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

[PickerLewd]

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Karlsson's Gambit Game Update Sept 1 2025
PL's note: No, the name change is not a mistake. This will be explained later, we miss you "Corporate Development Memo".

I am writing this post for Tess, this is Anais and I'm writing the update since she is unavailable right now. She will talk maybe on Discord later on why, I am not sure if and when sorry. Thank you to Nathan and Dante for helping me edit the post.

I am copying lots of her notes she wrote for this week on her desk which she called 9/1 roadmap notes. I am working on the game this week and don't worry I have done about 1500 renders for KG already before! So I can do it temporarily . The two images I rendered are thumbs down and bridge!

Notes by Tess!

Want to do 300 more sub path renders because current count is over 3000 renders but 1400 dom, 1100 sub, 360 secret sub. Plan finish J room/game and move to two sub scenes, Claudia dom scene last.

Content goal finish September 2025, edit two weeks after if things go well. Maybe add Claudia scene or not in Test or later version. Add two main scenes from Test --> Final Version closing out episode if time runs short. (AsCl/OK scenes) I dunno what these mean I just add what she wrote.

Steam Chinese/Portuguese (Brazilian dialect)/Russian first versions done. Japanese/French/Turkish/Italian plus 2 more second wave later.

Gallery 150 scenes done for Steam version must do more name/prune scenes by filters/search function a bit more.

V1 first wave out, V2 free upgrades for V1 purchasers within first 60 days or something maybe just do free forever not sure. V2 with bios, full galleries, like/dislike notifications and two other changes.

Chinese version in V2 will include all 9 Nathan scenes. Pending others.

Goal of 125 times 4 weeks for 500 renders with two sub scenes, rest of J, see what else is left to shoot for Sept 30.

I guess this is a lot of what she wanted to share this update and her fiance said this looks good to put out. Thank you!

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[MilesEdgeworth]

Yea,Stan5851 , she admits to being Delilah at the end of this update and even uses her as an avatar during the intro to tqa. Ye,s for those that havent made it that far, there is an intro to TQA at the end of the last update.

Well, considering this, it is now at least clear why a secondary character suddenly gained "immortality", joining V and Astrid. Because before that, I had no reasonable explanation for why Delilah suddenly deserved such a honor.

I get the feeling that alot more characters will be gaining immortality before all is said and done or at least they wont be killed till the very end. Rendering the same scene multiple times because you have to remove characters due to player's choice would be tedious

If her goal is to have this update ready finished by this month, 300 renders sounds super ambitious.

That's a weird change from the dom path where Kiyomi basically rolls her eyes at Katsumi for acting like a dumbass.

 

[Stan5851]

Yea,Stan5851 , she admits to being Delilah at the end of this update and even uses her as an avatar during the intro to tqa. Ye,s for those that havent made it that far, there is an intro to TQA at the end of the last update.

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I get the feeling that alot more characters will be gaining immortality before all is said and done or at least they wont be killed till the very end. Rendering the same scene multiple times because you have to remove characters due to player's choice would be tedious

I agree, and I think pretty much the same way...Except for the only sister, who may be killed in episode 9 (or maybe saved, if the player tries hard enough), the rest of the key characters will most likely live until the very final updates.

If her goal is to have this update ready finished by this month, 300 renders sounds super ambitious.

Well, Tess has admitted more than once that if she were technically capable of creating a large number of renders per month (1500+)...Without digging up her old posts, we can literally look at the previous devlog, where she wrote this:

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So, I guess anything is possible..provided she has enough free time.

That's a weird change from the dom path where Kiyomi basically rolls her eyes at Katsumi for acting like a dumbass.

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[akki_sky]

Dev don't want to give any evil torture pleasure to dom Kane, that is why she is falling before going over.

 

[Stan5851]

Dev don't want to give any evil torture pleasure to dom Kane, that is why she is falling before going over.

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Karlsson's Gambit Game Update Sept 1 2025
PL's note: No, the name change is not a mistake. This will be explained later, we miss you "Corporate Development Memo".

I am writing this post for Tess, this is Anais and I'm writing the update since she is unavailable right now. She will talk maybe on Discord later on why, I am not sure if and when sorry. Thank you to Nathan and Dante for helping me edit the post.

I am copying lots of her notes she wrote for this week on her desk which she called 9/1 roadmap notes. I am working on the game this week and don't worry I have done about 1500 renders for KG already before! So I can do it temporarily . The two images I rendered are thumbs down and bridge!

Notes by Tess!

Want to do 300 more sub path renders because current count is over 3000 renders but 1400 dom, 1100 sub, 360 secret sub. Plan finish J room/game and move to two sub scenes, Claudia dom scene last.

Content goal finish September 2025, edit two weeks after if things go well. Maybe add Claudia scene or not in Test or later version. Add two main scenes from Test --> Final Version closing out episode if time runs short. (AsCl/OK scenes) I dunno what these mean I just add what she wrote.

Steam Chinese/Portuguese (Brazilian dialect)/Russian first versions done. Japanese/French/Turkish/Italian plus 2 more second wave later.

Gallery 150 scenes done for Steam version must do more name/prune scenes by filters/search function a bit more.

V1 first wave out, V2 free upgrades for V1 purchasers within first 60 days or something maybe just do free forever not sure. V2 with bios, full galleries, like/dislike notifications and two other changes.

Chinese version in V2 will include all 9 Nathan scenes. Pending others.

Goal of 125 times 4 weeks for 500 renders with two sub scenes, rest of J, see what else is left to shoot for Sept 30.

I guess this is a lot of what she wanted to share this update and her fiance said this looks good to put out. Thank you!

Spoiler: Goodies

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Oh my, so much lovely Phoebe

 

[PickerLewd]

I haven't seen this render on the Dom route, so most likely it's 100% a sub-route. But I'm not surprised at all that Kiyomi is just as two-faced as everyone else.

I don't remember it very well, but I think it's an exclusive scene at the beginning of the game if you're playing as K3.

Kiyomi approaches you and offers you the chance to join her side, this scene involves threats.

Then again, maybe it's not that scene; however, the background and wall of the dungeon is very similar .

 

[kinkyshin]

No, there is an exclusive k3 scene that takes place at this location where Olivia can pee on Kane (this is where the k3 men sleep after all). However, the scene I posted above actually happens earlier than that if Kane doesn't agree to be Scarlett's pet or Junko's pet when he's on the airplane. They bring him there to offer him to be the viperpet, and I guess they show him the k3 zone for some extra encouragement to say yes.

But I don't think that Kiyomi is two-faced though. Seems to me that Tess had different plans with Kiyomi initially where she was supposed to be more like her sister but then did a 180 on her and made her righteous. I posted the image below because look at her dialogue. She even used to speak like Katsumi.

Oh my, so much lovely Phoebe

Hell yea. She can be evil Kane's new mommy after Callista disowns him for trying to be the next Alexander Karlsson.
God forbid a man has some goals in life.

 

[akki_sky]

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I know who she is. I was waiting for her to show Kane around mine next day but it did not happened. I think this scene was deliberate so she can fail and Kane can punish her sexually and later give order to throw her down. Her failure is not Kane's failure, What Kane do with her could be his test.

 

[jadepaladin]

But I don't think that Kiyomi is two-faced though. Seems to me that Tess had different plans with Kiyomi initially where she was supposed to be more like her sister but then did a 180 on her and made her righteous. I posted the image below because look at her dialogue. She even used to speak like Katsumi..

I'd rather her be two faced than be a writing failure.

 

[MilesEdgeworth]

I wonder if old Kiyomi wouldve been hanging around with Juliette over veronica. I assume her association with Veronica likely forced Tess to change her sensibilities

 

[Stan5851]

This game has been turned into a wokey delight

What is a wokey delight?

 

[Sharpshooter890]

What is a wokey delight?

Unless I misunderstand the meaning, he implies that Tess has been pandering towards a group of people with a certain ideology collectively known as "woke". A stereotypical (and unfair, tbh) example would be a pink-haired fat trans-lesbian with hairy armpits and a nose-ring. In a wheelchair. You know, like the people who demand to make Lara Croft and other video-game icons ugly because it would be more representative so they can relate to them. Some people in first world countries apparently ran out of real problems to solve, so they invent new ones in order to not get bored I guess.

Personally, I don't think it's true at all. Tess intentionally made and continues to make all girls as attractive as she can, and her theme of meritocracy (on the Dom route, at least) is in direct opposition to the cult of "woke".

 

[motseer]

Unless I misunderstand the meaning, he implies that Tess has been pandering towards a group of people with a certain ideology collectively known as "woke". A stereotypical (and unfair, tbh) example would be a pink-haired fat trans-lesbian with hairy armpits and a nose-ring. In a wheelchair. You know, like the people who demand to make Lara Croft and other video-game icons ugly because it would be more representative so they can relate to them. Some people in first world countries apparently ran out of real problems to solve, so they invent new ones in order to not get bored I guess.

Personally, I don't think it's true at all. Tess intentionally made and continues to make all girls as attractive as she can, and her theme of meritocracy (on the Dom route, at least) is in direct opposition to the cult of "woke".

I don't really care whether you meant it or not. I'm just happy to hear that shit said right out loud! I never did understand how normal people got shouted down by that crowd. Jus' Sayin'

 

[HiHaHo]

I never did understand how normal people got shouted down by that crowd.

because normal people understand stick & stones,and don't start shouting at people because off their feelings,emotions or perceived moral high ground.

 

[Stan5851]

I don't really care whether you meant it or not. I'm just happy to hear that shit said right out loud! I never did understand how normal people got shouted down by that crowd. Jus' Sayin'

It's just that this aggressive minority is very vocal, while ordinary people (99%), who are guided by true beauty rather than the anti-beauty imposed by this minority, behave quite calmly.

Personally, I don't think it's true at all. Tess intentionally made and continues to make all girls as attractive as she can, and her theme of meritocracy (on the Dom route, at least) is in direct opposition to the cult of "woke".

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[DoverDad]

It's just that this aggressive minority is very vocal, while ordinary people (99%), who are guided by true beauty rather than the anti-beauty imposed by this minority, behave quite calmly.

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Maybe i worded it wrong, all I meant was that it's been watered down from what made this vn one of the best, kinda what happened to Star Wars and Doctor Who. Yes, the women are hot, cough Julet cough Celeest. That's all meant by wokie delight.

 

[Grygus]

Unless I misunderstand the meaning, he implies that Tess has been pandering towards a group of people with a certain ideology collectively known as "woke". A stereotypical (and unfair, tbh) example would be a pink-haired fat trans-lesbian with hairy armpits and a nose-ring. In a wheelchair. You know, like the people who demand to make Lara Croft and other video-game icons ugly because it would be more representative so they can relate to them. Some people in first world countries apparently ran out of real problems to solve, so they invent new ones in order to not get bored I guess.

Personally, I don't think it's true at all. Tess intentionally made and continues to make all girls as attractive as she can, and her theme of meritocracy (on the Dom route, at least) is in direct opposition to the cult of "woke".

Yeah it's all nonsense. Woke doesn't mean anything. Nobody is out there getting ugly characters in video games, yes people want more representation but that has literally always been true from the very beginning. Truth is, bigots get up in arms anytime a straight white male isn't the focus, and they invented "woke" as a dog whistle so they can complain about it without actually saying the problem out loud. Then other people believe the bullshit excuse and follow along, not understanding the real core complaint behind it. Dudes are used to gay people being completely unrepresented, and now that they get a little representation, it feels like they are the focus. But they aren't. The vast majority of movies and TV and video games do NOT star a gay protagonist. They just stand out because you're not used to seeing them. We heard the exact same shit about black people on TV in the 70s and 80s. Kirk kissing Uhura was the end of polite society, they cried. Once dudes get used to the fact that gay people exist and are just people, they'll move on. It will take a while, though.

 

[Silver_Crow117]

So like… how is Kg related to being “Woke” ? Like this seems like some far reaching off topic theory

 

[jadepaladin]

I miss the days of theory crafting and Temu Olivia renders.