Ren'Py Corrupted Kingdoms [v0.22.3d] [ArcGames]

[jahall]

Is there a changelog?

Yes, but why didn't you just click on the link I provided to find out?

 

[Fantasy Catharsis]

you're joking right? the game turned into a slow down shit show when the dev changed the style twice. we get more BS updates for over a year now, and when we do get a sexy update (this is a sex game after all) it's a copy paste engine sex scenes that we can replay with the character cards.

Arc got lazy, period.

At least someone said it. I'm not a fan of Patreon, fuck that site but I don't particularly care for Arc's current plight either.

 

[Satto]

you're joking right? the game turned into a slow down shit show when the dev changed the style twice. we get more BS updates for over a year now, and when we do get a sexy update (this is a sex game after all) it's a copy paste engine sex scenes that we can replay with the character cards.

No, not joking, the game didn't really slow down but some priorities got shifted based on feedback and polls that were run for subscribers.
I have yet to see a 'BS update' and I have been subbed for more than a few months at this point, coming up on a year soon in fact. All the updates that have been published have had content and or important fixes that needed to be done.
Expecting every update to be just about sex would take a way from the game and the story its telling, hentai is easy enough to find if that is all you are after but a well written story with developing characters and plot? that is a lot more difficult to come by.

Arc got lazy, period. anyone who's been following this game this past year knows this. I'm not a special snowflake, everyone here have the same human eyes and knows what's up.

Again, no Arc didn't get lazy, he has been working his ass off to keep providing new content and updating older content to remain in line with the current direction of the game.
It is still being developed and things are of course going to shift and change, that means every time there is a new update the new content has to conform with the past plot and character personalities or else things have to be altered and that, by itself is a lot of work. Simply writing the story by itself is time consuming and can be a very frustrating experience, I have tried before and failed miserably at it. Arc gets my respect because he sticks with it, works hard and produces content that the vast majority of his supporters and players appreciate.

now... as a joke I always argue that he should have added Loli options, he went with Patreon because it's a good platform to get a lot of money fast, and now he got fucked. this Dev was making good money, if he didn't slow down his updates when his game got big (which sadly happens with a lot of Devs that want to work less while making more) I would fully support him. this however is not the case, Dev wants more money? he should go to limitless sub channels which he should have done in the first place (Patreon is creativity killer, always has been) and he needs to start working on the fucking game like a job, instead of a hobby. that's when I'm gonna advice people to support him because he's a great Dev.

He is telling a story, developing new and interesting characters, providing the game free of charge to anyone who wants to play it and doesn't badger people to subscribe. Additionally he is trying to survive and and break into the game development market which isn't an easy thing to do.
He sticks pretty well to his update schedule and lets us know if there is going to be an interruption or problem in advance so I don't know where you are getting this whole part about slowing down updates and not wanting to work from.
As for wanting more money, that isn't really the case here, Patreon screwed him over and he lost a large chunk of revenue because of that. Was using Patreon a mistake in the first place? looking back its easy to say sure but at the time it was simply a matter of creating a revenue stream to help fund his development. After losing that source of funding he didn't just give up and retire or anything, he actively came to us and told us the issues. It is always easy to look back at things that didn't work out and say they were mistakes but I think he made the best decisions he could in the moment with the information he had available at that time.
Saying he needs to work on the game like a job instead of a hobby is kind of insulting and I don't think there is any need for that here. He is already working hard on it and logging more hours per day than most people do in a full time position to get things just right and to make sure his writing is up to scratch. I doubt you have tried to develop a game yourself so can you really say you understand the issues and stresses that come with such an undertaking? I know that I can't and at best I have tried to just write a coherent story, much less developing a full on game. I don't want to devolve into personal insults or anything, I do apologize if that came across as hurtful but I would appreciate it if you could try to see things from Arc's perspective.
Saying he should have done this or that really doesn't help anyone and only creates animosity, aren't we all just looking for games and content that we enjoy?
I support Arc and his game because I personally enjoy it greatly and I feel he deserves the support, if you don't feel that way that is totally fine but there is no need to go after either him or his supporters simply because you don't share that interest and their content doesn't appeal to you.
That being said, if you do have a game either finished or in the works I would be happy to give it a shot and see just how it compares to CK.

you wanna support a good Dev? go support TK8000... Arc doesn't deserve your money just because Patreon fucked him over. he lost our trust way before that.

You are right that Arc doesn't deserve our money JUST because Patreon shut his page down, he deserves our money because he is a hard working and dedicated Dev who cares about his community and his game. He deserves our money because he is making something that a lot of us enjoy and that we couldn't make on our own. Hell there are a lot of reasons he deserves our money and I am personally happy to help support him, Patreon screwing him over is just one of the reasons he deserves the support of players regardless of how much or how little they are able to offer.
Arc is a friendly person who takes the time to talk to his community even when he is hard pressed by deadlines and update schedules. He takes our opinions and thoughts into account and understands that we form attachments to his characters and the world he is creating. In my opinion, he isn't just trying to grab cash or scam anyone, he is putting in the effort and giving us a great story in a fun and unique game world.

With the number of positive reviews and comments just in this thread alone I think its fair to say that Arc is in fact a good Dev who has not 'lost our trust' but has continually earned it instead. You are free to support whoever you like of course but there is no reason to tear down others simply because they have a different taste or opinion than you have.

I hope you will reconsider and give the game a fair chance, if you have issues with the update schedule you should join the discord channel, you will be able to see how regularly updates come out and plan accordingly.

Sorry for such a long post, I did my best to keep it professional and hope you will do the same if you feel the need to respond.

Regardless of what anyone decides to do one way or the other, I feel this game is well worth fighting for and would like to see more dedicated and helpful Devs like Arc enter the gaming space.

 

[anonymous316]

I used to be a patron of this game a while back but stopped subbing for whatever reason.
Been tempted sometimes to re pledge because I liked Act 1 and 2 but from what I hear about Act 3 I'm not super into it.

 

[Master of Puppets]

So, if he's not on Patreon any more, does that mean that he can start posting on here again?

 

[CutieLvr]

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Overview:
You are the hero - or possibly villain - of this tale, originally on a journey to discover why your family was driven out of your home town, but quickly thrust into events beyond anything you could ever have imagined. As tensions rise between the humans and the mythical creatures that lurk just outside of sight, will you stand as a beacon of hope... or use your newfound power to bring the world under your control?
PATREON HAS ATTEMPTED TO KILL CORRUPTED KINGDOMS!

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Thread Updated: 2024-02-12
Release Date: 2024-02-05
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Censored: No
Version: 0.20.9
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
Language: English
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IF YOU ARE ON WINDOWS, LINUX OR MAC IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NO OVERWRITE THE OLD UPDATE WITH THE NEW ONE! JUST EXTRACT THIS UPDATE TO A BRAND NEW FOLDER AND PLAY! THE GAME WILL TRANSFER YOUR SAVE FILES FOR YOU!

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Extras: FAN SIGS - GUIDE - FONT TWEAK - SAVE FILES - WALLPAPERS - CONSOLE COMMAND - CHARACTER CARDS - GALLERY MOD*

*This mod/version isn't made nor is endorsed by the dev, download and use at your own risk

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Wow, read your story about Patreon trying to force you into changing your game. Censorship of any type in the art world is an abomination in its own self. A censorship on fantasy is just stupid. Good luck with your game and fight the good fight. Not just for yourself, but for all artists and devs out there.
Now, that you are at SubscribeStar, would you consider using an I-patch or allowing someone to create one for your game?

 

[DaffoDonk]

Arc has made a public post on his Subscribestar summarise the latest position:

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Basically it says that the number of people taking out SS subscriptions since he was chucked off Patreon has been encouraging, so he's hoping that he won't need to go down the Steam route after all.

Oh thank god... Pretty sure a change in style would've killed the game for me.

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

Corrupted Kingdoms [v0.20.9] [ArcGames]

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[Samknowsall]

Its not a gamble to move to subscribe star. It worked fine for Selebus, creator of Lessons in Love. It can work for this creator too.

 

[beepbeepbeepbeep1]

I have been following this game's development for literal years just to fuck Claire.

Please for the love of God let me fuck Claire already.

 

[Lolicon Kami]

Its not a gamble to move to subscribe star. It worked fine for Selebus, creator of Lessons in Love. It can work for this creator too.

True. Very true. Sel's now so loaded he's started a charity foundation on the side donating money to starving kids in Africa and planting trees to stop climate change, lol.

 

[Harukana93600]

the game die in the moment we enter in this arc 3 that's why i stopped this game then i see the reboot and all sex scene missing

 

[Moko001]

Skimmed some comments saying the game turned to crap because the combat, didnt want to believe it. Yep the combat is just that bad, what is that a 1% chance to win any fight along with not being able to reload until you lose?

 

[CutieLvr]

True. Very true. Sel's now so loaded he's started a charity foundation on the side donating money to starving kids in Africa and planting trees to stop climate change, lol.

Why does that come off as having a ring of not being true......hummmm......

 

[MadGenuis]

Just got on this game recently. The whole act 3 thing is interesting. From a game play perspective introducing a complicated strategy game mechanic (complicated in comparison to act 1 & 2) this deep into the game seems like a bizarre decision. Its basically a surprise genre change. Then of course there is the fact that as a gameplay device, the old VN style plays more into the corruption fetish. The battle thing could play into a rape thing but doesn't seem to from what little I have played of act 3. So the old gameplay style harmonized the porn and story better.

On a story level I think the game goes wrong before act 3 and act 3 is just the natural consequence of that. The author wrote a mystery-espionage narrative but doesn't seem aware of that. The conflict being the mystery of what happened to the mother, what the monster is and then espionage being the MC's relationship between the Fey, Org and Church. I say this is espionage because for most of the game the MC is established to be squishy. Even when you get powers they're not even introduced as combat powers but puzzle solving devices. Espionage is the natural vector the MC would take here.

A lot of what we learn about about the mystery component is not earned. You'd imagine a lot of the plot would revolve around the MC discovering more about the unknowns but instead most of it is simply divulged by one or two characters simply explaining however much they feel is fit at the moment. Ironically a lot of the exposition here is given by a character (gramps) that the story wants us to believe doesn't like telling us things.

Then we get to the espionage component the author set up. This is set up in an A, B and C plot. A plot is the Fey, set up to be a double agent scenario where the MC must advance their goals while Morgana is none the wiser. B plot is the Org, MC is set up as an explicit outsider to this. With his relationship to Jessica the story sets it up to be a kind of political thing involving influence curried by interacting with characters or buying properties. Maybe some amount of using your girls as pawns or whatever. Then you have the C plot which is the Church which is established as a big no go zone. The kinda thing where the monster would maybe distrupt plans or would require a lot of energy to stay our of sight of.

Somehow the author forgot they wrote any of that and treats all 3 major threads the same. Instead of using any of the material here to keep these plot lines as unique or interesting all 3 are treated the same in which the MC becomes a double agent infiltrating the group. Except MC doesn't do anything to advance his own goals really he just does fetch quests. The one of these plots where the MC actually does double agent stuff is the one where it makes the least sense for them to have even allowed him in the Org. The church plot is handled especially poorly given the MC has reoccurring nightmares about the monster and has had substantial threats on his life by it. He goes to the Church anyways cuz gramps says so lol.

I see people saying a war arc is basically the only place the story can go. Its only because they wrote themselves into a corner with this. You have an A and B plot so you can switch between them and keep things feeling fresh and sometimes use it for tension. Instead all 3 plots are the same so the author ran the premise ragged instantly and was forced to move on. I don't even think war is the natural progression for the story. The unlikely alliance between the fey and org that kick starts it is extremely ham fisted. It doesn't jive with the way the characters were written before at all. A war arc is super common in battle shounen because it usually ups the stakes and is a natural progression for a genre filled with fight scenes. The story's stakes are already at world saving / world ending, so it doesn't raise the stakes. Its also out of left field in a story that has until this moment had problems solved with wit over might. Additionally the format prioritizing cute anime girls > plot means its not even really more dangerous to the characters. We're talking about a story that introduced a character for the explicit purpose of killing off that character that goes on to ressurect said killed character.

Hey now, don't go stealing my idea of analyzing the story to see how much it makes sense!

I'm joking, obviously. I still have to collect evidence for the analysis, and after that I'll have to write the thing, so it'll be a while. You've certainly raised some interesting points that fit somewhat with what I remember from the first time I played (when there was no act 3) that I'll keep in mind as I progress. While I'm still early in the process, I will say that I've already noticed some details that doesn't bode well for things "making sense", no matter how intrigued I was by the concepts introduced in the story the first time around. For one, the tone and mood of the story has MCU-levels of inconsistency, switching from humor to horror to humor to melancholy to humor to suspense to humor, constantly trying to avoid things getting too serious... which doesn't really bode well for where I know it to be headed.

There are ways to mix genres like this, of course, but I'll have to wait and see before I make any judgments on how well it is done here... though if your evaluation and the general displeasure players seem to have with act 3 is anything to go by, it doesn't bode well.

 

[Remplier]

Hadn't returned to this game for a while, but I see that we no longer have the option of placing the turf boss girls we defeat into the dungeon, to later decide if we recruit them, banish or kill them. This dungeon provided an opportunity to further corrupt a shattered enemy and get a lewd scene from them before deciding what to do with them. I'm reading that he got into trouble with Patreon - I imagine it's due to things like these and the "shatter" mechanic?

 

[Dimka2010]

guys, tell me the version number before he changed the dungeons and removed a lot of content from it? I would play this version separately (since I haven’t played for more than a year and now I understand that I missed a lot of content). Yes, and this version will be preserved in history.

 

[CluckPover]

the game die in the moment we enter in this arc 3 that's why i stopped this game then i see the reboot and all sex scene missing

1- That can be solved by creating save points.

2- There are H-scenes that has been implemented in Act 3 recently.

Skimmed some comments saying the game turned to crap because the combat, didnt want to believe it. Yep the combat is just that bad, what is that a 1% chance to win any fight along with not being able to reload until you lose?

They can be skipped buddy!

Hadn't returned to this game for a while, but I see that we no longer have the option of placing the turf boss girls we defeat into the dungeon, to later decide if we recruit them, banish or kill them. This dungeon provided an opportunity to further corrupt a shattered enemy and get a lewd scene from them before deciding what to do with them. I'm reading that he got into trouble with Patreon - I imagine it's due to things like these and the "shatter" mechanic?

No, because Alice and the kids exists. Yup. That's it.

Basically Patreon has a rule on +18 games that no minor-looking appearance is allowed. not lewding nor sexualizing a little bit. Their mere existence in general isn't allowed.

Dumb rule?, I know!

guys, tell me the version number before he changed the dungeons and removed a lot of content from it? I would play this version separately (since I haven’t played for more than a year and now I understand that I missed a lot of content). Yes, and this version will be preserved in history.

That'd be v0.19.8.

Just got on this game recently. The whole act 3 thing is interesting. From a game play perspective introducing a complicated strategy game mechanic (complicated in comparison to act 1 & 2) this deep into the game seems like a bizarre decision. Its basically a surprise genre change. Then of course there is the fact that as a gameplay device, the old VN style plays more into the corruption fetish. The battle thing could play into a rape thing but doesn't seem to from what little I have played of act 3. So the old gameplay style harmonized the porn and story better.

On a story level I think the game goes wrong before act 3 and act 3 is just the natural consequence of that. The author wrote a mystery-espionage narrative but doesn't seem aware of that. The conflict being the mystery of what happened to the mother, what the monster is and then espionage being the MC's relationship between the Fey, Org and Church. I say this is espionage because for most of the game the MC is established to be squishy. Even when you get powers they're not even introduced as combat powers but puzzle solving devices. Espionage is the natural vector the MC would take here.

A lot of what we learn about about the mystery component is not earned. You'd imagine a lot of the plot would revolve around the MC discovering more about the unknowns but instead most of it is simply divulged by one or two characters simply explaining however much they feel is fit at the moment. Ironically a lot of the exposition here is given by a character (gramps) that the story wants us to believe doesn't like telling us things.

Then we get to the espionage component the author set up. This is set up in an A, B and C plot. A plot is the Fey, set up to be a double agent scenario where the MC must advance their goals while Morgana is none the wiser. B plot is the Org, MC is set up as an explicit outsider to this. With his relationship to Jessica the story sets it up to be a kind of political thing involving influence curried by interacting with characters or buying properties. Maybe some amount of using your girls as pawns or whatever. Then you have the C plot which is the Church which is established as a big no go zone. The kinda thing where the monster would maybe distrupt plans or would require a lot of energy to stay our of sight of.

Somehow the author forgot they wrote any of that and treats all 3 major threads the same. Instead of using any of the material here to keep these plot lines as unique or interesting all 3 are treated the same in which the MC becomes a double agent infiltrating the group. Except MC doesn't do anything to advance his own goals really he just does fetch quests. The one of these plots where the MC actually does double agent stuff is the one where it makes the least sense for them to have even allowed him in the Org. The church plot is handled especially poorly given the MC has reoccurring nightmares about the monster and has had substantial threats on his life by it. He goes to the Church anyways cuz gramps says so lol.

I see people saying a war arc is basically the only place the story can go. Its only because they wrote themselves into a corner with this. You have an A and B plot so you can switch between them and keep things feeling fresh and sometimes use it for tension. Instead all 3 plots are the same so the author ran the premise ragged instantly and was forced to move on. I don't even think war is the natural progression for the story. The unlikely alliance between the fey and org that kick starts it is extremely ham fisted. It doesn't jive with the way the characters were written before at all. A war arc is super common in battle shounen because it usually ups the stakes and is a natural progression for a genre filled with fight scenes. The story's stakes are already at world saving / world ending, so it doesn't raise the stakes. Its also out of left field in a story that has until this moment had problems solved with wit over might. Additionally the format prioritizing cute anime girls > plot means its not even really more dangerous to the characters. We're talking about a story that introduced a character for the explicit purpose of killing off that character that goes on to ressurect said killed character.

Okay. Cry about it. xD

Seriously tho.

1- The writer meant to make everything in the story ominous on purpose to gain attention. Even the answers to the supporters's questions proves so.

2- Everytime the MC tried to ask about his mom, either something happens to whoever's getting asked or he just gets told that it's not the time to know yet. He just basically gave up gradually. Yet whenever there's a way to know what happened to her, he wouldn't think twice. Not even once!

3- To ME, war is a natural route due to how much tension was between The Fey (Under Morgana's d̶i̶c̶t̶a̶t̶o̶r̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ leadership), The organization (Under Clarie's dickhead dad.), The Eldritch and The MC.

Their situation can be summed up like theis: They were just basically swimming in a sea full of Oil (Don't tell America!), and they were waiting for an retarted , silly-ass kid to come with a match ,light it all up, throw it in the sea and make it go: BOOOM! (Lyx sure would've loved to see that!)


4- The plot DID focus on the 3 plots! (not too much.), we've been investigating them forever! (not really nor literally.), we wouldn't want The Simpsons tier length plot.

He worked on gaining their and The Council Members's trust. (Excluding Morgana of course for obvious reasons.) And of course, due to the nature of the game and the primary reason why people are even supporting. It focused much more on the girls.

5- Of course cute koikatsu girls get the higher fucking priority!, why do you even think we're here!?!. No, why are YOU even here! xD

True. Very true. Sel's now so loaded he's started a charity foundation on the side donating money to starving kids in Africa and planting trees to stop climate change, lol.

That reminded me of Markiplier's Onlyfans's situation lmao.

Arc has made a public post on his Subscribestar summarise the latest position:

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Basically it says that the number of people taking out SS subscriptions since he was chucked off Patreon has been encouraging, so he's hoping that he won't need to go down the Steam route after all.

Oh thank EVERYTHING!, Nobody wants to go for another art re-do for the THIRD TIME!

 

[kalebkk637]

Assuming you mean Lyx, I found the series of clues helpful enough to be able to follow them from place to place until I reached where she actually was. Going straight there rather than following the clues might not be a good idea, as the event might not trigger then, so I would follow the trail. From memory, the sequence is

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Thank you, this is really helpful but after you go to beach you need to go to her cottage first then manor

 

[ravendarklock]

Found out what the excuse they used was, it was due to Quarinahs "apparent" age, and the fact that the MC got blown behind the couch while Chloes' sister was playing the video game.
Patreon sux.