VN Ren'Py Abandoned Love, Demons and Broken Nose [v0.2.1] [Lawfullame]

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here is my unofficial android port of Love, Demons and Broken Nose v0.2.1.
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from now on my android ports of Ren'Py games have a 2nd, persistent save location like windows. if you uninstall an app, the save files and persistent data remain intact.
therefore the app needs the permission to access the public external storage, because it has to read and write outside its own external storage directories.
you have to grant the permission or the app is shut down.

have fun and please report problems (you can reach me ).
 
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I'm liking the game so far, although, in my opinion, it could do without the Mc's inner dialog because we can go completely against what the mc is thinking, so it becomes kinda redundant, and this might be just me but the pauses in the middle of the conversation where there is no dialog just an image of the character is kind of breaks me from the game, also, the third person shots, I find them unnecessary.

Now for the good things, it seems that the dev is not a native English speaker, and not being one either I understand how hard it is, so it is actually amazing how well it is done, I also like the renders a lot, and how the characters work, the supernatural is also interesting to me, I don't like feeling defenseless since my first instinct in most situations is fighting instead of fleeing or freezing, but I understand that it is a Horror game so you need to take that route.

Overall it is a good game in my opinion and worth the try, and I can't wait to see where it goes, I do hope we can have either a poly or open relationship though, but that is more of my preference.
 

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Today version 0.2_beta has been released.


Changelog
  • Chapter 2 added
  • Minor fixes in Chapter 1
What are my plans next for developing this visual novel?

I'll be mostly offline next week so my ability to respond to questions and comments will be very limited until the last week of July.
In the last week of July, I will make minor corrections to Chapter 2, if necessary. Then I start working on Chapter 3.
This visual novel is mainly my hobby. Most of my time is occupied by my full-time job and my family. At the moment I am not able to promise what my release schedule will be but I will only accept 3 Patreon monthly payments and then pause the billing cycle until Chapter 3 is released. You can be sure that Chapter 3 will cost you a maximum of 3 payments, even if the development will take longer than 3 months, which is almost certain.

Game thread update

To update this thread, I have prepared a new set of preview images that more closely match the content of the game as it is now, so I would like to ask an uploader to replace the existing preview images. I also prepared a new main image for the thread.

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love the game and so glad to see a new update. =) found something you might need to check. i think this is a typo as when it executes it creates a new variable.

i already edited it for my game to what i think, tho i'm curious what you intended. is it supposed to add 1 to dana_comfortable_sex or set it to one (embarassing situation)? i'll clip the section i'm talking about in spoilers and italic and color the part in question. its in chapter2.rpy

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Off to a great start! Keep up the good work LawfulLame. I’m love’n Dana, nothing hotter than a young redhead who knows her way around a good gun. (Only wish she didn’t completely shave the bush.)



Looking forward to future chapters.
 
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love the game and so glad to see a new update. =) found something you might need to check. i think this is a typo as when it executes it creates a new variable.

i already edited it for my game to what i think, tho i'm curious what you intended. is it supposed to add 1 to dana_comfortable_sex or set it to one (embarassing situation)? i'll clip the section i'm talking about in spoilers and italic and color the part in question. its in chapter2.rpy

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It's a typo. it wasn't supposed to create a new variable. I'll fix it. Thank you for reporting. By the way, I'm positively surprised that my VN interests you so much that you're digging in my code.
 

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Android version is full of bugs errors.
When I get back from vacation in about a week, I'll try to solve the problems with the Android version. I may have to seek some help, because I don't know why some very basic things that work in the PC version can cause problems in the Android version when I use the official Ren'Py plugin to create an Android version from PC the version.
 

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Off to a great start! Keep up the good work LawfulLame. I’m love’n Dana, nothing hotter than a young redhead who knows her way around a good gun. (Only wish she didn’t completely shave the bush.)



Looking forward to future chapters.
Thanks. By the way, about the topics you mention in the rating: I am not a native English speaker and it is clear to me that this is recognizable in my writing style.
 
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Thanks. By the way, about the topics you mention in the rating: I am not a native English speaker and it is clear to me that this is recognizable in my writing style.
For non-native English, you're doing very well. Impressively so. Keep up the great work!
 

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It's a typo. it wasn't supposed to create a new variable. I'll fix it. Thank you for reporting. By the way, I'm positively surprised that my VN interests you so much that you're digging in my code.
Generally I'm checking it to see the results of decisions, especially in games I like that dont have scene or point guides (I love scene guides or flowcharts but very few people do them). ;) definitely interests, game is excellent. I dont do patreon funding anymore, too many disappointments or disappearances, but if this completes I will drop a one shot on games that I appreciate.

Unfortunately I only know python enough to be dangerous. I can mess with dialogue, names, value checks, code, etc, then I delete the related rpyc and run. Sometimes it works lol. I dont really know enough to properly encode or "make mods" officially , or I probably would.
 
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lmao what an awkward set up. So unique and enjoyable. Still some translation problems but readable for me. Looking forward to more of this crazy little vn. Also love the title. Good luck
 

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Android version is full of bugs errors.
I've found that the official Android version, which you can download , works fine on some devices, but on other devices an error occurs that interrupts the game and prevents you from continuing.
I don't know what is causing the problem. I'll try to update everything related to Ren'Py and create the Android build again. If this step does not resolve the issue, it will take longer to find a solution.
 
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So, it seems that the problems with the Android version on some devices are caused by problems with some JPG images, especially those that I edited in GIMP.
I don't know why there is this problem, all image viewers I've tried open those images without any problems, but it seems that when I use XnConvert, save those images again and create the Android build again, the problem disappears.

So fixing the Android version is likely to be fast and straightforward. With version 0.2.1, which will include a correction of a few typos, I will also release a fixed version for Android. And I will also do some reasonable compression to reduce the game size without visible loss of image quality.

Then I start working on Chapter 3.
 
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So, it looks like I was able to resolve the issues with the Android version. Until the end of the week, I will spend some time trying to catch other typos in addition to those that the players have already reported.
If any of you find another typo, you can let me know.

Since I'm not a native English speaker, it's clear to me that some phrases probably sound very awkward.
If any of you finds any phrase in my VN that doesn't make sense in English in that context and hurts the eyes of native English speakers, you can also let me know and I'll try to fix it.

About some other comments and questions.

I'm liking the game so far, although, in my opinion, it could do without the Mc's inner dialog because we can go completely against what the mc is thinking, so it becomes kinda redundant, and this might be just me but the pauses in the middle of the conversation where there is no dialog just an image of the character is kind of breaks me from the game, also, the third person shots, I find them unnecessary.

Now for the good things, it seems that the dev is not a native English speaker, and not being one either I understand how hard it is, so it is actually amazing how well it is done, I also like the renders a lot, and how the characters work, the supernatural is also interesting to me, I don't like feeling defenseless since my first instinct in most situations is fighting instead of fleeing or freezing, but I understand that it is a Horror game so you need to take that route.

Overall it is a good game in my opinion and worth the try, and I can't wait to see where it goes, I do hope we can have either a poly or open relationship though, but that is more of my preference.
A certain amount of internal dialogue is my style and in many cases gives additional information, for example, about the history of the characters. I understand that not everyone likes it.

When I started creating my VN, I was considering whether to use a third-person shots in some situations.
In the end, I decided yes, but I'm trying not to use them too much. Some situations in visual novels, such as hugging, usually look strange to me from a first-person perspective.
But I understand that third-person shots can somehow ruin empathy for a role for some players.

About relationships with Jane and Dana:

Jane: you will be able to maintain a friendship with benefits, or work to turn it into a romantic relationship or give away funny business with Jane

Dana: only a romantic relationship will be possible, and it requires not trying to have a romantic relationship with Jane or a friendship with benefits with Jane. The events of the first chapter have some influence, but do not prevent a romantic relationship with Dana.

So there will be no real harem path for the next few updates.

However, there are points of "Corruption" and many other factors for Dana. Corruption does not mean turning Dana into a total slut but it means that under certain circumstances, she will be open to a non-monogamous relationship involving MC, Jane and Danu in the late stages of my VN.

Those paths are not totally separated. It will mean different events, some short, some long, but then there will always be a common storyline before further branching, except for the final part of the game, which will lead to different endings.



And now my comment on one funny review:
Vechernyaya" said:
I appraeciate how the girls have a "girl next door" look instead of the usual heavily make-up big breasted dolls.

The horror part don't work at all, there is no tension.
The character are joking or speaking of sex or romance all the time. It's justified by saying that it's to forget about the situation but it's no convincing and the situation doesn't appears believable.
When the ghost/demon appears, the character are in despair, but nothing has ever happened, not in the past, not to their drunk friend (the perfect horror victim) and not when we see it, it just appear and disappear and over years, it didn't act hostile once.

The redhead girl is despictable : a crazy, violent, trigger-happy bitch that solve everything with violence.
The author seems to be into gun porn, he criticize "dumb triggered feminists" but all the characters are dumb NRA fanboys. This sound like alt-right shit.

This VN is way too american (in a bad way) for me.
I don't care if the author is not american, i'm speaking of the setting.
Although there are some horror elements, it is not my intention to create a truly horror visual novel. I think most people can recognize that there is a certain level of exaggeration. The supernatural entity that Vechernyaya mentions will play an important role in the story of the following chapters. And maybe some of you have noticed that it wasn't totally harmless in the second chapter either. Not every villain has to pose a direct physical threat.

About those "NRA"and "alt-right" things: MC and Jane were not very enthusiastic about firearms, and Dana also (sometimes) recognizes that they are not a universal solution for all situations. Looks like two or three of the jokes in my VN hurt someone's progressive feelings.

But I will not avoid such jokes in the next chapters just because people like Vechernyaya don't like them.
I don't think there are so many such jokes/commentsto be disturbing for most players.
 
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