Trope95

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Went from season 1 to season 2 and transferred my save over but I don't even know what's going on. It looks like a lot of stuff was skipped by either transferring my save or it's just like that going from season 1 to season 2.
Season 1 > Autosave > Import into Season 2 > Play to the end of Season 2 > Save > Load the save into Season 3
Season 2 changed the way the incest patch is applied. In Season 1, copying the patch changed the dialogue. In Seasons 2 and 3 it enables a Family/Clones button in the main menu. Family is patched, Clones unpatched.

I think those can be the reasons you feel like something was skipped.

Hopefully that wasn't intended as "catheterizer" :oops:

I definitely liked how she went topless at the "compound" this time around - shows some real progress for her and makes me look forward to her storyline in updates in the near future. (y)
She is used to be judged every day of her life. The birthday party demonstrated that no one will judge anyone in the house. She even was at the jacuzzi game, where people got naked (although there weren't any males there during the game) and no one batted an eye. She's more comfortable now. She feels at home finally.

definitely.
and the best part was that she didn't even react when MC showed up. She looked completely comfortable with it. Granted MC didn't make a big deal out of all the others during the birthday party, so it's hugely reassuring for a girl. Even Kate and Jamaal had more to say about boobs than MC :D
The MC (being the only hetero guy at the party and potentially in a relationship with more than half the girls) was intelligent enough to not comment on boobs. That reassured her that there's no problem around him. She learned (read above) at the jacuzzi that the girls aren't an issue either. The usual backstabbing between women is totally absent in the house (except for some attempts by Emma, like comfronting Eileen and Saira).
 

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I'm married and I don't wear a wedding ring while working. I wear it in a chain around my neck to avoid it being entangled. Gen do the same. My father taught me to do it after seeing two co-workers in a week losing their fingers because of wedding rings. We can think Gen's father also taught her.
At some point in school I saw an Air Force training video (for some reason) on the importance of removing your rings before getting in the cockpit. Lots of stretched and otherwise fucked-up fingers. Pretty gross, but the point was well-made. And it was nowhere near as bad as the frostbite one. :p
 

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definitely.
and the best part was that she didn't even react when MC showed up. She looked completely comfortable with it. Granted MC didn't make a big deal out of all the others during the birthday party, so it's hugely reassuring for a girl. Even Kate and Jamaal had more to say about boobs than MC :D
Isn't that so fucking refreshing to see in these here lands of manchilds?

Peace :D
 

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I'm really liking DA:Veilguard.
Same here... I'm pacing myself... but it's very tempting to go ham on it...

Peace :D
I was really enjoying it at first, i am about 26 hours in but just now recruiting the last 2 party memebers. Apparently the game really hits it stride in act 2, so hopefully i start to enjoy myself again.
 
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Joiplay Season 1 Textbox fix

just paste the files in the game folder and choose to overwrite
makes text size bigger and easier to see and textbox slightly bigger to fit the bigger text
 
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Cool thanks for answering I was wondering about it because its almost tuesday. Also can't wait for the opening
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Yeah, I'm actually quite liking this "cliffhanger" trend that tells me to expect a scene with ______ to start the next update. Even more to look forward to, especially when it's a special one like this update, or a favurite we've not had a scene with for a little while like next time is set to be.
 

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why did you play a massive harem game if you were in the mood for a focused monogamy experience?
you describe what harem games are. and you know how they work. why do that to yourself knowingly and intentionally if that's not what you wanted to experience in that moment?
That's because before, I've played harem games like Sisterly Lust, Harem Hotel, A House in the Rift, Light of My Life, etc. and didn't expect content to be diluted to the point of one or two scenes per character per year. But enough of that.
 

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Yeah, I'm actually quite liking this "cliffhanger" trend that tells me to expect a scene with ______ to start the next update. Even more to look forward to, especially when it's a special one like this update, or a favurite we've not had a scene with for a little while like next time is set to be.
I think it's a good system. Giving the player a little tease of what is to come (be it a lewd scene, the pool party, or the DnD game) makes for a good closure of the update, since it gives continuity with the next one.
Ending with a full scene (lewd or not) gave me the feeling of TV series "Everything is closed, see you next month". There's nothing to look forward to.
Obviously, when the scene has been anticipated for a long time (like the foursome), some people can be annoyed that I didn't include the whole scene.

The only times I did it for an important story scene (as far as I can remember) was with Kiara's arrival and the pool party.
But Kiara's scenes were the change between Season 1 and Season 2, so it looked logical (and had the size issue that made me split the game), and the pool party needed a full update for itself.
 

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That's because before, I've played harem games like Sisterly Lust, Harem Hotel, A House in the Rift, Light of My Life, etc. and didn't expect content to be diluted to the point of one or two scenes per character per year. But enough of that.
That's like comparing apples to oranges. I've played Sisterly Lust and Light of My Life, neither has near the same size cast as My Dorm does.
 

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That's like comparing apples to oranges. I've played Sisterly Lust and Light of My Life, neither has near the same size cast as My Dorm does.
Well, I can imagine I would be quite "confused" if I picked up something that I thought was an Apple, bite it and it turned out to be an Orange.

The real issue here is: Why did I thought it was an Apple? Not that there's anything wrong with either Apples or Oranges.

So, what is really in play here is the "Expectations". We, expect that a player understands that this is a Massive Harem game, knowing that screen time will have to be shared, parceled and minute. They expected this to be a small Harem game where screen time is largely focused in 2 or 3 characters.

Neither us nor them are at fault, IMO. As in, I eat Apples and Oranges, sometimes together...

Now, is it our, and in this I include Trope95, responsibility to manage their Expectations? I don't think so. Expectations are personal and as such should remain. It is indeed a major sign of maturity to be able to temper them and adapt them to situations where we misinterpreted and made erroneous assumptions. It is, however, our responsibility to manage and adapt them, no one else.

Therapists make a living out of that, you know...

Peace :(
 

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That's like comparing apples to oranges. I've played Sisterly Lust and Light of My Life, neither has near the same size cast as My Dorm does.
That's why he complains about too many girls. I don't know about Light of My Life, but I think Sisterly Lust had 4 main girls and 6-7 side girls (it's been a while) and no animations.

I don't know what that guy would think of games that update ONCE every year and don't have contents for all the girls in the game in every update. That's why I stopped answering him.

His maths are bad, but he find new excuses to complain when I showed it.

I would send him my (in)famous commercial, but as he's in a country banned by VISA, it doesn't make sense.
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Well, I can imagine I would be quite "confused" if I picked up something that I thought was an Apple, bite it and it turned out to be an Orange.

The real issue here is: Why did I thought it was an Apple? Not that there's anything wrong with either Apples or Oranges.

So, what is really in play here is the "Expectations". We, expect that a player understands that this is a Massive Harem game, knowing that screen time will have to be shared, parceled and minute. They expected this to be a small Harem game where screen time is largely focused in 2 or 3 characters.

Neither us nor them are at fault, IMO. As in, I eat Apples and Oranges, sometimes together...

Now, is it our, and in this I include Trope95, responsibility to manage their Expectations? I don't think so. Expectations are personal and as such should remain. It is indeed a major sign of maturity to be able to temper them and adapt them to situations where we misinterpreted and made erroneous assumptions. It is, however, our responsibility to manage and adapt them, no one else.

Therapists make a living out of that, you know...

Peace :(
You are right.
That guy problem is Why did he build those expectations?
He's a F95 member since 2017, so he should have learned to read at some point in the last seven years if he couldn't before. Most kids learn before their seventh year, so I give him the benefit of doubt.

I didn't hide to anyone that the harem would be massive. In my first interactions in this forum I said it would be 20+ girls (Megan, and Maddie weren't going to make it, and I had doubts about Betty).
In the first release (where we met 8 ladies, the ones in the old main menu picture) is said in-game (for those who didn't read the forum) that there were going to be 11 students. That makes it 19 LIs.
In the first update (0.2), we met three more girls (Sam, Simone, and Alexia): 22 LIs.
In the second update (0.3), we get to see even four more (Eva (even if we can't see her face), Sophie, Maddie, and Megan): 26 LIs. Sophie was dropped, and Maddie and Megan moved from side-girls to full-haremable, but that (neither the drop or that they were side chicks wasn't known then).
In the fourth update (0.4B), we learn Meemaw will join the house: 27 LIs.
Since then, only Betty and Kiara have been added: 29 LIs (28, once Sophie is dropped). Both of them on Season 1.

And that guy starts to complain in Season 3 that the screen time is split between the LIs!!!! What did he think would happen with those 28 LIs (once Sophie is confirmed as dropped)? He knew the scope of the game for more than a year. If he thought it would be different he's delusional. The only way to do it differently is to stop story development and make it a fuck fest with five-six lewd scenes per update, and everyone who have played a couple of chapters knew that's not the game direction.

So I think he's only a troll who likes to complain or whine.
 

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Trope95 thanks for taking the time to reply to my massive wall of text :D
that's why I often support Patreons *after* update instead of before. Properly engaging the community is very appreciated.

The MC hasn't seen the dildos in action, so he doesn't feel threatened by them :D .
several girls mentioned dildos, though. it's becoming a concerning trends for the purity community :ROFLMAO: :KEK:

I'm married and I don't wear a wedding ring while working. I wear it in a chain around my neck to avoid it being entangled. Gen do the same. My father taught me to do it after seeing two co-workers in a week losing their fingers because of wedding rings. We can think Gen's father also taught her.
and she has a very convenient turtle neck, we can't check her necklace :D
I heard some military people also recommend removing the ring. maybe Mrs Sky is from a military family then. would be common in the US.

There's a reason for Kim to don't check her RPs in that scene. She was attracted to the MC since the start (remember the scene at Emma's room with Lisa) regardless of the RPs. She likes the MC (physically if the RPs are on the negative, emotionally if they are in the positive). In both cases she wants Martha's approval. She's the student who got into the "family feeling" the most, because she lacks a maternal figure. And she won't start to think about a relationship with the MC without Martha's approval. She doesn't want to disappoint her or be on her bad side.
Saira's case doesn't apply here, since they were in a pseudo-relationship before.
With Debbie it's different. She's not so fond of Martha and Kim doesn't know if she talked to her before starting something.
Kim is the one opening here to the MC. Be it for something physical or romantical (depending on RPs). And she's the one who cares about what Martha thinks.
MC don't want to wait for Martha's approval. He wants to wait for Kim to be comfortable with the situation, and that means Martha's approval in Kim's case. It won't happen with Kate or Lisa, because they don't care about what Martha thinks and won't put it as a barrier.
The key sentence when dating only one girl who isn't Martha is this one: "Maybe you should talk to her. And then with Martha, if you like what she tells you." The bold her/she refers to the girl the MC is dating.
I just saw that in one of the 6 possible scenarios I forgot to add one sentence that could look like they are talking about Martha.
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
it made sense for Kim to be concerned about Martha's opinion and permission. But I was more surprised it was important for MC.

My blinking (and kissing) code is there to be flexible and easy to use by me in the standard game published as it is. I can't see anyone telling Microsoft to change the Windows code because some third party software doesn't work well with it. Why should I change my code because URM is confused by it? I can't see anyone talking to URM coders about their software not being compatible with My Dorm.
Like I said, your method is really clever. I'm sure it saves an insane amount of time during coding.
I think you'd be surprised how often OS developers have to adapt and change the OS for specific software that are quite popular. or even integrate the features into the OS.
but yeah, URM could also adapt to My Dorm, in this case.
it's really a minor issue though, so I only mentioned it here because I found it funny, as I was talking about the blinking thing :)

About the blinking. It's impossible to count them in a way that makes everyone happy. If I add them to the animations, I should add the tree renders (since the three make an animation), so the still count won't reflect the volume of content you talk about. Leaving one in the stills and two in the animation count is even weirder. It also would mean that I go for 239 animations with 5,909 renders (for example, if there were 200 blinking animations and I added the three frames to the animated count), looking like the animations last for 24.7 renders, when the real animations are 61x4, 121x3, 411x1, 49x4, 361x2, 40x1, 216x3, 221x3, 51x9, 48x1, 246x2, 26x1, 13x1, 161x1, 221x1, and 301x2. It will look like the animations are, on average, less than 1 second long.
I don't count Amanda's kick to Solomon as an animation either, but as still frames. I only count as animations what I end up compressing in a webm file (since chapter 6 or 7).
Doing what you say (partial renders) mean postwork I can't do because lack of time and skills. And those partials also need to be posed and rendered. Shouldn't I count my work?
for blinking, I'm pretty sure the posing is already pretty much done, and you only need to change the eye lids. it's still a bit of work as you also have to check it looks ok.
for rendering, if your software supports it, you can reframe it to just the eye, and the rendering time should be massively reduced. that's why I suggested it. just rendering the small part around the eyes would be exponentially faster than the whole scene.
you'd have to find a good workflow for it though. as the eyes coordinates will change for each scene, and you would have to add those coordinates in the code somehow to position the mask. but with how you managed the current blinking, i'm confident you would have found a competent solution that would be efficient time wise.

for the count, it will always be a complicated issue. not counting the number of blinking in the number of animations, but the number of blinking steps in the animation renders could be another compromise. or you could just count them separately. blinking renders total :) and if it's just the eyes, with the amount of time you would save, it would not really matter to count them, I think.

I wanted the gallery to be able to follow the full story of a girl. I'm studying solutions (like a DLC) to add Season 1 and 2 galleries to Season 3 (and beyond). The issue is that Season 1 code isn't compatible with Season 2/3 interface. And neither is the translation, so it will take a lot of time. It took me 8 days (here and there to avoid impacting too much a single update) to adapt the code so it runs in Season 2/3 interface, but it still doesn't have all the features.
when the story is finished, you could just do a remake that include all three seasons in a big single release with a common UI. reworking the variable system for season 1 with the one from season 2&3 and adding the gallery then. the game would be steam ready by that point. I don't remember the details of incest on steam, but I dont think they care as much as Patreon as they don't have advertisers. it's mainly the underage and high school issues that they focus on, if I remember correctly. As long as you don't show a flashback of Eileen and MC fucking in high school, you should be ok :D

Joiplay Season 1 Textbox fix

just paste the files in the game folder and choose to overwrite
makes text size bigger and easier to see and textbox slightly bigger to fit the bigger text
I'm always amazed to see how popular playing AVN on mobile devices is... how can people manage with one hand taken because they have to hold the device up? :D

That's because before, I've played harem games like Sisterly Lust, Harem Hotel, A House in the Rift, Light of My Life, etc. and didn't expect content to be diluted to the point of one or two scenes per character per year. But enough of that.
So smaller scope harems are ok. yeah, this one is really massive. the banner pics only showing a few girls might have been misleading for you and created a misunderstanding on the scope of the harem ? you are looking at 22 girls here. great variety in body shape, ethnicity and personality.
maybe the mods should change the banner pics to show the current roster of girls, like the one at the end of the current update ?
 
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*Gently places a soapbox on the ground and climbs on top of it*

I just don't get it. Are people so controlled by their dicks that they look at the banner image, download said game then because they didn't like how it progressed, then go back and maybe read what's what only to start Bitching and Whining about how it was not what they expected and then expect the game to be changed to their wants and demands?

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I mean, I go to a games page, and I read the little description up top, then go to "Tags" immediately followed by looking for dev notes to see if the game fits my wants and needs. If something looks hinky I will use the search function and see what people say about whatever caught my attention. If, at this point, the game looks like my thing I download it and play. If I don't like it, I delete it and find another one. If I really like it then I will comment and thank the dev. If it was passable and I want to continue to see if it improves, I keep it in my game file and check back later.

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I mean what percent of people here support dev's through Patreon or some other site for the work being done and posted here for FREE? Where does that sense of privilege come from?

Oh well, I know I have a tendency to use my soapbox here and there, but as I am currently unable to reach through a monitor and discipl... err... educate the occasional young ones a Soapbox is sometimes needed. I think I spent to much time in the forums today, again.

*Steps off his soapbox & tosses it off to the side and walks away.*
 
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