Ren'Py Funkelregen [v0.9] [Janamus Sura]

[garyH]

The gallery will only unlock after a certain point in the story, together with the rewrite system. It will be accessible through the menu in the MC's room.

That kind of sucks. I'm sure there's some sort of reason for it, but, in my opinion, a gallery should always be available and filled out as scenes are unlocked, not locked away behind hours of progression.

 

[Quetzzz]

That kind of sucks. I'm sure there's some sort of reason for it, but, in my opinion, a gallery should always be available and filled out as scenes are unlocked, not locked away behind hours of progression.

I agree, but it could be just a matter of time before the gallery gets added to the main menu.
It's possible the dev wants to separate a global gallery and a playthrough-specific gallery. We'd have to poke Janamus Sura

 

[YogSothoth1982]

Cerser’s Moan

I’ve been dangling the finale of this quest line in front of you for quite some time and it will finally happen in V0.11, for which I am currently writing the texts. Therefore, I wanted to ask you, what you want to see in this literal cluster fuck, when the ship is flooded with Horny Gas: You can go crazy – ignore any inhibitions and previous sexual preferences, which includes Sabrina’s disdain for her leg...

But I have a few conditions:

• No more than 4 characters per animation/scene (I wanna finish this whole thing at some point…)
• No penetrative sex with the virgins (Rachel, Ladira, Sarlé) or those with whom the first sex will have a major emotional significance/story implications (Sabrina, Annica) – meaning Pirlia, Lin, Zoela and Saefia are fair game – in both entrances…
• For (mostly) continuity/story reasons, Sarlé, Sara, Adrian, Judy, Minerva and other side characters do not take part in this cluster fuck.
• We choose to ignore the tentacle monster in the basement…

Apart from that, you can go crazy…

Given that I don't like lesbian sex, three LIs in one scene seems like too many to me.

Side Characters

Alright, time to pick apart the question of the day:

I guess it was pretty obvious, that Sara would win this one. She has way more lines than the other 4 on this list combined. Furthermore, I guess the incest aspect is also taking a part in this.

I suppose it depends. Generally speaking, I probably like Sara a bit more than the others. But I'm not interested in her sex scenes. If we're talking exclusively about sex scenes, then for now, I'm only interested in KesRi's.

Also, it was easy to expect, that Admiral Lesdom will make the bottom of the list. In her present incarnation, she isn’t very appealing and she basically only has a seemingly random sex scene with shaky/incomplete lore justification.

I didn't see the lesbian scene (or rather, the lesdom scene), and the truth is, I'm not going to vote for her in any poll about your favorite character.

In previous polls and their analysis we already figured out, that endorsement of a character is pretty directly influenced by recent sex scenes. Therefore I guessed, KesRi would be also very low in the ranking, since she only briefly appeared all the way back in V0.4 and never again – but don’t worry, I have a plan to bring her back…

I can't say I'm thrilled about her. I only remember her because I had to play the game again; otherwise, I probably wouldn't remember who she was.

In contrast, I expected Judy to be way higher on this list. According to the last-sex-scene logic, the curvy woman fucking your brains out last update, should be higher on this list. I rationalize this difference with the theory, that Judy is somehow the most normal/boring woman on this list…

The beginning of that scene gave me a femdom impression that made me reconsider my previous decision and don't watch it.

And now coming to the second place: Lisaeria has many thing going for her: First she is an Illab, which for some reason means, she’s always high in most-loved and most-hated polls. Second, she is also a huge wildcard regarding sex and fetishes. She seems knowledgeable and experienced in every fetish and can supply you with any kind of sex toy. And lastly there is also the long “fashion” show with Annica and this update…

I haven't done this part yet. Besides Pirlia's and Zoela's quests, which I have no intention of doing.

But speaking of Lisaeria: Should I keep her as an “enabler” side character like at the moment or should I make her a sexual side character, with whom the MC directly has his fun? If I was to do so, I could go very wild, since Lisaeria offers every possibility in terms of fetishes. I could also place her anywhere on the D/s spectrum – in her interactions with Annica she is mostly displayed as dominant, but a cute little Illab, that’s (secretly) vicious/sexually dominant would be too much overlap with Zoela.

At the moment there isn’t planed much for Lisaeria – just a few instances where the MC or a LI need a specialized sex toy or clothing, which will result in an 20-ish lines event. Also maybe a second round with Annica, where all pretext is dropped about this being a “normal” photo-shot... If you want to see more of Lisaeria beyond that, let me know...

I can't say I'm particularly enthusiastic about her.

Special Feature

As I have mentioned in most other dev-logs, I always want to add a special feature each update/give myself a programming challenge outside the usual visual novel pipe line. For the upcoming update, there is no urgent mater, that would force my hand. Therefore I want to ask you, if there is any new feature you would like to see in the game.

If there’s nothing coming form your side, I’m planning to expand the space combat mini game. Once you reach Funkelregen’s full capability i.e. after you picked up Sara at the end of V0.7/the start of V0.8, Merax becomes a hotspot on the galaxy map. At the murder-squid’s homeworld you’ll encounter an optional/repeatable fight against a random composition of Meran capital and escort ships.

Speaking of space combat… I want to ask again about the second combat i.e. the one, where you pick up Sara: Is it “playable” by now? I want to invoke the feelings of “I can’t win” and “I shouldn’t be here (yet)”, but I maybe still overshoot on that front…

This time, achieving the goal of surviving long enough was considerably easier.

And lastly let’s talk about the choice rewrite: If you used my provided save with its “walkthrough” choices you basically didn’t have to use this system at all. But to the others: Did you encounter any bugs using this feature? It introduces like 200 new variables which warranted the safe incompatibility. I mean there has to be a bug in there somewhere… Also, how sufficient were the 4 or rather 5 rewrites I granted you from the start?

I haven't had to use it yet.

Showers

Maybe (or maybe not) you have realized, that this update features no expansion of the shower system. This update I have more or less decided to discontinue the feature. The showers were mend as a “soft”-gallery and now the real gallery is here and I can’t come up with an upside the small showers could have over the actual fleshed out gallery scenes (within justifiable workload). Also, I have no idea how to transcribe Zoela’s latest scene into the shower framework…

When I asked the question about the shower last time, the two most numerous answers were “There are showers?!” and “Never used them…” - granted, I made a bad job showcasing this feature in game… Also most damping, it turns out, there was a bug in the shower system: The event-condition for Rachel’s sex scene was missing, so you could see this scene from day 1 among the shower rotation. This bug was kicking since V0.8 Beta 2 (start of this year) and only got discovered/reported last week... do I need to say more…?

The truth is, even though I know there are scenes, I haven't used the showers.

Pacing

This section/question is for all the new people and for those, who chose to restart instead of using a provided save:

Due to the nature of game developing, I necessarily have to think/work update by update and run risk to lose the bigger picture. Therefore I wanted to ask if you encountered any wired pacing in the story lines, any annoying bottle necks in the main story (Rachel’s “Sleepy Trouble” could be a candidate for this…), continuity errors or something like that… The bug has already been reported, which allows Annica to appear in the event with Rachel’s cat, even if she isn’t on the ship. It has also been mentioned already, that there are two instances, in which Sarlé is shocked after learning about the MC’s divined demise…

Also, I’m pleasantly surprised, that nobody came to me with a bug caused by loading an old save...

Rachel's part hasn't given me any trouble, maybe because I was already prepared. There was a point where a quest (Deus es Machina, I think) asked me to talk to Sabrina in the lounge, but she didn't appear there at any time of day. Anyway, I had other quests to do, and after a few days, she finally showed up.

 

[Janamus Sura]

Sammy has a weird mutation due to the anti-allergy treatment and infects Rachel with genetic code that gives her cat-like features and behavior that become progressively worse. (Think of a weird and sci-fi toxoplasmosis.)
It's a race against time to find a treatment before Rachel's genetic code is entirely overwritten. (Insert a bunch of actions and hoops the MC has to jump through, which I currently don't have inspiration for.) Afterward, Rachel is cured but still has some cat-like behaviors. She likes pet play and occasionally pushes stuff from tables.

I like how your mind works...

But I think your idea is a little bit too extreme and I have already other "fallout" plans for Ladira's tinkering with the cat's genome... Nethertheless, it was planed from the start, to push Rachel into a cat play/fetish direction. She already has a headband, the tail-plug will make a return sooner or later, Lin or Lisaeria have probably a collor to spare, I already have the following outfit lying around and at the most extreme, I'm thinking about putting her into a bitch suit...

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We already had a penetrative sex scene with Sarlé though? Or will this quest possibly resolve before we get to that point? Or is she back to being a virgin because she had a bit of alcohol on the date?


There goes my plan...
For Sarlé, with her projecting her lust, we could have the MC soil his pants every time he's in the same room as her.

Jokes aside, I think Zoela x Saefia would be good. If they're both driven to extremes, I can see Saefia egging Zoela on, urging her to do her worst.

Many people seem to be in favor of an Illab threesome or Illab action in general...

Regarding Rachel, Sarlé: Yes, you are right Sarlé and Rachel already lost their virginities in V0.7 and V0.8 respectively. But this game is a free roam/sandbox, where you can chose the order of events to a certain degree. There isn't much that would prevent you from first playing the Cerser's Moan cluster-fuck, only for said characters to lose their virginy again during their own story lines. You could possibly fix Sarlé's event with a few if-clauses that hide a few lines, but Rachel's whole event the following quest line are intrinsically linked to the fact, that she looses her virginity there. To prevent such continuety errors, I blacklisted the two from the start.

 

[Janamus Sura]

How are we meant to access the gallery? I've downloaded v0.9 and got myself ready to catch up with the game when I've got the time, but when I went looking for the gallery, I was unable to find it.

The gallery is tied to in-game para-normal abilities of the MC.

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[Quetzzz]

But I think your idea is a little bit too extreme and I have already other "fallout" plans for Ladira's tinkering with the cat's genome... Nethertheless, it was planed from the start, to push Rachel into a cat play/fetish direction. She already has a headband, the tail-plug will make a return sooner or later, Lin or Lisaeria have probably a collor to spare, I already have the following outfit lying around and at the most extreme, I'm thinking about putting her into a bitch suit...

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Rawr! Well, I like how your mind works too!

When you say "too extreme", does that have more to do with the assets (e.g., a semi-transformed Rachel), the complexity of the quest itself, and/or the permanent fallout? Just asking so I can better tailor suggestions if I think of any.

What do you think of letting us give her a headpat when we talk to her when idle (no quests can trigger). This wouldn't pass a timeslot, and a certain amount of attention could guarantee a repeatable visit to our room.

Many people seem to be in favor of an Illab threesome or Illab action in general...

For me it's partly morbid curiosity. They've said a few times that they can handle a lot... And I kinda want to see how far they'd go. There's also the factor of them appearing lithe and elegant and the contrast of them losing inhibition and ending up as a moaning pile of sweaty horniness.

Regarding Rachel, Sarlé: Yes, you are right Sarlé and Rachel already lost their virginities in V0.7 and V0.8 respectively. But this game is a free roam/sandbox, where you can chose the order of events to a certain degree. There isn't much that would prevent you from first playing the Cerser's Moan cluster-fuck, only for said characters to lose their virginy again during their own story lines. You could possibly fix Sarlé's event with a few if-clauses that hide a few lines, but Rachel's whole event the following quest line are intrinsically linked to the fact, that she looses her virginity there. To prevent such continuety errors, I blacklisted the two from the start.

That's good thinking. I'm not familiar with the development history, but is the Cerser's Moan a special case because it's been planned for a while?
I'm just thinking that, at a certain point, quests and resulting scenes will have to be split into before penetrative sex & after. Though I can imagine group events will always have complexity due to the sheer amount of player choice.

And, honestly, I wouldn't like the idea of them having their first time with the MC while they're drugged. I didn't like Sarlé forgetting hers because of a few glasses of wine, though I suspect this will come into play later and she'll remember.

 

[Janamus Sura]

When you say "too extreme", does that have more to do with the assets (e.g., a semi-transformed Rachel), the complexity of the quest itself, and/or the permanent fallout? Just asking so I can better tailor suggestions if I think of any.

Yes, engine limitation are probably a big problem - look at the Sendex/KesRi to see what I could come with in terms of catgirl. Also, your idea would kinda clash with my ideas for the fallout coming out of Ladira's tinckering with Sammy's gene code. And of course, you don't necessarily need your idea for pet play or a cat-fetish - Rachel pretty clearly already has this...

What do you think of letting us give her a headpat when we talk to her when idle (no quests can trigger). This wouldn't pass a timeslot, and a certain amount of attention could guarantee a repeatable visit to our room.

THAT GOES ON THE TO-DO PILE!

That's good thinking. I'm not familiar with the development history, but is the Cerser's Moan a special case because it's been planned for a while?
I'm just thinking that, at a certain point, quests and resulting scenes will have to be split into before penetrative sex & after. Though I can imagine group events will always have complexity due to the sheer amount of player choice.

I guess the problem lies with the fact that "Cerser's Moan" is a side quest, that (apart from the ending) centers completely around Ladira. Meanwhile, the quests in which Rachel and Sarlé lose their virginity are also side quests which exclusive focus on said LIs. Therefore, I am a little bit hesitant to make cross-dependancies between these optional side mission, which very directly focus on a single LI.

 

[Back]

Sighs… I’m already seeing myself sacrificing another Christmas break to the AVN gods...

You got an ambitious project here but don't burn yourself out, Janamus Sura. Take things in stride. Have fun with friends, touch grass, and visit family. All the best and cheers!

 

[chainedpanda]

This is a pretty solid game, although I don't really enjoy femdom, and I simply don't like lesbian content, there is enough variety of the LIs to keep me interested (although some of the lesbian stuff does get under my skin often).

Spoiler: I REALLY dislike Sara

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[garyH]

Spoiler: I REALLY dislike Sara

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Damn, I though we already moved past the ntr shit with Adrian, now we have to worry about the sister too...

 

[Janamus Sura]

Damn, I though we already moved past the ntr shit with Adrian, now we have to worry about the sister too...

 

[Quetzzz]

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To be fair, she doesn't have to wait long regardless.

 

[YogSothoth1982]

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The truth is, she doesn't need to do that; she just has to wait, and she won't have to wait long, because according to what she tells him later, he basically only has a couple of months to live at most. Which isn't very reassuring.

 

[garyH]

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And with all the time travel stuff going on, the MC isn't going to come back after dying to find his sister hooking up with all the LI's?

 

[Raksha17]

Well with all the time shenanigans we can assume/hope that there is a way to change the future.
With her information not being necessarily 100% correct so far and not knowing all characters.
(That's at least what I've got from it so far.)

 

[YogSothoth1982]

Well with all the time shenanigans we can assume/hope that there is a way to change the future.
With her information having not necessarily 100% correct so far and not knowing all characters.
(That's at least what I've got from it so far.)

I hope so. But with the information we have now, she just has to wait or travel a few months in the future.

 

[Quetzzz]

I hope so. But with the information we have now, she just has to wait or travel a few months in the future.

The MC has become unstuck in time, in a way. The rewrite system shows this. I'm assuming this will be the key after the dreaded events unfold.
It's interesting that Sara can create paradoxes without consequences. She once said that the absence of a future self meant that she'd have no issues with a confrontation. This is a grandfather paradox as well, and one she's relying on. The same goes for the creation of the depot; there had to be an original timeline where they survived without its help.

 

[chainedpanda]

The MC has become unstuck in time, in a way. The rewrite system shows this. I'm assuming this will be the key after the dreaded events unfold.
It's interesting that Sara can create paradoxes without consequences. She once said that the absence of a future self meant that she'd have no issues with a confrontation. This is a grandfather paradox as well, and one she's relying on. The same goes for the creation of the depot; there had to be an original timeline where they survived without its help.

To add a bit to this, we also know that whenever she's in trouble, future versions of herself appears to assist her. However, if zero being taken and dismantled like that happens outside the acceptable timeline, than her future selves should have intervened as well, but they didn't. Only "Future Sara" is involved, which is possibly the one whose creating these grandfather paradoxes to begin with. I think that this implies that she is no longer on "THE" timeline.

We already know that there isn't just "one" timeline, or at the very least, there are multiple dimensions. As seen by the ship and the tentacle guy.

 

[Quetzzz]

To add a bit to this, we also know that whenever she's in trouble, future versions of herself appears to assist her. However, if zero being taken and dismantled like that happens outside the acceptable timeline, than her future selves should have intervened as well, but they didn't. Only "Future Sara" is involved, which is possibly the one whose creating these grandfather paradoxes to begin with. I think that this implies that she is no longer on "THE" timeline.

Yeah, I agree, that's my thinking as well.

We already know that there isn't just "one" timeline, or at the very least, there are multiple dimensions. As seen by the ship and the tentacle guy.

Yeah, this is interesting. We don't know how these dimensions come into being, and one explanation is that in a single infinite universe there are infinite possibilities, like there being an entire galaxy that's like ours but with a different history.
I doubt that's the case, though. That parallel universes exist proves that time can't be flowing in a straight line. It only appears that way when you're at the end and looking back. If you're looking forward, an infinite amount of choices and alternative dimensions should still be open (if there's enough entropy). This puts in doubt the fixed points in time theory that Sara is working under.

I don't know if the MC reappearing in an alternative timeline or dimension would be satisfying, though. I'm eager to see how it's going to play out.