VN Ren'Py Kingdom of Deception [v0.14.2.2] [Hreinn Games]

[Viressa]

Curious if would of been easier for them to work another parody porn game rather than making an OC. A parody already has underlying backstory and characterization which makes it easier to work with.

Noxian Nights had so little to do with LoL that it basically only used the names and character designs. I don't think the fact that these are original characters is the problem. The problem is they have to do backgrounds and game mechanics and stuff all from scratch, and they won't stop expanding the scope of the game with new characters and locations.

 

[vrew754]

Seems like another post just went up on patreon. Any news?

 

[psycohunter96]

i dont know what the patreon update says but in discord they say the pack variants are over... I think its safe to say "WE IN THE ENDGAME NOW BOYS"

 

[Verizel]

i dont know what the patreon update says but in discord they say the pack variants are over... I think its safe to say "WE IN THE ENDGAME NOW BOYS"

I hope that mean they just try to focus on main game

 

[Deleted member 584847]

i dont know what the patreon update says but in discord they say the pack variants are over... I think its safe to say "WE IN THE ENDGAME NOW BOYS"

could you be more specific please?

 

[psycohunter96]

I hope that mean they just try to focus on main game

I hope so too friend but I kind of have lost faith in them...

could you be more specific please?

I dont know much in general i got the assumption that they will stop the rewards from discord messages. I am saying we in the endgame because i think it became a shitshow and i wonder if the people that payed for the reward tier will get something and not get scammed even more!

 

[MarshmallowCasserole]

I dont know much in general i got the assumption that they will stop the rewards from discord messages. I am saying we in the endgame because i think it became a shitshow and i wonder if the people that payed for the reward tier will get something and not get scammed even more!

That does not make much sense to me. They are having problems in the story department, not art. Cancelling bonus art may be indeed an attempt to focus on the game.

 

[psycohunter96]

That does not make much sense to me. They are having problems in the story department, not art. Cancelling bonus art may be indeed an attempt to focus on the game.

i mean i agree with you i hope so too but it took them 1 and a half months to come to that conclusion with no communication?? Anyway i hope someone posts the update cause i am curious on what they have to say

 

[TommQ]

Update Post
Hey everyone. There will be news regarding the future of art/variant pack rewards at the bottom of this post. That said, art/variant packs will be out within a few days for those that are on the respective reward tiers.

For things coming in 0.10 that have been completed so far:
- Follow up for drinking with Neve in the bar.
- We get to see a snippet into what Lynn is planning, and her interactions with Andian.
- Ornshakar ritual lead-in (for the patron pic scene).
- Maply finally gets to look after her best friend full time.
- Quest with Kia, Bris and the tentacle monster. Includes a few additional dom options for those pursuing a dominant Sabia. (And to help balance out the sub and dom content).

Things that we still want to include for 0.10:
- Adding more interactions to the Whitecrest villages, and Amelia.
- Kira/Bandit camp - plans to include a quest relating to another bandit camp (this one is much more prepared, and more more proficient than Sabia's last run-in with an opposing bandit camp).
- The captains each have a lead in and quest for Sabia. With the adjustments to the combat system, we are planning to have a unique fight with unique mechanics for each path that reflects the theme of each quest. Nds is working on the fights.

Variant Packs future:
We've found internally that the variant packs are bottleneck for us. With so many layers for scenes, going back and familiarizing once again with them requires a fair bit of time. We feel that this is time better spent on working on entirely new content and being able to focus entirely on the next patch, instead of rehashing already completed scenes. To this end we will be retiring the Variant Packs as a reward. We want to offer a replacement for this and have some ideas. For those on the $25+ tiers that this affects, we will release an additional post detailing more information and some ideas we have when we release the the 0.9 art/variant packs.

Thank you for your support guys.

 

[drebin]

So no Tijana in 0.10? What a shame.

 

[Deleted member 584847]

"Plans for a bandit camp quest that leads to another bandit camp". ...like, seriously? thats the best they could come with?
I dont care about Amelia or whitecrest at all. First, they present you with orcs and their brute force, then you meet with with hellhounds, then you meet Makor, tentacle monster and even a minotaur and bam, here are humans! -.-
also even after the year and months ive been here, I still do not understand why ppl change stuff midway. what was wrong with the previous combat/fighting that they need to change it? Okay, not that big of a deal, its a porn game not a combat simulator but still...

yea I dont have high hopes for that update... nothing really catches my eye, except that maply will be back and also the new tentacles event, but only because there's kia involved.

 

[Anmitsu]

If not making bonus packs will REALLY make the wait time periods reasonable and justified; ultimately improving the game as well then I'm fucking down with that if not and it's just another scamzz then I'll get simply disappointed once again.

 

[Kerlon]

by the post, 0.10 sounds awful, there will be new scenes for characters that nobody cares about like Maply, Kia, Bris

 

[TommQ]

by the post, 0.10 sounds awful, there will be new scenes for characters that nobody cares about like Maply, Kia, Bris

Well, I care about catgirls... And we're finally going to see some more Lynn, so that's cool. Let's wait and see.

 

[pinkscott]

Bris is fantastic watchu smoking

 

[MarshmallowCasserole]

by the post, 0.10 sounds awful, there will be new scenes for characters that nobody cares about like Maply, Kia, Bris

As I understood the post, Kia and Bris content should feature Sabia in some capacity, so it could be okay.

 

[T51bwinterized]

The variant scenes are the rewrites of old scenes with new content, yes?

 

[drebin]

The variant scenes are the rewrites of old scenes with new content, yes?

Basically yeah. Old base CGs (usually from the scenes in the previous update), with different alterations and a new script.

 

[T51bwinterized]

Seems like the issue is mostly scriptside. Which makes sense. Because most of the game's problems are scriptside.

I'mma clue you in on an element of professional writing. Hiring freelance writer is hard. It's not just that not everyone is talented. But, also, not everyone can write at a professional pace.

My guess is, Nomo is probably hearing delays writer side. There is almost certainly delays with the scripts. There is likely deadlines not being met. Plus, the move from revshare to comissions probably makes a reward that relies entirely on paying fot lots of extra text much less feasible. Assuming that he did move to revshare, that is. If he's a madman, he's switched to volunteer labor.

Trade secret. Do not rely on volunteers. Just pay someone. Your life will improve.

 

[Deefrost]

Their way they've been scripting the game has changed a lot. They've been learning as they went along, I guess.

The code in the newer releases is much cleaner and more streamlined than the crap they wrote in the earlier releases. The reluctance to revisit older scenes probably has something to do with this.