VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Ch.10 v0.71] [NeonGhosts]

[trynd]

i used mega, it works better with the mega sync app.


on a side note, that update for the dark side(how i enjoy playing it) was quite heavy. actually felt smth deep after i popped it, not like previous updates.

Spoiler: spoiler for update

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. Will play again with the full version, then also play the vanilla path too.

ya mega is fine but if you use firefox which i am you can't use mega

 

[The ArcKnight]

Spoilers tag?

Apologies, Added.

 

[Karana]

Please excuse me while I adjust the sign.

It has been 00 updates without Brent being a serial fuckup.

 

[Tuatha Dé]

I was really liking the game but I don't really like this turn of events, now we have the mission to fight against human trafficking... this new story is going to take a long time to develop and what are the benefits of this having a relationship with Risa? and while I'm still waiting for Gabby's update, the date with Carolina, the play Brittany is going to participate in, that Viola reappears are scenes that interest me more than playing the hero, the game was simple there are people with problems that can be solved with money and the Lis fall in love/seduced or you take advantage of them (dark path)

 

[Dr.Slime]

I was really liking the game but I don't really like this turn of events, now we have the mission to fight against human trafficking... this new story is going to take a long time to develop and what are the benefits of this having a relationship with Risa? and while I'm still waiting for Gabby's update, the date with Carolina, the play Brittany is going to participate in, that Viola reappears are scenes that interest me more than playing the hero, the game was simple there are people with problems that can be solved with money and the Lis fall in love/seduced or you take advantage of them (dark path)

But then again it will be dating sim at this point just everything getting fixed without any issues, is not fun really.
But making it harder even when you money etc... then okay it will a good story.

 

[Skep-tiker]

I was really liking the game but I don't really like this turn of events, now we have the mission to fight against human trafficking... this new story is going to take a long time to develop and what are the benefits of this having a relationship with Risa? and while I'm still waiting for Gabby's update, the date with Carolina, the play Brittany is going to participate in, that Viola reappears are scenes that interest me more than playing the hero, the game was simple there are people with problems that can be solved with money and the Lis fall in love/seduced or you take advantage of them (dark path)

Why can't that lucien problem not be solved with money? Just hire a hitmen or a bunch of PMCs, especially on dark path... Easy peasy

 

[Tuatha Dé]

But then again it will be dating sim at this point just everything getting fixed without any issues, is not fun really.
But making it harder even when you money etc... then okay it will a good story.

to solve this problem two or three years from now? I liked it for its simplicity, there are characters that I like more so I want to see them and with this story if this become the main focus I will forget about them appearing soon after the scenes that we know are going to happen (getting Gabby's dad out of jail, going with Mason to pick up his glasses, etc.)

 

[Dr.Slime]

to solve this problem two or three years from now? I liked it for its simplicity, there are characters that I like more so I want to see them and with this story if this become the main focus I will forget about them appearing soon after the scenes that we know are going to happen (getting Gabby's dad out of jail, going with Mason to pick up his glasses, etc.)

But it will be in two months at max this + Brittani side story so i don't see an issue here , plus i think Neon made this Chapter with the focus about Risa issue so people at least know her not like ( oh that red hair girl).
we get it some loved more than others , but see it not from your view but others too + storytelling view.
maybe tiring in waiting but see it when it finished for example , everyone would have their own time know their story etc...

 

[Tuatha Dé]

Why can't that lucien problem not be solved with money? Just hire a hitmen or a bunch of PMCs, especially on dark path... Easy peasy

in the dark path you are going to join him...
and you think that after what just happened with the Mc he is not going to take precautions, we already know he has someone in the police and we speculate that there are also people of power behind him, a simple assassin is not a threat in my opinion plus you don't even know where they keep the girls or what other things he is involved in, if dev put the story to solve it simply with a bullet in the head he would have chosen another route.

 

[Sennistrasz]

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[Tuatha Dé]

But it will be in two months at max this + Brittani side story so i don't see an issue here , plus i think Neon made this Chapter with the focus about Risa issue so people at least know her not like ( oh that red hair girl).
we get it some loved more than others , but see it not from your view but others too + storytelling view.
maybe tiring in waiting but see it when it finished for example , everyone would have their own time know their story etc...

I understand that all the characters have to have a development but I really don't think that an issue that can lead to more things will be resolved in the next update and in my opinion this would take a big importance in the story because it would be weird for the mc to leave that aside if you can save many girls from being victims (vanilla path).

 

[Dr.Slime]

Images bs056a, bs056b missing.

This is demo build many things aren't there wait until 6/4 for public release.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

1. Is futa avoidable?
2. How bad is the teasing? Is it blueball level?
3. Is the domination shit avoidable? Urination?

Sorry if already answered but:
1. Yep, completely avoidable. It's a FTM trans person. She identifies as a 'he', but will likely not fully transition or anything based on my understanding of what Neon's said. So, if you decide to romance him, he won't eventually turn into a super masculine hairy guy or anything I'm pretty sure. More like a 'femboy', except... you know, still has a vagina and what not. It's basically a step beyond tomboy But also, you can refuse all that and choose to call him 'her' and make him wear a wig, too. So, you have some flexibility.
2. It's definitely not blueball bs. The game doesn't string you along in an irritating way. You'll have to wait a while for various girls regarding the update cycle, ofc. But the game does an excellent job with pacing; you consume story, and just when you want something fun to happen, it happens; and then you go right back to some good dialogue. There's quite a multitude of long, varied scenes so far.
3. Everything sexual & romantic is completely avoidable. You can not avoid story or character interactions, though. Some people get angry about that, which is kinda amusing..

are there milfs in the game? what is your relationship with a milf? ...mother-aunt-daughter-sister?????

There's 2 milfs that are main LIs. There's maybe ~2 other milfs that will likely have some form of sexual content, but who can say when that will be and they won't be main LIs. None of them are related to the MC; most of them are related to the other women that he can romance.

The dev mentioned that the MC's mom will eventually enter the picture. But it will likely be a very, very long time before that happens. And it isn't clear what, if any, sexual stuff will be available for her. Regardless, she isn't a main LI. The MC's sister is, though, if that's your thing

What is the appreciation for using the taboo content patch?
There is a normal and a vanilla Version ...
Can anyone please explain?

Answer is below.

is there a dark version for this?
Even i apply the patch as usual, the menu screen still says "Friend in need"
I could swear, it normally changes to "Frends in deed" after patch applied

Friends Indeed is the patreon friendly "vanilla" version. It is censored. The patch can't even be applied to it because it doesn't have the required files to show (dialogue, images, etc.).

Friends in Need is the normal mostly uncensored version. It has less censorship and technically all the content, but it won't show you certain things unless you "patch" it. Once it's patched, you see everything.

Damn.
I tried the "dark path". I didn't could go on. I felt a shit.
Really too hard. I love too women to pay these things.
Great game.

Keep in mind that the game has a path that is in between nice, romantic stuff and horrible dark stuff if neither are your cup of tea

It's corruption/findom stuff where you can manipulate, blackmail, or pay the LIs to do sexual favors. There's wiggle room there too, though, as you can be a little nicer about it, or meaner. Some characters might have more or less available to them atm, but that will change with time.

Also, even the romance route will allow you to be meaner! "Toxic" romance.

Basically, all the routes have quite a bit of choice & variety involved. The dark route is the most limited, for obvious reasons.

 

[Lady Lydia]

I was really liking the game but I don't really like this turn of events, now we have the mission to fight against human trafficking... this new story is going to take a long time to develop and what are the benefits of this having a relationship with Risa? and while I'm still waiting for Gabby's update, the date with Carolina, the play Brittany is going to participate in, that Viola reappears are scenes that interest me more than playing the hero, the game was simple there are people with problems that can be solved with money and the Lis fall in love/seduced or you take advantage of them (dark path)

Yea its a problem with many such games, they decide at one point 'hey let's add an antagonist to our story to make it more legit and less PWP' in the process they just grind down the story progress and slow down the development of the part of the story that let's be real most people even playing said game are in for.

Same thing happened with WVM for example, the antagonist was more an annoyance than anything serious thankfully was dealt before too long, still these 'obstacles' in games which are basically the romantic equivalent of Pokemon is obnoxious since no one play these games to see the MC deal with creeps, they play these games to see the MC get the girls and have a harem, worst as with WVM, you have a fairly growing cast of girls to deal with, this crap is just going to further slow down getting anything done with the story to the point likely we won't even see a yearly appearance of said girls in a intimate scene.

Jeez it reminds me of some games that have been in development for several years and that get only a couple updates a year, and since they are operating similar with a growing harem and an antagonist it mean at this point the games have hit a point where over years only a few days in game have passed which make any allusion to a greater narrative grating since its obvious at this point it won't be achievable in the lifetime of either the Dev or players.

 

[Ragnar]

Yea...I kind of hope the entire Lucien thing is a very small blip in the story and just gets resolved quick. It just felt really...like force fed over the top evil character. Like the kind of character that sits in a twirly chair and does an evil laugh while twiddling his fingers together. It was one step removed from a 4th wall breaking quote that just said "Hey, this is a bad guy". Like yea, hes a drug dealer, who abuses his GFs, and also shoots rape porn, who forces girls to take drugs, who tries to extort rich people by blackmailing them, who also likes guns. Like I get it, hes a bad guy. He is just a hyper flat character.

Unfortunately there are people like Lucien irl. The underworld is full of nasty characters with zero morals ready to skin you alive because you're from another gang.

 

[Tuatha Dé]

Same thing happened with WVM for example, the antagonist was more an annoyance than anything serious thankfully was dealt before too long, still these 'obstacles' in games which are basically the romantic equivalent of Pokemon is obnoxious since no one play these games to see the MC deal with creeps, they play these games to see the MC get the girls and have a harem, worst as with WVM, you have a fairly growing cast of girls to deal with, this crap is just going to further slow down getting anything done with the story to the point likely we won't even see a yearly appearance of said girls in a intimate scene.

in WVM they said that they were going to make a rework of the previous one to make it agree with the new updates and it is not even out yet xd

 

[DatGuy20]

I was really liking the game but I don't really like this turn of events, now we have the mission to fight against human trafficking... this new story is going to take a long time to develop and what are the benefits of this having a relationship with Risa? and while I'm still waiting for Gabby's update, the date with Carolina, the play Brittany is going to participate in, that Viola reappears are scenes that interest me more than playing the hero, the game was simple there are people with problems that can be solved with money and the Lis fall in love/seduced or you take advantage of them (dark path)

You don't have to fight against anything. You choose if you want to help Risa or not

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

she is an addict, she will lie to your face, try to appeal to your masculinity, and when that fails straight up steal from you and stab you in the throat.
but you do you.

No offense, but I think some of you guys should take a step back or something. She's a LI with a planned romance route in a porn VN. I mean, yeah, the dev COULD base her off the most frustratingly hateable addict that many of you are imagining and just torture the fuck out of us. Or, he could... you know... better secure his bonus income and reward his players' patience by allowing them some choice in how they help Risa? Perhaps a satisfying arc for her that will be pleasing by the end?

I'm sorry for being a snarky smartass, but you're the nth person to hate Risa for these same reasons and I'm just really baffled. Not by the fact that you dislike her, sometimes a character just isn't for you; but the reasoning I keep reading just flies past my head for sure.

Well, not exactly what I expected, but overall the update is better than the previous one and much better.)
And overall, it’s not like I’m complaining about anything specific about it. But are there too many girls in the game? Again and again, more and more new girls, and those who were before at the beginning of the game are abandoned as if they were no longer interesting toys... But we, the players, are interested in them, and we still have not received the expected content from them. I like new girls too, but if we continue to receive more girls than content with them, then what's the point?

The main LIs are on the frontpage. Any girls outside of those are minor characters that won't be the focus. I think it's fine.

From the perspective of a finished game, it will be very, very appreciated by players new and old. I think that's the best way to think about it, especially since Neon is planning to release it on Steam at some point.

Yea its a problem with many such games, they decide at one point 'hey let's add an antagonist to our story to make it more legit and less PWP' in the process they just grind down the story progress and slow down the development of the part of the story that let's be real most people even playing said game are in for.

Same thing happened with WVM for example, the antagonist was more an annoyance than anything serious thankfully was dealt before too long, still these 'obstacles' in games which are basically the romantic equivalent of Pokemon is obnoxious since no one play these games to see the MC deal with creeps, they play these games to see the MC get the girls and have a harem, worst as with WVM, you have a fairly growing cast of girls to deal with, this crap is just going to further slow down getting anything done with the story to the point likely we won't even see a yearly appearance of said girls in a intimate scene.

Jeez it reminds me of some games that have been in development for several years and that get only a couple updates a year, and since they are operating similar with a growing harem and an antagonist it mean at this point the games have hit a point where over years only a few days in game have passed which make any allusion to a greater narrative grating since its obvious at this point it won't be achievable in the lifetime of either the Dev or players.

None of this applies to this game. In case someone reads this and buys into the weird panic of "too much LIs" "game is starting to go down hill". I don't know wtf some of ya'll are smoking.. so far, nothing I've seen in this game reminds me of the shit I've had to put up with in others. And those games were even pretty mediocre on day 1, with all due respect to the devs which I'm sure are working very hard. I played them purely for a kink fix or because there isn't much else to choose from.

If this were another shitty harem game where the writing is clearly thrown in to move along to the next scene, I might sorta understand your fears. But it's not, and thank fucking Christ

 

[imzahai]

No offense, but I think some of you guys should take a step back or something. She's a LI with a planned romance route in a porn VN. I mean, yeah, the dev COULD base her off the most frustratingly hateable addict that many of you are imagining and just torture the fuck out of us. Or, he could... you know... better secure his bonus income and reward his players' patience by allowing them some choice in how they help Risa? Perhaps a satisfying arc for her that will be pleasing by the end?

I'm sorry for being a snarky smartass, but you're the nth person to hate Risa for these same reasons and I'm just really baffled. Not by the fact that you dislike her, sometimes a character just isn't for you; but the reasoning I keep reading just flies past my head for sure.


The main LIs are on the frontpage. Any girls outside of those are minor characters that won't be the focus. I think it's fine.

From the perspective of a finished game, it will be very, very appreciated by players new and old. I think that's the best way to think about it, especially since Neon is planning to release it on Steam at some point.


None of this applies to this game. In case someone reads this and buys into the weird panic of "too much LIs" "game is starting to go down hill". I don't know wtf some of ya'll are smoking.. so far, nothing I've seen in this game reminds me of the shit I've had to put up with in others. And those games were even pretty mediocre on day 1, with all due respect to the devs which I'm sure are working very hard. I played them purely for a kink fix or because there isn't much else to choose from.

If this were another shitty harem game where the writing is clearly thrown in to move along to the next scene, I might sorta understand your fears. But it's not, and thank fucking Christ

you misunderstand me,
my point, Risa as an addict, can in no way be trusted except to act as one.
and she is overly hot, like on another level Hot.
i hate that those 2 are put together, but its not my story.

hence i suggested multiple condoms, just to be safe.
nor did i sayat any point that the game is going down hill.
i still eagerly await each update.

 

[HUNUTAN]

I've heard everyone's complaints about the cast.

*snaps fingers*

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How could you hear "all the complaints" about the cast and yet remove Brittany, who people would most like to see in the update?