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Umorko

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Thank you very much, I bought the base game a long time ago and I was also hesitant about buying the dlc or not. So I tried it, thanks to you and I have to agree with you that the amount of content should have been more.
The site says that there will be more unblockable content within 2-3 months
 
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Pa3uk

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The site says that there will be more unblockable content within 2-3 months
This will not be significant content, I would not count on much (plot). 1n 100% = these are costumes for new characters (Halloween) and nothing more. What prevented them from releasing them right away is unclear.
 

Pa3uk

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The authors named the reason for everything as - we RAN OUT OF ROOMS for content, which I consider a CHEAP excuse (excuse) because, guys, YOU have a whole CASTLE -_- what's stopping you from making tabs and rooms in it, like you did with the lab and the maid's room? Because the girl who was reading a book by the fountain deserves content, the two girls who were standing in the castle deserve content (then why were they presented to us like that if THERE'S NOTHING with them?) in the game, or rather in the scene, there is a easter egg in the form of girls from the PREVIOUS GAME, what was stopping you from making a scene with them as they are having fun in their room during the day (for example) before the evening?
That is, you can come up with many more scenes. I still think that the main characters deserve MORE scenes. Apparently we should wait for the remaster (or remake) version because this is the most SUCCESSFUL and interesting part that the authors have made, and there will be a new one with pirates (I didn’t really like it because the characters are kind of strange).
And why did I start talking about remakes? Well, they are making a new game on a new engine. So nothing prevents them from returning to old works.
 
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Pa3uk

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And if we are going to nitpick, then the DLC with the GYPSY reveals and DESTROYS the entire content and the entire plot, in essence, because (this is a spoiler!!!) we get into the world (of Lovecraft -_-) where the main EVIL is located and with her help we defeat it, i.e. (logically) the spell and so on should disappear, i.e. we should have reached a completely different ending not connected with the original game, but NO. Our choice and this act do not affect anything, even the castle representatives will not comment on this. But in essence, this could have been the ending a) BETTER when EVERYONE was healed and became (harem), b) WORST where the hero became the new GOD. But the authors, after so much time, apparently did not think of doing this.
 

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70-71-117-104-122-111 is an encrypted ASCII string that stands for FGuhzo. If you decrypt this string using ROT13, you get SThumo. But I have no idea how to unlock the entire gallery.
I am curious how you find this is a ROT13 encryption. And yes no idea how to unlock everything for now as that we need to decrypt the game file and look for a gallery list....

Here I made a Python script to perform this decode/encode. The script will detect any ".x" files and decode them to a text file, or vice versa.
How to use:
Save this code to a Python file, open Command Prompt, then type "codec.py <your bc.x save, or a decoded text file>"

Code:
import codecs
import os
import sys

def decode_ascii_and_rot13_to_file(input_path, output_path):
    """Decrypt .x files: dash-separated ASCII codes → text (via ROT13)"""
    with open(input_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile, \
         open(output_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
        for line in infile:
            line = line.strip()
            if line:
                try:
                    chars = [chr(int(num)) for num in line.split('-')]
                    ascii_string = ''.join(chars)
                    decoded = codecs.decode(ascii_string, 'rot_13')
                    outfile.write(decoded + '\n')
                except ValueError as e:
                    outfile.write(f"[Decoding Error]: {line}\n")

def encode_text_to_ascii_rot13(input_path, output_path):
    """Encrypt .txt files: text → ROT13 → dash-separated ASCII codes"""
    with open(input_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile, \
         open(output_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
        for line in infile:
            line = line.strip()
            if line:
                try:
                    rot13_text = codecs.encode(line, 'rot_13')
                    ascii_codes = [str(ord(c)) for c in rot13_text]
                    encoded_line = '-'.join(ascii_codes)
                    outfile.write(encoded_line + '\n')
                except Exception as e:
                    outfile.write(f"[Encoding Error]: {line}\n")

def process_file(input_path):
    name, ext = os.path.splitext(input_path)
    output_path = name + ('_decoded.txt' if ext == '.x' else '_encoded.x')

    if ext == '.x':
        print(f"Decrypting {input_path} → {output_path}")
        decode_ascii_and_rot13_to_file(input_path, output_path)
    elif ext == '.txt':
        print(f"Encrypting {input_path} → {output_path}")
        encode_text_to_ascii_rot13(input_path, output_path)
    else:
        print("Unsupported file extension. Use .x or .txt")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print("Drop a .txt or .x file onto this script.")
    else:
        for path in sys.argv[1:]:
            if os.path.isfile(path):
                process_file(path)
            else:
                print(f"File not found: {path}")
 
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Pa3uk

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Passed to open the main plot + DLC + achievement scenes.
BUT there are a couple of "?" that are closed, I think it's a BUG because in fact I opened everything. In DLC I was even more disappointed after the moment when it turns out that it is IMPOSSIBLE to save everyone, you have to choose a) Irina, b) Liliana -_- this is very STUPID and what prevented me from putting them both in the loda I don't understand (maybe it's a bug, because in the place ??? the gallery is very similar to the fact that this is the place for them, when everyone in the 3rd swims away).
In short, here is a gallery file for you, throw the court (\Countess in Crimson\scenes)
Give me a "+", or I suffered for nothing ?^_^
 

NextRaikage

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The authors named the reason for everything as - we RAN OUT OF ROOMS for content, which I consider a CHEAP excuse (excuse) because, guys, YOU have a whole CASTLE -_- what's stopping you from making tabs and rooms in it, like you did with the lab and the maid's room?
If you're talking about their official response in the official Steam-Forum than i feel like you're misunderstanding something:
"We don't plan to make a second DLC. There really isn't much room to continue the story beyond the base game and If we kept adding more to the existing story, it would make it less and less coherent."
That's figure of speech, not meant in the literal sense about technicality. And tbh i can kinda see that, the DLC's featured some areas which felt a bit loose in the basegame, to give it a more finishing touch, the areas which they could explore would either involving adding entirely new plots or as a continuation.


and there will be a new one with pirates (I didn’t really like it because the characters are kind of strange).
That's one thing i'd agree with you... i mean i might still check it out, esp. here (to test it) maybe there is something which hooks me in. BUT overall i also don't like the character-design that much... i foun CIC for the most part pretty great and clockwork (which seemingly get the remake you mentioned).


And if we are going to nitpick, then the DLC with the GYPSY reveals and DESTROYS the entire content and the entire plot, in essence, because (this is a spoiler!!!) we get into the world (of Lovecraft -_-) where the main EVIL is located and with her help we defeat it, i.e. (logically) the spell and so on should disappear,
If i get the direction right you're hinting, than i'm also not sure if you're correct on this either. Maybe i really need to replay this specific scene again, to check the phrasing/wording again. But i'm pretty sure that the "gypsy" called him some sort of the gatekeeper and not the actually 'main guy' as you put it. And at the end she also mention that she keeps hunting them, so i did assume it's not the "mainguy" but just one of his stronger soldiers. I mean Lovecrafts (to my knowledge) not only had one of these voidgods but multiple like Cuthullu and Cthylla, so the person you thinking of might not vanish because she was connected with someone else.

This will not be significant content, I would not count on much (plot). 1n 100% = these are costumes for new characters (Halloween) and nothing more. What prevented them from releasing them right away is unclear.
I honestly don't think it's just costumes. esp. due they specifically mention the basegame characters which already have them, i'd expect some new scenes, but surely not as expansive like another DLC sized content expansion. And well they mentioned why in the qoute, because the stuff isn't finished yet and would've delayed the DLC another 2-3 months (which is another reason why i don't think it's just costumes).

I mean look, i get part of the frustration, i was also slightly disappointed when i read there won't be another expansive DLC or something in the direction. As you i don't really about their next game, and CIC with it's atmosphere / lore & Story did resonate very well with me. It's always sad when the especially good ones come to an end. But the Game costs ~10 Bucks, and the dlc another ~5 Bucks. And !!! in my opinion !!! we ate good and got quite of our moneys worth back. It might not have the content-bloat as other Games you find here, but i'd argue you rarely find Games with that level of quality. And also the whole way how this Game is build i'd argue is rather unique, esp. in context of a smut game. The closest resemblences which i've had, if it comes down to stuff like the overall art,- and animation-direction, the way how puzzles work, atmosphere and ui design... it reminds me more of an Hidden Object Game, then any other porn game i know. (And surprisingly enough i mean that in a good sense). My disappointment doesn't come from feeling i was ripped off or they didn't deliever, but rather the opposite, because they delievered, i'd wish we just got more of it. But well...
 

Saint Blackmoor

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we RAN OUT OF ROOMS for content, which I consider a CHEAP excuse (excuse) because, guys, YOU have a whole CASTLE -_-
:oops:

That's a figure of speech, not meant in the literal sense about technicality. And tbh I can kinda see that, the DLC's featured some areas which felt a bit loose in the base game, to give it a more finishing touch, the areas which they could explore would either involve adding entirely new plots or as a continuation.
Pa3uk, I have a bridge to sell you... :giggle:
 

Pa3uk

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This one could really use a compression hero's aggressive touch.
This is not Renpy or RPG maker, you can't compress it in any way, unless you have the tools to unpack game files and compress it, I don't think anyone will suffer such nonsense.
How do you update games on Steam? Where are the patches 50+- GB and this has become the norm.
And in 25, complaining about a game that is 10 GB in size -_- .... I don’t believe that you have a bad internet connection, mine is terrible, but even with it, I download the entire game in about 10-30 minutes.
 

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i loved too play this game and after playing it several times , it s one off the rare games ithat didnt end in the (virtual) waste bin.
but is there a change with the previous completed game?,(or is it just a repost)
The changelog on first page dont give me any clarity about that.
 

chrono1337

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This is not Renpy or RPG maker, you can't compress it in any way, unless you have the tools to unpack game files and compress it, I don't think anyone will suffer such nonsense.
How do you update games on Steam? Where are the patches 50+- GB and this has become the norm.
And in 25, complaining about a game that is 10 GB in size -_- .... I don’t believe that you have a bad internet connection, mine is terrible, but even with it, I download the entire game in about 10-30 minutes.
there are many reasons to complain about unnecessary size in a lot of these porn games, especially the ones that are mostly just VN. there are over a hundred games updated on this site every week. Even if you don't keep up with all that many it quickly eats up space. Also for many people it is not just internet speed they have to deal with but data caps as well. When i see Bob69 or SonsofLiberty compress a new release that is over 6gbs to under a 1000 mbs mostly because of png bloat i just roll my eyes. It is really unfortunate that anything besides mostly Renpy or Rpg maker is just too much work to actually be worth trying to compress.
 
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Pa3uk

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for the amount of content, I'm not really sure why it requires 10.6GB of data?
Well, the animation there is very detailed and the gallery is quite large. The size only (4k VIDEOS) in Subverse at 30 GB does not surprise anyone, but here the 10 GB size of the full game is surprising ^_^
Rendered animation with QTE moments (which can be disabled) that's why it's so big.
Cockwork-game 2019y= 4GB By this logic, we can say that 4 GB is a lot for a game (by 2019 standards). But no one cares.
I don't see a problem with 10 GB, it's a normal size for this product, but how much (for example) should it weigh?
 
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