VN Ren'Py Harem Hotel [v0.18.2] [Runey]

[DigDug69]

There were 2 updates in 2022. One in 2023.
The only year there were more than 3 updates was the first year 2018.

There was an unfortunate family loss in July of 2023 (Condolences)

I don't know why I'm the only person able to keep track of this

Maybe, just maybe, it is because people know that Runey will, unlike some other dav's who have abandoned games, release an update for it when it is ready.
This is not the only game on F95 with long waits between releases, and it never fails to have a decent amount of content when it is released.
I've seen games with monthly updates, where the bulk of the update was bug fixes and five minutes of play time, and that went on for months.
If they had done what Runey does, and dealt with the bug fixes, and added a decent amount of content, it would have taken them close to four or five months to release it.
And those dev's were requiring people to pay them in order to gain access to each release.

As I have said before, not all dev's have a life where they can spend all of their time slaving over a computer, to release a game that they offer for free to anyone who wants to download it.
The donations on patreon and such sites are 100% voluntary, and not needed to gain access to the final release of each release of the game.
When something is made available to the public, for free, a bit of patience waiting for the next release, should not be an issue, for something that they get for free, from the dev, on the dev's patreon site...

As for why most people are not agreeing with you about the slow releases is that.
Basically most people understand that complaining about how long it takes for a release to come out for something that they get for absolutely free, is rather silly and pointless.
It's not like they are required to pay anything at all for it, for them to gain access to it from the dev, because the dev is giving it away, for free to everyone...

It is free, and the next release will come out when Runey thinks that it is ready.

 

[shadowtempered]

Turning into Summertime Saga drama around here, folks need to dial it back a notch :/

 

[JoePlant]

And then come the spankings...

And after the spanking, the oral sex.

 

[TheDevian]

And after the spanking, the oral sex.

Just a little bit of peril?

 

[DigDug69]

And after the spanking, the oral sex.

And during the oral sex, the head pats.

 

[Rome5555555]

And after the spanking, the oral sex.

This is already like a bonus for spanking.

 

[ThtsMyScrtCapImAlwysHorny]

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Runey is the 257th-top earner in all of Patreon? Against not just porn games, but like, musicians and YouTube video essayists and shit? Hard to believe, but... pretty awesome if true!

 

[TheDevian]

 

[JoePlant]

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down...

 

[lostmyoldaccount]

TheDevian is posting Elder Delilah's pro-goverment, pro-slavery, pro-Gaius, pro-church, pro-Elder Delilah, anti-Lin, anti-headpats propaganda?

But that's can't be real! Wait, it is? No, that's impossible! He is the most famous headpatter! He loves Lin and headpats! But it is happening!


HOW IS IT POSSIBLE? DID THEDEVIAN BETRAYED US AND LIN? IS THEDEVIAN A TRAITOR? NO THAT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE! WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

Unless...

No, that can't be...

But what if it is...

IT WAS ALL A LIE! ALL HIS TALKS AND MEMES ABOUT HEADPATS WERE A LIE TO CONVINCE LIN AND US TO TRUST HIM! HIS HEADPATS COUNT WAS FAKE! HE WAS WORKING FOR CORNWALL AND/OR ELDER DELLILAH THE WHOLE TIME EVEN BEFORE RUNEY STARTED TO DEVELOP THE GAME!

Wait, what if THEDEVIAN WAS ELDER DELILAH IN DISGUISE THIS WHOLE TIME? OR HE COULD BE CORNWALL IN DISGUISE! OR HE COULD BE ARCHON IN DISGUISE! Wait, ARCHON doesn't work for Elder Delilah, right?

No that is all nonsense. It is just a coincidence. Yeah, it must be just a coincidence.

 

[TheDevian]

TheDevian is posting Elder Delilah's pro-goverment, pro-slavery, pro-Gaius, pro-church, pro-Elder Delilah, anti-Lin, anti-headpats propaganda?

But that's can't be real! Wait, it is? No, that's impossible! He is the most famous headpatter! He loves Lin and headpats! But it is happening!


HOW IS IT POSSIBLE? DID THEDEVIAN BETRAYED US AND LIN? IS THEDEVIAN A TRAITOR? NO THAT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE! WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

Unless...

No, that can't be...

But what if it is...

IT WAS ALL A LIE! ALL HIS TALKS AND MEMES ABOUT HEADPATS WERE A LIE TO CONVINCE LIN AND US TO TRUST HIM! HIS HEADPATS COUNT WAS FAKE! HE WAS WORKING FOR CORNWALL AND/OR ELDER DELLILAH THE WHOLE TIME EVEN BEFORE RUNEY STARTED TO DEVELOP THE GAME!

Wait, what if THEDEVIAN WAS ELDER DELILAH IN DISGUISE THIS WHOLE TIME? OR HE COULD BE CORNWALL IN DISGUISE! OR HE COULD BE ARCHON IN DISGUISE! Wait, ARCHON doesn't work for Elder Delilah, right?

No that is all nonsense. It is just a coincidence. Yeah, it must be just a coincidence.

I was leaking her private thoughts, so as to show what a cuntrag she really is.

 

[lostmyoldaccount]

I was leaking her private thoughts, so as to show what a cuntrag she really is.

Sure. Of course. You were doing that. I believe you.

 

[JoePlant]

I was leaking her private thoughts, so as to show what a cuntrag she really is.

I'm sorry. My brain stopped at...

I was leaking

 

[DigDug69]

I'm sorry. My brain stopped at...

He normally only leaks when patting Lin's head.

 

[QQP_Purple]

He normally only leaks when patting Lin's head.

Speaking of that, I've recently started playing the game from the start and honestly I am unsure what to think. Like, my memories of the game it self are mostly from the latest content, well, what was latest 3-4 versions ago when I last posted here. And that part is great. But like, the early game just feels... well early.

Compared to just how much development the girls get later on they, and especially Lin are basically way, way too eager to jump into bed with the MC at the beginning. It's quite tonally different than the more mature approach to romance that happens afterward.

I am only saying all this because I know the dev likes to read the thread and redo old stuff. So I am hoping this might spark a conversation at least and would like to hear what others have to say about it all.

 

[TheDevian]

He normally only leaks when patting Lin's head.

My eyes leak on some of the more emotional scenes...

 

[DigDug69]

Speaking of that, I've recently started playing the game from the start and honestly I am unsure what to think. Like, my memories of the game it self are mostly from the latest content, well, what was latest 3-4 versions ago when I last posted here. And that part is great. But like, the early game just feels... well early.

Compared to just how much development the girls get later on they, and especially Lin are basically way, way too eager to jump into bed with the MC at the beginning. It's quite tonally different than the more mature approach to romance that happens afterward.

I am only saying all this because I know the dev likes to read the thread and redo old stuff. So I am hoping this might spark a conversation at least and would like to hear what others have to say about it all.

That is a common occurrence in both games and visual novels on F95.
There are some, where they really do make you work and build up trust to get to the naughty bits, but I believe that by far the majority tend to dive into it pretty quickly.

In advertising there is a saying that "Sex Sells" and it is just as true with both the games and visual novels found on F95.
With newer games and visual novels it is not uncommon to see people making posts asking if any sex is happening yet, and when told not yet, they reply with, I'll check back in a few releases to see if there is any.
So, it is pretty common for game / visual novel developers to throw in some sex scenes early on, in order to get people to play.

 

[QQP_Purple]

I guess. But like knowing what comes next I feel it somewhat clashes with the tone overall.

 

[DigDug69]

I guess. But like knowing what comes next I feel it somewhat clashes with the tone overall.

I believe that there are a few adventure style of interactive visual novels on here that do not have sex, but they do not do very well at all when it comes to attracting peoples attention.
People come to F95 for tits, ass and head pats...
And a lot of them also want a good detailed story to go with that.
Although, some would be happy with no story at all, they are just here for the porn.
As demonstrated in the comments, when they complain about too much story, and not enough new porn scenes.

 

[packor]

I know that I, personally, do not enjoy having to play halfway through a game to get to any action. Generally, these types of games are meant for action and romancing is just flavor. I don't deny people that enjoy that, but games that really focus on romance/story and only leads to action after wards are more like a marriage sim and should be a niche.