Ren'Py Luciene's Life [v0.2.1] [BoneForSoup]

[Bone For Soup]

I'm just finding myself going into a loop after maxing out all stats. Please add more guidance.

What kind of guidance you think would best solve this, is it in general or specific to something? Not all solutions are made equal, if you help me pin-point the core of feeling lost we can work something out.
In this v0.2.1 version there already is some form of content tracking, use the Help App on MC's phone to know more, it's still rudimentary but for really specific parts the walkthrough should be used instead. It has been stated in the patch notes, I hope you've seen it .

 

[Bone For Soup]

This game is way too grindy for the reward. It's not funny and pleasant to play, it's annoying. The dev should cut the grind at least a 75%

Well, that sucks, when the squeeze ain't worth the juice.
I mostly balance it to my taste and so it'll not please everyone, and some grind is meant to keep a certain pace. Still, it can certainly be better.

Anyway, what do you think it's the worst of it? The chores? They'll eventually have something more in them to cover most of the day with lustful stuff, but it takes time to draw everything by hand, we can only do so much with the resources we got.

Now if it's how long it takes to get to the 'hotter' and more advanced scenes, well... you'll have to wait a bit, it's not that we wouldn't do this, but more so that it isn't a priority to expedite the relations into sex. The build up on some relations has importance, and quick action will be found in other ways.

Or it doesn't have enough content, if we go by the assumption that this is the base grind, there isn't enough reward to make up for it, and if that's the case, only time will solve it.

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[Sir-Duke]

Well, that sucks, when the squeeze ain't worth the juice.

A few people (me included) have been whining, about endless grind without any content.

I think Bone For Soup , you did a good job here.
Now I can clearly see, that this content is not there yet.

We all know, we'd love to finally have sex in the shower, rather then just a closing off.
But this way, we can at least save our souls from us grinding into infinity.

I think the pacing of the game is alright.
As long as I don't grind for nothing, I'm happy with it.

You can't make it right for everyone, though.
Somebody will always have another opinion.

Anyways, thanks for engaging with people here.

 

[Nattrack]

Well, that sucks, when the squeeze ain't worth the juice.
I mostly balance it to my taste and so it'll not please everyone, and some grind is meant to keep a certain pace. Still, it can certainly be better.

Anyway, what do you think it's the worst of it? The chores? They'll eventually have something more in them to cover most of the day with lustful stuff, but it takes time to draw everything by hand, we can only do so much with the resources we got.

Now if it's how long it takes to get to the 'hotter' and more advanced scenes, well... you'll have to wait a bit, it's not that we wouldn't do this, but more so that it isn't a priority to expedite the relations into sex. The build up on some relations has importance, and quick action will be found in other ways.

Or it doesn't have enough content, if we go by the assumption that this is the base grind, there isn't enough reward to make up for it, and if that's the case, only time will solve it.

If you have a suggestion, let me know, share it here or on our

You must be registered to see the links

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I’ll share my experience in case it’s useful to you: yesterday I started a new game from scratch, and before I knew it, three hours had gone by and I was stuck, unable to get the last two points I needed to reach level 6. I’d already seen all the scenes a hundred times (obviously skipping through the text), and by that point it had become more a matter of stubbornness to reach the end of the update than actually enjoying the game. By the way, I gave up.

The worst part is not having a truly clear walkthrough, and the usual issue with so many sandbox games: the outcome depends on too many variables. Lucienne’s lust level has to match that of the other characters, she has to be in the right place at the right time, random chance... If even one of those factors fails, you just have to wait for the next opportunity — and again, there’s no clear guide telling you what to do. And all that, just to see a short, simple scene in the end.

I would’ve really enjoyed the game if it had lasted twenty minutes, but it ended up “stealing” a good part of my afternoon. If you’re playing "The Witcher 3", then sure—300+ hours of gameplay is great. But a game like this, modest (in the best sense of the word) and with little content? Please, don't make the players waste their time. Keep it short.

 

[Fungamer80]

After reading a few comments, I suspect that the tags displayed are not yet in the game.
If that's the case, I'd like to know. According to my phone, I've seen 71.1% of the content, but I don't know how to get to the rest.
Corruption is at lvl6 1/7.
If there's nothing more than blowjobs, it's not worth the effort to grind the remaining few percent of the content.
Otherwise, I can only say that there is a lot of potential here and I love the game overall. I look forward to further updates.

 

[Steveytheman]

I liked this one. Good art and decent writing.

Agreed that currently it is grindy and not very clear on what you need to do.

 

[soundingfast76]

This is so clunky. My first try, I run up against trying to cook after work and the option being greyed out. I restart in case it's a bug, and this time I can't even go to work! The info button says I've completed the task, the clock showing 8:53 AM, but no action in or out of the house lets me progress!

 

[cloudstrife]

How do I progress, I'm stuck at lvl 5 2/6?

 

[Bone For Soup]

First off, hope you and everyone else had great holidays and have an awesome 2026 ahead!

I’ll share my experience in case it’s useful to you: yesterday I started a new game from scratch, and before I knew it, three hours had gone by and I was stuck, unable to get the last two points I needed to reach level 6. I’d already seen all the scenes a hundred times (obviously skipping through the text), and by that point it had become more a matter of stubbornness to reach the end of the update than actually enjoying the game. By the way, I gave up.

The worst part is not having a truly clear walkthrough, and the usual issue with so many sandbox games: the outcome depends on too many variables. Lucienne’s lust level has to match that of the other characters, she has to be in the right place at the right time, random chance... If even one of those factors fails, you just have to wait for the next opportunity — and again, there’s no clear guide telling you what to do. And all that, just to see a short, simple scene in the end.

I would’ve really enjoyed the game if it had lasted twenty minutes, but it ended up “stealing” a good part of my afternoon. If you’re playing "The Witcher 3", then sure—300+ hours of gameplay is great. But a game like this, modest (in the best sense of the word) and with little content? Please, don't make the players waste their time. Keep it short.

Thanks for taking the time to write this out in detail, really helpful.

Hearing that the first three hours flew by is great to know (means the hook works), but damn, sorry it ended with you stuck chasing those last two points out of pure stubbornness and eventually giving up... that's something I must purge so the game doesn't leave a bad taste.
Still, most of that time spent was because you were lost, and some of it because the game takes its sweet time, yes, which is more tied to pacing than anything else and some of it is deliberate.

I'm working on making it clearer, but it's hard, especially with the curse of knowledge. I already know everything about the game, creating hints and guides without being spoilery is hard.
The sections of the walkthrough(have you used it?) unlocked by the pass might go too heavy on spoilers, one of the reasons it's not open, and I'll try to lean into that being the more detailed guide with spoilers and make something else the guiding hand in the 'what now' situations.

As I said previously, the game already has some primitive content tracking, the info is a little bit scattered around but most of it is in the Help app, the content done percentage bar is actually a button (I forgor to make it look like one ) and it'll show a little more detail on what makes its numbers go up (like little events: Alison in the park, upgrading ur clothes, seeing most of the path with a certain character, etc).

An issue like this will take time to be ironed out, a single update is unlikely to solve all of the issues, so I ask for your patience and collaboration in this, and I must thank y'all for taking your time to write your opinions.

 

[Nattrack]

First off, hope you and everyone else had great holidays and have an awesome 2026 ahead!

Thanks for taking the time to write this out in detail, really helpful.

Hearing that the first three hours flew by is great to know (means the hook works), but damn, sorry it ended with you stuck chasing those last two points out of pure stubbornness and eventually giving up... that's something I must purge so the game doesn't leave a bad taste.
Still, most of that time spent was because you were lost, and some of it because the game takes its sweet time, yes, which is more tied to pacing than anything else and some of it is deliberate.

I'm working on making it clearer, but it's hard, especially with the curse of knowledge. I already know everything about the game, creating hints and guides without being spoilery is hard.
The sections of the walkthrough(have you used it?) unlocked by the pass might go too heavy on spoilers, one of the reasons it's not open, and I'll try to lean into that being the more detailed guide with spoilers and make something else the guiding hand in the 'what now' situations.

As I said previously, the game already has some primitive content tracking, the info is a little bit scattered around but most of it is in the Help app, the content done percentage bar is actually a button (I forgor to make it look like one ) and it'll show a little more detail on what makes its numbers go up (like little events: Alison in the park, upgrading ur clothes, seeing most of the path with a certain character, etc).

An issue like this will take time to be ironed out, a single update is unlikely to solve all of the issues, so I ask for your patience and collaboration in this, and I must thank y'all for taking your time to write your opinions.

Yes, of course I have used the clues on the phone, but they don’t tell you what exactly to do, rather what you still haven't see.

The problem with the game is its mechanics. Going room by room again and again in the house and job, grinding stats while hoping that by chance (literally), some character does something new that allows you to progress, is not a fun game mechanic. Not at minute 1 of the game, nor at minute 180. Especially because you end up seeing the same scenes 50 times, and because at no point do you feel like you’re getting anywhere or doing something with a clear purpose.

I repeat: with the current content, it would be a game that leaves a good impression if it lasted 15-20 minutes, but right now this game is a black hole that absorbs the player’s time without a good reward."

 

[Xill]

Seems easier than A Full House.