Ren'Py Reality Rewrite [v0.03] [PerseusCreates]

[PerseusCreates]

Some notes for this update:
-There's a little tonal whiplash from the intro/prologue to spending 10+ days farming normal world interactions with the characters. This might get fixed with whatever plot gets introduced, but everyone seems remarkably calm and off-guard to just hang out separately at the lake/gym/park/whatever.

Appreciate the feedback! Honestly I didn't really consider the massive difference from linear to sandbox. That's definitely something I'll look into in the coming updates.

-You might want to spread out things a little more in terms of what time of day stuff can happen. Right now I think talking with Yor in her room is the only thing you can do in the morning, and peeping on Cammie is the only thing you can do at night besides manually moving the clock forward.
-Along similar lines, having a rotating set of where each character is each time of day could help make things feel a little less grind-y. But I imagine that's a "Once I have more content in the game" sort of a thing.

Each character has set location already, I just haven't added every interaction just yet so some locations are empty at certain times. With each update there will be more additions, and of course with more characters it'll feel less bare!

-So far everything seems aligned with the more "wholesome" path. Is that expected to branch here or later in the story?

That part is actually intentional! The next step in the story is something that will introduce that branching playstyle, I'm just figuring out how to implement it well

Again, thanks heaps for playing and giving feedback!!

 

[Angel_Buster22]

Appreciate the feedback! Honestly I didn't really consider the massive difference from linear to sandbox. That's definitely something I'll look into in the coming updates.



Each character has set location already, I just haven't added every interaction just yet so some locations are empty at certain times. With each update there will be more additions, and of course with more characters it'll feel less bare!



That part is actually intentional! The next step in the story is something that will introduce that branching playstyle, I'm just figuring out how to implement it well

Again, thanks heaps for playing and giving feedback!!

So, how's progress goin?

 

[DumDum1882]

Played it again, some more notes/questions:
1: I assume the "Reality Rewrite" powers are intentionally being rationed? Having the powers of reality at your fingertips and limiting it to summoning anime characters seems somewhat ineffective, but I imagine this is a plot point (and sort of necessary for how the game works).
2: Are the women's interactions expected to be mostly solo? Should we expect any interactions between them or is content mostly going to be focused on their specific relationships with the MC? Both in an H-sense and a non-H sense.
3: How much of a split pathway should we expect? I assume the "Affection vs Corruption/Control" thing is going to be a major split, but is there any benefit to getting high Affection & Control/Corruption for a single character?

 

[PerseusCreates]

So, how's progress goin?

It's going well! I realised I rushed the first update and there were a few oversights so I'm just taking a bit more time to make sure I get things right for future versions. I'm probably about 70% done with the next update

 

[PerseusCreates]

Played it again, some more notes/questions:
1: I assume the "Reality Rewrite" powers are intentionally being rationed? Having the powers of reality at your fingertips and limiting it to summoning anime characters seems somewhat ineffective, but I imagine this is a plot point (and sort of necessary for how the game works).

Yeah, the issue with having such insane powers is that it kind of makes any narrative point unnecessary, I went through and made sure that Artorius explains the sigil has the power to create, alter, and destroy life, but even that may be a bit extreme. I'll probably keep going back to the earlier parts of the game and editing them to make sure the story flows well and feels like progression is actually being made

2: Are the women's interactions expected to be mostly solo? Should we expect any interactions between them or is content mostly going to be focused on their specific relationships with the MC? Both in an H-sense and a non-H sense.

For now they'll be solo, but 100% there'll be joint interactions and scenes as things progress

3: How much of a split pathway should we expect? I assume the "Affection vs Corruption/Control" thing is going to be a major split

This is the part I'm struggling with the most; making two separate paths that still mesh together if a player makes different decisions is a massive task, and I'm worried I might make a mess of the story doing so. I've been thinking about having those branched paths for side characters to give the player that agency, but maybe implementing a mood system for the main 3. That way the player can still do things that would align with the "corruption" playstyle, while maintaining the integrity of their character/progression.


I am still very much open to input though, nothing is set in stone at all!

is there any benefit to getting high Affection & Control/Corruption for a single character?

at the moment, no, the stats are just there as thresholds to unlock scenes. That being said, my initial intention was to have scenes play out differently and even offer different scenes based on the stats, so it's definitely something I'm keen on doing.

 

[Angel_Buster22]

It's going well! I realised I rushed the first update and there were a few oversights so I'm just taking a bit more time to make sure I get things right for future versions. I'm probably about 70% done with the next update

Next time, give it more time to shimmer - a well thought-out update works best when its' given time.

 

[Angel_Buster22]

Yeah, the issue with having such insane powers is that it kind of makes any narrative point unnecessary, I went through and made sure that Artorius explains the sigil has the power to create, alter, and destroy life, but even that may be a bit extreme. I'll probably keep going back to the earlier parts of the game and editing them to make sure the story flows well and feels like progression is actually being made

Honestly, it'd be reasonable if the "reality rewriting" was applied towards the girls (primarily, with things like expansion, size manipulation (both the normal and the size-focused girls), behaviors, thoughts, that sort of stuff) with only being used in the story proper at lesser extents (although much more frequent towards the command/corruption, as you're more than willing to use it to your own needs) - An old saying: The rightful king that rules the world with absolute power is the man who rules without the need of absolute power

 

[PerseusCreates]

Honestly, it'd be reasonable if the "reality rewriting" was applied towards the girls (primarily, with things like expansion, size manipulation (both the normal and the size-focused girls), behaviors, thoughts, that sort of stuff) with only being used in the story proper at lesser extents (although much more frequent towards the command/corruption, as you're more than willing to use it to your own needs) - An old saying: The rightful king that rules the world with absolute power is the man who rules without the need of absolute power

That's true, there's already a small example of that thought manipulation if you choose sakura as the first summon... No reason I couldn't make it a common occurrence

 

[Angel_Buster22]

That's true, there's already a small example of that thought manipulation if you choose sakura as the first summon... No reason I couldn't make it a common occurrence

So, think you could focus on the Command/Corruption path next? Set up the building blocks for the Affection path/Story?

 

[DumDum1882]

That's true, there's already a small example of that thought manipulation if you choose sakura as the first summon... No reason I couldn't make it a common occurrence

I guess it depends on if you want the "Control" to be in the form of the MC giving them orders they cannot disobey, or the MC molding them and their minds into people who wouldn't or couldn't disobey an order from the MC anyway.

 

[Angel_Buster22]

I guess it depends on if you want the "Control" to be in the form of the MC giving them orders they cannot disobey, or the MC molding them and their minds into people who wouldn't or couldn't disobey an order from the MC anyway.

More or less, just molding the girls to become your perfect sluts and slaves on a whim.

 

[PerseusCreates]

So, think you could focus on the Command/Corruption path next? Set up the building blocks for the Affection path/Story?

Writing the first steps of the corruption path right now

 

[Angel_Buster22]

Hey Perseus? I've got a question:

Will we be able to

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[Rax Trat]

How do you unlock the Sakura BJ scene? Already have corrupt lvl 1 aff 74 lust 56 with her but can't seem to activate it

 

[RandomGuy99]

To be honest, it quite tedious and boring as you dont know which character is at what location and what time. Basically randomly clicking all the location and each time leaves bad taste in players. While i like the story pretext but doing an sandbox focus game is a fast track to lose interest. I'm not sure a lot people will be invested in a click fest game

 

[DumDum1882]

How do you unlock the Sakura BJ scene? Already have corrupt lvl 1 aff 74 lust 56 with her but can't seem to activate it

It's at the park in the evening I think? You have to ask what's on her mind.
I think you basically have to pick her first in the intro for it to work properly. Likely a bug.

 

[Nimbus Commando]

I like the idea so far.

 

[Hklmn]

how to get first and last pictures?

 

[Jimbog]

V0.04 is available for free on Patreon site