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

[Innocience]

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How soon? :O \s

 

[Maviarab]

How soon? :O \s

*Puts Schwartz ring on finger*

Surrounded by assholes....

 

[the slayer]

The test build of Ep8 p1 should be released at the end of January. The final release is scheduled for February, but the exact date has not been announced yet. Keep an eye on this thread, news from the dev's patreon page is occasionally posted here.

damn last time someone told me dec or jan

 

[Stan5851]

damn last time someone told me dec or jan

We all hope for the best. I, for one, am in the process of re-cataloging the saves, as they will (apparently) be carried over into Ep8 in a rather specific way, which means we need to get rid of the excess and keep only a maximum of 8 reference final various saves from Ep7 that will go into Season 2 (aka Ep8/Ch8).

I don't know about you, but for me with my 2592 saves (I'm not crazy and there is a reasonable explanation for that number, ha ha), leaving only 8 final ones will take some time.. Plus, there are new routes I just haven't gotten around to. Like the one where I strip Olivia of the "SisGambitQueen" flag. And it's going to take a while to make that save too..)

 

[Maviarab]

We all hope for the best. I, for one, am in the process of re-cataloging the saves, as they will (apparently) be carried over into Ep8 in a rather specific way, which means we need to get rid of the excess and keep only a maximum of 8 reference final various saves from Ep7 that will go into Season 2 (aka Ep8/Ch8).

I don't know about you, but for me with my 2592 saves (I'm not crazy and there is a reasonable explanation for that number, ha ha), leaving only 8 final ones will take some time.. Plus, there are new routes I just haven't gotten around to. Like the one where I strip Olivia of the "SisGambitQueen" flag. And it's going to take a while to make that save too..)

 

[the slayer]

We all hope for the best. I, for one, am in the process of re-cataloging the saves, as they will (apparently) be carried over into Ep8 in a rather specific way, which means we need to get rid of the excess and keep only a maximum of 8 reference final various saves from Ep7 that will go into Season 2 (aka Ep8/Ch8).

I don't know about you, but for me with my 2592 saves (I'm not crazy and there is a reasonable explanation for that number, ha ha), leaving only 8 final ones will take some time.. Plus, there are new routes I just haven't gotten around to. Like the one where I strip Olivia of the "SisGambitQueen" flag. And it's going to take a while to make that save too..)

it is ok i have saves like that

 

[Stan5851]

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I probably won't be able to properly evaluate your reference ¯\_(ツ)_/¯(although the search engine did give me that character's name, he he), however, if that was your reaction to the number of saves, I have a simple answer - its retrospect. The large number of saves in any big RenPy game, whose update period is quite long (six months+), makes sense to me. It's kind of like a slideshow and it takes me only 5+ minutes of clicking on the arrows in the save menu to remember in detail most of the events that happened in the game earlier. It's very convenient for me).

 

[Maviarab]

I probably won't be able to properly evaluate your reference ¯\_(ツ)_/¯(although the search engine did give me that character's name, hehe), however, if that was your reaction to the number of saves, I have a simple answer - its retrospect. The large number of saves in any big RenPy game, whose update period is quite long (six months+), makes sense to me. It's kind of like a slideshow, and it only takes me 5+ minutes of clicking on the save icons to remember in detail most of the events that happened in the game earlier. It's very convenient for me.)

Makes sense...you're still mad...but makes sense

Now..what's this max 8 saves import thingamajig malarkey you on about?

 

[Silver_Crow117]

Makes sense...you're still mad...but makes sense

Now..what's this max 8 saves import thingamajig malarkey you on about?

Episode 8 is going to be separate from 1-7… so the Download size for the game isn’t too big… which Tess Said that you’ll be able to have up to 8 amounts of saves that can then transfer over to episode 8

 

[Stan5851]

Makes sense...you're still mad...but makes sense

Now..what's this max 8 saves import thingamajig malarkey you on about?

That's what I'm talking about.


And I'm not optimistic about this system..

 

[Maviarab]

That's what I'm talking about.
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And I'm not optimistic about this system..

Ahhhh I missed the 8 save slots screen, wonder how I did that....oh well, not important I guess.

Episode 8 is going to be separate from 1-7… so the Download size for the game isn’t too big… which Tess Said that you’ll be able to have up to 8 amounts of saves that can then transfer over to episode 8

Yeah already knew that....missed the 8 slots thing...cos I'm dumb I guess, or hadn't had enough coffee...or was too busy watching radar...take ya pick.

 

[Kxca]

From what Tess told me, it's eight saves at a time, not eight in total. So you can move the eight saves to the new build and save there, then overwrite the saves in the old one and move the saves once again. Rinse and repeat. This way you can move all your saves. I too have a bazillion saves to move. But you need both 0.7 and 0.8 installed at the same time.

 

[MilesEdgeworth]

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Those are very valid points.
Hard to tell if that scene is an indication for the future of the Jacobson family or the trust between Olivia and Kane and their future interactions. Callista seems invulnerable at the time, but still... Id love for there to be a possible situation where somebody is forced to choose which family member to save.
This is solely speculation and nothing else. However, I get the feeling that Astrid knows whatever Veronica knows so even if Dom and Veronica went down, I get the feeling she could do their job if needed.

 

[Sennistrasz]

Episode 8 is going to be separate from 1-7… so the Download size for the game isn’t too big… which Tess Said that you’ll be able to have up to 8 amounts of saves that can then transfer over to episode 8

Is it not possible to save the files somewhere else and load as needed?

 

[Maviarab]

Is it not possible to save the files somewhere else and load as needed?

Unless there is some convulated code to stop you, or it's being done as an 'easy way' for people who cannot move files around a computer, I'd be tempted to just try copying the save folder over and then try loading your saves (as it appears the persistant data is not going to be read).

 

[Stan5851]

From what Tess told me, it's eight saves at a time, not eight in total. So you can move the eight saves to the new build and save there, then overwrite the saves in the old one and move the saves once again. Rinse and repeat. This way you can move all your saves. I too have a bazillion saves to move. But you need both 0.7 and 0.8 installed at the same time.

That's great news! The main thing is that the implementation of this system should not fail. I'm a little confused by the separate menu of favorite final save files( Ep7), from which there is no access to the general menu "Load", where the same "quadrillion of our saves". I recently replayed KG (on another PC), so there I couldn't get to the general "Load" menu until I deleted the entire folder with saves and persistent file and replaced them with others from a backup. Anyway, hopefully in ep8 this whole updated system will work as it should.

 

[DoverDad]

Hi everyone!

I had a very long night working on the game and would like to get back to it even more tonight, so forgive me if my writing is a bit sporadic and disorganized. But here is the status as of right now:

After working this week and seeing where things stand, I've decided to try and squeeze one more week of adding content to the Test Version. I'm not going to make all the scenes I wanted to add, but I am now creating a tier of priority with Test Version scenes and post Test Version scenes that I will try and add to Final Version, Episode 8, Part I. The main scenes for sure that are OUT for the Test Version are the Easter Egg scenes, the K1 scene, and 2-3 others.

One difference I think from prior episodes is that I think I will add more content between the Test and Final Versions given the deadlines I am trying to impose on myself.

I have also had some conversations about trying to allow brand new players to Episode 8 a way to create a "save status" somehow, but this is not a Test Version issue but rather Final.

Anyway, here is the content status:

Dom Path: 1098 ---> 1128 renders (100% content, only editing remains)

Secret Sub: 189 ---> 189 (100%)

Main Branch: 429 ---> 429 (100%)

Sub Path: 927 ---> 1,040 (90+%)

Total: 2643 ---> 2,786 renders

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The Final Version will end up easily over 3,000 renders, so this episode ended up bigger than I anticipated (I remember I wanted 1500-2000 renders only!), but with the way branching/paths work, I always feel like the gameplay is too short for one path if the update is too small. I guess this is a habit I need to break and just accept that some paths may feel shorter if an update is not huge.

For the sub path for the TEST version only, I am trying to get three more scenes to make the content stage. If I do, that will likely take the total sub renders from 1,040 to a bit over the dom path total of 1128. (I did add a few renders to the dom path this week after testing it a bit in gameplay)

As is normal this time of the update...I am sprinting and very tired too. So please forgive the lack of response time for messages.

I'll try and write a better update next week, but at that point, I anticipate I will stop adding content and shift completely to editing. If all goes well, I hope to crank out the Test Version by the end of this month. The only real fear on this for me is tech stuff because of how saves are being imported over, which I have never done before at all. But I'm going to give it my all!

I hope everyone is having a good 2024 so far! As always, words cannot adequately express how much I appreciate the patience and support! I am always working really hard!

Love,

Mistress Tess

 

[DoverDad]

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[Maviarab]

Thanks Dover...ohhh poor poor subs...poor...poor subs....

 

[Among Us]

I have also had some conversations about trying to allow brand new players to Episode 8 a way to create a "save status" somehow, but this is not a Test Version issue but rather Final.

I really hope she doesn't do that. That'd make a lot of previous choices, even if minor, pointless and bring down the complexity of the game. We'd miss a lot of little details and dialogues if new players are just allowed to start episode 8 after making a few choices.