Ren'Py Nemesis Party [v0.09.1 Hotfix] [NemesisGames]

[NemesisGames]

November 18 Development Log:


Note: I’m still open to anyone interested in bug-testing v0.10 in a few weeks.

An early version of body-shots content will be ready for this update. There won’t be much to it yet, but I’m launching it with v0.10 so I can get some feedback before it’s fleshed out for v0.11.

Overall, I want the bulk of Act I to be ready for v0.10. The update after that, v0.11, should be about “finishing” things for Act I.

As for Act II, I’m very close to the purchase of a more powerful PC. Yes, the renders will be gorgeous, but more importantly, I will be able to produce a higher volume of work over a shorter period of time.

 

[NemesisGames]

Our favorite thicc party guest unwrapping herself.

November 23 Development Log:

For those waiting to bugtest, I’m estimating v0.10 will be ready for testing in the beginning of December. I’ll send you a message with a download link at that time.

For everyone else, my new rendering PC is being delivered. The era of CPU renders with my ancient integrated graphics card laptop will soon be over… but only once Act II begins in the New Year.

I don’t want a sudden change in “art style” resulting from my renders becoming 1000x better. Imagine you’re having a conversation with Emma when randomly you can see every detail of her down to her pores. It’d break immersion. So the crazy quality increase will come when the story shifts in a big way—Act II.

Until then, I’m at the final “death by a million cuts” stage of a release, where all the big things are finished, it’s just the million tiny tasks that I’m working through.

Thank you for your patience. I know it’s been a longer update, but I’m confident that having taken the time to re-structure the game, future updates will be much quicker to develop from v0.11 onward.

 

[Enlight432]

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Our favorite thicc party guest unwrapping herself.

November 23 Development Log:

For those waiting to bugtest, I’m estimating v0.10 will be ready for testing in the beginning of December. I’ll send you a message with a download link at that time.

For everyone else, my new rendering PC is being delivered. The era of CPU renders with my ancient integrated graphics card laptop will soon be over… but only once Act II begins in the New Year.

I don’t want a sudden change in “art style” resulting from my renders becoming 1000x better. Imagine you’re having a conversation with Emma when randomly you can see every detail of her down to her pores. It’d break immersion. So the crazy quality increase will come when the story shifts in a big way—Act II.

Until then, I’m at the final “death by a million cuts” stage of a release, where all the big things are finished, it’s just the million tiny tasks that I’m working through.

Thank you for your patience. I know it’s been a longer update, but I’m confident that having taken the time to re-structure the game, future updates will be much quicker to develop from v0.11 onward.

Your game is excellent in every way, except for one aspect
I won't go into detail about the many strengths of this game since you're likely well aware of them: character/personality, excitement, creativity, story, physiology, and more
However, I want to highlight the only major weakness :"game logic"
All the negative reviews stem solely from the game logic. I truly hope you'll address this critical issue
That said, I hope improving the logic won't come at the expense of the incredible excitement and thrill already present in the game

In any case, best of luck! I'll definitely keep following your game—it’s great

 

[NemesisGames]

Your game is excellent in every way, except for one aspect
I won't go into detail about the many strengths of this game since you're likely well aware of them: character/personality, excitement, creativity, story, physiology, and more
However, I want to highlight the only major weakness :"game logic"
All the negative reviews stem solely from the game logic. I truly hope you'll address this critical issue
That said, I hope improving the logic won't come at the expense of the incredible excitement and thrill already present in the game

In any case, best of luck! I'll definitely keep following your game—it’s great

Thank you for the kind words!

I am aware of the game logic being quite difficult as of v0.09. The upcoming update, v0.10, is a major overhaul of the confusing dynamics while streamlining gameplay. I can confidently reassure you that I did this while still completely preserving the strengths of the game, including all that you mentioned.

Thanks again.

 

[NemesisGames]

December 5 Development Log:

So, despite my best estimate, v0.10 still isn’t ready for bug-testing. I don’t have any excuses for this; some details are taking longer than anticipated.

Rather than continuing to disappoint by setting another specific date, I’ll simply say: it’ll be a handful of weeks.

My new PC has arrived and I’ve begun copying my Daz files to it. The 4080 Super will increase render speeds by an order of magnitude compared to my CPU.

A NSFW trailer is in the works while things render. We’ll see if it can increase the game’s visibility after v0.10. There’s a limited number of games with NTR that have made it to this level of development, yet I never see Nemesis Party mentioned.

I’m hoping that with stability and content increases, as well as a juicy trailer, that will change by the end of Act I.

 

[NemesisGames]

December 12 Dev Log:

The new PC is such an improvement I can now see the faint veins on Lily’s titties that I forgot I added over a year ago.

Anyways, my past concern about mixing renders from my old and new PC are unfounded. It’s not breaking immersion as I thought. So I’ll be using the new PC for the remainder of Act I.

This is exciting because it’s one more bottleneck I’ve eliminated:

• Images: Rendering 1 image has been reduced from 30 minutes to 1.5 minutes.
• Coding: No more copy-pasting over and over. Less bugs.
• Workflow: I can write in Ren’py scripts and directly update the game from my phone.

The last major time-consumer is posing scenes. There’s a lot of methods I could use to speed things up, but ultimately this will likely remain the biggest bottleneck.

Anyways, as exciting as this is for me, I know that v0.10 release is the thing everyone is most eager for. And it is coming, soon, very soon.

 

[bdsm1011]

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December 12 Dev Log:

The new PC is such an improvement I can now see the faint veins on Lily’s titties that I forgot I added over a year ago.

Anyways, my past concern about mixing renders from my old and new PC are unfounded. It’s not breaking immersion as I thought. So I’ll be using the new PC for the remainder of Act I.

This is exciting because it’s one more bottleneck I’ve eliminated:

• Images: Rendering 1 image has been reduced from 30 minutes to 1.5 minutes.
• Coding: No more copy-pasting over and over. Less bugs.
• Workflow: I can write in Ren’py scripts and directly update the game from my phone.

The last major time-consumer is posing scenes. There’s a lot of methods I could use to speed things up, but ultimately this will likely remain the biggest bottleneck.

Anyways, as exciting as this is for me, I know that v0.10 release is the thing everyone is most eager for. And it is coming, soon, very soon.

still waiting unpatiently

 

[NemesisGames]

December 23 Development Log

Merry Christmas all!

‘Tis the season where everyone is eager about when the new update will release. It is also the season where family festivities eat up all my time, but I’m making things work.

The boring reality is that I didn’t anticipate that the simple act of coding to “show” and “hide” all these new renders takes so long. And because almost every scene has been changed, it hasn’t been quick.

But there’s only one way to devour a whale. One bite at a time, day after day.

Again, because of the volume of work and inconsistency of available time, I can’t really give a good estimate of a release date. At this point I’d be grateful if beta testers had v0.10 in early January. That would put a release in late January.

 

[CobraPL]

NemesisGames
https://f95zone.to/threads/christmas-contest-2024-1200-pool.238006/post-15714487 I voted for your game, thx for your work!

 

[NemesisGames]

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December 29 Development Log:

I may not have v0.10 ready, but I’ve finished the NSFW trailer which proves I haven’t just been holding my dick these past few months. Hopefully it will get you holding yours.

As always, I’m always open to feedback on how to improve it.

You must be registered to see the links

for the (less compressed) higher quality link.

Happy New Years, Nemesis

 

[mario01]

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December 29 Development Log:

I may not have v0.10 ready, but I’ve finished the NSFW trailer which proves I haven’t just been holding my dick these past few months. Hopefully it will get you holding yours.

As always, I’m always open to feedback on how to improve it.

You must be registered to see the links

for the (less compressed) higher quality link.

Happy New Years, Nemesis

wtf

no comment anymore to say just hope you make a cheat mode or which way I should choose to see different routes grax

 

[Rugerrell6]

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December 29 Development Log:

I may not have v0.10 ready, but I’ve finished the NSFW trailer which proves I haven’t just been holding my dick these past few months. Hopefully it will get you holding yours.

As always, I’m always open to feedback on how to improve it.

You must be registered to see the links

for the (less compressed) higher quality link.

Happy New Years, Nemesis

Looks good! But the only question is when the fuck do we get to play it? haha

 

[NemesisGames]

December 9 Development Log:


Another day, more updates. Every single sprite and render has to be re-inserted in code, so I’m still working through the scenes.

When every scene has changes, I’d almost call v0.10 a “re-master”. But that suggests the game you know has been changed beyond recognition, which is not the case.

However, since the changelog simply says “34 scenes have been updated”, I’d like to provide more detail on what that means:

• Emma’s post-soccer scenes split into drunken version vs sober version.
• The intro dream sequence has been moved to Benji’s introduction, where you can see it after smoking his weed.
• A new intro has replaced it, which will allow for a satisfying end to Act I.
• Lily’s subplot more tightly refocused on her viral social media ambitions.
• Abbie’s subplot more tightly refocused on becoming rebellious.
• Jasmine’s subplot more tightly focused on her possession of the stolen necklace.

Further, I gave more romantic weight to the vanilla scenes:

• Tara’s pool scene
• Lily’s singing on rooftop scene
• Abbie’s backyard dancing
• Abbie’s kitchen cooking

And, additionally:

• Oona now has a cutscene to prepare for her Act II arrival.
• Her Mom—a cop—also has a couple scenes to prepare her for her Act II arrival.

To make the girls feel like real people, and to tie them into the game’s story tighter, the following emotional flashbacks have been inserted:

• Abbie’s flashback of abandonment
• Ace’s flashback of cruelty by Emma towards him
• Jasmine and the Malik’s family escape from their home country.

Since the soccer competition between Emma and Ace was such a hot mess, I’ve converted it into a cinematic video to make it both more dramatic, as well as easier to understand.

For all those reading this non-lewd info who’re just waiting for Emma and Lily to get plowed - remember, it’s the non-sexy stuff that will make the sexy stuff not only more believable, but also… more sexy.

 

[Bruno55555]

The scenes are turning out perfect and you are doing an excellent job. I hope there are more gay scenes in future updates and that the success continues.

 

[Enlight432]

Thank you for the kind words!

I am aware of the game logic being quite difficult as of v0.09. The upcoming update, v0.10, is a major overhaul of the confusing dynamics while streamlining gameplay. I can confidently reassure you that I did this while still completely preserving the strengths of the game, including all that you mentioned.

Thanks again.

Great, but I think I didn't explain myself clearly
What I meant was the logic behind the behavior of male and female characters. Their actions shouldn't contradict their previous behavior. For example, if the female character X dislikes the male character Y, there needs to be a logical reason for any sexual scenes between them to happen. You know, the logic of relationships is very important; otherwise, the game won’t be taken seriously and might even face other issues
This game only has a problem in this aspect; in other areas, it’s excellent
That said, I understand that balancing logic and excitement is challenging. A female character doing something that shocks the player, the MC, and everyone else can be incredibly hot. I hope you can succeed in this challenge so that both logic and excitement are excellent

 

[abirvg]

Every single sprite and render has to be re-inserted in code, so I’m still working through the scenes.

Try 'Telescope' + 'Quick-Fix List' + 'macros' in nvim.

You fuzzy-search through all the code in your project (folder) with Telescope plugin. Then just press Ctrl+q to move it in the quick-fix list - in which you can easily iterate through all your search results back and forth. Then you make a macro for your first element - and then, jumping through the qf-list, you just apply this macro for all the elements you want with 2 quick key-strokes.
All of it will take you 10 to 30 minutes max - even for hundreds of replaced lines.
And you don't just butch-replacing lines either - you actually can look through them while jumping through qf-list. To make sure that nothing breaks.

Other code-editors should have something similar too - this workflow is just way too important for coding for them not to. So you can look it up.

[...] For example, if the female character X dislikes the male character Y, there needs to be a logical reason for any sexual scenes between them to happen. [...]

I disagree.
If the girl dislikes a guy - there needs to be logic for her to start liking that guy.
It has nothing to do with sexual scenes. Hatefuck is a thing.

Usually in such stories, it's even better when they hate each other - because of contrast.
The contrast between their inner 'love' and 'lust' being opposite (inner contrast).
And the contrast between the scenes of 'the lovable horny couple' and 'the hateful horny couple' (the outer contrast).

Even the harem games always have the girl that 'hates your guts'. Because you need scenes to be as different as possible.

 

[PewPewMasterrrrr]

I disagree.
If the girl dislikes a guy - there needs to be logic for her to start liking that guy.
It has nothing to do with sexual scenes. Hatefuck is a thing.

Usually in such stories, it's even better when they hate each other - because of contrast.
The contrast between their inner 'love' and 'lust' being opposite (inner contrast).
And the contrast between the scenes of 'the lovable horny couple' and 'the hateful horny couple' (the outer contrast).

Hatefuck is hot, but it needs a solid reason behind it. You’re kinda implying that just plain lust is enough for cheating! Like, if the FMC cheats on the MC just because of lust or hooks up with someone just because of it, it makes her look cheap. It turns her into some one-dimensional slut who’ll sleep with anyone as long as they’re attractive or she’s horny. That’s not what makes an FMC great.
An FMC should have a rich, engaging personality, not be some one-dimensional, slut, foolish character.
I’m not talking about this game; I’m referring to what you said. The game itself is Pretty good.

 

[abirvg]

Hatefuck is hot, but it needs a solid reason behind it. You’re kinda implying that just plain lust is enough for cheating! Like, if the FMC cheats on the MC just because of lust or hooks up with someone just because of it, it makes her look cheap. It turns her into some one-dimensional slut who’ll sleep with anyone as long as they’re attractive or she’s horny. That’s not what makes an FMC great.
An FMC should have a rich, engaging personality, not be some one-dimensional, slut, foolish character.
I’m not talking about this game; I’m referring to what you said. The game itself is Pretty good.

That's not what I'm saying.
I'm saying that 'hate' is a good contrast for lust - it makes lust stronger when the sex happens.
And you need lust for sex scenes. (any sex scenes - vanilla included)
Not 'like'.
'Lust' is necessary, 'liking' is not.

Hence, 'disliking' someone is not a detriment to the sex scene.
And if the person is having sex with someone they dislike - it's making them the opposite of 'one-dimensional'. It immediately shows us that the person is more complex than having just one desire. That's something going on under the hood.

And it was shown pretty well in Emma's shower scene to be honest:
- Emma is highly competitive <=> yet submissive.
- She hates losing to Ace. Yet she gets horny losing.
- She is loving - she gets angry when her 'best friend' loses, on his behalf. Yet she herself gets horny losing - so she's probably getting horny seeing the closest person to her lose too.
- The subplot with her father will [probably] lead to something similar.
- She gets angrier <=> Yet she gets hornier. And realizing her own horniness makes her even angrier. These 2 emotions feed on each other.

That is the opposite of one-dimensional.

 

[PewPewMasterrrrr]

That's not what I'm saying.
I'm saying that 'hate' is a good contrast for lust - it makes lust stronger when the sex happens.
And you need lust for sex scenes. (any sex scenes - vanilla included)
Not 'like'.
'Lust' is necessary, 'liking' is not.

Hence, 'disliking' someone is not a detriment to the sex scene.
And if the person is having sex with someone they dislike - it's making them the opposite of 'one-dimensional'. It immediately shows us that the person is more complex than having just one desire. That's something going on under the hood.

And it was shown pretty well in Emma's shower scene to be honest:
- Emma is highly competitive <=> yet submissive.
- She hates losing to Ace. Yet she gets horny losing.
- She is loving - she gets angry when her 'best friend' loses, on his behalf. Yet she herself gets horny losing - so she's probably getting horny seeing the closest person to her lose too.
- The subplot with her father will [probably] lead to something similar.
- She gets angrier <=> Yet she gets hornier. And realizing her own horniness makes her even angrier. These 2 emotions feed on each other.

That is the opposite of one-dimensional.

Both of us are saying the same thing:
Me: Hatefuck is hot as long as the FMC has valid reasons for doing it. Lust alone isn't enough; otherwise, she won't be any different from a slut.
You: It immediately shows us that the person is more complex than having just one desire. That's something going on under the hood.
Enlight432 didn’t say hatefuck is wrong. He said: if the female character X dislikes the male character Y, there needs to be a logical reason for any sexual scenes between them to happen
He's right. If she loves him, a sexual relationship makes sense. But if she doesn't, there needs to be a reason beyond simple lust—like NTS, blackmail, or other justifiable motivations.

 

[abirvg]

[..]
He's right. If she loves him, a sexual relationship makes sense. But if she doesn't, there needs to be a reason beyond simple lust—like NTS, blackmail, or other justifiable motivations.

Like what I listed for the 'shower scene'..?
He raised this point as a criticism of the game - so I assume he's talking about the game not having these 'justifiable motivations'.
Which I disagree with.

Some of these motivations are better than others, of course - but they are always there.
But ok, we are mixing mist right now, I get it.
Just bring an example of a scene, motivations of which you think are 'unjustifiable'.