VN Ren'Py Halfway House [Ep.11 - Bonus 7-8] [Az]

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EP3???

 

[Deleted member 1571565]

anyone else getting a crash with ep 3? has to do with events with emily, not sure if its happening to everyone or if I just happened to pick just the right choices to make it go wonky. Also I am noticing there is a tendency for the character to reference scenes that he didn't actually trigger/participate in, which has made me go back to do the game "that way" since it seems that is supposed to be the intended best course.

 

[Draakaap23]

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Mmmm, You are right about Ashley not lying, I was wrong about that, it is more that she uses the truth like a blunt instrument to make other people uncomfortable and keeps quiet (or changes the subject of conversation) about things that might make her look bad. But oh boy, does she try to manipulate the shit out of MC and she does it the only way she learned how to while growing up: with her body and sex.
I agree with most of the assumptions you make about the way Ashley's and Emily's history has formed their personalities. I guess that all makes some sense, but that is mostly based on assumptions, You also make assumptions about their past feelings which I think is a bit risky, but I can see it kinda fit I guess, we can't be really sure about most of that. So I just kept my observation/interpretation about their current behavior towards us as the player. And that behavior on its own is just quite shitty to begin with.
From the moment Ashley and MC meet in the shower she tries to entice him, see how he reacts and if she can get some control over him in the only way she knows: using her body. To her that is normal behavior considering her history as an escort. I call that manipulation. The intent she does it with is a different matter. We as player don't know enough at this point.
I do not think that is healthy behavior, it is why I was turned off by it. Doesn't mean I think she is a bad person or uninteresting character, far from it in fact. (It also looked really hot)
Just that the way you (MC) and Samantha ofc, will handle her, will make or break her personality in future installments. She already has the want or need if you will, to be a better person: she got quiet in the hospital when she got called out on her rather hostile ribbing of MC, she knew she was being an ass, but what does she do to make up for it when she knows she was out of line? Show her naked ass in the middle of the hospital. (I think she also steered the conversation into another direction? not sure atm) Again with the using of sex and body to manipulate MC's feelings towards her: he can't be mad at her if he is horny or in love with her right? I too think she likes MC, but with her history, she has a rather poor way of showing it (but it still looks fucking hot since she does it with her body, unhealty, but still hot!
Either way, her character and personality has depth, but her behavior is kinda stuck in the ol' hooker routine: manipulate the cock, you control the man (and wallet) hanging on to it! Manipulation through sex. It is about safety and control more then lust and an honest connection with another human being.
I just described some of the behavior she displayed towards MC and I think that is unhealthy behavior in a real person, which is also a sexual turn off for me when my virtual sex dolls start displaying that much of a personality Solid writing though! Kinda a shame you can only get corruption points with her, since that is where I see the potential to push her back into that unhealthy, past, behavior can make for a bleak future as a character, great for a depressing story though.

In Emilie's case, her protecting her friend left her placed out of home, etc, yet, she is hanging on to that same behavior, be it already a lot less 'track-spikes-to-the-face' and instead just yelling and verbally condemning other people she perceives as wrong. Protecting your friends is a good intention but she still has some extreme follow through! I would say she is on the right track (no pun intended) doesn't mean I like that behavior.
If I met a nice girl IRL, but she started yelling at me right away AND she was wrong about the reason why she was yelling at me, I would have told her to get lost. You do not behave that way towards people in normal life. Again: the behavior is the turn off. The intent with her is good though. Once you get to be around Emily, you can see there is a lot more to it, but that does not make it all alright, not immediatly at least.
Either way gonna be really interesting to see where it will end up.

And then there is Sam. Samantha should fucking know better since she has authority over her wards. It is a case of power abuse if I ever saw one. But fuck if I care, I wanna bang her the most Its got that 'hot for teacher' vibe. I hope we get to see some of her previous movie work in game or as a side-show

 

[anne O'nymous]

But oh boy, does she try to manipulate the shit out of MC and she does it the only way she learned how to while growing up: with her body and sex.

And she manipulate him for what ? To do her chores ? Yes, she do it, exactly like my daughter did with her brother, and him with her ; not in the same way, obviously. We all do it in way or another. Hell, what boyfriend/husband never did this or that with the promise that tonight she'll do "that thing you like so much" ?
Ashley jump on all opportunities, just in case it works. But all this are just innocent plays. She would be effectively manipulative if she was extorting it, whatever by using blackmail or treats.
When the MC entered into the bathroom, she could have had him in her hand ; "alright, do as I say, or I'll say that you tried to rape me". He was released few hours ago after a long time in jail, and like it was in juvies she was surely the first real girl he saw naked. It would have been totally believable. And it could have lasted for two/three weeks ; "I didn't talked before because I thought it was just an impulse due to his long time in jail. But like it tried again today, I can't stay silent anymore".
With the three strikes system, it mean that she now have him totally in her hand and forever. Either he do what she ask for, or she accuse him again and let him with just one strike before his probation end and he return in jail.
It would have worked way better than a tentative of seduction.

From the moment Ashley and MC meet in the shower she tries to entice him, see how he reacts and if she can get some control over him in the only way she knows: using her body.

While, according to Luis, Emily and Ashley herself, she never ever tried this with Luis.
She have a guy who was willing to go sexual with her, she know it for sure, and the manipulative bitch using her body to win control over men that for you she is, haven't jumped on the occasion ? Not even once ? Really ?

She already has the want or need if you will, to be a better person: she got quiet in the hospital when she got called out on her rather hostile ribbing of MC, she knew she was being an ass, but what does she do to make up for it when she knows she was out of line? Show her naked ass in the middle of the hospital.

I don't think she showed her ass for this reason, it came too late. For her, doing this is going so far out of her way, that she would have wanted to be sure that it wasn't for nothing. Therefore it would have been obvious that it was her way to apology.
For me it's more her awkward way to show her affection. She's happy that the MC isn't too hurt, but don't know how to express it in other way than giving him a little show. She can't say, "I'm happy", so she do what should, from her point of view, make the MC share her feeling.

he can't be mad at her if he is horny or in love with her right?

Do you think that an underage prostitute have never heard things like, "slut, you're such a mess, suck me better or I'll break your neck", or, "if you don't shut up and let me fuck you ass, you'll see what "it hurt' really mean" ?
From all the girls in the game, she's the less willing to think that way.

Kinda a shame you can only get corruption points with her, since that is where I see the potential to push her back into that unhealthy, past, behavior can make for a bleak future as a character, great for a depressing story though.

Don't be abused by the name of the points. I'm pretty sure that they are named only as copy of the points for Emily. She have love points to describe the romance you'll have with her, and "corruption" ones because she's the innocent virgin girl of the story. You'll corrupt her, but not by making her your slave, you'll do it by making her give in lust.
And like the points were already named for her, then "corruption points" it is be for the other girls, even if they describe the increase of their lust, more than anything else.

In Emilie's case, [...] Protecting your friends is a good intention but she still has some extreme follow through! I would say she is on the right track (no pun intended) doesn't mean I like that behavior. [...] You do not behave that way towards people in normal life.

I totally disagree. Haven't you ever seen parents who freaked the hell out for the live of their child ? Haven't you ever heard them yell like crazy, sometime at the said child, while hugging him really tight and lovingly ? The more you love someone, the more you feared for him, the louder you'll yell.
It's how humans generally express a feeling so intense that it could make them go crazy if they don't throw it away from their mind really quick. It's a natural behavior and one of the automatic defense mechanism of the brain.

 

[Deleted member 1571565]

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I am with most everyone else's analysis on the characters, also this view you have how they are too extreme/unstable/acting "unrealistically" is well...kind of a weird hang up considering the entire game is literally about people who are just getting out of juvie because of said behavior. Yes, it's extreme, thats why they got in trouble, its also why they are there. To learn to correct that behavior, because no one else has.

sidenote, since no one else is talking about the crash, this is the traceback txt, anyone know how this is fixed/or even run into this?


I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
File "game/ep3.rpy", line 2883, in <module>
NameError: name 'ep3_EMsexyrequest' is not defined

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

Full traceback:
File "ep3.rpyc", line 2883, in script
File "E:\Games\Halfway_House-EP3-pc\renpy\ast.py", line 1830, in execute
if renpy.python.py_eval(condition):
File "E:\Games\Halfway_House-EP3-pc\renpy\python.py", line 2035, in py_eval
return py_eval_bytecode(code, globals, locals)
File "E:\Games\Halfway_House-EP3-pc\renpy\python.py", line 2028, in py_eval_bytecode
return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
File "game/ep3.rpy", line 2883, in <module>
NameError: name 'ep3_EMsexyrequest' is not defined

Windows-8-6.2.9200
Ren'Py 7.3.2.320
Halfway House EP3
Sat Aug 31 03:36:52 2019

 

[Mwanted]

Nice and interesting setting, I just have one question: is it one of the games where the mc fucks everything and that's all the scenes you got, or there will be more variety? (i.e. other scenes with other characters for the sake of a better story)

Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 444674]

Nice and interesting setting, I just have one question: is it one of the games where the mc fucks everything and that's all the scenes you got, or there will be more variety? (i.e. other scenes with other characters for the sake of a better story)

Thanks.

There will be no NTR, but sharing, swinging, old man and prostitution are all planned. Mostly for the non-canon bonus scenes, but they are planned nonetheless. Sharing, swinging, old man and prostitution will all be up to the player, so you can fuck em all or share the riches with others. Az is very adamant on making the story he wants to make, but the sex scenes he confirmed to be completely in your power.

 

[RC-1138 Boss]

By non-canon do you mean scenes that happen outside of the story? Or are you talking about any scene outside the Emily romance path?

 

[Deleted member 444674]

By non-canon do you mean scenes that happen outside of the story? Or are you talking about any scene outside the Emily romance path?

Outside of the story. He mentioned that the bonus scenes are a way for him to have fun while working on the main game and prevent burnout. Kind of like the extra scenes in Midnight Paradise or the various bonus renders in Milfy City. Just something on the side. Unlike those games though, don't expect anything beyond what you've seen from the characters in the main game. For example, if Emily hasn't had a sex scene yet in the main game, don't expect the bonus scene to show off anything more than the main game has already shown you.

 

[Canto Forte]

Straight from August 27th comes this

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[Canto Forte]

Dev Talk on this very 31st day in August ::

Aug 31 at 3:38 P.M.


Starting on Ep4 now.


The ep3 bonus scene is done and out. This time it's a short skit about Ashley, Emily and the MC. Top tier patron can get it .... Ep3 Bonus Scene download
Now that, that's out of the way I can get on with starting work on episode 4.

 

[Deleted member 1571565]

Outside of the story. He mentioned that the bonus scenes are a way for him to have fun while working on the main game and prevent burnout. Kind of like the extra scenes in Midnight Paradise or the various bonus renders in Milfy City. Just something on the side. Unlike those games though, don't expect anything beyond what you've seen from the characters in the main game. For example, if Emily hasn't had a sex scene yet in the main game, don't expect the bonus scene to show off anything more than the main game has already shown you.

I personally am pretty happy with the characters, don't see any problems with them, but I AM a bit concerned about the story itself. its only like the second day, but the MC just had his arm broken. His whole stay is supposed to be six months, which even if it was clean break, would take that long to heal. If it was a bad break, it could take longer. Does this mean the MC is going to get out of work or just magically be healed in like a week/month? that part is a bit hard believe, but I don't mind letting go of that for fantasy/overall story, but it seems like a rather large plot hole right now (or not, I don't know what the future brings, but it does make one wonder)

 

[Canto Forte]

Go play that human revolution or watch that cyber punk demo trailer on them tubes .. mecha / digital / biotech spares are the thing for the future in them games!!

 

[stevensmars]

I personally am pretty happy with the characters, don't see any problems with them, but I AM a bit concerned about the story itself. its only like the second day, but the MC just had his arm broken. His whole stay is supposed to be six months, which even if it was clean break, would take that long to heal. If it was a bad break, it could take longer. Does this mean the MC is going to get out of work or just magically be healed in like a week/month? that part is a bit hard believe, but I don't mind letting go of that for fantasy/overall story, but it seems like a rather large plot hole right now (or not, I don't know what the future brings, but it does make one wonder)

I broke my right arm in two spots when i was younger and healed in one and a half month, the normal healing time for a broken arm is one month

 

[L7Bear]

I broke my right arm in two spots when i was younger and healed in one and a half month, the normal healing time for a broken arm is one month

Just to expand upon what you said:

The "normal" healing time for a broken bone is 6-8 weeks in adults, and less than that in children*
Of course, we don't know any details about the break/fracture. More severe breaks require longer to heal, less severe fractures require less time to heal, and if it doesn't set correctly it may be necessary to re-break the bone and try again.
It might be reasonable to have a hard cast (fiberglass or plaster) for a short period and then switch to a soft cast, fracture brace, or similar.
In context of this game, I am guessing that we might to see the sexy lady doctor more frequently for follow-up appointments than would be normal IRL.

* I am not a doctor; I only play one on adult interactive fiction internet forums.

 

[Deleted member 1571565]

I broke my right arm in two spots when i was younger and healed in one and a half month, the normal healing time for a broken arm is one month

Okay, thats wonderful. I broke several bones and had a very different experience, but instead of debating whats right or wrong, thats still a bit over a month. well, its not like we aren't going to have time skips, we can't keep doing it just day-by-day for 6 months, but I guess we will see how it goes.

 

[Canto Forte]

That is the nature of day to day grind to find some action in every game ...
Looking in different places over and over keeps the incremental nature of progress through
the various lagging segments of exposition all clamoring to set up the proper build up to
them long awaited hot scenes!

Game on! Fearless Exploration and Tons of Fun!

 

[diegodaniell]

walkthrough EP3?
nothing yet?!

 

[madvalentine]

damn this is dope really awsome and diffrent story and girls are just damn good. plz keep it up its hard to find games which are not like mainstream (^_^)

 

[jyd77]

any chance is a mac build coming on this?