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Hello, this is an absurdly basic question but what is the keybind for the autoplay in DMD? I can't seem to find it!
 
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While growing tweens/teens can become physically able to have sex and even reach near to their adult physiology sooner rather than later, the issue is always one of consent. Laws against minors having sex with adults are not meant to ignore that such arrangements can sometimes work out without seriously damaging the minor in various ways, but instead recognize that the starting point is always one of a power imbalance. This is also, in part, the fundamental claim against incestuous relationships.

And, that is all that we should find relevant to discussions of DMD - there are no underage characters here.

But, the power imbalance aspect has been there all along and it's up to the players to decide how D has been manipulated (or not) and to what possible extent by the MC, her friends, etc. - plus, what might the effects of her ongoing relationship with the MC mean to her in the long term. Is she truly feeling a growing and equal love with the MC or is it one that is also from conditioning of loving her provider/parent (i.e., that power imbalance thing)?

I look at the story from the character's perspective, in their own universe as it's presented, first - then, I take a step back to see what I think it could mean in our world's terms.

Thus far, the sheltered D has been influenced by the MC and both were attracted to each other - sincerely - but for different reasons, I feel. By this point in the VN, revealing more of the dynamics within their relationship through Chapter 3 could also talk to how D's growing independence of thought, spirit and action could help to reveal just how much the MC manipulated her power-imbalance-imbued affection for him that we've only thus far been able to guess at. It may be that D realizes this has happened and can live with it by virtue of all their shared experiences eventually leading to a detente of mutual understanding and respect of where they end up by the end of the game ... or, it may be that some threads and questions remain open for us to consider what it might mean for their relationship and D's well-being post-DMD.

What I think about their dynamic and how it maps into our real world doesn't really matter too much in relation to their own story, because Donutistan, etc. is a different place with a unique culture that isn't our world. But, we could still wonder about what their fictional example might say about situations with shared aspects in our world as comparison/contrast, because the best fiction does make us question how it might inform aspects of our own lives, IMHO. It's rarely a direct line of relation, but movements of ideas and values are always fair game to consider and debate from the example of a provocative fictional tale.
 
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While growing tweens/teens can become physically able to have sex and even reach near to their adult physiology sooner rather than later, the issue is always one of consent. Laws against minors having sex with adults are not meant to ignore that such arrangements can sometimes work out without seriously damaging the minor in various ways, but instead recognize that the starting point is always one of a power imbalance. This is also, in part, the fundamental claim against incestuous relationships.

And, that is all that we should find relevant to discussions of DMD - there are no underage characters here.

But, the power imbalance aspect has been there all along and it's up to the players to decide how D has been manipulated (or not) and to what possible extent by the MC, her friends, etc. - plus, what might the effects of her ongoing relationship with the MC mean to her in the long term. Is she truly feeling a growing and equal love with the MC or is it one that is also from conditioning of loving her provider/parent (i.e., that power imbalance thing)?

I look at the story from the character's perspective, in their own universe as it's presented, first - then, I take a step back to see what I think it could mean in our world's terms.

Thus far, the sheltered D has been influenced by the MC and both were attracted to each other - sincerely - but for different reasons, I feel. By this point in the VN, revealing more of the dynamics within their relationship through Chapter 3 could also talk to how D's growing independence of thought, spirit and action could help to reveal just how much the MC manipulated her power-imbalance-imbued affection for him that we've only thus far been able to guess at. It may be that D realizes this has happened and can live with it by virtue of all their shared experiences eventually leading to a detente of mutual understanding and respect of where they end up by the end of the game ... or, it may be that some threads and questions remain open for us to consider what it might mean for their relationship and D's well-being post-DMD.

What I think about their dynamic and how it maps into our real world doesn't really matter too much in relation to their own story, because Donutistan, etc. is a different place with a unique culture that isn't our world. But, we could still wonder about what their fictional example might say about situations with shared aspects in our world as comparison/contrast, because the best fiction does make us question how it might inform aspects of our own lives, IMHO. It's rarely a direct line of relation, but movements of ideas and values are always fair game to consider and debate from the example of a provocative fictional tale.
Typically yeah, a father/daughter sexual relationship is problematic because of the power dynamic but remember, D didn't grow up with her father. They only just met after a very long absence and she doesn't remember him at all. She maybe feels a familial connection to him at first, but there's no history of a parental relationship and no particular power dynamic in place.

That's not to say that I would approve of that relationship in the real world, I think most of us would agree this game is a bit fucked up, but it is a pretty unique circumstance and it ties into some real world examples of this kind of thing actually happening. Parents and children who didn't grow up together entering into a sexual relationship later in life is kind of a common thing, oddly enough, to the point that I wonder if that in part inspired the story of the game.
 

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Nobody cares about the legality of Gobbo porn. People on the Internet should know their countries' laws and that's the end of it.
 
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Yay, I had a carefully considered (well., for me - which is probably nonsense for anyone else) post which intentionally downplayed the debate on legality to think about the power imbalance in DMD and what that might mean for the characters, etc. But, that got swept up in the Mod purge.

So, to summarize: I think that the power imbalance which is the elephant in DMD's room should be addressed in Chapter 3 somehow - i.e., despite their current trajectory, the maturation and experience gains of and by D should afford her the insight to question how much of her love for the MC was bilateral and how much may have been due to her idolizing a literal father figure. This could lead to an interesting "open" ending for DMD.
 

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Yay, I had a carefully considered (well., for me - which is probably nonsense for anyone else) post which intentionally downplayed the debate on legality to think about the power imbalance in DMD and what that might mean for the characters, etc. But, that got swept up in the Mod purge.
Idk, I thought we were having a pretty good conversation.
 

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Looking back, those last two are okay, just bad first few lines for when someone is cleaning the thread.
 
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Several of the VN renpy games i download have no audio. The menu shows audio volume options though. Other similar games the audio works great, others its very spotty, (works for some scenes not others). Is this normal?
 
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