Ren'Py Secrets of the Family [v2.8.9] [Stiffman Productions]

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Vin73

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Jun 19, 2023
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Honestly if they author just gave us the option to just do pure visual novel it would just be so much more easier cause even on easiest difficulty the amount of repeats and not getting the events you want is frustrating.
A complete walkthrough would be really useful and greatly appreciated. I’ve wasted too many hours to getting stuck in loops in almost every version. What started as a good idea is now becoming a frustrating experience. Throwing away all the saves and hours played is really disappointing. A fresh restart might help, but it really needs to be worth it and completely bug-free. It’s a shame because the initial dynamic between Rayne and Angela (and later Val) and all the M/D/A/C relationships were developed really well and were very engaging. Then, perhaps the different paths complicated the flow of the story and put the gameplay in a bad jeopardy.
 

BinkyTClown

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Jan 29, 2018
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The fact that the dev keeps adding new content, but no one can ever see it due to the bugs. There is still a huge amount of content walled off behind these issues. The remaining pools scenes, the follow up photoshoot, visiting the home gym, using the alternative clothes, Vals extended shower scene, anything with Lana and not to mention any of the smaller filler scenes. The dev is genuinely wasting their time as no one can experience their work
And a lot of these USED to work
 

EKG

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A complete walkthrough would be really useful and greatly appreciated. I’ve wasted too many hours to getting stuck in loops in almost every version. What started as a good idea is now becoming a frustrating experience. Throwing away all the saves and hours played is really disappointing. A fresh restart might help, but it really needs to be worth it and completely bug-free. It’s a shame because the initial dynamic between Rayne and Angela (and later Val) and all the M/D/A/C relationships were developed really well and were very engaging. Then, perhaps the different paths complicated the flow of the story and put the gameplay in a bad jeopardy.
Too many extra characters were introduced and the game has fallen off the rails of its original premise. You would expect that original dynamic with Rayne/Angela to develop further, but instead feels sidelined to introduce a bunch of characters of questionable age.
 
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N3M3S1S69

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Two ?S one of which I cant seem to get a answer too. Is there sex in the game yet? Second I was happy with keeping it to the um...Landlady and the cough tenant.. how many new people did he add and is interactions gated?
 

guldukat

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Visually and conceptually this game is incredibly hot, and I hope it gets completed and polished. But for now I have to concur with the chorus. Besides all the bugs, there's a lot of stuff that doesn't logically lead or follow... As an example, in order to get invited to sit with Val and Angela at the pool you have to repeatedly leave them alone, even though they're having the same conversation over and over each time.

I will definitely be keeping my eye out for a day when everything is fully functional, though. I can imagine what it can become and it's worth pursuing.
 
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happydaddy69

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Oct 28, 2020
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This is driving me nuts, repeated scenes over and over and over, to the point i am doing saves so i know what the last conversation is about and don't loose track of a really strange story, missing images and and having no clue where to go or what to do, check the quest log all are complete errr i only just started phase two lol how can they all be complete, and blue ball game for sure, no sex , just same ole thing over and over and over, walk through would be good, but i think it would drive anyone crazy doing it, needs a lot of big fixes, the idea is great , a lot of tidy up for sure, and maybe not so much of having to do the same thing over and and over, that drives me nuts , i like san d box but this is like holy batman cow bells, going to put this one back on the counter and check in a year :)
 
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silentbob4

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This is driving me nuts, repeated scenes over and over and over, to the point i am doing saves so i know what the last conversation is about and don't loose track of a really strange story, missing images and and having no clue where to go or what to do, check the quest log all are complete errr i only just started phase two lol how can they all be complete, and blue ball game for sure, no sex , just same ole thing over and over and over, walk through would be good, but i think it would drive anyone crazy doing it, needs a lot of big fixes, the idea is great , a lot of tidy up for sure, and maybe not so much of having to do the same thing over and and over, that drives me nuts , i like san d box but this is like holy batman cow bells, going to put this one back on the counter and check in a year :)
yes me too.

stuck on lynn and brynn arcade, although my first time around was fine, mari in park and firing range. also, im sure there was more in the gym bit than i'm seeing now, just the same to bits at the weight bench, both brynn. wasn't there a shower scene?

where can i find a log of all the info on latest version, what scenes etc. stage 2 is a no go too.

also, photo studio in house, no idea whats going on there.
 

Mmushy

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Is there a walkthrough?
I just discovered the game and I have been going around in circles.
I'm basically confined to the house, aside from mom no contact with anyone.
Same scenes repeating in loop.
 

jayxan

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Is there a walkthrough?
I just discovered the game and I have been going around in circles.
I'm basically confined to the house, aside from mom no contact with anyone.
Same scenes repeating in loop.
Its not finished, so you might be at the end of content.
 

Wolfmots

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Would starting over again have any effect or am I stuck until a new update?
It's up to you, most of us here have spent days trying to unlock scenes and scenarios but very few have been fortunate enough to get it all. I finally just broke down and opened the image file and watched the scenes that way. After days and days of trying it appears that I only unlocked maybe 20% of the content according to what I saw in the image file. He'll eventually get it fixed because he has an Ai program doing some stuff so my guess is sometime early next year this game will be 'fixed'.
 
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