VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [S1 v0.85c] [NeonGhosts]

[Pixillin']

Oh man, but in all seriousness.. I don't think I can come up with a flaw for Mason, because he's mostly just a victim of circumstance really. I guess the fact he was willing to cuck Nicki, and really put the pussy pressure on a taken Guy... that's pretty messed up. Let's just say if Nicki puts a nerf bat to that furry mask and bops Mason some good ones until he forgets he's a man... well, Mason mah boy, you had that one coming

Mason is just insecure - which is normal, given his circumstances but I think in Mason’s head if he can make himself more valuable to Guy (by whatever means) it decreases the chances that he ends up back on the street so he’s willing to do a lot to avoid that.

As for Nicki … now I’m worried because I’ve known two people that match Neon’s description (more or less) and they did not end well. Neither of them could handle relationships that weren’t abusive, so if a guy wasn’t mean to them they’d be mean to him because it’s the only dynamic they understood. One of those two people is dead now (self inflicted) and the other was homeless for awhile and then left - said she was going to New Mexico (to chase a guy who she’d been in an abusive relationship with years before) but who knows.

 

[concord72]

Man I really hope we get a chance to bang Tessa in a future update, she needs to be taught some manners.

 

[ffive]

Man I really hope we get a chance to bang Tessa in a future update, she needs to be taught some manners.

How's giving her orgasms supposed to teach her manners.

 

[soprano31]

How's giving her orgasms supposed to teach her manners.

Depends on which path you give her the orgasms,
The good romantic path or the wild,dark path where you give her the strongest,
most,powerful orgasms,
after which she only listens to you like a submissive puppy to her dominant owner.

 

[Joshy92]

I've been thinking more about Nicki seeking out men who are arseholes and stuff. And if I treat her as nice as possible, that might shock her or something.

It's a trope I know, but it's one of my favourites in any entertainment product to witness just behind the classic nice guy bad girl trope, which I'm kind of hoping Isabella fills that role here.

 

[Jarulf]

I've been thinking more about Nicki seeking out men who are arseholes and stuff. And if I treat her as nice as possible, that might shock her or something.

Let's just hope treating her nicely isn't something she has trouble coping with and leaves us for an asshole.

 

[Jgriz04]

Let's just hope treating her nicely isn't something she has trouble coping with, and that she leaves us for an asshole.

Which is exactly what would happen. #Jointhedarkside

 

[Joshy92]

Gabby has me here lol.

Spoiler

You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.

You're gosh darn right I do bro. And I'm not ashamed to admit it.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

Mason is just insecure - which is normal, given his circumstances but I think in Mason’s head if he can make himself more valuable to Guy (by whatever means) it decreases the chances that he ends up back on the street so he’s willing to do a lot to avoid that.

As for Nicki … now I’m worried because I’ve known two people that match Neon’s description (more or less) and they did not end well. Neither of them could handle relationships that weren’t abusive, so if a guy wasn’t mean to them they’d be mean to him because it’s the only dynamic they understood. One of those two people is dead now (self inflicted) and the other was homeless for awhile and then left - said she was going to New Mexico (to chase a guy who she’d been in an abusive relationship with years before) but who knows.

Damn that's sad man, sorry to hear. Luckily Neon can write whatever ending he wants and I'd imagine a depressing shit ending is not very fitting for a porn VN. Maybe on the dark path? Although my impression is that Neon wants the LIs to wrestle some sort of victory from dark Guy's mess he's created for them, so probably not even that. I think the LIs are ultimately gonna be fine Guy, on the other hand, will likely get his comeuppance if he's been naughty

 

[GokutheG]

Damn that's sad man, sorry to hear. Luckily Neon can write whatever ending he wants and I'd imagine a depressing shit ending is not very fitting for a porn VN. Maybe on the dark path? Although my impression is that Neon wants the LIs to wrestle some sort of victory from dark Guy's mess he's created for them, so probably not even that. I think the LIs are ultimately gonna be fine Guy, on the other hand, will likely get his comeuppance if he's been naughty

Yeah if the mc goes too far I can see his justified ending being that he's arrested(or worse) for abusing the LIs and others while it's revealed that the charity was used as a cover for this and to find other victims. I can see someone like Nicki taking over the charity and using it to actually help people.

If you've played Pale Carnations than I think you understand what I'm talking about with the charity.

 

[ArDZer]

Yeah if the mc goes too far I can see his justified ending being that he's arrested(or worse) for abusing the LIs and others while it's revealed that the charity was used as a cover for this and to find other victims. I can see someone like Nicki taking over the charity and using it to actually help people.

If you've played Pale Carnations than I think you understand what I'm talking about with the charity.

On the other hand if the protagonist does charity out of his heart and helps people in need, there might be a possibility he gets taken out by Lucien and his big goon should he delve deeper into their criminal activities, or perhaps his other associates will do that hit. He realized he could've died at that drug den when he went there with Risa (and Nicki later angrily reminded him of that once he was safely back at the studio).

 

[Pixillin']

On the other hand if the protagonist does charity out of his heart and helps people in need, there might be a possibility he gets taken out by Lucien and his big goon should he delve deeper into their criminal activities, or perhaps his other associates will do that hit. He realized he could've died at that drug den when he went there with Risa (and Nicki later angrily reminded him of that once he was safely back at the studio).

Of course, as I understand it, if you’re enough of a dick both Nicki and Viola are gone now, one of them ight come back and take you out.

 

[Richelieu]

Edit for new version v.0.71 - I expect I'll get to updating this over the weekend.

Well here it is, a gallery mod to replay scenes in the game

Compatible with: Friends in Need
Game version: 0.60c
Mod version: 0.60c.1

Will be this mod updated?

 

[soprano31]

Will be this mod updated?

I probably said it already but then did not update the main post.
It's not abandoned. RL being what it is I'm just now picking myself up a bit. It will get done, possibly soon but I'm not promising anything.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

On the other hand if the protagonist does charity out of his heart and helps people in need, there might be a possibility he gets taken out by Lucien and his big goon should he delve deeper into their criminal activities, or perhaps his other associates will do that hit. He realized he could've died at that drug den when he went there with Risa (and Nicki later angrily reminded him of that once he was safely back at the studio).

Hm, it's a realistic possibility for a character in this kind of situation, but I think it would be a terrible ending for the protagonist in a VN and would just piss off and confuse players for no real gain in story or gameplay. I mean, if you were an author, would you tank your own game like that? I'm sure there will be differences in outcomes depending on how you play the MC, just nothing that self-defeating.

It does seem specific dark routes will be a notable exception, though. I guess that will ruin the power fantasy for some dark path enjoyers, but it feels right for the story as well as the MC's arc, and it maintains the believable and internally consistent setting that the author has established (besides just being what the author wants to write, of course). After all, even the most powerful abusers can eventually get caught, and Guy is no where near that level.

Although, I could be wrong, but I think the plan might be that you can get away with darker decisions, as long as you 'play it smart' and don't go too far. I mean, obviously there's a big differences between smacking Ashe around and assaulting Dash and leaving it at that, versus graping everything that walks.

 

[Pixillin']

Hm, it's a realistic possibility for a character in this kind of situation, but I think it would be a terrible ending for the protagonist in a VN and would just piss off and confuse players for no real gain in story or gameplay. I mean, if you were an author, would you tank your own game like that? I'm sure there will be differences in outcomes depending on how you play the MC, just nothing that self-defeating.

It does seem specific dark routes will be a notable exception, though. I guess that will ruin the power fantasy for some dark path enjoyers, but it feels right for the story as well as the MC's arc, and it maintains the believable and internally consistent setting that the author has established (besides just being what the author wants to write, of course). After all, even the most powerful abusers can eventually get caught, and Guy is no where near that level.

Although, I could be wrong, but I think the plan might be that you can get away with darker decisions, as long as you 'play it smart' and don't go too far. I mean, obviously there's a big differences between smacking Ashe around and assaulting Dash and leaving it at that, versus graping everything that walks.

Could also see an ending - probably on the dark path, but possibly on any path, where he ends up back at the convenience store till pondering the decisions he made.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

Could also see an ending - probably on the dark path, but possibly on any path, where he ends up back at the convenience store till pondering the decisions he made.

Haha, yeah. And it could be executed in multiple ways, actually; a just desserts ending where we see our protagonist lose his 'empire'; or it could be a return to meager means, except this time he has a much better perspective and outlook on things and has a true romance with one of the LIs (Nicki would be the most meaningful, but anyone really).

Ok, maybe a lot of people would consider that to be a bad ending, but there are plenty of movies where someone goes from poor to rich to poor again, but it ends up being good for the character in the long run. That's sort of what I'm picturing.

Could have multiple good endings really: one where he keeps his wealth and lives the dream happily ever after; and one where he loses it but learns that money isn't as important to him as he once thought; perhaps he ends up giving it all away to those in need or something, becoming Saint Guy . I like that, actually; not to pressure the author, but I do hope we get a nice variation of endings depending on our choices/preferences.

 

[Joshy92]

The dark path to me is about Guy pushing away everyone who has ever tried to help him. He will die sad and alone in a prison of his own making.

 

[NebulousShooter]

Hm, it's a realistic possibility for a character in this kind of situation, but I think it would be a terrible ending for the protagonist in a VN and would just piss off and confuse players for no real gain in story or gameplay. I mean, if you were an author, would you tank your own game like that? I'm sure there will be differences in outcomes depending on how you play the MC, just nothing that self-defeating.

It does seem specific dark routes will be a notable exception, though. I guess that will ruin the power fantasy for some dark path enjoyers, but it feels right for the story as well as the MC's arc, and it maintains the believable and internally consistent setting that the author has established (besides just being what the author wants to write, of course). After all, even the most powerful abusers can eventually get caught, and Guy is no where near that level.

Although, I could be wrong, but I think the plan might be that you can get away with darker decisions, as long as you 'play it smart' and don't go too far. I mean, obviously there's a big differences between smacking Ashe around and assaulting Dash and leaving it at that, versus graping everything that walks.

Between serial rapist Guy threatening people and waving money in their faces and Lucien meeting the victims himself, in public, I don't know which is the dumbest villain. But, I hope both end up bleeding to death from their assess in prison

 

[Deleted member 728308]

The dark path to me is about Guy pushing away everyone who has ever tried to help him. He will die sad and alone in a prison of his own making.

can't died alone and in prison if you have right amount of money and influence at right place .
unless the dev decide to write dark path mc as ooga booga caveman