Ren'Py Crossing the Lines [W2-D1-2] [Temptales Studio]

[Arthas555]

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your feedback, it's always great to hear from you. (Especially when it's nice ^^)

I'm working hard on improving the game (in addition to developing it).
For example, the next update (already available on Patreon) offers a new, much more polished UI, a system for naming your saves, and the ability to vary your stats by wearing different outfits.
I've also started working on a mobile webshop (during the game in order to buy some objects or outfits), and I'm considering other features, some of which will be retroactive to the first week.

I always read your suggestions and keep them in mind as I develop the game.
I've made a note about the hairiness and will see how to integrate it eventually.
My goal, with my limited resources since I work alone in my spare time, is to offer the best experience possible

Hey, You game is amazin! One question, When will the next free update be released?

 

[TempTales-Paul]

Hey, You game is amazin! One question, When will the next free update be released?

Before Christmas

 

[Arthas555]

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Thanks!

 

[GokutheG]

This is a nice little game that reminds me of GGGB. I really enjoy the relationship with Charlotte and find the friends to lovers thing cute. I just really hated that it seems she started to suggest a 3some out of nowhere with Liam especially since she already ended things with him to start a relationship with the mc properly. It feels completely out for place and wrong. Especially since I've avoided all sexual content involving guys so trying to open up the gay relationship to a guy is unwanted.

 

[ffive]

I just really hated that it seems she started to suggest a 3some out of nowhere with Liam especially since she already ended things with him to start a relationship with the mc properly. It feels completely out for place and wrong.

It's probably because this development happens on multiple routes, and the context for these can be pretty different -- it works much better imo if Emily has decided to stay away from Liam out of concern for her friend's feelings, since then you have Charlotte in relationship with Liam, and she is feeling insecure that Liam only likes her for sex but has feelings for Emily and not for her. So it's like she sort of tries to avoid getting completely left out by inviting Emily in, out of insecurity (and desperation?) more than anything else. It's possible that the same thing happens if Charlotte is in relationship with Emily -- she'd be afraid that she gets abandoned for Liam, idk.

Also, if i'm not mistaken, the threesome thing is only brought up if Emily floats this idea herself, when she walks on Charlotte and Liam having sex. Although again, this may depend on what route(s) you're on.

 

[GokutheG]

It's probably because this development happens on multiple routes, and the context for these can be pretty different -- it works much better imo if Emily has decided to stay away from Liam out of concern for her friend's feelings, since then you have Charlotte in relationship with Liam, and she is feeling insecure that Liam only likes her for sex but has feelings for Emily and not for her. So it's like she sort of tries to avoid getting completely left out by inviting Emily in, out of insecurity (and desperation?) more than anything else. It's possible that the same thing happens if Charlotte is in relationship with Emily -- she'd be afraid that she gets abandoned for Liam, idk.

Also, if i'm not mistaken, the threesome thing is only brought up if Emily floats this idea herself, when she walks on Charlotte and Liam having sex. Although again, this may depend on what route(s) you're on.

No even if you don't peak on them this conversation still comes up for no reason. This is the only relationship that seems wholesome in the game so far so that talk came out of left field. Liam's relationship dropped to 1 because I had Emily tell him the truth that Char ended things with him so they could start dating.

At first I thought I was misreading the situation or something but even the narration said that the interaction was really strange. Hopefully it's said that she wasn't actually suggesting a 3some she was just drunk and just thought talking about sexual fantasies was the thing to do.

Yeah I can see this conversation working if Liam was still with Char but if they broke up so she can get with Emily it just doesn't fit the feel of their relationship before that point.

 

[ffive]

No even if you don't peak on them this conversation still comes up for no reason.

I didn't mean peeking; there's another scene near the current end of the game where Emily literally walks on them about to have sex in the common room, and that's where you get the option to drop some innuendo. Although if Emily is with Charlotte then yeah, that gets skipped, which is probably why it comes more out of the blue on such path.

 

[GokutheG]

I didn't mean peeking; there's another scene near the current end of the game where Emily literally walks on them about to have sex in the common room, and that's where you get the option to drop some innuendo. Although if Emily is with Charlotte then yeah, that gets skipped, which is probably why it comes more out of the blue on such path.

Oh I see. Yeah if you don't see this scene then the 3some talk really should be skipped. It seem Char thinks that he's lonely since she broke things off and he doesn't go out much. Personally I think it would fit better if Char said she wants Em's help to find him a girlfriend instead.

 

[TempTales-Paul]

Hi, I understand your feedback.
It's a loophole. I'll add a little piece of code on Monday evening that will prevent this if Liam's relationship score is 0 and/or if Emily has no interest in Liam (there are enough possibilities in the early days).
Basically, it won't happen the same way anymore. It will be the player (you) who can decide to try a threesome, but if you don't push for it, Charlotte won't make any references to it.

However, it will not be retroactive and will only be available in the next build (and you will need a backup prior to that point).

 

[TempTales-Paul]

Okay, I understand the issue better now.
Initially, that evening was supposed to end with a possible scene between Emily and Charlotte, but I didn't have the visuals available.
So I shortcut the scene and, to keep it believable, I made sure there was a reason why Emily and Charlotte didn't have a relationship together at that point.
Anyway, I think I'll put the scene back in here.

 

[ffive]

Okay, I understand the issue better now.
Initially, that evening was supposed to end with a possible scene between Emily and Charlotte, but I didn't have the visuals available.
So I shortcut the scene and, to keep it believable, I made sure there was a reason why Emily and Charlotte didn't have a relationship together at that point.
Anyway, I think I'll put the scene back in here.

In general, it might be better to still put in a scene you have planned even without the visuals which are then added at later date, that effectively double the work for yourself by producing some temporary replacement first. Also cuts down on possible compatibility issues created this way, with people continuing with their saves which already advanced past that point, etc.

 

[Arthas555]

One question: in the future, will Emily be able to undergo any surgery to increase her breasts or buttocks? Or are you not planning on introducing any body modifications?

 

[TempTales-Paul]

In general, it might be better to still put in a scene you have planned even without the visuals which are then added at later date, that effectively double the work for yourself by producing some temporary replacement first. Also cuts down on possible compatibility issues created this way, with people continuing with their saves which already advanced past that point, etc.

Absolutely, but I was hoping not to put it here and to include it in the next day after all
But it's true that, as a result, the narrative sequence is strange in some cases.
In fact, as there are many branches and possibilities that overlap, sometimes I don't always perceive a sequence that may be less straightforward.

But it's not a lot of work to put it back here, I had already written it.

 

[TempTales-Paul]

One question: in the future, will Emily be able to undergo any surgery to increase her breasts or buttocks? Or are you not planning on introducing any body modifications?

Not at the moment. I can't say that it will never happen, but I also wanted to move away from the clichés of characters that we see in many games with bodies that aren't really realistic.

 

[Arthas555]

Por ahora no. No puedo decir que nunca vaya a suceder, pero también quería alejarme de los clichés de personajes que vemos en muchos juegos con cuerpos poco realistas.
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Gracias por tu respuesta. Una última pregunta: He notado que Viky no ha consumido drogas en ninguna trama, aunque Emily las vende. ¿Acaso no consume drogas o me estoy perdiendo algo?

 

[TempTales-Paul]

Gracias por tu respuesta. Una última pregunta: He notado que Viky no ha consumido drogas en ninguna trama, aunque Emily las vende. ¿Acaso no consume drogas o me estoy perdiendo algo?

I would like to thank Deepl for making translation from Spanish to English so easy ^^
In theory, I don't think it's very interesting for all the characters to have the same issues. I don't know exactly what Vicky will do about the drugs, but since we already have the possibility of having a friend on the edge, I think the other one will have other adventures.

 

[Buletti]

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Hi everyone,
A quick update before the holidays — and a little gift for all Patreon members
I decided that, to celebrate Christmas, it would be nice to give everyone access to the game in its Chapter 2.2.03 version.
So today, this is the latest update available to all Patreon members (Free and Paid members). You can download it:

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For those who already played the previous build, I still wanted this update to feel like a gift. Compared to Ch 2.2.02, this version includes:

• The online shop, accessible directly from Emily’s phone
• Several scene updates, especially fixing missing or inconsistent kissing scenes
• An additional scene with Charlotte at the end of Day 9
  (note: the visuals for this scene are still very Work in Progress)
• Added erect versions for some characters in specific scenes, to improve immersion
• A few new outfits, available in the shop starting from Day 9

What’s coming next
The upcoming updates are quite substantial and required a lot of work:

• The full code for Chapter 2.3 is finished — I’m just waiting for a few remaining visuals before releasing it for Unchained tier+
  (hopefully by the end of the month or start of January).
• Chapter 2.4 is about 75% written, and it’s shaping up to be a very rich update with lots of new possibilities and branching paths.

If I don’t get the chance to write again before the end of the month, I wish you all wonderful holidays
Have fun with the update, enjoy your time, and thank you again for your incredible support
I’ll be away until January 5th, so if you send messages or feedback during that time, I’ll reply once I’m back.
Take care, and see you very soon!

 

[blademaster7]

best Christmas gift ever

 

[ffive]

Hmm gotta say, i'm not sure about the style of new UI elements -- the dark/neon coloring feels very at odds with the main graphics of the game, with their "cartoon" aesthetic. At the very least, it might work better if the backgrounds were kept some light color, instead of current dark blue? Just a thought.

(i mean, the text box already had the dark background before; but now that it becomes a thing also elsewhere it starts to feel like it clashes more, and makes me wonder if alternative wasn't better. Still, would probably be too much work at this point)

On a completely unrelated note,

Yay, George W. Bush as a porn game character, can't wait.

edit: also, couple of minor bugs with the phone thing



The guard profile is unlocked and says he caught Emily stealing even if the two of them never met. Connor's profile talks about secret love long before the option for these two to hook up even appears and nothing has happened between them (note the date in top left corner)

edit 2: another minor bug, when Emily gets ready for dinner with the photographer, she ends up wearing her default blue dress (and doesn't seem to put on the lingerie) even if the player picks another dress on the screen before:




(also, that's not exactly "tailored suit" the guy is wearing, there. Unless i'm really behind the current fashion trends)

edit 3: another minor bug/inconsistency, during the after-dinner photo shoot Emily is hard-coded to recognize this "Nicholas" dude and he also is hard-coded to know her, even if those two have never met before.

It also happens later in the scene:



If the player didn't encounter this Nicholas before, it's all like, "uhh, what."

    n "Emily hesitates, biting her lip nervously."
    if slut >8 or lust >8 or drug >0:
//...
        n "Without hesitation, Emily sat up, removed her thong, and spread her legs, offering an unobstructed view of her wet slit."
//...
    else:
        e "I'm not sure about this..."
//...

This part could use a small cleanup: the first line, about Emily hesitating should be put in the "else" branch. Otherwise, the game prints that Emily both hesitates and immediately does her thing with no hesitation, if the check is passed. Also, the part where Emily works without hesitation could probably use a notice if she is doing it because drug > 0 instead of the slut/lust variable being sufficiently high.

 

[Tekk0]

Can we get a download link here please