VN Ren'Py Karlsson's Gambit [v0.8.31 TestB] [Grym Gudinna Games]

[Silver_Crow117]

Me just eating popcorn, seeing these discussion pop up again

 

[Stan5851]

Me just eating popcorn, seeing these discussion pop up again

Don't choke on it.

 

[Silver_Crow117]

Don't choke on it.

I actually did one time at the movie theater for a moment

 

[PickerLewd]

In reality, every path has something non-consensual about it.

In the Dom Path, the Pod Girls are present out of obligation, like slaves. In the Secret Sub, while it seems to me that Kane accepts it, other slaves still appear along the way .

So you can always say "a magician did it" or it's all fiction, like filming a movie, just like the new "fixed" beginning of Photo Hunt.

 

[MilesEdgeworth]

Hell there's even non-consent on the dom path since I don't imagine that Jake or Zach are cool with what happens to them and don't tell Dom to be herself that's sa by coercion. Yea...

 

[harsha_26]

V is one of Tess's favorite characters, and I think her "super genius" is just a game convention to help us appreciate the scale of V's personality. Plus, this character plays an important role in her plans for other games, so that could have influenced too how Veronica turned out. (imo)
In my entire giant lore of seven connected games in my head, Veronica Karlsson is a giant figure that impacts way beyond KG.

I don't quite understand what you mean, but if you are referring to her aloofness and a certain asociality, the reasons for this were explained to us in 0.8.2.

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Yeah almost like she is tess's alter ego which she fantazised herself knowing it won't be possible in reality.

 

[harsha_26]

Ban this collective shout..

 

[daffyrolls94]

What happens in Joy Facility is definitely non-consent. I don't remember Kane signing in any of sort of consent form before participating in any of the numerous games he was a part of.

The entire discourse about censorship based on supposed "ideology" or religion or whatever abstract bullshit is irrelevant. Anyone who downloads a game and is aware of the content warning/s is consenting to see whatever is in there, regardless of how they feel about it after the fact. And as for fictional characters, including player characters, consent in a legal sense is inapplicable to them by definition. How much of mainstream erotic/romance lit features non-consent? How much of literature in general features non-consent? Yeah, no one gives a shit barring extreme examples like gratuitously featuring the Big Bad P-word, and not even then in certain cases e.g the classics are totally down with man-boy love.

It's not even about evangelist/"right wing" ideology. Simply put, continuous oversight is less profitable than chronic mass-bans followed by quiet reinstatement, ideally in conjunction with PR moves. The group that complained has no special influence over Visa/Steam/whoever. The reason it was met with a positive response is because Steam/etc were planning to clean house anyway and this was a convenient prompt/excuse. Needless to say corporations are totally indifferent to indie devs' feeeeelings about these chronic purges because 1> they usually get reinstated unless P-word or equivalent 2> ain't got nowhere else to go 3> even if they do leave, others will take their place since there's money to be made.

I bet it was even coordinated as many of these things are. I know there are these conspiracist notions about religious crazies but they are nice, pragmatic, upper middle class and wealthy white people. They don't want to take society back to the middle ages, simply because doing so would not benefit them in any way whatsoever. They have political aspirations and act on them pragmatically and within the bounds of modern bourgeois-liberal statecraft, just like anyone else. They know that nothing will fundamentally change and they don't want it to either. They want their piece of the pie and that's about it.

 

[Hazardgaming]

In reality, every path has something non-consensual about it.

In the Dom Path, the Pod Girls are present out of obligation, like slaves. In the Secret Sub, while it seems to me that Kane accepts it, other slaves still appear along the way .

So you can always say "a magician did it" or it's all fiction, like filming a movie, just like the new "fixed" beginning of Photo Hunt.

I’d imagine that for any character that is either a prisoner or slave would mean that it isn’t consensual. That is at least how the international court of justice views subjects such as police officers or prison guards leveraging their position over those that are legally in their care.

 

[PickerLewd]

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Corporate Development Memo 28 July 2025

Hi everyone,

First of all, I was contemplating posting about some overall macro level stuff on other sites, but I decided to respect Patreon and not mention other game hosting sites here. But I have made a post on Discord regarding other sites and adult content.

Second, I am planning to try and use part of August to take time off from design stuff a bit more to allow more focus on the game. That should likely give a hint about how I feel about where I am overall in the update.

Third, my total this week was 111 renders, which means we have crossed 2,500 renders and we are now at 2,504 total. This is a big crossing point for me, and I feel like I've got all the scenes I still want to add and I am trying to decide what to add/cut before trying to release. This is more difficult than it sounds because I always want everything in but also want to get something out so it's a push/pull constantly, etc. But I'll keep working on at least the next two scenes I am getting in for sure and then see where I am etc.

Fourth, I'm going to do a little bit of play testing this week to try and get a better idea of what I just mentioned above. I just want to get to a feeling of "ahh, seems ready" more than anything else.

My biggest stress/fear for later is actually wedding planning -- it's pretty stable and going well right now but I feel like it's going to accelerate in stress/time as I get closer and closer to December. So I am trying desperately to get an update out well before that kind of stress gets higher and higher.

But I'm happy that I feel like I'm getting closer and closer...

Please have a great week all!

Love,

Tess

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[kinkyshin]

 

[akki_sky]

Most beutiful indeed

 

[Stan5851]

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Almost everything here is perfect: the future Z5 Kane sits in his rightful place...the luxurious hall, and the only, and hopefully temporary, flaw is that the Karlssons are not yet on a leash and sitting at Kane's feet near his throne. But the scene is intriguing, and for now we can only guess at its meaning. Clearly, this is not a Board meeting. Perhaps this is the Karlssons' way of cheering up/motivating Kane again, showing him more clearly the possible growth prospects.

 

[PickerLewd]

Almost everything here is perfect: the future Z5 Kane sits in his rightful place...the luxurious hall, and the only, and hopefully temporary, flaw is that the Karlssons are not yet on a leash and sitting at Kane's feet near his throne. But the scene is intriguing, and for now we can only guess at its meaning. Clearly, this is not a Board meeting. Perhaps this is the Karlssons' way of cheering up/motivating Kane again, showing him more clearly the possible growth prospects.

Yes, if I could Photoshop Olivia's face onto my beautiful, snake-eyed Jules, everything would be perfect .

Here, I would only put Kitty on a leash .

 

[jadepaladin]

Yes, if I could Photoshop Olivia's face onto my beautiful, snake-eyed Jules, everything would be perfect .

Here, I would only put Kitty on a leash .

Don't say photoshop, you bring up any kind of image manipulation and we'll get another cursed Olivia face.

 

[PickerLewd]

Don't say photoshop, you bring up any kind of image manipulation and we'll get another cursed Olivia face.

Anything to have another genuine work of art .

Yes, Olivia's fan art was shared in good faith and with no intention of turning it into a meme. The creator never returned, possibly because they were hurt.

 

[MilesEdgeworth]

I appreciate the dom scenes in the update

 

[Stan5851]

Yes, if I could Photoshop Olivia's face onto my beautiful, snake-eyed Jules, everything would be perfect .

Here, I would only put Kitty on a leash .

I would like to thank you for the special titles of these images. They turned out to be quite witty and.. I would say, quite in line with expectations... But of all these images, the one that excited me the most was Liv sitting on Kane's lap... It's damn sexy and it's a shame we can't see her face. I suppose this new love dynamic between Kane and Liv may come as a surprise to the rest of the Karlssons. And probably not a pleasant one..

 

[kinkyshin]

Honestly, the evil route makes me almost as sad as the sub route does but I think it would be great if an evil Kane can somehow convince Alessandra/Juliette/Olivia/Dominique that he will impregnate them all... and then whichever son is the worthiest will take over the company one day. This is definitely a major improvement to Alexander's plan.

Almost everything here is perfect: the future Z5 Kane sits in his rightful place...the luxurious hall, and the only, and hopefully temporary, flaw is that the Karlssons are not yet on a leash and sitting at Kane's feet near his throne. But the scene is intriguing, and for now we can only guess at its meaning. Clearly, this is not a Board meeting. Perhaps this is the Karlssons' way of cheering up/motivating Kane again, showing him more clearly the possible growth prospects.

I suspect its about the rebellion and will only take place if Kane has agreed to help Dominique squash it.

I suppose this new love dynamic between Kane and Liv may come as a surprise to the rest of the Karlssons. And probably not a pleasant one..

-> Alessandra seems to know about what Alexander wanted (a male heir with Callista's blood).
-> Dominique seems to have an idea of this considering she had Kane's semen tested with Chastain.
-> Juliette... we don't really know what she knows.

I don't know if it will be a surprise but regardless of Kane and Olivia's closeness, Juliette has already straight up said that Olivia is her biggest threat even more so than her other sisters which makes me wonder what exactly she knows. I don't think she knows what Alexander really wanted though with regards to Kane (Callista's blood) though.

Personally, I think that if dom Kane and Olivia are both 'good' then I would agree with this being very unpleasant news (especially for Juliette) as Kane and Olivia becoming lovers is like the worst case scenario for her and she is like 100% going to die lol. On the evil path though, I don't think it's anything life threatening for her, even if she did say she wants to take over the company 'at all costs'.

More than that, I want to see what Dominique's reaction will be towards Kane visiting the DeKock sub. I think I already know though:

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[MilesEdgeworth]

Honestly, the evil route makes me almost as sad as the sub route does but I think it would be great if an evil Kane can somehow convince Alessandra/Juliette/Olivia/Dominique that he will impregnate them all... and then whichever son is the worthiest will take over the company one day. This is definitely a major improvement to Alexander's plan.

Alessandra doesnt care about power so telling her that about a baby would do nothing for her. She likes staying behind the scenes and being a puppetmaster. If anything, she would work to get her chosen leader pregnant.