VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Ch.1 Remake v0.25] [NeonGhosts]

[Urgali]

So... I am trying to get onto the violence routes but I have been unable to trigger them, I don't think I'm doing anything wrong since im following the walkthrough but no violence/darkness options are showing up.

 

[Urgali]

Do you have the current version with the dark content patch ?

Ya know... that may have helped. For some reason I didn't see it before.

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

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That's the old one you quoted, that's the "teaser" one.

This is the new verson, and v0.57...

Friends in Need [Ch. 8 v0.57] [NeonGhosts]

NOTES: This is the SubscribeStar "public" version, so this has the taboo content if you wish.

If you want the "taboo" content, either open the game folder, open patch.rpy and change "false" to "true" or copy over the patch included and overwrite when asked.

COMPRESSED: Win/Linux/Mac:
MEGA - PIXELDRAIN - WORKUPLOAD

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

Here's a fun anecdote, take it for what it's worth: I visited Istanbul, Turkey last February. My first time out of the country, and I visited a country where I stuck out like a sore thumb, didn't speak the language, and had only a passing familiarity with the history and culture of the region. Also, this is right around the time a series of devastating earthquakes killed tens of thousands of people. On my first day there I rolled out of bed, and was wandering around looking for a coffee shop. A guy approached me, introduces himself as Rafael, and asked what I was looking for.

"Coffee? Abi, abi you come, my store's just over here," says my new friend.

So, I follow this random dude, thinking he owns a coffee shop. Nope! Homeboy owns a rug store -- El Rincon De Fehmi, if you're ever in the neighborhood. He makes me some Turkish coffee, he tells me which restaurants I should visit, which tourist places to avoid, and eventually talks me into buying a rug. "For your mother, she'll love it."

I take the rug and go back to my hotel. A few days later, I decide to hit up a pharmacy for a few things. On my way, a guy working near a kiosk sees me wandering, and asks what I'm looking for.

"Pharmacy? Abi, is one right over here. My name is Sancar, come."

Now, I know where the pharmacy is. I've been there already. But, he begins to lead me down a winding alleyway that runs parallel to the street I need to be on. I'm a little leery, until he leads me by a storefront and explains, "This is my place, maybe you come by after we visit pharmacy, eh?" So, I get it. I'm growing accustomed to the sales tactics of Turkish folk.

I go in the pharmacy, buy what I need, and find my guide waiting outside. "Abi, abi, why don't you come to my store? I make us some tea, you sit and talk." Now, I've got a friend waiting in my hotel. I really don't feel like having tea, but fuck it. It's my first time abroad - why not experience some things?

So, Sancar leads me into his storefront, which I realize is actually just a very long hallway, with various offices and other stores inside it. But, most of the lights are out, and my sketchy bullshit sense is lighting up. Eventually we arrive at a modest rug store, and he hurriedly makes me some tea. As he's doing so, a young kid filters into the room, along with three adult men. Sketchy bullshit sense is screaming now, but I tell it to quite down.

Unlike Rafael, Sancar launches right into the hard sell, and starts slapping rugs down on the floor. I tell him, firmly but politely, I already bought one rug on this trip. I can't be going home with a suitcase full of rugs and baklava. He proceeds to get aggressive. "I help you find pharmacy, I give you tea, I welcome you here to my country, my store, and this is how you repay me?!"

In the end, I bought a table runner for $10, and gave his son 5 lira as a tip.

When I told this story to my best friend, she was aghast. "Stop following strange men into rug stores, you fucking idiot!"

When I came back to my hotel and my friend who was staying with me saw I'd gotten another Turkish textile product, she put her face in her hands and said, "Howwwwww?!"

Now, why did I tell this very long story? To explain that sometimes even smart, capable, people make bad decisions. My bullshit sense was screaming at me to turn around and go back to my hotel, and I didn't listen, putting myself into a potentially dangerous situation. Why? Well, a few reasons. I'm a fairly big, athletic sort of guy. I work a dangerous job. I grew up in an environment where I was around drug dealers and criminals. I'm not easily intimidated, and that sometimes blinds me to the fact that bad things can happen to me.

Now, let's recap some things about Guy:

• He worked for years at a shitty neighborhood convenience store, where he's likely dealt with all manner of drunks, homeless people, etc.
• He's been rich for all of four and a half months, living the 'good life' for three.
• He previously lived in a shitty studio apartment with peeling paint, in a neighborhood where his building is still regularly tagged with graffiti.
• He's newly fit, and feeling a bit tougher than he's used to.

So, this guy who's accustomed to dealing with the public, who's lived in a neighborhood where he had to be on guard, and who's still getting used to not being a skinny-fat lump, agrees to drive a girl home. She leads him to a shady place, he tries to get out of it, and she makes it pretty clear he has two options: go in with her, or have her make a scene, and attract attention. So, he ignores his good sense and says, "Fuck it, let's get this over with."

Is it smart? No! People do dumb things, for dumb reasons. But, it's not like he walked into a building that said, "CREEPY SCARRED WEIRDO WITH A HALF-NAKED GIRL, HERE!" It's an abandoned building, and Risa's dealer was just as likely to be a stoned teenager watching Rick and Morty.

And again, if you're wondering why you can't just skip the whole scene.. I don't know, probably the same reason you don't get to pick whether or not you take Mason in, or give Nicki money, or buy Cassie a swimsuit, or have a photoshoot with Brittani, or get involved with the movie project Ashe is working on -- all things people have complained weren't optional, by the way. Because this isn't a free-roam game where you have unlimited options. It's a story where you get to guide it at certain junctures. I can't plan for everything that everyone wants.

I've talked about this before, but there seems to be this perception sometimes that, because I allow a lot of options, I should allow all the options. And it's a critique I don't see leveled at games which are much more linear, and restrictive.

That's a fun story! Also reinforces my phobia of traveling abroad (well, in certain countries anyways). I'm a scrawny little pushover pussy, I wouldn't stand a chance against these rug ambushers.

Anyways, you have my condolences for some of these beggar critics. I'm really not trying to dickride or shut down other people's opinions, but I just don't understand the issues that some players are having. Especially with a VN story that already has more (relevant) branching than I think I've seen... ever, really.. some people seem to want their every whim at any given point in the story catered to and that's just a non-starter. If there's going to be a plethora of choices in multiple chunks of the game, and if there's going to be a consistent and coherent(!) story from beginning to end, there's gotta be some really taut strings placed in the other chunks of said game to keep everything under control. Otherwise the development becomes untenable, you grow bitter and lose sanity, and we lose a really nice outlet for pent up spunk. That's how I see it anyways..

Ok, dickriding over now.

 

[Dr.Slime]

Am i the only one who thinks Risa going to A drug den was something good and needed for her story?
I mean others have their own struggles, the only struggle we know about her is her family and she doesn’t like them a lot, but thats it so adding the drug help her story shine a little.
You say well why Neon didn’t give us option to reject her, well she is a friend of guy after few interactions even if it was small meaningless ones she somehow used him (these are junkies behaviour you can’t say much)
But it opens a door for those who wants a relationship with her later on otherwise if she becomes, LI without any background except her look it wouldn’t make sense.

 

[MF_DOOM]

In my experience poor people get hooked on opiates too

Yes, that's why I said "generally". The thing with proscription pill is that it's harder to put your hands on it, and they have a huge demand because it's pure and created in a real lab without any sketchy add-ons like glass or rat poison in some cases to produce more of it, which makes them way more expansive and out of reach for most poor junkies. Heroin is just easier and cheaper.
People like Risa usually know a scumbag doctor or know somebody who is supplied by a scumbag doctor.

 

[Dessolos]

Am i the only one who thinks Risa going to A drug den was something good and needed for her story?
I mean others have their own struggles, the only struggle we know about her is her family and she doesn’t like them a lot, but thats it so adding the drug help her story shine a little.
You say well why Neon didn’t give us option to reject her, well she is a friend of guy after few interactions even if it was small meaningless ones she somehow used him (these are junkies behaviour you can’t say much)
But it opens a door for those who wants a relationship with her later on otherwise if she becomes, LI without any background except her look it wouldn’t make sense.

I liked it yeah cause before her character felt like it needed something more to it from a story point of view to me. Also it probably is going to set is up to another story line which if im being honest is probably needed. Because after replaying the game it's nothing but character arc's but not much in terms of a actual plot yet. ( tho this might just be another character arc but I doubt it, I think its going to be connected to Gabby's father)

Also if you read my post near the top of this page you will see how the drug den scene made me like Risa's character more. Cause the scene in the car made me feel bad for her, want to be there for her. Personally to me it felt like it just showed a whole range of emotions and sub text on her face just from that one scene. Basically I went from not caring about her and would be willing to ignore her as my initial thoughts was she was just a slutty part girl or something to not being able to say no to her ever again because of one scene. ( tho if it comes down to her or another LI i'm going to have a hell of a problem picking, cause in the back of mind I'm going to think she might need help cause of the drugs or something worse)

That is one thing I love about this game Neon really knows how to show emotion on the characters faces. Which is a big reason why I will never be able to play the dark path without ctrl skipping past those dark scenes.

 

[RainbowRobo]

Yes, that's why I said "generally". The thing with proscription pill is that it's harder to put your hands on it, and they have a huge demand because it's pure and created in a real lab without any sketchy add-ons like glass or rat poison in some cases to produce more of it, which makes them way more expansive and out of reach for most poor junkies. Heroin is just easier and cheaper.
People like Risa usually know a scumbag doctor or know somebody who is supplied by a scumbag doctor.

Take this all with a grain of salt, cause it's late and kind of a rambling tangent.

Spoiler: tl;dr: illicit markets for drugs are inconsistent. legit markets are barely consistent.

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Everyone's experience is a little different. Yours might be that the suspension of disbelief gets strained to think of certain addicts following patterns outside of your expectations. Personally? I guess I've known too many drug dealers, big and small, with the only thing I can say is consistent about them as a group being: They deal drugs. Anything more than that is almost completely unpredictable.

Anyway, most the wealthy addicts I know stick to the abcs: alcohol, benzos, and coke. And pot i guess now that you can vape it especially, it's a lot more common at all levels.

 

[RainbowRobo]

Basically I went from not caring about her and would be willing to ignore her as my initial thoughts was she was just a slutty part girl or something to not being able to say no to her ever again because of one scene.

Oh yeah, I can totally see she went from kind of one dimensional to a heck of a lot more complex in the last two scenes of hers. A range of "oh that silly vapid girl" to "huh, yeah i guess it's easy to just keep living down to expectations" to "yeah, this'll be the trap of having lived down to low enough expectations. Damn, that's depressing."

I can't say I ever cared for her as a person to be involved with, but I've got nothing against her, and would hate to leave someone in a bad position if I were able to help. Though I have to admit buying her the next fix is... a bit of a stretch beyond something I'd want to be involved in personally. And if i were in that situation there would have been a lot more questions and a harder negotiation still sitting in the car; with a very high probability I'd make a show of getting out of the car with her, before getting right back in and driving off without her. But that's cause I'm not Guy, and I doubt Guy has ever had to fight off someone trying to grab the wheel from him as he tried to nope out of something he knew was just going to end poorly anyway.

 

[Ottoeight]

Take this all with a grain of salt, cause it's late and kind of a rambling tangent.

Spoiler: tl;dr: illicit markets for drugs are inconsistent. legit markets are barely consistent.

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Everyone's experience is a little different. Yours might be that the suspension of disbelief gets strained to think of certain addicts following patterns outside of your expectations. Personally? I guess I've known too many drug dealers, big and small, with the only thing I can say is consistent about them as a group being: They deal drugs. Anything more than that is almost completely unpredictable.

Anyway, most the wealthy addicts I know stick to the abcs: alcohol, benzos, and coke. And pot i guess now that you can vape it especially, it's a lot more common at all levels.

Drugs are bad, 'mkay?

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[fleetp]

Am i missing something? I played the update (making 'nice guy' choices) but I didn't get any sex scenes.

 

[Dessolos]

Am i missing something? I played the update (making 'nice guy' choices) but I didn't get any sex scenes.

either you aren't on Nicki path or you didn't tell her how you feel in diner as I heard that is a major decision in getting the lewd scenes in the update. The only other lewd scene is a dark path from what I read on this thread.

 

[fleetp]

either you aren't on Nicki path or you didn't tell her how you feel in diner as I heard that is a major decision in getting the lewd scenes in the update. The only lewd scene is a dark path from what I read on this thread.

Thanks for the response. The reason I asked was because the MC told Ash to leave before having sex at his apartment. He went to visit Nicki. MC and Nicki kissed and the next thing was waking up.

 

[soldano]

The whole drug den scene is kind of weird. Oxi is generally "rich people" drug and not sold in piece of shit places like that because "well off" people like that won't buy it from some shady street thug. It's not a cheap-ass street drug like heroin.

Hmm, I don't know who takes oxi in the US, but oxi really is a cheap and poor quality drug. In fact it's crack or cocaine base mixed with sulfates and other shit. I really don't know what the US drug underworld is like. But where I live, oxi is basically consumed by people with very few resources who can't afford anything better.

 

[Bad Wolf]

Hmm, I don't know who takes oxi in the US, but oxi really is a cheap and poor quality drug. In fact it's crack or cocaine base mixed with sulfates and other shit. I really don't know what the US drug underworld is like. But where I live, oxi is basically consumed by people with very few resources who can't afford anything better.

Here in the States, everything is cut with fentanyl now. Turnin people into zombies. Literally causin people to rot and zone for hours.

 

[MF_DOOM]

Am i missing something? I played the update (making 'nice guy' choices) but I didn't get any sex scenes.

Sounds like real life to me.

 

[MF_DOOM]

Hmm, I don't know who takes oxi in the US, but oxi really is a cheap and poor quality drug. In fact it's crack or cocaine base mixed with sulfates and other shit. I really don't know what the US drug underworld is like. But where I live, oxi is basically consumed by people with very few resources who can't afford anything better.

You are mixing it up.
Oxycodone is an opioid-based pain medication designed to treat the strongest of pains and makes you sleep like a baby. Its definitely not cheap or poor quality. When I was in the army I got a serious upper thigh injury and lots and lots of pain, so from experience I can tell you it's very good.
Crack and Cocaine are the opposite of an opioid. Opioids are downers that will make you sleepy, while cocaine and crack cocaine are uppers and will make you giddy.
Either you are mixing something with the name or the oxi in your country is fake and it's shit.

 

[soldano]

You are mixing it up.
Oxycodone is an opioid-based pain medication designed to treat the strongest of pains and makes you sleep like a baby. Its definitely not cheap or poor quality. When I was in the army I got a serious upper thigh injury and lots and lots of pain, so from experience I can tell you it's very good.
Crack and Cocaine are the opposite of an opioid. Opioids are downers that will make you sleepy, while cocaine and crack cocaine are uppers and will make you giddy.
Either you are mixing something with the name or the oxi in your country is fake and it's shit.

Yes you're right. Oxycodone is a thing. I thought you were talking about oxi, which is what I mentioned. A cheap drug based on crack mixed with a lot of shit to make it cheaper.

I mean this:

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That shit has jumped the ocean, and arrived in Europe a few years ago. Where the lowest of society consumes it.

But you're right, what Risa wants to buy is Roxy. A drug that is much more suited to a spoiled rich girl like her.

 

[MF_DOOM]

Yes you're right. Oxycodone is a thing. I thought you were talking about oxi, which is what I mentioned. A cheap drug based on crack mixed with a lot of shit to make it cheaper.

I mean this:

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That shit has jumped the ocean, and arrived in Europe a few years ago. Where the lowest of society consumes it.

But you're right, what Risa wants to buy is Roxy. A drug that is much more suited to a spoiled rich girl like her.

Yes, I am an idiot, I wrote oxi instead of oxy.

 

[Dbbballs]

does the taboo patch still work? Because it doesn't for me