Ren'Py Refuge of Embers [v0.18a] [Escape Sauce]

[Escape Sauce]

Thanks for the reply. I've tried doing that, I've deleted the saves from the folder as well as the saves from appdata/roamin/renpy folder. Clicking the arrows on the Censored Mode menu option doesn't work at all for me. The arrows light up when moused over but clicking either the left or right arrow will toggle it to disabled.

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I'm not sure what could cause this.

I'm assuming you've already tried this because you said pressing left or right arrow keys, but I have to bring it up just in case. The left arrow disables the option and the right arrow enables it. Clicking the right arrow with the option set to enabled would give you the behavior you're describing because it's at the end of the list and there's nothing left to advance through. Also if you're in windowed mode and had a browser active or something, the first click back to the game window doesn't register and only makes the game your active window. I always click twice after changing what window is active to make the input register.

What OS and game version are you on? Also is there anything weird about the version like it being a condensed version that someone else uploaded or a download from another site?

Also which scene specifically has censor bars, and are there any scenes you've seen that don't?

 

[neonclear]

Does the game have administrator rights (or what's it called) to modify C disk folders and files? If game shows disabled but doesn't actually save the change, it should be some issue with not being allowed to change files

I tried admin just to be sure, no such luck unfortunately.

I'm assuming you've already tried this because you said pressing left or right arrow keys, but I have to bring it up just in case. The left arrow disables the option and the right arrow enables it. Clicking the right arrow with the option set to enabled would give you the behavior you're describing because it's at the end of the list and there's nothing left to advance through. Also if you're in windowed mode and had a browser active or something, the first click back to the game window doesn't register and only makes the game your active window. I always click twice after changing what window is active to make the input register.

What OS and game version are you on? Also is there anything weird about the version like it being a condensed version that someone else uploaded or a download from another site?

Also which scene specifically has censor bars, and are there any scenes you've seen that don't?

I double checked to ensure that the game window was the focus. I've also tried both arrows before posting here wondering what was going on. I'm using Windows 11 with Game Version 0.17a, the game client I downloaded from this website. I have tried with and without the uncensor patch that is offered in the first post. The 4th scene with Lena is uncensored, while the sexual scenes with Lucine, Raisa and Eryn remain censored as example. I've tried the scenes without the censorship removal patch and the above-mentioned conditions remain the same. Thanks again for trying to help me troubleshoot what the cause might be.

 

[Escape Sauce]

I tried admin just to be sure, no such luck unfortunately.

I double checked to ensure that the game window was the focus. I've also tried both arrows before posting here wondering what was going on. I'm using Windows 11 with Game Version 0.17a, the game client I downloaded from this website. I have tried with and without the uncensor patch that is offered in the first post. The 4th scene with Lena is uncensored, while the sexual scenes with Lucine, Raisa and Eryn remain censored as example. I've tried the scenes without the censorship removal patch and the above-mentioned conditions remain the same. Thanks again for trying to help me troubleshoot what the cause might be.

The Lena scene just doesn't have a censor bar yet so it sounds like the option is otherwise working fine and just stuck on for some reason. There was one other person a few weeks ago who was asking how to turn off the censor bars but I'm not sure if he was having the same issue or just turned it on and was having trouble turning it back off with English menus. Best I can think of would be to try to redownload the file from a different link in case something was corrupted or maybe it's some weirdness with an rpyc file.

A workaround could be to activate the renpy console and change the value of the variable 'persistent.option_censor_number' from '1' to '0' since that's what the arrow key is supposed to do. To do that go open game/renpy/common/00console.rpy with a text editor and change 'config.console' to 'True'. Afterward, in game you can hit shift+O to open the console. Enter 'persistent.option_censor_number = 0' and hit escape.

In a future update I'm changing the code for those arrows to something less smooth brained so if it is some kind of a bug with how they work it should fix it.

 

[neonclear]

The Lena scene just doesn't have a censor bar yet so it sounds like the option is otherwise working fine and just stuck on for some reason. There was one other person a few weeks ago who was asking how to turn off the censor bars but I'm not sure if he was having the same issue or just turned it on and was having trouble turning it back off with English menus. Best I can think of would be to try to redownload the file from a different link in case something was corrupted or maybe it's some weirdness with an rpyc file.

A workaround could be to activate the renpy console and change the value of the variable 'persistent.option_censor_number' from '1' to '0' since that's what the arrow key is supposed to do. To do that go open game/renpy/common/00console.rpy with a text editor and change 'config.console' to 'True'. Afterward, in game you can hit shift+O to open the console. Enter 'persistent.option_censor_number = 0' and hit escape.

In a future update I'm changing the code for those arrows to something less smooth brained so if it is some kind of a bug with how they work it should fix it.

A fresh installation of the game fixed it. I think I figured out what was causing the mishap. I installed the universal gallery unlocker and that seems to cause the censorship option to lock into the "on" setting. Thanks again for trying to help me troubleshoot the problem.

 

[Sum Gi]

The art is simultaneously great and "eh." So much work has gone into detailing and backgrounds that look really nice, and the style strikes an appealing blend of realistic and cartoonish, but the underlying physicality, anatomical structure, perspective and posing of the characters just needs that little bit more practice and refinement. Still has that characteristic stiffness of someone who hasn't mastered the rules before breaking them yadda yadda. Studies with anatomical texts can be helpful (if that's not something you're already doing). Not that modern artists necessarily have the free time for stuff like that while trying to put bread on the table...

While I like the style I think some adjustment could be made specifically to the upper half of the faces to make them more appealing. And with regard to character's with large busts, paying special attention to portray the breasts weighted physical objects that deform and interact with forces rather than loosely attached airbags can be beneficial, unless that's your specific taste. I'm not saying make them saggy or anything but
Compare:

With something like:

I feel the later, while still rather ridiculously large and in a somewhat cartoonish style, has a much stronger sense of reality and physical presence.

Kind of got side tracked into a conversation about boobs at the end there and I didn't want that to be the focus... My main attention was drawn to the posing and proportions and positions of extremities. Anyway I feel the art is obviously good enough for the project as it exists, I'm just speaking in terms of eventual mastery, that's all.

 

[jI11jaCksjAkk]

got side tracked into a conversation about boobs

Good old human nature at work. We can't help it...so why fight it?

 

[Sewyoba]

Compare:
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With something like:
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I feel the later, while still rather ridiculously large and in a somewhat cartoonish style, has a much stronger sense of reality and physical presence.

Silicone breasts vs natural milkers. Although let's just point out that you are comparing a sprite with toggleable face/clothes/belly/etc in front of a background to an art by a japanese artist who specifically studied western fairy tale cartoons extensively to create a recognizable fantasy style

 

[Sum Gi]

Silicone breasts vs natural milkers. Although let's just point out that you are comparing a sprite with toggleable face/clothes/belly/etc in front of a background to an art by a japanese artist who specifically studied western fairy tale cartoons extensively to create a recognizable fantasy style

Yeah they have to match the quality, just the underlying principles, ya know. You could fix that sprite right up with a few alterations in the curvature of the lines. Although I guess that's like saying you could be the fastest man alive if you just ran faster. I dunno. For the longest time I was never a fan large busts in hgames or art (to the point where they actually straight up ruined numerous works for me) and preferred smaller chests, but recently I've come to realize that people are actually just shit at drawing breasts.

Good old human nature at work. We can't help it...so why fight it?

No... No! I'm an ass man through and through, I swear! Not some uncultured swine! I would never stoop to-

 

[jI11jaCksjAkk]

No... No! I'm an ass man through and through, I swear! Not some uncultured swine! I would never stoop to-

Well, I guess its one of the "blessings" of aging that eventually you can enjoy a good view of both big tits AND a nice ass at the same time from behind. So why choose??

 

[None44]

Nice

 

[Escape Sauce]

The art is simultaneously great and "eh." So much work has gone into detailing and backgrounds that look really nice, and the style strikes an appealing blend of realistic and cartoonish, but the underlying physicality, anatomical structure, perspective and posing of the characters just needs that little bit more practice and refinement. Still has that characteristic stiffness of someone who hasn't mastered the rules before breaking them yadda yadda. Studies with anatomical texts can be helpful (if that's not something you're already doing). Not that modern artists necessarily have the free time for stuff like that while trying to put bread on the table...

While I like the style I think some adjustment could be made specifically to the upper half of the faces to make them more appealing. And with regard to character's with large busts, paying special attention to portray the breasts weighted physical objects that deform and interact with forces rather than loosely attached airbags can be beneficial, unless that's your specific taste. I'm not saying make them saggy or anything but
Compare:
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With something like:
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I feel the later, while still rather ridiculously large and in a somewhat cartoonish style, has a much stronger sense of reality and physical presence.

Kind of got side tracked into a conversation about boobs at the end there and I didn't want that to be the focus... My main attention was drawn to the posing and proportions and positions of extremities. Anyway I feel the art is obviously good enough for the project as it exists, I'm just speaking in terms of eventual mastery, that's all.

The artist has always been more focused on backgrounds so drawing figures was kind of new for her when she started. Early on we were both improving pretty quickly and had to redo a lot of the artwork to keep everything consistent since each new sprite and scene looked noticeably better than the last. At this point to save time and press forward we're holding off on reworking the early stuff if it's at least 80% to where we want it to be. For both of us a lot of the fun of working on this has been in improving at everything though. Every couple of weeks we try something new in the process or do a deep dive into something specific to make it better. Lately for her it's been animation, but a few weeks back we got some courses on boob movement for those and had a major level up.

 

[jI11jaCksjAkk]

a few weeks back we got some courses on boob movement for those and had a major level up.

Why the FUCK was I paying off student loans for years when the crap school I went to didn't have Boob Movement 101 as an elective?? I missed out D-cup (big) time. And they missed out on a lot of $$ because I would have retaken that course every semester...

 

[None44]

Nice art

 

[DarkDesires]

Nice game and graphics, only very very bad things it's it's just like a vn, wall of text having to read or pass and no action or whatever, no waypoint to chose to go (like having a map I mean, chose in which direction you want to travel like forest or town or home), only a few replies choices. But I'd like to see more of it because the story is good and the characters interesting.

Anyway, I'm surprised nobody asked for the special font, except if it's a common thing that I'm unaware of..

If you want some translation here it is: (don't read if you want to discover it by yourself).

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[bobi121]

Eryn winning again brings joy to me. I ship them so hard.

 

[Kerre_22]

Any new?

 

[hectdar]

i'dont know why the game don't work
anyone can help me?

 

[bobi121]

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i'dont know why the game don't work
anyone can help me?

Try pressing Ignore, helps sometime.

 

[hectdar]

Try pressing Ignore, helps sometime.

I do it and I can enter the main menu
but when I try to start the game or go to options this error occurs

 

[Escape Sauce]

I do it and I can enter the main menu
but when I try to start the game or go to options this error occurs

Not sure but my best guess is some weirdness from persistent data if you played an old version on the same PC, particularly if it was in the past version of Python. You could try to go into c:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\RenPy\RefugeOfEmbers and delete everything in there to reset the persistent data and saves. You'll need to have hidden folders viewable to find and get into the AppData folder. Also make a backup of everything before you delete it if you want to keep your saves but if they're really old they'll be buggy.