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

[Jarulf]

Are you playing the Subscribestar version, Friends in Need. If you have the Patreon version (Friends Indeed), the darker options just aren't there.

I'm playing the SS version. I just meant that I don't see the darker scenes because I don't pick those choices.

It definitely WON'T only be rape. There will absolutely be corruption paths, both light corruption and dark corruption. The only path up in the air is the romance path, and Neon has said he isn't sure because he hasn't figured out how to write it so it works. If he finds a way he likes, he'll do it. If not, he won't.

That's good to hear. Maybe I'll succumb to my Dark Side (which is more like a washed out light gray, I guess) and try the light corruption path then.

 

[idkWHYimHERE52]

I'm playing the SS version. I just meant that I don't see the darker scenes because I don't pick those choices.

Same, I looked at the scenes using the gallery mod, but I don't really find those appealing.

 

[Dessolos]

That's good to hear. Maybe I'll succumb to my Dark Side (which is more like a washed out light gray, I guess) and try the light corruption path then.

but do you think Nicki would let you pat her head or boop her nose on a light gray path , I don't think so!

 

[Jarulf]

Same, I looked at the scenes using the gallery mod, but I don't really find those appealing.

I haven't even done that
I may try some of the darker stuff at some point, but I doubt I have it in me to actually hurt the girls.
I just want a great big happy family and be a supportive extra dad for Maya. And a great and supportive Daddy to the rest.

 

[Jarulf]

but do you think Nicki would let you pat her head or boop her nose on a light gray path , I don't think so!

I leave the truly dark and evil stuff to people like you Darth Des.

 

[moondrake]

Dev Update! 11/25/25

Hey, friends! Hope you’re all well this week!

I’ve basically got Season 1 finished up, and now I’m just going through the last couple of chapters and making sure I haven’t forgotten to set any variables, and that everything's in the list to migrate over to Season 2. If you're a longtime fan, I know you're probably eager to get your save files updated, and see some of the little tweaks I've made. If you're a newer fan, you may be playing the rest of Season 1 for the first time. Still, forgive me while I take my time. The last thing I want is to screw something up, and cause a bunch of confusion with broken save files. It’s getting there, though.

While I’ve been tied up with that, I haven’t been able to give the upcoming Season 2 chapter the attention I’d like to. But, I did get all the non-Gabby endings for the chapter rendered. You can see part of Mason's in the attached images. So, if all else fails I’ll be putting out a teaser for my $15+ supporters that will allow them to test the save migration system, and play through the chapter to one of several possible endings.

In more general news, I decided to spend a little money to make a secondary rendering setup. It’s not as beefy as my main system, being comprised of a little micro PC and an eGPU, but it’ll allow me to actually multitask on renders, in a way I haven’t previously been able to. I spent today organizing my ginormous library of Daz assets and scene files to synchronize across my cloud service of choice, and I'm cautiously optimistic that this may be the silver bullet for the longstanding productivity issue I have, due to my day job's unique schedule.

Some of you who’ve been around for a while might remember I tried this a while back with a laptop. It kinda worked then, but I had a lot of limitations as far as storage, RAM, and the lack of Oculink to connect the eGPU. It made the whole experience so frustrating that it just wasn’t super helpful. I spent more time waiting for scenes to load and save, than I did posing renders. But, I’m hopeful this new setup will allow me to overcome the bottleneck that’s long held me back from maximizing my time. If I start cranking out updates every couple of months, you’ll know it worked.

Besides that, there’s not much to talk about! Season 1 is coming within the next few days, and Season 2’s first chapter will follow not long after, assuming I don’t have any technical hiccups.

As always, thank you for your patience, and your kind support. Take care of yourselves, and I'll see you back here soon!

Not gonna lie, Mason looks amazing here. I wonder what makes him don a dress though. Really embracing the femme in femboy, I guess. Where are they though? Definitely not in MC's condo. That place is nice, but it's not penthouse space nice. Did he take that sweet boy to a hotel for the night?

 

[Joshy92]

God, I'd love for Mason to push me against the wall and make me do whatever he says. I don't care what it is, I'll fucking do it to please him.

Then we'll find a nice movie to watch on TV and cuddle as we fall asleep, dreaming of even more hardcore sex.

 

[kevcolqaz]

God, I'd love for Mason to push me against the wall and make me do whatever he says. I don't care what it is, I'll fucking do it to please him.

Then we'll find a nice movie to watch on TV and cuddle as we fall asleep, dreaming of even more hardcore sex.

Bro is so talented he makes even the most submissive characters into dominatrix

 

[Ragnar]

That's problematic and can bite Neon in the ass in the future. I mean rape and blackmail is bad but denying Mason gender and or pronoums can trigger a boicot from the alphabet people

 

[kevcolqaz]

That's problematic and can bite Neon in the ass in the future. I mean rape and blackmail is bad but denying Mason gender and or pronoums can trigger a boicot from the alphabet people

Unless one of the alphabet people can find where he lives and find his job, I don't think he has a problem here. The only time a dev can get into real trouble is loli content. There is even graphic violence and rape allowed, so there is not much can be done by the alpabet people

 

[horofan]

The only time a dev can get into real trouble is loli content.

He just needs to move to Japan

 

[Rorikon215]

But then he'd get into trouble for plenty of other things, like showing unpixelated genitals or depicting peple under the age of 21 smoking/drinking!

 

[katzenstreu]

But then he'd get into trouble for plenty of other things, like showing unpixelated genitals or depicting peple under the age of 21 smoking/drinking!

the legal age to drink alcohol and smoke tobacco in japan is 20.

 

[Yolda]

That's problematic and can bite Neon in the ass in the future. I mean rape and blackmail is bad but denying Mason gender and or pronoums can trigger a boicot from the alphabet people

Hi, "alphabet person" here xD
Most of us know the difference between real life and a game story (where you can explicitly play the bad guy).
Just with every attention whore on twitter, ignore the few idiots throwing shit in all directions.

 

[Joshy92]

You rock NG, I can't wait to see what you cook up for season two of FiN. I'd say I love you buddy, but I think another dev I talk to often thought I was coming onto him, so now I need to stop saying it to my favourite devs who I consider friends

 

[Hephannon]

the legal age to drink alcohol and smoke tobacco in japan is 20.
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It's 18 in Europe...

 

[katzenstreu]

It's 18 in Europe...

its more complex.
for example germany: beer, wine and sparkling wine -> 16 (with parents or other guardians around to supervise its down to 14), hard liquor -> 18, smoking tobacco -> 18 since 2007 before that it was 16
france: everything is allowed when a person is 18. but they have a parents/guardians rule too, that lowers beer and wine down to 16.

 

[Hephannon]

its more complex.
for example germany: beer, wine and sparkling wine -> 16 (with parents or other guardians around to supervise its down to 14), hard liquor -> 18, smoking tobacco -> 18 since 2007 before that it was 16
france: everything is allowed when a person is 18. but they have a parents/guardians rule too, that lowers beer and wine down to 16.

I know, just made things simpler, as everything is always allowed at 18

 

[Kateterpeter]

It's 18 in Europe...

In Sweden it's 18 to drink in pubs and resturants etc, but 20 to buy with you to take home, if the alcohol is stronger than 3.5%. But anything nicotine is 18, and everything else is strictly prohibited and taken very seriously by the police... It doesen't stop anyone who wants it from getting it though.

 

[PHIL101-YYouPPHard]

Not gonna lie, Mason looks amazing here. I wonder what makes him don a dress though. Really embracing the femme in femboy, I guess. Where are they though? Definitely not in MC's condo. That place is nice, but it's not penthouse space nice. Did he take that sweet boy to a hotel for the night?

I'm guessing those previews are showing two separate routes; the gender affirmation route (casual tomboy clothes), and the fem route (dress). So, maybe not embracing so much as 'this is what Guy wants'.