VN Ren'Py Eternum [v0.9.4] [Caribdis]

[Sparhawker]

ok, I'm going to ask something that may be a spoiler, but I'm interested.
Before the casino heist MC gets given a letter, I didn't open it (though I did peek and then rolled it back).
Is that letter for something else in the game or did I miss something?

 

[Dorfnutter]

ok, I'm going to ask something that may be a spoiler, but I'm interested.
Before the casino heist MC gets given a letter, I didn't open it (though I did peek and then rolled it back).
Is that letter for something else in the game or did I miss something?

Letter hasn't been brought up yet, but Cari said on Discord that opening the letter early is a pretty bad idea so don't.

 

[UncleFappy]

Letter hasn't been brought up yet, but Cari said on Discord that opening the letter early is a pretty bad idea so don't.

Ohhh, neat. I have an alt save where I opened the letter, just in case. To see how that messes things up.

 

[Dorfnutter]

So I fail to see what "typical shonen anime" this one's following.

SAO. He's talking about SAO.

Which is ironic considering that Cari dislikes the thing. Prolly because the generic MC's abilities doesn't have any underlying explanation other than "haha I am l33t haxx0r beta gamer, fear me." Or that it introduces a lot of harem elements to the story but doesn't really fully commit to the whole thing (like, a whole posse of girls who have obvious feelings for the MC and continue to stick to him despite him being loyal to one girl? And him not doing anything about it? Really?).

Compare that to Orion who, despite seemingly following the same plot beats, actually seems to have a lot more meat in his power's backstory (which we'll likely tackle sometime in the story at some point). Also he commits to his harem instead of being wishy-washy about it (or at least, you as the player have the freedom to make him commit to it).

Further, how are you saying the writing is "damn average?" There's games with bad Engrish, bad display, and lackluster compulsion while Eternum is well known for its comedy, music that fit the mood (changed after some complaints, but I digress) and feels compelling to the point that our resident conspiracy theorist can go ham on speculation while giving us engagement.

Some people consider any work that's trope-heavy to be average writing and prefer more unique experiences. Which is fair coz Eternum doesn't do anything new on the surface level. However, while it fails at creating a unique story in its own right, it makes up for it by just being a fun experience to read (which I argue is something that makes it stand out from a lot of AVNs, most of which are themed on slice-of-life and drama stuff).

 

[JLucci]

Letter hasn't been brought up yet, but Cari said on Discord that opening the letter early is a pretty bad idea so don't.

I find that strange because I could have sworn Cari said something different about the amulet from the Founder. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought he said the amulet choice wouldn't make a difference. So why would the letter be different?

 

[Dorfnutter]

I find that strange because I could have sworn Cari said something different about the amulet from the Founder. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought he said the amulet choice wouldn't make a difference. So why would the letter be different?

...Wut?



(Context: This is him talking about adding a scene in the Collector event where Orion dies but has the Amulet of Blair in his possession, where in the 0.6 Demon Lord beta there wasn't such a scene and people reminded him of the amulet's use)

 

[Darkan89]

Did anyone ask on discord if there would be sneak peeks today/tomorrow?

 

[LonesomeSpirit]

Does anybody know the maximum of the increase in % for the updates? Like has Caribdis ever had 8% or 10% increase in an update?

 

[a714681751]

I already have version 0.9.0. Just send me a DM with two photos of your debit card: one from the front and another from behind. Do that and I will send you the update.

I already have version 0.9.0. Just send me a DM with two photos of your debit card: one from the front and another from behind. Do that and I will send you the update.

And you, my friend, are the true hero

 

[Ungawa]

Does anybody know the maximum of the increase in % for the updates? Like has Caribdis ever had 8% or 10% increase in an update?

I'll probably be off by a day or two, but here's all the numbers for 0.9:

Spoiler: Percent -> M/D/Y

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Again, it may be off by a few days, but that's the general improvement as put into the Offtopic Eternum thread.

 

[XK271]

So roughly 12% a month or completion around November, absent alpha/beta/testing.

 

[JLucci]

...Wut?

I thought someone mentioned before that Cari didn't want to punish the players that took it. Thanks for correcting me.

 

[Dorfnutter]

I thought someone mentioned before that Cari didn't want to punish the players that took it. Thanks for correcting me.

Maybe they were referring to the Doppelmorpher (the artifact you get from the Collector's mansion), which Cari said wasn't plot-relevant and only unlocks an optional lewd scene or two later on so you're free not to take it (tho the alternative reward is a paltry sum of Eternals sooo...I suppose that only counts if you're doing a maidenless run).

 

[Ragnar]

I don't follow the development of Eternum that close, so is there some problems, a death in the family or something?
I think last update with new content I played was a long time ago

 

[DirtyMario]

I don't follow the development of Eternum that close, so is there some problems, a death in the family or something?
I think last update with new content I played was a long time ago

Should have been this year, so not THAT long ago.
But that basically established itself as the cadence of releases for most of the highest rated games on the site. Once a year.

 

[Dorfnutter]

I don't follow the development of Eternum that close, so is there some problems, a death in the family or something?

Current dev cycle is just cursed. Early in development one of the Royalty-Free Music sites where Cari got his music changed ToS to no longer allow AVN devs to use their content so he had to replace 50+ tracks with AI generated music made by volunteers on Discord (this set him back a few weeks according to him). Then there's the recent Itch.io adult games debacle that kinda rattled him a bit since that's one of the major sources where he gets new players (and thus new subs) so he had to destress from that situation.

Still, update is going to be released before the year ends, though had it not been for the aforementioned issues he would've released it a lot earlier than intended (his words, not mine).

 

[HowlerBoy]

Have heard much about this game. Lots of speculation on 0.09 release. Looks like waiting will still be a few months, so play now or wait for it? Have many others to play, too.

And, yes: I typed my name wrong when registering. Fucking dyslexia...

 

[aerbbb]

Have heard much about this game. Lots of speculation on 0.09 release. Looks like waiting will still be a few months, so play now or wait for it? Have many others to play, too.

And, yes: I typed my name wrong when registering. Fucking dyslexia...

Definitely play now, one of the best games here, quite long aswell, depends of how fast you play tho. Quite replayable aswell, by the time i finished it it felt like i wanted to replay again. In case of waiting, what if it would be post 0.9 now, would u wait a year? just DO it, the only "downside" that it prolly will highly increase ur expectations of the other games u meant to play

 

[imjustheretogetoff]

Current dev cycle is just cursed. Early in development one of the Royalty-Free Music sites where Cari got his music changed ToS to no longer allow AVN devs to use their content so he had to replace 50+ tracks with AI generated music made by volunteers on Discord (this set him back a few weeks according to him). Then there's the recent Itch.io adult games debacle that kinda rattled him a bit since that's one of the major sources where he gets new players (and thus new subs) so he had to destress from that situation.

Still, update is going to be released before the year ends, though had it not been for the aforementioned issues he would've released it a lot earlier than intended (his words, not mine).

Damn. That's super fucking dumb. Especially for a royalty free site. I must have given the artists so many streams on Spotify solely because of this game.

I wonder if we, the community, could create a mod to throw the songs back in.

 

[Birdnman993]

Maybe he wants to see male dominance ala Taffy Tales, with the MC humiliating, striking, spitting and making his women act like dogs just for his amusement.

Can you recommend some games like that? Except for Taffy Tales, I feel like that game got stuck.