SerHawkes

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Not half bad on the MMA content, was a interesting challenge to say the least.

That said... Naturally shits broken. Guessing the preverbal 'canon' is Cinders-Ian with the bullshit scene I got when I wasn't even on her path to begin with.

EK, for the love of fuck, either put me out of my fucking misery or give me some fucking hope.
 

esh93

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WELL HERE YOU GO!


Our Red String Chapter 12 (Tournament update) Alpha Release!

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This part of Chapter 12 focuses on the MMA tournament, while trying to advance some plotlines with character relationships. You might also find a particularly intense and maybe unexpected scene if you're on a certain path...
I had to go back and fix somewhat of a plothole regarding the Cindy love path: turns out Ian hadn't yet broken up with Lena and/or Alison even though he said he would, and as I was writing this chapter, I realized adding those event now would feel out of place. A quick replay of Chapter 11 might be needed to avoid possible bugs. I've also tweaked some "kickboxing" requirements that apparently made impossible to get to the master level during chapter 11, did you encounter this problem?
I also took the opportunity to tweak Seymour's scene in this last chapter, and add something I had in my mind but wasn't able to include. I wanted to save it for later, but it made so much sense to include it in this scene, and I had to.

Regarding the tournament itself; I knew I wanted to create a narrative-driven fighting system since before starting ORS, that's why I included the MMA training concept right from the start. I know it's not really integral to the plot of an erotic game, and some of you will skip entirely and wish I hadn't devoted the time I did (because, in the end, I made it way more complicated than I probably should).
But for those who try it, I hope you enjoy it; some tweaking and balancing is probably still needed, and I'm not entirely sure how easy it is to win or lose. I've tested it quite a lot and I believe it works as intended; it's been a real head-ache to build but I also had quite a lot of fun, so it's a side-quest I enjoyed and I hope the effort put into it translates into something fun and enjoyable for players too.
Links not working another mirror?
 
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WELL HERE YOU GO!


Our Red String Chapter 12 (Tournament update) Alpha Release!

PC

Mac

Android


This part of Chapter 12 focuses on the MMA tournament, while trying to advance some plotlines with character relationships. You might also find a particularly intense and maybe unexpected scene if you're on a certain path...
I had to go back and fix somewhat of a plothole regarding the Cindy love path: turns out Ian hadn't yet broken up with Lena and/or Alison even though he said he would, and as I was writing this chapter, I realized adding those event now would feel out of place. A quick replay of Chapter 11 might be needed to avoid possible bugs. I've also tweaked some "kickboxing" requirements that apparently made impossible to get to the master level during chapter 11, did you encounter this problem?
I also took the opportunity to tweak Seymour's scene in this last chapter, and add something I had in my mind but wasn't able to include. I wanted to save it for later, but it made so much sense to include it in this scene, and I had to.

Regarding the tournament itself; I knew I wanted to create a narrative-driven fighting system since before starting ORS, that's why I included the MMA training concept right from the start. I know it's not really integral to the plot of an erotic game, and some of you will skip entirely and wish I hadn't devoted the time I did (because, in the end, I made it way more complicated than I probably should).
But for those who try it, I hope you enjoy it; some tweaking and balancing is probably still needed, and I'm not entirely sure how easy it is to win or lose. I've tested it quite a lot and I believe it works as intended; it's been a real head-ache to build but I also had quite a lot of fun, so it's a side-quest I enjoyed and I hope the effort put into it translates into something fun and enjoyable for players too.
Links Updated with fix.
 
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Fellas

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Fuck bad Jess honestly. Give her the bed for the night and still being a grumpy ungrateful bitch in the morning. There's no way I'm letting Ian put his dick in that.
 
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dontcarewhateverno

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It's just one fight but I won it. I just followed Wen's advice for the most part.

Grappling focused Ian; first round was mostly a tie, fought defensively and pinned the dude down, used athletics options to tire him out. Second round I dodged and countered, then dodged again into another counter where I pinned him. Used a wits option + a following willpower point option to win the round and the match.
Thanks. Mini-game was no fun for me so I was looking for a guide. Did most of what you describe in the first round but with less success. How high were your athletics stats? I didn't get any Athletics options so maybe my mileage is varying based on that. I did a lot of floor work in the first round but there was no tiring him out. Maybe stats are essential to do so.
 

Blurpee69

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Well here is my bug to complain about. On my loving Ian x Lena and Ian x Holly routes Ian acts like he's slept with everyone, he mentioned the night with Minerva in the hotel, how Cindy is cheating on Wade with him and his concerns with Axel. That's all well and good for the routes where it's true, but mildly perturbing for the routes where it shouldn't be.
 

dontcarewhateverno

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Most of these "this totally unrelated scene is on my path" bugs like Cindy sex on non-Cindy path probably happen on each path. Likely well known by Eva since this is the Alpha, which is just meant to get a complete play-through workable on all major features. I assume she simply hasn't coded or completed writing to appropriately separate all paths yet, which we'll see in beta. Nov 30 soul-deadline was probably a factor there.
 

jollyjoker27

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Thanks. Mini-game was no fun for me so I was looking for a guide. Did most of what you describe in the first round but with less success. How high were your athletics stats? I didn't get any Athletics options so maybe my mileage is varying based on that. I did a lot of floor work in the first round but there was no tiring him out. Maybe stats are essential to do so.
There´s also a bug in the 2nd round of the fight, when you go on the attack right away (or might be 2:30 mark),
throw and try for a submission, the clock will jump to 0:00 immediately and the fight always ends in a draw.
Can´t be bothered to try and reproduce it right now but it´s there, if anyone wants to take a look at the code
 
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Blurpee69

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There´s also a bug in the 2nd round of the fight, when you go on the attack right away (or might be 2:30 mark),
throw and try for a submission, the clock will jump to 0:00 immediately and the fight always ends in a draw.
Can´t be bothered to try and reproduce it right now but it´s there, if anyone wants to take a look at the code
I don't think that's a bug actually. I think you're supposed to attack, but then attempt a sweep or knockdown again before then attempting the submission.
 
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