Ren'Py Divine Dawn [v0.30] [Cryswar]

[Cryswar]

May 14th Weekly Update
Pretty decent progress this time around. About 7k words, split across a weird variety of Ashley, Celica, Aspasia, Metatron, and Sam. Some romance, some friendship, and some shenanigans.

Also added a fair number of traits (and some abilities) to several weapons, especially Athame and other daggers. Some characters now have better builds/make better use of armor and trait options, and you can request some of the tankier characters draw heat for you - so Aspasia can actually make use of her ridiculous bulk.

Think we finally got the last few stat icons done too, so that should be in the next update.

Summer heat kicking in BAD though, hope it aint as hot for you guys as it is here. Anyways, back to work tomorrow.

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It's gonna be the "fun-sized" wizard, isn't it?
And yeah, I'd be glad if the game could steer cleer of some real dark shit.
You know, possible genocide, murder, and all that is fine and dandy but a love interest trying to kill another love interest?
Wow, that's too dark.

(I jest but in any media I partake in it kinda hits me super hard when part of a (soon-to-be) couple is killed it hits me way too bloody hard.).

Celica and Sarah seem the most likely to me LOL. There is definitely dark stuff in-game, but I do like the idea of happy endings - not a metaphor, but people earning joy and self-realization by surviving the bad stuff. So there can be bad stuff happening, but probably not super dark depressing endings. Mostly.

Also, I love my babies and want them all to be happy. Eventually. They have a lot of trauma to deal with first.

 

[Lord Kentus]

<_< I must be a weirdo then because I enjoy dark, grim stories where you end up with a middling grey outcome at best.

 

[Cryswar]

<_< I must be a weirdo then because I enjoy dark, grim stories where you end up with a middling grey outcome at best.

I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and it can work in a porn/adult game as well. This is just a bit more of an optimistic story in an unhappy world, so most of the earned endings will be positive.

...Also, wow, I forgot to post either of the last two progress updates here, huh?

 

[geheim12347]

<_< I must be a weirdo then because I enjoy dark, grim stories where you end up with a middling grey outcome at best.

It's cool honestly. Just really not my cup of tea. I play these hentai type games to calm down, destress, and forget about all the bad things happening that's why I just prefer mostly wholesome stuff.

 

[Lord Kentus]

...Also, wow, I forgot to post either of the last two progress updates here, huh?

Yep

 

[BurnAss]

Amazing game, top tier gameplay and with great writing
This game have endless potential if done right

 

[Regula]

It's always funny seeing renpy games get character CG and realising my imagination isn't doing wonders.

Anyways, I'm glad this game is seeing success. We don't have enough text based rpg's, and the ones we do have are too slow to update, having more always helps my insatiable hunger :^)

edit: YO WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON SAM

 

[zARRR]

It's always funny seeing renpy games get character CG and realising my imagination isn't doing wonders.

Anyways, I'm glad this game is seeing success. We don't have enough text based rpg's, and the ones we do have are too slow to update, having more always helps my insatiable hunger :^)

edit: YO WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON SAM

Gone, reduced to atoms

 

[TheeSonus]

edit: YO WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON SAM

Unfortunately, as zARRR said, he got Thanos'd. Writing two variations of each scene for Sam depending on whether they were male or female was definitely going to be a chore for Crys, one that really wasn't worth it when barely anyone chose male Sam. Plus, there was apparently some headache about people screeching about NTR since Crys had the idea of letting you choose to set MSam up with the succubus you didn't choose... even if it was never added to the game, and would have been a completely optional thing.

 

[Lucky_I]

Question. I downloaded what I believe to be the recent version of the game from here since my laptop bricked on me(so my steam version is unavailable to me) and I noticed that there are some missing armors. Is that suppose to be like that? I remember there being rune armor and shit.

 

[LOrdman11]

Question. I downloaded what I believe to be the recent version of the game from here since my laptop bricked on me(so my steam version is unavailable to me) and I noticed that there are some missing armors. Is that suppose to be like that? I remember there being rune armor and shit.

steam is .25 the version here is .24

 

[Lucky_I]

steam is .25 the version here is .24

Ah okay, that explains it. Welp, that's unfortunate.

 

[Cryswar]

Amazing game, top tier gameplay and with great writing
This game have endless potential if done right

Glad you enjoyed! I'll keep trying to improve and polish it while adding more, this has been one hell of a elarning experience for my first project ever lol.

It's always funny seeing renpy games get character CG and realising my imagination isn't doing wonders.

Anyways, I'm glad this game is seeing success. We don't have enough text based rpg's, and the ones we do have are too slow to update, having more always helps my insatiable hunger :^)

edit: YO WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON SAM

Tbh some of the early descriptions were kinda ass, but the art has been a blast to get, and a lot more is coming. Somehow I'm actually backlogged on lewd CGs, too many with finished art but scenes unwritten. Haven't gotten any of the non-lewd CGs I want yet tho.

Yeah, there's just something I love about seeing actual writing in a game. Not to shit on anyone who doesn't focus on it, some of my most fapped stuff is sprite sex with minimal/no plot, but if you have great art AND great writing it just makes the game so much better for me. Succubus Affection for example, weirdly well written and wholesome for 'just' a sprite sex game.

RIP MSam tho. He deserved better. Better planning on my part, specifically.

Question. I downloaded what I believe to be the recent version of the game from here since my laptop bricked on me(so my steam version is unavailable to me) and I noticed that there are some missing armors. Is that suppose to be like that? I remember there being rune armor and shit.

As others have noted, the public version is 1 update behind. Honestly, I don't like it, I preferred having it just always be free, but I was running out of money (or rather, already had) and this way I actually have the ability to keep working on the game. Not gonna get rich on it, but close enough to livable that I can keep going, and I love working on the game so that's good enough for me.

 

[Lucky_I]

As others have noted, the public version is 1 update behind. Honestly, I don't like it, I preferred having it just always be free, but I was running out of money (or rather, already had) and this way I actually have the ability to keep working on the game. Not gonna get rich on it, but close enough to livable that I can keep going, and I love working on the game.

Nah its fine, don't worry about that. I don't regret buying the steam version even if I can no longer play it. Get the bag man, you deserve it.

 

[Regula]

This is probably a good time to ask as any. Is time going to be a problem at any point? I remember when the city update first came in it was like: "Holy crap, I can't believe it took 228 days for us to reach this place."

Being called out like this was hilarious but it opened a can of worms I'm not sure I wanted.

I rushed this time because I was severely embarrassed and made it in 3 days.

I was planning to chill out and hang out but now I'm being told

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can be delayed for only like 2 weeks.

I don't expect this to change the story, but I don't want to hear

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say "DUDE I'VE BEEN STUCK HERE FOR 17 YEARS, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???". Though the idea is pretty funny.

So, can I mess around and level up now? Is this going to bite me later?

 

[Cryswar]

Nah its fine, don't worry about that. I don't regret buying the steam version even if I can no longer play it. Get the bag man, you deserve it.

Thanks, homie. I really appreciate the support. Hope you can get your steam stuff back soon!

This is probably a good time to ask as any. Is time going to be a problem at any point? I remember when the city update first came in it was like: "Holy crap, I can't believe it took 228 days for us to reach this place."

Being called out like this was hilarious but it opened a can of worms I'm not sure I wanted.

I rushed this time because I was severely embarrassed and made it in 3 days.

I was planning to chill out and hang out but now I'm being told

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can be delayed for only like 2 weeks.

I don't expect this to change the story, but I don't want to hear

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say "DUDE I'VE BEEN STUCK HERE FOR 17 YEARS, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???". Though the idea is pretty funny.

So, can I mess around and level up now? Is this going to bite me later?

Right now, no. If it ever does, I will be EXTREMELY clear when it starts and ends, but you won't ever be screwed by 'oh you had to do this within 17 days of beginning the game'. Time limits are really hard to do right so I don't want to jump into them. The existing time checks are mostly just giving you an idea of how many days it's been ingame, and the Knights stuff is to give some sense of urgency lorewise without forcing the player to actually respect it. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Regula]

Thanks, homie. I really appreciate the support. Hope you can get your steam stuff back soon!


Right now, no. If it ever does, I will be EXTREMELY clear when it starts and ends, but you won't ever be screwed by 'oh you had to do this within 17 days of beginning the game'. Time limits are really hard to do right so I don't want to jump into them. The existing time checks are mostly just giving you an idea of how many days it's been ingame, and the Knights stuff is to give some sense of urgency lorewise without forcing the player to actually respect it. Sorry for the confusion.

Got it. The question was mostly about how time checks would impact me anyway. I already searched this thread for timelimits.
I can only assume this means Ina will have another time check :^)

 

[Cryswar]

Got it. The question was mostly about how time checks would impact me anyway. I already searched this thread for timelimits.
I can only assume this means Ina will have another time check :^) View attachment 2689628

My god, that's fucking amazing. Bone Dad knows what's up! Thanks for that meme, gave me a hearty chuckle.

Also, Ancilla sig? Based again.

You're alright, don't come to school tomorrow.

 

[LOrdman11]

Its been a while since the last weekly update any estimate on when next the version is coming out?

 

[Cryswar]

6/14 Progress Update
Had a lot come up over the last week or two, but I've been plugging away at the next update! Deepwoods finale is well under way, though I definitely underestimated the amount of work it would take to turn it into a proper finale to the first arc.

Also got more music, monsters, and other comms/free use content sorted for this update and some of the stuff I want to d post-finale to encourage revisiting the deepwoods as it heals.

More scenes, atm focusing on Sarah/Aspasia. Almost forgot how much Aspasia actually needed, honestly, and Sarah is in dire need of more meaningful affection scenes as well. Thankfully, both are actually going quite well, which I confess feels pretty damn good after not having much luck with Aspasia previously.

I *could* pull an update together in a few days and release, but frankly I don't think it would live up to the hype, or really respect the decisions people made along the way (how you handled hobs in Expanse, what you told Selendis, how you handled Svyatibor, and what you do with Mara). Already kinda ran into that with the Ina meeting scene, ended up dropping some of my original ideas. Aaaaand I kinda don't want to pull a ME3 here.

So. Since I kinda wanted to do the next update around the end of the month anyways, I'm considering pushing this update's release date back to around then - let's say the 28th-29th - to focus on polishing the forest and expanding Aspasia. Maybe see if I can fit in an extra CG or two; Ashley, Amnelis, and Rosalyn are all in the running. Open to feedback tho.

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Since I uhhh missed two extra updates here, I'll briefly summarize them; a bunch of new traits (mostly healing-focused), major update to Aether magic that completely revamped Chesed and fleshed out some of the other sefirot, and more character scenes - Metatron martial art starting is probably the most relevant.

So as usual, it's never quite as fast as I'd like, but should be a sizable update when it's done!