VN Ren'Py Our Red String [Ch.14.1.4 Beta] [Eva Kiss]

[spar]

Mmmmmmmmm, at this rate an update will come out next year and even the worst can happen because it's already started, that's how all the authors start, so 8 months go by for the next chapter.

 

[CoalPhelps]

Oh, but that only accounts for the branches present in the script, and doesn't account for those that are not but should be. Or vice versa, some branches are in the scene, but the context within does not match with what actually happened in the story, resulting in a plot hole... This game can be polished and bug-free gameplay-wise, but it's a massive pain in the ass to ensure there are not any plot holes or missed branches either, resulting in an event set up several chapters ago, but never acknowledged past a certain chapter. Eva should be the one maintaining narrative consistency, naturally, but I guess I pay more attention to details...

For the perfect testing to be done, you need to have a save collection so big, that you'd basically account for every combination of choices (per path) that have consequences (even cosmetic, because those result in dialogues or changes in sprites). And in order to build that save collection, you'd need at least a month of simply playing through the game. The alternative to save management is a database with every possible active path, but it's easier to switch a save and go through the chapter than each time manually enter values in the console.

Hey, I thought about it and decided I might try translating a dynamic project like Our Red String. Can you please ask Eva if she's still interested in an official localization?

 

[CoalPhelps]

Does Lena remind anyone else of Taylor Hill or is it just me? lmao maybe it's just wishful thinking bruhh
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Nah, very remotely similar.

 

[JohnnyKiss]

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Chapter 10 weekly status report (9)

Hi everyone,

I've started (almost) falling behind with my weekly status reports, but I'm gonna try to avoid that happening! I'll keep this one super-short because this weeks I've been very focused on writing, making slow but constant progress (at least slower than I'd like, but that's always the case).

I'm finishing writing Ian's part, one major scene and a few secondary ones remain, and I'll start writing Lena's part as soon as I'm done with that. So far the written content is as long as the entire Chapter 5, so this one will also be a chunky update.

I finally have some completed artwork, and that boosts my morale too. I took note of your observations about Emma's illustration and you were right, as sexy as she looked with that defined musculature, Emma's a bit chubbier than that. My colorist did a great job rendering those volumes, but I softened them down so they correspond to the character as seen on her sprite.

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Ah shit... 4th in a row "focusing on the writing" update...but at least we got a tangible progress with writing for Ian's story almost being done.

 

[Chemish]

RIP Buff Emma

Regular Emma's still awesome tho

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

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Chapter 10 weekly status report (9)

Hi everyone,

I've started (almost) falling behind with my weekly status reports, but I'm gonna try to avoid that happening! I'll keep this one super-short because this weeks I've been very focused on writing, making slow but constant progress (at least slower than I'd like, but that's always the case).

I'm finishing writing Ian's part, one major scene and a few secondary ones remain, and I'll start writing Lena's part as soon as I'm done with that. So far the written content is as long as the entire Chapter 5, so this one will also be a chunky update.

I finally have some completed artwork, and that boosts my morale too. I took note of your observations about Emma's illustration and you were right, as sexy as she looked with that defined musculature, Emma's a bit chubbier than that. My colorist did a great job rendering those volumes, but I softened them down so they correspond to the character as seen on her sprite.

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No more BUFF Emma

 

[doctor13]

Ah shit... 4th in a row "focusing on the writing" update...but at least we got a tangible progress with writing for Ian's story almost being done.

Also sounds like it's going to a big update which is a good idea, if Ian's content alone is the size of the entire Chapter 5.

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

I noticed in the thread a lot of people hate Jeremy. Jeremy is a cool guy and a real bro. Change my mind.

 

[evilkitty97]

Evakiss says a CHUNKY update is coming up next.
Guess thats why the update is taking too long.

Come to think of it, the script on GGGB was shorter than this one right?

 

[BloodyMares]

Sad news regarding my work on walkthroughs:

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[lipe2410]

Sad news regarding my work on walkthroughs:

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Geralt From Rivia]

Sad news regarding my work on walkthroughs:

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$200 for SWIFT transfer? I guessed what country it is

 

[jimul18]

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Chapter 10 weekly status report (9)

Hi everyone,

I've started (almost) falling behind with my weekly status reports, but I'm gonna try to avoid that happening! I'll keep this one super-short because this weeks I've been very focused on writing, making slow but constant progress (at least slower than I'd like, but that's always the case).

I'm finishing writing Ian's part, one major scene and a few secondary ones remain, and I'll start writing Lena's part as soon as I'm done with that. So far the written content is as long as the entire Chapter 5, so this one will also be a chunky update.

I finally have some completed artwork, and that boosts my morale too. I took note of your observations about Emma's illustration and you were right, as sexy as she looked with that defined musculature, Emma's a bit chubbier than that. My colorist did a great job rendering those volumes, but I softened them down so they correspond to the character as seen on her sprite.

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I am changing my way of supporting EK.... I've been thinking about this for a while now and the previous discussion about the earnings on Patreon and this weekly status report has confirmed my decision. Thusfar I have been a on-and-off Patreon supporter since the latter days of GGGB but mostly consistent throughout ORS. I am still an avid fan of the game and will sporadically create some fanart...

However I feel like the release windows and recent updates are no longer in line with what I get from the game (nor what I want it to be) and merit continous support. Or rather I have gotten to the point where I think some drastic changes are required to right this ship. If there was an option to support/donate per release I would do that and I might re-up my patronage on every other release. But this has become a circle-jerk of "EK is abusing her supporters" and "She is still one of the best creators, trust in EK" during every break between releases, followed by a latency period of praise - rinse - repeat.

I am not sure what the way forward is. A per release model might incentivise small (cash-grabby/lackluster) releases but I can't remember the last time a post on patreon was suggesting a shorter release window. It's always "[I'm] making constant progress (at least slower than I'd like, but that's always the case)".

 

[Brazilian Engrish]

Eva has the solution in her hands. Each release corresponds to an entire chapter. Break in two. Finish and release the Ian perspective so she'll have time to work on Lena. 2-3 months, Ian release. Then another 2-3 months, Lena update and end of chapter.

 

[grima_grima]

I've just published a fan-made story with Lena and Jeremy (more than 100 images), hopefully you'll enjoy it (while we wait for the next update):

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[CoalPhelps]

Come to think of it, the script on GGGB was shorter than this one right?

Yeah, sure. The second half of the game feels like it was finished in a hurry, so there's less text in the scenes than before, especially the dialogues.

 

[John Doe Jr.]

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Chapter 10 weekly status report (9)

Hi everyone,

I've started (almost) falling behind with my weekly status reports, but I'm gonna try to avoid that happening! I'll keep this one super-short because this weeks I've been very focused on writing, making slow but constant progress (at least slower than I'd like, but that's always the case).

I'm finishing writing Ian's part, one major scene and a few secondary ones remain, and I'll start writing Lena's part as soon as I'm done with that. So far the written content is as long as the entire Chapter 5, so this one will also be a chunky update.

I finally have some completed artwork, and that boosts my morale too. I took note of your observations about Emma's illustration and you were right, as sexy as she looked with that defined musculature, Emma's a bit chubbier than that. My colorist did a great job rendering those volumes, but I softened them down so they correspond to the character as seen on her sprite.

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I for one am thankful for the change. She was looking like a bodybuilder and it just felt a bit off

 

[CoalPhelps]

I for one am thankful for the change. She was looking like a bodybuilder and it just felt a bit off

I agree. It looked fun, but honestly didn't fit her character.

 

[Night Hacker]

I've written about it here before, so I'm going to quote myself:

"Fair point about Axel, but Jeremy's best friend? Come on! How about the fact that he judges Ian when he won't show him Lena's Peoplegram. Or the fact that even after Ian says he wants Alison exclusively for himself, he's still going to make a move. I mean, what the fuck is your problem dude, just leave her alone if your bro asks you to. Or the fact that he supports Axel humiliating Wade to earn brownie points in front of Ivy and Jess, even though Wade is his buddy, which Ian rightly berates him for. He doesn't talk about Cindy because of his bullshit "gentlemen code," but okay, that's probably a really good thing on his part after all.

About how few people could resist being seduced by a model. Maybe, but if I were Jeremy, I would honestly tell Ian that I acted like a shitty friend and that Lena is not what he thinks she is. Aside from all of the above, the only thing he did for Ian was occasionally push him to the girls he was flinging with, but that wasn't enough to make him the best of Ian's friends."

All in all, Jeremy's not a bad fuck off-friend. You know, someone to drink beer with and talk shit with. And a potential wingman. But he's a total asshole and definitely not a bro.

And a threesome with Sage and Quinn fucking rocks, I can see that you're a man of culture.

Agreed. I went with the friending Jeremy route. All he wants from you is to bang the girls you did. He ends up having sex with everyone you did, and then after mentioning a threesome with Allison, he does it... with someone else and sends you the pictures. The friend route with him doesn't go well AT ALL, so in my normal replay, I don't care about how he feels (because he doesn't care how you feel). He seems to only want to steal women from you.

 

[eightypercent]

I incurred a series of errors (exceptions) which ended in a dead end (could no longer IGNORE or QUIT).

This was at Ian and Perry's flat, with Emma, following scene between Lena and Cherry. I toggled to W10, and saw that W10 colors had been modified (background colors including Toolbar) as well as Wallpaper. Rebooting did nothing ofc. I manually corrected everything.

This occured on a new playthrough.

Does anyone know of a fix? Thanks!

Apart from that, loving this wonderful VN

EDIT... OK OK I now understand it IS a FEATURE... wow?!