Ren'Py Lab Rats 2 - Reformulate [v2025.04]

[BeeGee]

thanks for the answer. but pics now shown for me because of internet settings - my browser cannot connect to attachments site. sorry=(
if you can explain in the words i will say many thanks you =)

I think they were saying you can change notification settings in the preferences menu, but that's just a toggle of whether you want to see them or not.
It doesn't effect where they are displayed or how long they are displayed.

 

[antiseptique]

I... think I agree with this?

There was no reason to move the girls' status changes out of the bottom right corner list of all other status changes. That's where I look to see how my actions have changed things.
I can go back and see how an action affected my own horniness, but not how it affected the girl?
It's not a big deal, I guess, but it seems very arbitrary.

I have to agree with that too. We now have the usefull info that disapear, and the useless one that stay, not a really good decision imo.

 

[Expo]

Unlock the University, and from there the Dorms become available.
I don't know where some rando named Carol would be assigned to live, but if you haven't unlocked those locations yet, I imagine she's at one of them.
I recall there have been issues where if there isn't enough space to add another girl to the worker's apts, someone will get overwritten and replaced (evicted?)

Hmm, she was in both my playthoughs so I thought she was a recurring character. It's turn 77 and I have those locations unlocked. She has a sister in the condos who works at the electronics store but shes doesn't live with her.

 

[Bubbledam]

dont show anyone when i pick to choose my personal secretary, i buy the policy before the quest when jennifer became a personal secretary, could that be a bug?

 

[BeeGee]

Hmm, she was in both my playthoughs so I thought she was a recurring character. It's turn 77 and I have those locations unlocked. She has a sister in the condos who works at the electronics store but shes doesn't live with her.

She could be one of those recurring Patreon characters Vren made for patrons before going MIA. They don't have any special content, they just show up a lot.
Don't know how she got a sister without getting an apartment. I guess that could be a legit bug.

 

[ramvivat]

what is contained in the small popped window when girl changed her status?
let for example +2 Smile@ +3(27) Heart@
+2 to smile - i understood
but what means (27) - it is unclear to me. maybe it's age of girl? (actually girl age is 27) but for what?
or maybe at 27 something is triggered?

 

[BeeGee]

what is contained in the small popped window when girl changed her status?
let for example +2 Smile@ +3(27) Heart@
+2 to smile - i understood
but what means (27) - it is unclear to me. maybe it's age of girl? (actually girl age is 27) but for what?
or maybe at 27 something is triggered?

My guess is that the (27) is the maximum limit for that interaction. For example, if I give Aunt Rebecca a compliment, it says +0 out of a possible (22), because she already has a love score of higher than 22.
It probably also factors in other temporary buffs/debuffs from serums and preferences, but frankly it's hard to tell.

 

[Expo]

She could be one of those recurring Patreon characters Vren made for patrons before going MIA. They don't have any special content, they just show up a lot.
Don't know how she got a sister without getting an apartment. I guess that could be a legit bug.

Ah, I didn't know there were patron characters. Yeah she is probably is one. Her starting stats were really good(+7 on everything). Probably a bug then.

 

[mn16tor]

thanks for the answer. but pics now shown for me because of internet settings - my browser cannot connect to attachments site. sorry=(
if you can explain in the words i will say many thanks you =)

Sorry, I don't think the original suggestion in that message will help. There actually has been a change for this. Some notifications are shown as some new floating things. I think that can be fixed only by changing the code.

I'm not really too familiar with renpy/python and their integration, but I did try a quick fix that seemed to work. Not really tested and may break something. If you or someone else wants to try/improve it, the code is below. Add this to a file in game folder (e.g. game/notification_fix_ren.py):

import renpy
from game.main_character.MainCharacter_ren import mc
"""renpy
IF FLAG_OPT_IN_ANNOTATIONS:
    rpy python annotations
init 20 python:
"""

# Define new function to which calls to floating notification creation can be redirected
def log_notification_redirect_to_standard_log(self, the_text: str = "???", the_text_style: str = "float_text_grey", duration = 5):
        mc.log_event(the_text, the_text_style)

# Replace the original function for floating notifications with the new function
MainCharacter.log_notification = log_notification_redirect_to_standard_log

 

[ramvivat]

is there a mod for scheduling for the game?
let's say I have several girls, their ovulation days are very far behind each other. I can just forget and miss the CORRECT DAY. and if there is a mod for scheduling, then for example, it will somehow remind that today it is absolutely necessary to fuck, for example, Elizabeth Simpson. or maybe someone uses a third-party program? I need a really simple program - looking like a calendar with events. but another point - I need to somehow copy the girl's name from the game to paste it into a third-party desktop application.

another question, which is probably a continuation of the first - and who has a walkthrough for the mother of the MC to make her a personal assistant (or who she should become as a result) I just can't do it. I'm at the stage of advice on how to behave and dress - I make a mistake somewhere and the mother does not become a secretary and an office whore in the office where she now works, and therefore when I take her to my company she will simply be my business associate. does a step-by-step walkthrough of this quest exist? no, before I easily managed to somehow make the mother the boss's secretary. but then - it was like a cat crossed my path. no matter how many times I started playing - I couldn't "set the mother on the right path" =(

 

[ramvivat]

nursery mod did not works with current build

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/mods/nurserymod-v0.3.2/NurseryMod/nursery_chat_actions_overrides.rpy", line 8, in script
    init 4 python:
  File "game/mods/nurserymod-v0.3.2/NurseryMod/nursery_chat_actions_overrides.rpy", line 57, in <module>
    compliment_action.requirement = compliment_requirement
NameError: name 'compliment_action' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/mods/nurserymod-v0.3.2/NurseryMod/nursery_chat_actions_overrides.rpy", line 8, in script
    init 4 python:
  File "I:\!Games.RenPy\LabRats2-Reformulate-2025.04-market\renpy\ast.py", line 834, in execute
    renpy.python.py_exec_bytecode(self.code.bytecode, self.hide, store=self.store)
  File "I:\!Games.RenPy\LabRats2-Reformulate-2025.04-market\renpy\python.py", line 1184, in py_exec_bytecode
    exec(bytecode, globals, locals)
  File "game/mods/nurserymod-v0.3.2/NurseryMod/nursery_chat_actions_overrides.rpy", line 57, in <module>
    compliment_action.requirement = compliment_requirement
NameError: name 'compliment_action' is not defined

Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 AMD64
Ren'Py 8.3.6.25022803
Lab Rats 2 - Down to Business 2025.04
Sat Apr 19 10:55:21 2025

but hey maybe nursery is implemented in someone's modpack? who knows about it?

 

[antiseptique]

is there a mod for scheduling for the game?
let's say I have several girls, their ovulation days are very far behind each other. I can just forget and miss the CORRECT DAY. and if there is a mod for scheduling, then for example, it will somehow remind that today it is absolutely necessary to fuck, for example, Elizabeth Simpson. or maybe someone uses a third-party program? I need a really simple program - looking like a calendar with events. but another point - I need to somehow copy the girl's name from the game to paste it into a third-party desktop application.

another question, which is probably a continuation of the first - and who has a walkthrough for the mother of the MC to make her a personal assistant (or who she should become as a result) I just can't do it. I'm at the stage of advice on how to behave and dress - I make a mistake somewhere and the mother does not become a secretary and an office whore in the office where she now works, and therefore when I take her to my company she will simply be my business associate. does a step-by-step walkthrough of this quest exist? no, before I easily managed to somehow make the mother the boss's secretary. but then - it was like a cat crossed my path. no matter how many times I started playing - I couldn't "set the mother on the right path" =(

The VT Mod has kind of this feature integrated using a bee icon, telling you if a girl is at the "peak" of her cicle.
Won't post a link, but search Lab Rats 2 Reformulate VT Mod in google, first Git result from Elkrose.

 

[Blooish]

I might be overlooking the most obvious thing here and I assume I am but is there a way to change the +/- in the red column of a trait? For example, Caffeine Infusion has a -15 Obedience. Is this reduced through trait mastery or is that a constant no matter what? And if not, is there a policy or something else I can use to remove the -15 Obedience?

 

[antiseptique]

I might be overlooking the most obvious thing here and I assume I am but is there a way to change the +/- in the red column of a trait? For example, Caffeine Infusion has a -15 Obedience. Is this reduced through trait mastery is that a constant no matter what and if not is there a policy or something else I can do to remove the -15 Obedience?

You can upgrade the mastery of a trait to reduce side effects, but you can't get rid of the negative effects on a trait.
Find the balance, or other traits that counter the negative side effets you have on another trait.
For exemple, if you have a trait that give -2 happiness, find one that give at least +2 to counter the negative one.

Same goes for the tasks you assign to a girl working for you, negative effects can be countered by, either another task, a policie, or a daily serum with the opposite effect.

 

[ramvivat]

All the working mods and the latest Dev build, lots of fixes....

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Mega

both links are down =((
please can you reupload?

 

[rb813]

I might be overlooking the most obvious thing here and I assume I am but is there a way to change the +/- in the red column of a trait? For example, Caffeine Infusion has a -15 Obedience. Is this reduced through trait mastery or is that a constant no matter what? And if not, is there a policy or something else I can use to remove the -15 Obedience?

If Caffeine Infusion is a lower-tier serum trait, there might be something similar in the next tier up without the negative effect.

 

[a1fox3]

is there a mod for scheduling for the game?
let's say I have several girls, their ovulation days are very far behind each other. I can just forget and miss the CORRECT DAY. and if there is a mod for scheduling, then for example, it will somehow remind that today it is absolutely necessary to fuck, for example, Elizabeth Simpson. or maybe someone uses a third-party program? I need a really simple program - looking like a calendar with events. but another point - I need to somehow copy the girl's name from the game to paste it into a third-party desktop application.

another question, which is probably a continuation of the first - and who has a walkthrough for the mother of the MC to make her a personal assistant (or who she should become as a result) I just can't do it. I'm at the stage of advice on how to behave and dress - I make a mistake somewhere and the mother does not become a secretary and an office whore in the office where she now works, and therefore when I take her to my company she will simply be my business associate. does a step-by-step walkthrough of this quest exist? no, before I easily managed to somehow make the mother the boss's secretary. but then - it was like a cat crossed my path. no matter how many times I started playing - I couldn't "set the mother on the right path" =(

There is a serum that will bring there day once you give them the serum.
(Immediate Ovulation) tier 3 serum.

I had no problem with the mother.
1. have her quit her jod.
2. hire her to work for you.
3. appoint her as your personal secretary. It does not matter when you unlock the position before you hire her or after.
Done. (It does not matter if you make her a slut or not at her other work.)

Try and disable the position and wait a day and reenable it and see if you can assign her to it.

 

[a1fox3]

I might be overlooking the most obvious thing here and I assume I am but is there a way to change the +/- in the red column of a trait? For example, Caffeine Infusion has a -15 Obedience. Is this reduced through trait mastery or is that a constant no matter what? And if not, is there a policy or something else I can use to remove the -15 Obedience?

Caffeine Infusion is 0 tier you need the tier 1 Refined Stimulate.

If Caffeine Infusion is a lower-tier serum trait, there might be something similar in the next tier up without the negative effect.

Yes there is a better one its tier 1 Refined Stimulate.

 

[Blooish]

If Caffeine Infusion is a lower-tier serum trait, there might be something similar in the next tier up without the negative effect.

Yea after checking the list of traits I noticed all of the traits have a better version one tier up. It's funny I forgot that's how that works. Guess I did overlook the obvious lol

 

[Blooish]

Caffeine Infusion is 0 tier you need the tier 1 Refined Stimulate.

Yes there is a better one its tier 1 Refined Stimulate.

Unrelated but do I have to use serums to advance Erica's love path because I'm not seeing any way to get her to 60 lust without it? Also does increasing the cap for love simultaneously increase the lust cap?