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

[Rorikon215]

At the risk of being informed I'm very stupid and lack basic comprehension skills, I'm still baffled by the level of hatred she's getting. I remember being vaguely sympathetic, but then since it's a game and not real I went for all the most horrible options to do to her anyway. Not because I thought she was an awful person, but because *I'm* roleplaying as an awful person.

Speaking of which, when are we getting to the little sister content?


Also I don't get people moaning about the length of the halloween update either. Being that negative is hardly gonna be good for a creators morale.

 

[Havik79]

Well you see it is very simple, I sit hear play games, bitch and moan, laugh at retards, and read about people bitching about people who are bitching while blasting this on a loop.

 

[NeonGhosts]

At the risk of being informed I'm very stupid and lack basic comprehension skills, I'm still baffled by the level of hatred she's getting. I remember being vaguely sympathetic, but then since it's a game and not real I went for all the most horrible options to do to her anyway. Not because I thought she was an awful person, but because *I'm* roleplaying as an awful person.

Speaking of which, when are we getting to the little sister content?

I take the Nicki stuff in stride, but I am always kind of confused by the same handful of people showing up every so often to trash her, the game, the choices I've made, etc. I feel like they're hoping I'll see the error of my ways and change things to suit their tastes, but it really has the opposite effect. If someone approaches me in a constructive way, I'm happy to listen and consider their input. But, if someone only shows up here to poke at me and never say anything nice about the game, I'm forced to assume they don't actually like it, and are just here to try to rile people up, and get a reaction.

As for Cassie - sooner than you think!

In other news, I posted another weekly

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tldr; I completed Ashe's reintroduction scene, and am now moving into Brittani's photoshoot scene. Currently around 400 renders for the update. I figure this one will land somewhere between 1000 and 1200 renders, similar to Chapter 3.

Once the photoshoot and the following scene are completed, I'll be releasing the build to to patrons as kind of a Chapter 3.5, similar to what I did with Chapter 2. I expect the finished Chapter 4 to be ready in December, assuming I can finish Brittani's photoshoot and Ashe's date, this month.

 

[Raziel_8]

Can't wait for some content with the two busty blondes
Also looking forward for the sister and more Viola

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

I take the Nicki stuff in stride, but I am always kind of confused by the same handful of people showing up every so often to trash her, the game, the choices I've made, etc. I feel like they're hoping I'll see the error of my ways and change things to suit their tastes, but it really has the opposite effect. If someone approaches me in a constructive way, I'm happy to listen and consider their input. But, if someone only shows up here to poke at me and never say anything nice about the game, I'm forced to assume they don't actually like it, and are just here to try to rile people up, and get a reaction.

As for Cassie - sooner than you think!

In other news, I posted another weekly

You must be registered to see the links

.

tldr; I completed Ashe's reintroduction scene, and am now moving into Brittani's photoshoot scene. Currently around 400 renders for the update. I figure this one will land somewhere between 1000 and 1200 renders, similar to Chapter 3.

Once the photoshoot and the following scene are completed, I'll be releasing the build to to patrons as kind of a Chapter 3.5, similar to what I did with Chapter 2. I expect the finished Chapter 4 to be ready in December, assuming I can finish Brittani's photoshoot and Ashe's date, this month.

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As the saying goes, haters gonna hate. Always better to ignore the "attention seekers".

Looking forward to Ashe's reworked introduction (pun intended ).

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

I'd also want her to be dressed in my house when she's not in her room or alone to keep things professional.

Well, it is a porn game after all And she was set up in chp 1 to be a naughty lil minx

EDIT: I actually like Nikki somewhat now

Alright then, welcome to the club

I feel like they're hoping I'll see the error of my ways and change things to suit their tastes, but it really has the opposite effect.

Good.

 

[Raziel_8]

NeonGhosts as a ginger lover i need to ask, are you planing to add a busty redhead with freckles and green eyes as a LI ?

 

[Doctor Shark]

I'm looking forward to "Guy and the Barron family". Sounds kinky.

 

[Darklord1234]

You people. I've stated my opinion on Nicki very clearly pages ago. I don't hate her for her appearance or any of that bs. I don't even really hate her. I just wouldn't have anything to do with such a person after the first incident. She's stupid and makes stupid choices then expects to be rescued. Literally in this story the ONLY times she has come to the MC is when she needed something. Simple as that. A ho is a ho.

 

[NeonGhosts]

NeonGhosts as a ginger lover i need to ask, are you planing to add a busty redhead with freckles and green eyes as a LI ?

Honestly, I'm at a point now where I'm trying to be more careful about adding love interests. The cast is already on the larger side, and I don't want to short-change any existing characters. That said, I did tease a couple of redheads on the Patreon recently. This girl's design isn't really set in stone (which is why this image wasn't in the actual Halloween Special), but the plan is for her to be Ashe's fiery best friend who pops up occasionally. Once I get her design locked in..



A new redhead will also appear early in Chapter 5, but she's more of a supporting character that's necessary for story reasons, right now.

Finally, I have an idea for a redhead who's associated with Pepper, who'd be in that Gabby/Brittani/Pepper/Viola age group. But, I don't know if she'd be a love interest, or just a supporting cast member. Sometimes I introduce a character intending for them to be one thing (Brittani, Viola..) and have so much fun with them that I want to see where their story goes.

I just need to be careful about juggling such a big cast, or it may start to feel like the story is spinning its wheels a bit.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

Honestly, I'm at a point now where I'm trying to be more careful about adding love interests. The cast is already on the larger side, and I don't want to short-change any existing characters. That said, I did tease a couple of redheads on the Patreon recently. This girl's design isn't really set in stone (which is why this image wasn't in the actual Halloween Special), but the plan is for her to be Ashe's fiery best friend who pops up occasionally. Once I get her design locked in..

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A new redhead will also appear early in Chapter 5, but she's more of a supporting character that's necessary for story reasons, right now.

Finally, I have an idea for a redhead who's associated with Pepper, who'd be in that Gabby/Brittani/Pepper/Viola age group. But, I don't know if she'd be a love interest, or just a supporting cast member. Sometimes I introduce a character intending for them to be one thing (Brittani, Viola..) and have so much fun with them that I want to see where their story goes.

I just need to be careful about juggling such a big cast, or it may start to feel like the story is spinning its wheels a bit.

When you say supporting character, does that mean no sexual content planned with them at all? If so, is sad, but as a solo dev, you gotta do what you gotta do

 

[Raziel_8]

Honestly, I'm at a point now where I'm trying to be more careful about adding love interests. The cast is already on the larger side, and I don't want to short-change any existing characters. That said, I did tease a couple of redheads on the Patreon recently. This girl's design isn't really set in stone (which is why this image wasn't in the actual Halloween Special), but the plan is for her to be Ashe's fiery best friend who pops up occasionally. Once I get her design locked in..

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A new redhead will also appear early in Chapter 5, but she's more of a supporting character that's necessary for story reasons, right now.

Finally, I have an idea for a redhead who's associated with Pepper, who'd be in that Gabby/Brittani/Pepper/Viola age group. But, I don't know if she'd be a love interest, or just a supporting cast member. Sometimes I introduce a character intending for them to be one thing (Brittani, Viola..) and have so much fun with them that I want to see where their story goes.

I just need to be careful about juggling such a big cast, or it may start to feel like the story is spinning its wheels a bit.

Thanks for the answer. A member in Pepper/Viola's age group would be fun, but yeah the cast needs be manageable. Either way, looking forward for Brittani and the introduction of the sister

 

[NeonGhosts]

When you say supporting character, does that mean no sexual content planned with them at all? If so, is sad, but as a solo dev, you gotta do what you gotta do

More likely it'd be a limited number of sexual encounters, and no full love/corruption arc. There are two specific characters I have planned for upcoming chapters, which are important to the story, while still really only making sense as one-off encounters.

As a purely hypothetical, Ashe's friend could be a girl she went to college with, and is only visiting her for a week. Maybe the MC and Ashe take her out on the town, they all get drunk, and there are three options: going to bed with Ashe while her friend crashes on the couch, a wild threesome, or you deliberately get Ashe blackout drunk so you can put the moves on her friend.

That's kind of what I'm shooting for, with some of these characters - they'd ideally add some texture to an existing character's story, while still allowing for some sexy content outside of the main girls.

 

[Deleted member 4865569]

I hate we have no choice but to let nikki stay with us.
she honestly is a shitty friend and a constant damsel in distress.

she legit got a MILLIONAIRE as a bestfriend who is in love with her and can take care of her in general but instead of returning his feelings she dips and gets money to help her piece of shit bf who turns out to be a no life good for nothing bum.

then she ghosted the mc and returns with another sob story and of course damsel in distress of course..

she needs help again. now I get being a good guy but don't be a fool. At the point i would have LOVED to have a option to just close the door in her face and sent her on her way. Like might be one of the worst bestfriend in any vn I played in a while and THAT'S saying something.
she is way above the line who TRASH. Like really the mc will do anything for her but you know being nice gets taken advantage of and well only time she sees him she needed something from him.

Now we have no choice but to see this woman now living with us because SHE got her self in this situation.

Love the game but don't love nikki. At the point would have rather just avoid her all together in get her out my life.

Even if you try to go full on simp and say you understand and forgive her and tell her you still love her here she comes saying "i don't want to ruin what we have" basically friend zoning you still LMAO.

Well in my play thru she gets the cold shoulder, would rather her be cold on the streets honestly.

but aye still love the game.

gone ride the fuck nikki train till the end.

not gone ruin the game for me personally, it is what it is.

also for people saying "don't get the nikki hate" well ok.. She sucks lol.

 

[NewTricks]

Love her or hate her, Nikki is straight-up this game's mascot and we are gonna all have to get used to her because bitch ain't going nowhere That doesn't mean that we have to like it, but fortunately if you don't like Nikki the game provides an outlet for your frustration

Edit: Nikki's character deficiencies are a feature, not a bug. Her lack of self-esteem, self-awareness, and self-preservation are probably a necessity in a story with these particular branching paths.

 

[Deleted member 4865569]

Love her or hate her, Nikki is straight-up this game's mascot and we are gonna all have to get used to her because bitch ain't going nowhere That doesn't mean that we have to like it, but fortunately if you don't like Nikki the game provides an outlet for your frustration

i personally not gone quit the game over 1 character. not a dealbreaker for me.

just gone treat her like dirt and keep rolling.

 

[Havik79]

I actually liked Nicki to start off with, but the new look just killed it, then hearing her story about letting herself be degraded for money ruined it for me, but then it became hate for her when I restarted and raped her, she still comes back, you are still forced to deal with her, and then this was the final nail in the coffin for me.



Stayed with a guy who treated her like shit, she then says she hadn't been fucking for months, but she still stayed with him, I hate dumb bitches like this.

 

[Deleted member 4865569]

I actually liked Nicki to start off with, but the new look just killed it, then hearing her story about letting herself be degraded for money ruined it for me, but then it became hate for her when I restarted and raped her, she still comes back, you are still forced to deal with her, and then this was the final nail in the coffin for me.

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Stayed with a guy who treated her like shit, she then says she hadn't been fucking for months, but she still stayed with him, I hate dumb bitches like this.

so you raped her and she goes out and says she LOVED YOU LMAO. now I ain't that brutal to go that dark route. I personally just give her the cold shoulder.

But hey do the good guy route and she basically friend zoned you turning into fuck buddy type shit saying "I am not ready to get in another relationship." aye not like your last one was worth a damn can she even call it that? lol.

COMEDY.

Now I like a girl with some tats but the fact she had to degrade herself for a doucebag she called a bf and stayed with him is just funny. she looks terrible now to the point I don't even want to romance her down the line. Guess it's a way to see that when you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes. So I will say keep the tats as a reminder to how dumb she was.

Like I said if it was a way to kick her out I would have lol but we stuck with nikki so we gotta power on. if i am being honest, she is mid overall in my opinion.

man I cannot wait for the next update to see where the nikki saga leads to LOL. P.s I also liked her from the start, if she didn't have all these problems and wasn't a basket case she would be a good love interest imo. But she got to much going on.

 

[Ragnar]

She's prolly the most important character besides the MC so you will have to deal with it.
I don't like chocolate brat and still I have to deal with her because she's a central character.

I just need to be careful about juggling such a big cast, or it may start to feel like the story is spinning its wheels a bit.

How many girls are you planning to make good/bad routes for?

 

[Uriel ☁]

Generally speaking the game allows you to play as a good guy, a charming sleaze, a terrible sleaze or a bastard/raper.
The story goes out of its way to allow you to justify your chosen path. That's why many characters are purposefully flawed. This is especially true for Nikki, but those flaws are by design.

The main theme of the game is exploitation. You constanly find yourself in a position where you can exploit fully or partially your power over others. You can, or you can chose not to and be a superior man.

Nikki has been exploited by her boyfriend that set her after you. She was then exploited by you, in all the paths (take notice of how even in the good guy path she basically gives her consent to be exploited). She's then exploited by the weirdo rich photographer and finally once again by her boyfriend. She's in a high stress situation and comes to you.

Why? Cause she's desperatly hanging on to your past bond and the idea she has of you in her mind.
Is that a character flaw? Yes.
Does that makes her a bad character? No.

More importantly she once again positioned herself in a way to be exploited. But this time not with your money but emotionally, cause she wants the stability you offer more than anything.

The story is set up in a way that you can be her lover or her exploiter. If you're not interested in neither then, I'm sorry but this is not the game for you.

Anyway this is just my opinion, peace.