Ren'Py Lessons in Love [v0.53.0] [Selebus]

[SlidingSubject]

In one of my saves I chose pull the plug in "Failsafe"(Tsukasa event) But still got all the Tsukasa scenes in this update, "The Talk", etc. I wonder if its an oversight or if the choice in that event is intentionally pointless. The main reason I wonder is because in that save I'm still locked out of the call Tsukasa option. So I hope that save doesn't get soft locked in the future when an event that maybe will supposed to have been skipped needs me to call Tsukasa to progress the game but I cant.

Don't think it's pointless. Calling her at that point means you've gone off the deep end. Whether you truly accept it or not at that moment is narratively irrelevant.
Just not gameplay-wise, since it means Sel will make a fuck you sequence inside an event on 2 years time for not accepting it now.

 

[Moonflare]

Do you enter Tsukasa's route in this update? Because my tsukasacurious is false but there's no way I declined it

"tsukasacurious" is given during the update (I just added it because people were talking about it). If you have chosen Tsukasa thus far, you should be fine.

 

[DyonisXX]

"tsukasacurious" is given during the update (I just added it because people were talking about it). If you have chosen Tsukasa thus far, you should be fine.

Is getting over 3k Ayane affection also part of this event or is that not something you can get legit

 

[Vega Cifer]

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That is very true, he's still Cumming for a Tsukioka, and she's kindve offered up her daughters many times. So in the end she got what she wanted, even if he was trying to make himself more free or prove something by doing it in that room. Or, he was trying to also show off to Tsukasa which is also true. Which sucks for Imani because once again he is doing it for a much younger individual and not an adult. He truly is stuck in his past traumas.

I think he actually did learn and that's why he decided to do it. He did it expecting Tsukasa to see him and Imani, he took inspiration from everyone walking in on him fucking people that day to use it as a way to continue grooming Tsukasa.

Wow I mean...this truly is a great lesson learned. Well done Akira, taking your mistakes and using the mistake to have the same result but in your benefit. Grooming! (His state of mind is getting more and more cooked) Tsukasa will definitely ask him about stuff in the future though now. It's absolutely right he just abused the events here

 

[Vega Cifer]

My updated 0.46 Tierlist (characters not in order)

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I feel like certain....events have given Tsubasa a higher placement on this list. But actually, what puts Tsukasa that high? For me I actually like her too, and her quirks are being revealed more now. Though I did see something about being a similar route to Maya, which is actually kinda true. He's "tutoring" her and all. Just it's worse now cause he's even older.

 

[Moonflare]

Is getting over 3k Ayane affection also part of this event or is that not something you can get legit

Either you have to farm it beforehand, change the number or force choose the option through URM. I choose the latter myself, but to each their own. The check happens at the final lines of "post-nut clarity".

 

[tacosnap123]

Koikatsu, the graphics engine used in this game and a whooooole bunch of others on this site.

ya i messed with koikatsu before

 

[DyonisXX]

Either you have to farm it beforehand, change the number or force choose the option through URM. I choose the latter myself, but to each their own. The check happens at the final lines of "post-nut clarity".

Usually I just pick the path in URM without even changing stats, seems like the comfy option

I do wonder if any madlad has ever actually tried manually grinding out 3k affection between updates

 

[Moonflare]

Usually I just pick the path in URM without even changing stats, seems like the comfy option

that's my idea as well. It's not like this variation will activate any flags, such is the code:

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This is not my area of expertise, so I may have missed something. But yeah, I just force choose Himawari both in this case, during the song selection for "Miserably ever after", and "Scientific research".

I do wonder if any madlad has ever actually tried manually grinding out 3k affection between updates

Yes, they're regulars even.

 

[Fire Lord Zuko]

Regarding everyone acting so chill about Akira fucking different people: I for one am not surprised in the slightest. Why? Because something is currently amiss; something different than what has happened before. We're even warned about it not once, but twice:

Spoiler: Something is wrong

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So in short: something is very wrong with the residents of Terminal 23 right now. It started at the last Beach Trip and has become more apparent after the latest Reset. It's not too far fetched to think that, along with the Reset, the girls' behaviors have simply been altered, no?

Or better yet, what if we're still trapped in some weird alternate reality right now that mimics the one we've known and the key to breaking out of it is at the beach (AKA the edge of the world)?

Could be something to keep in mind.

 

[Moonflare]

Regarding everyone acting so chill about Akira fucking different people: I for one am not surprised in the slightest. Why? Because something is currently amiss; something different than what has happened before. We're even warned about it not once, but twice:

Spoiler: Something is wrong

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So in short: something is very wrong with the residents of Terminal 23 right now. It started at the last Beach Trip and has become more apparent after the latest Reset. It's not too far fetched to think that, along with the Reset, the girls' behaviors have simply been altered, no?

Or better yet, what if we're still trapped in some weird alternate reality right now that mimics the one we've known and the key to breaking out of it is at the beach (AKA the edge of the world)?

Could be something to keep in mind.

That was a feeling I had the entire time on the back of my mind. Because, for one, I just kept thinking like "which Ami even is this?". Is this our Ami that regained her memories and became Ami Prime/Mega Ami? Or is this another Ami that managed to slip here and take over? Cause if that's even possible then it changes a lot about what we thought on Kumon-mi.

We have already talked about the scarf and the vanishing memories. But what about the knives trying to make Akira remember? What about Nodoka being more "contained" and seemingly understanding his worry? I don't know if Selebus is brave enough to pull a third reset puzzle in the same reset (in case we're still in one), but something's definitely going on.

I mean, after the previews, something is definitely going on.

Oh, on a very minor sidenote, it was also revealed that Niki has apparently lived through a hundred christmasses which kind of proves she's not something created for just this reset, I guess?

 

[Stacko]

Any kind souls got a save right before 0.46? I didn't grind the lust points, missing a few events, and it's been like 5 years of this bullshit so I would really rather not start over :')

 

[Fire Lord Zuko]

Spoiler: Sana Event Titles

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[hopeisdead6969]

Fun update overall, but gotta agree with the above, something fucky is going on. We’ve gone from deep complicated relationships to default harem game horniness. Like, it’s way different than ever before. It ain’t an accident of bad writing, for sure, so something is happening to make every one 11/10 horny, and I’m thinking it’s paranormal related. Maybe this is actually the Paradolia happy ending universe.

 

[LessonsInDissonance]

I feel like certain....events have given Tsubasa a higher placement on this list. But actually, what puts Tsukasa that high? For me I actually like her too, and her quirks are being revealed more now. Though I did see something about being a similar route to Maya, which is actually kinda true. He's "tutoring" her and all. Just it's worse now cause he's even older.

Tsukasa and Tsubasa were both A tiers for me before this update.
You are absolutely right, that one event alone put Tsubasa in S tier...

As for Tsukasa, I always loved this little trouble maker, she was always funny and despite being your "stuck up rich girl" she was never a bad person (unlike her mother). She is attention starved, neglected and made to feel deplorable, and yet despite having all the power to do whatever she wants, she never wanted to bother anyone during the christmas party, she is one of the kindest people you will see in this game.
I know I compared Tsukasa's relationship with Akira to Maya's, but Tsukasa's situation resembles more that of young Ayane's.
They were both attention starved, kind, rich girls who caught feelings for this broken stupid idiot.
When she smiled my heart melted, and at the same time I got sad because this is not someone you want to catch feelings for, you deserve all the happiness in the world and that's not him.

 

[Bingoogus]

Spoiler: Sana Event Titles

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In fitting with Sana and 4 letter words:

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[hopeisdead6969]

I’ve always wondered how much Yasu understood in a real way about the world, given her paranormal input. So to see her acknowledge that she knew about multiple Mayas was super cool and interesting.

 

[Ma1phas]

She is the character I hate the most (besides HOPE and Selebus if you want to include him)

I never liked her, but there are a few things in particular that made me hate her the most, maybe in the future people will understand me better.

I definitely get you. Maya is a character you're supposed to like because the game tells you you're supposed to like her.
There's just nothing endearing about her, and I still hate the beach event where it asks if you want to go comfort her, but just shames you and shuts down the game if you refuse. Fuck 'er.

 

[hopeisdead6969]

Not gonna lie, I’ve also never liked Maya particularly. As a story feature, she’s great. As a character, I dislike her. So I can at least say I find her a great addition to the story in terms of storytelling and lore building. Without her, the game couldn’t exist, story-wise. Being the one in-game connection to the time loop narrative early on makes her indispensable as a character. But as a person, yuck.

edit: fucking autocorrect ruining my day again

 

[Moonflare]

You know, Yuki fucked up a lot. But I can't help but respect her owning up to it all:

Spoiler: The road to recovery

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There's just something really powerful about accountability.

Not going to paste the entire conversation, but it's worth it - this is where it ends:

Spoiler: The road to recovery

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I don't know what to say, there's just something about Yuki that is very desirable/praiseworthy to me. Which is weird because I'm all for revenge and not forgiving someone that does you wrong, and she really fucked up. Maybe it's that I wish Akira could learn from her and eventually put his life together? I don't know.

Regardless, great character. I really enjoy her, it feels real.