VN Ren'Py Isabella - Chasing Shadows [Ch. 4.3] [badtimetales]

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badtimetales

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In my playthrough I'm with Alex after the last update but I banged Val. Would that come back to bite me in the ass?
Uhm, I have a big problem there. Yep, me, not you.

Val was never planned like this but it happened. And she grew on me.
She will not be a LI (just because of branching/rendering reasons and I would like to keep it more or less realistic with two LI), but I know she has some fans (and I fully understand that!).

With how I showed the MC he would have to end all sex scenes with Val if he's with Alex.
So to see the Val scenes the player would play both parts, Alex route yes and no, just to find out that Val is no LI like in "and they lived happily together."
Not the best way.

I'm thinking about a ways to solve that dilemma which is better than a "Do you really still want to have sex with Val?"


For your playthrough, it doesn't have any consequences.
Alex is jealous as hell, but you've not been together at that time. She's not happy about it, but don't hold it against you.
 
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Elduriel

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Uhm, I have a big problem there. Yep, me, not you.

Val was never planned like this but it happened. And she grew on me.
She will not be a LI (just because of branching/rendering reasons and I would like to keep it more or less realistic with two LI), but I know she has some fans (and I fully understand that!).

With how I showed the MC he would have to end all sex scenes with Val if he's with Alex.
So to see the Val scenes the player would play both parts, Alex route yes and no, just to find out that Val is no LI like in "and they lived happily together."
Not the best way.

I'm thinking about a way to solve that dilemma which is better than a "Do you really still want to have sex with Val?"


For your playthrough, it doesn't have any consequences.
Alex is jealous as hell, but you've not been together at that time. She's not happy about it, but don't hold it against you.
eh, I checked those scenes just out of curiosity, never considered her an actual contender in the game, for me it's Alex all the way, but obviously I'll see the trio path as well afterwards
 

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Uhm, I have a big problem there. Yep, me, not you.

Val was never planned like this but it happened. And she grew on me.
She will not be a LI (just because of branching/rendering reasons and I would like to keep it more or less realistic with two LI), but I know she has some fans (and I fully understand that!).

With how I showed the MC he would have to end all sex scenes with Val if he's with Alex.
So to see the Val scenes the player would play both parts, Alex route yes and no, just to find out that Val is no LI like in "and they lived happily together."
Not the best way.

I'm thinking about a way to solve that dilemma which is better than a "Do you really still want to have sex with Val?"
Just don't give us the chance. She already said she was not looking for a relationship, so in terms of characterization she'll understand the MC rejecting her the next time they meet because he has something new going on. As for the players, maybe you could add a little warning on the first choice to have sex with her, saying that she will only be a side girl. Since this is not an harem game, they should understand good things come to an end when you pick a girl for a serious relationship (and you can rest assured someone else will create a mod that will enable those side scenes with no further consequences). So the game will have 4 actual paths: "Alex", "Isa", "Both", and "Lonely Bachelor with some side action with Val whenever the chance arises"
 

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Technically this could be considered a harem when the new tags drop
Because for a harem you only need two ladies when the new tags are implemented

But I will still call It a throuple because thats really what it is imo
Still Alex is clearly best girl
don't get me wrong tho Isabella is great but Alex is on a whole other level
 

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Uhm, I have a big problem there. Yep, me, not you.

Val was never planned like this but it happened. And she grew on me.
She will not be a LI (just because of branching/rendering reasons and I would like to keep it more or less realistic with two LI), but I know she has some fans (and I fully understand that!).

With how I showed the MC he would have to end all sex scenes with Val if he's with Alex.
So to see the Val scenes the player would play both parts, Alex route yes and no, just to find out that Val is no LI like in "and they lived happily together."
Not the best way.

I'm thinking about a ways to solve that dilemma which is better than a "Do you really still want to have sex with Val?"


For your playthrough, it doesn't have any consequences.
Alex is jealous as hell, but you've not been together at that time. She's not happy about it, but don't hold it against you.
You already know what I think about Val. You already know that while being a side-girl, she's waaaaay too interesting and has too much weight story wise to simply disappear.

Val, can become an interesting friend for the throuple, she was already on board with a threesome with Jen, why not an occasional foursome after Alex and Isa manage to establish the throuple?

I don't mean to have her live with them, since she wants her autonomy and no relationships at this point of her life, but, instead of being a source of jealousy, being a cheating partner, being a possible problem, why not turn her into an accepted and desired diversion or a once in a while entertainment?

It doesn't have to be frequent. It can wait until the girls feel more secure in their new reality. I just think it is too good a character to simply let go.

Shit, I have an image in my head of Val naked and drunk doing a salute to Jennifer's picture in MC's house crying her eyes out, while riding the MC with Alex and Isa consoling her. It may never happen, but damn that's fucking hot.

Peace :)
 
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You already know what I think about Val. You already know that while being a side-girl, she's waaaaay too interesting and has too much weight story wise to simply disappear.
I thought about that, but for this game it will not happen.
Bringing her in would mean extra renders for the solo routes and the Alex and Isa route.
That's some kind of extra work I really have to avoid. Especially as that would be mostly animations.

As mentioned, there will probably be a much more shorter game in an alternative universe where Jen still lives.
Val will have her appearance there ;)
 

FatGiant

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I thought about that, but for this game it will not happen.
Bringing her in would mean extra renders for the solo routes and the Alex and Isa route.
That's some kind of extra work I really have to avoid. Especially as that would be mostly animations.

As mentioned, there will probably be a much more shorter game in an alternative universe where Jen still lives.
Val will have her appearance there ;)
I'll try to deal with my grief over her passing. :( She truly is quite interesting.
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Peace :cry:
 
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Adventure ever on my friend, Phat;)(y)
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No, absolutely NO!

Val planned to dig more into the murder and provoked Cooper already.
And with what the MC saw at the strip club she will be even more motivated to do that.

There will be some scenes with here that will match the thriller theme, but there are no dead girls anymore.

Not even a dead cat :p
 

yossa999

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Break Alex's heart? impossible!!!
We still have lots of romantic things to do

I can give the mc some ideas if he can't think of anything
Because as a sensitive guy who is in touch with his feminine side
I have lots of romantic ideas.
Let me guess, take her on a romantic date, buy her a flower and hold her hand? Joshy, you're doing it in every thread, your smooth bastard :)
 
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