Ren'Py Monster Girl Dreams [v26.6 Alpha] [Threshold]

[sup3rbreakout]

Yo, so I just started playing the game and I'm going for a luck build. Is it worth it? Are there any skills that are really good associated with luck? Anything I can buy or equip later?

Kissing is the meta.

 

[TheUnsaid]

Dev might keep existing patrons but people like myself who just discovered this game and love the Tabitha content, a search suggest no update for that content in 3 years and now I know even the main story is waiting over a year on a significant update, I will never ever subscribe to a game like that where I could wait 12 + months for an update on content Im interested in.. Idk why anyone would subscribe or keep it when it's clear the dev borderline abandoned the game..

Holy run-on sentence!

Bro. Finish a thought.

That being said, how the hell are you playing for just one girl? You're telling me you played through this whole game, and ONLY like Tabitha? At that point, I worry for your mental health playing an erotic game for just one character.

If you like other girls you wouldn't be saying this. Nara just got substantial content. Elena did as well. The dryad did as well. Ceris has as well. The Voltin in the city have as well.

In my honest opinion, if you're only playing for Tabitha, you're literally punishing yourself. Play something else that'll actually satisfy you. It's like you're playing a gay game that has one heterosexual scene in it than complaining to the creator. I say just don't play the gay game if all you want is that one character to have content.

 

[lnppo]

Play something else that'll actually satisfy you. It's like you're playing a gay game that has one heterosexual scene in it than complaining to the creator. I say just don't play the gay game if all you want is that one character to have content.

Don't play the game in this guy's signature though, because there hasn't been any new content at all in 4+ years.

 

[TheUnsaid]

Don't play the game in this guy's signature though, because there hasn't been any new content at all in 4+ years.

Lol if you think you can make me feel guilty about anything. Not only do I have no financial support, but I work consistently to just... stay alive.

I work on it when I can and that's all I can promise anyone.

Being able to keep the lights on keeps my conscious clear.

 

[lnppo]

Lol if you think you can make me feel guilty about anything. Not only do I have no financial support, but I work consistently to just... stay alive.

I work on it when I can and that's all I can promise anyone.

Being able to keep the lights on keeps my conscious clear.

Nah, I was just giving the guy a pro-tip since you were talking about trying a new game.
Never even played your game tbh.

but I work consistently to just... stay alive.

That's the case for the vast majority of people on Earth tbf.

 

[AestheticSeeker]

That's the case for the vast majority of people on Earth tbf.

Lol most people aren't aspiring game devs on top of just trying to stay alive tbf.

 

[Ero-Toth]

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Quick question, what were your source of inspiration for the game? I can think of monster girl quest, encyclopedia or even Labyrinth but maybe something else all together

 

[NinjaNamedBob]

I read basically the entire post, and I feel the two points about lack of progress and reasons summarizes it succinctly. I could be wrong, so I'll yield to a reasonable dialogue on that front. That said:

1. He's dealing with something he doesnt want to talk about, and its naturally impeding his progress
...except for the fact he never talked about, now i know i said 'doesnt want' but that doesnt actually make much sense, first, patreons are putting him on a payroll, im not sure if this is a fulltime thing but either way someone is paying money for the product they recieve and expect the same level of quality and pace to be maintained, so he naturally owes them to some extent to atleast tell that progress will slow down due to some issues in his life, that's it, no need to go on a personal rant or explain, saying that would explain enough
2. The workload he was under for the preliminary years of the game was an unhealthy amount, something a person shouldnt be subjected to.
I'll give you half a point on this one, since i have no way of procing whether he's lazy now or active then, i'll make a compromise and say he was somewhere on the middle before, if he was as workaholic as you could possibly claim he is we'd have camelia content by now

A large part of what a lot of other devs and their sycophants don't quite grasp is sob story+lack of progress does not equate to instant sympathy. That is because of Boogie2988's of the world who will do anything to elicit sympathy and take advantage of their supporters who have effectively jaded most of us to that kind of thing. When the bar is "fake cancer for sympathy" and most devs on here fall only a few steps behind that with their "woe is me" bullshit, you'll get people like me who come out and say "nobody cares except retards and whatever female company you appear most pathetic to." I don't care about Threshold's real-life situation because I'm not paying to read about how unfortunate things are right now. Do your job, or stop wasting my time and money.

I don't know Threshold's work situation, the kind of content they're holding back. I've held them in high regard, but I'll admit that lately I've held back a ton of criticism more than I should have. The Venefica stuff was an unnecessary diversion since it's for a side character that has no impact on the main story. That was months of authorial meat-beating that I personally had little interest in, and the few fans who did have an interest in it don't make up the majority. Lately, the tiny updates for the capital have left me rather disappointed in their work ethic. The new art for Nicci wasn't necessary, either. A lot of it has been very little content where monthly updates used to be significant.

As things stand, I'm not withdrawing support since I've seen Threshold hit periods of low content production only to suddenly drop a mountain of content. The issue you addressed about the development cycle is largely due to a larger issue with "western" devs right now where one person with a vision who refuses to accept help and/or criticism and expects money from it. It's the same entitlement of Uber/Skipthedishes drivers who think taking gig work means they're entitled to the same type of pay that permanent employees receive. Until we (the consumers) are unified in reminding them that they are only entitled to as much compensation as their attitude and work ethic deserves, the kind of issues you are having with Threshold will simply continue.

Holy run-on sentence!
Bro. Finish a thought.
That being said, how the hell are you playing for just one girl? You're telling me you played through this whole game, and ONLY like Tabitha? At that point, I worry for your mental health playing an erotic game for just one character.
If you like other girls you wouldn't be saying this. Nara just got substantial content. Elena did as well. The dryad did as well. Ceris has as well. The Voltin in the city have as well.
In my honest opinion, if you're only playing for Tabitha, you're literally punishing yourself. Play something else that'll actually satisfy you. It's like you're playing a gay game that has one heterosexual scene in it than complaining to the creator. I say just don't play the gay game if all you want is that one character to have content.

Ceris is shit. Voltin's have very little content. Who the fuck is Rem Elena and why should anyone care? Spoiler, nobody should. That said, plenty of plump rumps in this game to sallivate/beat to, and at least 2 have a good chunk of content. Tabitha is just one of the few hypnosis/assnosis characters.

 

[AestheticSeeker]

Ceris is shit. Voltin's have very little content. Who the fuck is Rem Elena and why should anyone care?

First, I know I have a Hellhound avatar, but I don't like Ceris much either. Just not into subs all that much and her relaxed, dispassionate demeanor in general doesn't really do much for me XD.

That being said, I wouldn't go as far as calling her shit. Her temptation's really hot, and her paizuri content is probably some of the best written in the entire game. She also has the best doggystyle in the game imo.

Also, I believe Unsaid was just saying there's more content there. He didn't even catch all the content expansions I think. Other girls got more content too like the Kunoichi since last I played. Just because Voltins don't have a lot doesn't mean they have very little...

Which... now that I think about it I disagree with anyway. There's 3 separate named Voltins. 1 has unique art in the brothel. The other two actually have quite a few scenes if you compare them to other regular enemies like ghosts, and salaris. And this is before we've been able to fight them as generics!

Elena's new scene in the bar is great and I will not take that slander. She gets drunk with a slime and it's a really nice scene that shows that MGDs is more than a porn game, and that it cares about its characters. Throwing that scene in the trash doesn't speak to well of how you view the game as a whole imo. Your investments pretty shallow, which is crazy, because I have like... no investment this game. I barely play it.

That said, plenty of plump rumps in this game to sallivate/beat to, and at least 2 have a good chunk of content. Tabitha is just one of the few hypnosis/assnosis characters.

I'll agree with this though.

Liking only Tabitha screams like either a speed reader, or a fake fan.

If you like femsubs, you legit have your pick of the litter from Bubble Slime, to Matango, to Galvi?(the named voltin), and more. Picking only Tabitha for that is actually ridiculous.
If you like hypnosis, that's an insanely specific fetish, that I'll full on judge you for being exclusively into, but you'd also have foxbitch.
If you like ASS, then you have your pick of the litter from Mika, to Matango, to like... so much. It's really not worth listing them all there's just so much ass content.

 

[thecatcameback]

I wish we had the ability to cap our levels at will. I wind up way too strong by the time I get all the drops and moneys needed for some character progression. Only thing that resolves this situation is installing that shrine mod, but I worry it'll break in a future update. Can we not get that feature in the game, please? I wanna play through the story's intended challenge but also do the side stuff.

 

[Noah Neim]

Liking only Tabitha screams like either a speed reader, or a fake fan.

You'd be surprised by the amount of people attracted to undiagnosed high functioning autism and sspeech disorders
I'll say tabitha is hot, those hips dont lie at all, but she's honestly insufferable as a character as much as vivian

I wish we had the ability to cap our levels at will. I wind up way too strong by the time I get all the drops and moneys needed for some character progression. Only thing that resolves this situation is installing that shrine mod, but I worry it'll break in a future update. Can we not get that feature in the game, please? I wanna play through the story's intended challenge but also do the side stuff.

I think that was a thing in consideration for a while, it'll come eventually i think, that eventually depends though

where one person with a vision who refuses to accept help and/or criticism and expects money from it.

Lmao, people with a vision will never not be funny, i can understand wishing it, but when your code is clearly ass and you arent a good writer and the workload clearly isnt matching the payout of updates, you need to get help

 

[NinjaNamedBob]

First, I know I have a Hellhound avatar, but I don't like Ceris much either. Just not into subs all that much and her relaxed, dispassionate demeanor in general doesn't really do much for me XD.

That being said, I wouldn't go as far as calling her shit. Her temptation's really hot, and her paizuri content is probably some of the best written in the entire game. She also has the best doggystyle in the game imo.

Right, I got Beris and Ceris confused for a moment. Wonder how that happened...

I don't mind Ceris. She's not my cup of tea necessarily, but she's not full-on "I'll talk shit really hard and act like you're the bad guy for ramming my holes, but I totally want it! like Beris is. Jesus Christ, how is anyone into that hot mess?

Which... now that I think about it I disagree with anyway. There's 3 separate named Voltins. 1 has unique art in the brothel. The other two actually have quite a few scenes if you compare them to other regular enemies like ghosts, and salaris. And this is before we've been able to fight them as generics!

The biggest issue I have with the Voltins is more related to how the capital itself is basically just a checkpoint/safe zone and our interactions with them have been consensual sex. Someone might make the argument that the tavern in the starting town is also full of consensual content, but it's also largely irrelevant to your encounters with the "wild" monster girls you encounter in the, er, wild.

Elena's new scene in the bar is great and I will not take that slander. She gets drunk with a slime and it's a really nice scene that shows that MGDs is more than a porn game, and that it cares about its characters. Throwing that scene in the trash doesn't speak to well of how you view the game as a whole imo. Your investments pretty shallow, which is crazy, because I have like... no investment this game. I barely play it.

I've been with the game since the start and put money to Threshold. I've dipped deep into this game just to find the content. My character is around level 175 on a third run. My investment is low? Bud, I've put the time into this thing more than most other games I own. Elena getting drunk with a slime is not the peak of writing, and I find it hilarious that you feel compelled to criticize someone because they called your waifu shit. My waifu is shit, and she's Kotone.

This is a porn game first and foremost. I don't go to watch John Wick because John is a complex, nuanced character (he isn't). I go because watching Keanu Reeves brood through legions of disposable goons and hit action set pieces like Truck-kun isekai'ing someone activates the neurons. The same applies here. The game originally started as a basic text-based dungeon-crawler. I'll applaud Threshold for putting effort into fleshing out the world, but it's not as if they needed to or that most people are going to appreciate it, because again, nobody watches John Wick for a complex, nuanced character.

Liking only Tabitha screams like either a speed reader, or a fake fan.

Or, someone who is deadset on a single waifu and had a neuron overload to the point that they singularly focus on that single waifu. Me, personally, I like to partake of the entire buffet.

If you like femsubs, you legit have your pick of the litter from Bubble Slime, to Matango, to Galvi?(the named voltin), and more. Picking only Tabitha for that is actually ridiculous.
If you like hypnosis, that's an insanely specific fetish, that I'll full on judge you for being exclusively into, but you'd also have foxbitch.
If you like ASS, then you have your pick of the litter from Mika, to Matango, to like... so much. It's really not worth listing them all there's just so much ass content.

Tons of asses, tits, vaginal, kissing, we need not continue.

 

[Noah Neim]

The biggest issue I have with the Voltins is more related to how the capital itself is basically just a checkpoint/safe zone and our interactions with them have been consensual sex. Someone might make the argument that the tavern in the starting town is also full of consensual content, but it's also largely irrelevant to your encounters with the "wild" monster girls you encounter in the, er, wild.

The new voltins have been utterly boring looking, and i am a shortstack fan too...

but I totally want it! like Beris is. Jesus Christ, how is anyone into that hot mess?

As a person into that hot mess, i'll agree she's insufferable as a person, but the sour attitude helps the hatefucking

 

[NinjaNamedBob]

Lmao, people with a vision will never not be funny, i can understand wishing it, but when your code is clearly ass and you aren't a good writer and the workload clearly isn't matching the payout of updates, you need to get help

Basically, yeah. The problem is the surplus of retards who have never heard of itchi.io or dlsite who insist because they've never played another game like the one that specific dev is making, that we should all appreciate that dev moreso. Tags exist. Not that hard to use the system.

The new voltins have been utterly boring looking, and i am a shortstack fan too...

It's the boring look combined with the boring sex. There's almost nothing appealing beyond them being shortstacks, and Vili is arguably just a better version of their everything.

As a person into that hot mess, i'll agree she's insufferable as a person, but the sour attitude helps the hatefucking

I'm into Kotone, and that girl screams "Jesus Christ get this girl a therpaist, some ice cream, and a husband!" so my limits on garbage attitudes is pretty decent. It's that Beris brings her hate-fucking to the tavern nightly and as far as I'm aware, it doesn't get less uncomfortable. In fact, it arguably gets worse. To each their own, but I'm content with my traumatized and mentally fucked fox waifu who can at least tone down the crazy for five minutes.

 

[Master of Puppets]

If you like hypnosis, that's an insanely specific fetish, that I'll full on judge you for being exclusively into, but you'd also have foxbitch.

A lot more than just her, Vivian's content I'm pretty sure is exclusively hypnosis, and quite a few other girls have at least once scene of it. Sofia has a fair bit, the Tengu has some, the Oni twins, the Lumiren, and I think Nara? Maybe more I've forgotten too? Does Venefica have any?

 

[AestheticSeeker]

Most I've ever been quoted here lol.

You'd be surprised by the amount of people attracted to undiagnosed high functioning autism and sspeech disorders
I'll say tabitha is hot, those hips dont lie at all, but she's honestly insufferable as a character as much as vivian

I specificied only liking Tabitha like that original poster.

I don't think it's weird to like the shy girl who has trouble communicating and being open. She definitely fills a specific niche.

Right, I got Beris and Ceris confused for a moment. Wonder how that happened...

I don't mind Ceris. She's not my cup of tea necessarily, but she's not full-on "I'll talk shit really hard and act like you're the bad guy for ramming my holes, but I totally want it! like Beris is. Jesus Christ, how is anyone into that hot mess?

Unsaid and I talked about this IRL.

His opinion's that she's like that to make you frustrated enough to feel comfortable domming her. After thinking about it, I agree.

Some guys want aggressive and dominant sex, but don't know how to get it. If a girl like Beris comes along and acts all rude to you, it'll make you want to be rude back, and take control. I think she makes sense, even if her whole gimmik is not for me at all.

but the sour attitude helps the hatefucking

Uhh yeah that. Hatefucking's a word? I gotta remember that shit.

The biggest issue I have with the Voltins is more related to how the capital itself is basically just a checkpoint/safe zone and our interactions with them have been consensual sex. Someone might make the argument that the tavern in the starting town is also full of consensual content, but it's also largely irrelevant to your encounters with the "wild" monster girls you encounter in the, er, wild.

Game's funded through Patreon. The whole thing's consensual sex. Or can be framed that way anyway.

Yes, even the Battlefucking, which is you consenting random women by just stepping foot into the wilds.
I don't know... feels weird to be so hard on the Voltins when they have so much content especially compared to other generics. They just don't have battles yet.

A lot more than just her, Vivian's content I'm pretty sure is exclusively hypnosis, and quite a few other girls have at least once scene of it. Sofia has a fair bit, the Tengu has some, the Oni twins, the Lumiren, and I think Nara? Maybe more I've forgotten too? Does Venefica have any?

Very true.

 

[NinjaNamedBob]

Unsaid and I talked about this IRL.
His opinion's that she's like that to make you frustrated enough to feel comfortable domming her. After thinking about it, I agree.
Some guys want aggressive and dominant sex, but don't know how to get it. If a girl like Beris comes along and acts all rude to you, it'll make you want to be rude back, and take control. I think she makes sense, even if her whole gimmik is not for me at all.

How do people on forums like these even talk irl? Does it happen like

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except with random porn games? If so, where do you all meet?

Jokes aside, I feel like Beris is aggressive enough that most dudes who want to test their limits are going to camp the mountain for eros to pay their debt off instead.

Game's funded through Patreon. The whole thing's consensual sex. Or can be framed that way anyway.
Yes, even the Battlefucking, which is you consenting random women by just stepping foot into the wilds.

I think it would be hard to go to a patreon board meeting and explain how your character is stuck on the island because they're basically an American university in that you'll get enough of an education to get hired, but you'll also end up in so much debt that you'll die before you own any assets unless you go fight the uber-powerful monster girls in the wild and risk being raped repeatedly. Or, you can work in our totally legit and not at all run by someone of a dubious nature tavern, where you will be required to perform sexual acts with the patrons who are also likely the same monster girls you'd need to fight in the wild.

I somehow doubt Patreon's brass is going to do the mental gymnastics to align their thinking with yours. Even American universities aren't so predatory that they force their students to be a town bicycle just to repay their debt... usually.

I don't know... feels weird to be so hard on the Voltins when they have so much content especially compared to other generics. They just don't have battles yet.

It's content that is consensual in a game about rape-y monster girls. Like, yeah, there is conseual content. McDonald's serves salads instead of burgers, too. Most people aren't here for the salad, though. If the only option is salad, most people are going elsewhere. Stop trying to push the salad on me, Greg! I don't want it! I need more protein in my diet!

 

[AestheticSeeker]

How do people on forums like these even talk irl? Does it happen like

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except with random porn games? If so, where do you all meet?

Oh. I know him IRL. He got me into eroge recommending MGQ when I wanted to play VNs, and has helped me design and code a few mods.

Jokes aside, I feel like Beris is aggressive enough that most dudes who want to test their limits are going to camp the mountain for eros to pay their debt off instead.

You misunderstand.
I'm not talking about guys who want to test their limits.

I'm talking about guys who naturally like aggressive male dominant sex, but are too pussy to ask or push for their preference. Beris' personality makes it easier for them to feel comfortable dominating them.

I think it would be hard to go to a patreon board meeting and explain how your character is stuck on the island because they're basically an American university in that you'll get enough of an education to get hired, but you'll also end up in so much debt that you'll die before you own any assets unless you go fight the uber-powerful monster girls in the wild and risk being raped repeatedly. Or, you can work in our totally legit and not at all run by someone of a dubious nature tavern, where you will be required to perform sexual acts with the patrons who are also likely the same monster girls you'd need to fight in the wild.

I somehow doubt Patreon's brass is going to do the mental gymnastics to align their thinking with yours. Even American universities aren't so predatory that they force their students to be a town bicycle just to repay their debt... usually.

Shhh...

It's content that is consensual in a game about rape-y monster girls. Like, yeah, there is conseual content. McDonald's serves salads instead of burgers, too. Most people aren't here for the salad, though. If the only option is salad, most people are going elsewhere. Stop trying to push the salad on me, Greg! I don't want it! I need more protein in my diet!

Monster Girl Dreams isn't a femdom game.
It's a switch game.

This game is 50/50 sexually.

So far the Voltin have only gotten mostly maledom stuff so far, so you might be judging them too harshly. There is a facesitting scene for those into that though. I still think it's strange you're saying they have no content though when compared to most generics they have the most content and they still don't have a fight yet.

 

[hexkitty01]

It's really not worth listing them all there's just so much ass content.

...and this is one of the reasons I love this game. As a confirmed connoisseur of the callipygian, I luvva round ripe rump roast.

 

[NinjaNamedBob]

Oh. I know him IRL. He got me into eroge recommending MGQ when I wanted to play VNs, and has helped me design and code a few mods.

So, there is no con or Denny's? Well, damn. I was hoping there would be some kind of group local to my neck of the woods.

You misunderstand.
I'm not talking about guys who want to test their limits.
I'm talking about guys who naturally like aggressive male dominant sex, but are too pussy to ask or push for their preference. Beris' personality makes it easier for them to feel comfortable dominating them.

I feel like that's just an excuse when almost every monster girl up to that point is willing to roll over for a dick, and a few indirectly encourage you to pump them full as roughly as you want. The Kunoichi succubi are the best example. Shizune is another. It's clear even Feng has a subby side to her.

I see it more as Beris appeals to the kind of people that hypnosis doujins with a sub-theme of revenge would appeal to. The kind of sexually-repressed shut-in that just needs a convenient phone app to lose their virginity. Dear Christ, our society is kind of fucked, innit?

Also, Mika.

Monster Girl Dreams isn't a femdom game.
It's a switch game.
This game is 50/50 sexually.
So far the Voltin have only gotten mostly maledom stuff so far, so you might be judging them too harshly. There is a facesitting scene for those into that though. I still think it's strange you're saying they have no content though when compared to most generics they have the most content and they still don't have a fight yet.

MGD is femdom. We can even count it.

Elves-Will dom you when they win.
Alraune-Will influence you into sex. Arguably consensual.
Lizards-Feign aggression and will dom if they win.
Inn Succ-Tries to drug you so she can suck your dick.
Nicci-Her sex scenes are clearly meant to suggest she is domming or, at the very least, the dominant participant.
Imps-In their encounters (both the base and the roaming), are aggressive and vying for dominant.
Vili-Attempts to brainwash you into slavery.
Ancilla-Will throw a goddamn bed at you just so she can dom you with cuddles.
Mika-Attempts to persuade you to pump loads into her butt. Will take a dominant position after you blow too many loads.
Matango-Subby that in rare instances releases spores "accidentally."
Bag Mimic-Offers to succ. Will go do the Mika once your loads exceed your stamina.
Sophia-In all her fights, will effectively try to compel you to give loads. When she gets more serious, she becomes more dominant and even attempts hypnosis.
Minotaur-Smothers you during sex. While she rides cowgirl.
Harpy-Subby with a love fetish
Spider-Becomes aggressive when you struggle in her webs.
Nara-Tries to seduce you via dancing so she can sit on your lap and screw while you are dazed.
Feng-Is subby at first, but becomes aggressive and dominating.
Kotone-Hypnosis and objectively best waifu. Catch me outside.
Kunoichi trainee-Trying to dom.
Shizu-Will dom when you lose to her. She does offer the choice of how you want to be humiliated.
Aiko-Consensual with a subby side.
Manticore-Doms you with tail pussy. Is sincerely apologetic when it seems like she went too far, but is clearly into her role.
Oni Twins-Mizuko won't be too hard a dom unless you lose to her when you opt to fight both. Regardless, both clearly take dominant roles.

That's just in the first two areas and disregarding something like... 10(?) NPC's, at least 3 of which are interested in domming you. Saying this isn't a femdom-themed game is silly, at best.

Voltin's not having a combat and two generic scenes isn't really a big sell, especially when most generics have a win/loss/consensual scene, and some of the named characters have tavern content aside. Oh, and also waifu stuff for those named characters. Comparatively, 2 optional sex scenes is pretty disappointing.