VN Ren'Py I Have Known You [Ch.3 P2 v2.8] [Dotty Diaries]

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indio68

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curious how time between updates increase and number of renders decrease noticeably.... :(
 

Tomy75

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Wow so the game has been reworked from scratch? There was no Ashley in 2.0 so I had to restart the game to see that she's now introduced at the beginning.
 

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Wow so the game has been reworked from scratch? There was no Ashley in 2.0 so I had to restart the game to see that she's now introduced at the beginning.
That was 2 updates ago lol. Also, hardly from scratch., Some scenes have been moved around, some were added and three were removed till a later date.
 
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Hey Patrons!

Wishing you all a peaceful and joyful Easter! If you can, take a little break, be close to the people you care about and don’t forget to sneak in some chocolate eggs!

Enjoy the holiday, breathe a little deeper, and recharge your batteries.

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Yours,
Dotty
 

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Kinda short, but sweet game. Great selection of models, interesting story, even if the prologue was kinda useless, and colourful cast of characters, even if a bit stereotypical.

The English can be a bit awkward here and here, with same proper syntactic mistakes peppered around.

Sadly, the story doesn't always work. For the impending threat looming on the horizon (with horse blood in a fountain and deaths already counting on off screen) there seem to be a way too lax response from the local authorities and that's never addressed by the MC or her detective friend. There are various other incontinences throughout the game and with the setting that detract from the enjoyment. Luckily they are things easily fixable with a bit of work.

Another problem I have is that some of the poses the characters take are extremely unnatural and stiff, making them seem quite silly, despite the otherwise great quality of the renders.

Well, despite all of that, this seems a gem in the making and I'll follow the project with great interest. Good luck dev!

Edit: another small gripe. Please make Lisa's path a choice, instead of something that happens when you refuse one. It's sad to see a LI relegated to such a role.
 
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Kinda short, but sweet game. Great selection of models, interesting story, even if the prologue was kinda useless, and colourful cast of characters, even if a bit stereotypical.

The English can be a bit awkward here and here, with same proper syntactic mistakes peppered around.

Sadly, the story doesn't always work. For the impending threat looming on the horizon (with horse blood in a fountain and deaths already counting on off screen) there seem to be a way too lax response from the local authorities and that's never addressed by the MC or her detective friend. There are various other incontinences throughout the game and with the setting that detract from the enjoyment. Luckily they are things easily fixable with a bit of work.

Another problem I have is that some of the poses the characters take are extremely unnatural and stiff, making them seem quite silly, despite the otherwise great quality of the renders.

Well, despite all of that, this seems a gem in the making and I'll follow the project with great interest. Good luck dev!

Edit: another small gripe. Please make Lisa's path a choice, instead of something that happens when you refuse one. It's sad to see a LI relegated to such a role.
I quite like the game as well, I just hope someone make a Walkthrough/mod if possible. You going to miss some interactions/development without it.
 
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Hey! There are currently three different paths you can follow. Right now, for love interests, only Lisa’s and Rose’s paths are available, while the others will unlock in future updates.

Kissed Rose in Chapter 2? You’ll get an NSFW scene with her.
Kissed Lisa + accepted her dance studio invite? Lisa's NSFW scene is waiting for you.
Skipped both kisses? You’ll see a different scene with Rose but miss out on Lisa’s.

To unlock Lisa’s scene, make sure you kiss her in Chapter 2 (follow her during the cabaret scene). Don’t kiss Rose, or you’ll end up on her path instead.


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Also, accept her invitation to visit the dance studio when she offers you a ride while you're on your way to deliver the picture to Luke.


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Hope this helps!

Enjoy the game.
While I do like the game thus far, would it possible you put in-game walkthrough (or separate PDF) or some kind tips in the game. I think tt would make the game more accessible and enjoyable. Thank you
 
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Marvoch

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Reasons for that you have obviously missed.

No, there aren't...see above.

It is.
1) Well, I'm all hears, then. Let's hear this reasons I've obviously missed. Why don't Henry and Ashley find the lax response from the local police surprising in the least? We have at least a murder confirmed from the prologue.

2) I saw above, but I didn't find something that explained anything at all. I could mention only the major inconsistency—the one the whole story hinges on for the moment—but instead, I’ll start from there and make another couple of examples.

If what Ashley says is true about the case being based on his book, and Henry seems to believe it too, why do they react passively to the events instead of trying to anticipate the crimes being committed? After all, they know exactly what will happen next in the chain of events, and where and when it will happen, since the book predicts it. The perpetrator, adressed as "killer" since the prologue, is following the book to the letter.

For example, why didn’t they try to stop the "madman" from filling the park fountain with horse blood? And why didn’t Ashley, who is supposedly very familiar with the book—so much so that she understands the perpetrator is following it to the letter ["Someone is bringing your story... word for word... He's recreating it... perfectly"]—know that it was horse blood, or blood at all? And let's say Ashley is compromised and is deceiving Henry for wathever reason, why isn’t he suspicious of her lack of preparation? She's a detective, she should know better. And why isn’t he, on his own, taking more preventive rather than reactive actions? He seems very interested in solving the case, especially after the connection between the symbols and the elusive grandfather's book.

Same smaller inconsistencies as other examples:
a) The first time Ashley finds one of the drawings, she’s extremely meticulous: she picks it up with gloves to avoid contaminating the evidence, and even puts it in a plastic evidence bag to preserve its integrity for the lab.

The second time, she couldn’t care less. She picks it up with her bare hands as if it’s nothing, completely undermining the professionalism she had previously established.

b) Why is the temple where Henry suddenly feels strangely unwell never mentioned again throughout the entire story? He even said he would talk to Danny about it later. It’s never brought up again. And yet, I don’t know, you know—if you suddenly double over in pain and "lose control over yourself", even if you can’t directly link it to the specific place, it should at least raise some concern for your health, mental or otherwise, enough to mention the event again.

3) You say so, and yet, it’s not a choice. The scenes that trigger her path happen as a consequence of turning down another opportunity—not as an active decision by the player. The first scene happens because at the party you turned down Corry [Sure, let's go\No, I'm fine]. The second one because you declined Rose’s offer [Yeah, absolutely\Well, it's already late]. In neither case does the player actively choose to develop a relationship with Lisa—it’s simply a result of their inaction toward the other route with Rose.
 
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Hi There, Thank you for the great work. By any chance, can you make a walkthrough (PDF) and in-game walkthrough for this game. Thank you
Thanks! I’ll try to make one and share it here soon. The past few weeks have been crazy with the update, but I’ll do my best to put together a WT shortly.
 

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The release of Carnal Contract on Steam has been delayed multiple times.
Can you confirm it will actually launch on Steam in Q2 this year as scheduled, or should we expect another delay?

Hey! I’m guilty of delaying the CC launch for over a year now But it’s definitely coming in Q2! I’ve already added a few new scenes and still have around 500–600 more renders to complete.

I’ll be releasing it on my Patreon in June, and about three weeks later it will launch on Steam. It might end up being the first week of Q3, but the current plan is between June 25 and July 10 for the Steam release.

I really appreciate your patience—thank you!
 
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