VN Ren'Py Abandoned Full Stride [Ch. 5] [Alithini Istoria]

[Alithini Istoria]

in changelog there is no info on chapter 1 presence
is there somebody with chapter 1 link?

New versions will always override old ones. So any "Chapter __" release will include all chapters before it. This should become clear as I post changelogs in the future, but there was nothing to change for this release since it was all brand new.

Actually not bad, not bad at all.
Refreshing to play a VN, once in a while, which is more on the normal RL side.
A well-written story, a lot to read. I enjoyed it pretty much.

I don't mind a chubby character but the fun was ruined for that scene... you know.^^
And the Model is not ugly, kind of cute.
Ok, Mom is buying more pineapples instead of bananas? I can guess why.

Nice start, thank you. Keep it up.

Thank you! Don't worry, there will be a couple more chubby characters in the future. I don't want to limit everyone's options to gym babes and barbies.

 

[QNMNgocMinh]

I really hope that this game will not have NTR. I don't want what happened to me in real life to happen in the game

 

[HorizonD]

I really hope that this game will not have NTR. I don't want what happened to me in real life to happen in the game

I'm sorry that you have to experience that, I know how this is.
Wish you luck in life and love.

 

[PaperWings]

Very nice first chapters, the only bad thing i can say about it so far is the lack of choises. Keep up the good work, ill keep an eye here for sure.

 

[maliceinblunderland]

The MC is such a boring and whiny little shit. No wonder his gf dumped him.

Seriously, that first dream sequence where he makes excuses, passes the blame and acts like a dick... who is that for? Dev venting?

 

[ThunderRob]

Thanks everyone for the positive comments! I was actually expecting more of a mixed reception, but gladly I'll take it.


I'm so glad you wrote down everything you did. You pretty much hit the nail on the head for everything. My condolences for your "very real" experience by the way, hahaha.
1. Regarding Honey Select, it's really the only thing I'm familiar with. I've tried DAZ but the learning curve there was too great at the time. I know a lot of my shots have terrible lighting, but I'm trying my best to manage with what I've got.
2. The MC/males in general are tricky, because none of them have creases in their eyelids. They all look inherently Asian. I tried to make the MC look as ambiguous as possible, but I probably made him look too old. His skin might be a tone too dark as well. I'm aware he's not the best looking guy, so I try to keep him out of shots unless it's necessary.
3. I'll get better at working in more choices/decisions as I go, but the game will remain fairly linear aside from romancing the main girls (3-4 of them planned for the future). I want to make these girls have short routes with different endings. In the meantime, I have ideas for getting different, unique, sexual encounters depending on your choices for the next couple of chapters.


Yiasou. You and Rob correctly guessed my mixed nationality.

Greek-Canadian is a fine fine mix..one of my favorite GF's in my younger years was G-C..lol..hmmm..wonder what she is doing now..it's only been 30 years..surely she remembers me :O

 

[heyyoo]

is there a walkthrough needed or nha?

 

[HorizonD]

is there a walkthrough needed or nha?

No walkthrough needed yet.

 

[pavar]

Thanks everyone for the positive comments! I was actually expecting more of a mixed reception, but gladly I'll take it.


I'm so glad you wrote down everything you did. You pretty much hit the nail on the head for everything. My condolences for your "very real" experience by the way, hahaha.
1. Regarding Honey Select, it's really the only thing I'm familiar with. I've tried DAZ but the learning curve there was too great at the time. I know a lot of my shots have terrible lighting, but I'm trying my best to manage with what I've got.
2. The MC/males in general are tricky, because none of them have creases in their eyelids. They all look inherently Asian. I tried to make the MC look as ambiguous as possible, but I probably made him look too old. His skin might be a tone too dark as well. I'm aware he's not the best looking guy, so I try to keep him out of shots unless it's necessary.
3. I'll get better at working in more choices/decisions as I go, but the game will remain fairly linear aside from romancing the main girls (3-4 of them planned for the future). I want to make these girls have short routes with different endings. In the meantime, I have ideas for getting different, unique, sexual encounters depending on your choices for the next couple of chapters.


Yiasou. You and Rob correctly guessed my mixed nationality.

Ante na ginoume polloi

 

[Alithini Istoria]

I really hope that this game will not have NTR. I don't want what happened to me in real life to happen in the game

Condolences. No NTR here though.

Very nice first chapters, the only bad thing i can say about it so far is the lack of choises. Keep up the good work, ill keep an eye here for sure.

Agree. That's something that I felt had to happen in Ch1 + Ch2 because the sex event in Ch2 was meant to balance out the one in Ch1. In the near future, some choices will result in unique A and B events. In the distant future, I may have series of choices that carry over and create unique C events.

The MC is such a boring and whiny little shit. No wonder his gf dumped him.

Seriously, that first dream sequence where he makes excuses, passes the blame and acts like a dick... who is that for? Dev venting?

This was something I had trouble demonstrating, partly because I'm only using 1st person narration (which has proven to be difficult for conveying information). What I wanted to show the audience was that the MC was distraught after losing his first love (although she was a genuine bitch), and that he hadn't fully moved on despite telling himself otherwise. The way the MC truly moves on is through repeated casual sex, reconnecting with his friends, and establishing a new social circle at work.
Anyway... The MC will be a bit more "jaded" (for lack of a better word and without revealing too much) in the future. I recommend checking back in after a few chapters for something that should be more satisfying for you.

 

[Alithini Istoria]

Hey everyone. I know it hasn't even been a week since the game launched (side note: does anyone get annoyed by me calling a visual novel a game?), but I felt like I'd share some recent stuff/plans for future content.

I'll be using my Patreon as my main hub of communication, but I'll always remain active on here. I changed a few things on my About section and also added a development blog:

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Your feedback is welcome.

tl;dr if you don't care to click it now: Chapter 3 is well on its way. I took what people said to heart and I'm working on making the experience more engaging, but not tearing away from the story I want to tell.

I have a lot of casual sex planned. Probably too much. I could release updates for a full year without starting a relationship with a main girl because of the sheer quantity of hook-ups I have planned, so I'm incorporating "significant" branches/choices starting in Chapter 3. I'll be doubling up on the number of side girls/events per chapter (ie. choice A leads to one girl's event; choice B leads to a different girl's event) in order to get to the main girls a bit quicker. If you like the girl whose sex scene you get in Chapter 3 onward, keep playing from that save in future versions for at least one more scene with her. On that note, have fun playing through various choices in future updates.

One last thing I want to ask is, how do you measure or qualify a good update? I will be sticking with monthly updates unless otherwise specified, and I hope that each one will have ~20 minutes of reading. Hopefully more, but I'll get a better feel for it later in April. Also, each chapter (some updates will have two) will feature at least one sex scene per series of decisions.

 

[Tom10]

Hey everyone. I know it hasn't even been a week since the game launched (side note: does anyone get annoyed by me calling a visual novel a game?), but I felt like I'd share some recent stuff/plans for future content.

It's a great start ! Everything looks good so far. Probably not the best idea to incorporate too many side events though, the main route is usually what the players want, at least that's what I think. Main route with a few girls to choose from, as in who you want to progress your relationship with. Also, regarding the visual novel thing, I think it's fine. In my book, it would be classified as a game as long as the there are choices/decisions that the players have to make in the game.

 

[Alithini Istoria]

It's a great start ! Everything looks good so far. Probably not the best idea to incorporate too many side events though, the main route is usually what the players want, at least that's what I think. Main route with a few girls to choose from, as in who you want to progress your relationship with. Also, regarding the visual novel thing, I think it's fine. In my book, it would be classified as a game as long as the there are choices/decisions that the players have to make in the game.

Thanks for playing it! And thanks for the kind words and constructive feedback. I know what you mean about different branches detracting from the main route too much. At the moment, the "main path" is the single MC, fucking different girls/women, and getting to know some potential love interests. You will be able to branch off the main path and experience unique endings with those love interests in the future. How long those endings will be is yet to be determined. Maybe they'll be short, or maybe I'll add onto them over the span of a few updates if people want more scenes/stories.


Alright, big news now. I spent yesterday practicing in Studio NEO because I've been running into so many lighting problems with the base Honey Select Studio. The result of my practice is this short story, Helping My Aunt Make Her Amateur Porn Debut (link). Absurd title, I know. I was inspired by one-shot doujins for it. Anyway, if anyone has time, please let me know what you think of how that looks compared to Full Stride. I'm fairly certain it looks leagues superior, but I'm biased. I'm considering completing Chapter 3 of Full Stride in the base studio software, then upgrading my models and everything for Chapter 4 onwards and using Studio NEO.

 

[mc2messiah]

For once, the MC wasn't a douche ^^
Well written, and fun encounter (like the "first date").
Keep the faith

 

[Sonico]

Just found this one and "Helping My Aunt" - curious and going to look out for future installments for sure.

As an aside, it will be quite hilarious if, based in his commentaries about work, Marty turns out into a sort of mentor figure of poontang-snatching for the MC.

 

[DarkWolf2055]

Updated OP

 

[Deleted member 396172]

Awesome lets try it

 

[SloppyJohnson]

Windows download links are all mac downloads

 

[Nelythia]

Windows download links are all mac downloads

Was about to say it as well.

Could you look into it @DarkWolf2055 ?

 

[Nelythia]

Found a working Win version

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