VN Ren'Py Abandoned Dr. Amana, Sexual Therapist [v2.0.0P] [Ianvs]

[botc76]

i want to have dialogue choices for the girls when ever roger isnt in a scene. romie says it steals from the immersion.

what do you think?

ps. im still gonna make my own decision, just wondering if anyone agrees with romie.
pss. i hate it when hes right about stuff!
psss. dont agree with him because his ego sucks and im right and manipulating these girls from inside their horny little minds is the best!
pssss. i dont know what the limit on psssses is.
ppssss. I ALWAYS WIN ROMIE!!

Honestly, you have to be careful with this. It's certainly not a deal breaker for most, but most people at least partially identify with the MC.
So, if you add too many decisions for different characters, it will bring people out of immersion.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying never do it, just be careful not to overdo it.
The MC should be the protagonist, the one the story centres around, the one the player makes the decisions for.
Many people need that to be invested in a game/story.

 

[botc76]

@ meepish
Oh, and let me say that I am really happy this is being continued in any way shape or form.
I loved most of what Roman Hume did over the years, so any change will be jarring, but it is completely understandable that if someone new takes over the majority of the project they will want to make it their own.

And that is definitely preferable to the game just being dead. There were honestly too many great games which were abandoned while so much mediocre stuff continues.
So good luck and my best wishes for your success. You've been warned about the possibly negative reactions, you've been warned about the trolls, so not much to tell you at this point.
Except that I hope you also keep up Humey's willingness to listen/read the criticism that comes and accept it when it makes sense, that is something many devs have a problem with and there's also always people who will shout down any criticism however valid, because they absolutely must be white knights for any game or dev they like, no matter how unnecessary or unwarranted.
Criticism is needed, to improve anything, and it's hubris to think nothing about your work can be improved.
Not that I'm accusing you of this in any way.

 

[ayy]

i want explore the lives of the girls a lot more than the romans version did so i want to have scenes with just the female characters in which the protag is not always present. i just wonder how boring it will be to read/watch scenes play out that the player has no influence on beyond the prior interactions with roger. and seeing the girls in other scenarios outside of his presence will make their personal stories more...i dont know if real is the word im looking for but well get to understand them and their decisions better. i can see it both ways.

roger will always be the main protag and i never want to see his face because he is essentially the player. but if a scene takes place in a girls locker room i wonder how long attentions will hold if there are no dialogue choices.

There is a game on this site where something like this does happen, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post a link to it. Basically in this game MC is in control of everything that happens, but the inner monologue of the girl occasionally pops up as an icon of her face on the screen. The player has an option to either engage with the inner monologue or to let the scene progress as it normally would. If the player chooses to engage with the inner monologue, they can determine how the girl reacts to a given situation. If they don't choose to engage with it, the girl will react based off wherever the corruption parameters lie in the coding.

You could explore the female characters in a similar manner, and choose to use flavor text instead of creating forks in the plot line, or as -CookieMonster666- says, minor choices that are inconsequential to the overall pace of your story.

 

[pimentoh]

The fact that this is still being worked on really warms the cockles! Hopefully everyone involved feels supported and inspired!

 

[elud]

Wait, wait...Are you telling me that this game is not aboned? A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

 

[baklol]

i am working furiously on it though and im excited about it!

any news on update mate

 

[RomanHume]

So Meep shared these on the Discord. I'm sure she'd have put them here eventually but I know she's got her head buried in rendering out new scenes.

Personally, I think she did an awesome job of not just capturing Nanami's general features but also her cold, hard, resting bitch face.

I'm stoked to see how she pulls off the other characters!

Bravo!

 

[BadWolf71]

So Meep shared these on the Discord. I'm sure she'd have put them here eventually but I know she's got her head buried in rendering out new scenes.

Personally, I think she did an awesome job of not just capturing Nanami's general features but also her cold, hard, resting bitch face.

I'm stoked to see how she pulls off the other characters!

Bravo!

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Can't go wrong with me when it shows hot Asians. Mmmmmmm!

 

[RomanHume]

Can't go wrong with me when it shows hot Asians. Mmmmmmm!

No lie. When I created my characters originally I just bought pre-made characters. Took them out of the box, tweaked them, dressed them and made them do filthy stuff. The fact that she got so very damned close just using basic body morphs gives me great hope for her game!

 

[BadWolf71]

No lie. When I created my characters originally I just bought pre-made characters. Took them out of the box, tweaked them, dressed them and made them do filthy stuff. The fact that she got so very damned close just using basic body morphs gives me great hope for her game!

Then you made a wise choice in meepish. Is this going to be a almost like a "Next-gen" update from the very beginning?

I would also like to offer myself as a "Proof-reader" going over grammar & spelling in my spare time.

 

[RomanHume]

Then you made a wise choice in meepish. Is this going to be a almost like a "Next-gen" update from the very beginning?

I would also like to offer myself as a "Proof-reader" going over grammar & spelling in my spare time.

This is where it gets challenging for me to work for someone else. Cause I know a good deal at this point about what she has planned, but since it's really her game now, I don't know what I'm allowed to share and what is meant to be kept a surprise.

And honestly I only know about what we've discussed and I've been asked to write so far. I'm sure there is plenty that I still don't know. So I kind of have to wait for her to come back around and expound upon what she wants to share and what she wants to keep a surprise.

And as a developer who was always very open with his development, the silence is killing me. Especially since I'm very excited about what I've seen so far!

 

[meepish]

while i was waiting on some renders to finish on the other compy i did some more work on cassie. gonna changer her hair eventually but its about as faithful a copy as i can do in gen9.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

while i was waiting on some renders to finish on the other compy i did some more work on cassie. gonna changer her hair eventually but its about as faithful a copy as i can do in gen9.


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If you're talking just physical structure (jawline, cheekbones, etc.), it's fairly close so well done. If you're talking overall, notable differences are that the freckles around her nose are a bit fainter. I think I also remember dimples, but it's been awhile; not sure how easy those would be to do again nor whether you want to include them. Overall I think it's decently close, so well done.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

If you're talking just physical structure (jawline, cheekbones, etc.), it's fairly close so well done. If you're talking overall, notable differences are that the freckles around her nose are a bit fainter. I think I also remember dimples, but it's been awhile; not sure how easy those would be to do again nor whether you want to include them. Overall I think it's decently close, so well done.

She had dimples before...but, often times, those of us who have them, they only show when we smile.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

She had dimples before...but, often times, those of us who have them, they only show when we smile.

I thought I remembered them. She's grinning in the sample renders from Meepish, but maybe that's not enough of a smile for them to show up. Anyway, I'm hoping they're still there but it's not a make-or-break for me.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

I thought I remembered them. She's grinning in the sample renders from Meepish, but maybe that's not enough of a smile for them to show up. Anyway, I'm hoping they're still there but it's not a make-or-break for me.

eh...it depends on the person. She's doing a slight smirk. They might show or not.

 

[meepish]

im sure there is a way to add the dimples. im still getting familiar with the g9 pose sliders. most of my hours so far have been with the shape sliders and im getting very familiar with those.

there are still some micro-tweaks to make but my goal was to get as close to the facial features as i could.

oh and to make her legs and ass look like she plays soccer. lol

 

[meepish]

If you're talking just physical structure (jawline, cheekbones, etc.), it's fairly close so well done. If you're talking overall, notable differences are that the freckles around her nose are a bit fainter. I think I also remember dimples, but it's been awhile; not sure how easy those would be to do again nor whether you want to include them. Overall I think it's decently close, so well done.

its still a work in progress. this is just the first run at it

 

[meepish]

but ill warn everyone now, that hair has got to go! its a bitch to work with and this girl deserves prettier hair!

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

im sure there is a way to add the dimples. im still getting familiar with the g9 pose sliders. most of my hours so far have been with the shape sliders and im getting very familiar with those.

there are still some micro-tweaks to make but my goal was to get as close to the facial features as i could.

oh and to make her legs and ass look like she plays soccer. lol

its still a work in progress. this is just the first run at it

No worries. Just curious. It's not the end of the world without them but I do find them very attractive when they show up (IRL or in renders).

but ill warn everyone now, that hair has got to go! its a bitch to work with and this girl deserves prettier hair!

I think you should do whatever you think makes the most sense of course. I do think her past hair was something I would expect on a soccer player, but I guess you can make her a prissy soccer girl or something. J/k.