just started so maybe this is clarified later on.
 
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