Ren'Py Rivers of Astrum [v0.2.1] [Paper Tiger]

[raynarnab]

Are you concerned with bloat in the game while trying to navigate the various fetishes and options, especially if it gets to later chapters? How are you planning on managing that? Great start so far!

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Are you concerned with bloat in the game while trying to navigate the various fetishes and options, especially if it gets to later chapters? How are you planning on managing that? Great start so far!

The management plan for that is Separate titles. Originally the entire story was gonna be one massive game, but i realized pretty early on that the game was simply gonna get too big for that. Even as separate titles (a series of sequels), the game will probably still reach 5-6 gigs, fully compressed, if not more. That's the price of the freedom of choice, and the wildly varying paths, though. Not much can be done except making it linear, and I don't want to do that.

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

I'm only going to do this once, to show the differences between the stopgaps and the new animations, but i've upgraded a few of them now, here's one of them. I'll keep the rest unspoiled
View attachment ck_fs.webm

 

[Maxh]

This is some high quality work.

I'm wondering if on the current 0.2 release there is Non-con content yet? Did a few play throughs and only gore is in the alleyway mini game there doesn't seem to be any rough sex content. Also no matter what options I choose I can never peak in Sandra's tent? Is it still in development?

I am super grateful for being able to turn kinks on and off,but it seems that many of the kinks are not in game but planned?

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

This is some high quality work.

I'm wondering if on the current 0.2 release there is Non-con content yet? Did a few play throughs and only gore is in the alleyway mini game there doesn't seem to be any rough sex content. Also no matter what options I choose I can never peak in Sandra's tent? Is it still in development?

I am super grateful for being able to turn kinks on and off,but it seems that many of the kinks are not in game but planned?

Heya Maxh,

There is only one non-con scene in the game at the moment, but it's a bad end. It requires a pretty specific set of things in order to trigger. It's pretty obscure, but I can DM you how to get to it if you want. That said, if you've got bad ends disabled, it won't fire even if you meet the requirements.

Spoiler: Sandra's Tent

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And no, many of the kinks aren't in the game yet, but I needed to get the system coded in for *all* of them, so that when the time came for that content to appear, I didn't have to waste time going back and working that in

I'm super glad you enjoyed it!

 

[Maxh]

Heya Maxh,

There is only one non-con scene in the game at the moment, but it's a bad end. It requires a pretty specific set of things in order to trigger. It's pretty obscure, but I can DM you how to get to it if you want. That said, if you've got bad ends disabled, it won't fire even if you meet the requirements.

Spoiler: Sandra's Tent

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And no, many of the kinks aren't in the game yet, but I needed to get the system coded in for *all* of them, so that when the time came for that content to appear, I didn't have to waste time going back and working that in

I'm super glad you enjoyed it!

Ok I understand the coding issue. No I didn't have bad ends off but did have voyeur off. But most of the bad ends are gore death stuff.

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Ok I understand the coding issue. No I didn't have bad ends off but did have voyeur off. But most of the bad ends are gore death stuff.

The one with Kim is gore/death as well, after the non-con part. In future updates, i intend to input several bad ends and non-con scenes that *don't* result in anyone dying. But for now, that's all we've got in terms of that.

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

New horizontal bars are in place for the character screens, i quite like Working on an animation, and the vertical bars now

 

[Udayana]

Spoiler: Sandra's Tent

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Thanks for the tip, I had missed Sandra's scene, as well as the conversation probably announcing a triangle of love between the girls, and also the conversation with the squirrel. All of this was really cute. May I add that Cara could use her magic to restore Sandra's pirate teeth when their triangle is a fact? And if they have nothing against a square (which is more stable), maybe they could have Vex too

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Thanks for the tip, I had missed Sandra's scene, as well as the conversation probably announcing a triangle of love between the girls, and also the conversation with the squirrel. All of this was really cute. May I add that Cara could use her magic to restore Sandra's pirate teeth when their triangle is a fact? And if they have nothing against a square (which is more stable), maybe they could have Vex too

Heh, so Sandra's teeth *do* get "unpirated" later on in the story, but there's a plot specific reason behind that, that i can't spoil. It'd ruin a MASSIVE plot arch if I told you the cause. But, as i mentioned earlier, the system is now in place so that the player can start manipulating the relationships between the characters ... and yes, if you play your cards right, and make the right choices, the plan was always to have a threesome (or foursome) option between the cast become available. It'll be late-game, but it's on the list

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

There will be some breathing room for it though, it won't be one of those deals where you have to make a *specific* choice at every choice point in the game in order to see it. I tend to allow for a comfortable "range", incase a player accidentally makes a choice that harms a relationship they didn't intend, this way they can make up for it, without having the 3/4some ruined for them

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Thanks for the tip, I had missed Sandra's scene, as well as the conversation probably announcing a triangle of love between the girls, and also the conversation with the squirrel. All of this was really cute. May I add that Cara could use her magic to restore Sandra's pirate teeth when their triangle is a fact? And if they have nothing against a square (which is more stable), maybe they could have Vex too

lol, i can't even begin to state how much i appreciate the fact that you just blended a geometry joke in with a lesbian foursome

 

[Maviarab]

Missing Free Roam/Sandbox tag.

Oh well...

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Missing Free Roam/Sandbox tag.

Oh well...

Yeah, I've got no control over what tags the game has listed in this thread. I'm not able to add or edit them. That's done by a moderator, I believe.

EDIT: I stand corrected. But I attempted to add the "Free Roam" tag, but this doesn't exist, so it won't let me add it. And I can't justify tagging the game as a "Sandbox" just because of those segments. That would be misleading, as the game is not a sandbox.

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Alright, so. I figured I'd let everyone know ahead of time. I had been hoping to overcome my distaste for gay male content, and be able to put some of that in RoA. As of now though, I'm going to go ahead and call it, and simply say that gay male content won't make it's way into RoA. Understand that I have no problem with gay men on a personal level. But gay *sex* just doesn't do anything for me ... and - as it turns out - it's pretty difficult to create a scene for content that you don't enjoy. It would more than likely end up being a disservice to fans of gay content. I did say earlier that it was coming, but again, I said that hoping that I could put aside my aversion to it. Sadly, that aversion is simply going to be an obstacle, any gay scenes would come across half-assed. All I can do is apologize to anyone that may have been waiting for that. But I figured letting you know now was better than leading you on with a false hope for content that isn't going to come.

 

[LonerPrime]

I had been hoping to overcome my distaste for gay male content. As of now though, I'm going to go ahead and call it, and simply say that gay male content won't make it's way into RoA.

Just my 2 cents but, I personally believe a creator should tell a story how he/she wants to tell. Not how and what listeners wish to hear it. I generally care about the story more than the sexual themes, so I have a wide range of tolerance when it comes to content type, but if you aren't able to get in sync with gay stuff, by all means drop it.

Similarly, I know I also mentioned about futanari stuff a few posts back, and you were open to the idea of it making into the game as well. But I also remember reading your disclaimer in-game when you first released it that that particular genre will not make it into the game. I understand devs can change their mind, and power to them if it's a natural shift. But, please don't do so either if you don't feel positively inclined towards the concept. I'd rather read what you enjoy making and what smoothly fits into the story narrative.

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Just my 2 cents but, I personally believe a creator should tell a story how he/she wants to tell. Not how and what listeners wish to hear it. I generally care about the story more the sexual themes, so I have a wide range of tolerance when it comes to content type, but if you aren't able to get in sync with gay stuff, by all means drop it.

Similarly, I know I also mentioned about futanari stuff a few posts back, and you were open to the idea of it making into the game as well. But I also remember reading your disclaimer in-game when you first released it that that particular genre will not make it into the game. I understand devs can change their mind, and power to them if it's a natural shift. But, please don't do so either if you don't feel positively inclined towards the concept. I'd rather read what you enjoy making and what smoothly fits into the story narrative.

Aye, but i also stated the *reason* i wasn't putting futa content in, which was a plot stretch. And I followed that with something to the effect of "If I can find a way to plug it in without destroying the plot, I will." And I have The Fantasy genre is great for that, it allows for a lot of unrealistic things to be explained away ... often with magic, but magic, in my opinion, is the lazy writer's way out. Still, yes, as of now, Futa content *is* definitely planned for RoA. I can't guarantee when, but it's coming.

It should also be said that, while i am open to ideas and opinions from players of the game, and I do generally try to accommodate them, I do also have a line. There are certain things I simply will not entertain ... like pedophilia. (Yes, I've been asked to do that. No. It's never happening.)

 

[Skeeve1]

Aye, but i also stated the *reason* i wasn't putting futa content in, which was a plot stretch. And I followed that with something to the effect of "If I can find a way to plug it in without destroying the plot, I will." And I have The Fantasy genre is great for that, it allows for a lot of unrealistic things to be explained away ... often with magic, but magic, in my opinion, is the lazy writer's way out. Still, yes, as of now, Futa content *is* definitely planned for RoA. I can't guarantee when, but it's coming.

It should also be said that, while i am open to ideas and opinions from players of the game, and I do generally try to accommodate them, I do also have a line. There are certain things I simply will not entertain ... like pedophilia. (Yes, I've been asked to do that. No. It's never happening.)

Ok, i understand your reason and i think, a Strap-on in one sex scene is like a futa ( ok, only with a fake cock, but a magic cock is a possibility, if i understand you right ) If you not happy himself for satisfied with a gay-scene no problem for me, your reason is for me comprehensible and very good you have a moral codex what never happen in your game.

 

[Paper Tiger 83]

Happy 4th for all the Americans out there!

 

[Joe Steel]

Woohoo!