VN Ren'Py Shattered [v0.22] [Yeda Games]

[hobojoe22]

when will have the android version of v0.22

 

[Lady Lydia]

Probably would make it easier to just "relax and play", but wouldn't it turn the game into a much more simple CYOA that there's plenty of to go around? The author wanted the game to "shape itself" to the player's choices in a more organic way, have to commend them for that. It's part of the uniqueness of this game and still suits best a more relaxed play style, reading and making choices that you think make sense, without too much concern about the consequences. I don't play like that, but it does make sense, and this game is the boldest attempt at it I've seen so far.

I may have mentioned once (or twice...) how I wished for the opposite, that the paths weren't so clear-cut, and, instead of being locked into them, you could move in and out at multiple occasions - and cherry pick your scenes with greater liberty. But I fully acknowledge it would risk making for a less coherent and engaging story. Still think that after enjoying the story at least once in a relaxed reading way, we can use the Universal Ren'Py Mod to create a different story that suits our fancy best. What I'm not sure of is whether using the mod to "jailbreak" the game, allowing you to pick normally incompatible scenes or paths (such as sleeping with Tanya without ruining one's friendship with Zoey) by changing variables, would risk breaking conditions further, for example with dream sequences. Any thoughts?

but its also incredibly fun to just play and pick the choice you find interesting, going in blind without looking at the walkthrough. its amazing that you can try to romance the same character twice but get very different dialogue and scenes because of different secondary/side choices.

maybe we can have two different mode for the game? adding a simplified mode for players who don't have time to try all the choices?

The thing is the current system make it extremely difficult to explore the various paths, even with the walkthrough, I don't consider it fun having to start again and again to try to get the right selection of choices along hours of gameplay to attain a specific outcome. Also even if the Dev wanted the game to shape itself, when the shape is an eldritch tree which cause people trying to gaze at it to go mad, well its getting too far.

 

[spbrc]

I started playing the game a week ago and I love it so far, even though it seems really complicated to get the decisions "right" and I had to start over twice after paying more attention to the walk-through.

But somewhere along the line I think I messed things up when it comes to getting frisky with Suya.

I remember even though being on Melinda's route, my Blake had 2 sex scenes with Suya pretty early-ish in the game, I think shortly after moving in together, but then never again. They just keep teasing each other and making sex jokes, but they seem only good friends now. I'm in act XIV around scene 6.

Did I screw up somewhere along the line? I liked the idea of having Suya as a fuck-buddy roommate.

Added a game save, just in case.

 

[YedaGames]

This isn't a bug, both Melinda and Suya are main route characters, so combining them is not possible. While Suya does have a couple of off-route scenes, they eventually stop when Blake and Suya move to Deliverance and no longer live each other.

 

[spbrc]

This isn't a bug, both Melinda and Suya are main route characters, so combining them is not possible. While Suya does have a couple of off-route scenes, they eventually stop when Blake and Suya move to Deliverance and no longer live each other.

Thanks for the response! So only two off-route scenes for them between meeting first time and moving to Deliverance?
Otherwise it feels like it just ended abruptly for some reason, but I couldn't find an explanation going through the dialogues between them.

 

[YedaGames]

Thanks for the response! So only two off-route scenes for them between meeting first time and moving to Deliverance?
Otherwise it feels like it just ended abruptly for some reason, but I couldn't find an explanation going through the dialogues between them.

Well, three. First when Blake fucks Suya, then Suya fucks Blake twice.
But yes, it's sort of left abandoned but it's not a particularly rare thing within the story, I'm afraid. There are more significant storylines that I just couldn't give appropriate endings to. Eventually, perhaps, I'll be able to come back and do something about it.

 

[spbrc]

Well, three. First when Blake fucks Suya, then Suya fucks Blake twice.
But yes, it's sort of left abandoned but it's not a particularly rare thing within the story, I'm afraid. There are more significant storylines that I just couldn't give appropriate endings to. Eventually, perhaps, I'll be able to come back and do something about it.

That makes sense I guess.
It's already mind-blowing how many individual story-lines there are and how much changing content there is. Guess I'll try to play the Suya routes next when I've finished my first play through.
In terms of dialogues, characters, art and story development, you did an amazingly creative job for this being a hobby project of yours. It's just that considering the amount of possibilities, trying to navigate the game with the walk-through can be a bit overwhelming and confusing to sort out the paths, requirements and wanted or unwanted consequences.

Still, awesome game! One of my top 3 VNs!

 

[Baralover001]

This is one of the best games that I have played and I can't wait to play the latest update of the game

 

[joker2008]

Just curious YedaGames there was mention of a Codex in the change log. I loaded up ver .22 and I didn't see a Codex anywhere. Is the Codex only available on new playthroughs?

 

[YedaGames]

Just curious YedaGames there was mention of a Codex in the change log. I loaded up ver .22 and I didn't see a Codex anywhere. Is the Codex only available on new playthroughs?

No, the codex has been around for a very long time.
It's in the lower right corner of the screen (when you're in the game, not in the main menu).

 

[Thami_]

@YedaGames

Am always excited for more Shatteed! I must admit got mixed feelings about the story but just started so excited to see where its going! but personally prefer femenine so when given the choice thats what i would choose.
also just started but already these started popuing up, tought i liknk it for you, i donmt know what they meran tough.

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While loading <renpy.display.im.Image object (u'images/characters/blake/blake_streetclothes35_pleased.png') at 0x0000000051881ed0>:
  File "game/script21.rpy", line 32849, in script
    b "Poor? You're probably one of the richest women in Deliverance, technically speaking."
IOError: Couldn't find file 'images/characters/blake/blake_streetclothes35_pleased.png'.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/script21.rpy", line 32849, in script
    b "Poor? You're probably one of the richest women in Deliverance, technically speaking."
  File "renpy/ast.py", line 921, in execute
    renpy.exports.say(who, what, *args, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/exports.py", line 1373, in say
    who(what, *args, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/character.py", line 1266, in __call__
    self.do_display(who, what, cb_args=self.cb_args, dtt=dtt, **display_args)
  File "renpy/character.py", line 930, in do_display
    **display_args)
  File "renpy/character.py", line 666, in display_say
    rv = renpy.ui.interact(mouse='say', type=type, roll_forward=roll_forward)
  File "renpy/ui.py", line 299, in interact
    rv = renpy.game.interface.interact(roll_forward=roll_forward, **kwargs)
  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3377, in interact
    repeat, rv = self.interact_core(preloads=preloads, trans_pause=trans_pause, pause=pause, pause_start=pause_start, pause_modal=pause_modal, **kwargs) # type: ignore
  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3912, in interact_core
    self.draw_screen(root_widget, fullscreen_video, (not fullscreen_video) or video_frame_drawn)
  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 2605, in draw_screen
    renpy.config.screen_height,
  File "render.pyx", line 495, in renpy.display.render.render_screen
  File "render.pyx", line 266, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 884, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 266, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 884, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 266, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/layout.py", line 884, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 266, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/transform.py", line 747, in render
    return transform_render(self, width, height, st, at)
  File "accelerator.pyx", line 187, in renpy.display.accelerator.transform_render
  File "render.pyx", line 266, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/image.py", line 506, in render
    return wrap_render(self.target, width, height, st, at)
  File "renpy/display/image.py", line 309, in wrap_render
    rend = render(child, w, h, st, at)
  File "render.pyx", line 170, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "render.pyx", line 266, in renpy.display.render.render
  File "renpy/display/im.py", line 627, in render
    return cache.get(self, render=True)
  File "renpy/display/im.py", line 295, in get
    surf = image.load()
  File "renpy/display/im.py", line 720, in load
    raise e
IOError: Couldn't find file 'images/characters/blake/blake_streetclothes35_pleased.png'.

Windows-8.1-6.3.9600 AMD64
Ren'Py 7.5.3.22090809
Shattered 0.22
Sat Aug 31 22:37:50 2024

 

[YedaGames]

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This is an error that says that a sprite file is missing. However, this is an older sprite which means that you have installed a png patch on a webp version. You need to get a different one.

 

[Thami_]

@YedaGames I have a big crush on Jessica! YAY her look the black lips! <3 thankie

 

[reidanota]

Well, three. First when Blake fucks Suya, then Suya fucks Blake twice.
But yes, it's sort of left abandoned but it's not a particularly rare thing within the story, I'm afraid. There are more significant storylines that I just couldn't give appropriate endings to. Eventually, perhaps, I'll be able to come back and do something about it.

This is worth a sidenote: it reminds me a lot of the general feel of the game. Everything is falling apart, and, likewise, Blake's relationships sometimes fade away like there's nothing he can do about it. Even his general attitude reinforces a feeling like he doesn't expect much from the future. I wonder if it's some "sissy quintessence" that you tried to implement, as in Blake never being in complete control of his situation, or if it's something that emerged as the story progressed.

I wish there were something more we could do to have Blake show his friends he cares, and was willing to put some effort in keeping them around. But, at the same time, I'm glad Shattered can't devolve into another harem type

 

[reidanota]

I don’t think this would make much sense considering Iris’s personality. And Blake’s for that matter. The reason she goes specifically for Stewart is because he’s the opposite of Blake in every single way and could be a “ground” for her ultimate sexual fantasy (this path comes to a conclusion at the end of v0.22). Not because she enjoys cheating or wants to have an open relationship.

Ah, I got Iris wrong, then, sorry. Thought Iris was initially designed to allow for an NTR route in the game, and was wondering, as I always do, if it were possible to not make things so clear-cut - currently, it's one or the other, either "hard NTR" with Blake effectively losing Iris to Stewart, or a "mostly vanilla" relationship, without Stewart even as a potential rival. But this isn't the first time you emphasize Iris' fantasy, so I guess making her relationship with Blake more open would make that feature lose some of its impact.

Is the scene with Stewart and Blake in the night club exclusive to the NTR path? I was under the impression it wasn't. It's not exactly NTR, either.

 

[YedaGames]

Is the scene with Stewart and Blake in the night club exclusive to the NTR path? I was under the impression it wasn't. It's not exactly NTR, either.

It is not available on the true route but if Iris considers Blake to be her best friend, she also offers this opportunity even if they're not in a relationship.

 

[reidanota]

It is not available on the true route but if Iris considers Blake to be her best friend, she also offers this opportunity even if they're not in a relationship.

Poor Iris, if she and Blake are committed she will have her fantasy unfulfilled

Just kidding! Don't want you to think I'm being critical... You can read this post, if you want to, so you know "where I'm coming from". Just to be clear, the post and thread focus on a subject that I understand is not the focus of Shattered, and what I mention about one-dimensional characters is quite the opposite of what I think yours are, especially Iris. I just associate Shattered with the kind of nuance I look for in games, in general, whichever form that nuance takes. I mean it as an honest compliment. Thanks for putting up with my ramblings!

 

[reidanota]

Wait so i download version 16 and then update one by one to update 22 ?

If you want to have the full uncompressed version, that's how you do it. From the changelog:
v0.17
I no longer make full PNG builds, but you can still install the patch if you were using it before. But from now on I will only make webp versions.

 

[MsRoxxiStarr]

Can anyone tell me how to get the secretary job please?

It seems to give me the maid job every time and I couldn't find it in the walkthrough.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Snakemann]

Is it possible to combine the Suya Bimbo and Iris path? Failed two times so far, just want to make sure^^