VN Ren'Py Navigating The Rift [v0.5] [TrippyDippity]

exter · May 26, 2024

Lunchableslol said:
but then the game would be super short

But having the exact same day with the exact same texts/pictures/animations only makes it artificially longer and more tedious to go through.
I would agree with SpeedyCat19 that the texts could change a little, maybe she could be less resistant or more into it with each passing day. That would make it more interesting. I personally just skipped everything that repeats and that on its own can be considered a negative since it feels like a waste of time.

Katalrina · May 26, 2024

Super fun read so far, I like having to go multiple days before a story development, feels like we've been on stranded for a long time! I do wish there was more boob focus though, she has such a nice rack!

FlyOnTheWall42 · May 27, 2024

Interesting game, seeing some shades of Netorare Survival Z in how you get info on what’s happening

ZeroV2 · May 28, 2024

The GF is super hot
The scenario is really hot

My issue with the game is as someone else mentioned, I feel like I don't have any frame of reference for the MC and GF's relationship. It feels more like the villain is stealing my sister than my girlfriend. For instance, why has the MC not initiated sex at all? For months? It's a step too far for believability. Not to mention that it seems like they never interact at all without the villain present or mentioned.

I love the GF tracker but I wasn't a fan of seeing the new sex interactions pop up. It makes it into a "check the tracker to see the new thing they did" situation instead of "check the tracker to see the things they MAY have done without you knowing" which is a slim difference but a huge one for me. It's the surprise of "WHAT?! When did she give him a handjob?! WTF!" that makes it nerve wracking to open the tracking app IMO. To facilitate that, there would have to be more actual working/flirting scenes. Once the sexual stuff really kicks off it seems all they do all day every day is blowjobs handjobs or kissing. It's a porn game, and thats the main sex delivery mechanism, so I get it, but it makes it an overload of the porn scenario instead of the gradual corruption that I personally think is hotter.

Not a fan of the sex-crazy drugs idea either, but I get it's a kink people have so thats a wash for me. Not sure about revealing the villain as a sex crazed manipulator right off the bat with his inner monologue. Yes, as players of the game we know where it's going. But some subtlety goes a long way. Instead of instantly knowing this guy is a pos stealing my girl, it'd be more interesting to see him as a fellow stranded wanderer working in a desparate situation with us when things go out of control.

All this is to say, I was really impressed with the game especially as a first time dev. I enjoyed it, the sexy parts were hot, I felt the dread necessary for this kind of game to function properly. I look forward to see it develop and your projects in the future.

Katalrina · May 28, 2024

ZeroV2 said:
The GF is super hot
The scenario is really hot

My issue with the game is as someone else mentioned, I feel like I don't have any frame of reference for the MC and GF's relationship. It feels more like the villain is stealing my sister than my girlfriend. For instance, why has the MC not initiated sex at all? For months? It's a step too far for believability. Not to mention that it seems like they never interact at all without the villain present or mentioned.

I love the GF tracker but I wasn't a fan of seeing the new sex interactions pop up. It makes it into a "check the tracker to see the new thing they did" situation instead of "check the tracker to see the things they MAY have done without you knowing" which is a slim difference but a huge one for me. It's the surprise of "WHAT?! When did she give him a handjob?! WTF!" that makes it nerve wracking to open the tracking app IMO. To facilitate that, there would have to be more actual working/flirting scenes. Once the sexual stuff really kicks off it seems all they do all day every day is blowjobs handjobs or kissing. It's a porn game, and thats the main sex delivery mechanism, so I get it, but it makes it an overload of the porn scenario instead of the gradual corruption that I personally think is hotter.

Not a fan of the sex-crazy drugs idea either, but I get it's a kink people have so thats a wash for me. Not sure about revealing the villain as a sex crazed manipulator right off the bat with his inner monologue. Yes, as players of the game we know where it's going. But some subtlety goes a long way. Instead of instantly knowing this guy is a pos stealing my girl, it'd be more interesting to see him as a fellow stranded wanderer working in a desparate situation with us when things go out of control.

All this is to say, I was really impressed with the game especially as a first time dev. I enjoyed it, the sexy parts were hot, I felt the dread necessary for this kind of game to function properly. I look forward to see it develop and your projects in the future.

I second all of this lol, even down to the feeling like a sister part -- was thinking that too, but maybe MC just really feels tired...

Though realistically would have definitely been more forceful at somepoint I think

iainmore · May 28, 2024

Interesting game but generally too grindy and repetitive and that lets it down. It needs a greater variety of Renders and Dialogue.

ktez · May 28, 2024

iainmore said:
Interesting game but generally too grindy and repetitive and that lets it down. It needs a greater variety of Renders and Dialogue.

grindy? lol

Maxx2265 · May 28, 2024

Great game! When Update?

jadaonix2222 · May 29, 2024

The only shortcoming of this game is short. Excluding that, modelling, scenario, pace of progress... everything is really good!

Taboofan · May 30, 2024

Katalrina said:
I second all of this lol, even down to the feeling like a sister part -- was thinking that too, but maybe MC just really feels tired...

Though realistically would have definitely been more forceful at somepoint I think

This could be solved easily: more drugs! (DON't do drugs kids) Seriously though, putting something in the Boyfriend's food to deaden his arousal or willpower in some way would be a good solution to this.

Kaitol · May 31, 2024

Isn't that basically already the explanation though, girlfriend crashes so hard from the drugs she's unconscious by the time you get back, though some of the events she seems to be awake in the evening (no drugs that day?). Though ngl, it would be a little hot if there was a small bit where the creeper gave her some supplements laced with an impotence drug, and suggested she mix them in to your lunches.

cebs · May 31, 2024

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Arrchman · Jun 2, 2024

This gets bunches of errors on linux and possibly on android and apple because for some reason the `/` is removed from the beginning turning it into a relative path.

Code:

  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/execution.py", line 596, in run
    node.execute()
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/ast.py", line 1363, in execute
    renpy.exports.with_statement(trans, paired=paired)
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/exports.py", line 1781, in with_statement
    return renpy.game.interface.do_with(trans, paired, clear=clear)
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/core.py", line 1548, in do_with
    return self.interact(trans_pause=True,
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/core.py", line 2165, in interact
    repeat, rv = self.interact_core(preloads=preloads, trans_pause=trans_pause, pause=pause, pause_start=pause_start, pause_modal=pause_modal, **kwargs) # type: ignore
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/core.py", line 2818, in interact_core
    self.draw_screen(root_widget, fullscreen_video, (not fullscreen_video) or video_frame_drawn)
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/core.py", line 1352, in draw_screen
    surftree = renpy.display.render.render_screen(
  File "render.pyx", line 486, in renpy.display.render.render_screen
  File "render.pyx", line 260, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/layout.py", line 900, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 260, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/transition.py", line 194, in render
    renpy.display.render.render(self.transitions[-1], width, height, 0, 0)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 260, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/transition.py", line 384, in render
    top = render(self.new_widget, width, height, st, at)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 260, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/layout.py", line 900, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 260, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/layout.py", line 900, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 260, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/transform.py", line 957, in render
    return RenderTransform(self).render(width, height, st, at)
  File "accelerator.pyx", line 978, in renpy.display.accelerator.RenderTransform.render
  File "accelerator.pyx", line 413, in renpy.display.accelerator.RenderTransform.render_child
  File "render.pyx", line 260, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/im.py", line 626, in render
    return cache.get(self, render=True)
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/im.py", line 309, in get
    surf = image.load()
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/im.py", line 761, in load
    raise e
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/display/im.py", line 711, in load
    filelike = renpy.loader.load(self.filename, directory="images")
  File "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/loader.py", line 672, in load
    raise IOError("Couldn't find file '%s'." % name)
OSError: Couldn't find file 'run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png'.

Excerpt of strace:

Code:

openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_CLOEXEC|O_DIRECTORY) = 28
newfstatat(28, "", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}, AT_EMPTY_PATH) = 0
getdents64(28, 0x55f76d752eb0 /* 19 entries */, 32768) = 728
getdents64(28, 0x55f76d752eb0 /* 0 entries */, 32768) = 0
close(28)                               = 0
recvmsg(14, {msg_namelen=0}, 0)         = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
recvmsg(14, {msg_namelen=0}, 0)         = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
poll([{fd=17, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)    = 0 (Timeout)
poll([{fd=23, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)    = 0 (Timeout)
poll([{fd=22, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}], 1, 0) = 0 (Timeout)
recvmsg(14, {msg_namelen=0}, 0)         = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
recvmsg(14, {msg_namelen=0}, 0)         = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
poll([{fd=17, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)    = 0 (Timeout)
poll([{fd=23, events=POLLIN}], 1, 0)    = 0 (Timeout)
poll([{fd=22, events=POLLIN|POLLPRI}], 1, 0) = 0 (Timeout)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155500) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/common/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155500) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155500) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/common/images/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155500) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155220) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/common/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155220) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155220) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/common/images/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9155220) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
futex(0x7f3590008950, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x7f3597e226c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x7f3597e226d0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9154320) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
futex(0x7f3597e226cc, FUTEX_WAIT_BITSET_PRIVATE, 0, {tv_sec=285581, tv_nsec=978975809}, FUTEX_BITSET_MATCH_ANY) = 0
futex(0x7f3597e226d0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/common/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9154320) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9154320) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/common/images/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png", 0x7ffce9154320) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat("game/script.rpy", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=233685, ...}) = 0

As can be seen, it's looking for

/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/renpy/common/run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png

instead of /run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png, likely because for some reason somewhere the path turned into run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png instead of /run/media/arrchman/dee44b6d-6c4c-13bf-8a95-d3eb240fdec0/NavigatingTheRift-0.5-pc/game/images/magellan/Magellan04.png, the former being a relative path and the latter an absolute path.

Edit: It appears the problem is with this this line:

Python:

name = re.sub(r'/+', '/', name).lstrip('/')

in load at renpy/loader.py
I've never used renpy, but I think that's code from renpy itself, and since they are explicitly stripping it, it seems it's expecting a relative path but for some reason being supplied an absolute path.

tointoin3001 · Jun 2, 2024

nice game

a753015 · Jun 2, 2024

ZeroV2 said:
The GF is super hot
The scenario is really hot

My issue with the game is as someone else mentioned, I feel like I don't have any frame of reference for the MC and GF's relationship. It feels more like the villain is stealing my sister than my girlfriend. For instance, why has the MC not initiated sex at all? For months? It's a step too far for believability. Not to mention that it seems like they never interact at all without the villain present or mentioned.

I love the GF tracker but I wasn't a fan of seeing the new sex interactions pop up. It makes it into a "check the tracker to see the new thing they did" situation instead of "check the tracker to see the things they MAY have done without you knowing" which is a slim difference but a huge one for me. It's the surprise of "WHAT?! When did she give him a handjob?! WTF!" that makes it nerve wracking to open the tracking app IMO. To facilitate that, there would have to be more actual working/flirting scenes. Once the sexual stuff really kicks off it seems all they do all day every day is blowjobs handjobs or kissing. It's a porn game, and thats the main sex delivery mechanism, so I get it, but it makes it an overload of the porn scenario instead of the gradual corruption that I personally think is hotter.

Not a fan of the sex-crazy drugs idea either, but I get it's a kink people have so thats a wash for me. Not sure about revealing the villain as a sex crazed manipulator right off the bat with his inner monologue. Yes, as players of the game we know where it's going. But some subtlety goes a long way. Instead of instantly knowing this guy is a pos stealing my girl, it'd be more interesting to see him as a fellow stranded wanderer working in a desparate situation with us when things go out of control.

All this is to say, I was really impressed with the game especially as a first time dev. I enjoyed it, the sexy parts were hot, I felt the dread necessary for this kind of game to function properly. I look forward to see it develop and your projects in the future.

the twist could be that the drug are simple minerals with some sugar and that why she got her heart beating faster and she had the slut side inside her all along
we get the taste of her bedroom personality before the explosion.
just my take

tharsheblows · Jun 2, 2024

a753015 said:
the twist could be that the drug are simple minerals with some sugar and that why she got her heart beating faster and she had the slut side inside her all along
we get the taste of her bedroom personality before the explosion.
just my take

Afterall, don't we all have "the slut" inside us?

giiamas123 · Jun 4, 2024

Interesting, wait for the next update!!

Afasius · Jun 4, 2024

I like where this is going,,,can't wait for next update

M3lly · Jun 5, 2024

Agree with many suggestions here. Need more development on MC and GF relationship so that the NTR is more impactful.

Slightly less grind with more variation in the dialogue. And maybe more choices so that the story feels less linear and kinetic?

ktez · Jun 5, 2024

M3lly said:
Agree with many suggestions here. Need more development on MC and GF relationship so that the NTR is more impactful.

Slightly less grind with more variation in the dialogue. And maybe more choices so that the story feels less linear and kinetic?

dude there's no grind, what is grind for you?

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