Ren'Py Harem Hotel [v0.19.1] [Runey]

[shadowtempered]

Alpha version comes out: oh shit, here we go again
I still have flashbacks from the last alpha version lol, ppl didn't stop asking about the bugs or the saves

Thankfully, it hasn't leaked this time so far. Hopefully, it will stay that way (as usual).
Runey's supporters are usually pretty good about that.

Added benefit of not having 1+ years between updates. I wasn't really surprised it was leak with how much gap there was between updates and folks being excited, but what a headache that was. Hopefully he's back in his routine and it'll be mostly smooth sailing.

Do wonder if he plans on coming back or not.

 

[TheDevian]

okay, that makes some sense, kind of.

Runey likes to start testing each event as he finishes it, so that he can fix any issues as soon as he can (if they are found). This is the 2nd beta version, each one has had one scene (that we know of based on the screen shots he posted).

Added benefit of not having 1+ years between updates. I wasn't really surprised it was leak with how much gap there was between updates and folks being excited, but what a headache that was. Hopefully he's back in his routine and it'll be mostly smooth sailing.

Do wonder if he plans on coming back or not.

Yeah, things should be more smooth this time, though I would not be surprised if it's not fully back to normal this time, his dad won't die again, but he could still be dealing with some of the shit with that and the immigration for a while, hard to say. But I should be a lot faster than last time either way. Like I said, we know at least 2 scenes are mostly done. Lin and/or Nia, and Autumn.

 

[Karnewarrior]

wat does beta stage mean

Beta means the game is basically finished, but still has some tweaks and polishing required to really be called done. The story is there, the mechanics are there, there isn't anything really unimplemented, but it's still untested and might still contain placeholders or rough, buggy code.

As opposed to Alpha, which simply means the game is currently under development. Operational, but totally unfinished.

Of course, in a day and age of endless internet updates and DLC, the terms don't mean a whole lot any more. What game is complete which still receives meaningful updates? It's still used, but it's a bit of a holdover from an era where when a game was complete you bought the whole thing and then it was just what it was.

 

[moonbaby]

Lookin forward to it... no hurry

 

[shadowjoey]

playing for free so i got no right to make demands but i will say this game needs sound effects, would definitely make it so much better

 

[kitsunedawn]

playing for free so i got no right to make demands but i will say this game needs sound effects, would definitely make it so much better

Maybe later. As things stand, adding SE would push development back considerably, and could raise other issues, as Runey would need to pay for voice actors, add a sound mixer into things, and then ensure that every scene has added sounds to it. So, yeah... that'd push things back considerably at this stage. I'd say that if Runey adds SE, it's best to do that when the game is 99.9% complete.

 

[danb35]

"Sound effects" doesn't necessarily mean voice actors, nor does it necessarily mean that every scene would need to be updated all at once. But IMO, a bigger benefit would be for the music to better match what's going on.

 

[TheDevian]

The only sounds I would want would be something like a small tick to show that I clicked on a button or something. Anything more than that, and I will go back to muting everything again.
Most porn game sounds are awful, and take me out of the game, make me want to stop playing (and voices are the worst).

 

[Cabo25]

yes!

 

[shadowtempered]

Most porn game sounds are awful, and take me out of the game, make me want to stop playing (and voices are the worst).

So much this. Once in a blue moon the ambient music is tolerable, but I'll take silence over half the noise most games make.

 

[Karnewarrior]

Hard disagree. Voice acting is often one of the hottest things to me. Like, I probably wouldn't have given Snow Daze the time of day if it wasn't voiced.

Quality definitely plays a role, yeah, but that's true of everything. I think it'd be super hot to know what kind of voice Lin has, especially if it's well-done.

 

[torresm]

I'm neutral on sound effects, I guess it's okay provided they don't sound like they came out of a free library from 30 years ago. Same for voice acting, but this one's probably out of the question until the script is close to being finalized.

What I'd like, however, is having more ambient sound aside from the same 3 music loops that we have now. Things like the cafe having an actual cafe ambience track, or the few events that happen in the city featuring traffic sounds and other people doing their own thing in the distance. If our bar has its own BGM, then a place like the Bunbun Brothel should have theirs too.

Runey doesn't need to go all out and have a soundtrack for every single ambient, but I feel it's a pretty obvious addition to certain recurring ones.

 

[packor]

I like voice but depends

 

[mike12013]

The only sounds I would want would be something like a small tick to show that I clicked on a button or something. Anything more than that, and I will go back to muting everything again.
Most porn game sounds are awful, and take me out of the game, make me want to stop playing (and voices are the worst).

The first thing I do when i load up a new VN is mute the sound and load up spotify im ngl

 

[Logan1377]

I like grunts and moans during sex. That's great. But I never, ever want actual voice acting in a porn game. Its always worse than just reading.

 

[TheDevian]

The first thing I do when i load up a new VN is mute the sound and load up spotify im ngl

I don't have Spotify, but I have MPC-HC and a lot of music files I ripped from CDs if I want music. lol
The worst is when there is sound before the options so you can turn them down.

 

[GodOfMercy]

I don't have Spotify, but I have MPC-HC and a lot of music files I ripped from CDs if I want music. lol
The worst is when there is sound before the options so you can turn them down.

wait wait what CDs are not yet a Extinct item!!!

 

[mike12013]

I don't have Spotify, but I have MPC-HC and a lot of music files I ripped from CDs if I want music. lol
The worst is when there is sound before the options so you can turn them down.

Nothing worse than having generic rock music blasted down your ears at 100% volume before you change anything

I played one VN recently, i can't remember which one, but it defaulted the sound to like 20%, that was a nice change

 

[Karnewarrior]

I dunno how people fuck to music tbh, my own playlist would be a hell of a bonerkiller.

 

[grey_shadow]

Hard disagree. Voice acting is often one of the hottest things to me. Like, I probably wouldn't have given Snow Daze the time of day if it wasn't voiced.

Quality definitely plays a role, yeah, but that's true of everything. I think it'd be super hot to know what kind of voice Lin has, especially if it's well-done.

My main problem with voice acting is that I read a lot faster than people speak, so I'm either waiting for the voice line to finish in order to move on to the next line, or I'm moving forward at my reading speed and only hearing a brief fragment of each voice line as I go, which is more than a little distracting...