I think it's fine to leave the chapter short if the player rejects Nicki. After all, by the time anyone plays the new version there will already be more game to play.I always maintained this idea that it made sense for MC to have sex with Nicki either way, buuuuut I think it'll be interesting to offer one path that essentially gives you two options -- turn her down for a nice reason (she has a boyfriend, it's just not a good time with the money situation being so fresh, etc.) or a bad reason (he suddenly sees her in a different light due to various factors).
Ultimately it won't be that much work to reconcile with the friendship paths that begin in Chapter 3. But it will leave the first chapter feeling super short for anyone who decides to skip Nicki's content. Maybe I'll add the option for MC to call up an escort or something..
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I don't think the people that would send Nikki away without exploting her intersects much with the people that would call up an escort.Ultimately it won't be that much work to reconcile with the friendship paths that begin in Chapter 3. But it will leave the first chapter feeling super short for anyone who decides to skip Nicki's content. Maybe I'll add the option for MC to call up an escort or something..
And then some people will "fall" for escort and you will have posts about adding her as LI.Maybe I'll add the option for MC to call up an escort or something
Sooooo True)And then some people will "fall" for escort and you will have posts about adding her as LI.
Hmmm, it just occurred to me: I wonder if the MC's reaction in the first chapter is explained by the initial Nikki encounter mirroring how his mother treated him? Am I getting my games confused? Didn't Neon say this MC had/has issues with his mother? If the issue was that his mother was, say, a narcissist that feigned love and affection for him only for him to, in the end, find out she was simply after something, then it's possible that Nikki's confession and request for help with her financial situation kind of triggers something in the MC; even if Nikki isn't actually a narcissist and doesn't have the same motives as his mother did, he reflexively perceives it in that light because he was conditioned into looking for it. The player of course gets to choose what exactly that reaction is: either disappointment and acceptance and possibly rationalization (affection route), redirecting and mirroring behavior (corruption route), or defiance and rage (taboo patch route); but the trigger would remain the same. And with the new plans for MC to be able to have a non-sexual relationship with her, avoidance (neutral/friend excummunication route)You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
Why not, interesting theory, your MC - it's only for You to decide))Hmmm, it just occurred to me: I wonder if the MC's reaction in the first chapter is explained by the initial Nikki encounter mirroring how his mother treated him? Am I getting my games confused? Didn't Neon say this MC had/has issues with his mother? If the issue was that his mother was, say, a narcissist that feigned love and affection for him only for him to, in the end, find out she was simply after something, then it's possible that Nikki's confession and request for help with her financial situation kind of triggers something in the MC; even if Nikki isn't actually a narcissist and doesn't have the same motives as his mother did, he reflexively perceives it in that light because he was conditioned into looking for it. The player of course gets to choose what exactly that reaction is: either disappointment and acceptance and possibly rationalization (affection route), redirecting and mirroring behavior (corruption route), or defiance and rage (taboo patch route); but the trigger would remain the same. And with the new plans for MC to be able to have a non-sexual relationship with her, avoidance (neutral/friend excummunication route)
Also, I'm really high right now so I have no clue if I'm making sense.. sorry about that
Ah yeah, I'll compile them all in one post and link to it. Also, while I'm thinking about it - anyone have suggestions for tags I should ask the mods to add to the OP?Hey Neon, sorry if I missed something on the front page, but would you mind linking your personal sigs there alongside the fan ones? Some people might not know they exist and others might try to find them and then realize they gotta sift through 115 pages Here's the link to some of them: https://f95zone.to/threads/friends-in-need-v0-375-neonghosts.112500/post-9143702. Not sure where your Viola one is or if you made others.
This is the real reason I won't do it. I've got my damn hands full as-is.And then some people will "fall" for escort and you will have posts about adding her as LI.
There is, but it's patron-only for now. Send me a PM here, though! Happy to take a look.Is there a discord? A few spelling mistakes to tell about
Certainly:anyone have suggestions for tags I should ask the mods to add to the OP?
Yeah escort can totally wait, we can call her anytime (before MC'll lose all his money) through the story)This is the real reason I won't do it. I've got my damn hands full as-is.
There you are again, teasing me with that sweetness of Gabby, yet not providing any at the same time.currently working on Gabby's scene, where we'll see her and MC address their relationship.