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

[DatGuy20]

Man it’s so nice to hear you enjoyed all the different routes! This one was really challenging in that regard, and while I still want to tweak it when I get back from vacay (linking the pill path to options to watch TV/visit Risa, working on the couch and kitchen sex scenes to expand the number of options/renders, etc.) I’m glad to hear you dug it.

I’m not sure what’s up with Chapter One not displaying options. I’ll take a look at the script once I’m back home on the 25th.

I’m currently ten hours into a fourteen hour flight, but I’ll continue to check in and troubleshoot over my vacay. $5 update drops tomorrow!

It happens when you install the patch in the middle of a CH1 Save from what i've seen happen to me. You have to make a completely new save in order for it to show the options at least that's what I saw.

 

[Ragnar]

A curious thing is that I have done it. But for some reason I don't get the worst options from chapter 1.
But it does not matter. I really have 4 gameplays. One where I'm the worst scum on earth. Another one in which I am a perfect gentleman (also known as henpecked xd). Another one in which I go the blackmail route. And the main one in which I'm bad with some, good with others, and dominant with the rest. I thought I had lost the gameplay where I am human trash, but no.

By the way, it never ceases to amaze me how the game changes according to the decisions you make. And I would recommend people who like the game to try several different gameplays. It's very gratifying to see how the story changes when you do it. An example is Viola, who can literally disappear from your life and you won't even notice (unless you play different gameplays). And another example is Ashe. You can see the more "playful" and kinky side of her. The "just business" side of hers. The side of her "broken woman" (not very nice, by the way. Realistic though). Etc...

This is a game where decisions really matter. And in this update it shows more than in any other. You can, for example, be blackmailing Ashe, but go redirecting the situation to a kind of "role-playing game" (good reference to TTRPGs in the update, by the way). Or you can go for the hate fuck thing, but she'll take it on business. Or you can be nice to her, but wake up her kinkier side of hers. The only thing I haven't been able to do is redirect the situation once you've raped her, but it's understandable. You have raped her and as she says, you must be crazy if you think you can fix it and be friends.

A great update. have fun.

My main route is the good guy one but I try as much as I can. Some of the darker scenes are too much for my tastes but it's nice to have different options to explore.

 

[SlLePER]

It happens when you install the patch in the middle of a CH1 Save from what i've seen happen to me. You have to make a completely new save in order for it to show the options at least that's what I saw.

Looking at the patch it is simply label that sets a variable. It probably gets called at start somewhere so games in progress are not affected.

 

[PieNaive]

My main route is the good guy one but I try as much as I can. Some of the darker scenes are too much for my tastes but it's nice to have dif

I can't tolerate being the bad guy, I know that those characters aren't real but unless I feel like they somewhat deserved to be treat like that or I'm just fucking horny that day, I always feel bad for them whenever I rape, harass, harm, take advantage of or do something against their will. Whenever I play the bad guy my dick just stand tall and then look down on how degenerated its owner has become, I couldn't fap or enjoy game's content while that guilt weighing down my chest.

 

[King-Daddy]

I can't tolerate being the bad guy, I know that those characters aren't real but unless I feel like they somewhat deserved to be treat like that or I'm just fucking horny that day, I always feel bad for them whenever I rape, harass, harm, take advantage of or do something against their will. Whenever I play the bad guy my dick just stand tall and then look down on how degenerated its owner has become, I couldn't fap or enjoy game's content while that guilt weighing down my chest.

its the other way with me, imo i have life to be "good", in this games, i want to be the mother fucker son of a witch, the one that drugs a girl, beat the shit out of her, rapes, takes advantage and more, the "darker" the better for me.
Human mind is a universe

 

[PieNaive]

its the other way with me, imo i have life to be "good", in this games, i want to be the mother fucker son of a witch, the one that drugs a girl, beat the shit out of her, rapes, takes advantage and more, the "darker" the better for me.
Human mind is a universe

a while ago i played this game called miri's something that i cant remember the name, a girl in a tavern got some lust mark and become lewd, i degenerated her as much as i could, somehow got to a point where she ended up being a dirty whore in some random medieval wooden porta potty and got pregnant, after that i realised how pointless it was and i start to feel the void growing bigger inside of me. It's not that me and my dick dont like the nature of all that mess but how much better her life would have been. That's why i try my best to avoid female mc game because a large portion of that is just u degenerate and fuck up the mc life as much as possible or leading her to a fairy tale that doesn't exist

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

its the other way with me, imo i have life to be "good", in this games, i want to be the mother fucker son of a witch, the one that drugs a girl, beat the shit out of her, rapes, takes advantage and more, the "darker" the better for me.
Human mind is a universe

Yep. Saw the Viola dark path and nope i am out of here. Same for being a shitty mofo with Brittany or a transphobe with Mason. Good Guy for me or at most being a "paragade" Guy.

 

[PieNaive]

Yep. Saw the Viola dark path and nope i am out of here. Same for being a shitty mofo with Brittany or a transphobe with Mason. Good Guy for me or at most being a "paragade" Guy.

i was doing an asshole run until i play the dark viola scene, that was the tipping point for me to realise that those scene are not for me

 

[soldano]

FYI

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
File "game/ch4_3.rpy", line 8993, in script
if ch4_3ashdaterape = True :
SyntaxError: invalid syntax (game/ch4_3.rpy, line 8993)

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
File "game/ch4_3.rpy", line 8993, in script
if ch4_3ashdaterape = True :
File "[core path]\FriendsinNeed-pc\renpy\ast.py", line 2133, in execute
if renpy.python.py_eval(condition):
File "[core path]\renpy\python.py", line 1151, in py_eval
code = py_compile(code, 'eval')
File "[core path]\renpy\python.py", line 1088, in py_compile
raise e
File "[core path]\renpy\python.py", line 1034, in py_compile
raise orig_e
File "[core path]\renpy\python.py", line 1027, in py_compile
tree = compile(source, filename, py_mode, ast.PyCF_ONLY_AST | flags, 1)
SyntaxError: invalid syntax (game/ch4_3.rpy, line 8993)

 

[SlLePER]

if ch4_3ashdaterape = True :

It is just assigning the variable instead of comparing. Should just be == instead of =

 

[Machete]

It is just assigning the variable instead of comparing. Should just be == instead of =

This was one of the oldest type of exploits under linux. To release some piece of software with some sort of super user permission assignment hidden like a permissions control.

 

[soldano]

By the way, I just played Risa's scene and it's super hot. I didn't give a penny for that character, but holy shit. And that feet shit is not my cup of tea, but hot hot.

I would have liked to have had more options on the scene, to try different things. But I understand that then the update would have gotten out of control.

 

[Ragnar]

Yep. Saw the Viola dark path and nope i am out of here. Same for being a shitty mofo with Brittany or a transphobe with Mason. Good Guy for me or at most being a "paragade" Guy.

Yeah, that's what I was talking about. Viola corruption one is not bad but the rape is not erotic at all for me. Not saying this as criticism, on the contrary. There are too many games romanticizing rape, I think that comes from japanese porn. Only a few ones try to represent rape as crude as it is, FiN is one of them and Neon is doing a great job in that regard, even if I'm not a fan of that type of content.

 

[soprano31]

Yep. Saw the Viola dark path and nope i am out of here. Same for being a shitty mofo with Brittany or a transphobe with Mason. Good Guy for me or at most being a "paragade" Guy.

Whoever dares to touch such a beautiful broken soul has no heart,
you don't let her cry,
you want to embrace her with all the love and protection you possess.

 

[Duce3227]

Whoever dares to touch such a beautiful broken soul has no heart,
you don't let her cry,
you want to embrace her with all the love and protection you possess.
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Yes playing the dark path took me like 3 tries after my first playthrough because I "disliked" it. Didn't want to play that way but wanted to see everything in the game. Man that was hard or well not hard but difficult.

 

[soprano31]

Yes playing the dark path took me like 3 tries after my first playthrough because I "disliked" it. Didn't want to play that way but wanted to see everything in the game. Man that was hard or well not hard but difficult.

I have no problem playing the dark path at all,
some of the characters really deserves to be harsh with it,
but then at the same time there are such characters who are affected by misery they really can't help,
that you really want to help,protect and love.

So yes,the best path for me is a balanced path(hard for those who deserve it,soft and protective who deserve it).

 

[Duce3227]

I have no problem playing the dark path at all,
some of the characters really deserves to be harsh with it,
but then at the same time there are such characters who are affected by misery they really can't help,
that you really want to help,protect and love.

So yes,the best path for me is a balanced path(hard for those who deserve it,soft and protective who deserve it).

Sure a mean comment or not helping someone here or there isn't to hard but playing the taboo content patch, that was difficult, especially when I reached viola in the clothing store.

 

[Deleted member 313508]

Sure a mean comment or not helping someone here or there isn't to hard but playing the taboo content patch, that was difficult, especially when I reached viola in the clothing store.

Yeah, the story is very interesting in that for pretty much anyone, you can justify being nice or being a dick depending on how you interpret the other character's actions.

Nikki - Can be seen as a gold digger friend or just a genuine friend caught in a bad spot.
Gabby - Can be seen as a total bitch for no reason or a young woman going through a hard time who pushes people away
Brittani - An opportunistic mean girl who will do anything to get ahead or a naive young woman caught in an industry that chews people up and spits them out.
Ashe - Someone who will use her connections and sexuality to get what she wants or someone who is manipulated thanks to her trusting nature.
Mason - A lazy person who waits around for hand outs or someone who just needs a chance to make something of themselves.
Viola - A perfect and sweet angel who has never done anything wrong and if you're mean to her, you're a monster.

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

Viola - A perfect and sweet angel who has never done anything wrong and if you're mean to her, you're a monster.

 

[King-Daddy]

Whoever dares to touch such a beautiful broken soul has no heart,
you don't let her cry,
you want to embrace her with all the love and protection you possess.
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I guess i have none then