VN Ren'Py Abandoned Detective Necro [v0.55 Hotfix] [BlackHandGames]

[judgenot93]

solo endings? that's gonna be tough, because Glasha is clearly #1, but denying/ breaking up with Vasaer isn't something i wanna do either

fr though, beautiful, varied models (i can't believe this is dev's 1st rodeo with DAZ), a wide range of tags, good writing and a dev who plans well ahead and knows what story he wants to tell - this has potential to become one of the GOATs.

please add a way of support that isn't Patreon, dev

 

[punisher2099]

My god what a dissapointment. No DP's and gangbangs. Ah, will be passing, which sucks, because art is good

Was that all you cared about? not the characters, the story, etc.

 

[monk_56]

Was wondering the same thing. Been a long time since I read a Shadowrun book, but isn't there magic in that? Or is it just 'techno-magic' of some sort?

Shadowrun has both 'magic' magic and 'techno' magic!

 

[JoeTheMC84]

Reached the end of current content. It was good.

Urban-Fantasy is my jam. It’s my favorite genre and there are two few examples of it anywhere. Even fewer examples of it being done well.

Detective and police stories are also one of my top favorite genres, so extra points for mixing that in too.

Just my personal opinion but Glasha looked much better without the center lower lip and septum piercing. The lower lip one almost makes it look like a third tusk and the one in her nose... it’s off putting to me for some reason. Maybe because she has those two tusks already, she just has too much going on in that area of her face? It takes away from how beautiful she is. Otherwise, her model is great. I like the tattoos and other piercings she has but I’ve never liked those two types of piercings on a woman and for her they just look doubly odd to me. This is by no means a deal breaker and she's still a great character, it's purely a taste and esthetic issue on my end.

 

[Deleted member 4822408]

please add a way of support that isn't Patreon, dev

Currently trying. Subscribestar denied me for not having a web presence. I'm going to try to fix that when I get some time off work.

While at Adam's house I got the Phoebe text twice. Looks like both the forgive and not forgive maybe got triggered or something because the first time it ran though the MC was cold and the second time he was flirting. I forgave her and so at first, I was confused why he was dismissive of her but then when I got the same start about getting a text from her it made more sense that way.

Got it! I think I understand what I did wrong. I'll include it in the next fix update, thanks for letting me know.

Just my personal opinion but Glasha looked much better without the center lower lip and septum piercing.

Yeah, I knew it may be divisive because I've seen plenty of people on the forums say they don't like piercings, tattoos, etc. I just went with what felt right for her character. If enough people feel the same, I wouldn't mind removing them since they're a minor thing(and also a massive pain in the ass that I only seem to notice is sideways after the render is finished!)

One problem, I tried out the banner settings and I can not get the original back ... it is either see-through or a solid color! I want the original banner, i.e. opaque.

I haven't seen this issue yet. I'll investigate.

 

[Kitchentable]

Kinda getting Shadowrun vibes. I'm hyped, good luck dev.

Was wondering the same thing. Been a long time since I read a Shadowrun book, but isn't there magic in that? Or is it just 'techno-magic' of some sort?

Not to be nitpicking but Shadow Run is a fantasy and SciFi setting. Not a modern world setting.
Techno magic? Hm...honestly not sure. There is some kind of ghost in the machine stuff and hacking
but not really technomancy if memory serves. Could be wrong though.

Edit: I think tech and magic were mutually exclusive.

 

[CamaroFan432]

So finished the game last night (around 9h ago) and thought about it and what to write here. Here comes my own opinion, nobody needs to be happy about it.

Positive for me is the character design. There is a clear variety in races, body frames and characters. I like that, especially the body frames, we get too often the big tit/big ass on every female in one game, that it gets boring. The story is interesting, but also one of the points, where my critic comes from.

My critic is, even if the story is interesting, it doesn't get to me. Especially with the behaviour of the MC. He gave up his own freedom to fast and says the whole time, that he doesn't really have a choice. He gets pushed around by the person who possesses him, by Natasha and every other one that shows up by "trying to help him". And he doesn't even questions it. I mean, ask yourself, would you not be at least a little bit hestant if so much happens around you all of sudden?
Oh, and I'm not so much of a fan of the whole possession thing for the MC, because it feels like he will loose all his free will, and therefor the story turns more into a kinetic style.

Hey, maybe I'm wrong with parts of the critic. I will maybe show up in a few months and give it a second try. But right now the IMO bad things don't motivate me that much. Nevertheless do I wish you good luck with your project, dev.

 

[Look-see]

MC is 30. She's 14. No pedophilia please.

my question was mostly to figure out where i stand with her. if she was an option then in my usual Harem "catch em all" play through is to get em all. if she's not (which she isn't) then i dont have to really care what she does and just enjoy her for what she is, in this case a wingman. at this point im hoping she'll be funny.

So, no pissing off mc:s siscon teacher I guess.

Nope, I'm afraid he's very serious about his sister. MC will be able to see the fallout of someone trying to get in her pants in chapter 3.

i'm honestly more sad about Adam's sister not being an option. how you gonna offer the mom and not the sister

BTW dev, any chances for game signatures soon(no idea who makes them)? it's possible i found a new game to replace my RA sig.

 

[bacienvu88]

So finished the game last night (around 9h ago) and thought about it and what to write here. Here comes my own opinion, nobody needs to be happy about it.

Positive for me is the character design. There is a clear variety in races, body frames and characters. I like that, especially the body frames, we get too often the big tit/big ass on every female in one game, that it gets boring. The story is interesting, but also one of the points, where my critic comes from.

My critic is, even if the story is interesting, it doesn't get to me. Especially with the behaviour of the MC. He gave up his own freedom to fast and says the whole time, that he doesn't really have a choice. He gets pushed around by the person who possesses him, by Natasha and every other one that shows up by "trying to help him". And he doesn't even questions it. I mean, ask yourself, would you not be at least a little bit hestant if so much happens around you all of sudden?
Oh, and I'm not so much of a fan of the whole possession thing for the MC, because it feels like he will loose all his free will, and therefor the story turns more into a kinetic style.

Hey, maybe I'm wrong with parts of the critic. I will maybe show up in a few months and give it a second try. But right now the IMO bad things don't motivate me that much. Nevertheless do I wish you good luck with your project, dev.

I agree that he gave in a bit too quick with the guy who "possessed" him (his ancestor IIUC) in that dream scene where they first met. But I don't think it is a straight up possession. From what I gather from the game, they have some sort of contract that allows him to use ancestors magic while allowing ancestor to perceive what MC perceives. Of course the details of the contract are not known yet.

Regarding Natasha, she is basically his immediate boss. So not working with her seems counterproductive.

 

[Vasy]

I enjoyed this a lot.

Also, the dev is probably already aware, but the opacity slider for the text box seems to be completely broken.

 

[JoeTheMC84]

I enjoyed this a lot.

Also, the dev is probably already aware, but the opacity slider for the text box seems to be completely broken.

I had that problem too. I found that if I adjusted the slider and then picked a different color and back, I was able to get the opacity to set where I had adjusted it to. It added another step to setting it, but it was a functional workaround.

 

[Look-see]

I enjoyed this a lot.

Also, the dev is probably already aware, but the opacity slider for the text box seems to be completely broken.

yeah so far the only way to adjust it is, 1. adjust slider. 2. change color. and then check to see if it's good enough for you.

 

[Vasy]

I had that problem too. I found that if I adjusted the slider and then picked a different color and back, I was able to get the opacity to set where I had adjusted it to. It added another step to setting it, but it was a functional workaround.

yeah so far the only way to adjust it is, 1. adjust slider. 2. change color. and then check to see if it's good enough for you.

Thank you both for the workaround. I started the VN back up and it worked for me as well.

 

[Kellermann]

Yessss. Cause, as all the world know, if you don't' have at least E-cups, you are incapable of producing milk.

Indeed, one thing AVNs are known for is their complete similarity to real life.

 

[CurtimusPrime92]

Is this the Krusty Krab?

Spoiler: NO It's Patrick!

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[CamaroFan432]

I agree that he gave in a bit too quick with the guy who "possessed" him (his ancestor IIUC) in that dream scene where they first met. But I don't think it is a straight up possession. From what I gather from the game, they have some sort of contract that allows him to use ancestors magic while allowing ancestor to perceive what MC perceives. Of course the details of the contract are not known yet.

Regarding Natasha, she is basically his immediate boss. So not working with her seems counterproductive.

She is not his boss but his partner and maybe a supervisor, but as for the intro/first scene, we as the player (not MC) know that she is more than just his boss. She is somewhat connected to the possessor. And she wants him back, that's, at least for what I gathered from the conversations, her only concern. The MC is himself isn't important to her and Grace. And I have the feeling, that it's the same with all others, that "tried to help". They want the possessor or the power of him. Also the transition to the CIB happened way to quickly, without agreement from the MC, even if he applied to that place. In one scene he thought about agreeing, and in the next moment, he is part of it. He doesn't question it one bit. He just believes everything, that he get's told.

Yeah, I know, AVN/porn VN and therefor AVN/porn-logic doesn't need to make sense, but for my taste, there are too many plotholes or unlogical bahaviors form the MC atm.

If I compare it with other VNs like Sorcerer, where the MC starts to question right from the get go and his hesitant, than this one can't compete, at least IMO. We may see in the future.

 

[Kuranai]

She is not his boss but his partner and maybe a supervisor, but as for the intro/first scene, we as the player (not MC) know that she is more than just his boss. She is somewhat connected to the possessor. And she wants him back, that's, at least for what I gathered from the conversations, her only concern. The MC is himself isn't important to her and Grace. And I have the feeling, that it's the same with all others, that "tried to help". They want the possessor or the power of him. Also the transition to the CIB happened way to quickly, without agreement from the MC, even if he applied to that place. In one scene he thought about agreeing, and in the next moment, he is part of it. He doesn't question it one bit. He just believes everything, that he get's told.

I'd guess he agreed because he's the reincarnation, so it would be "natural" for him to accept his past self help. Past incarnation seems like a higher self or hga who will open the floodgates of past knowledge for mc, doubt he will take over since he's already the guy, there's prob gonna be some choices regarding the plan past incarnation put in motion in the past I think, a fight with him for absolute control could be cool to but would lead to a lot of variables I guess.

 

[monk_56]

I'd guess he agreed because he's the reincarnation, so it would be "natural" for him to accept his past self help. Past incarnation seems like a higher self or hga who will open the floodgates of past knowledge for mc, doubt he will take over since he's already the guy, there's prob gonna be some choices regarding the plan past incarnation put in motion in the past I think, a fight with him for absolute control could be cool to but would lead to a lot of variables I guess.

He could legitimately also just be ignorant. Its hard to know what you are getting yourself into when making verbal agreements re: magical contracts with no prior knowledge. A smart man would fight that ignorance with skepticism though.

Shock could also be part of it.

It was also pretty unclear what the contract with the host involved. It was stated the tradeoff was magic for being the possessor's eyes and ears. The inability to talk about the host wasn't part of the bargain but seemed to be the case regardless- which didn't make much sense. The whole conversation could probably use a bit more narrative as its the underpinning for the meta-plot at large.

I do generally agree the MC was/is too passive / narrow-minded/ regarding being possessed and finding out about magic ect.

I think one thing that does help push forward the narrative of his agreeableness is the notion he is a detective. The magical people he has met are his only 'leads' concerning magic- so it feels natural that he would pursue them despite putting himself in some dubious / dangerous situations.

His inner monologue didn't convey much doubt, skepticism, or planning based on his situation though. I think that is why he came off a bit passive, block-headed, and submissive in that specific narrative piece.

 

[bacienvu88]

She is not his boss but his partner and maybe a supervisor

While they always say "partner" and it may even be formally they are at the same level Natasha is still his de facto boss. It was Natasha that fixed his employment documents. He has also not met anyone else from the Bureau except Grace, so Natasha is his only point of contact. It is Natasha that instructs him what to work on etc.

 

[TNVL]

any chance for some HUGE TITTIES in the future?