VN Ren'Py Shard of My Soul [v1.11] [IridescentTaste]

[asahibito]

True, I've refactored the Gallery code, but do you even care?
I mean, isn't it enough to fill all labels for replays into persistent.seen_event_list?
That would unlock it in the Gallery or am I missing something?

(I know I should know how my code works, but nowadays I'm not sure about anything. Just today a player reported a bug I was sure I'd already fixed.)

I did not notice any bug with the gallery so all should be good there. It does take just a bit more than filling in persistent.seen_event_list to properly unlock the gallery from the mod's perspective.

To answer the broader question about the code. From my end - since I am not part of the development team - I cannot assume anything about the stability (as in: unchanging) of the code. So every time there is an update I have to review and essentially reverse engineer how the code works. I cannot just rely on the fact the previous setup will still work.

When there are many more lines of code added for this particular feature with functions spread across multiple files, it adds to the difficulty of figuring things out in particular and increases time taken in general. Having more code and a lot of dependency functions also increase the likelihood of bugs in multiple places. So that adds to the mental stack of figuring things out.

Ultimately it just comes down to the value proposition of my time and effort in producing the mod. Hence the comment about the modding arms race. The complexity of the code can be a better "shield" against the "sword" of my effort. And then perhaps it is time to seek a different approach.

Thanks for confirming that persistent.seen_event_list will still be the primary avenue for the foreseeable future. It will certainly help. All the best for your game. We certainly need more variety in art style and gameplay in the renpy space.

 

[IridescentTaste]

I did not notice any bug with the gallery so all should be good there. It does take just a bit more than filling in persistent.seen_event_list to properly unlock the gallery from the mod's perspective.

To answer the broader question about the code. From my end - since I am not part of the development team - I cannot assume anything about the stability (as in: unchanging) of the code. So every time there is an update I have to review and essentially reverse engineer how the code works. I cannot just rely on the fact the previous setup will still work.

When there are many more lines of code added for this particular feature with functions spread across multiple files, it adds to the difficulty of figuring things out in particular and increases time taken in general. Having more code and a lot of dependency functions also increase the likelihood of bugs in multiple places. So that adds to the mental stack of figuring things out.

Ultimately it just comes down to the value proposition of my time and effort in producing the mod. Hence the comment about the modding arms race. The complexity of the code can be a better "shield" against the "sword" of my effort. And then perhaps it is time to seek a different approach.

Thanks for confirming that persistent.seen_event_list will still be the primary avenue for the foreseeable future. It will certainly help. All the best for your game. We certainly need more variety in art style and gameplay in the renpy space.

Thanks for the explanation, I've never modded anything, and I'm not a Ren'py expert.

Yeah, persistent.seen_event_list should work. I hope there won't be any reason to change it. Same with the whole Gallery code - every refactoring increases the potential for bugs, so I hope I will only need to touch it to add new replays.

 

[colombianhoes]

Saves broken, need start over?

 

[IridescentTaste]

Saves broken, need start over?

Saves from any version should generally work in any newer version. This looks like a bug. How broken it is? If you want, you can DM me the save file and I can have a look.

 

[Buletti]

Cheers!

Out of curiousity:

the changelog says 4 new sex scenes. My MC has a rather high lesbian stat. And is a sub.

So I only had a scene with Lexi. After that I just talked to a few people and MC decided to fly to Armenia.

Before I choose each encounter with Rick which also was aknowledged by the summary at the beginning. But here I only could tell him She sold the drugs.

So did I screw up something or is it because of the stats that I only had that one scene?

I am looking forward to the next developments in the story.

All the best to you!

 

[IridescentTaste]

Before I choose each encounter with Rick which also was aknowledged by the summary at the beginning. But here I only could tell him She sold the drugs.

So did I screw up something or is it because of the stats that I only had that one scene?

There are 4 new erotic encounters in chapter 12 (Kat + Adam + ?, Kat + Lexie, Kat + Lexie + Theresa, Kat + Rick), but the erotic scene with Rick is a bonus scene for Patreon supporters.

I should be more verbose in the future changelogs when one of the new scenes is accessible only for Patreon supporters. Sorry about the confusion.

 

[Buletti]

Kat + Lexie + Theresa

Oh No! Really unfortunate that I missed this.

Keep up the great work mate! Very much looking forward to the first lesbian scenes, when MC can be the sub.

Cheers!

 

[IridescentTaste]

Oh No! Really unfortunate that I missed this.

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[L7Bear]

Hmm...
Don't get me wrong, this game has more than earned it's place in my "Fucking Excellent" folder, but the sudden turn at the end of Chapter 12... well, I don't know if it is due to the way I've played (it does make sense for that character) or if it is mandatory for all players.
To put it another way, I'm not saying that Frodo should've waited 17 years in the Shire counting hobbit nosehairs before starting on his quest in Fellowship of the Ring (as he does in the novel), but I'm also not sure he should have left immediately (as he does in the film). Plotting, planning, preparing to make sure they can accomplish their task and get out alive.

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[Eleanorduval]

if i understand fmc can t have romantic relation with men?

 

[IridescentTaste]

if i understand fmc can t have romantic relation with men?

She can.

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[Eleanorduval]

She can.

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okay thank for the answer

 

[Buletti]

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As long as MC finds hot women to submit to, I am totally on Board.

It just makes me wonder how far we are into the story already if we find her.

And if not and MC gets caught or sold as well how we find the LIs we met so far.

This really is getting wilder with each update.

 

[roe_jogan]

It was mentioned in this thread that story took a turn on the dark path, I don't follow this path so I wouldn't know, but that harming option with Lexie made me scratch my head a little, I wonder if was triggered by her being kidnapped and threated like that. If that's the case, the writer really knows his stuff.

Also, there's people impatient about Theresa as girlfriend, to me, Theresa is like Jessica's GGGB, the moment she opens up to us her devilish days might accounted for and we longer will be able to fool around with everybody, so I'll rather enjoy this Theresa for what's worth, she's a delight anyway. Take your time, I know you what you're doing.

 

[LastSonOfPersia]

So no one have the patreon code ?

 

[roe_jogan]

So no one have the patreon code ?

You can get one for 3.50 and support the developer, helping him to develop more, and if you like, why not help?

 

[innocencelost]

You can get one for 3.50 and support the developer, helping him to develop more, and if you like, why not help?

because we're poor

 

[Buletti]

After the 1st anal scene with Rick this happens to me:


Full traceback:
File "game/ch9.rpyc", line 1046, in script call
File "game/achievements.rpyc", line 79, in script call
File "game/achievements.rpyc", line 285, in script
File "/home/tillmann/Spiele/ShardOfMySoul-1.11-pc/renpy/ast.py", line 1842, in execute
if renpy.python.py_eval(condition):
File "/home/tillmann/Spiele/ShardOfMySoul-1.11-pc/renpy/python.py", line 1209, in py_eval
return py_eval_bytecode(code, globals, locals)
File "/home/tillmann/Spiele/ShardOfMySoul-1.11-pc/renpy/python.py", line 1202, in py_eval_bytecode
return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
File "game/achievements.rpy", line 285, in <module>
NameError: name 'ch9LexieSex' is not defined

While running game code:
File "game/achievements.rpy", line 285, in <module>
NameError: name 'ch9LexieSex' is not defined

I don't understand that arror as I did a fresh playthrough from the start. I did not skip any chapters or the like. Would be great if anyone could help me here.

Thank you very much in advance!

 

[IridescentTaste]

After the 1st anal scene with Rick this happens to me:


Full traceback:
File "game/ch9.rpyc", line 1046, in script call
File "game/achievements.rpyc", line 79, in script call
File "game/achievements.rpyc", line 285, in script
File "/home/tillmann/Spiele/ShardOfMySoul-1.11-pc/renpy/ast.py", line 1842, in execute
if renpy.python.py_eval(condition):
File "/home/tillmann/Spiele/ShardOfMySoul-1.11-pc/renpy/python.py", line 1209, in py_eval
return py_eval_bytecode(code, globals, locals)
File "/home/tillmann/Spiele/ShardOfMySoul-1.11-pc/renpy/python.py", line 1202, in py_eval_bytecode
return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
File "game/achievements.rpy", line 285, in <module>
NameError: name 'ch9LexieSex' is not defined

While running game code:
File "game/achievements.rpy", line 285, in <module>
NameError: name 'ch9LexieSex' is not defined

I don't understand that arror as I did a fresh playthrough from the start. I did not skip any chapters or the like. Would be great if anyone could help me here.

Thank you very much in advance!

That's weird. There is no variable or label 'ch9LexieSex' in the game.

If you ignore the assert, you should be able to continue the game - or will it crash?

 

[Buletti]

That's weird. There is no variable or label 'ch9LexieSex' in the game.

If you ignore the assert, you should be able to continue the game - or will it crash?

Cheers!

Thanks for coming around.

I can ignore it but it will crash in the following scene again. I cannot provide that Log right now. But will try later.