Ren'Py Family, Friends and Strangers [v2024.10] [JohnAndRich]

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gwind0081

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We are back online at Patreon.

The only thing that the Patreon representative ended up requesting to be removed was the scene at the end of Chapter 3 where Parker is fantasizing about his mother, so those few shots no longer appear in the versions of the game now being distributed through Patreon.

FYI, we and the Patreon representative had a very reasoned discussion related to all the accusations in the complaint. The discussions included the nature and depiction of the characters and the content of the story to date, but also how some of the content was significant to the direction in which we planned to take the story in future chapters. (Sorry, no spoilers!) In the end, on everything except the above, they accepted our arguments as to why our content was within the bounds of their ToS. Granted, we're probably right up against the edge in some areas, but...

So, yes, the back-and-forth took a little while, but it wasn't particularly painful, nor can I really find anything to criticize in the nature of our dialog with the representative.

So, you are all now once more free to flock to and sign up as patrons... LOL
Glad it all got taken care of. That must have been rough with everything else going on. Has the next release date been finalized yet or is that still up in the air?
 

Rich

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Melanie's hot, but my hopes was for a Becky scene. Maybe even a Becky NTR scene.
All I'm going to say is that this chapter is going to have more, um, "content" in it than some of our previous ones.
Ok, can you say if I'm getting..."warmer" or "colder"?
LOL. I could drag this out by saying "warmer or colder towards what," but I think I'm just going to let you suffer until the next chapter comes out. Asking an author what's coming next is kind of like asking a magician to explain a trick, right?

Suffice it to say that none of the characters that have been introduced so far are going away. You may take that any way you please...
 

Rich

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I am overdue on doing this, but I want to give an ENORMOUS shout-out to Milos

Milos purchased and donated two outfits that you will see in the upcoming chapter. One is the tank top and shorts that Melanie is wearing in the teaser picture @DonkeyFace posted (ok, you can't see the shorts, but they're hot...) and the second is a dress for Melanie:

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johncbb and I can't thank Milos enough for his generosity.
 

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LOL. I could drag this out by saying "warmer or colder towards what," but I think I'm just going to let you suffer until the next chapter comes out. Asking an author what's coming next is kind of like asking a magician to explain a trick, right?

Suffice it to say that none of the characters that have been introduced so far are going away. You may take that any way you please...
You're right. But I had to try. :)
 

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We know you've all been patiently waiting for Chapter 5. This one has taken a bit longer than usual, both because it has somewhat content than our previous chapters, but also because Rich (who does all the renders and programming) has been battling some family issues.
At this point, the renders for all the major scenes are done, leaving just a few "connect the scenes together" renders and the "put it all into Ren'py" to be completed. Right now we believe we're on target to release Chapter 5 to our Mega-Fans and Benefactors by the end of the month.
Again, we thank you for your patience, and also for your ongoing support.
 
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