HTML Degrees of Lewdity [v0.5.6.8] [Vrelnir]

[Anon2298]

So, let me set this straight; I dropped this game and I wanted to try again to see if I like it and I think is kinda worst than what I expected... I really don't like the content because it changes the context and development of multiple characters for worst...

However, that is not why I came here; Years ago someone made a Windows Launcher for the game that makes the game portable and run on Vulkan which makes it way smoother, also, all the data of the game gets stored in the same app, making it private, I don't know why no one made a fork of this launcher or just share it again, but is actually the best way to play DoL.

After digging into another forum (Those who know, will know) I found the original file from three years ago, And this file is still online!!

Degrees of Lewdity - Portable standalone application.

After some configuration and moving some things with Nw.js, I made an standalone application for the game :3
The changes that I made for the main application where small, I just put a couple of lines in the code to show the icon of the game in the taskbar and window, but also configure a local cache folder to make the game portable. A side of that, using Resource Hacker I change the ".exe" file icon to make the application pretier and genuine <3

I have no idea how to program anything, hope it works well. I leave the application as it came to allow people to improve it, no files are self contain (At least from me).

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(It needs the main game.)

The user who made this launcher was called Yui2385 and after the game released the update were Robin gets molested, they dropped the game and all their development, they were also making a mod with sprites for NPCs but I was unable to find such sprites, they delete these, fortunately, the launcher remains intact.

The launcher is a modified

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, with this modification being just being icons, and so far is safe to use and clean under scans. This seems kinda barebones but apparently this user made another version with a multi language auto-translation built in the application, but I was unable to find it.

Now, about the instructions, I modified "Package.json" to skip the Step 2 on the instructions, because modern versions of the game don't include the version number, now the application will open the game straight up after extracting in the "www" folder ("package.json" attached in this comment).

And well, I just wanted to share with you guys my find. I remember years ago playing with this launcher when this person was making stuff for the game, is really good, I always wondered why no one shared this or made another launcher like this but now I hope someone can pin it somewhere safe and make backups, and maybe add improvements (Like the before mentioned auto-translation).

I am no longer a fan of this game but this is worth sharing for those who still like it.
Ps: This is basically lost media lmao.

 

[Amhran]

FireMod came pre-packaged in the NWjs launcher for a while, but no longer does - though why not I do not know, as I thought it worked a lot smoother than loading it in a browser myself. However, it's relatively easy to download the final version of FireMod that did use it (v0.5.0.6, still downloadable in that MEGA folder link) and put in the latest version of the game's .html file and img folder to make it work again, which is what I do.

 

[FrogFrozen]

Is there a way to turn off the side-view-portrait-phone-thing in Goose mod? I like the standing sprite, but not the portrait beside it.

 

[tester72]

It is also possible in reality that you could spontaneously combust and burn into ashes without warning so i guess we need a running tracker ingame to keep tabs on that? No because the simple act of something existing or not is not somehow justification for whatever to exist in a literal fantasy universe. If they decided today that onions dont exist in DoL then it doesnt fucking matter if you can find them at your local grocer because if you cant tell reality actually has no actual influence on fantasy or game mechanics besides what the people making it want it to have. You pointing at two things that exist in reality isnt some kind of gotcha is just delusion. My only point i was making is that the game is obviously fantasy so to try to shoe horn in the logic of actaul reality is really stupid.

If you could actually counter that argument you would have started with examples of common things being missing in the supermarkets but alas you choosed something extremely rare which points out that the things where it makes sense that you cant find it everyday are things as special as spontaneous combustion.

Also fantasy universe? Its modern ages in horny town with beast hallucinations. If you present people the city of Chicago in the 60's but all citizens are lopunnies from pokemon that doesnt change that the setting still says city of Chicago in the 60's. So people expect the things that era was known for.

This game doesnt have deep lore about how this is some unknown civilization of faraway alien lands, it looks like your run the mill everyday city of the current age or atleast 90's till 2020.

 

[MRN64]

Also fantasy universe? Its modern ages in horny town with beast hallucinations. If you present people the city of Chicago in the 60's but all citizens are lopunnies from pokemon that doesnt change that the setting still says city of Chicago in the 60's. So people expect the things that era was known for.

You should take note that "fantasy" doesnt mean "has elves and wizards in it" just that it has supernatural or magical elements to the story. Guess what setting has magical and supernatural elements in it. Having a "realistic setting" also doesnt change the fact that its still fucking FICTION or the fact that adding in literal fantasy characters from a game with a fantasy setting doesnt somehow mean realism is important because you know pokemon dont exist in 1960s chicago. I dont know what you are smoking to be THIS mad about fictional fantasy settings not being a 1:1 analog for reality in regards to what is in a grocery store in a game where you fuck horses. It is totally possible to have a fantastical pokemon setting set in the 1960s where onions arent for sale in a market. There is no conflict in that reasoning. The point of fiction and fantasy is that it is not supposed to be a work of non fiction so trying to compare the fictional setting with reality and be taken seriously is a quick way to be laughed at. So cue the laughing.

DoL is a fantasy setting as in its not trying to be realistic so just stop getting bent out of shape becuase you cant buy onions in the ingame supermarket. If you want to be mad about it then just say something that is an actual argument like "from a gameplay perspective not being able to buy onions easily is a pain in the ass." You dont have to justify shit with "but its not realistic" because as ive said its a fucking fantasy setting and the first line of text in the entire game is how the game is a work of fiction. So just stop.

 

[ViviX12]

You should take note that "fantasy" doesnt mean "has elves and wizards in it" just that it has supernatural or magical elements to the story. Guess what setting has magical and supernatural elements in it. Having a "realistic setting" also doesnt change the fact that its still fucking FICTION or the fact that adding in literal fantasy characters from a game with a fantasy setting doesnt somehow mean realism is important because you know pokemon dont exist in 1960s chicago. I dont know what you are smoking to be THIS mad about fictional fantasy settings not being a 1:1 analog for reality in regards to what is in a grocery store in a game where you fuck horses. It is totally possible to have a fantastical pokemon setting set in the 1960s where onions arent for sale in a market. There is no conflict in that reasoning. The point of fiction and fantasy is that it is not supposed to be a work of non fiction so trying to compare the fictional setting with reality and be taken seriously is a quick way to be laughed at. So cue the laughing.

DoL is a fantasy setting as in its not trying to be realistic so just stop getting bent out of shape becuase you cant buy onions in the ingame supermarket. If you want to be mad about it then just say something that is an actual argument like "from a gameplay perspective not being able to buy onions easily is a pain in the ass." You dont have to justify shit with "but its not realistic" because as ive said its a fucking fantasy setting and the first line of text in the entire game is how the game is a work of fiction. So just stop.

People pull up realism whenever they have no argument to make. It is not brought up with any mechanics they enjoy. I mean, who's complaining about having a horse leashed by the town indefinitely at no upkeep? If a good mechanic is added, being realistic is just a nice topping, not the reason why it's good. Realism is also mentioned a lot when what is really meant is authenticity and/or immersion. And an entitled mindset is another thing. "Huh, I would've thought there'd be onions in a market" and "It's so stupid there's no onions in the market" express the same issue, yet with different openness to an explanation. One would think the concept of game design would be a sufficient explanation for decisions made for gameplay but I guess some people prefer to be angry than to think.

 

[leminal]

Is there any chance we could get more school events? Maybe related to reputation, high or low. It feels a bit barren at the moment, for how much time you're supposed to spend there.

 

[ViviX12]

Is there any chance we could get more school events? Maybe related to reputation, high or low. It feels a bit barren at the moment, for how much time you're supposed to spend there.

As many other things in the game it will be slightly improved over time. Unless the devs decide to make a dedicated school update.

 

[leminal]

A dedicated school update would be pretty nice, indeed. Well, if we got Avery's mansion, I think there's a chance of that too.

 

[rhoghadessa]

A dedicated school update would be pretty nice, indeed. Well, if we got Avery's mansion, I think there's a chance of that too.

At the risk of vanilla vs modded content stuff, vanilla should have the DoLP thing where if your grades are just simply that good (top of the class distinctions), the school should stop caring about the player showing up at all (and by extension, Gwylan as well especially if you have a high enough Curiosity trance). Though for DoLP's case with AMC stats, it's more of the PC becomes smart enough to literally hit 'Post-PHD University Graduate' levels of intelligence.

If the main thing is the whole mandatory education thing and that allowing the player to avoid school entirely with little or no penalty mitigates too much of the 'suffering', perhaps a school update could be that if the PC gains enough distinctions within the same subject, the teacher likes them enough and the PC isn't a known delinquent, it becomes a job opportunity instead? Rather than going for those $5-15 private tutoring jobs from knocking doors, you could instead be given the opportunity to act as a teacher's assistant (and paid accordingly, of course) with events related to the job, like how your handling of fellow students could effect your Status and relationship with the teachers and LIs in the class, and perhaps even with Leighton.

It'd certainly provide avenues for future events/interactions with teachers especially, like say an alternative to being introduced to the Soup Kitchen by River if you never visit the Temple, an opening to interact with Doren beyond a traumatised student needing help, etc..

 

[Sum Gi]

A dedicated school update would be pretty nice, indeed. Well, if we got Avery's mansion, I think there's a chance of that too.

I definitely think school needs more work. It's ironic because it's the most fleshed out location, but just becomes a repetitive chore. Not varied or interesting enough to pay attention, but too many annoying pitfalls to spam through without randomly having your clothes ripped off or some shit.

Yeah you can potentially just ignore it, but I kind of wish there was a "skip school" option where you could click one button and send your character to school and back with generic average increases to grades. Or maybe have it be some avant-garde experimental school that has a 3 day school week.

 

[gembunny]

but too many annoying pitfalls to spam through without randomly having your clothes ripped off or some shit.

The amount of times you can easily rip your shit in school just for sitting down is insanely annoying for sure. Idk who the fuck these clothes' tailors are but they are terribly done if getting caught on a damn corner is enough to screw them up. And it's even more frustrating how you can just straight up lose them between school classes and force delinquency when you don't want it too, since the time between each are literally a singular minute. (Same with Whitney harassing you between those super tight classes.)

 

[boon4791]

This game is the developer's fantasy and he has help from other writer for events and fixes, whether the supermarket has onions or not isnt up us, the player, but them.
We can ask for onions, but comparing a game base on their fantasy to our realism, is moot.

I think the school is a game setting which defines PC's age as a student, hence he will never graduate, just like he will never escape from Bailey, because he is an orphan.
The purpose of school also limits your time, making it harder to get the money for Bailey.
If PC can graduate from school and pay off Bailey, his life will be easier and his restrictions lesser, and the game becomes easier, the element that drives you to survive is gone.
It is like a zombie apocalypse game and you finally found the cure... game over... or not, you still lives on with your love interest in a lewd town, and there is still the encrouching darkness?

Some player might want this, others might not.
Dol plus give you this option i think, maybe they can put onions in supermarket too?

 

[anomajou]

And it's even more frustrating how you can just straight up lose them between school classes and force delinquency when you don't want it too, since the time between each are literally a singular minute. (Same with Whitney harassing you between those super tight classes.)

except you can be late to class for up to 4 minutes after it started before getting any delinquency. going to pool lockers and back to change clothes takes 2 of those 4 minutes. if you don't have any to change to - you can go to head's office for a "new" school-approved outfit, that'll take 3 minutes instead. random events that take 5 minutes to engage with are intentional for balancing between roleplaying a model student and falling for distractions.

 

[gembunny]

except you can be late to class for up to 4 minutes after it started before getting any delinquency. going to pool lockers and back to change clothes takes 2 of those 4 minutes.

Unless you're dealt events like being shoved inside a locker, which will make you late if you can't get out for ex.

random events that take 5 minutes to engage with are intentional for balancing between roleplaying a model student and falling for distractions.

I'd get that but it's just annoying when the RNG decides to be extra annoying about it, which makes that idea not in your control at all (yes, I am aware of the theme of the game, but there's a limit to it) and makes those less "distractions" and more hindrances. Again, a damn corner of a chair or whatever shouldn't tear your skirt and idfk the PC's ability to not just not ruin clothing on their own but it's bad even by stupid teenager standards. Getting it caught in the locker is one thing bc assholes actively do that ingame and I can see that as a reasonable explanation for tearing, a simple catching that can easily be adjusted and avoided is another and again I question how absolutely fragile tailoring is in the game.

 

[MRN64]

While the discussion of clothes tearing at school and making it annoying to deal with is fresh i just want to say that i wish we could corrupt the school morals entirely in the same way that you can do it in the swim class. You cant tear your clothes if you arent wearing any.

 

[Zebo12345]

i wish we could corrupt the school morals entirely in the same way that you can do it in the swim class.

I think I've asked for something similar before. Vrel's vision for this game is to be a trauma simulator, which is why he's opted against letting you streak boldly through the town in broad daylight. Because it's not meant to be a "fun, willing experience" for your player character. The pool events are more of an easter egg.

My suggestion was, according to some condition, (Such as: the player character has high delinquency/the teachers don't like them/Leighton doesn't like them/they have high exhibitionism fame) the player could have new rules imposed on them, such as making their school uniform just underwear, or even nude if the right conditions are met. This could be expanded to include mandatory services, like paying a visit to Leighton during lunch every day to satisfy his/her sexual needs.

I think Vrel might be a opposed to overtly corrupting the whole school's morals, and maybe even somewhat opposed to specifically mandating rules against the player, because the town that DoL takes place in is still supposed to have some semblance of law and order. It's a very corrupt place, but that corruption is usually a little deeper than just the surface. That, and the teachers are generally not cruel or evil. Leighton, sure, but the teachers don't exactly like it when students are being unruly, and would likely not appreciate the disruption that would come from "corrupting the school morals" or from singling out the player character.

 

[tanukk1]

I can't really think of any school content I'd like added. Except maybe a graduation ceremony in spring, since the game has now committed to the "18 year old btw" conceit.

 

[gembunny]

IG I can kinda get not putting a graduation thing in, since then you're basically removing a whole section of fleshed out content by completely removing being able to go to school, even as repetitive and bland as that content can get.

 

[MRN64]

I think I've asked for something similar before. Vrel's vision for this game is to be a trauma simulator, which is why he's opted against letting you streak boldly through the town in broad daylight. Because it's not meant to be a "fun, willing experience" for your player character. The pool events are more of an easter egg.

My suggestion was, according to some condition, (Such as: the player character has high delinquency/the teachers don't like them/Leighton doesn't like them/they have high exhibitionism fame) the player could have new rules imposed on them, such as making their school uniform just underwear, or even nude if the right conditions are met. This could be expanded to include mandatory services, like paying a visit to Leighton during lunch every day to satisfy his/her sexual needs.

I think Vrel might be a opposed to overtly corrupting the whole school's morals, and maybe even somewhat opposed to specifically mandating rules against the player, because the town that DoL takes place in is still supposed to have some semblance of law and order. It's a very corrupt place, but that corruption is usually a little deeper than just the surface. That, and the teachers are generally not cruel or evil. Leighton, sure, but the teachers don't exactly like it when students are being unruly, and would likely not appreciate the disruption that would come from "corrupting the school morals" or from singling out the player character.

Well here is the kicker with that whole situation though. Just because the morals are compromised doesnt mean that its a good situation. It could also lead to a whole nightmare that is even worse than the school normally is with far more dangerous events and much harsher penalties in general. Sure more people are running around uninhibited but on the flip side more people are running around UNINHIBITED. It could absolutely fit into the theme of the game. It could also spread into the wider town as a whole in that letting someone be a unrepentant streaker is possible but really NOT a good idea.

I do understand the sentiment though that the devs are coming from. Its just a shame that a full descent into degeneracy isnt really in the cards at all since that could lead to some really interesting mechanics and scenarios. One thing the game sorely lacks is places where things are well and truly unhinged.