VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Ch. 9 v0.60c] [NeonGhosts]

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But do not forget about the evil ways. Please don't turn the game into another vanilla game. I have played the game in various ways. Although in some games I have been good with them, what amuses me the most is being bad. Seducing a girl I can already do in my normal life, that's why in these games I prefer to be evil since it's something I would never do in reality. And that is the grace of a game, being able to do things that you would never do in reality.
 
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I, too, like the evil ways because that is ultimately what a game is: A fantasy. A fantasy you can dig out for yourself. Sure, this game is not a sandbox where you can do whatever you want, but having the choice between being a good lover and an unrepentant rapist in this game is a very good appeal to players.

It's just a game where you explore the options to see what happens, like any other game. Ultimately the only people who are hurt are those you choose to care about in the game. And those who think that games ultimately influence the real world, but those guys are nuts, so let's not dwell on that subject.

There is simply nothing wrong with going the kind-hearted route or the bad route. You wanna be a nice guy and give money to those who ask you for it? Sure. You have that option. You wanna be a jackass who wants to trade that money for sex as you want it? Sure, you have that option. You wanna be the guy who's so angry at women for always treating you like a piggy bank, and thus you decide to simply put them in their place as holes you can put your dick into because nothing is more satisfying than making bitches squeal for mercy that you simply won't give because that's you want to do? Sure. You have that option.

And that's why this game is pretty much my favorite these days. It's not the opportunity to be evil, or good, to just have boatloads of money to the point women want some of that. It's the freedom of choice you have with the options presented to you.
 
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fashtar said:
I, too, like the evil ways because that is ultimately what a game is: A fantasy. A fantasy you can dig out for yourself. Sure, this game is not a sandbox where you can do whatever you want, but having the choice between being a good lover and an unrepentant rapist in this game is a very good appeal to players.

It's just a game where you explore the options to see what happens, like any other game. Ultimately the only people who are hurt are those you choose to care about in the game. And those who think that games ultimately influence the real world, but those guys are nuts, so let's not dwell on that subject.

There is simply nothing wrong with going the kind-hearted route or the bad route. You wanna be a nice guy and give money to those who ask you for it? Sure. You have that option. You wanna be a jackass who wants to trade that money for sex as you want it? Sure, you have that option. You wanna be the guy who's so angry at women for always treating you like a piggy bank, and thus you decide to simply put them in their place as holes you can put your dick into because nothing is more satisfying than making bitches squeal for mercy that you simply won't give because that's you want to do? Sure. You have that option.

And that's why this game is pretty much my favorite these days. It's not the opportunity to be evil, or good, to just have boatloads of money to the point women want some of that. It's the freedom of choice you have with the options presented to you.
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I wouldn't worry about the game changing significantly. I obviously have certain interests, and those will be represented in FiN until it reaches its natural conclusion.

Now, that said? I do sometimes think about my next game, and how appealing it'd be to do something that's more of a straight-up romance, with the occasional deviant choice.

And I do have plans to tone down some elements of Chapter One, so it makes more sense when Nicki does come back. With my original plan for the game, it made sense that she'd return on the dark path. Then things changed, and it kinda stretched credulity that she'd bother coming back. I think it'll ultimately make for a stronger game, to have her unease with MC ratcheted up until she can't really ignore it anymore.

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Oh my god I just blasted through this game. ngl it started out a little rough and it was a little hard to get into. But man, it's so obvious that you got more and more comfortable with making it the further along you got

Great job so far! Literally the perfect mix of story and sexy. Every time I think "alright, this is my favorite girl" another comes along. Brittani (WITH AN I?!?!) held the spot of best girl - just BARELY holding off Nikki so far - and then you gotta end the chapter by showing off Risa? Dude she looks so fucking good.

But yeah, absolutely look forward to future updates! <3
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Thanks so much! It's always kind of a surprise which girls end up being super fun to write, and I'm glad that love comes through in the game. :D

As for Risa, I think she'll make some fans with the next installment.

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Kulman said:
Not sure what to think about remake. From experience, it usually grinds the game to a halt, lowering hype and interest in the game.

I have yet to see a single remake on this site that goes "well", maybe you will be the first one.
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It's become a goal for me because, over and over again, I get the same comment: "I really like this game, but I had to get past the first chapter before it got good." Which naturally makes me wonder how many people got into Chapter One, and didn't continue. But, I'm determined not to get bogged down in it, and move swiftly into Chapter Five one it's finished.
 
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fashtar said:
I, too, like the evil ways because that is ultimately what a game is: A fantasy. A fantasy you can dig out for yourself. Sure, this game is not a sandbox where you can do whatever you want, but having the choice between being a good lover and an unrepentant rapist in this game is a very good appeal to players.

It's just a game where you explore the options to see what happens, like any other game. Ultimately the only people who are hurt are those you choose to care about in the game. And those who think that games ultimately influence the real world, but those guys are nuts, so let's not dwell on that subject.

There is simply nothing wrong with going the kind-hearted route or the bad route. You wanna be a nice guy and give money to those who ask you for it? Sure. You have that option. You wanna be a jackass who wants to trade that money for sex as you want it? Sure, you have that option. You wanna be the guy who's so angry at women for always treating you like a piggy bank, and thus you decide to simply put them in their place as holes you can put your dick into because nothing is more satisfying than making bitches squeal for mercy that you simply won't give because that's you want to do? Sure. You have that option.

And that's why this game is pretty much my favorite these days. It's not the opportunity to be evil, or good, to just have boatloads of money to the point women want some of that. It's the freedom of choice you have with the options presented to you.
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I'm actually really surprised by this game. In pretty much every game I play, my preferred route is the "evil" one. It's more fun imo and, overall, I tend to lean towards dark bdsm kinks with the girls being super submissive. But this game just hits different with the kind route. It probably would've been different if I started off evil but, after doing a playthrough and being kind, I just can't bring myself to be mean to the girls!

Hell, in the last chapter with Brittani I even had to load a save after fucking around with her in bed when the douchebag boyfriend was downstairs and ended up making her cry and freak out. I didn't even want to hurt her feelings like that which is so atypical of how I usually am with these games lmao
 
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DUDE! Are you ever going to make another game? Your two games are the shit! I love them both! I am hoping that you make another one that bombs the other two! I know you can! You know your shit! Please do it! PLEASE! I will join your Patreon as top donator immediately! THANK YOU! TROY!
 
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DUDE! Are you ever going to make another game? Your two games are the shit! I love them both! I am hoping that you make another one that bombs the other two! I know you can! You know your shit! Please do it! PLEASE! I will join your Patreon as top donator immediately! THANK YOU! TROY!
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New update's due in April, dude! The current test build of the game has 950+ images, and I have a total of 1040 images completed. So the next chapter is likely going to be in the 1500 render range, making it the biggest yet. Unfortunately, big updates means big development time.

But, I'm working on it literally every day, and it'll be done sooner than later.

In the future, I'm focusing on smaller, more frequent updates. This one features: MC, Carolina, Maya, Nicki, Pepper, Mason, Gabby, Risa, Ashe, Viola, Madison, and a spate of new characters. And there's a scene with MC reviewing photos and video of Gabby and Brittani, stolen from Jamie. So, multiple story scenes/locations, and three big sex scenes, and two small ones. It's big, basically touching every character in the game, and adding sex scenes for two of them that haven't gotten them before.

Next chapter (post-Chapter One do-over) is planned to be: Gabby, Mason, and Alex, and a few connecting story scenes. So, way more manageable!
 
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sucks to see gabby get a lot of content, as i liked every other character but gabby, and chose to ignore her :(
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Neonghost was just talking about making a Mason scene some days ago, plus you saw the post above. Everyone will have content in the next update.
 
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I don't like her either but she has a very vocal fandom here so she's been getting a central stage lately.
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But we have to understand that the game has an expansive cast. It wouldn't be easy to please everyone every update.
NeonGhosts have you done any polls about your patreon fav characters? Also what's yours?
 
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Ragnar said:
I don't like her either but she has a very vocal fandom here so she's been getting a central stage lately.

But we have to understand that the game has an expansive cast. It wouldn't be easy to please everyone every update.
NeonGhosts have you done any polls about your patreon fav characters? Also what's yours?
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I will say this -- I don't let the popularity of any of the girls dictate how much screentime they get. If anyone goes back and reads this thread when I first showed Gabby's character design, reviews were not kind. But, I knew I could make people love her, once they got to know her. I also regularly get excoriated on a few pirate sites for pushing my 'LGBT agenda,' but I think next chapter will show I'm not shying away from things that might piss people off.

The truth is, girls like Nicki, Gabby, and Brittani are well-represented for the moment, because that's where the story's at. Nicki's drama began the story and then came back in force with Chapter 3, but now she's easing into a supporting role. Gabby's story with her dad is a persistent mystery, and MC's pending redesign of the bookstore gives him a lot of reasons to be there, interacting with Gabby and Madison. Gabby's story is directly connected with Brittani, which then feeds into her drama surrounding her and her family.

But, as was teased in the last update, there's something swirling around Ashe that MC needs to investigate, Carolina's constantly in his periphery, and Viola's home situation is due for some attention. Eventually, everyone will get their shine. Some people just need MC more right now. But, once their needs are met, he can move on to helping other people.

Honestly, if I just did what was popular, the menu screen would look like this. :'D

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As for polls, I'd like to start polling for popularity once everyone's gotten their fair share of screentime. Right now it'd be really skewed, I think. In the short term, my plan is to do polls for which under-represented character people would like to see a scene with, and then use the winner to decide who gets a date/sex scene, provided it fits into the framework of the chapter.

When it comes to my favorite? Oof! Tough question! I love them all for different reasons. I try to give all of them distinct voices that make them all fun to write dialogue for, and they all serve different interests of mine. Tomboy, brat, bimbo, MILF, goth, Russian, muscles.. The broad descriptors of each girl are basically my PornHub search history. :'D But then I get to subvert those in interesting ways. Nicki's a tomboy who occasionally likes to show her girly side to her crush. Gabby's a brat who's really got a big, sensitive heart. Ashe is a bimbo with some surprising depth and empathy. On and on.

Right now, I'm finding the most fun in combining characters for scenes, letting them riff off each other. I'm in the plotting stage for Chapter 5, and I've been sketching out a dialogue scene between Risa and Maya that I think will be terrific.

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Buuuuut, gun to my head, my favorite is probably Nicki. I love her model, and her 'voice' is super comfortable for me to write in. My top three would likely be Nicki, Gabby, and Alex.

But hey, informal poll! Which girl is your favorite?
 
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