VN Ren'Py New Antioch [R0.6] [TheRedMyst]

[erkper]

One thing about Gaius bugs me. He is very close to the Queen and the first heir Luci. Given how much they trust him, there is a very good chance he is aware about the fleshbot army.

But given how pretty much he is under their thumb, I've this sneaky suspicion he has convinced himself, that the bots's existence is for the greater good. Like how this will save so many other lives and that science is a force for good in the right hands, no matter what the method employed. Especially given his husband is alive because of these advances.

This is also the reason I made one choice amendment at the end of the second last update. When I saw the bot army, I reloaded an old save from the ship when I was talking with Gaius, and amended my answer to his question about "What do you think of New Antioch". Initially, I supported it as a good thing, but after seeing the end, I changed the answer to a more neutral "I'm not sure what I think about it." You actually loose favor with Gaius if you don't think positively about the city, which makes me think that either he has been kept in the dark about the bots or he knows about them and still thinks the city is in the right.

Whatever the truth, one of two things might happen. Gaius will either be made aware of the truth and will suffer a crisis of faith and duty pretty much becoming emotionally paralyzed. Orrrrr he will challenge MC to take a side and will stand in his way to defend the royalty, which will inevitably end up with MC killing a good friend.

I chose "necessary evil" to describe New Antioch, which pleased Gaius and yet leaves me room that when the MC becomes cognizant of the cyborg army, the evil can shift to outweigh the necessary part. For the same reason I have one save keeping Luci on as an LI but honestly even in that playthrough I doubt her repentance will be strong or believable enough to keep her off my "walking dead" list along with her mother and almost the entire current government.

 

[UnoriginalUserName]

Yeah, so far I'm sticking with Safiya - She's the only (significant) character I have confidence in. I don't doubt her loyalty to 'the greater good' or to MC. Gaius seems ok, but he's also old and I don't expect him to survive for long. He was limping for a week or so after the fight with the spiders. He just doesn't have much left in the tank. The bartender from back home is nice enough but a) she isn't going to be much help as an ally and b) if you're going to start shit I think she'd rather you kept her name out of your mouth and just let her be. If MC was smart, he and Safiya would vanish before it's time to return to the capital.

One thing about Gaius bugs me. He is very close to the Queen and the first heir Luci. Given how much they trust him, there is a very good chance he is aware about the fleshbot army.

But given how pretty much he is under their thumb, I've this sneaky suspicion he has convinced himself, that the bots's existence is for the greater good. Like how this will save so many other lives and that science is a force for good in the right hands, no matter what the method employed. Especially given his husband is alive because of these advances.

This is also the reason I made one choice amendment at the end of the second last update. When I saw the bot army, I reloaded an old save from the ship when I was talking with Gaius, and amended my answer to his question about "What do you think of New Antioch". Initially, I supported it as a good thing, but after seeing the end, I changed the answer to a more neutral "I'm not sure what I think about it." You actually loose favor with Gaius if you don't think positively about the city, which makes me think that either he has been kept in the dark about the bots or he knows about them and still thinks the city is in the right.

Whatever the truth, one of two things might happen. Gaius will either be made aware of the truth and will suffer a crisis of faith and duty pretty much becoming emotionally paralyzed. Orrrrr he will challenge MC to take a side and will stand in his way to defend the royalty, which will inevitably end up with MC killing a good friend.

I'm not sure about Gaius knowing, but it wouldn't surprise me. But this post did remind me of something I noticed during my last playthrough. You know who IS aware of the terminators? Safiya. She mentions it off-handedly and I just remembered it after reading LonerPrime's post. So she does have that mark against her.

 

[Pixillin']

I'm not sure about Gaius knowing, but it wouldn't surprise me. But this post did remind me of something I noticed during my last playthrough. You know who IS aware of the terminators? Safiya. She mentions it off-handedly and I just remembered it after reading LonerPrime's post. So she does have that mark against her.

Meh. She may know about them but it's not like she was involved in any way in creating them. She's an outsider to the city as well and MC had to beg to keep them from executing her. I'm not really concerned about her knowing.

 

[UnoriginalUserName]

Meh. She may know about them but it's not like she was involved in any way in creating them. She's an outsider to the city as well and MC had to beg to keep them from executing her. I'm not really concerned about her knowing.

True, but you'd think she might considering mentioning it to the MC in a kind of "Oh, by the way, there's a genocide factory full of killer robots run by Luci and the queen in the north quarter." way.

 

[NoDeEvA]

Well, finally played the last update. Sex scenes with Luci are unbeatable so far, that's enough of a reason to keep her as a LI. Nice development overall, world is vast though, would love to expand on it but that will probably deviate the story from the same plot, but honestly no idea what is the dev's plan, so guess I'll just wait and enjoy the next one.

 

[Zhileps]

guys can anyone share spoiler pics of what's new in R0.6 to see it's worth it?

I'm in the Middle East and more or less involved in war, my network is working on a limited basis so I can't take any risks

 

[DevinHesi]

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Hey everyone,

First things first. I'd like to really thank all of you guys for your continued support of New Antioch, and welcome all of our new members. I sincerely hope you enjoy the ride.

I finished all of the scene plans this week, which wasn't easy. Episode 7 is shaping up to be one of (if not) the longest, and quite a lot will happen in it. I made a start on rendering a few days ago, and completed one of the shorter scenes (1 of 14 planned so far).

Episode 7 will conclude the expedition for Subject X, and see the group's return to New Antioch. There's going to be a family outing full of fun activities (incl. another M&M session), a visit from a foreign ruler, and a number of story-critical choices for you to make. You'll learn much more about the Collapse; its origin, causes, and effects.

I've been looking forward to working on this episode from the very start. Like I said, it'll be a big one. Thanks all, I'll see you in the dev log next week.

Cheers,

TheRedMyst

 

[ALBERTANO]

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Hi, Could someone please upload what the dev posted on Patreon? The seven realms

 

[faldeck]

guys can anyone share spoiler pics of what's new in R0.6 to see it's worth it?

I'm in the Middle East and more or less involved in war, my network is working on a limited basis so I can't take any risks

It is worth it, my friend

 

[Wolfram99]

There is potentially another reference to muffin
All hail the new MC.

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[PaxHadrian17]

Dev Log dated June 30, 2025



Hail citizens,
Hope you're all doing well. Got a very short dev log for you this week. I completed scene 2 out of 14, and have moved on to scene 3. Nothing much else to report. Just trying to get all of the quick and easy scenes out of the way first, so that the bigger ones can keep cooking in my head unil they're ready.
See you guys next week.
Cheers,
TheRedMyst


Cheers!!

 

[Filipis]

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Hey everyone,

First things first. I'd like to really thank all of you guys for your continued support of New Antioch, and welcome all of our new members. I sincerely hope you enjoy the ride.

I finished all of the scene plans this week, which wasn't easy. Episode 7 is shaping up to be one of (if not) the longest, and quite a lot will happen in it. I made a start on rendering a few days ago, and completed one of the shorter scenes (1 of 14 planned so far).

Episode 7 will conclude the expedition for Subject X, and see the group's return to New Antioch. There's going to be a family outing full of fun activities (incl. another M&M session), a visit from a foreign ruler, and a number of story-critical choices for you to make. You'll learn much more about the Collapse; its origin, causes, and effects.

I've been looking forward to working on this episode from the very start. Like I said, it'll be a big one. Thanks all, I'll see you in the dev log next week.

Cheers,

TheRedMyst

Can someone help me understand what M&M means in this context? I don't remember there being any Male on Male sessions so far...

 

[Zirenaz]

Can someone help me understand what M&M means in this context? I don't remember there being any Male on Male sessions so far...

Magic & Manticores I reckon

 

[Leinad_Sevla]

Dev Log dated June 30, 2025

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Hail citizens,
Hope you're all doing well. Got a very short dev log for you this week. I completed scene 2 out of 14, and have moved on to scene 3. Nothing much else to report. Just trying to get all of the quick and easy scenes out of the way first, so that the bigger ones can keep cooking in my head unil they're ready.
See you guys next week.
Cheers,
TheRedMyst


Cheers!!

I barely even started the latest update and we already have two reports on the next one. You love to see it, keep up the great work.

 

[Chrisdarock19]

I couldn't see any of the new codex entries from this 0.6 update. Is this a bug?

 

[PaxHadrian17]

Dev Update, July 4, 2025




Hey everyone,
I'm very happy to announce that New Antioch is now available for wishlisting on

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.
The current plan is to do an early access release there once R0.7 is done and settled. However I'll continue to do free releases on all the usual platforms (just like I've been doing so far), since I'd like the game to be available to everyone.
If you'd like to support the game further, prefer one-time purchases over subscribing, or just like the idea of New Antioch being your library, please check it out.
Cheers,
TheRedMyst


Cheers!!

 

[Rehwyn]

Dev Update, July 4, 2025

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Hey everyone,
I'm very happy to announce that New Antioch is now available for wishlisting on

You must be registered to see the links

.
The current plan is to do an early access release there once R0.7 is done and settled. However I'll continue to do free releases on all the usual platforms (just like I've been doing so far), since I'd like the game to be available to everyone.
If you'd like to support the game further, prefer one-time purchases over subscribing, or just like the idea of New Antioch being your library, please check it out.
Cheers,
TheRedMyst


Cheers!!

This post confused the shit out of me on Patreon earlier because it's titled "New Antioch [R0.7] Live on Steam" and I had a moment of wondering how to hell R0.7 was already ready for release. I was sadly disappointed.

 

[Arachnox]

So, Luci ultimately didn't have the guts to break it off with Javier officially? Going through her path was painful, knowing how much of a spineless doormat she is. All this talk about the 'alter ego' and whatnot, and she still needs constant prodding from all her companions to just acknowledge that she had been deluding herself? Did she even admit out loud that 'it's over!'?

Holy shit! The main LI (with the most scenes) just had to be HER? *sigh*

 

[HornyyPussy]

So, Luci ultimately didn't have the guts to break it off with Javier officially? Going through her path was painful, knowing how much of a spineless doormat she is. All this talk about the 'alter ego' and whatnot, and she still needs constant prodding from all her companions to just acknowledge that she had been deluding herself? Did she even admit out loud that 'it's over!'?

Holy shit! The main LI (with the most scenes) just had to be HER? *sigh*

It's called character growth and she's getting there.

 

[LonerPrime]

Holy shit! The main LI (with the most scenes) just had to be HER? *sigh*

It's been explained that her personality is a royal mess thanks to all the gene hacking they did during the pregnancy stage that fvked up both her and her twin brother. That's why she has spent her life suppressing her thoughts and desires pretty much withdrawing herself into a passive role with a lopsided outlook on life. It's also implied that she isn't the biggest fan of her mother. Hence her reluctance to follow the Queen role and always try to be opposite to her, i.e the constant need to defend Javier in-spite of his actions.

As for "is it over" with Javier or not, two things come to mind.

A) She liked him, and to a certain extent, if not anymore, she still doesn't hate him. As her passive side is still heavy, she is reluctant to crush him. Also it doesn't help that the weaselly bugger is pretty damn good at using his "past injustices" as an excuse to wiggle out of any situation. That is pretty evident when he used the same counter against his own sister AND it worked! And she is the definition of "guts" in this game.

B) Even if not dominant, she still relishes the idea of mentally torturing him by having sordid sexcapades in front of him. It may have started as a way of punishing him, but it's pretty evident that the dev is a fan of Netori so, instead of kicking him to the curb and just going into a vanilla "she and MC lived happily ever after" ending, he might just have a life long role of being the next Queen's punching bag.

Overall, this is what the game is about. People with flaws. No one is truly nice, good or without faults and MC will have to decide who he is willing to tolerate and to what extent.