VN Ren'Py Karlsson's Gambit [v0.8.2B Final] [Grym Gudinna Games]

[jadepaladin]

Spoiler: I fixed it. Everything's fine now.

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Highly approve this.

 

[Maviarab]

Hey jadepaladin would you spoil me why Angelica and co are dressed like that? like ready for the Rio Carnival?

Really? That's their outfit for the Game Show.

 

[jadepaladin]

Hey jadepaladin would you spoil me why Angelica and co are dressed like that? like ready for the Rio Carnival?

It looks good on them tho .

Channeling my inner JadeTerrorist of course.

Seriously though that's from 8.1 and I put it behind a spoiler so if anyone has a problem with it, Mistress Olivia's heel needs cleaned.

 

[PickerLewd]

Really? That's their outfit for the Game Show.

I stayed on v8.1 and my Dom Kane refused to participate in the Kitty game, so I don't remember seeing her dressed like that .

Yes folks, I only have three saves, a good/hero/Paladin of Light Kane on K8 with the show rejected, neutral Kane on K6 where I stayed on episode 7 and still haven't exported the save and Kane on K4 where I played to the last part of the labyrinth on v8.1.

I'm looking forward to adding a fourth save with the SS path as Alessa seems to be fun.

 

[Maviarab]

a good/hero/Paladin of Light Kane on K8 with the show rejected

Is all good PL...I also have this save. This Kane will never progress past K10 (Olivia romance) and I have another which will stay in the M ranks (also Olivia romance). I'm curious how the story plays out if Kane gets some limited success but can't actually help anyone as he doesn't have the status/rank/power.

 

[PickerLewd]

Hey Dark Quean Olivia, do you know what the first thing my Kane will do when you are overthrown?

Yes, he'll repeal your absurd clean-shaven law .

There will be freedom to wear all kinds of haircuts, landing strips, heart-shaped, huge overgrown jungles, etc.

That Barbie doll style, like the dolls my neighbour played with as a child, will be a thing of the past at the facility.

You are welcome !

 

[Stan5851]

I stayed on v8.1 and my Dom Kane refused to participate in the Kitty game, so I don't remember seeing her dressed like that .

Yes folks, I only have three saves, a good/hero/Paladin of Light Kane on K8 with the show rejected, neutral Kane on K6 where I stayed on episode 7 and still haven't exported the save and Kane on K4 where I played to the last part of the labyrinth on v8.1.

I'm looking forward to adding a fourth save with the SS path as Alessa seems to be fun.

Of course, everyone decides for themselves..But I would sincerely advise you not to give up on the show.. At least if you liked the K8 route, you'll definitely like what you'll see being K9 and kissing Olivia in the final scene of 0.8.1. There are some very wonderful and interesting story scenes here (Including for the paladin of Light on the Revolution route)..and your paladin Kane's honor won't suffer if you let him go the way of the 0.8.2 game show.

 

[PickerLewd]

This Kane will never progress past K10 (Olivia romance) and I have another which will stay in the M ranks (also Olivia romance).

Are you saying that if you refuse to participate in the show, the ranking will be limited, or because you want to stay in those ranks? If it's a Tess restriction, it seems bad for the routes of the good players.

I would sincerely advise you not to give up on the show.. At least if you liked the K8 route, you'll definitely like what you'll see being K9 and kissing Olivia in the final scene of 0.8.1. There are some very wonderful and interesting story scenes here (Including for the paladin of Light on the Revolution route)..and your paladin Kane's honor won't suffer if you let him go the way of the 0.8.2 game show.

Good to know , I simply refused because I was sure I would be corrupted by some evil decision.

I thought I'd try it with my save in K6, where I'm more neutral and just trying to survive.

 

[jadepaladin]

I stayed on v8.1 and my Dom Kane refused to participate in the Kitty game, so I don't remember seeing her dressed like that .

Yes folks, I only have three saves, a good/hero/Paladin of Light Kane on K8 with the show rejected, neutral Kane on K6 where I stayed on episode 7 and still haven't exported the save and Kane on K4 where I played to the last part of the labyrinth on v8.1.

I'm looking forward to adding a fourth save with the SS path as Alessa seems to be fun.

I have....

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I have some others too but they are chilling in ep7 limbo until more of KG develops.

 

[Stan5851]

Are you saying that if you refuse to participate in the show, the ranking will be limited, or because you want to stay in those ranks? If it's a Tess restriction, it seems bad for the routes of the good players.

Good to know , I simply refused because I was sure I would be corrupted by some evil decision.

I thought I'd try it with my save in K6, where I'm more neutral and just trying to survive.

Honestly, I don't know why Mav thinks Kane turning down the show can't get above K10 either...I don't think Tess wrote anything like that directly. (but maybe I don't know something). Really, I don't really understand why you need to be K8 when you can get K9 and still be a "Paladin of Light"?

As for the fact that your paladin Kane can be spoiled by some evil decision...Well at least so far it has not happened...I have a paladin of light K9 (not my main save), who has a romance with Junko and is on the path of Revolution...And I have no problem for his moral purity went through the whole 0.8.2, having a lot of fun..

 

[PickerLewd]

Honestly, I don't know why Mav thinks Kane turning down the show can't get above K10 either...I don't think Tess wrote anything like that directly.

Yes, it's a bit strange.

I don't really understand why you need to be K8 when you can get K9 and still be a "Paladin of Light"?

I'm at K8 because I was playing blind without a guide and I just didn't get the grade for the witches to promote me to K9 .

Afterwards they said you could still go up in the ranks, and as there doesn't seem to be an exclusive scene for K9, I didn't worry about it at the time.

I have a paladin of light K9 (not my main save), who has a romance with Junko and is on the path of Revolution...

Junko is the only good person and option?

If Claudia turns out to be evil, my Paladin of Light Kane would rather die a virgin and pure as a true Saint .

 

[Maviarab]

Of course, everyone decides for themselves..But I would sincerely advise you not to give up on the show.. At least if you liked the K8 route, you'll definitely like what you'll see being K9 and kissing Olivia in the final scene of 0.8.1. There are some very wonderful and interesting story scenes here (Including for the paladin of Light on the Revolution route)..and your paladin Kane's honor won't suffer if you let him go the way of the 0.8.2 game show.

Plus the biggest incentives.....Lily and Svetlana

Are you saying that if you refuse to participate in the show, the ranking will be limited, or because you want to stay in those ranks? If it's a Tess restriction, it seems bad for the routes of the good players.

How you do in the Game Show will directly affect your rank going forward. Tess has stated this clearly. it's also clearly stated in-game. However, I am pretty sure (given the Island 4 points) that non participation is key to Veronica's (Dom) route. I could be wrong...but we shall see

I have....

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I have some others too but they are chilling in ep7 limbo until more of KG develops.

Slacker...I'll post mine over the next few days (doing a lot of crap at the moment ready for final and still have to import some new saves into 8 ugghhh). I think some of you will be surprised. (though to be fair, many saves are just for shits and giggles to see what happens).

Honestly, I don't know why Mav thinks Kane turning down the show can't get above K10 either...I don't think Tess wrote anything like that directly. (but maybe I don't know something). Really, I don't really understand why you need to be K8 when you can get K9 and still be a "Paladin of Light"?

I didn't say turning the show down will stop you...but it will (see my reply above to PL) severly impact your way forward. However, for that particular save of mine, I will meta-game it so in that save Kane never gets above K10. I want to see what happens if he gets stuck there

and as there doesn't seem to be an exclusive scene for K9

There is...and there are more.

 

[jadepaladin]

Junko is the only good person and option?

If Claudia turns out to be evil, my Paladin of Light Kane would rather die a virgin and pure as a true Saint .

Junko, Raven, and Claudia are all mentioned at some point or another as being good or not quite fitting the stereotypical Karlsson employee mold (in Claudia's case, she somehow didn't turn into Celeste growing up).

Claudia is capable of being corrupted. Which means a paladin Kane probably never sees anything but "good" Claudia.

 

[Stan5851]

Yes, it's a bit strange.

I'm at K8 because I was playing blind without a guide and I just didn't get the grade for the witches to promote me to K9 .

Afterwards they said you could still go up in the ranks, and as there doesn't seem to be an exclusive scene for K9, I didn't worry about it at the time.

Junko is the only good person and option?

If Claudia turns out to be evil, my Paladin of Light Kane would rather die a virgin and pure as a true Saint .

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[Maviarab]

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Relates to your third paragraph. May only relate to obsessives like myself (and JP now knowing his saves) but your DarkDom save will be impacted somewhat (if on Junko route):

In test...(I already told you of this)...Junko/Revolution path is listed first in the code (SS second, Phoebe third and Dominique last). Regardless of what other flags/points you have, you will not be forwarded to any other path off this branch (even if you qualify/have the pre-reqs). The code is in place to branch off the Celeste/Phoebe path into the Dominique scene. SecretSub does not matter as you cannot get the scene anyway due to conflict back in 6 and 7. How the code works, the first qualifying code (scene - so in this case, Junko/recolution) will always play regardless of any other variables. In this instance, you lose the Dominique scene entirely and end up back at the house when Katsumi comes to collect you. If on Junko path, this is very relevent as this Dominique scene starts the DarkDom Romance path.

I have mentioned this to Tess as to whether to nuke it earlier in 7 or 8.1 or to add in the code to progress you from Junko path to the Dominique/Claudia scene and left it with her. She told me that she was conflicted about allowing both routes to play out side by side and that's why there is no forwarding code but as I played that path (one of my faves) then it either needs the code or needs stopping earlier somehow. Not mentioned it to her since (I bring something up then leave it with her) but I imgine that should be fixed in Final. Just something to bear in mind for those on both paths.

 

[PickerLewd]

[...] a slave girl belonging to Charlotte Marbot (Matriach of one of the families of New Paris) [...]

I almost never remember names well or ask for a image to remember. Well, I remember Charlotte perfectly, I call her the hunter, there with her giant shotgun.

A character that was left out of all the tierlists because she appeared late in Season 2.

Very beautiful, but the most evil of all, even worse than Princess Jules, I just hope she's a secondary character and that we don't see her too much those of us who have a save in K4 or lower .

 

[Dark Quean Olivia]

Hey Dark Quean Olivia, do you know what the first thing my Kane will do when you are overthrown?

Yes, he'll repeal your absurd clean-shaven law .

There will be freedom to wear all kinds of haircuts, landing strips, heart-shaped, huge overgrown jungles, etc.

That Barbie doll style, like the dolls my neighbour played with as a child, will be a thing of the past at the facility.

You are welcome !

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[Dark Quean Olivia]

Mistress Tess — Today at 02:04

I am likely within 24-36 hours of the release now. Close.

I appreciate the nicer DMs I have gotten in the last 24 hours. I have laughed at a few of them too! I do not need responses or positivity from others for what I am about to write – this is me getting this off my chest personally. This is not for validation/attention or anything else other than a real statement from me about why I'm pissed off right now.

I want to make something very clear regarding what I have written about DM issues. This is NOT common things like "wen update out" type stuff. Every dev I imagine is used to this stuff. For the SECOND time in as many updates, I am having to involve formal channels to resolve something. I get harassed all the time by sub and dom players alike about ideas, random junk like dick pics, update desires, complaints, etc. This is not the same thing…not even close. Any human being with common sense with the context I have would likely ninety nine percent agree with my natural reaction. My assistant literally cried about one thing.

There is a specific subset of players that like one specific type of content that is causing this grief. Everything is related to "evil dom" stuff and no other path. I personally love writing this content but it's now getting to an inflection point of no return. I've probably gotten somewhere in the range of hundreds of random crap/msgs over the years, mostly just thirsty people or complaints about not having Scene X or Content Y. So I want to be very clear about a few things because having to deal with this formally the past 2-3 days has gotten me from a stage of sadness to outright anger now.

1) I have said many times that I make KG for one person: ME. I certainly want people to enjoy it and try my best to make it fun and enjoyable, but if it's not fun for me, I will stop. KG does of course have some decent financial metrics, but is not nearly close to a high percentage of even my overall passive income. Put simply, I do not need this game to eat or pay for a home, etc. I have an Ivy league degree, over 10 LLCs, and numerous options in life even if all these businesses failed. Financial metrics are not my primary driver for doing the game.

I do this because I think it helps me get out a creative outlet and I have fun personally. I really do love just sitting down and writing/creating renders. I love telling stories, and this is a way to do something that gives me joy. My joy and fun doing this is the ONLY METRIC THAT MATTERS to me in the end. I don't say that to diminish everyone else – I really want people to love the game, but I am simply saying that without my needs being met…there's no reason to do it for me.

2) I am being honest now – I am seriously contemplating a radical change to my game to make this stop. At all costs. Of course this may have a massive impact, but frankly, I don't need KG in my life if it's causing life stress. I would be very sad for people that enjoy certain content, but in the end, I have to worry about me more than anything else. When I think about just writing a game like Anais' TQA, I find myself almost nostalgic about working w/her during Episode 5 when she helped me a lot. Some of the content I was contemplating for the 120 renders I am now choosing not to add – I found myself with literally no passion or desire to do a single render of it because of the connection to what happened recently. If I don't feel any joy in creating the content, should I even try? It will just suck in my opinion because the passion isn't behind it. Even the 80 I am doing now…I'm just trudging through it…for the first time ever I feel this way. I've never felt that way before in doing over 20,000 renders prior. Now I know this is a temporary thing and it will pass, but the facts are the facts…right now.

3) This is just a reflection of my mind right now. Time can always change things. But the fact remains that this cannot continue.

I had a lot more to say (seven bullet points) but I will stop for now and get back to work.

 

[jadepaladin]

Well, this will be a popcorn thread in a bit.

 

[PickerLewd]

Eeeh nope, time for bed.

Let people in Australia or East Asia, where it is already morning, discuss the drama .