VN Ren'Py Abandoned Courtship: A Dance with Love [v0.3.1] [Professor Historian]

[SantiPe]

I got the thread back, thanks to everyone who already have replied, liked and posted helpful links. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions, and I hope you enjoy the game!



Yeah, I looked at the definition, I'm not sure there will be a lot of that due to the setting of the game. All the love interests will be single, and you will have to choose a bride depending on what you value: money, status, love, etc. Of course it's still early to say, but the game will probably end with a wedding (and some tragedy)

Poligam weeding? And also an end with a lot of tears in your eyes or an end that can hurt but it's necessary to have realistic?

 

[bacienvu88]

I see great potential with this one. Great start!

- The tags I use are the ones defined here: https://f95zone.to/threads/tags-rules-and-list-updated-2023-02-03.10394/. Sure, I can add a warning for the Harem tag saying it's not a harem with all love interests, but the problem is it's still a game in development and I might add it as a bonus ending just because my most vocal supporter since day 1 has asked me for one and I want to thank him for his unwavering support. The short answer is, I don't know yet.

There is another way MC could marry them all. One after the other. Henry VIII style. Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.

(Yes, this is a joke, please don't take it seriously)

 

[DougDimmadope]

Dev making the mom a granny thinking that would make us not sexually interested in her

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[Professor Historian]

I see great potential with this one. Great start!

There is another way MC could marry them all. One after the other. Henry VIII style. Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.

(Yes, this is a joke, please don't take it seriously)

Now I want to make an Henry VIII style game

 

[Hawka1O7]

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Dang, this is more elaborate then I'd expected. I'm trying to play a please everyone until I have to make a decision kind of style right now so like that one instance with Ann I seem to end up missing more then I'd expected. Definitely some kind of walkthrough or replay gallery feature once this is finished for those completionists out there would be nice I think

 

[Professor Historian]

You just need 1 point of Wealth to follow Augusta, and you have 3 opportunities to get this 1 point. But yeah, I'll make a walkthrough soon, and I'd like to create a replay gallery in the near future

 

[Joshy92]

Interesting game i like the maid the most but i don't think that would impress mom too much lol.

 

[Professor Historian]

Interesting game i like the maid the most but i don't think that would impress mom too much lol.

That's the interesting thing though with the game I believe: You've chosen the easiest LI to get with but the hardest one to be with at the end.

 

[Joshy92]

You know what they say "nothing worth having in life is easy" or something like that so challenge accepted. I like your game by the way i think the setting and plot is pretty unique.

 

[Professor Historian]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it! I have so much fun creating it. I really hope I can bring it to the next level: estate management and court intrigue.

 

[bacienvu88]

That's the interesting thing though with the game I believe: You've chosen the easiest LI to get with but the hardest one to be with at the end.

I want to choose the maid just for seeing the look on his mother's face when he tells her his decision.

 

[MrBenny]

How does the relationship progression work? Does MC get a enough of a chance to meet and date all of the girls he's interest in (…meets them multi times getting acquainted, and then eventually maybe having a small taste of varied types of intimacies with them...before the option to choose the one or maybe more than one...)?

I have found from other titles using a single choice path (romance path), they seem to implement the rejection and closure path at their first meet, or shortly after. Thus not allowing a player the time to get to know all of the love interests (future and present), before the choice to choose that one girl. This is one of the reasons why I prefer titles that have a harem path choice, as it allows a player the choice to reject all but one girl path mid way in the story, or reject none of the girls to have a large circle of Li's.

Also, around that era of the story, I believe it wouldn't be unheard of for a good-looking wealthy man to have the trophy wife as a front, in order for him to keep up a social appearances...all while hiding a number of other woman who would have joined him to be part of a silent part of a relationship circle. (a type of harem) This path type could open up more interest with the harem community fans, as many fans tend to avoid titles with just the romance path choice (and definitely the NTR content). But, if a harem path was ever implemented...I'd hope MC was packing better than average, to please his circle of ladies...Thus making that a believable favorite path for many.

 

[Professor Historian]

The Marquess will have ample time to get to know all love interests since it's the social season in London. The only time he will stop courting them is if the player makes the conscious decision of dropping a LI that doesn't interest them. I have no intention of putting hard blocks on some love interests at the moment. Plus it fits the era, since no woman except maybe a duchess, a princess or a queen could say no to meeting with a marquess. You could potentially marry any of the love interests, but will she be happy about it? If you go out of your way to piss her off, maybe not.

There is a planned harem route at the moment, as defined by F95Zone. Also, a nobleman with two mistresses he provided for was quite common, so it's a planned ending for sure, not to mention some LIs will be more open-minded than others.

I hope this answers your questions!

 

[HentaiKami]

The Marquess will have ample time to get to know all love interests since it's the social season in London. The only time he will stop courting them is if the player makes the conscious decision of dropping a LI that doesn't interest them. I have no intention of putting hard blocks on some love interests at the moment. Plus it fits the era, since no woman except maybe a duchess, a princess or a queen could say no to meeting with a marquess. You could potentially marry any of the love interests, but will she be happy about it? If you go out of your way to piss her off, maybe not.

There is a planned harem route at the moment, as defined by F95Zone. Also, a nobleman with two mistresses he provided for was quite common, so it's a planned ending for sure, not to mention some LIs will be more open-minded than others.

I hope this answers your questions!

I do hope that there is route where you can get everyone, but you could make it extremely challenging to pull off.

 

[bacienvu88]

I do hope that there is route where you can get everyone, but you could make it extremely challenging to pull off.

Now I got another idea on how to make them share everyone. Sally turns out to be an excellent spy. Behind MC's back she collects dirt on all the LIs and blackmails them into accepting sharing MC. Because Sally thinks she has no chance otherwise. It will surely be a harmonious harem, right?

 

[HentaiKami]

Now I got another idea on how to make them share everyone. Sally turns out to be an excellent spy. Behind MC's back she collects dirt on all the LIs and blackmails them into accepting sharing MC. Because Sally thinks she has no chance otherwise. It will surely be a harmonious harem, right?

I mean, if Sally manages to make everyone share everything and everyone, that alone would give enough dirt to keep them in it, considering how people regarded lesbian and bisexuals during those times. Thankfully that kind of discrimination isn't quite as common now days.

 

[Joshy92]

The Marquess will have ample time to get to know all love interests since it's the social season in London. The only time he will stop courting them is if the player makes the conscious decision of dropping a LI that doesn't interest them. I have no intention of putting hard blocks on some love interests at the moment. Plus it fits the era, since no woman except maybe a duchess, a princess or a queen could say no to meeting with a marquess. You could potentially marry any of the love interests, but will she be happy about it? If you go out of your way to piss her off, maybe not.

There is a planned harem route at the moment, as defined by F95Zone. Also, a nobleman with two mistresses he provided for was quite common, so it's a planned ending for sure, not to mention some LIs will be more open-minded than others.

I hope this answers your questions!

Does that also mean by the end of the game we could stick to one love interest i prefer being monogamous?

 

[Professor Historian]

I must say I love all the ideas I see floating around I'm not completly excluding a harem ending at the moment, one of the planned endings could actually work with a harem ending, but I just don't want to make any promise as long as I'm not sure if it can fit with the type of story I want to tell.

Does that also mean by the end of the game we could stick to one love interest i prefer being monogamous?

Absolutely! If you're the romantic type and you fall in love with one LI and want to stick with her, you will have plenty of opportunities to court her to your heart's content.

 

[Joshy92]

I must say I love all the ideas I see floating around I'm not completly excluding a harem ending at the moment, one of the planned endings could actually work with a harem ending, but I just don't want to make any promise as long as I'm not sure if it can fit with the type of story I want to tell.



Absolutely! If you're the romantic type and you fall in love with one LI and want to stick with her, you will have plenty of opportunities to court her to your heart's content.

Cool yeah i admit it i'm a bit of a romantic i think that's why i have never really seen the appeal of harems to be honest.

 

[Joshy92]

It seems

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