VN Ren'Py Mastering the Pink Box [v0.08] [Studio 68 Games!]

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

Im getting error . This was after i went to bed after watching the chick flick with the girl after the MC get kneed in the balls after the basketball game..

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While loading <'Image' u'images/menus/tobecontondered.jpg'>:
  File "renpy/common/000statements.rpy", line 569, in execute_call_screen
    store._return = renpy.call_screen(name, *args, **kwargs)
IOError: Couldn't find file 'images/menus/tobecontondered.jpg'.

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

Full traceback:
  File "endepisode.rpyc", line 2, in script
  File "renpy/ast.py", line 2015, in execute
    self.call("execute")
  File "renpy/ast.py", line 2003, in call
    return renpy.statements.call(method, parsed, *args, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/statements.py", line 278, in call
    return method(parsed, *args, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/common/000statements.rpy", line 569, in execute_call_screen
    store._return = renpy.call_screen(name, *args, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/exports.py", line 3136, in call_screen
    rv = renpy.ui.interact(mouse="screen", type="screen", roll_forward=roll_forward)
  File "renpy/ui.py", line 298, in interact
    rv = renpy.game.interface.interact(roll_forward=roll_forward, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3325, in interact
    repeat, rv = self.interact_core(preloads=preloads, trans_pause=trans_pause, pause=pause, pause_start=pause_start, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3839, in interact_core
    self.draw_screen(root_widget, fullscreen_video, (not fullscreen_video) or video_frame_drawn)
  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 2565, in draw_screen
    renpy.config.screen_height,
  File "render.pyx", line 492, in renpy.display.render.render_screen
  File "render.pyx", line 263, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 826, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 263, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 826, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 263, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 826, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 263, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 688, in render
    child = renpy.display.render.render(self.child, w, h, st, at)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 263, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 826, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 263, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 826, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 263, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/im.py", line 625, in render
    return cache.get(self, render=True)
  File "renpy/display/im.py", line 287, in get
    surf = image.load()
  File "renpy/display/im.py", line 706, in load
    raise e
IOError: Couldn't find file 'images/menus/tobecontondered.jpg'.

Windows-10-10.0.19041
Ren'Py 7.4.11.2266
Mastering The Pink Box 0.06
Fri Jan  5 02:05:14 2024

I just checked it out, image name matches and it's valid in the correct place....

Did you add any mods or unren the images and move stuff around accidentally?

 

[derpdurp]

I kinda agree with some of the earlier posts, the game feels like it has great potential... but it doesn't make the most of it. There's so much talking with uninteresting dudes, pacing feels wonky overall. Things should revolve more around talking and doing things in the world with the girls. I'd personally like more scenes where the MC is the only guy, but I guess this dev really likes his MMF.

 

[jhonatanw]

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Hello Friday!
Now that all the chaos from the holidays is mostly over. I can continue on our journey with the luscious ladies!
I was able to get 6 weeks of in game play down to 2 weeks of in game play without what I feel was compromising the story. So for now, I have 2 weeks of in game time road-mapped. I still have a bunch of events and stuff that need to happen after those two weeks. But I can work on that more later, and I opened up a higher tier for some patrons that may or may not want to partake in deciding on some of those.
I have a discord server ready now. I'll likely have it activated here some time in the next few days. Bare with me, while I figure out permissions and who should have what. I've been hesitant to start a discord because of the nature of this game. It seems to attract people who clearly have way more time than I do, to write 5 page emails on how I'm a horrible person for sharing anyone. For those of you that are here and haven't figured out this game is about sharing/swinging. Well. Now you know.
Now for the current release. I have most of the story written. I'm actually looking forward to rendering some of these. I should be able to start this weekend. There are a couple new environments to create. So I hope that won't take too long.
I hope everyone has an amazing weekend. Thank you for all your support. Every bit counts!
CK

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

I kinda agree with some of the earlier posts, the game feels like it has great potential... but it doesn't make the most of it. There's so much talking with uninteresting dudes, pacing feels wonky overall. Things should revolve more around talking and doing things in the world with the girls. I'd personally like more scenes where the MC is the only guy, but I guess this dev really likes his MMF.

With the most genuine intentions, I'd suggesting finding some other games then - as I know this will focus on a lot of "party sex" type encounters, not really "NTR" stuff where there's a bad guy but more stuff like orgies or strip parties etc. Dev has said he'll make full-on sharing scenes avoidable - and you can play through game solely on a vanilla route just romancing the 4 mentioned earlier, but I know that will have less content overall.

I actually like the focus on guys (no homo lol) because for me a lot of games feel boring and unrealistic where there's just 20 girls and no guys, feels like an alien world where some virus wiped out 50% of the population. And it's nice to have other guys who aren't either a) complete losers who never get any (ok sorry Bob), or b) ntr megachads who bully everyone and fuck every girl. That's my preference though.

I agree the pacing needs work - and I'd like to think my feedback to dev on this helped cause him to compress story, original plan as jhonatanw listed above was to have 6 weeks in game play at 1 update = 1 day. That's 42 updates! Or meaning we wouldn't get to the meat of story for 1-2 years. Hopefully now in a few months things will start coming into focus.

 

[jaman20]

I really like the game and hope to see more dp scene soon
Many girls seems wish it or done it before

Amazing (game) Work

 

[gregers]

At least that's pretty unequivocal:

For those of you that are here and haven't figured out this game is about sharing/swinging. Well. Now you know.

Not really my thing, but good for those who are into it. And nice to have a straightforward statement from the dev.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

And nice to have a straightforward statement from the dev.

Not only that... this has been in the About section on his Patreon:

 

[SamualHand]

Not only that... this has been in the About section on his Patreon:

I think people want to say:
"It would be good, if the dev would do what I like"

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

I think people want to say:
"It would be good, if the dev would do what I like"

F95 virgins:

"Don't allow other men to look at the girls. Actually, don't let the other men even be in the same room as the girls. Wait! No... Other men don't even exist! "

 

[gregers]

Not only that... this has been in the About section on his Patreon:
View attachment 3237858

Yeah, but at first I read this like an equally weighted either/or: "Choose between caring is sharing, or keep it all for yourself. Help your friends achieve their desires, or don't!" This update clarifies (at least to me, looking at the game for the first time) that sharing is the main focus of the game.

Which, again, is fine.

 

[SamualHand]

F95 virgins:

"Don't allow other men to look at the girls. Actually, don't let the other men even be in the same room as the girls. Wait! No... Other men don't even exist! "

It's clear this is the only reason why they can believe they are an alpha and they want to be an alpha so much, every other men needs to be removed. They are just to alpha for me, I'll be a zeta head then! They think there are no other male, but I steal all their girls while they are not watching....

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

F95 virgins:

"Don't allow other men to look at the girls. Actually, don't let the other men even be in the same room as the girls. Wait! No... Other men don't even exist! "

I was playing both versions of Red Falls last night and it hit me how true that statement is here - basically the second game is a copycat with all offending material purged. The other male character, gone. Scenes with him, edited out soviet-style as if he were never there. Even extends to stuff like sex pics one character had on her phone, now it's just solo galleries. Truely, there's a non-insignificant portion of players here who see nothing weird with worlds being full of hundreds of women and either zero men or all eunuchs/impotent friends and then MC.

As I've said before in other posts, I have no problem whatsoever with people whose personal preferences aren't swinging or sharing. But often that's not what we're talking about, it's freaking out because you saw another penis in a porn game of all places. "Porn games"? More like "Ego games" for these people.

 

[swbfvd]

O I didn't know Red Falls got a like remake, that sucks they removed the content.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

I was playing both versions of Red Falls last night and it hit me how true that statement is here - basically the second game is a copycat with all offending material purged. The other male character, gone. Scenes with him, edited out soviet-style as if he were never there. Even extends to stuff like sex pics one character had on her phone, now it's just solo galleries. Truely, there's a non-insignificant portion of players here who see nothing weird and having nothing wrong with worlds being full of hundreds of women and either zero men or all eunuchs/impotent friends and then MC.

As I've said before in other posts, I have no problem whatsoever with people who's personal preferences aren't swinging or sharing. But often that's not what we're talking about, it's freaking out because you saw another penis in a porn game of all places. "Porn games"? More like "Ego games" for these people.

lol yep. Someone had a meltdown in another game thread the other day just because the possibility of an LI cheating exists, even though they can disable NTR. It was hilarious. I can't imagine having such low self-esteem that you have a freakout like that and can't even cope.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

O I didn't know Red Falls got a like remake, that sucks they removed the content.

It was turned into Helping the Hotties and became a completely trash game.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

O I didn't know Red Falls got a like remake, that sucks they removed the content.

I'll shutup after this because I dont wanna derail thread - but yeah, and there was a lot of complaining about what I mentioned.... the first version I found the story real interesting, there's tension like you dont know if the [step]mom character is cheating on the [step]dad, or if the dad is doing shady stuff at the camp in secret, it's left open-ended. Now it's just a snoozefest story of: four girls are at a summer camp. They want your dick. The end.

 

[Kaigone]

Liking the game so far, keep up the good work

 

[The ArcKnight]

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Hello Friday!
Now that all the chaos from the holidays is mostly over. I can continue on our journey with the luscious ladies!
I was able to get 6 weeks of in game play down to 2 weeks of in game play without what I feel was compromising the story. So for now, I have 2 weeks of in game time road-mapped. I still have a bunch of events and stuff that need to happen after those two weeks. But I can work on that more later, and I opened up a higher tier for some patrons that may or may not want to partake in deciding on some of those.
I have a discord server ready now. I'll likely have it activated here some time in the next few days. Bare with me, while I figure out permissions and who should have what. I've been hesitant to start a discord because of the nature of this game. It seems to attract people who clearly have way more time than I do, to write 5 page emails on how I'm a horrible person for sharing anyone. For those of you that are here and haven't figured out this game is about sharing/swinging. Well. Now you know.
Now for the current release. I have most of the story written. I'm actually looking forward to rendering some of these. I should be able to start this weekend. There are a couple new environments to create. So I hope that won't take too long.
I hope everyone has an amazing weekend. Thank you for all your support. Every bit counts!
CK

Ah damn, saw this game around for a while and finally decided to DL and give it a try, but swinging and sharing is just not my jam. I, like the other guy above took the OP as "There is an avoidable swinging/sharing route." but if that's the main focus, I'll move on to other pastures.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

Ah damn, saw this game around for a while and finally decided to DL and give it a try, but swinging and sharing is just not my jam. I, like the other guy above took the OP as "There is an avoidable swinging/sharing route." but if that's the main focus, I'll move on to other pastures.

Yup, I'd say that summation is accurate. There is an avoidable route, but it will result in much less content so finding something else is understandable if that's your preference.

Though for me (albeit im biased because I dont mind that stuff), I'd still play it with avoiding just because I enjoy that it has the same dialogue style as something like CK where people talk normally and there isnt paragraphs upon paragraphs of text exposition and iternal monologue, and the girls are hot.

 

[Calz]

its unfortunate CK chose the path of sharing and it being very much a static visual novel. It had so much potential, if there were just more choices and decision making for the players it could be great. But on its current path like many others I've unfortunately lost interest.