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

[JETracktor]

Hey hey, I worked into the night so I could

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of the current version for $15+ subscribers.

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This features 95% of Brittani's submission path. There's just a handful of images missing from when it veers off onto the friendship/neutrality path. Still need to render those, the affection path, and the epilogue, and then set some variables. Render count is over 730 for the new update, and this one features more of my little 2/3 frame animations than any of the other scenes.

Still on track for a Saturday release for $5+ patrons, but I'll be working late to queue up renders.

Also, also - I saw everyone's thoughts on the whole Student Loan: Christmas Special idea, and I'll be real: if I have time, I'll probably do it anyway. Because A) my patrons have been enthusiastic about it and B) the people who talked about using it as a way of avoiding burnout are pretty much on the money. I really enjoy working on FiN, but it's kind of a big, complicated game, with lots of stuff to keep track of. If I can take a couple of days and work on something comparatively easier, it does a lot to recharge my batteries.

It's sort of the difference between building a house, and a birdhouse. The house is more useful and ultimately rewarding, but the birdhouse provides the instant gratification of an easy, mindless one-day project. And I'm careful not to devote too much time to any of these things. The original Student Loan was written in a day or two, and took something like a week to render. The FiN Halloween Special was done in two days, aside from the extra photos that were edited in later, which added a couple hours.

Again though, it's far from a foregone conclusion that I'll even have time. In addition to my day job, I'm writing a fantasy novel with some porn-y elements, drawing a comic, and doing FiN. And it's the holidays. So, I'm very tired.

 

[KhaiFirst]

is there Lube to be pick up before meet Rusky girl ?

 

[the_beggar]

request thread here: https://f95zone.to/threads/friends-in-need-ch-4.140026/#post-9565263

 

[NeonGhosts]

why you want an rough alpha? it will have lot of bugs.

Yeahhhh. Like, if it leaks, it leaks, whatever. But I did another 50 renders for one of Brittani's paths last night, and I have more to do today. Then I need to add a bunch of variables so the game will remember the choices players made. So you can play it, but you'll just have to play through it again once the final version drops.

Speaking of which, I'm hustling to finish it up for Beta release tomorrow, with the final/public version coming next weekend.

 

[Dude505]

Yeahhhh. Like, if it leaks, it leaks, whatever. But I did another 50 renders for one of Brittani's paths last night, and I have more to do today. Then I need to add a bunch of variables so the game will remember the choices players made. So you can play it, but you'll just have to play through it again once the final version drops.

Speaking of which, I'm hustling to finish it up for Beta release tomorrow, with the final/public version coming next weekend.

If you leak it yourself, you could get a lot more testers... just saying. We'll let you know about any bugs, promise.

 

[NeonGhosts]

Another long day, another 50 renders done. That completes all of Brittani's paths and endings, and now I'm just working on rendering the epilogue. I'd expect an evening upload for the Beta, tomorrow.

 

[NeonGhosts]

if the game is to have 8-10 episodes (first season) how can a girl have already an ending? is it if you dont want to pursue her?

Sorry, I explained that poorly. I meant her endings for this particular Chapter, depending on the actions you take.

 

[Havik79]

Sorry, I explained that poorly. I meant her endings for this particular Chapter, depending on the actions you take.

Does that mean we will be able to stop seeing her forever, if so is that going to be the case for all the females.

 

[Erotica Biblion]

Another long day, another 50 renders done. That completes all of Brittani's paths and endings, and now I'm just working on rendering the epilogue. I'd expect an evening upload for the Beta, tomorrow.

Make sure to get some rest.

 

[CrazyRabbit]

Sorry, I explained that poorly. I meant her endings for this particular Chapter, depending on the actions you take.

Almost had a heart attack after reading "epilogue"

 

[atreyuu2003]

Where is the regular game? This is the stupid Halloween version?

 

[NewTricks]

Where is the regular game? This is the stupid Halloween version?

Unlike a lot of other games on the site, the "Halloween Special" was integrated into the normal course of the story and isn't a standalone version. So it isn't like The Student Loan or its proposed holiday special we might be lucky enough to see.

 

[NeonGhosts]

Status Update: 99% of renders are completed for Chapter Four: Part One. I need a few for an earlier bit in the chapter that I added late, but I can use existing renders for the scene, and get it fixed for the public/final release. Total renders are over 850. I'm currently working on assembling the partial renders, so I can compress them to distribution size. The plan is to bring everything with me when I go to my day job tomorrow, and get the images compiled into a Beta version.

Would've loved to get it completed today - just didn't work out. Still, the public release remains on track, and the Beta is imminent.

 

[NeonGhosts]

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This versions adds 876 new images, including fourteen 2-3 frame animations for sex scenes.

I'm still calling it a Beta because there are some things I wanted to get done, and just couldn't manage, including a few image fixes, and some GUI updates. There's one tiny path with Nicki early in the game that uses a single static image rather than the four-to-five it needs, but besides that all the images are done and in the game.

I'll post a Dev Update tomorrow with some news on what's ahead, buuuuut basically I'm going to take a week to polish the update, and then I'll upload the public version next weekend, with patrons getting it earlier.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

The plan is to bring everything with me when I go to my day job tomorrow

Damn, you're ballsier than I could ever be

 

[Minavi]

Damn, you're ballsier than I could ever be

Imagine his boss walking in and being like "I love that game!"

 

[Hongfire Survivor]

Damn, you're ballsier than I could ever be

I remote into my PC from work but I still gotta look over my shoulder just in case

I might keep the sex scenes work at home but when you have idle time, what else are you gonna do

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

I truly honestly fear for some of you The idea of some of my kinks being discovered by someone at work .... maybe you think I'm paranoid, but just be careful out there homies lol

 

[NeonGhosts]

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tldr; working on my to-do list ahead of the final release for Chapter Four: Part One this weekend, which will add another 30ish renders to the game, along with some dialogue and fixes.

Currently I'm using my rendering time to do a little bit of stuff with Ashe's date event in Part Two, which promises to be fun. And I found a way to insert my favorite девочка into a scene I hadn't planned to feature her in, setting her up for more fun in Chapter Five. I'm also asking my patrons to sound off on which girls they want to see more of in the immediate future, so feel free to chime in.

Public release still drops on Saturday, and I'm going to try to get it out to all patrons a day early, assuming I get all the additions done.

 

[Dude505]

Really not even one 5$ patreon who's willing to drop a link?