Ren'Py Shiftide Sharki [v0.1.1] [Blue harpy]

[NobuNobunaga]

The Lucky Lootbox system will probably need to be reworked before release. After you get to about luck 3 or 4 you consistently make more money than you lose by opening them, which only further snowballs as you open more and your luck gets higher, leading to things like having 100k far before the end of the demo so you can tell that the air conditioner isn't actually purchasable.
Really, all it needs is probably a hard daily limit like most of the other things in the game.

 

[llPapill]

Joiplay isn't working to open this. Anyone have a way to fix that?

It won’t work for you, this game is surprisingly not very optimized for phones. On my Redmi Note 12 Pro, at least in the beginning and in the menu, it lags really badly.
I’m currently working on an Android port. It will be available on my Patreon and Boosty for this project

(At the same time, I’ll fix the quest bugs. Just so you know, I do read everything that’s written, and if it’s constructive, I take it into account.)

I’ll also make the easy mode even easier for people who just came to fap.

It was never my goal to “force-grind” you.

Actually, if you just follow the story, you can finish the game in about 2–3 hours on day 70 without much t
rouble

 

[TBone9]

Hello, I am the developer of this game. I understand how inconvenient the rollback can be, but it was causing many graphical bugs on the map. I have added rollback only for certain events.


I do not think I will be changing the interface, but you may have noticed that when you click on many things, you will get explanations of what they are.

Awesome! Great to see you here! Often when you see an upload put up by an uploader rather than the dev personally, it means that it was requested/found by someone and the dev might not even be aware it is here, so it is nice to see the dev show up.

So I understand your reasoning from your explanation. The only reason not having rollback was bugging me was that sometimes when you get a line of dialogue with a delay in the middle it is easy to click through without knowing the tail end of the line is coming and miss it. Normally, I would just rollback to see it. And not all dialogue has the arrow to let you go back. I doubt I am missing anything crucial, but I really do like a lot of the dialogue and would like to see everything.

Would it be possible as a compromise to enable the "History" command? I looked for that and didn't see it, but if it is there and I missed it, please let me know. If it's not, could that be added at the top with the map and other icons? That would fix the issue for me and shouldn't cause any problems. Thanks for the response.

For those who encounter the bug that makes it impossible to complete "Level 5 Qualification," please explain what exactly you are doing. I cannot reproduce this bug no matter how hard I try. I would really like to fix it, but during normal playthrough when following the story, it never happens...

I did not encounter the bug, but from what others said, it looks like if you grind yourself up to Level 5 before the game gives you the quest to do it, it will be impossible to finish it because the completion trigger has already happened.

 

[llPapill]

Awesome! Great to see you here! Often when you see an upload put up by an uploader rather than the dev personally, it means that it was requested/found by someone and the dev might not even be aware it is here, so it is nice to see the dev show up.

So I understand your reasoning from your explanation. The only reason not having rollback was bugging me was that sometimes when you get a line of dialogue with a delay in the middle it is easy to click through without knowing the tail end of the line is coming and miss it. Normally, I would just rollback to see it. And not all dialogue has the arrow to let you go back. I doubt I am missing anything crucial, but I really do like a lot of the dialogue and would like to see everything.

Would it be possible as a compromise to enable the "History" command? I looked for that and didn't see it, but if it is there and I missed it, please let me know. If it's not, could that be added at the top with the map and other icons? That would fix the issue for me and shouldn't cause any problems. Thanks for the response.

I did not encounter the bug, but from what others said, it looks like if you grind yourself up to Level 5 before the game gives you the quest to do it, it will be impossible to finish it because the completion trigger has already happened.

That’s right, there is no story yet. I think you are right, it is worth adding, I will put this feature into the plans.

As for “leveling up to qualification level 5,” the problem is not that the player can complete this quest too early, because physically they cannot. This quest appears at the exact same time the player gains access to that location. The problem is something else and it usually happens with players who, at the first opportunity, completely ignore the story campaign until they have leveled up everythin
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[TBone9]

That’s right, there is no story yet. I think you are right, it is worth adding, I will put this feature into the plans.

Great to hear. I hope this story goes a long way, because I really like it so far.

As for “leveling up to qualification level 5,” the problem is not that the player can complete this quest too early, because physically they cannot. This quest appears at the exact same time the player gains access to that location. The problem is something else and it usually happens with players who, at the first opportunity, completely ignore the story campaign until they have leveled up everythin
g.

Ah, OK. I was only going by this post since I didn't see it happen myself. Good that we are still in the demo stage and starting over isn't that big of a deal.

 

[llPapill]

Great to hear. I hope this story goes a long way, because I really like it so far.

Ah, OK. I was only going by this post since I didn't see it happen myself. Good that we are still in the demo stage and starting over isn't that big of a deal.

Oh, if only you knew how excited I am about the second act. Just thinking about it makes me tremble with the desire to bring the first act to perfection as soon as possible.


By the way, I fixed the bug. Moreover, even broken saves should now work.
This is all thanks to the feedback from this forum, thank you very much.

 

[wrestler88]

Hm… Maybe that’s actually the main problem, though I don’t really understand what exactly causes it. Perhaps in future updates I’ll just prevent the player from buying anything else… I’ve already had complaints about this bug before, but I still don’t understand what exactly triggers it, what specific wrong turn leads to it…

i believe for me i didnt fully renovate the inside at first but i grinded money and upgraded clicks before the quuest was active, soft locking me

 

[llPapill]

The update [0.1.1v] is now available on Patreon.

I’ve listened to everyone’s feedback and tried to fix the most common complaints along with the main bug. Tomorrow, an Android version will be released for patrons.

 

[Lerd0]

The update [0.1.1v] is now available on Patreon.

I’ve listened to everyone’s feedback and tried to fix the most common complaints along with the main bug. Tomorrow, an Android version will be released for patrons.

..thx....thread updated....

 

[skullzero]

well i liked the premisse, i liked the art but using v-tubers for porn is a no for me, good fap for anyone who stays.

Why so weak? Haiya...

 

[Placeholder152]

not worth the grind, better go on rule 34

 

[Quanxlord]

Feel like gura has no relevance to the story, but then again trying to forcefully insert a random character into a story, or trying to make up a story about them can both be bad options.
As it is its pretty decent. Not sure what's up with the artstyle, its a bit all over the place or maybe its just in scenes with perspective that it becomes inconsistent, but whatever will check in every now and then
Only major complain is gura dialogue starved, i mean all characters are but if she's in the game cover then prolly would be a good idea to prioritize her dialogues

 

[llPapill]

Feel like gura has no relevance to the story, but then again trying to forcefully insert a random character into a story, or trying to make up a story about them can both be bad options.
As it is its pretty decent. Not sure what's up with the artstyle, its a bit all over the place or maybe its just in scenes with perspective that it becomes inconsistent, but whatever will check in every now and then
Only major complain is gura dialogue starved, i mean all characters are but if she's in the game cover then prolly would be a good idea to prioritize her dialogues

I think you’re right, I want to fix this in the next update.

 

[Arima447]

 

[dumbguy14]

I'm impressed so far. Game feels polished, especially for a RenPy game. I hope future updates match the quality.
As several others have noted, the grind is a bit painful. At least it was in v0.1.
Personally, I'd appreciate a way to do work without having to click so much; maybe have a less efficient "work for 1 hour" button (maybe have it not progress work bonus meter thingy? Or make it energy inefficient?). I don't want to waste potential money, but I also don't want to click 70 times each day. Most of the rest of it I'm fine with for a reasonably slow burn.
Lack of interaction with Sharki sucks but it's v0.1 so I get it.

 

[TBone9]

I'm impressed so far. Game feels polished, especially for a RenPy game. I hope future updates match the quality.
As several others have noted, the grind is a bit painful. At least it was in v0.1.
Personally, I'd appreciate a way to do work without having to click so much; maybe have a less efficient "work for 1 hour" button (maybe have it not progress work bonus meter thingy? Or make it energy inefficient?). I don't want to waste potential money, but I also don't want to click 70 times each day. Most of the rest of it I'm fine with for a reasonably slow burn.
Lack of interaction with Sharki sucks but it's v0.1 so I get it.

I would suggest an auto-click app. Makes the work grind much more bearable.

 

[llPapill]

I'm impressed so far. Game feels polished, especially for a RenPy game. I hope future updates match the quality.
As several others have noted, the grind is a bit painful. At least it was in v0.1.
Personally, I'd appreciate a way to do work without having to click so much; maybe have a less efficient "work for 1 hour" button (maybe have it not progress work bonus meter thingy? Or make it energy inefficient?). I don't want to waste potential money, but I also don't want to click 70 times each day. Most of the rest of it I'm fine with for a reasonably slow burn.
Lack of interaction with Sharki sucks but it's v0.1 so I get it.

I’ll think about it

 

[Yrag78]

Regarding the bug with achieving Level 5 qualification. Mine only accepted I had done that once I had tidied up the outside of my apartment. I suggest anyone having this issue should check first to see if the outside of their home needs a little tidying up, then you get the "Power On" quest.

 

[llPapill]

Regarding the bug with achieving Level 5 qualification. Mine only accepted I had done that once I had tidied up the outside of my apartment. I suggest anyone having this issue should check first to see if the outside of their home needs a little tidying up, then you get the "Power On" quest.

In version 0.1.1v, the bug has been fixed

 

[Yrag78]

In version 0.1.1v, the bug has been fixed

Oh thats good news, I hadn't even noticed it had updated! Im glad that it has though.