VN Ren'Py Eternum [v0.9.4] [Caribdis]

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King Cule said:
I’m still at the start of the game, but honestly I don’t see the point of the choices you make, because most of the time they don’t really matter and the scene ends the same way anyway.

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So yeah, like I said, the choices feel pointless. And if they actually matter later on, please don’t spoil it for me, since I’m still early in the game.
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Eternum isn't like other Western AVNs where choices lead to branching paths or outcomes. Rather, it plays more like a traditional Japanese eroge where there is one "correct" choice while the rest of the bad choices lead to failed paths and therefore cut content. As such, game is designed in a way that a harem path is the optimal/true path given that you maximize seeing all of the content if you're on that route as opposed to being in a single girl's path where you skip most of the content not related to the girl in question (and therefore making the experience a lot shorter and dare I say incomplete).
 
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Dorfnutter said:
Eternum isn't like other Western AVNs where choices lead to branching paths or outcomes. Rather, it plays more like a traditional Japanese eroge where there is one "correct" choice while the rest of the bad choices lead to failed paths and therefore cut content. As such, game is designed in a way that a harem path is the optimal/true path given that you maximize seeing all of the content if you're on that route as opposed to being in a single girl's path where you skip most of the content not related to the girl in question (and therefore making the experience a lot shorter and dare I say incomplete).
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And, moreover, narratively speaking it's about the journey just as much as the destination. While all choices technically lead you down the same story path, the majority of the game is about the actual route you take to get there. You can play the game like a monk and do absolutely nothing to engage with the girls and you'll still, for the most part, hit all the same story beats, but you'll miss an absurd amount of content and have a very different overall experience.
 
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King Cule said:
I’m still at the start of the game, but honestly I don’t see the point of the choices you make, because most of the time they don’t really matter and the scene ends the same way anyway.

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So yeah, like I said, the choices feel pointless. And if they actually matter later on, please don’t spoil it for me, since I’m still early in the game.
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Yes, you're right. Most of the game's choices have a "Right/Wrong" structure. These choices, in turn, influence how much character points you earn, preventing you from straying from the harem path and unlocking sex scenes. The plot is linear in any case. If the plot were structured like a tree, with each choice having a long-term impact rather than an immediate one, then developing each game with these paths in mind would take a year and a half or even two years, not six to eight months. And the current version of the game wouldn't be 0.9, but 0.4 at best. Also, some choices could have a dramatic impact on the plot, for example (SPOILER):
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In that case, the plot becomes not a narrative tale, but a bunch of meaningless branching plots. There are hundreds of such examples, perhaps even more. The best graphics in visual novels, the best animations, literally couldn't exist alongside a branching plot; development on such a scale, which, with a development team that could be counted on the fingers of one hand, would take so long that playing such a game would be uninteresting.
 
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Hello everyone, is there anyway to get the music when they are at Xmas on holiday after MC came back where the french girl singing while they are having dinner ? It is so amazing I'd like a mp3 of anything of it
 
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Johnybegood14 said:
Hello everyone, is there anyway to get the music when they are at Xmas on holiday after MC came back where the french girl singing while they are having dinner ? It is so amazing I'd like a mp3 of anything of it
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All of the music files exist in the game itself. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to hear them. You can unpack them using URM(Universal Renpy Mod).
 
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Gentlemen, the few ladies and the virgins out there, I seek an audience with you all...visual novels are a form of media that compels us to crave more of it in ways few other forms of media do... this is because of the freedom and power granted to us in such games in the form of choice.


What is this choice I'm talking about? Why does it matter? Why am I posting this on a gooner thread? Why do I support recognition for all with three inches or less? All very valid questions which I shall answer.

I've always said authors are some of the scariest humans out there, since those are the kind of people capable enough of forming various personalities, relationships, systems and worlds to work in a coherent manner, like Eternum for example.

Sure its not THE BEST story out there but from an AVN's standpoint, it shines as a pinnacle of storytelling, a story which you can shape to be whatever you will it to be, this, is the choice I speak of, to take part in the making of a future as your own main character to make a future for you.

Now this brings me to why this is important, it may seem dumb to say this in an adult thread, again, and it may get buried and forgotten but for whoever sees this, why not try out the shit you see here in real life(I mean the positives).

Be cautious of the words you speak as they forge your relations, unlike normal games, AVN's usually focus heavily on desicions, with numerous branching paths, yes, its hard to find peak like this one but they exist, one for everyone's situation, a way to help even if a little to figure out how to solve your own issues.

Now I wanna say that these are the ramblings of a random gooner on a gooner thread and real world problems have soo many complexities and you can ignore it for all I care.

If you read till here, thank you all and a happy new year.
 
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Jax_000 said:
Gentlemen, the few ladies and the virgins out there, I seek an audience with you all...visual novels are a form of media that compels us to crave more of it in ways few other forms of media do... this is because of the freedom and power granted to us in such games in the form of choice.


What is this choice I'm talking about? Why does it matter? Why am I posting this on a gooner thread? Why do I support recognition for all with three inches or less? All very valid questions which I shall answer.

I've always said authors are some of the scariest humans out there, since those are the kind of people capable enough of forming various personalities, relationships, systems and worlds to work in a coherent manner, like Eternum for example.

Sure its not THE BEST story out there but from an AVN's standpoint, it shines as a pinnacle of storytelling, a story which you can shape to be whatever you will it to be, this, is the choice I speak of, to take part in the making of a future as your own main character to make a future for you.

Now this brings me to why this is important, it may seem dumb to say this in an adult thread, again, and it may get buried and forgotten but for whoever sees this, why not try out the shit you see here in real life(I mean the positives).

Be cautious of the words you speak as they forge your relations, unlike normal games, AVN's usually focus heavily on desicions, with numerous branching paths, yes, its hard to find peak like this one but they exist, one for everyone's situation, a way to help even if a little to figure out how to solve your own issues.

Now I wanna say that these are the ramblings of a random gooner on a gooner thread and real world problems have soo many complexities and you can ignore it for all I care.

If you read till here, thank you all and a happy new year.
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Was... Was there an actual point here? The only thing I could parse from this was "think before you speak" which... is just how all human interaction works anyway? AVNs didn't exactly invent the concept that people will respond more positively to one statement than another.
 
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Jax_000 said:
Gentlemen, the few ladies and the virgins out there, I seek an audience with you all...visual novels are a form of media that compels us to crave more of it in ways few other forms of media do... this is because of the freedom and power granted to us in such games in the form of choice.


What is this choice I'm talking about? Why does it matter? Why am I posting this on a gooner thread? Why do I support recognition for all with three inches or less? All very valid questions which I shall answer.

I've always said authors are some of the scariest humans out there, since those are the kind of people capable enough of forming various personalities, relationships, systems and worlds to work in a coherent manner, like Eternum for example.

Sure its not THE BEST story out there but from an AVN's standpoint, it shines as a pinnacle of storytelling, a story which you can shape to be whatever you will it to be, this, is the choice I speak of, to take part in the making of a future as your own main character to make a future for you.

Now this brings me to why this is important, it may seem dumb to say this in an adult thread, again, and it may get buried and forgotten but for whoever sees this, why not try out the shit you see here in real life(I mean the positives).

Be cautious of the words you speak as they forge your relations, unlike normal games, AVN's usually focus heavily on desicions, with numerous branching paths, yes, its hard to find peak like this one but they exist, one for everyone's situation, a way to help even if a little to figure out how to solve your own issues.

Now I wanna say that these are the ramblings of a random gooner on a gooner thread and real world problems have soo many complexities and you can ignore it for all I care.

If you read till here, thank you all and a happy new year.
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I don't understand why you only refer to Virgins? I'm a Capricorn, but I'll answer you if it's allowed.
I believe that the game would be interesting even if it had minimal or no sexual scenes.
Even the game is designed in such a way that even if it is finished, it can make more than one season.
Because the worlds are too many and mythology has no limits. It depends on the perspective you look at the game and what interests you about it. If you see it as another sex game, no matter how good it is, at some point you will get bored of it. However, if you are also interested in the story, then the wait is worth it.
 
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King Cule said:
I’m still at the start of the game, but honestly I don’t see the point of the choices you make, because most of the time they don’t really matter and the scene ends the same way anyway.

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So yeah, like I said, the choices feel pointless. And if they actually matter later on, please don’t spoil it for me, since I’m still early in the game.
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They're not really pointless... For the plot purposes sure... But the Dahlia one you mentioned is the best example of how they're not pointless from a character perspective: you survive either way, but in one choice you abandon Dahlia and run away and in the other you stay to protect her...
 
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CHanM said:
I lost my save of 0.8 can anyone share his or does anyone know what I can do? I dont wanna play all over again
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turn on *skip unseen text* option in preferences. Start the playthrough over and press tab. It will take like 10-15 minutes to reach the ending of 0.8(Better have text walkthrough open if you don't remember some choices). Or,you can try using someone's save,and that's not really safe.
 
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1768579004302.png I have an issue with my game, where I can see the amount of scenes/frames in the game in total, and what frame im currently on. It ruins my immersion, does anyone know how to get rid of this?? ive tried everything, idk how it even came up randomly 1768579004302.png
 
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King Cule said:
I’m still at the beginning of the game, but I kinda feel like Thanatos in Eternum is inspired by Thanos in Marvel, especially with the whole thing about collecting the stones, just like Thanos did, to take control of the universe.
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Exaktly Thanatos and Thanos they have the same name meaning and both are Titans. Marvel took also things from Mythology.
 
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Eternum server names for board game at the pool questions.
a couple of these may not work, all I tried did work.

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