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

[Dylan741]

IMO the thing is that this is a pirate site for Porn-games. And Porn does not always attract people who are really intelligent or actually want to see a story. They want to jerk off.

And if you just want to jerk off, Eternum is a really bad game for it. Because it has lots of story before you have any H-Scenes (at least with the Main-LIs) and the steps are obviously taken slowly to make it more realistic (while in actual porn there are only minutes from getting to know a female person to destroying all her holes).
Overall, in a perfect world people would decide beforehand what they want to see/play and what not. E.g. if you want to have a quick fap and go right to the action, you simply dont want to play Eternum. And if you want a story, you dont want to play a lot of other games here where the female LIs are on your dick after 3 minutes.

But I guess people come here, see the very high rating and the preview pics, which show that the game looks exceptionally and are disappointed when it isnt what they are looking for.

(I mean, I dont want to call out someone, but the guy with the most recent 2-Star Review is an example of this... He also complains about a brothel while brothels where the women are not allowed to do certain things are also present in RL... Paying money does not always mean you get to penetration)

So yeah, I think the main reason is more people who expect something from Eternum which it simply isnt.

Obviously, your idea that they are salty game developers who are jealous might also be true. However, I just want to believe that they would rather spend their time improving their own work instead of shitting on the work of better Devs.

Agreed 100%, also jealousy it's in the human nature if anything for better or for worse it has raised a strong reaction and this already shows that Caribdis has done a good job.
Having negative criticisms is part of the game, and if we exclude those made by trolls, the positive reception of the game has been large, considering that it is a recent work in terms of development times and release of updates.
And it can only grow, so let's enjoy this fantastic work from Caribdis, with the hope that it will pushes other developers to strive to offer works of this quality.

 

[Cherubin25]

Agreed 100%, also jealousy it's in the human nature if anything for better or for worse it has raised a strong reaction and this already shows that Caribdis has done a good job.
Having negative criticisms is part of the game, and if we exclude those made by trolls, the positive reception of the game has been large, considering that it is a recent work in terms of development times and release of updates.
And it can only grow, so let's enjoy this fantastic work from Caribdis, with the hope that it will pushes other developers to strive to offer works of this quality.

btw. something I am wondering since some time:

Why is Eternum only number 2 on this site? It has the same rating like Pale Carnations (which is number 1), but has more votes. Shouldnt Eternum be Number 1 in this case due to having more votes?

 

[Dylan741]

btw. something I am wondering since some time:

Why is Eternum only number 2 on this site? It has the same rating like Pale Carnations (which is number 1), but has more votes. Shouldnt Eternum be Number 1 in this case due to having more votes?

I don't know I'm honest, I haven't adequately investigated how the rating system works on the site, so I don't have a concrete answer.
I think the time period in which the game was released in some way also counts and that there are other things that add to it, but more than that I don't know honestly, the thing is that the infos on it are sparse and sometime are contradictory.
They are two excellent works in my humble opinion, they deserve to be in the top ten, that said I don't know what to add to find out more, I hope there are others more informed than me since I'm curious as well.

 

[FunFuntomes]

I don't know I'm honest, I haven't adequately investigated how the rating system works on the site, so I don't have a concrete answer.
I think the time period in which the game was released in some way also counts and that there are other things that add to it, but more than that I don't know honestly, the thing is that the infos on it are sparse and sometime are contradictory.
They are two excellent works in my humble opinion, they deserve to be in the top ten, that said I don't know what to add to find out more, I hope there are others more informed than me since I'm curious as well.

I believe it takes in consideration the number of updates

 

[Zerorox]

btw. something I am wondering since some time:

Why is Eternum only number 2 on this site? It has the same rating like Pale Carnations (which is number 1), but has more votes. Shouldnt Eternum be Number 1 in this case due to having more votes?

I dunno, some simple harems can have same rating if good animations and sexy girls I think.
Rating can't be ideal cause of different tastes, and reasons to play.
Same shit as with movies.

Still, for Me Pale Carnations is still number 1 cause of multi-layered/evolving character personalities.
Eternum in top 3 with Desert Stalker.
And it can change dynamically for Me with updates and who knows...

 

[Dylan741]

I believe it takes in consideration the number of updates

Yeah, I read about it as well but I wasn't completely sure, so instead of misinforming him I waited for someone that knew more about it than me.

 

[EricGrey]

What I want to say is, I noticed this game has received several 1 or 2 star rating(with some long but unreasonable comments in my opinion) recently, during the last few weeks. Corretcly speaking , after the v0.5 Public was released and got lots of high stars,which made this game into The Top10(modestly) AVN Game discussion on this forum.

Personally, I hardly ever read reviews here. I judge the games I play myself. If I like them, I keep at it, if not, they get deleted.

Any time I DO read reviews, like on Amazon and such, I tend to read a mixture of highest and lowest ratings. Usually, the lowest ratings are BS and not worth consideration because they are just stupid.

I know it does affect a game's standings, but there really isn't much we can do. I suppose it's possible to report them if they are out of line, but that can cross a line that shouldn't be crossed. I mean, everyone is entitled to their view.

 

[Takkatakka]

I believe it takes in consideration the number of updates

Aren't there just more precise average numbers in the background? Maybe the average for PC is like 4.53 and Eternum has 4.51 or something. I also saw Eternum on No.1 for a time as well.

 

[The_Chugster]

Did they change their discord so only patreons can discuss the game?

Seems a bit odd considering the game is free, how are those who dont/cant pay meant to discuss the game?

 

[Takkatakka]

Did they change their discord so only patreons can discuss the game?

Seems a bit odd considering the game is free, how are those who dont/cant pay meant to discuss the game?

Apparently: https://f95zone.to/threads/eternum-v0-5-public-caribdis.93340/post-10242500

 

[HogRocket]

My tribute fan-pic of everyone's favorite hacker

 

[The_Chugster]

Apparently: https://f95zone.to/threads/eternum-v0-5-public-caribdis.93340/post-10242500

Aah i see, thanks. I just wanted to go there and say how much I loved the plot twist at the end of the current version...very cool.

This is defintely up there with others for best story in one of these, one of the better 'play for the story and the boobs' AVN

 

[zir175]

Honey select related question:

First off: Love this game. Im also a big HS2 fan and had a question. So obviously this game uses HS2, but I only recognize some of the maps and outfits. And I dont see the main characters dick on the uncensor select. Did the creator of this game use other assets in addition to those from HS2? Or is it made purely with HS2?

 

[Skyline7070]

Usually how long it takes till the next update?

 

[Dorfnutter]

Usually how long it takes till the next update?

4-4.5 months from Public Release date.

0.1 (released for highest Patreon tier Sep. 2021, public release 3rd week Sept. 2021) - (only had 1 scene)
0.2 (released for highest Patreon tier Dec. 2021, public release last week Dec. 2021) - Took about 3 months (only had 1 scene)
0.3 (released for highest Patreon tier April 2022, public release 1st week May 2022) - 4 months (had 3 scenes)
0.4 (released for highest Patreon tier Aug. 2022, public release 1st week Sept. 2022) - 4 months (had 3 scenes)
0.5 (released for highest Patreon tier Jan. 2023, public release 3rd week Feb. 2023) - 4.5 months (had 4 scenes)

Next release likely to be around June if it follows the sched above.

UPDATE: Based on the posted progress report as of March 20 at 11:05 AM UTC and of Caribdis' own statement in the latest Sneak Preview post for 0.6, I think I'm revising my earlier statement and say that the next update could drop around late June or slip to July at the latest.

 

[ShadowLordV1]

Honey select related question:

First off: Love this game. Im also a big HS2 fan and had a question. So obviously this game uses HS2, but I only recognize some of the maps and outfits. And I dont see the main characters dick on the uncensor select. Did the creator of this game use other assets in addition to those from HS2? Or is it made purely with HS2?

Usually a good dev will know how to mix some stuff between different programs. I have seen Honey Select looking models an assets in renpy games and renpy assests in honey select games. I think it just depends on the dev and how much they wanna edit the models etc.

 

[misfolk]

Usually a good dev will know how to mix some stuff between different programs. I have seen Honey Select looking models an assets in renpy games and renpy assests in honey select games. I think it just depends on the dev and how much they wanna edit the models etc.

Ren'Py has no assets, it's the game engine that combines pre-rendered images from HS2 or Daz into a VN.

 

[Pitrik]

 

[Dorfnutter]

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/makes a rough mental math

...hrm...no longer doing 1 percent progress per day...

...either we're getting another 4-scene update (Calypso finally getting a scene of sorts, maybe?), or story update's gonna be meatier than usual (wonder if this means Thanatos rematch really is going to be a thing in this upcoming update).

 

[m3d10cr3]

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Wait. When you pick the picture? i have reloaded the page multiple times and the progress still 8%