VN Ren'Py Friends in Need [Mini-Sode: Blue Valentine] [NeonGhosts]

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Dessolos

Dessolos

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All this talk about dark path makes me want to attempt to try it again. Since I kind of skipped over all the dark scenes since I hated doing that stuff to the sweet girls especially Nicki but id probably end up doing the same again and skipping over the scenes haha.
 
Old Grumpy Wolf

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Dessolos said:
All this talk about dark path makes me want to attempt to try it again. Since I kind of skipped over all the dark scenes since I hated doing that stuff to the sweet girls especially Nicki but id probably end up doing the same again and skipping over the scenes haha.
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Really? Fuck that. Just make a few choices here and there. Don't go all out pyscho.
 
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PHIL101-YYouPPHard

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Shenhan said:
I tried a few different things and it seems as though I'm going to have to begrudgingly start a new game. Thanks for the help, even if it wasn't the solution I was hoping for.
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Well, I'm not sure if Neon changed the menu text for the different versions, but if he did, and it says "Friends Indeed", you do definitely have the wrong 'vanilla' version and are going to have to find the normal one.

Sorry if you've already done the following, but in case you haven't, once/if you have the normal version of the game, go into your FiN/game folder and make sure there's a 'patch.rpy' file. If there isn't, make one, and paste exactly this into it:
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label patch:
    $ patch = True
    return
Once that file is for sure there, I really do highly recommend that you start a new game; but, if you really don't want to, you can download this mod, stick the .rpa file in your FiN/game folder, load a save game that is BEFORE that specific Ashe option comes up, press alt + m, go to search tab, search 'patch', change value to true, and hit the 'change' button to confirm. This will only affect your current save and any future ones that you make of that specific game; it won't affect any of your other separate saves that didn't have patch enabled, so you'll have to do it for those as well if you want to enable the patch. Starting a new game with the 'patch.rpy' file avoids the need to do this mod step btw, this is just a workaround for current saves. You may still get bugs later on until you start a fresh game that has patch on from the start. Sorry if none of this helped.
 
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Shenhan

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PHIL101-YYouPPHard said:
Well, I'm not sure if Neon changed the menu text for the different versions, but if he did, and it says "Friends Indeed", you do definitely have the wrong 'vanilla' version and are going to have to find the normal one.

Sorry if you've already done the following, but in case you haven't, once/if you have the normal version of the game, go into your FiN/game folder and make sure there's a 'patch.rpy' file. If there isn't, make one, and paste exactly this into it:
Code: 
label patch:
    $ patch = True
    return
Once that file is for sure there, I really do highly recommend that you start a new game; but, if you really don't want to, you can download this mod, stick the .rpa file in your FiN/game folder, load a save game that is BEFORE that specific Ashe option comes up, press alt + m, go to search tab, search 'patch', change value to true, and hit the 'change' button to confirm. This will only affect your current save and any future ones that you make of that specific game; it won't affect any of your other separate saves that didn't have patch enabled, so you'll have to do it for those as well if you want to enable the patch. Starting a new game with the 'patch.rpy' file avoids the need to do this mod step btw, this is just a workaround for current saves. You may still get bugs later on until you start a fresh game that has patch on from the start. Sorry if none of this helped.
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I had the right version. I started again just to make sure and it has the dark content listed in the walkthrough. I'll just have to skip through is all.

Again cheers for the help.
 
Old Grumpy Wolf

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Shenhan said:
I had the right version. I started again just to make sure and it has the dark content listed in the walkthrough. I'll just have to skip through is all.

Again cheers for the help.
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You still have the choices to not take the dark choices. It's not all or skip.
 
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robrize2169

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i tried out the dark path a bit ago, and i really didn't like the way mc treated Nicki, other than the talk with her dickhead bf while he was fucking her, that part was awesome. should have had that in the non dark path in my opinion. that's definately a good way for mc to get back at that asshole for using Nicki to get money from him. especially after the way he treats her after he gives her the initial 20k. Brent is a loser and Nicki did well in leaving him, even if she made the wrong choice in not going back to Guy after that.
 
Master of Puppets

Master of Puppets

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robrize2169 said:
i tried out the dark path a bit ago, and i really didn't like the way mc treated Nicki, other than the talk with her dickhead bf while he was fucking her, that part was awesome. should have had that in the non dark path in my opinion. that's definately a good way for mc to get back at that asshole for using Nicki to get money from him. especially after the way he treats her after he gives her the initial 20k. Brent is a loser and Nicki did well in leaving him, even if she made the wrong choice in not going back to Guy after that.
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I think that calling Brent while fucking her is possible without choosing the dark choices, but you have to make very specific choices.
 
Joshy92

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Don't forget everyone
When Nicki & I have sex it's not just sex we are making sweet passionate love
Our souls merge as one while we make love and it is so romantic
I should really put on some nice music and light some candles to make it even more romantic
And put rose petals all over the bed too
 
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PHIL101-YYouPPHard

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robrize2169 said:
i tried out the dark path a bit ago, and i really didn't like the way mc treated Nicki, other than the talk with her dickhead bf while he was fucking her, that part was awesome. should have had that in the non dark path in my opinion. that's definately a good way for mc to get back at that asshole for using Nicki to get money from him. especially after the way he treats her after he gives her the initial 20k. Brent is a loser and Nicki did well in leaving him, even if she made the wrong choice in not going back to Guy after that.
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Firstly, the dark path is the rape/assault path; what you're describing (I believe) requires starting on the blackmail/manipulation/corruption/findom path (the 2nd option where you decide what to do with her after her revelation) and then just consistently being nice to her; it's like the "wholesome" blackmail/findom path, I guess it's considered corruption maybe? You should be on her romance path by the end if you keep being nice and doing things that she would want. She's a naughty adventurous girl, btw, and is open to instant apologies and backpedals when you reach just shy of going too far ;)

Anyways, point is you can do that without being on Nicki's dark path. I can personally confirm because I took that option and am NOT on Nicki's dark path, but her romance path :D (my save variables say as much). It may change when Neon redoes chp 1 though. There may also be a few unintented interactions in the code which will also be fixed at that point. We'll see I guess.

Also, don't forget that this game lets you swerve onto other paths with characters (where it makes sense), so even if that phone scene puts you on corruption path, you can easily swerve onto her romance path in the next one or two chapters.
 
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