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

[NewTricks]

I have not play that game because of the other one but if you are vouching for it, I'm gonna try.

BADIK is not nearly as sadistic as Acting Lessons. Yet. It is a monster of a game though and navigating the relationships with the football team's worth of girls you can fuck is real work, even if there is only a handful of main love interests. If you hone in on a particular love interest(s), though, the game does come into focus much easier.

 

[1KinkyKaiser]

I have not play that game because of the other one but if you are vouching for it, I'm gonna try.

Acting Lessons is a great game but you're right that shit hits hard. BADiK is completely different from AL...I would say its a good game with many choices and paths that makes replays worth it. I would suggest getting one of the mods for the mini games, unless you like doing things like that. TBH I would say FiN is a 'more adult' version of BADiK but has a similar structure of the story if you take away the specifics and look at core...
MC is the 'hero/savior' and can romance a handful of women, but has to pick eventually...plus you can 'cheat' and your choices effect your interactions with characters and lead to different paths...
The main difference is the dark path/ light path in BADiK is more openly expressed and your choices giving DIK or CHICK points and affinity that effect interactions as well... I like both games but FiN feels less generic due to the story itself, but would suggest both.

 

[varage]

Sorry, Joshy92 is overhyping it a bit. It's good, but not the best. I loved AL more. I know most people hated AL. But it is what it is.

Acting lessons sucked crap i got the good ending on accident because i hated all the characters equally lol.

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But that's just my opinion. I really dont know how DPC went from trash garbage to great game back to back he musta went to writing school inbetween or something lol.

 

[NeonGhosts]

General FYI: I put out a new test build to $15+ patrons today -- it's only on Discord for now, as I'm currently at my day job and unable to do any Patreon/SubStar posts.

But, current image total for the update is over 1,000. I have four distinct endings for the chapter fully rendered/completed, and the remaining hurdle is some Risa content that I snuck in at that last minute, as well as the core path, with Ashe's sex scenes and subsequent endings. Hoping I can bull-rush the rendering over the next few days, and have a working Beta available next Friday.

Until then, here's a little Gabby from the update.

AL was a bit traumatic for my taste. I hope neon won't do that it here.

I promise not to burn any houses down. >_>

Honestly, when it comes to my approach to tragedy and such, I try to avoid melodrama. It's really easy to go big, whether with plotlines or personalities. But, I like to subvert the familiar beats and tropes when I can. Nicki's early plotlines are about as close as I want to get soap opera. And I'm hoping/planning to reel some of that in when I redo the first chapter, and touch up the following ones.

 

[Dark Silence]

But that's just my opinion.

Exactly. Your opinion. We all have them. While BaDiK is a good game, MY opinion is AL is better. I'm not talking about renders, BaDiK is superior in that regard. But AL had choices that actually mattered and had real consequences. BaDiK, not so much.

 

[Dark Silence]

General FYI: I put out a new test build to $15+ patrons today -- it's only on Discord for now, as I'm currently at my day job and unable to do any Patreon/SubStar posts.

But, current image total for the update is over 1,000. I have four distinct endings for the chapter fully rendered/completed, and the remaining hurdle is some Risa content that I snuck in at that last minute, as well as the core path, with Ashe's sex scenes and subsequent endings. Hoping I can bull-rush the rendering over the next few days, and have a working Beta available next Friday.

Until then, here's a little Gabby from the update.

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I promise not to burn any houses down. >_>

Honestly, when it comes to my approach to tragedy and such, I try to avoid melodrama. It's really easy to go big, whether with plotlines or personalities. But, I like to subvert the familiar beats and tropes when I can. Nicki's early plotlines are about as close as I want to get soap opera. And I'm hoping/planning to reel some of that in when I redo the first chapter, and touch up the following ones.

I have no idea what you said. All I see is my girl.

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

I promise not to burn any houses down. >_>

Honestly, when it comes to my approach to tragedy and such, I try to avoid melodrama. It's really easy to go big, whether with plotlines or personalities. But, I like to subvert the familiar beats and tropes when I can. Nicki's early plotlines are about as close as I want to get soap opera. And I'm hoping/planning to reel some of that in when I redo the first chapter, and touch up the following ones.

 

[Dark Silence]

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

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[armond]

That's some strong coffee, doesn't even spill

 

[Joshy92]

Don't hate me guys but I kinda love cheesy soap opera romance in games
The more relationship drama before a couple iive happily ever after the better.
So that we can prove love conquers all
Who's with me?

 

[Dark Silence]

Don't hate me guys but I kinda love cheesy soap opera romance in games
The more relationship drama before a couple iive happily ever after the better.
So that we can prove love conquers all
Who's with me?

 

[TigerWolfe]

Don't hate me guys but I kinda love cheesy soap opera romance in games
The more relationship drama before a couple iive happily ever after the better.
So that we can prove love conquers all
Who's with me?

Nope it drives me absolutely batty.

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

General FYI: I put out a new test build to $15+ patrons today -- it's only on Discord for now, as I'm currently at my day job and unable to do any Patreon/SubStar posts.

But, current image total for the update is over 1,000. I have four distinct endings for the chapter fully rendered/completed, and the remaining hurdle is some Risa content that I snuck in at that last minute, as well as the core path, with Ashe's sex scenes and subsequent endings. Hoping I can bull-rush the rendering over the next few days, and have a working Beta available next Friday.

Until then, here's a little Gabby from the update.

View attachment 2772839



I promise not to burn any houses down. >_>

Honestly, when it comes to my approach to tragedy and such, I try to avoid melodrama. It's really easy to go big, whether with plotlines or personalities. But, I like to subvert the familiar beats and tropes when I can. Nicki's early plotlines are about as close as I want to get soap opera. And I'm hoping/planning to reel some of that in when I redo the first chapter, and touch up the following ones.

Guess Gabby and Guy will make peace (and some sex) in this update too.


ps: don't get me started on Dr.pinkcake and his overestimated stories...

 

[Dark Silence]

Guess Gabby and Guy will make peace (and some sex) in this update too.


ps: don't get me started on Dr.pinkcake and his overestimate stories...

Come on, bruh. Tell it like it is.

 

[NeonGhosts]

when will the rework of episode 1 comes out?
NeonGhosts

I try not to make predictions anymore, because they are often wrong. :’D

But, before the reboot I still need to publish this current update, and then one more that *should* be smaller and faster to come out. But, I said that about this current update, and now the thing is probably going to top 1200 renders by the time I’m done.

Then at some point I need to pause my Patreon/SubStar and take a month off to give myself a little break.

 

[varage]

Exactly. Your opinion. We all have them. While BaDiK is a good game, MY opinion is AL is better. I'm not talking about renders, BaDiK is superior in that regard. But AL had choices that actually mattered and had real consequences. BaDiK, not so much.

I'll give you that one but mostly because i could only stand to play it once myself lol. I've played BaD over 24 times and many times without an update going different routes without needing the skip function.
But the choices do matter in BaD they are just very subtle and you need to look for them. But they are in my opinion "Again" fun to find and speculate apon.

 

[Dark Silence]

I'll give you that one but mostly because i could only stand to play it once myself lol. I've played BaD over 24 times and many times without an update going different routes.

I originally quit playing BaDiK in season 1 ep5 or 6, don't really remember now. Just went back to it the other day and ran it through. Interlude and 9 were total shit for me, compared to the other eps.

 

[allanl9020142]

It's called Being a Dik
The best AVN of all time imo

It's always fun to find someone who hasn't heard of that game yet.

 

[allanl9020142]

Don't hate me guys but I kinda love cheesy soap opera romance in games
The more relationship drama before a couple iive happily ever after the better.
So that we can prove love conquers all
Who's with me?

I disagree. I think we can both agree that Neon's writing style is better than DPC's (right?). Let's just establish that.

It's just that I'm okay with soap opera crap but I don't love it. It gets tiring. The only purpose that stuff serves is to draw out a story to its absolute length without really putting in anything interesting or new.

Marvin likes Candice. Candice's rich acquaintance one-sidedly loves her. Marvin and Candice overcome all obstacles to be together and theeennn ... something happens and they start back from square one. You're left there thinking, "The side characters seem a lot more fun right now because at least there isn't this much drama I have to deal with".