VN Ren'Py Eternum [v0.7.5 Public] [Caribdis]

[talion777]

I don't mind, actually. His previous game was relatively similar in this regard. Smoother integration and character development would take massive amounts of effort away from the main draw of the game, and as is, there's also a big element of "fun" in these games.

There's a distinction here - this game and Once in a Lifetime are adventure/sci-fi/mystery/horror PORN games. Most games on this website are romance porn games set in a university/slice of life/sitcom/fantasy setting.

The reason we love this is because its fresh, it actually doesn't go for relationships as much as it does world building and the relationships are kinda there, you also make your own - the characters are built up through the world and you, the person behind the PC attach importance to them. You don't try to relate to the character in the game thats attaching importance to them.

I'm going to differ with you on this. First off, I mentioned in my post that I understand that this is a porn game, but the genre is called visual novels for a reason. Novels by definition are based on the writing, and that's what I'm there for. I want story telling and challenging choices that matter. Honestly, if I just wanted porn I'd go for the real thing, which I can pull up in 3 milliseconds pretty much anywhere on the net. Nobody needs to work hard to find fap material. In many instances it's also a game, and the gameplay is important. That's not the case with Eternum, really, but that is true with things like BaDIK or the NLT games, for instance, where gaming is an integral part. I like the gaming aspects too, but I also understand that Eternum is not predicated on gaming but rather on the NOVEL aspect, which again comes back to writing. For me at least I enjoy having the fantasy aspects and I also enjoy the sex as a reward for either playing the game well or making the right decisions. I value it less when it's just given to me for no reason at all, and that robs me of enjoyment of the game. At the same time, my incentive to try to gain these rewards is blunted if I have to wade through tedium and stupidity to get there. Before anyone jumps on my ass I'm not accusing Eternum of being that way but I would a game like Lust Theory, for example, which simply became so stupid as to be unplayable. I will, however, say that some of the dialogue in Ep. 5 is cringey. People value a good story, and the basic story of Eternum, if not exactly original, is still pretty entertaining. The tangents however, at least in Ep. 05, for me took away from all the awesomeness that was the first 4 chapters. I get that people like the extra lewd scenes, but the way we got there feels like a pie in the face to me, instead of the culmination of a cool story arc or as a reward for having done something well.

 

[Son of Durin]

Because Caribdis is a sadist, look how much he kept us hanging with Nancy....
That's his trademark, since I've seen Annie doing it the first time, the urge to get them and ravag... Ahem!!! Making sweet sweet love to all the girls is strong.... So strong.... So let's hope it will happen.... I mean it would trump the Judie/Iris and Aiko/Lauren by an universe...

But the payoff with Nancy was worth the wait. That ride-up and slip it in animation was top notch - I practically felt it. Must have rewatched it a dozen times.

 

[TeeEight]

I have a favourite YouTuber... He used to do that a lot too Dalia... Do you know what happened? He needed stomach surgeries...

Fucking gobbling up food and not chewing, Jesus Christ... Why do people do this... Can't enjoy the food... Going to ruin your digestive system...

Edit: Fuck Axel...He has a douche name too.

 

[TeeEight]

Chang is growing on me

 

[Deleted member 4937290]

I have a favourite YouTuber... He used to do that a lot too Dalia... Do you know what happened? He needed stomach surgeries...
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Fucking gobbling up food and not chewing, Jesus Christ... Why do people do this... Can't enjoy the food... Going to ruin your digestive system...

Edit: Fuck Axel...He has a douche name too.

Eternum is known to be one of the best games to portray the realism of life so things like this are inadmissible...

 

[Drakenite]

Eternum is known to be one of the best games to portray the realism of life so things like this are inadmissible...

...Yeah, but those gas prices though.

 

[Son of Durin]

OOOO! A donut!



And was that pineapple a forshadowing that MC was about to harpoon some Wicked Tuna? Didn't get to taste the sushi this time, but that's okay.

 

[EricGrey]

And was that pineapple a forshadowing that MC was about to harpoon some Wicked Tuna? Didn't get to taste the sushi this time, but that's okay.

The pineapple was just there to Psych you out.

 

[Drakenite]

Considering the nature of this game I'm surprised the pineapple isn't pink.

 

[Son of Durin]

Considering the nature of this game I'm surprised the pineapple isn't pink.

It isn't, but the best tacos are.

Spoiler: What Luna whispered to MC as he slept in Fiero...

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[Son of Durin]

With all of the comments about music, I started paying more attention to it, and I've gotta wonder how many hours of crappy music Caribdis and other Devs have to listen to to find the gems they put in the games. Sometimes a normal "song" will come to mind for a scene or person and that will be natural, but for the stuff like the background music at the Halloween party when MC and Nova are trying to get into the contest, and other "vamping" types of situations, it must be a little bit of a pain to come up with a variety of background music that fits and doesn't annoy or detract. I've done at least one where a few of the rotating songs were real earwigs and I just muted the music. None of Eternum's stuff has bugged me, mostly because it seems to fit the situation and doesn't seem to be on some type of rotation that may or may not fit with a scene.

I suspect they have some kind of random music channel running while they write, design and render and go "aha" and make a note when something strikes them right.

The effort it takes is probably why many VPNs don't have music, just sounds that go with actions (phones buzzing, crowd chatter, gun shots, car noises, moaning ).

 

[TheSeedy1]

You know the biggest grump I have and it's not even a real complaint? All these kick ass devs making great stories with awesome girls and artwork - and due to how much work this takes it's so long before we get the next installment *weep*

 

[ShadowLordV1]

With all of the comments about music, I started paying more attention to it, and I've gotta wonder how many hours of crappy music Caribdis and other Devs have to listen to to find the gems they put in the games. Sometimes a normal "song" will come to mind for a scene or person and that will be natural, but for the stuff like the background music at the Halloween party when MC and Nova are trying to get into the contest, and other "vamping" types of situations, it must be a little bit of a pain to come up with a variety of background music that fits and doesn't annoy or detract. I've done at least one where a few of the rotating songs were real earwigs and I just muted the music. None of Eternum's stuff has bugged me, mostly because it seems to fit the situation and doesn't seem to be on some type of rotation that may or may not fit with a scene.

I suspect they have some kind of random music channel running while they write, design and render and go "aha" and make a note when something strikes them right.

The effort it takes is probably why many VPNs don't have music, just sounds that go with actions (phones buzzing, crowd chatter, gun shots, car noises, moaning ).

I would actually argue the reason most devs do not have music in their games is lack of funds for licenses. I mean I come from an industry where ownership is taken really seriously, so I can tell you how easily someone can get sued over using anything and profiting of it.
I do agree the music in Eternum is some top notch stuff, but I would argue it isn't always the hardest. Not saying it isn't hard but there is specific sounds that will always go well with specific scenes. Like take the party as an example, party background songs have a common theme to them. Look at the scene with Matt,you get a mysterious type of song for that egyptian plunder feel. And now in the current chapter vocals were added which really made the song stand out more.
Tl: Dr Sure finding songs can be hard but I think that it isn't the reason devs don't use em.

 

[dongktj]

Hey man, maybe I do, do you still need it?

Yeah, I still need it xD

 

[Phase_01]

It looks like I need to play Ripples and Projekt: Passion. I tried to play Pale Carnations a few months ago and it just didn't do anything for me, something about the humiliation aspect really bothers me. I'm a little concerned that Desert Stalkers would have that same affect so I've kinda avoided it as well.

I've played more stuff on here than I would like to admit so I've already finished / caught up on: Once in a Lifetime and Oppai Oddysey (really really good stuff).

Yea they're not for everyone, I usually don't like more serious stuff like those, but the story and characterization carries it enough for me to like them, I just gotta turn on the sadism in me

 

[Son of Durin]

I would actually argue the reason most devs do not have music in their games is lack of funds for licenses. I mean I come from an industry where ownership is taken really seriously, so I can tell you how easily someone can get sued over using anything and profiting of it.
I do agree the music in Eternum is some top notch stuff, but I would argue it isn't always the hardest. Not saying it isn't hard but there is specific sounds that will always go well with specific scenes. Like take the party as an example, party background songs have a common theme to them. Look at the scene with Matt,you get a mysterious type of song for that egyptian plunder feel. And now in the current chapter vocals were added which really made the song stand out more.
Tl: Dr Sure finding songs can be hard but I think that it isn't the reason devs don't use em.

I'm in the hospitality industry and I know how much annual ASCAP and BMI licenses can cost. Not sure if there might be scaled down versions for different types of ventures, but I can see that it would be very limiting. There is some amount of "open use" out there, but I don't know how much and whether a Dev could find enough good content in that pool.

/Milestone Comment: #1700 - Man do I talk a lot!/

 

[Son of Durin]

With the walk through, I've only really had one save going up until now. At this point, I now have 5! Have to see if the amulet does anything, if being willing to sacrifice others does anything, how "rough" might change things with Penny, and, on a whim, I did truths instead of dares - I now have a save called "Let there be rough blood!". Not that I'm into that, but it would be interesting to see if that does make a scene change in the future. At least MC could let do one IRL creampie without a pregnancy risk...

And, even though everyone said there wasn't, and I didn't see a placeholder for it, I had to see if doing both truths and daring Regina would open up a hidden scene. Even though it didn't, I still did an Unren to confirm. (Unless the unrened image files were some how hidden....).

 

[TheSeedy1]

It looks like I need to play Ripples and Projekt: Passion. I tried to play Pale Carnations a few months ago and it just didn't do anything for me, something about the humiliation aspect really bothers me. I'm a little concerned that Desert Stalkers would have that same affect so I've kinda avoided it as well.

I've played more stuff on here than I would like to admit so I've already finished / caught up on: Once in a Lifetime and Oppai Oddysey (really really good stuff).

I'm generally not big on the BDSM/crazy humiliation and subjugation nonsense either but I think Pale Carnation has a lot of cool stuff to offer if you can thread the needle. I'm kind of enjoying that you are thrown into this whacky situation but can find a way to maintain your humanity. Also - Mina & Hana are WORTH the few moments of me gritting my teeth at what some of the characters do heh. Anyway, wrong thread for the game but I wanted to pipe in as someone who generally doesn't like that kind of trope either.

 

[Son of Durin]

I'm generally not big on the BDSM/crazy humiliation and subjugation nonsense either but I think Pale Carnation has a lot of cool stuff to offer if you can thread the needle. I'm kind of enjoying that you are thrown into this whacky situation but can find a way to maintain your humanity. Also - Mina & Hana are WORTH the few moments of me gritting my teeth at what some of the characters do heh. Anyway, wrong thread for the game but I wanted to pipe in as someone who generally doesn't like that kind of trope either.

I won't go on for too long, but I kept seeing references to Pale Carnations. Might give it a try, but the BDSM/humiliation thing also isn't my cuppa. Though, I do like a nice redhead and Veronica, though a little more buff than I usually prefer, is intriguing. Searched through but didn't find many images, and I'm not going through 400 pages or downloading a game that big just to see if she's got a red carpet; still, I'm intrigued.

The site we can't name here has an "image" menu for each thread so you can see what people have posted along those lines. Too bad this place doesn't.

 

[Dylan741]

But the payoff with Nancy was worth the wait. That ride-up and slip it in animation was top notch - I practically felt it. Must have rewatched it a dozen times.

Couldn't agree more ( and I lost count of how many times I re view that scene), but he still remain a sadist... and a darn good one if I may say so.