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I'm having a bit of a problem with saves and modding, and hoping for some help.

My first goal is to keep modded saves separate from unmodded saves. I've finished Week 1 with Lain's mod and tried to make a separate folder without modded files, but running the .exe in the new folder taps into the modded game with its saves (and the tacoma font error).

The second goal is to keep the Week 1 unmodded saves, once created, unmerged from the Days version of week 2, and be able to make a separate copy of the Week 1 saves at any time to merge with any new Days version. By keeping the Week 1 saves uncorrupted with Days data, I could then just transplant a copy of them into whatever new Days version there is and keep my decision path constant.

So basically, I have the Ecchi Sensei main folder, with a Week 1 Lain subfolder, and the new Week 1 unmodded subfolder. The unmodded subfolder would be the source of saves and game info to transplant into any new Days version subfolder.
you would need to customize \game\menu\options.rpy and change the save folder location there
 
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the door in the basement of day 3,

is saki suppose to open it or not?
what different in the story if saki open it or saki give up in the long run?
thx
I don't think it matters, but MC tells Mao what's in there some time during D8-14, but it's not been shown yet.
 

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running the .exe in the new folder taps into the modded game with its saves (and the tacoma font error).
It sounds like something needs clarification. In addition to the local saves folder in each copy, there's a system saves folder in %APPDATA%\RenPy\. So, for example, any and all copies of Week 1 DM have the same system saves folder, %APPDATA%\Renpy\Ecchi Sensei. That's what the unmodded version is seeing, not the modded version's local saves.

The bottom directory is set in game\menu\options.rpy. So if you followed Latecomer's advice, you could make it so the modded version used %APPDATA%\Renpy\Ecchi Sensei (mod) instead.

Things get a bit more complicated with Week 2 due to the method used to automatically "import" Week 1 saves:
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Hey guys is the week 2 The final update or will it continue till day 365 days like Mr/Ms. Bluecat mentioned before
 
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Honestly I struggle to understand why anyone would think this game is abandoned or on hold or completed, considering how extremely easy it is to check and verify the facts (i.e. bluecat and I are active here, our discord is very active, etc.pp.)
 

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Honestly I struggle to understand why anyone would think this game is abandoned or on hold or completed, considering how extremely easy it is to check and verify the facts (i.e. bluecat and I are active here, our discord is very active, etc.pp.)
Paying attention is haaaaaaaard!
 

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you would need to customize \game\menu\options.rpy and change the save folder location there
It sounds like something needs clarification. In addition to the local saves folder in each copy, there's a system saves folder in %APPDATA%\RenPy\. So, for example, any and all copies of Week 1 DM have the same system saves folder, %APPDATA%\Renpy\Ecchi Sensei. That's what the unmodded version is seeing, not the modded version's local saves.

The bottom directory is set in game\menu\options.rpy. So if you followed Latecomer's advice, you could make it so the modded version used %APPDATA%\Renpy\Ecchi Sensei (mod) instead.

Things get a bit more complicated with Week 2 due to the method used to automatically "import" Week 1 saves:
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D8-14 has no options.rpy file.
 
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D8-14 has no options.rpy file.
That's because it's in an rpa.

If you don't understand Ren'Py packing files into rpas...well, let's just say you've got a lot to learn. Look at UnRen. And go to and poke around.

Your attempts to mod/make changes will end in disaster if you don't learn some Ren'Py and Python basics.

Suggestion - always keep a backup.
 

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D8-14 has no options.rpy file.
And beyond what goobdoob said, the rpa only contains the compiled version (options.rpyc). Unlike extracting .rpa files, decompiling .rpyc files requires you to have python2 installed. I didn't mention any of that because I wasn't sure how committed you were to trying this.

I can send you a decompiled copy if you want, but IMO any further discussion on the matter should be taken elsewhere.
 
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Just finished the last update. Well, it was disappointing. Short, the most interesting part was spoilerd and the wife is again here.
Anyway, I'm here not for reviewing, I'm curious: wasn't in Lewdmas Special said that party scene will be changed? I missed something or it really wasn't changed even a little bit?
 

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Just finished the last update. Well, it was disappointing. Short, the most interesting part was spoilerd and the wife is again here.
Anyway, I'm here not for reviewing, I'm curious: wasn't in Lewdmas Special said that party scene will be changed? I missed something or it really wasn't changed even a little bit?
I think it was really only changed to not be christmas centric, otherwise it really was just the same thing which is fine, it was a hold over tidbit for us really
 

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This game is fucking great and hilariously depraved but I really hope it's going to be a bit more focused in the future. There are so many throwaway characters at this point, I feel I can barely distinguish them. They don't seem to offer anything new either, which another character isn't doing already in terms of looks of personality.
 
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