VN Ren'Py Not Going Back [Ch.3.1] [Cicada]

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hoffd2177

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One girl that did surprise me yet again is Lucy, I think her gym sex scene may have been my favourite this update. I still can't believe she isn't a main girl, she feels like one to me.
Lucy is my goat. I'll be advocating for her to get an ending till the day I die. Maybe an optional throuple path with Ellie? Give it some thought author-man that's all I'm asking.
 

Ish910

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I don't know how Cicada is going to develop the game and the relashionships but after playing this update, personally i would surely add Rachael in the group of "girls with a full ending" and probably Melody too. At first instead of Melody i was thinking about Lucy but honestly at the moment i feel she's just too similar to Tegan but with a late development. I think Melody fits more in terms of a long time romantic relationship.
Obviously this is just my opinion and nothing else.
Keep it up Dev you're doing a good job!
 
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Acsuka

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Ava herself says "It's complicated" about their relationship and why she spends so much time with Joey. I don't believe that this VN would give the MC sloppy seconds by having a main LI like Ava be in a sexual relationship with someone else right under his nose.
I also believe that Joey is gay and she is helping him, as she's most likely the only one who knows the truth and that he can confide in.
I look forward to spending more time with Ava and I believe that the MC will soon also find out the secret, which will cause the MC and Ava to spend more time together.
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I'm glad to see that we share the same opinion.
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I think reading the Q&A and it saying the ending will be the same across the board with the same few lines, does make me worried. I would hope for a little more variance and extra scenes, maybe a slight epilogue of sort catered to them with changes based on girl we choose. So that part does leave me a little worried, cause I would like our choice to matter more.
 
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I think reading the Q&A and it saying the ending will be the same across the board with the same few lines, does make me worried. I would hope for a little more variance and extra scenes, maybe a slight epilogue of sort catered to them with changes based on girl we choose. So that part does leave me a little worried, cause I would like our choice to matter more.
I know what you mean, but I'm not going to worry about endings yet. Who knows what will happen between now and then. Many devs have talked a good talk and ended up walking away leaving things unfinished. Not that I'm saying that will happen here, but it's just taught me to enjoy each update as it comes.
 

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I think reading the Q&A and it saying the ending will be the same across the board with the same few lines, does make me worried. I would hope for a little more variance and extra scenes, maybe a slight epilogue of sort catered to them with changes based on girl we choose. So that part does leave me a little worried, cause I would like our choice to matter more.
I'm not too worried about this because I think the game has been consistently developed by going plot-driven and not character-driven. So my expectation is that the ending is focused on the same conclusion of the plot and the slight difference is just which girls are involved.

Small character epilogue depending on the relationship would be nice though. Just something to tell the players what MC+Girl end up doing without actually having to go too deep about it.
 
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cicadaNGB

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I think reading the Q&A and it saying the ending will be the same across the board with the same few lines, does make me worried. I would hope for a little more variance and extra scenes, maybe a slight epilogue of sort catered to them with changes based on girl we choose. So that part does leave me a little worried, cause I would like our choice to matter more.
I'm not too worried about this because I think the game has been consistently developed by going plot-driven and not character-driven. So my expectation is that the ending is focused on the same conclusion of the plot and the slight difference is just which girls are involved.

Small character epilogue depending on the relationship would be nice though. Just something to tell the players what MC+Girl end up doing without actually having to go too deep about it.
So I originally had plans for an epilogue that'd essentially have been this, it had a title and everything.

Then I wrote the end of the game. And realized that nothing could follow that without diminishing its impact and meaning.

So as mentioned before the choices in the game essentially just influence the journey, mostly related to character dynamics than the actual story itself. And there'll be some influence on paths with LIs, and each route does have it's own ending, it's just the actual final scene in the game, what rounds everything off, needs to be what it is.
So while your decisions do matter, a lot of the actual story isn't influenced heavily by choices, because there are specific story beats that need to be hit. And I'm aware that this may disappoint some people. But I have enough faith in the story I've written that the player would be invested enough that this hopefully won't matter all too much.

For what it's worth, when I say 'the ending of the game' I'm talking very specifically about the final scene, which is likely ~30 renders and exactly 8 lines of dialogue, 112 words. So things before that might have more variance.
 

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Not to be a woke liberal soyboy, but I think this game could have used a little more....diversity. Maybe my own college experience was unique but it seemed like 10% of the girls at my college were either like....Korean baddies or hot girls in Hijabs
 

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Not to be a woke liberal soyboy, but I think this game could have used a little more....diversity. Maybe my own college experience was unique but it seemed like 10% of the girls at my college were either like....Korean baddies or hot girls in Hijabs
Feels like Ella, Jasmine, Issy, Noah, Kai are around 10% of the characters in the game. Seems about the same as your college experience.
 

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Not to be a woke liberal soyboy, but I think this game could have used a little more....diversity. Maybe my own college experience was unique but it seemed like 10% of the girls at my college were either like....Korean baddies or hot girls in Hijabs
Feels like Ella, Jasmine, Issy, Noah, Kai are around 10% of the characters in the game. Seems about the same as your college experience.
Plus a hijab would have looked a bit out of place at the recent bikini pool party. :LOL:
 

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I am curious who you're shipping Joey with
Well, as long as it ain't the MC and the player has a say in whether something happens between them or not... There's no way in hell my guy's playing for the other team, when there's so much top-quality pussy around him.

I don't know if you already answered this question in the thread or on Patreon, but still gonna ask... is Mariah an LI or is she planned to have more sex scenes with the MC ?? Longer, a bit more intense, rough and/or passionate scenes, I mean.

Bitch is fine asf... got the confidence, the looks, the booty, the right amount of sluttiness and seems very smart too. Can't help but want something a bit more with her, even if it's just a FwB relationship until she graduates.:whistle:

Got any spoiler on this topic you could share with us, please ??

Covering her head for modesty but yet has her tits and ass out. :ROFLMAO:
Dayum, son.:love: I'd call that a lady who has her priorities right, but all jokes aside, don't think there should be a woman wearing hijab in the game, not when it comes to pool parties or anything involving getting (completely) naked.

It's disrespectful toward other ppl's religion and beliefs and the main reason why I think the dev should play it safe and just skip out on this one.
 

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Just started this one, liking it a lot so far.

I do have one very small issue. The phone interactions. This guy gets a pic off girls falling over themselves for him and just puts the phone down.

They've just made a bold move and bro doesn't even acknowledge it. Like a thanks, hot, what you doing later? Nothing. I'd lke to think he's playing it super cool but I think it's just a missed detail and opportunity.

Anyways, I'm just manwhoring the start. Tegans not pleased but I've not unlocked anything with the quieter LI's - Alice, Ellie and Bonnie.

I'm assuming for Bonnie I just need to redo the options of her vs Bobbie by how do I get on the other 2s paths?
 
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Just started this one, liking it a lot so far.

I do have one very small issue. The phone interactions. This guy gets a pic off girls falling over themselves for him and just puts the phone down.

They've just made a bold move and bro doesn't even acknowledge it. Like a thanks, hot, what you doing later? Nothing. I'd lke to think he's playing it super cool but I think it's just a missed detail and opportunity.

Anyways, I'm just manwhoring the start. Tegans not pleased but I've not unlocked anything with the quieter LI's - Alice, Ellie and Bonnie.

I'm assuming for Bonnie I just need to redo the options of her vs Bobbie by how do I get on the other 2s paths?
Yeah the lack of appreciation for nudes is something we've pointed out to the dev. Many of us assume that he does say thanks and is complimentary but we just don't get to see it, the dev confirmed that this is the case. He also keeps him a bit aloof and mysterious for a reason.
Alice, Ellie and Bonnie haven't really had a chance to shine yet, apart from some minor interactions. I'm sure they will soon enough.
 

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Just started this one, liking it a lot so far.

I do have one very small issue. The phone interactions. This guy gets a pic off girls falling over themselves for him and just puts the phone down.

They've just made a bold move and bro doesn't even acknowledge it. Like a thanks, hot, what you doing later? Nothing. I'd lke to think he's playing it super cool but I think it's just a missed detail and opportunity.

Anyways, I'm just manwhoring the start. Tegans not pleased but I've not unlocked anything with the quieter LI's - Alice, Ellie and Bonnie.

I'm assuming for Bonnie I just need to redo the options of her vs Bobbie by how do I get on the other 2s paths?
Several players have talked about the lack of phone interaction before. Unfortunately, you have to accept it, it can't be changed anymore. The three LIs you mentioned have only received this much content for now, and I would add Ava. You don't have to replay the Bonnie/Bobbie events, nothing changes, Bobbie gets the content anyway. There are too many LIs, and the final length of the game is relatively short for all girls to receive the same quality content, especially if we add that the side girls also spend a lot of time in the story.
 
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