Ren'Py Refuge of Embers [v0.15b] [Escape Sauce]

[Escape Sauce]

3 years of work and 0.11 ver ?

Sort of but not really. Game has been in development part-time for 2.5 years but 1 year of that was spent remaking everything. I think only 2 or 3 of the original game assets are still there. Also we're launching version 0.13 tomorrow, version 0.11 came out way back in Feb I think. Releases have been far apart though and artist's time has always been our bottleneck.

 

[McLOVINu]

Sort of but not really. Game has been in development part-time for 2.5 years but 1 year of that was spent remaking everything. I think only 2 or 3 of the original game assets are still there. Also we're launching version 0.13 tomorrow, version 0.11 came out way back in Feb I think. Releases have been far apart though and artist's time has always been our bottleneck.

Oh .13 tomorrow, why did I download .12 just now, cause I'm like that.

1st time playing, I hope there is enough content to appease me, usually 2d games have very very very little content.

 

[telefonomusica]

I am writing this as a question for the sake of clarity
I have seen various comments and answers by the dev about toggles for certain content, which is always a good thing, what is a bit confusing however is the actual state of the scenes in question, are they really avoidable or are they just skippable?
To clarify what I mean, avoidable means that if the toggle is off the scene does not happen, narratively and gameplay wise, skippable means that with the toggle off the scene narratively happens anyway, the player just does not see it, for exeample you can choose to not watch a sex scene but the characters still have sex even if you don't watch, the difference is really important for some, including me, skippable scenes still ruin the game since they still happen,
another good thing to know would be the sexual activity of the characters, like if they are all sluts or something, since there are no tags for that, but the main question is about the toggles,
I only play very specific types of games and of this one does not fit my tastes I will just go away, I am not asking the dev to fix the game or to modify it to fit my tastes, I am just asking informations, I would rather not get invested in a story or game to get disappointed when the dev adds something I hate that was in the plans from the very beginning, some people have a very loose definition of NTR, which itself actually can mean different things, regardless of that however I have my own, I don't care if it is not the same one as this site, which I am aware of, I am not asking to add the tag in case this game where to fit my definition of it either, I am putting it here for the sake of clarity, so if any character is shown or narratively implied to have sexual interactions with someone that is not the MC to me that is NTR, or comes too close to it for me, I don't care about previous relationships marriages and the like, only MC can have sexual interactions, I am aware that is a bit of an exterme stance on it but that is my own problem to deal with, I am simply asking if this game can fit into my definition or not, I am not asking anyone to share my view or aggree with me, just clarity, I appreciate any information and am sorry for the wall of text, I don't care about spoilers if necessarry, I prioritize clarity on the content, regardless of any answer or my own personal opinions I will still thank the dev fo this work, good luck in your endeavours.

 

[Pudthumper]

A new update! Hooray!

 

[bobi121]

Sort of but not really. Game has been in development part-time for 2.5 years but 1 year of that was spent remaking everything. I think only 2 or 3 of the original game assets are still there. Also we're launching version 0.13 tomorrow, version 0.11 came out way back in Feb I think. Releases have been far apart though and artist's time has always been our bottleneck.

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Gotta say that the characters look natural and i really like how Eryn looks related to her brother. Yes, a stupid praise but you would be surprised how many people fuck up in that department. She is not overblown when it comes to features, not with tits bigger than her head, she actually looks human and not like a fan service.
I have only one insignificant request that is more of an advice than a personal desire of mine. I have played a good amount of porn games and i have yet to see good dialogue in games with incest.
A lot of creators fall in the cringe trap where in every sentence during a sex scene there is "brother", "sister", "mother" etc. as if to remind the player that they are related. This strikes people as being very artificial. Make them adress each other by names as well and that way their relationship will be about affection and love despite their blood ties. That is the reason people commit incest. Out of love for each other, not degeneracy for the sake of it. If you do this and make it so we can commit to only one partner as optional (not harem), your game will be number 1 in my book.
From the intro i get the impression that you are trying to do just that - romantic relationships so this is my feed back.
So far so good.

 

[bitsybobs3]

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[Escape Sauce]

are they really avoidable or are they just skippable?

By your definition toggleable content is avoided entirely and not just skipped over, as in it does not happen in the narrative. What I meant previously by toggled content also usually being skippable is that even if something is toggled on, most scenes can also be avoided by a dialogue option. There are a lot of exit ramps and they're all designed to be pretty obvious.

 

[telefonomusica]

By your definition toggleable content is avoided entirely and not just skipped over, as in it does not happen in the narrative. What I meant previously by toggled content also usually being skippable is that even if something is toggled on, most scenes can also be avoided by a dialogue option. There are a lot of exit ramps and they're all designed to be pretty obvious.

thank you for the reply, and sorry for the wall of text, I am trying to be less verbose in my posts as of late, I appreciate the clarification

 

[MickeyMantle]

Does the 0.09 incest patch still work for .12?

 

[MickeyMantle]

Sort of but not really. Game has been in development part-time for 2.5 years but 1 year of that was spent remaking everything. I think only 2 or 3 of the original game assets are still there. Also we're launching version 0.13 tomorrow, version 0.11 came out way back in Feb I think. Releases have been far apart though and artist's time has always been our bottleneck.

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I guess that's why alot of devs go with 3d rendering rather than hand drawing.

 

[clebann]

Since the uncensored mod only works up to .9, does that mean the content has been removed? Or baked in?

 

[DaedusWolfe]

Escape Sauce
I don't know if it is something you would want to do, but you could put this on Steam as an early release and set up beta testing so that people can purchase it and then be able to update it as you release them. Requires a bit of maintenance but it gives you another source of income : not a monthly haul such as patreon or subscribe star but it pulls in those who want to contribute but don't want to do those two.

 

[rafa30]

I like this game
When are Eryn and MC finally going to have sex?

 

[megamanx06]

Does the 0.09 incest patch still work for .12?

At the very least the settings UI is broken. Probably not a good sign. (Although if you click the "i" icons it still shows the pages for incest and inbreeding)



Would be nice if we could get an update.
Edit: Though it seems there probably still isn't any sex content for it anyway from what I can tell from other posters in this thread.

 

[Escape Sauce]

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I don't know if it is something you would want to do, but you could put this on Steam as an early release and set up beta testing

We're heavily leaning towards a full release on Steam instead of going with early access. In a few months we'll have a lot more h-scenes and romance path content so I won't feel as bad about adding an early access option on Itch.io though.

I like this game
When are Eryn and MC finally going to have sex?

On our roadmap version 0.11-0.14 are shorter main story related updates that set the stage following the prologue. Version 0.12 actually had to be super short since the scenes immediately following needed several new character sprites and backgrounds but version 0.13 is a bit longer than usual to balance it out. Version 0.15 and up will be completely focused on the romance routes with supporters voting on which characters we should make content for. I'm guessing Eryn is going to be first on the list, so probably version 0.16

 

[CWinthorpArl]

day003_eryn_exitramp

keeps ending in an error.

 

[Escape Sauce]

day003_eryn_exitramp

keeps ending in an error.

That's a bug, looks like I'm missing a label. I'll add it in as a hotfix tomorrow.

 

[HentaiGamerN00b]

At the very least the settings UI is broken. Probably not a good sign. (Although if you click the "i" icons it still shows the pages for incest and inbreeding)

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Would be nice if we could get an update.
Edit: Though it seems there probably still isn't any sex content for it anyway from what I can tell from other posters in this thread.

Well, the only one who can make an answer could be Twistty who is responsible to share the patch in first place.

Uncensor Patch (0.09+):

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Works for versions equal to or greater than 9 - hence the +

 

[CWinthorpArl]

That's a bug, looks like I'm missing a label. I'll add it in as a hotfix tomorrow.

i actually had an edit in the works on that comment after i completed my initial run, but you beat me to it. it doesn't seem right to post it now that you already quoted the old version, but i also kind of don't want to post it separately because its tone is scathing and you're literally here right now.

oh well. this was the edit:
oh, is this a hidden item in the background clickable sort of game? ugh, a hard pass. as if the outfits weren't sleazy enough, it's another game where - when options are presented - there's not really a choice and you either do the thing for happy-fun-time or you breeze past it. and what's with the "will I or won't I" bathing scenes? the game does not seem like it has a cohesive flow and is far too dependent on the writer's inclinations of what one should respond with to any particular choice. it's very all-or-nothing in route.

 

[bobdillan]

Changed MC's default name from Biorn to Harth

Is this change.... because of the reason I think it is?

Explain plz (wanna know if my theory is right).