VN Ren'Py Eternum [v0.9.4] [Caribdis]

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3J1E

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Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there any point at all doing solo routes for different girls in this game? Really like the story and art in the game, I've run through it so far saying yes to all the girls just for the story, but harem isn't my thing.

Is there any acknowledgement in the script or dialogue if you're only with one girl or is it exactly the same but just with most of the scenes skipped?
 
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3J1E said:
Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there any point at all doing solo routes for different girls in this game? Really like the story and art in the game, I've run through it so far saying yes to all the girls just for the story, but harem isn't my thing.

Is there any acknowledgement in the script or dialogue if you're only with one girl or is it exactly the same but just with most of the scenes skipped?
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I don't see the point of doing a solo route. It's a harem VN, so going for solo routes just makes you lose most of the lewd content, alongside other... wholesome moments with the girls that aren't necessary lewd.
 
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3J1E said:
Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there any point at all doing solo routes for different girls in this game? Really like the story and art in the game, I've run through it so far saying yes to all the girls just for the story, but harem isn't my thing.

Is there any acknowledgement in the script or dialogue if you're only with one girl or is it exactly the same but just with most of the scenes skipped?
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I would recommend against it except for variety when replaying the story often. When I played it for the first time, I missed the Dalia path, which seems to be a very common mistake. When I recently replayed with Dalia, I was surprised by how much I had missed. There are important scenes with several characters that are skipped when you are not with Dalia. There may even be slight continuity errors due to this, though I think nothing dramatic. If skipping any of the other love interests has similar effects, then by going a single route you might get little more than half the total length. Just imagine that by skipping Nancy you might not get anything connected to the Roman Empires. (That's probably not the case. I just made up an extreme example.)
 
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3J1E

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The Senior Perv said:
I don't see the point of doing a solo route. It's a harem VN, so going for solo routes just makes you lose most of the lewd content, alongside other... wholesome moments with the girls that aren't necessary lewd.
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Thanks, I knew it was harem focused but wasn't sure if there was any point to solo routes at all. Sounds like there isn't really.

I normally have more of an emotional attachment to LIs if I'm on solo routes, I'm more invested in their story. Following the harem path there are hot scenes but I don't actually care about the girls particularly, the relationships are just too unrealistic. If the MC says he really deeply cares about a girl in one scene and then is off having sex with someone else the next scene it just breaks it for me. Harems and sharing just aren't my thing I guess! Will still follow the game for the story though.
 
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I have another question about porn logic. Why do so many Li do so many dirty things before a proper kiss? Kisses mean established relationships and lewd stuff after that is less sexy? Or it's a way to show how slutty a female is? Mostly I'm talking about Dalia and Alex. You create an emotional romantic moment and end it with a blowjob. Or is it a slow burn approach? And yeah porn logic works but not after a person opens up to you with heart-to-heart talk.
 
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Vitriks said:
Dalia and Alex
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Both of them, in different ways and to different degrees, are trying to be the tough girl. They're getting feelings for MC, but don't want to admit it (see also, tsundere), and may not even be consciously aware of those feelings. So they're playing at "friends with benefits," and friends don't kiss.

And for that matter, it isn't entirely clear how much MC is romantically (as opposed to sexually) interested in them. Or is aware of, or is willing to admit, his romantic interest. With Annie, Luna, and Nova, it's obvious and mutual. But with these two, rather less so.
 
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danb35 said:
Yeah, "creep on her in the bathroom" isn't exactly an intuitive way to keep her path.
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That's another sign of Cali's growth as a writer. Ep.1 has tired tropes like this one and Nancy being fascinated with Orion's morning wood when you "forget" to lock the door.
 
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danb35 said:
Yeah, "creep on her in the bathroom" isn't exactly an intuitive way to keep her path.
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treechild1 said:
In a romantic VN, sure. In a harem AVN, however, it makes total sense. Porn logic! :ROFLMAO:;)
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It's not necessary to become a creep in order to keep Dalia's path ;) you can choose to just step out of the bathroom before Dalia starts to undress and it's all good. So if you chose to stay, it's on you, you can't say you've been forced to do so... :p
 
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Redd23 said:
It's not necessary to become a creep in order to keep Dalia's path ;) you can choose to just step out of the bathroom before Dalia starts to undress and it's all good. So if you chose to stay, it's on you, you can't say you've been forced to do so... :p
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That was early enough in the game that I wasn’t sure where that scene was leading. :oops: I remember making a save (just in case). Then I played in fear for the MC’s life, but also out of morbid fascination. As, the MC survived and I seem to still have Dahlia’s path open, I guess it worked out alright. I’m pretty sure those still are the (dubious) choices made and locked in for my main run-through.;):cool:
TL;DR I made questionable choices, I have no defense, but all seems (?) well! :ROFLMAO:
 
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Vitriks said:
I have another question about porn logic. Why do so many Li do so many dirty things before a proper kiss? Kisses mean established relationships and lewd stuff after that is less sexy? Or it's a way to show how slutty a female is? Mostly I'm talking about Dalia and Alex. You create an emotional romantic moment and end it with a blowjob. Or is it a slow burn approach? And yeah porn logic works but not after a person opens up to you with heart-to-heart talk.
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It is not meant to portray actual realistic human relationships, but to help you wank it .... don't overthink it :BootyTime:
 
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Vitriks said:
MC and Penny actually kissed after the party.
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Yes, and Penny has a crush on MC (she says as much to Nova, at the beginning of the party, giving Nova a bit of a crisis). No surprise that they would. Where have either Dalia or Alex admitted romantic attraction to MC?

Even outside of porn, "friends with benefits" (or put differently, "sex without romance") is a thing that people at least try to do IRL. I don't believe it's very successful for very long in most cases--I'd expect that most of the time, one of them catches feelings for the other before too long. But this isn't some kind of wild, weird, unicorn scenario.
 
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3J1E said:
Thanks, I knew it was harem focused but wasn't sure if there was any point to solo routes at all. Sounds like there isn't really.

I normally have more of an emotional attachment to LIs if I'm on solo routes, I'm more invested in their story. Following the harem path there are hot scenes but I don't actually care about the girls particularly, the relationships are just too unrealistic. If the MC says he really deeply cares about a girl in one scene and then is off having sex with someone else the next scene it just breaks it for me. Harems and sharing just aren't my thing I guess! Will still follow the game for the story though.
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I totally get you, and I felt the same at first with his previous game, Once in a Lifetime. Just try to play it for what it is, rather than what it isn't. You might enjoy it. There aren't many choices, so much as objectively right and wrong options, aside from two or three important ones that will most likely affect the ending, if his first game is to be referenced.
 
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lol, so this is like 'Ready player one'? I'm guessing it's been said before somewhere, but I've only just started playing. Loving the look of it so far.
 
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Downloaded compressed version from bob69 and while loading game getting error. I am on latest version of joiplay and ren'py plugin.
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