Ren'Py Scarlet Ashbringer [v0.2.5b] [Scarlet Ashbringer Studio]
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- Jan 29, 2019
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i love being whitemane pet and hope more femdom content and more animated event love u DEV
I have played the game to the end of it current content, and am now ready to share my thoughts.
Spoilers ahead. Both for this game, and the source material
When I first saw this game about a year ago, I thought: "Meh. Another trainer game". And promptly forgot about it. But this weekend I saw that it got an update, and decided to check it. Had nothing better to do, anyway.
Well, I am VERY glad I did so. Somehow, the writer took several minor, and extremely minor characters from World of Warcraft (low level dungeon bosses, region quest bosses, and even rare mobs), and used the few, FEW scraps of lore about them to 1- craft consistent, yet evolving personalities, 2- develop those scraps of info into an actual backstory, 3- humanize most characters WITHOUT whitewashing their actions in game, and 4-somehow, doing all of those in a way that could even be considered canon. Not a small feat.
Regarding humanizing, I was particulary impressed by seeing many of characters being shown, deep down, broken individuals, manipulated in their grief to follow a dark path. The writing is more than believable; I found myself sympathizing with the Scarlet characters, lamenting Lilian Voss's fate, and particularly engrossed with Jaina's tragedies.
That said, not everything is perfect. The game has several points in the story where you get stuck: the story proceeding only when you speak with THAT character at THAT time at THAT place after doing THAT particular action; maybe the quest log hints should be clarified, or the requirements relaxed/changed.
And there is the question about the direction the story is taking. At first, I thought the end point was going to be Dathroban (who is responsible for the Crusade's fanatical, genocidal stance), then I thought it was pointing towards an assault on Naxxramas. Fair enough, I thought. A vanilla WoW story for Vanilla WoW characters.
When I saw Lilian, I though: "Heh, she debuted in cataclysm, but her origin story shows that she was active during vanilla and became Undead at some point between Burning Crusade and WoTLK. Not a problem her being shown as her teenage self". NO real changes in scope.
Then I saw Jaina, and my first thought was "Wait. Is this game going into Northrend and the events of WoTLK? Fuck me, thats going to take a decade of development." And THEN, we got Battle For Azeroth Jaina, and Future Chromie (DragonFlight)
So I am not sure where this story is planned to go; I understand that it is not my place to dictate what the writer should do or not do, but there IS such a thing as too long a sotry, or too many characters. I urge you to take that into consideration.
Spoilers ahead. Both for this game, and the source material
When I first saw this game about a year ago, I thought: "Meh. Another trainer game". And promptly forgot about it. But this weekend I saw that it got an update, and decided to check it. Had nothing better to do, anyway.
Well, I am VERY glad I did so. Somehow, the writer took several minor, and extremely minor characters from World of Warcraft (low level dungeon bosses, region quest bosses, and even rare mobs), and used the few, FEW scraps of lore about them to 1- craft consistent, yet evolving personalities, 2- develop those scraps of info into an actual backstory, 3- humanize most characters WITHOUT whitewashing their actions in game, and 4-somehow, doing all of those in a way that could even be considered canon. Not a small feat.
Regarding humanizing, I was particulary impressed by seeing many of characters being shown, deep down, broken individuals, manipulated in their grief to follow a dark path. The writing is more than believable; I found myself sympathizing with the Scarlet characters, lamenting Lilian Voss's fate, and particularly engrossed with Jaina's tragedies.
That said, not everything is perfect. The game has several points in the story where you get stuck: the story proceeding only when you speak with THAT character at THAT time at THAT place after doing THAT particular action; maybe the quest log hints should be clarified, or the requirements relaxed/changed.
And there is the question about the direction the story is taking. At first, I thought the end point was going to be Dathroban (who is responsible for the Crusade's fanatical, genocidal stance), then I thought it was pointing towards an assault on Naxxramas. Fair enough, I thought. A vanilla WoW story for Vanilla WoW characters.
When I saw Lilian, I though: "Heh, she debuted in cataclysm, but her origin story shows that she was active during vanilla and became Undead at some point between Burning Crusade and WoTLK. Not a problem her being shown as her teenage self". NO real changes in scope.
Then I saw Jaina, and my first thought was "Wait. Is this game going into Northrend and the events of WoTLK? Fuck me, thats going to take a decade of development." And THEN, we got Battle For Azeroth Jaina, and Future Chromie (DragonFlight)
So I am not sure where this story is planned to go; I understand that it is not my place to dictate what the writer should do or not do, but there IS such a thing as too long a sotry, or too many characters. I urge you to take that into consideration.
- Nov 22, 2020
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Thank you for your feedback ! I'm glad you liked my story !
Considering your points of worry, I try to make it less frequent to be stuck and not knowing who to talk to, I've improved the quest log and all, but I'll be first to admit it just keep happening, even when I play test the game myself. I have to look up to the code to see what I'm missing. I don't want to have a "!" showing next to a place ou need to visit, as it could lead the player to just follow the quest marker without thought, but I may be fored to do so. Maybe on a few, rare events?
Concerning the story, I guess I lack a red line to follow but the idea is to slowly accumulate ally among different factions (Argent Dawn, Quel'Thalas, Amani, Dalaran, etc.) and to explore each Scarlet Town as you expand, discovering what is going on in the other place of the Crusade and how it can be different without Abbendis standing against Dathrohan. Had to go to the Western Plaguelands, let's check out Hearthglen! When we'll go to Tirisfal Glades, we'll check what's happening in the Scarlet Monastery.
In a way, you grow your side, even draining the Crimson Legion of a key element, to do the Scarlet Crusade's job in spite of itself. Take Corin's Crossing, Andorhal, Argent Dawn's quests. I hope to slowly change the world around the player, like you can remove the Ziggurat from Plaguewood if you do the quest, to give the impression you're not just adventuring, you're fixing stuff. But I am taker of any opinions or suggestions on my story !
- Jan 29, 2019
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whatever....i just want to be sally whitemane loyal pet and i hope more femdom event.i want to see protagonis face when that event happen and animated of course.FOR THE SCARLET CRUSADE.tq DEV for making this game ^_^
Allow me to give an example. In the early points of Abbendis route, the quest log says more or less this:
"I can sleep in Abbendis room now! Perhaps I should do more?"
Without giving any hints about what this "more" could possibly entail. I stumbled at that aphrodisiac candles pretty much at random. Perhaps the questlog could say something in the lines of:
"I can sleep in Abbendis room now! But shes's still tense. Perhaps I could find a way/something to help her relax?"
That way, an attentive player (as in, one who is NOT skipping the game's text) would read the candles description and be able to deduce that this is his next step in the route, without getting the sensation that he is being held by the nose.
Same goes for the Hearthglen quest where you need to "ally with the Forsaken", and a few others.
If I understand correctly, the game's story is being written one step (should I say story arc?) at a time. Fair enough.
The reason I worry is because thats basically what the WoW developers did for their game, and lets face it: WoW's current lore is a tangled mess of retcons, contradictions and plot holes.
My suggestion? You already have the game's premise (namely, a "what if" story in which the Scarlet Crusade becomes a force for good). But while the general layout of the story has a beginning, and it seems that the middle point is the Crusade's redemption, I can see nothing pointing towards what could possibly become the end point after that.
Raid on Naxxramas? Working with the Earthen Ring and the Cenarion Circle to purify the Plaguelands? Merging with the Argent dawn to reform the Silver Hand? Assault Northrend as the Scarlet Onslaught? Any combination of those? It doesn´t matter, as long as the writer knows where the story's destination is at, so he can prepare the story arcs and threads for a satisfying payoff.
And so far, the development of the story is working. In particular, I am thinking about the scene in which you take Lady Alistra to Tyr's Hand.
As a reader, I appreciated how it highlighted Abbendis character development: She is STILL a undead-hating Scarlet Crusader, but has grown enough see that there is an actual person under a Death Knight's skin, and even recognize (albeit relutanctly) that the other isn´t so much a monster, but a victim.
And as a player, I felt rewarded, in the sense that that same character development I described above is the result of the MC's actions in game. The characters, and the world, are in a better place, because what he did.
Sooo, TL;DR?
Came for the porn, stayed for the story.
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Call me weird man, but until now, I am appreciating the regular interactions with the girls more than the sex scenes. For example, Vivian is so inexperienced and sheltered that it is hilarious. I wish I could tease her a little (a lot) more. Same goes for Young Jaina. And I get the feeling that when (if?) we get an actual date with Abbendis, it is going to be the "so bad it is good" kind.
- Feb 13, 2022
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where do I get the unstable triggers, its the only item I am missing to complete the content. I searched this thread and it's mentioned twice but no direction as to how to obtain, I went through scholomance many many times.
You need to serve drinks at the bar, at night. The MC will notice that one of the patrons has replaced one of the coins for a unstable trigger. I am unsure if it only works at Tyr's Hand, or if you can do that at Colin's Crossing as well.
Just checked, and it's also possible to get them at Corin's Crossing.
I don't think I have ever laughed as hard as I did when I checked the journal for a certain girls path and it just said 'what" LMAO
- Nov 22, 2020
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Go to Zul'Mashar at night
Massage can be difficult, you can buy object to make it easier, but the pattern is usually "Back, back, back, shoulder, shoulder, shoulder, thighs thighs, thighs, butt, breast, breast, inner thighs, inner thighs, pussy" it's more a guess than a pattern since hte number can change depending on many factors, but it's the way I usually do it. There's a system so every attempt is easier until she cums so you can just insist
Thank you so much giving me a hint but on zul'mashara at night it always tactical night is this bug or not?
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- Nov 22, 2020
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3 times for each of the 8 triggers. After I got the third I edited my save instead and I'm more patient than most
Three times for each trigger? There must be a problem, you're supposed to get one trigger for each cocktail sold, not one every three completion of the minigame
- Nov 22, 2020
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Since the original artist isn't available to work on Auronia, I decided to modernize her (New outfit, expressions, poses, etc.) and here's the final result.
I usually don't use this thread for feedback but I'll make an exception, since it is a rework of a main character. Whacha think?
I usually don't use this thread for feedback but I'll make an exception, since it is a rework of a main character. Whacha think?
