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

[Stan5851]

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Corporate Development Memo 1 July 2025

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the late post but as I said last week, I was contemplating this since I knew I wasn't back from my trip until today. I did manage to get a good amount of writing done, but not quite as many renders so my total might not reflect the true productivity overall.

I did 81 renders by Monday (I have done another 20+ already but counting it for this week's update to get back on 100+ again) for a grand total of 2,094 renders. Very close to that 100 average a week. I didn't count formally, but I think I have about 60 raw animations, and I usually will now keep a good 2/3rd versus just half like I did in prior updates. I think they're getting a little more acceptable overall versus rejecting such a high percentage. Maybe someday I'll do a fun little release of all the "rejects" for animations? Some are hilariously bad!

I'm on a new scene that should be most of this week, but we'll see. Some of the start of it (an optional part of the overall scene not seen by all) is posted above.

I'm still really tired from the trip, but it was really a great experience! My father had been putting this together for about a year with people he knows out in Washington DC so it was really amazing getting to see some cool stuff! That's all I can really say about it but it opened my eyes for sure and something I'll take with me moving forward. I'm very lucky to have such an awesome dad!

I will try really hard to do a very lengthy and good update this following weekend trying to nail down my overall thoughts on the update, a road map and hopefully more. I'm still juggling some Steam translation stuff too so it's been also hitting some of my time for KG. But it's moving...

I'm way behind on messages/Discord too, but I'll start catching up as I get back into the flow of day to day. I appreciate the patience and support as this is admittedly a really, really, busy year with life changes, etc. But I'm still plugging away and happy doing it .

Love,

Tess

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PickerLewd, I appreciate you naming this image after me, haha,

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but right now my feelings about this scene I would describe as joyful relief and cautious optimism. Because these images still don't answer the main question of what happens to the love relationship with Angelica on the Dom route. And BTW, are you sure these images have nothing to do with the SS route? It's definitely Dom? I hope so.

 

[PickerLewd]

And BTW, are you sure these images have nothing to do with the SS route? It's definitely Dom? I hope so.

I don't know .
Does secret sub have dominant scenes too? Is Kane a switcher? (Mav's beloved word).

I assumed they were Dom route scenes because Kane is relaxing with his girlfriend and the two slaves are serving them both.

As for the preview, I know Angelica is your favourite, which is why I named it like that .

 

[Maviarab]

PickerLewd, I appreciate you naming this image after me, haha,

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but right now my feelings about this scene I would describe as joyful relief and cautious optimism. Because these images still don't answer the main question of what happens to the love relationship with Angelica on the Dom route. And BTW, are you sure these images have nothing to do with the SS route? It's definitely Dom? I hope so.

I don't know .
Does secret sub have dominant scenes too? Is Kane a switcher? (Mav's beloved word).

I assumed they were Dom route scenes because Kane is relaxing with his girlfriend and the two slaves are serving them both.

As for the preview, I know Angelica is your favourite, which is why I named it like that .

I'd say most are SS (still Dom btw heh). If Alessa there....

 

[Stan5851]

I assumed they were Dom route scenes because Kane is relaxing with his girlfriend and the two slaves are serving them both.

As for the preview, I know Angelica is your favourite, which is why I named it like that .

Yeah, that makes sense. Well, let's hope for the best. Especially since, unless I'm confused, Tess mentioned that the last thing she was working on was just a big optional scene for the Dom route where our Kane was having fun with his servants and slave girls.

And it's not like Kane looks like a "SS Kane" here. (though, of course, I'm not a connoisseur of the SS route and judge it more by the occasional spoilers glimpsed here).

Also, if the content with Celeste was canceled by Tess, one would assume that the compensation for that could be Kane meeting Alessa, still(?) part of that sexual relationship. Anyway, I don't want to be too optimistic yet, but I have similar feelings - these renders don't look like SS.

 

[jadepaladin]

I don't know .
Does secret sub have dominant scenes too? Is Kane a switcher? (Mav's beloved word).

I assumed they were Dom route scenes because Kane is relaxing with his girlfriend and the two slaves are serving them both.

As for the preview, I know Angelica is your favourite, which is why I named it like that .

I would have pegged these as SS with no context. Remember that on some SS routes (Alessa Love>Alessa pet) she asked if Kane wanted to "change it up" sometimes. This could be one of those times.
Amy is tied to SS as well, so

 

[Stan5851]

Although, if you compare what Tess wrote in the last devlog (23/06/2025)

Sub side has about two more games and scene or two left. Secret sub is next in my wheelhouse, then probably a shift to dom path last. This is likely the road map to finish this update.

and this one,

I'm on a new scene that should be most of this week, but we'll see. Some of the start of it (an optional part of the overall scene not seen by all) is posted above.

it looks like those images with Angelica belong to the SS route (unfortunately).

 

[harsha_26]

Good/Evil doesn't matter at all for rankings.

Kane and Olivia's long-term relationship (sis_team) actually doesn't really matter all that much for Kane's rank yet either, with one exception... This is because so far it only affects the first evaluation (on both sub and dom routes) but has absolutely no bearing one the second evaluation, which is the only important evaluation thus far. (The one exception is if Kane goes from k4->k5 on the first evaluation). The first evaluation is pretty much worthless besides that one exception lol.

There are 2 variables related to both Kane/Olivia's relationship and his rank:
1) sis_team, which I mentioned above.. it's a long-term tracker for their bond obviously and affects the first (useless) evaluation, but will almost certainly affect their relationship more importantly down the road on both dom/sub routes.
2) sishpts, which so far only matters on the sub route, and is a tracker of both their bond but mostly Kane's performance and affects the second (important) evaluation on the sub route.

You asked about the sub route in particular though, so that's what I put below:

First evaluation:
(Olivia likes you if you have at least 2 sis_team points. She doesn't like you if you don't.)
-> If Olivia likes you, and you've done very well (Delilah recommends k5), then you'll be moved up to k5 (which puts Kane's on an entirely different route).
-> If Olivia likes you, and you haven't done very well, then you'll be k4 no matter what (even if Juliette demoted you to k3).

-> If Olivia doesn't like you, and you've done very well (Delilah recommends k5), then Olivia will refuse to promote you to k5, and you'll be stuck at k4.
-> If Olivia doesn't like you, she will follow Delilah's recommendation. (Which could be stay at k4, or demote to k3 or demote to k2 if you were already k3)

Second evaluation:
-> Is entirely based on sishpts, which are negative points that you can gain both with your behavior around Olivia and your performance in your tests after the first evaluation...
-> If you gain very high sishpts, you will be placed in provisional k1. If high, then k2. If medium, then k3. If low, then k4. (again, your previous rank has no bearing on this, nor does Kane's relationship with Olivia... only sishpts... Yes, you can go from k4 to provisional k1 here lol)

So if you want to get on ranks k1(provisional)/k2/k3/k4 on the second evaluation, you'll need to get the appropriate amount of sishpts, which you can start collecting immediately after the first evaluation:

-> When you wake up in her house, you can be disobedient to her, which will gain you sishpts.
-> Then there are 3 tests... With Olivia/Juliette, with Olivia/Veronica, with Dominique. Doing poorly on these tests will give you sishpts.

What about dom routes? Does she really impacts our rank if we do well but she hate us? Like MC is good/dom but sister is evil/dom.

 

[Stan5851]

What about dom routes? Does she really impacts our rank if we do well but she hate us? Like MC is good/dom but sister is evil/dom.

On the Dom route, we don't yet have any scenes that would put a sharp rift in the relationship between Kane and Liv. I mean, on the Sub route (according to the players who play it), Liv is actively interacting with Kane, who is a slave, and that includes all sorts of kinky fun with them and so on. On the Dom route, our interactions with Olivia are much more limited by conventional norms of propriety, and the same romantic relationship with her develops very slowly. So you just don't get a chance to hate each other that quickly, hehe...

But in general, yes, the game unobtrusively pushes us to actively develop a relationship with our “sis” and be "on the same wavelength" with her. For example, during Dom Kane's first assessment, in addition to "usual" zpts points, it will be important whether Kane has enough Sis_team points (>2). You will also need 1 sis_bro point. Having these sis pts directly affects the ability to get a K8 rank (the maximum possible on Kane's 1st assessment).

Oh, and the walkthrough itself also hints that it's better to have values in common with Olivia if you want to advance quickly.

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Among my Dom saves, there isn't one where Kane and Olivia's morals differ from each other. I mean, they share a common moral compass everywhere: if Kane is good, so is Olivia. It's the same with evil. Of course, if you play on the Dom route, it's impossible to fail into the slave ranks (K1-K4), but it doesn't make practical sense to make Kane and Liv antagonistic to each other either. (imo)

 

[MilesEdgeworth]

What about dom routes? Does she really impacts our rank if we do well but she hate us? Like MC is good/dom but sister is evil/dom.

Theres one ranking ceremony where if Kane does well but she hates him, he wont get raised a rank , it'll remain the same, but other than that, not really.

 

[Stan5851]

Theres one ranking ceremony where if Kane does well but she hates him, he wont get raised a rank , it'll remain the same, but other than that, not really.

Olivia doesn't hate Kane (on the Dom route) under any circumstances. Perhaps if you reject the beginning of her romance (the pool scene), your relationship with Liv will eventually develop into something negative, but so far there's nothing like that on this way.

 

[MilesEdgeworth]

Olivia doesn't hate Kane (on the Dom route) under any circumstances. Perhaps if you reject the beginning of her romance (the pool scene), your relationship with Liv will eventually develop into something negative, but so far there's nothing like that on this way.

Hate? No I was talking about bro sis points or lack thereof

 

[jadepaladin]

Hate? No I was talking about bro sis points or lack thereof

In defense, you did literally use the word "hate."

Theres one ranking ceremony where if Kane does well but she hates him, he wont get raised a rank , it'll remain the same, but other than that, not really.

 

[MilesEdgeworth]

In defense, you did literally use the word "hate."

Didnt say I didn't. If you keep it up with these shananigans I will plant a curse that Angelica won't appear in the next update.

 

[jadepaladin]

Didnt say I didn't. If you keep it up with these shananigans I will plant a curse that Angelica won't appear in the next update.

Tess will manage that all on her own if you give her enough time.

 

[Dark Quean Olivia]

Tess will manage that all on her own if you give her enough time.

 

[akki_sky]

but it doesn't make practical sense to make Kane and Liv antagonistic to each other either. (imo)

It is my assessment or prediction since long time that, If Kane rejects Olivia, when she is evil demoness path then she will become main antagonist and it will eventually leads to either Kane kills Olivia or she kills Kane. So only good Olivia or evil Olivia but not demoness could be required for dom Kane.

 

[The_Man_With_No_Name]

It is my assessment or prediction since long time that, If Kane rejects Olivia, when she is evil demoness path then she will become main antagonist and it will eventually leads to either Kane kills Olivia or she kills Kane. So only good Olivia or evil Olivia but not demoness could be required for dom Kane.

Yeah if they differ ideologically there will probably be friction. I think Stan was just saying he sees little reason to do that since the game is set up to strongly encourage you to have good relations. For the demoness path you might be right, but who knows anymore what's going on with demoness path.

But even if they are both evil let's say, they can still be at odds I'd guess if Kane makes it clear he isn't teaming up with Olivia, regardless of Princesseyes points. Funny enough, I think only Sub so for can say straight to her face that you aren't backing her, which is pretty bold for a Sub to directly declare the person closest to him a rival.

 

[Silver_Crow117]

It is my assessment or prediction since long time that, If Kane rejects Olivia, when she is evil demoness path then she will become main antagonist and it will eventually leads to either Kane kills Olivia or she kills Kane. So only good Olivia or evil Olivia but not demoness could be required for dom Kane.

no Demoness Olivia won’t be the main antagonist lmao.. there is no “one” antagonist, there’s multiple.. for the sub side it’s different in a sense but one things for sure, depending on ur choices, you’ll pledge allegiance to one of the faction (or be ur own). And whoever you didn’t side with would be ur enemy.. besides Veronica (Faction B) and who knows… taking over other factions might to death of its members and or leader

 

[Observe Scout]

Which path of Claudia had more content, Good or Corrupt?
** Dom Evil MC (Demon) and Dom Evil Olivia (Demoness)**

 

[The_Man_With_No_Name]

Which path of Claudia had more content, Good or Corrupt?
** Dom Evil MC (Demon) and Dom Evil Olivia (Demoness)**

The "demon" flag is a more extreme take on the evil path that only Olivia has now. Kane had one but it won't recieve any extra content anymore and just be normal evil.

Someone can correct me, but I think Claudia has a little bit more lewd content on a more Evil corrupt path. (The anti-revolution in ch8.2)
She still has story content in general though.