VN Ren'Py Eruption Imminent [v0.6.1] [MorriganRae]

[Hungover00]

Considering there's already a reference to Futagenesis Unveiled in-game, I would not at all be surprised if there was a collab between the two. The only issue is being both devs being not willing to share the DAZ files

As far as I'm concerned, all the evidence points not to Deli being the blackmailer, but being blackmailed/coerced to help the actual blackmailer herself. So maybe Kate or Victoria.

Delilah being forced to help would make her dodgy behavior make sense. And if she is the blackmailer she's probably guilty about it but not guilty enough to stop.

I agree that Delilah is the most likely culprit at the moment but I also agree that she seems unlikely to be able to pull this off. It really feels like she - along with the wannabe influencer - are meant to distract us from knowing who the real blackmailer is.



I have suspected this too but I find it just as unlikely as Delilah. Possible... but my bet is on someone else.

I keep thinking about how Ashe is careful about ever exposing herself and prior to telling Fiona, only her mom and sister knew. The sister could have confessed to her bestie Isabella, or perhaps told her drunkenly one night by accident. Either way, Isabella seems more the potentially vindictive type who might also think duplos are bad people, etc. I don't know that she's a stronger candidate for the blackmailer but at least another person to consider.

Moira, on the other hand, probably had Ashe investigated after being told she was Vanessa's new girlfriend. If someone was tailing Ashe and watching her from afar, her duplo identity could have been revealed. Moira would definitely be capable of pulling off the blackmailer act and have the resources to track Ashe & know about the people in her life.


There really aren't many others that would make sense, unless it is a character we haven't met yet. If I am not mistaken, the mystery woman at the very end of the latest update has different nails than the influencer so even if the influencer is out to get revenge on Vanessa, the person we saw might be the one focused on Ashe and we just haven't seen them in the story so far. I really think it is most likely that we simply don't know the character yet. Perhaps it turns out that Ashe accidentally screwed them over in the past or there was some kind of innocent mistake that had unfortunately terrible consequences - hence the revenge plot and blackmail.

Speaking of people we haven't met.... we met Kate but have we met Delilah & Fiona's other mom? (I don't remember. Maybe she is dead or out of the picture. /shrug) Either way, if she's still around, the other mom could have found out that Kate & Ashe were fooling around together and maybe decided blackmail was a worthy revenge path. On that note, I assume the blackmailer shows up in the story regardless of whether or not you chose to have Ashe do things with Kate. So this too may be off base.

Yes, the Victoria theory is starting to gain some traction!

There are so many clues pointing to Delilah being involved, but conflicted about being involved. And who could get Delilah to act against her crush? Someone they love and trust just as much, like a parent. Kate doesn't make much sense, but Victoria has been off screen so far and a writer could fit them in however they want.

And while I was originally going for secret cameras in Kate and Victoria's bedroom (either to watch Kate tease her while she's away on business trips, or spy on Kate to see if she steps out on their marriage), it could be as simple as Delilah saw Ashe's duplo status and called her, asking for advice. And Victoria has been managing things ever since, with some assistance from Delilah.

I can't recall what pages p229 and on for a few pages, we really went back and forth on the theory, but we went fairly in detail, pointing out strengths and weaknesses.

The other mysterious candidate would be Ashe and Rachel's aunt, who has been mentioned, but not seen.

 

[Hungover00]

Oh, someone else made this, but the mystery aunt is 'Kendra' according to this character map: https://attachments.f95zone.to/2024/11/4242624_EruptionImminent_CharactersEp4_4K.png

 

[BigOne24]

I do like how Rachel gets on Vanessa before the second or first date depending on if you count the 'first' one or not.
To me its like Ashe(or whatever you rename her too) has ZERO self confidence.

 

[Ciaran8023]

I do like how Rachel gets on Vanessa before the second or first date depending on if you count the 'first' one or not.
To me its like Ashe(or whatever you rename her too) has ZERO self confidence.

I mean yeah, she doesn't have any confidence.
She's naturally very anxious, the society she lives in heavily disagrees with what she is so she's had to live her life hiding from other people entirely which ends up cementing an avoidant personality or in the worst case scenario, agoraphobia which ends up making anything social be quite difficult for her. She likely has a very skewed and self-depricating view on herself that's been coloured by the society she lives in and the isolation she feels, she likely has major issues trusting people and the one person she thought she could trust (Rachel) ended up breaking that trust.

Like I'm honestly astounded that she works as well as she does, most people would straight up shut down entirely if they had to deal with all that shit.

 

[Dessolos]

I would prefer it if Delilah were the blackmailer because I think it would take a character I find unappealing and make her far more interesting (and Fiona's constant foreshadowing of Del's behaviour and true nature sets certain expectations), but from a very meta perspective, I think we would've gotten the confrontation and confirmation in this latest update when Ashe realised Del was lying if she were actually the blackmailer. There's no reason to leave it as a cliffhanger for the next update if there's no complications and everything is exactly as it appears.

Delilah being an unwilling accomplice to the blackmailer while still having a more obssessive darker side to her personality would be a nice compromise between her being innocent vs guilty, I suppose. I wouldn't be thrilled by her lack of agency as a character in that scenario, but it would leave more room for those who already like her to find her sympathetic and forgive her.

I want Delilah to be the blackmailer for a much simpler reason. I just want to get past this blackmail arc as fast as possible and I think she would be the fastest way to that end.

 

[GossHarag]

People also forget she has survivors guilt about whatever happened to her mom/Jane and the car accident

 

[GossHarag]

And Delilah being Mrs. X really doesn't make much sense narratively. I don't see anything to suggest that she is enough of a techwiz to get Ashe's contacts or be good enough of an actress to see Ashe and Zoey hookup and act like nothing happened the next morning when we see how flustered she got when Ashe and Fiona layed in the same bed or finding out Zoey flashed Ashe. Now being an unwitting accomplice is a better theory. Honestly I think whoever Mrs. X is she had a hand in the business that ended up outing Sun.

 

[xeivous]

Honestly I think whoever Mrs. X is she had a hand in the business that ended up outing Sun.

This actually makes quite a bit of sense. As wasn't what got out that outed Sun was a lewd image like what Ashe has been being made to take?

 

[Birdnman993]

And Delilah being Mrs. X really doesn't make much sense narratively. I don't see anything to suggest that she is enough of a techwiz to get Ashe's contacts or be good enough of an actress to see Ashe and Zoey hookup and act like nothing happened the next morning when we see how flustered she got when Ashe and Fiona layed in the same bed or finding out Zoey flashed Ashe. Now being an unwitting accomplice is a better theory. Honestly I think whoever Mrs. X is she had a hand in the business that ended up outing Sun.

I like that theory, maybe the blackmailer is a serial Duplo hunter who loves to take advantage of them, get bored of them and then expose them to the world, maybe the Duplo who committed suicide also went through the same thing as Ashe.

I want Delilah to be the blackmailer for a much simpler reason. I just want to get past this blackmail arc as fast as possible and I think she would be the fastest way to that end.

I find it a bit difficult to rule out the blackmailer so quickly in the story, especially considering the amount of discussion and interest it generates.

 

[Buletti]

Like I'm honestly astounded that she works as well as she does, most people would straight up shut down entirely if they had to deal with all that shit.

Well, she is a drug addict. So she definately did not come out without scars.

 

[Ciaran8023]

Well, she is a drug addict. So she definately did not come out without scars.

That's fair, but it's a harmless drug to be addicted to compared to the alternatives. Being stoned every day sure beats being a heroin addict.

That being said, it does come off as her smoking weed moreso to deal with her anxiety and stress rather than trauma.

 

[Buletti]

That's fair, but it's a harmless drug to be addicted to compared to the alternatives. Being stoned every day sure beats being a heroin addict.

That being said, it does come off as her smoking weed moreso to deal with her anxiety and stress rather than trauma.

Hmm, I would think that they are all connectet.

Btw: I don´t think I have seen actual scenes where Ashe is using since Chapter 2, am I right? I wonder if there was any backlash about the dev showing too much. Does anyone know?

(Not that I think it is necessary to show it all the time. It´s already established that she does and that is all that´s important.)

 

[Birdnman993]

That's fair, but it's a harmless drug to be addicted to compared to the alternatives. Being stoned every day sure beats being a heroin addict.

That being said, it does come off as her smoking weed moreso to deal with her anxiety and stress rather than trauma.

Anything in excess is detrimental, it's a little worrying that Ashe uses it all the time to deal with her anxiety, but I guess it's not so bad as to suck dick for some weed.

Although this gives me an idea to differentiate the Kitty path from the Siren path, what if Ashe Kitty, being weak-willed, becomes more dependent on drugs to the point of doing sexual things to obtain them?

On the other hand, with Ashe Siren, she manages to overcome her dependence on drugs to deal with her anxiety since she is stronger in character.

It would be an excellent way to give more unique differences to both paths.

 

[Hungover00]

Anything in excess is detrimental, it's a little worrying that Ashe uses it all the time to deal with her anxiety, but I guess it's not so bad as to suck dick for some weed.

Although this gives me an idea to differentiate the Kitty path from the Siren path, what if Ashe Kitty, being weak-willed, becomes more dependent on drugs to the point of doing sexual things to obtain them?

On the other hand, with Ashe Siren, she manages to overcome her dependence on drugs to deal with her anxiety since she is stronger in character.

It would be an excellent way to give more unique differences to both paths.

Feels a little 'arm-chair psych' to conflate submissive with weak-willed addict, and dom as 'heal your mental illness through positive thinking.' The preference for ordering people around, or slapping some asses does not equal 'stronger in character.' Mental problems, and especially addiction, can run rough-shod over people you would have assumed would be immune.

I'd prefer them not to try and address it, rather than do so poorly and disconnected from those types of tropes.

 

[SirBabelt]

Not sure what I can say about this game except that its fantastic. I curse my empathy every time I play games with some gut wrenching situations or drama and this did not disapoint.

The only downside is that now that I finished current content, I need to wait for months to get the next fix.

I can only wish the best for MorriganRae . Love your game <3

 

[adad12]

What an incredible game...holy shit. It's everything I like bundled into one.

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[BaeScout83]

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Those are rookie numbers *pounds chest* /Matthew McConaughey
Come back when you've spent an entire day, only interrupted by meals and BRB.

 

[Jafo]

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Hey everyone

A bit of a shorter post this week, since there's not too much to report.

I've had a pretty busy week and it sometimes can be tricky for me to get in the right headspace to write after a long day's work. I still managed to write a bunch, but not quite as much as I would've liked to. I'll see if I can catch up a bit on the weekend .

I've also worked on something a little different from what you've seen in EI so far. Something that could almost be described as a mini game. But before you start to panic: No, I won't make you do slide puzzles or sudoku or anything like that . It's much more narratively focused and should hopefully fit in nicely with the rest of the story. There's also the option to progress even if you lose (maybe you'll even want to lose ), or avoid the whole thing entirely. So don't get your titties in a twist .

Other than that, I can't tell you much without spoiling. Expect a bunch of familiar faces at the party (and of course a bunch of unfamiliar ones too), and some unique opportunities to get to know them better...

Alright, back to writing!

❤ Enjoy your weekend everyone! ❤

 

[Buletti]

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Hey everyone

A bit of a shorter post this week, since there's not too much to report.

I've had a pretty busy week and it sometimes can be tricky for me to get in the right headspace to write after a long day's work. I still managed to write a bunch, but not quite as much as I would've liked to. I'll see if I can catch up a bit on the weekend .

I've also worked on something a little different from what you've seen in EI so far. Something that could almost be described as a mini game. But before you start to panic: No, I won't make you do slide puzzles or sudoku or anything like that . It's much more narratively focused and should hopefully fit in nicely with the rest of the story. There's also the option to progress even if you lose (maybe you'll even want to lose ), or avoid the whole thing entirely. So don't get your titties in a twist .

Other than that, I can't tell you much without spoiling. Expect a bunch of familiar faces at the party (and of course a bunch of unfamiliar ones too), and some unique opportunities to get to know them better...

Alright, back to writing!

❤ Enjoy your weekend everyone! ❤

This sounds equally terrible and exciting

I am not a Fan of gameplay elements in a VN at all. On the other hand I trust the dev that the implementation will be done very well.

I totally understand that the dev might want to switch things up as they are clearly pretty creative and the "normal VN" formula seems to not do it any more for them now the Workflow has settled in after a few updates.

So I guess it is a good thing they keep development fresh for themselves.

I just Hope that the majority of the content will still only require one hand to operate.

Looking forward to the new stuff!

 

[Jafo]

I just Hope that the majority of the content will still only require one hand to operate.

What you can consider is to buy an automated toy....