Ren'Py Rogue-like: Evolution [v1.52a] [Oni]

[Duskwolf]

I am surprised that almost no one addresses this issue:
I used to enjoy this game on a weaker computer some 6 years ago,
but the feeling is that it has become slower and slower with every release.
The game has become totally unplayable for me:
Any menu entry I click it's seconds and seconds of lag.

I totally agree game performance and memory resources usage has crept up with every release and it's become borderline unplayable, which is annoying because the base game while basic (Increase stats = sex) is fun. The only thing that's kept me from trying out new versions (aside from a lack of new content) is the massive fucking lag that happens every time I try to do anything.

I started noticing it ever since Storm was added but I've had massive issues with slowdown even the occasional crash because the game just starts hogging more resources for seemingly no reason. I remember when this game used to eat up 300-ish Mb of my PC's memory worked nice and smooth, then it jumped to 500Mb some slowdown on animations, but still fine if I paced my clicks and actually read the dialog it was barely noticeable. Now on launch it's in the 850Mb range peaking to almost 1 GB duing events with lag spikes. It just doesn't feel worth it. If this game was rendering 3D images or animations I'd blame my potato of a PC but with mostly static images this is absurd. Frankly, after Gwen I hope Oni takes some time to polish the code because at this rate it the new girls he adds will eventually slow shit down to the point we'll all need an i9, with 32gb of RAM and a RTX 4070 to run it.

 

[Semondemon]

I totally agree game performance and memory resources usage has crept up with every release and it's become borderline unplayable, which is annoying because the base game while basic (Increase stats = sex) is fun. The only thing that's kept me from trying out new versions (aside from a lack of new content) is the massive fucking lag that happens every time I try to do anything.

I started noticing it ever since Storm was added but I've had massive issues with slowdown even the occasional crash because the game just starts hogging more resources for seemingly no reason. I remember when this game used to eat up 300-ish Mb of my PC's memory worked nice and smooth, then it jumped to 500Mb some slowdown on animations, but still fine if I paced my clicks and actually read the dialog it was barely noticeable. Now on launch it's in the 850Mb range peaking to almost 1 GB duing events with lag spikes. It just doesn't feel worth it. If this game was rendering 3D images or animations I'd blame my potato of a PC but with mostly static images this is absurd. Frankly, after Gwen I hope Oni takes some time to polish the code because at this rate it the new girls he adds will eventually slow shit down to the point we'll all need an i9, with 32gb of RAM and a RTX 4070 to run it.

On my old rig I noticed tons of slowdowns while playing. This new one it has no issues whatsoever but it is asinine that Oni's code is so jumbled up man. Good chance Oni has to rebuild his code base again at some point.

 

[salscou]

Yeah... I'm already regretting that comment as I failed to notice the game now has a female protagonist tag, and I'm now worried that will come back to bite me in the ass (and not in the fun way either) on the off chance that boys will be added to the party once the current pool of potentials runs dry.

That and it's nice to see the Femdom was finally added, as I'm on Night 1 of this run and, staying true to form, Rogue is already barging in on me in the shower. This will be an interesting survival run.

Lets us know how it goes buddy, since femzero actually has a harder time getting any than regular Zero even though you can shower and hang out with the girls way easier.

So apparently Laura will ask others to join your harem for you if you get her to agree to letting a girl in when she has the cheating talk with you. At least, I don't remember it working like that for Rouge. Realized this when I wasn't getting the girlfriend event with Kitty, so went to talk to her and see what's up, and found out that I was already dating her without knowing. Huh.

Wait shit, really?
Laura will really go out of her way to get you new girls to bone?
Attagirl!

 

[FacelessVixen]

Duskwolf: *has 32GBs of RAM, a 9900K, and a 2080 Ti*

I never thought of running MSi Afterburner for a porn game just to see it's performance metrics, but here we are... I'll do my best impression of John Linneman when I'm horny, though. I'm not someone who plays porn games in the morning.

 

[mjob]

why is the game still using old renpy version?

 

[red1988]

not sure but dat new ist duskwolf got a better version here

 

[snookums.d.panda]

Lets us know how it goes buddy, since femzero actually has a harder time getting any than regular Zero even though you can shower and hang out with the girls way easier.

Interesting, is this also when the "Do you like me?" [Yes/No/Maybe] conversation showed up in the game? While it's showing itself to be an interesting hurdle to get past, the timing of it showing up is fairly random and, more importantly, pretty damn hilarious. Jubes asking that while she literally still has my blood on her lips is a bit much after all.

Still, I'm gonna say that showering is too OP in this game. I was going to start a Zero Hygiene run to test some things out, but now you've got me interested to keep this Lady Zero test game going for a bit longer.

 

[Devilbat]

Hey Guys how are you?
I can't seem to get plan Psi working anymore on this version. And my Emma is level 6.
Does anyone know how I can do it please? Would be much appreciated.

 

[salscou]

Interesting, is this also when the "Do you like me?" [Yes/No/Maybe] conversation showed up in the game? While it's showing itself to be an interesting hurdle to get past, the timing of it showing up is fairly random and, more importantly, pretty damn hilarious. Jubes asking that while she literally still has my blood on her lips is a bit much after all.

Still, I'm gonna say that showering is too OP in this game. I was going to start a Zero Hygiene run to test some things out, but now you've got me interested to keep this Lady Zero test game going for a bit longer.

Huh, i wonder if you go the full wizard route like you did with normal Zero, if Laura will still hunt you down eventually?

 

[Frianko]

Man, I never thought I would be struggling to give my bitches the attention they need. What a man you are Oni.

 

[Devilbat]

I meant Plan Psi against Xavier catching us

 

[quantumrex]

I am surprised that almost no one addresses this issue:
I used to enjoy this game on a weaker computer some 6 years ago,
but the feeling is that it has become slower and slower with every release.
The game has become totally unplayable for me:
Any menu entry I click it's seconds and seconds of lag.

Shift-G opens RenPy's hidden graphics config menu.

I recommend playing with the setting here to see if that improves your performance. It's done wonders for me in many RenPy-based games that I couldn't play on my decade old laptop (i7, 8gb, Intel HD 4000).

Without this, I was seeing exactly what you describe: gradual slowdown between dialogues, slower animations, etc. It would get to the point where the game takes 2-3 seconds to advance dialogue in a scene, even with no animations running or characters on screen.

The other option is to save and restart the app. The restart clears out the slowdown for me. I mention it as a last resort if you can't get the game to play any other way.

But, point is, this seems to be more of a RenPy problem than an Oni problem. It happens across multiple developers, and it's been that way for years now.

 

[notecrash]

I totally agree game performance and memory resources usage has crept up with every release and it's become borderline unplayable, which is annoying because the base game while basic (Increase stats = sex) is fun. The only thing that's kept me from trying out new versions (aside from a lack of new content) is the massive fucking lag that happens every time I try to do anything.

I started noticing it ever since Storm was added but I've had massive issues with slowdown even the occasional crash because the game just starts hogging more resources for seemingly no reason. I remember when this game used to eat up 300-ish Mb of my PC's memory worked nice and smooth, then it jumped to 500Mb some slowdown on animations, but still fine if I paced my clicks and actually read the dialog it was barely noticeable. Now on launch it's in the 850Mb range peaking to almost 1 GB duing events with lag spikes. It just doesn't feel worth it. If this game was rendering 3D images or animations I'd blame my potato of a PC but with mostly static images this is absurd. Frankly, after Gwen I hope Oni takes some time to polish the code because at this rate it the new girls he adds will eventually slow shit down to the point we'll all need an i9, with 32gb of RAM and a RTX 4070 to run it.

After Gwen I hope we get 10 more girls, even if the game has to run 1 frame per minute

 

[Johnboi649]

Is there an android version of 1.2?

 

[Kei-Sama]

Hello everyone! Ive been a fan of this project since its inception, and i tought to myself ive ought to give back a little something to the community that has been making mods for this game. Its just a few edits for the spirtes that ive had for a while for personal use.

This is the "Toned bodies" sprite pack or something like that. Essentially, gives the girls more muscles and mostly a six pack.
Ive made them with my own preferences in mind, so they may or may not overlap with yours. Regardless, you can always skip what you dont like, as it is a very simple process.

View attachment 2514453
I have NOT made any edits for Kitty as of yet, since i dont find her base figure to be fitting for that type of body.

These edits are not anything crazy; since the game uses "layers" in all sprites, once you deviate from the original body silhouette, you will find yourself having to re-make every single sprite that uses that layer. It dawned on me quite late, as i was already re-making the entirety of Lauras body, but then i realized i would have to make the clothes as well and gave up.
Nonetheless, im leaving a preview of it, so if there is anyone strongwilled enough to see it trough, ask me and i will give you the files so you can finish it (and yes, the boobs are not well done, i know).

Instructions are included in the .rar package.


Edit: Whoops, i just saw the latest version files and surprise surprise, Rogue now has feet and full legs?! I will get to editing those soon, sorry for the delay.
Edit 2: Added edits for Rogues new sprites, she should now be working on the latest version. Place in "images/RogueSprite". Remember to make backups. I will be editing Gwen at a later date.
Edit 3: Added Gwen. Place in images/GwenSprite

Hey, just some quick constructive criticism, I noticed that you try to avoid changing the outlines on the girls and stick to changing the shading for that toned effect. It may be better if you make changes to the linework here and there like on some of their arms to make it look mor like biceps than being sickly lol. Also some of their abs look a bit weird if you look for too long, namely jean and rogue... Sorry if this came out as harsh but I want to see this be the best it can be, so keep up the hard work!

 

[Phnx]

Hello everyone! Ive been a fan of this project since its inception, and i tought to myself ive ought to give back a little something to the community that has been making mods for this game. Its just a few edits for the spirtes that ive had for a while for personal use.

This is the "Toned bodies" sprite pack or something like that. Essentially, gives the girls more muscles and mostly a six pack.
Ive made them with my own preferences in mind, so they may or may not overlap with yours. Regardless, you can always skip what you dont like, as it is a very simple process.

View attachment 2514453
I have NOT made any edits for Kitty as of yet, since i dont find her base figure to be fitting for that type of body.

These edits are not anything crazy; since the game uses "layers" in all sprites, once you deviate from the original body silhouette, you will find yourself having to re-make every single sprite that uses that layer. It dawned on me quite late, as i was already re-making the entirety of Lauras body, but then i realized i would have to make the clothes as well and gave up.
Nonetheless, im leaving a preview of it, so if there is anyone strongwilled enough to see it trough, ask me and i will give you the files so you can finish it (and yes, the boobs are not well done, i know).

Instructions are included in the .rar package.


Edit: Whoops, i just saw the latest version files and surprise surprise, Rogue now has feet and full legs?! I will get to editing those soon, sorry for the delay.
Edit 2: Added edits for Rogues new sprites, she should now be working on the latest version. Place in "images/RogueSprite". Remember to make backups. I will be editing Gwen at a later date.
Edit 3: Added Gwen. Place in images/GwenSprite

This is awesome! Please continue developing this mod!

 

[Darkkitekek]

Oni can we make gwen halloween outfit since you like re ashley sweater and skirt with tights, like i think that would fit gwen well lol the ballistics

 

[salscou]

Oni can we make gwen halloween outfit since you like re ashley sweater and skirt with tights, like i think that would fit gwen well lol the ballistics

Thats actually a pretty good idea, but Oni doesnt check out this place my guy.

 

[Zepheral]

Left this game a while ago, now you can play as a girl.

Jubilee now sucking my pussy till I slimed her face

.....Life is good.

 

[snookums.d.panda]

Huh, i wonder if you go the full wizard route like you did with normal Zero, if Laura will still hunt you down eventually?

I can give that a shot, as I am curious to see how far the girls can go if I delay that "Do you like me" trigger indefinitely, which should be fairly easy if I go full-Wizard. Also, I'm thinking that renaming Zero to Hermione would be very fitting considering the nature of this experiment.

Also, I do have a question for Oni, if one of the patrons could be so kind as to pass this along: Is this a load bearing typo, or has no one noticed this yet because it's well above boob level?


(Part of the event that introduces the deliveries mechanic in the game, so Oni's aware)

Speaking of, having a shirk ray would be aweome. It would certainly get HR off my back on how I need to do "actual work" in order to "get paid." That and some pew-pew-pew! action in the day would certainly make the work day more fun.