HTML Devious World [v98a/v42a] [Devious Skooma]

[Reality Mode]

All the dead branches are annoying, I've not been able to find a branch that is more than 3-4 pages long.

There's a lot, yes, but if you really go through it, there's a ton that have a good amount of content, and some which are middling in length.

On a different note (this isn't directed at Iscay4312): Twine projects are surprisingly easy to decompile. If you don't want to figure out how, I can happily post Twine sources for Devious World, it took me maybe ten minutes to figure out, and now that I know how I can do it for any Twine project in three seconds flat. I think it'd be pretty straightforward to work on modding this; if people really wanted to, they could probably take a snapshot of a release and start a community-extended version on any generic software forge (Gitea, SourceHut, etc), instead of complaining about the slow pace of updates or the paths with low amounts of content. That said, while Skooma's writing is far from the best I've seen, I'm willing to bet it's better than what most people here would be capable of, so it'd have to be well-moderated at the least.

Hell, the only reason I don't is that while I'm more than okay with pirating stuff from here (I consider piracy an ethical imperative in the wake of e.g. the DMCA), I'm not comfortable with trying to work on someone else's project like that, without their consent or even knowledge.

 

[MostlyHereForYuri]

Making content isn't the same thing as experiencing content, sadly, so I wager most of us lack the motivation to take matters into our own hands. That said, I'd be fairly happy if some fanwriter out there decided to work out the branches that lack content in an unofficial version with Skooma's blessing. Their own version of a similar format is fine too. As are cats.

 

[Dr Oophenschmerts]

So where even IS this alleged urination content? Trying to find shit through all the dead branches is a downright arduous process

 

[Reality Mode]

So where even IS this alleged urination content? Trying to find shit through all the dead branches is a downright arduous process

If you decompile it (see e.g. Tweego), you can search the source pretty easily

 

[Troqu]

So where even IS this alleged urination content? Trying to find shit through all the dead branches is a downright arduous process

If that's the only thing you're interested in I'd say don't bother. I know there's a few passages that have it, but there aren't any routes that really focus on it, so even if you were to find it you wouldn't likely be satisfied with what you found.

 

[Dr Oophenschmerts]

If that's the only thing you're interested in I'd say don't bother. I know there's a few passages that have it, but there aren't any routes that really focus on it, so even if you were to find it you wouldn't likely be satisfied with what you found.

Ah ok, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Turd Fergusson]

I really cant find the "Cyan" story that is supposed to take you far into the game, I only get a few pages(12-15) and it's a dead end......

 

[Menome]

Alpha 59 is available here:

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[Nynox]

I can't help but notice that there are still some tags missing (most imporntantly gay and lesbian, I guess). Can I do something about that or does someone else have to?

 

[carambolaofpeace]

Honestly writing stories for porn games isnt a problem, the problem is making a cyoa with multiple choices ( a little redundant i know) about sexual encounters suddenly be about the story and want us to care about it.

If they want to write one with meaningful story they can just make another game (or dont, its their game after all), because story wasnt the premise of this one, and wanting to suddenly change it, eh... so many different branches to care about.

 

[SenshuuDo]

So I got pissed that you basically had to roll the dice in an effort to find a story that piqued your interest, so I made a small tool in Python that tells you what choices you have to make given certain keywords. It can also just output the full story to a text file, among many other things. You can check it out here

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[greeneyed]

So I was going to write a whole paragraph about it but this mad lad summed up the largest problem with project and fixed it:

So I got pissed that you basically had to roll the dice in an effort to find a story that piqued your interest, so I made a small tool in Python that tells you what choices you have to make given certain keywords. It can also just output the full story to a text file, among many other things. You can check it out here

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But the problem is still there in the core release, there are so many damn fetishes in this game and some are real specific (i.e. some people love them and some people will despise them, your looking at NTR, Guro, Vore, Male on Dickgirl, Dickgirl on Male (there is a difference), incest etc). Which obviously is a big of issue, init?

1. So my suggestion is to give some indication of the fetishes lying in that story so we have a idea of what we're getting ourselves into. (While some may say this is spoiling the surprise etc, this project jumps a fetish in a single choice... Just put it in a settings so you don't have to see those indications, most people will probably turn it on by default though). Regardless adding something like: Do you wish to proceed left [Option may contain: NTR, Incest, Furry, Futa]
   Could also been done at the very specific intervals or at start of branches not to give to much away (also cut back on work)
2. You could also make a official walkthrough, but I don't think anyone has the sanity to do that looking at all the options and branches.

So no idea if the dev frequents f95zone, but I think it's a solid idea considering how many fetishes they want to fit into the game.

 

[Troqu]

So my suggestion is to give some indication of the fetishes lying in that story so we have a idea of what we're getting ourselves into. (While some may say this is spoiling the surprise etc, this project jumps a fetish in a single choice... Just put it in a settings so you don't have to see those indications, most people will probably turn it on by default though). Regardless adding something like: Do you wish to proceed left [Option may contain: NTR, Incest, Furry, Futa]
Could also been done at the very specific intervals or at start of branches not to give to much away (also cut back on work)

There's 2 reasons this doesn't work:
1. The Dev has NO PLAN. Other than a vague concept and a few early story threads, they don't plan their characters routes. This is most obvious with someone like Cyan who had a whole bunch of extra fetishes added to her that probably would have fit better on other characters, but the dev tried to listen to feedback and switch to working on only one character for a year in an attempt to "finish" her. She ended with more open paths than anyone else.
2. There are plenty of routes people would get locked out of just by chance. Example: If you go as Eric to Worldland, visit Hollywoodland, and then check out THE DIGITIZER, the primary tag would be gender transformation and then a bunch of others as may contains. The first thing that happens is you volunteer and get turned into a woman, and anyone who dislikes paths where TG is a theme, or where you play as female have now been turned away.
However, in spite of 3/4 paths away from this point being female MC centric, one of them leads to a hub world where you can choose certain worlds (FF7, Ranma, etc.) gain your original body, or the body of a male character of that world, and are quite large and extensive in their own rights. Some of them could probably be a choice from the main page all on their own and have more content than entire characters. But the people who saw the tags left before even checking it out.

 

[MostlyHereForYuri]

The logistics of this game is a nightmare.
Lack of a plan moving forwards aside, I think it would be possible to retroactively add in what sort of fetishes you can expect if you pick a certain character or a certain path, whether you go to describe every choice or just major themes that can be counted on running in this direction. It's a lot of work with a net this wide but it would help navigation something fierce to have a flowchart running, both in terms of finding what you're looking for fetish-wise and to help navigate around the dangling loose ends that barely go anywhere as of now.

On the flip side, I see an argument on how setting that up would take away from Skooma's time to write out more content, and s/he's already slow enough on the uptake as it is. No offense to the author but can't deny that the game is kind of a mess with all the dead ends, lack of planning and what seems to be a fluctuating sense of motivation where writing occurs based more on inspiration- a fickle lover to say the least -than duty to finish what was started, which leaves all those who get invested hanging downright with half an expectation that it could be permanently.

Back on the topic, while it would be great if someone else could do that job for Skooma, I'm not exactly volunteering so I don't feel right strongly advocating the notion of setting up fetish disclaimers throughout the game as convenient as I think it'd be to have available from a consumer perspective. As far as I'm concerned we'll just have to deal with it if we wanna stay onboard the ship and see where it takes us. Not like we can't step on or off at any time we fancy.

 

[gtz-god]

va60 is out a few day ago
the dev got hyperfixation

 

[Azriel Satan]

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Change-log​

Devious World​

• Main: After giving the Slowburn aphrodisiac time to work, Eric can now check outside or in Akane's room for Ranma. He can also choose transformations when messing with the potions.
  • Main: Layla can now tell Sita to dream on when she offers to get along.
  • Main: Amanda can now spend her summer hanging out with friends.
  • Main: Cyan can know better than to just let Cybil out.
  • Main: When trapped in the log by the alligator gar, fairy Eric can wish for power.
  • Main: Cyantaur can intervene when she notices Amana getting tempted.
  • Main: Ranma can now ask the devil what the worst curse he thinks Ranma has is.

Devious Mundanity​

• Main: Kai can now take the C-rank assassination job.
  • Main: Caliburn can now challenge Deathtrap when called on to enter the King's Labyrinth.

Admittedly, a lot of these don't go that far, but it was kind of a struggle this month, and again I'll talk a bit about that after. This release also includes a superhero prose story I wrote in lieu of one of the weekly updates.​

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[terirheken]

does this game only consist of short unfinished paths and game overs? I stopped counting how often I had to hit the back button because on the next page all options were unavailable for my character ...

 

[Keldin]

My ability to leave a review in the rating section seems borked so I'll just leave this here; 5/5, A lot of content, solid writing and smut, give it a go.

Disregard the review bombs, they're largely people who seem incapable of basic navigation of links, look at 200+ words and go "were the sexng is", or people salty their preferred route doesn't have as much focus or content.

 

[Reality Mode]

I have no way of contacting Skooma; if someone gets permission from them for third-party contributors / modding, I'd probably contribute here and there.

 

[BlackDahliaStudios]

What is the word count on this game? Anybody have a clue?