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

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BulgarianBull said:
No, even less, just the first few words at the beginning of the post, and, based on that, hallucinated the rest of it.



Allegedly. But, consider this:


What do you think will win: an exciting Spanish birthday and consequential period of Spanish decompression after the party, or a boring update release on the promised date?
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The update will be boring either way.
 
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ffive said:
I think the fun part is that these three are the closest the game has to what are actual regular, normal, average-looking people. They only stand out negatively because pretty much whole rest of the cast is "Hollywood homely" and up, appearances-wise. :whistle:
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Apart from John, who looks normal, even handsome, the rest are still created as caricatures. Well, Finley, despite his unattractive appearance, is rather likeable because of his character. But Landwhale and Sen are pure caricatures of unbearable club-goers.
 
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Blurpee69 said:
That's a fair concern. We're told, repeatedly, that Allison was a part of the gang in highschool, but we've seen very little interaction between her and the rest of the group (Jeremy aside). She briefly came to the first gathering at The Fortress, but left quickly so we didn't see much of how she gets along with the rest. Her going to the club with Ian and Emma didn't result in the two girls talking to each other.

She's talked about Perry a couple of times, attempting to bait negativity out of Ian concerning him, but she herself hasn't interacted with him much. At Shine, with Cherry and Perry, the two are only on screen together long enough for Allison to say she'll go and get a round of drinks and then the rest of the scene is with either Ian or Jeremy. She also barely acknowledges that Perry has come to the club with her and Emma.

The second scene at The Fortress she sticks around a little longer, but again there isn't really a back and forth between her and the rest of the group outside of her interrupting, asking about, Perry to talk to Ian about herself. She's always just kind of there, around them, but doesn't interact with them. It makes her feel like more of an outsider than Cindy, Lena, or Holly who are all newer members to the social circle than Allison.
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She quite openly expresses her irritation with his behaviour and attitude to life in scenes where she talks to him or to Ian about him. And I think the fact that Perry becomes an object of her jibes and an opportunity to vent her frustration on him is exacerbated by the fact that he is her opposite: while she is forced to try to keep her head above water at a job for which she is overqualified and, apparently, the only one who is sufficiently qualified, and is forced to work overtime due to incompetence resulting from rampant nepotism, Perry skims the cream off his father's position, sits around all day and has all the free time in the world for entertainment, going to bars and clubs and other crap, without even thinking about looking for a job.

Blurpee69 said:
I don't think Allison hates Lena at all. I think she is jealous of Lena, as are most of the other women from the Scooby Gang, and sees her as a rival for Ian's attention, as do most of the other women from the Scooby Gang. I can see Cindy, on a loving Ian or regretting Wade route, becoming friends with Lena now that she has a better understanding of the modeling world and can relate more to Lena's struggles with Axel and how the two of them are perceived for just their beauty, but not their other merits. Perhaps Allison will get a similar treatment later if she ever interacts with the group.
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I doubt that. So far, they haven't interacted in any way, and there has been no layout or build-up for such a development. Lena is practically unaware of Alison's existence, while Alison sees her as a rival and an object of irrational envy. Theoretically, if we really have another 6-7 chapters ahead of us, it would be possible to lay the groundwork for such a development, but for it to feel organic and make sense, it would require a considerable amount of screen time, which not everyone may like. If they hit it off right off the bat, no one will like it at all. And considering the branching and RPG system, it will require careful planning. But I may be wrong, and Eva had something like that in mind.
 
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Blurpee69 said:
No, I agree, and understand that point of view; we even get that from Allison with regards to Perry, but not really the rest of the group. Besides it's a two way street, most of the rest of the group never even acknowledge Allison either. It's just weird to me to have Allison show up at all, to the few gatherings she has, and there is no back and forth between her and another onscreen character besides Ian. Even if you've grown apart, you can still have polite chit chat. Perhaps that's how Allison comes back into the group, that she is mature and moved past the petty dramas of high school.

Allison and Cindy could honestly find a bond in that regard as both of them are feeling the same thing, that they're... not necessarily better than the group, but that they have bigger dreams and aspirations than those of Perry, Wade, and, though I would disagree, Emma.

But part of her character arc can be developed by her reintegration into the group. Realizing how much Wade is struggling with depression, that Perry is finally growing up and taking responsibility by working at the cafe, that Emma is doing a whole host of things: from restoring and organizing the community center (Stardew Valley reference?), continuing to play music when the others stopped, organizing protests, and working at the record store. Or it can prove her point if Ian sabotages Wade, doesn't encourage Perry, and Emma listens to Lena and connects with Seymour.

Leaving Allison out of the group dynamic, the way EK has, is a wasted opportunity. Though I get trying to account for all those additional variables would be obscene work when EK already has enough on their plate. It just feels like Allison could have been a coworker to Ian or someone else outside of the group of friends and it wouldn't change the story at all. Whereas having her be a part of the friend group in the past, but then never interacting with them in any capacity is just weird.
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Yes, as I already said, it will be difficult to fit her into the group of friends because of the role she played throughout the game. The most realistic option I can see is to rework it after the novel is finished in order to lay some things down earlier and correct the dynamics of the relationship where it was off and too repetitive, so that it can be developed in a different direction depending on the branching and influence on the character.
 
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This is regarding JDMOD but the mod thread seem to rarely reply, Guys please I can’t seem to rename the characters, I see the opening jdmod screen I have key binding choices and gallery unlock but I can’t seem to find a way to rename the characters
 
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Dp-gangbang said:
This is regarding JDMOD but the mod thread seem to rarely reply, Guys please I can’t seem to rename the characters, I see the opening jdmod screen I have key binding choices and gallery unlock but I can’t seem to find a way to rename the characters
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I didn't think he bothers updating that mod anymore.
 
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