VN Ren'Py Shadows Of The Ascendant [Day 1 Hotfix 1] [FrontierGames]

[FrontierGames]

I hope the dev shows up here eventually or he opens up a free tier on his patreon. I'm not paying him $5.50 to tell him game is broken. I'm sure he'll figure it out on his own at some point, but the stat and choice tracking needs to reworked ASAP.

Blocking rollback on choices doesn't solve the problem of the poor stat tracking implementation. It forces users who want to try other options to create a save at that choice. When they load their save, they'll find that the stat changes from their previous choice is still present, and new choices just stack on top just as they would if you allowed rollback. The check on whether the choice has been previously made is only done in the first option of the first choice of the game, which is probably a good thing. It doesn't block you from making the choice, it just blocks the game from recording the choice. If it were implemented that way on every choice it would create a dissonance between a user's current game choices and the character stats and game variables. If it blocked the user from making a new choice, it would alienate players.
Another critical problem with the poor stat tracking system is that it resets if you close and reopen the game, which introduces bugs when a variable or stat is checked. Users assume their choices have been recorded, dev assumes choices have been made, but he reset them all when the game loaded.

edit: I forgot to mention that I noticed two instances where the narrator refers to Eve in the 2nd person. There could be a few more, but the in almost all cases she's narrated in the 3rd person.

• You step out of the car and take in the sight of the main branches mansion. Vast and extravagant, exactly what one might expect from a place inhabited by people of high status.
• Instantly following the feeling, you hear a raspy, tired voice huff at you.

edit2: Dev needs to learn about else and elif statements. In one case the game checks if strength is less than 1, then runs a scene variant which increases the strength stat. The next line of the script is the other variant of the scene after checking if the strength stat is greater than or equal to 1, which the stat now is. Since it's a separate if statement not an elif (an else would also have worked fine), both the first and the second very similar scenes play.

Thank you for the feedback. The stat implementation and tracking will be looked at and reworked. Along with this eventual change we will do away the blocking of rollback. We chose to put the first iteration of our project available to everyone so that we would get invaluable insights from a wider audience. The hope is that in the future we have refined this enough that it can be thoroughly enjoyed.

Good premise. Just hope the game isn't primarily focused on lesbian relationships because there seem to be a lot of female "love interest" and not much interaction with male characters.

No worries! There will be fun with the guys in the future The first day just ended up a little heavy with female interest, especially with the maid. I don't know if it's just a quirk of my mind but Eve and the maid are a match made in heaven, it was insanely fun to craft their interactions XD

Houston, we have a problem! Once you make a choice, the score given for that choice is forever. Unless you delete persistent file and start the game over again.

We're on the issue! thank you for brining it up.

Edit: Hotfix is now live

 

[Prokopije]

" This is a choice-based game, your choices will shape your story. "

Hello. Does this means all dilfs are completely avoidable? Ne mandatory sex content with elders and "middleaged"?

 

[FrontierGames]

" This is a choice-based game, your choices will shape your story. "

Hello. Does this means all dilfs are completely avoidable? Ne mandatory sex content with elders and "middleaged"?

Yes, with the right choices all middle aged content is avoidable.

 

[Cajun Fox]

Thanks

 

[Bob69]

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[Bill Temple]

Thank you for the feedback. The stat implementation and tracking will be looked at and reworked. Along with this eventual change we will do away the blocking of rollback. We chose to put the first iteration of our project available to everyone so that we would get invaluable insights from a wider audience. The hope is that in the future we have refined this enough that it can be thoroughly enjoyed.

I'm glad to see you here. I was looking for a way to give my feedback to you. I think having the ability to explore the various choice options will widely appreciated.

So aside from those issues, I found the game enjoyable. I echo the opinion that the game did seem to give lesbian vibes in this version, which is great for fans of that content, but I picked up hints that there's going to be more male interactions for Eve. Personally I get less value out of games that are mostly lesbian content, but ultimately you'll decide where you want the story to go. I'm curious to see what you come up with.
The premise and plot were interesting to me. Plenty of mystery and intrigue left to be uncovered, and I'd like to see more of Eve's backstory to learn how she came to be involved in this group. Though, given we're able to choose a few different origins for her, I wonder how much work it will be to have three different variations of any scenes involving her background. I was impressed with the writing. It was higher quality than found in AVNs typically. There were only a couple typos that I noticed and just the two previously mentioned narrator POV inconsistencies.
The female character models were attractive. I see a comment here about avoiding contact with the older men. I wouldn't say they were disgusting, but I think having some of the male characters have personalities and/or appearances that are less unappealing would be good options. There are a lot of games out there, especially FMC games, where every male is physically and morally repugnant. I generally get bored with such games, because they just become either a race to the bottom or a femdom game.
All told, it's a good first effort that's initially being eclipsed by some technical issues that I have faith you'll work out soon enough. Good work and good luck. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[Rodrigo Tannuri]

Thanks, Bob S2

 

[FrontierGames]

Planned tags?

Added them now, alot on the way

 

[FrontierGames]

I'm glad to see you here. I was looking for a way to give my feedback to you. I think having the ability to explore the various choice options will widely appreciated.

So aside from those issues, I found the game enjoyable. I echo the opinion that the game did seem to give lesbian vibes in this version, which is great for fans of that content, but I picked up hints that there's going to be more male interactions for Eve. Personally I get less value out of games that are mostly lesbian content, but ultimately you'll decide where you want the story to go. I'm curious to see what you come up with.
The premise and plot were interesting to me. Plenty of mystery and intrigue left to be uncovered, and I'd like to see more of Eve's backstory to learn how she came to be involved in this group. Though, given we're able to choose a few different origins for her, I wonder how much work it will be to have three different variations of any scenes involving her background. I was impressed with the writing. It was higher quality than found in AVNs typically. There were only a couple typos that I noticed and just the two previously mentioned narrator POV inconsistencies.
The female character models were attractive. I see a comment here about avoiding contact with the older men. I wouldn't say they were disgusting, but I think having some of the male characters have personalities and/or appearances that are less unappealing would be good options. There are a lot of games out there, especially FMC games, where every male is physically and morally repugnant. I generally get bored with such games, because they just become either a race to the bottom or a femdom game.
All told, it's a good first effort that's initially being eclipsed by some technical issues that I have faith you'll work out soon enough. Good work and good luck. Thanks for sharing with us!

Thanks again, this is most encouraging! The idea about exploring Eves past a bit more is intriguing and we might give it a go down the line in some form. The few narration inconsistencies are fixed and stat system is reworked. Along with them the rollback blocking is gone. More to come soon™

 

[Saerwen]

I'm glad to see you here. I was looking for a way to give my feedback to you. I think having the ability to explore the various choice options will widely appreciated.

So aside from those issues, I found the game enjoyable. I echo the opinion that the game did seem to give lesbian vibes in this version, which is great for fans of that content, but I picked up hints that there's going to be more male interactions for Eve. Personally I get less value out of games that are mostly lesbian content, but ultimately you'll decide where you want the story to go. I'm curious to see what you come up with.
The premise and plot were interesting to me. Plenty of mystery and intrigue left to be uncovered, and I'd like to see more of Eve's backstory to learn how she came to be involved in this group. Though, given we're able to choose a few different origins for her, I wonder how much work it will be to have three different variations of any scenes involving her background. I was impressed with the writing. It was higher quality than found in AVNs typically. There were only a couple typos that I noticed and just the two previously mentioned narrator POV inconsistencies.
The female character models were attractive. I see a comment here about avoiding contact with the older men. I wouldn't say they were disgusting, but I think having some of the male characters have personalities and/or appearances that are less unappealing would be good options. There are a lot of games out there, especially FMC games, where every male is physically and morally repugnant. I generally get bored with such games, because they just become either a race to the bottom or a femdom game.
All told, it's a good first effort that's initially being eclipsed by some technical issues that I have faith you'll work out soon enough. Good work and good luck. Thanks for sharing with us!

Finally someone said it! More male characters who have actually interesting personality and not being perverted creeps.

 

[youraccount69]

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