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

[Cabot]

Ian_cuck = 1 is only an intermediate variable. It's not a separate path. Read the code carefully around the (menu v11feetcuck) stuff. You either continue with ian_cuck = 2, or exit with ian_cuck = false.

Hmm, again... not exactly. Allow me to explain:

The only possible way to maintain ian_cuck = 1 is to do the ride face scene via high lust, then the footjob scene via v11_lena_dom. But that's a VERY specific path and set of criteria which most players will never see in their playthroughs.

That's one way to maintain ian_cuck at 1, yeah, but not the only one. In v11feetcuck, arriving with ian_cuck=1 if Ian first chooses "Tell me more" (that rises ian_cuck to 2) BUT then after that when asked by Lena if the story is turning him on he goes with "Not really"*, that will set back ian_cuck to 1 (line 8279) and then Ian will proceed to fuck Lena silly to a squirt (if he has enough stats for it).

What's more important: beyond that scene the code keeps checking if ian_cuck is higher than 1 or not, and reacting accordingly making it (at least for the moment, don't know what will happen) a separate path and no just an intermediate variable. And this as late as this prologue in the dialogue with Jeremy, but also for example in the epilogue of chapter 11, when even if Lena tries to tease him Ian will manage to fuck her nonetheless if ian_cuck has been kept at 1. That, in my opinion, added to things like (as previously pointed out) the fact that Lena can be not cheating at all while in the cuck route, brings some emotional tonality to the path (agreed, not all the possibilities you mentioned exist... as of yet) and makes perfectly possible a middle of the road route where "cuck" Ian isn't sexless, is less whiny and more assertive (though admittedly shaken by Gillian and somewhat dabbling with the cuck fetish), and Lena can even not be cheating at all... for the moment, we'll see what happens (with or without Ian's consent).

And that is my main point: the route is only binary if the player plays it binary-style (all in or fold), as of now there're still some other options and nuances.

*EDITED: This choice is only NOT available in the sexless Ian route (ian_lena_sex = false), but in that route I would say the player is clearly aiming at the "full cuck" scenario.

 

[ffive]

but I'm right, IAN in the game is made happy and Alpha only if he doesn't bond with LENA, because LENA is a slut and will always be unfaithful

Dude, just... no.

Literally all instances of Lena being unfaithful are player's decisions. You can have "alpha" happy Ian in relationship with Lena who never cheats on him if you simply choose to.

 

[Sethmsf]

Dude, just... no.

Literally all instances of Lena being unfaithful are player's decisions. You can have "alpha" happy Ian in relationship with Lena who never cheats on him if you simply choose to.

And they all need more than one choice to be achieved, it is impossible to get there without wanting to.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

Hmm, again... not exactly. Allow me to explain:


That's one way to maintain ian_cuck at 1, yeah, but not the only one. In v11feetcuck, arriving with ian_cuck=1 if Ian first chooses "Tell me more" (that rises ian_cuck to 2) BUT then after that when asked by Lena if the story is turning him on he goes with "Not really"*, that will set back ian_cuck to 1 (line 8279) and then Ian will proceed to fuck Lena silly to a squirt (if he has enough stats for it).

Indeed I missed that flow, my mistake, you are correct.

What's more important: beyond that scene the code keeps checking if ian_cuck is higher than 1 or not, and reacting accordingly making it (at least for the moment, don't know what will happen) a separate path and no just an intermediate variable. And this as late as this prologue in the dialogue with Jeremy, but also for example in the epilogue of chapter 11, when even if Lena tries to tease him Ian will manage to fuck her nonetheless if ian_cuck has been kept at 1. That, in my opinion, added to things like (as previously pointed out) the fact that Lena can be not cheating at all while in the cuck route,

This part is not true. For all practical purposes, after the v11feetcuck fork, ian_cuck = 2 IS the "Cuck path", and ian_cuck = 1 is basically nothing; it only has some inconsequential dialogue alternatives which could easily be mistaken for being on the normal path. Nearly all the condition forks explicitly check for ian_cuck > 1, or ian_cuck == 2. The only explicit reference to this which would indicate a "different path" would be line (chapter_11b.rpy line 1965): elif ian_cuck == 1: "And I felt quite naughty, too. I liked teasing him..."

Nothing stops Lena from cheating in the "ian_cuck= 1" path (or ANY ian-lena relationship path for that matter). She's still free to bang Axel at nightclub, she's still free to bang jack at nightclub. Only thing the ian_lena_couple var does is force mike/robert breakup, but that's about it.

This was my original point about variation, some scant dialogue changes aside, there's really no difference.

At the end of the day, the choices are 1) Have Ian be aware of Lena's indiscretions, while Ian acts like a sexless doormat, 2) Have Ian be unaware, and he acts normal.

(1) Corresponds to ian_cuck = 2
(2) Corresponds to ian_cuck = 1 OR ian_cuck = False.

 

[| Vee |]

Fans: Lena is by nature a "SLUT"!
LENA:

 

[dontcarewhateverno]

when LENA throws herself at the cocks we players no longer have any control, if we do it with IAN who throws herself at the girls, instead we are given the conscience option, hahahahha

I know, right? It's like when playing up to a slutty Lena scene, the game forces us to select the sluttiest option possible and then vigorously masturbate, yelling "yeah, you slut" at the screen until we're done. I've tried to avoid it numerous times in the Chapter 11 prologue and still kept on manually selecting the same option, then fapping uncontrollably and yelling at the screen: 100% reproducible with the same results each time. . So it's clearly a design bug with no choice in the matter. Wtf EvaKiss?!

I think there clearly should have been more options in design.

 

[Leongen43]

I know, right? It's like when playing up to a slutty Lena scene, the game makes us want to select the sluttiest option possible and then vigorously masturbate , yelling "yeah, you slut" at the screen until we're done. I've tried numerous times in the Chapter 11 prologue and got the same results each time where I kept on manually selecting the same option, then fapping and yelling at the screen. So it's clearly by design with no choice in the matter. Wtf EvaKiss?!

I think there clearly should have been more options in design.

Like how many times you screamed at the screen and she survived so much intensity from you, Lena is incredible even in the real world that's why I love her, if she can make you get like that she must be very special, right?

 

[dontcarewhateverno]

 

[Cabot]

Indeed I missed that flow, my mistake, you are correct.

No worries, in many routes some of these middle states are hard to spot, both when playing and when checking the code. But knowing EK style for years I tend to think she introduces them for something (other times is just sloppy coding that must be fixed later or loose threads that are left hanging forever, lol), if not it would be easier to keep the variable boolean and be done with it. More on that later.

This part is not true. For all practical purposes, after the v11feetcuck fork, ian_cuck = 2 IS the "Cuck path", and ian_cuck = 1 is basically nothing; it only has some inconsequential dialogue alternatives which could easily be mistaken for being on the normal path.

Well, certainly the “full cuck” (ian_cuck = 2) route has been more developed as of now, no disagreement there (btw, when I said “not exactly” I meant it, I don’t think things are exactly as you’re painting them, but that doesn’t mean I think you’re completely wrong about your concerns, they look more than legit to me); but I wouldn’t go as far as saying “ian_cuck = 1” route is basically nothing.

First of all I think it’s too soon to tell, routes just got separated in the middle of last chapter; but nonetheless there are some differences between them already that doesn’t feel inconsequential to me:

First one in that same footjob scene when “full cuck” Ian doesn’t get to fuck Lena but “ian_cuck 1” Ian does. Before that, if ian_cuck 2 is triggered earlier, after the riding face scene ian_cuck 1 can still be proposed the threesome while ian_cuck 2 can’t (line 3465 of 11 prologue). Then in the epilogue where “full cuck” Ian is automatically locked out of full sex after Lena comes back from the club (and if teased with a handjob ian_cuck will reach 3) while ian_cuck 1 even if teased can overcome it and gets to fuck her. And lately in this prologue during Jeremy’s dialogue, where whiny cuck Ian disappears (line 6432) and his reaction will depend on having told Lena about Gillian’s nightmare or opened up to her.

Nothing stops Lena from cheating in the "ian_cuck= 1" path (or ANY ian-lena relationship path for that matter).

Nothing in the code, right, but obviously the player's choices can, and this could be important because…

At the end of the day, the choices are 1) Have Ian be aware of Lena's indiscretions, while Ian acts like a sexless doormat, 2) Have Ian be unaware, and he acts normal.

That summary of the available choices seems a bit fixated on a Lena that’s already cheating on Ian, but I have to reiterate that this is not a precondition of the route, Lena can be not cheating at all.

So, humor me for a moment and consider this scenario: Lena isn’t cheating at all, Ian is still getting a lot of great sex from her but remembering his experience with Gillian is a little shaken and has began to have some “disturbing” thoughts he has shared with Lena, which in turn enjoys teasing him now and then without a special cruelty or hidden agenda to cover her (in this route) non-existing escapades…

Well, that path is completely doable in the ian_cuck 1 route and one could almost say it looks like a promising starting point for some of the possibilities you mentioned before: the “happy cuck” who enjoys Lena telling him about past or hypothetically future deeds, or even a sharing route (remember the threesome is still on the table) with Ian’s consent.

Will this be developed that way? Who the fuck knows, lol. But I for one am happy with the possibility still being there, because I also think it will be a pity all the route defaults to (only) another Sad Humiliated Eric like in GGGB. We’ll see.

 

[MF_DOOM]

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That's kind of funny, Ian talking about "decency" while fucking somebody in a public park

 

[Firaxius]

This VN is very very good, at first I was a bit sceptic about the drawings, but they are very well done, the Story is also very great although I only done one path so far, but on this path something really went wrong, I never had done anything with Cindy as just escort her to Axel and second time I even didn't stay and let her go alone, but suddenly after shopping in chapter 12 Ian goes to her place to have sex, that seems to be very wrong, as Ian has been all the run beside Alison faithfull to Lena and broke up with Alison when things became serious with Lena, how the hell does Ian suddenly fucks Cindy who is actualy dating Axel and still Wade's gf, as seen in the club when Lena was working there. I hope this get fixed and when next chapter out I'm sure going to play again, because I really love those VN and want to check other paths out too.

Edit 1: Seems also at ending, Lena never showed up at going to Perry's Beach House, seems chapter 12 is still in need of fixing bugs, as A Ian broke up with Alison and stayed faithfull to Lena when it gotten serious, but still he has sex with Cindy without having it lead to that, B Lena did BJ Mike and did some naughty stuff with Ivy and Holly, which is a bit cheating, but when Ian talks with Jeremy he tells Ian she has been fucking around with several guys, which she didn't beside the BJ of Mike as well she was going to Perry's beach house but she never appear at the trainstation. That are 3 serious bugs that need some fixing.

 

[Raizel101]

I am waiting for Ivy scene. Too bad that one of the best girl in the game doesn't have scene (only lesbian scene, which I have no interest in). (T_T)

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

No worries, in many routes some of these middle states are hard to spot, both when playing and when checking the code. But knowing EK style for years I tend to think she introduces them for something (other times is just sloppy coding that must be fixed later or loose threads that are left hanging forever, lol), if not it would be easier to keep the variable boolean and be done with it. More on that later.


Well, certainly the “full cuck” (ian_cuck = 2) route has been more developed as of now, no disagreement there (btw, when I said “not exactly” I meant it, I don’t think things are exactly as you’re painting them, but that doesn’t mean I think you’re completely wrong about your concerns, they look more than legit to me); but I wouldn’t go as far as saying “ian_cuck = 1” route is basically nothing.

First of all I think it’s too soon to tell, routes just got separated in the middle of last chapter; but nonetheless there are some differences between them already that doesn’t feel inconsequential to me:

First one in that same footjob scene when “full cuck” Ian doesn’t get to fuck Lena but “ian_cuck 1” Ian does. Before that, if ian_cuck 2 is triggered earlier, after the riding face scene ian_cuck 1 can still be proposed the threesome while ian_cuck 2 can’t (line 3465 of 11 prologue). Then in the epilogue where “full cuck” Ian is automatically locked out of full sex after Lena comes back from the club (and if teased with a handjob ian_cuck will reach 3) while ian_cuck 1 even if teased can overcome it and gets to fuck her. And lately in this prologue during Jeremy’s dialogue, where whiny cuck Ian disappears (line 6432) and his reaction will depend on having told Lena about Gillian’s nightmare or opened up to her.


Nothing in the code, right, but obviously the player's choices can, and this could be important because…


That summary of the available choices seems a bit fixated on a Lena that’s already cheating on Ian, but I have to reiterate that this is not a precondition of the route, Lena can be not cheating at all.

So, humor me for a moment and consider this scenario: Lena isn’t cheating at all, Ian is still getting a lot of great sex from her but remembering his experience with Gillian is a little shaken and has began to have some “disturbing” thoughts he has shared with Lena, which in turn enjoys teasing him now and them without a special cruelty or hidden agenda to cover her (in this route) non-existing escapades…

Well, that path is completely doable in the ian_cuck 1 route and one could almost say it looks like a promising starting point for some of the possibilities you mentioned before: the “happy cuck” who enjoys Lena telling him about past or hypothetically future deeds, or even a sharing route (remember the threesome is still on the table) with Ian’s consent.

Will this be developed that way? Who the fuck knows, lol. But I for one am happy with the possibility still being there, because I also think it will be a pity all the route defaults to (only) another Sad Humiliated Eric like in GGGB. We’ll see.

Don't get me wrong, I think I understand where you're coming from and I'm coming from the same place - I would love a path that sees Lena and Ian as truly exclusive and they don't fuck around on each other, while at the same time he enjoys her teasing him with stories/dirty talk about potential hookups.

But this is not now. On the ian_cuck = 1 path, there's little to no talking or teasing, aside from 2-3 lines. While the dev has left the door open for further development of this path in the future, based on evakiss's writing so far this doesn't look likely.

If anything, both the Alison voyeur path and Alison romantic --> Jeremy threesome paths are much closer to this theme in feel and dialogue - and the presence of the $alison_jeremy_3some = 3 and associated dialogue, or stuff like this:

 

[Mravac Kid]

seems chapter 12 is still in need of fixing bugs

Indeed, but it's not even out yet. So far it's only the alpha version of the prologue to the chapter, next comes the beta, then the full prologue, and only then we'll be getting into the chapter proper. It'll be a while.

 

[Firaxius]

Indeed, but it's not even out yet. So far it's only the alpha version of the prologue to the chapter, next comes the beta, then the full prologue, and only then we'll be getting into the chapter proper. It'll be a while.

Thanks for the heads up, up too chap 11 everything was solid following everything you did, but I was taken by surprise in chap 12 that things happened that shouldn't or things didn't happen that should have. Though I must say I found it funny Seymour doesn't do anything against Lena and friends after she still declined him on the dinner, it feels like he took peace with her decision and only mentioned to Ian once to not follow her path.

 

[Slick Bean]

The scope of all entertainment media - games, novels, movie, series - is to surprise you and subvert your expectations.
This means the 12th chapter really made your day and is doing marvelously well in giving you the thrills and giggles.

I was taken by surprise in chap 12 that things happened that shouldn't or things didn't happen that should have. Though I must say I found it funny Seymour doesn't do anything against Lena and friends

Seymour does not have to be a volcano and certainly is not afraid to let his temper boil over inside
before taking steps to make a show outta whatever missconception you have about how the man who owns the town
actually works in terms of his life, his pleasures, the way he goes about managing his shortcummings and relationships.

 

[Mravac Kid]

The scope of all entertainment media - games, novels, movie, series - is to surprise you and subvert your expectations.

I would disagree with that last bit, i.e. in a superhero or action movie you expect the hero to defeat the evildoers, the excitement comes from seeing how it happens, not in seeing it subverted. In a romcom, the expectation is for the would-be lovers to get together in the end, not for the counterpart to prevail over the protagonist and get the girl.

 

[Firaxius]

The scope of all entertainment media - games, novels, movie, series - is to surprise you and subvert your expectations.
This means the 12th chapter really made your day and is doing marvelously well in giving you the thrills and giggles.

Seymour does not have to be a volcano and certainly is not afraid to let his temper boil over inside
before taking steps to make a show outta whatever missconception you have about how the man who owns the town
actually works in terms of his life, his pleasures, the way he goes about managing his shortcummings and relationships.

To be honest I kinda expected he would done more after Lena declined him for a third time, during the dinner with him and her on the vip table, after all he ruined her in every way already and yet she still resist him, but it turned all around and Lena suddenly started back being more succesfull, Cafe works out, she get again a photoshoot, her music becomes working, so yea I'm kinda surprised about that, since most powerful people I know don't take no for an answer and will do anything to make someone live even more miserable if they keep going against them.

 

[Firaxius]

I would disagree with that last bit, i.e. in a superhero or action movie you expect the hero to defeat the evildoers, the excitement comes from seeing how it happens, not in seeing it subverted. In a romcom, the expectation is for the would-be lovers to get together in the end, not for the counterpart to prevail over the protagonist and get the girl.

Well it common in most novels that Hero/Superhero get it tuff during the story but in the end it becomes an happy ending, but that is so cliche as it always like that, so yea it fun to see sometimes a book written that doesn't follow those rules and make a simular story turn out dark and even the ending is somewhat a good ending, there still some losses too. I personaly like a good book to surprise me, not that from the begining already know the outcome gonna be.

 

[Sethmsf]

This VN is very very good, at first I was a bit sceptic about the drawings, but they are very well done, the Story is also very great although I only done one path so far, but on this path something really went wrong, I never had done anything with Cindy as just escort her to Axel and second time I even didn't stay and let her go alone, but suddenly after shopping in chapter 12 Ian goes to her place to have sex, that seems to be very wrong, as Ian has been all the run beside Alison faithfull to Lena and broke up with Alison when things became serious with Lena, how the hell does Ian suddenly fucks Cindy who is actualy dating Axel and still Wade's gf, as seen in the club when Lena was working there. I hope this get fixed and when next chapter out I'm sure going to play again, because I really love those VN and want to check other paths out too.

Edit 1: Seems also at ending, Lena never showed up at going to Perry's Beach House, seems chapter 12 is still in need of fixing bugs, as A Ian broke up with Alison and stayed faithfull to Lena when it gotten serious, but still he has sex with Cindy without having it lead to that, B Lena did BJ Mike and did some naughty stuff with Ivy and Holly, which is a bit cheating, but when Ian talks with Jeremy he tells Ian she has been fucking around with several guys, which she didn't beside the BJ of Mike as well she was going to Perry's beach house but she never appear at the trainstation. That are 3 serious bugs that need some fixing.

Summary: EK fixed many of the bugs a few hours after launching the first Alpha, it seems that the one you are using is the one that does not have them fixed.

Jeremy's phrase is based on some rumors, he only specifies if he, Axel and I don't remember who else is involved, to which he specifies he adds that phrase about various guys. He never names Mike specifically.

Lena does go to the beach house, you exchange texts with her where she tells you that she is on her way to her parents' house and will join the rest on the next day After her mother's colonoscopy. Bug fixed too

The scene with Cindy is also a bug fixed