VN Ren'Py SnowStorm [v0.8 BB] [GleenX Studio]

[Crimsonfiend76]

I started off playing the BB path before the rework... even then Candrid was always sus, but after I came back to play the reworked version and chose the WW path, pixels or not, I hate that bitch. She single-handedly ruined any interest I had in playing BB, which sucks because that appears to be the only clan where we can have more than 1 LI simultaneously.

 

[MiltonPowers]

Wtf why couldn't i reject Astrid and Lizgard?! Is my affinity too high or something? Currently Astrid is 5 and Liz is 3. The only goddamn LI for me is Astrja

Has anyone been able to avoid the Lizgard scene?

Even dropped her affinity and story points to minus. It still came up. I've checked variables, can't see anything obvious.

I'm doing a faithful Astrja path at the moment and don't want to cheat. It seems strange, that every other sex scene is avoidable, but not this one.

Just want to check that it is avoidable, before checking more thoroughly if I did something wrong.

 

[Pallabbsujs]

 

[earthfire]

I started off playing the BB path before the rework... even then Candrid was always sus, but after I came back to play the reworked version and chose the WW path, pixels or not, I hate that bitch. She single-handedly ruined any interest I had in playing BB, which sucks because that appears to be the only clan where we can have more than 1 LI simultaneously.

As someone who just played this and Sandstorm right before the new update came out, I'm curious, what all changed in the rework?

 

[Thedude715]

Soo first time playing this in a loooong time, 2 years to be exact looking at my comment history.
Overall this was a very enjoyable revist lots of pretty girls and choices that matter only thing that threw me of was that I was not expecting there to be so many supernatural things in the plot but then again the game starts with the mc time traveling so maybe it's not that suprising.
The 3 paths seem split into 6 distinct paths at the end of the current content which is cool different flavors of evil,neutral and good basically. I am always a big proponent of player choice in vns, but to ape my past self 3 paths seems like a lot of split development time for the devn, 6 even more so but I guess we will see.

 

[Thedude715]

Also seeing as others have done it why not.

 

[sirlars05]

A solo run on the WW path does not make any sense. If you only go for Astrja, meaning all other day events you chose bad options and have 0 relationship points for everyone except her, you get the following scenes which don't make any sense.

1. After failing a relationship check with Astrid in her house, she says she can't trust you anymore and wants to spend time with her dad. The next scene is the deciding scene between Mathilda and Thorsten (Astrja), where after choosing Thorsten, Astrid comes up to you and kisses you?? Later you go back to her place to give her the rocking chair, she seems happy and all of a sudden its 'point check = fail... Astrid felt very difficult emotions today'. So you go from no relationship and trust issues, to a kiss, to difficult emotions and no ending.

2. The story with Liz is even worse. When doing everything wrong (not praying with her, not helping her with her dress and in general just being uninterested) after the raid you get the scene where you go up to the mountain (even with 0 relationship points) where you go down on her and after not trying to rape her, explaining her what love is. How and why does that happen?

This game has some potential and nice plot points, but I feel the idea of commiting to one clan and still having events with people from other clans was not well done. If I commit to the WW for example, with intentions to only pursue Astrja or Astrid, why can I fall in love with Liz or fuck Sonya?

 

[MiltonPowers]

A solo run on the WW path does not make any sense. If you only go for Astrja, meaning all other day events you chose bad options and have 0 relationship points for everyone except her, you get the following scenes which don't make any sense.

1. After failing a relationship check with Astrid in her house, she says she can't trust you anymore and wants to spend time with her dad. The next scene is the deciding scene between Mathilda and Thorsten (Astrja), where after choosing Thorsten, Astrid comes up to you and kisses you?? Later you go back to her place to give her the rocking chair, she seems happy and all of a sudden its 'point check = fail... Astrid felt very difficult emotions today'. So you go from no relationship and trust issues, to a kiss, to difficult emotions and no ending.

2. The story with Liz is even worse. When doing everything wrong (not praying with her, not helping her with her dress and in general just being uninterested) after the raid you get the scene where you go up to the mountain (even with 0 relationship points) where you go down on her and after not trying to rape her, explaining her what love is. How and why does that happen?

This game has some potential and nice plot points, but I feel the idea of commiting to one clan and still having events with people from other clans was not well done. If I commit to the WW for example, with intentions to only pursue Astrja or Astrid, why can I fall in love with Liz or fuck Sonya?

Had the same problems doing a solo Astrja run. So I removed gallery mod (to make sure that wasn't problem), went back to start and did a speed run. Had to check, cause there has been nothing sexual forced at all and suddenly there is. It didn't make sense.

The Lizgard scene appears to be coding/linking error. After leaving Astrid it should jump to scene (chap5ww4n) instead it's jumping to (chap5ww5). The good news is it doesn't to appear to effect your path (apart from giving Liz a point). The story continues like it didn't happen (so far).

The Astrid one is a bit weirder. But I still suspect it's coding. There should have been a different scene if you didn't get the HJ from Astrid. But I can't find a scene that should be playing instead. Maybe it was accidently left out. Maybe someone with better skills than me (I'm purely an amateur with no coding skills at all) can find it. But, it also appears that after that scene, the path goes back to didn't happen (again, so far).

There was a lot of stuff that worked if you were doing a manwhore run, but on solo paths it was just way off.

 

[Crimsonfiend76]

As someone who just played this and Sandstorm right before the new update came out, I'm curious, what all changed in the rework?

The rework came out several updates back. Basically, we used to be able to have access to all the LIs from whatever clan we chose, plus any 2 LI of the other 2 clans we didn't join as long as they weren't the main LI from that clan. After the rework, essentially we are shoehorned 2 girls from outside our chosen clan to act as side LIs. All choice has been taken away, which normally I'd be fine with if it wasn't for the fact that seemingly all our LIs outside the BB's are solo LIs.

Just my luck, the only clan that gives us any semblance of a harem is the one with the least desired 'LIs'... and I use that term broadly, as none of the girls willing to be part of the BB harem come off as true LIs.

 

[Crimsonfiend76]

Had the same problems doing a solo Astrja run. So I removed gallery mod (to make sure that wasn't problem), went back to start and did a speed run. Had to check, cause there has been nothing sexual forced at all and suddenly there is. It didn't make sense.

The Lizgard scene appears to be coding/linking error. After leaving Astrid it should jump to scene (chap5ww4n) instead it's jumping to (chap5ww5). The good news is it doesn't to appear to effect your path (apart from giving Liz a point). The story continues like it didn't happen (so far).

The Astrid one is a bit weirder. But I still suspect it's coding. There should have been a different scene if you didn't get the HJ from Astrid. But I can't find a scene that should be playing instead. Maybe it was accidently left out. Maybe someone with better skills than me (I'm purely an amateur with no coding skills at all) can find it. But, it also appears that after that scene, the path goes back to didn't happen (again, so far).

There was a lot of stuff that worked if you were doing a manwhore run, but on solo paths it was just way off.

My only issue with a manwhore WW run is we are given some hints that despite a sibling rivalry for the affections of the MC, there seems to be options where we can try for both sisters and even somewhat encouraged by a certain sympathetic character. Additionally, there was no real reason for the side LI's paths to suddenly effectively end after this last update. It's not like there was an ultimatum issued by either sister to choose or lose them.

 

[MiltonPowers]

My only issue with a manwhore WW run is we are given some hints that despite a sibling rivalry for the affections of the MC, there seems to be options where we can try for both sisters and even somewhat encouraged by a certain sympathetic character. Additionally, there was no real reason for the side LI's paths to suddenly effectively end after this last update. It's not like there was an ultimatum issued by either sister to choose or lose them.

I do a manwhore run just to check out content. But since I wasn't really interested in most of the BB's decided to do solo paths mainly. It didn't really affect me, but you're right, the sisters weren't pushing MC to choose. MC decided on his own. But what was weird, that if you choose Astrja, you immediately go to Gertrud's and talk about Astrid, agree with it and how she's been in love for ages (when on a Astrja path, she hasn't been). Perhaps another bad linking or bad dialogue? This latest update seemed to have a lot of these problems, that haven't been present before.

Perhaps a certain sympathetic character was thrown in prison for encouraging MC/Astrid, not for the other reason.

 

[Crimsonfiend76]

Yeah that last scene ended on a bit of a cliffhanger and not who I assumed would be responsible for what went down with Torsten. I always thought Candrid was hot... hot and crazy sus... and after playing the WW, she ruined any interest I had in playing the BB path. The only reason I even entertained going BB was for Yrsa, but it becomes apparent that's a solo path only... not sure about Sonja tho.

On the WW path, despite being really good friends with Astrja, or maybe because she is really good friends with her, she doesn't want to get in between the MC and Astrja and will end things before they can begin. My question is, whether we are supposed to NOT get any points with any of the WW LIs if we are aiming for a Sonja romance on the WW path? She enters the story as a possible LI pretty late, not sure if it was even possible to entertain the idea of a throuple.

 

[MiltonPowers]

Yeah that last scene ended on a bit of a cliffhanger and not who I assumed would be responsible for what went down with Torsten. I always thought Candrid was hot... hot and crazy sus... and after playing the WW, she ruined any interest I had in playing the BB path. The only reason I even entertained going BB was for Yrsa, but it becomes apparent that's a solo path only... not sure about Sonja tho.

On the WW path, despite being really good friends with Astrja, or maybe because she is really good friends with her, she doesn't want to get in between the MC and Astrja and will end things before they can begin. My question is, whether we are supposed to NOT get any points with any of the WW LIs if we are aiming for a Sonja romance on the WW path? She enters the story as a possible LI pretty late, not sure if it was even possible to entertain the idea of a throuple.

On Astrja path I had Astrja maxed out, Astrid on 0, Mathilda probably around 4. And Sonja was 1. I still did all the 'Date' stuff and flirting and telling her how hot she was, so there might be a chance. It seemed a bit over the top for just integrating her into WW. If there is a chance for throuple, IMO, it will be Astrja & Sonja they both have a lot of respect and admiration for each other.

 

[Crimsonfiend76]

On Astrja path I had Astrja maxed out, Astrid on 0, Mathilda probably around 4. And Sonja was 1. I still did all the 'Date' stuff and flirting and telling her how hot she was, so there might be a chance. It seemed a bit over the top for just integrating her into WW. If there is a chance for throuple, IMO, it will be Astrja & Sonja they both have a lot of respect and admiration for each other.

I hope so, I have my fingers crossed we might come to an arrangement where Astrja feels bad for her friend losing first her husband... then her clan, and decides she's ok with sharing the MC with her.

 

[FunFuntomes]

I hope so, I have my fingers crossed we might come to an arrangement where Astrja feels bad for her friend losing first her husband... then her clan, and decides she's ok with sharing the MC with her.

I think Astrja might be fine with sharing MC as long as she's the official wife.

 

[Crimsonfiend76]

I can see Astrja being the good friend and sympathetic person she is... would be ok with that. As the next leader of the clan, it would make sense for Astrja to marry the MC and be the official/main wife. Depending on whether they allow polygamy, Sonja could be wife #2, or just the MC's lover/unofficial wife.

Unfortunately, after this update if we don't tell Sonja we love her and not Astrja, Sonja is the one already wanting to end things before even talking to Astrja first. Technically we could just lie and say we don't love Astrja and tell Sonja what she wants to hear, but I don't think that's a good way to try and start a throuple relationship.

 

[Crazonian1]

Well, on the plus side, the story is pretty good, and the visuals are captivating as always. That said, the lewd scenes were underwhelming, as per usual imo, which is especially tragic cause you get lewdness with Liz, Mathilda, Astrid and Astrja, basically the four best girls in the game (once again imo). Those scenes were bitterly disappointing, zero faps out of 10. Dev needs to work on his animations i feel.

I did quite enjoy the Taming of the Shrew aspect of Mathilda's scene, though it pissed me off when Candrid shows up, cockblocking round two. And all to just act like the proverbial serpent in the garden of eden, trying to entice Adam and Eve to bite the apple. Who is she trying to fool with her blatant patronizing and empty platitudes. Like, i know, storywise, Mathilda is probably going to join the Candrid faction, as one character in each Clan, (including Candrid herself) seems to be doing so, I just wish it was handled better. My MC, in the Mathilda playthru, was actually a pretty nice guy all things considering, right up until that important choice, and suddenly he's dark side. I don't know, i didn't care for it. I'll probably continue with it to see what happens, but my canon playthru now is leaving BB with Yrsa. I still hope i take my thrall Helga with me, but i guess we shall see.

 

[Krytax123]

I played Sandstorm a long time ago and well ... my expectations for this one were pretty low.

The beginning was a bit slow until the mc got a grasp of the language but afterwards i really enjoyed it and think its a great avn and has a intriguing story.

I really like all the LI's but Katja and Sonja (still like her but not as a LI), they are all unique from each other and even the sidegirls are fun.

My favorite path is probably Astrid or a Astrid/Astrja "throuple" if possible.

I think its awesome that were able to play as part of both conflicting factions and can get both perspectives (more or less) which is very unusal.

I did read a bit in this thread and saw Candrid getting a lot of hate while i like her considering the circumstances. Were talking about a culture where taking slaves and completly humiliating and murdering them is normal.

You have to be deceptive if you want to reach/change something esp as a women (if youre not a half-god like Astrja) and i respect her deception skills and ambition, she reminds me a liiiiiitttle bit of Gracie of the Deluca Family. And when you play her path i believe her that she is all in with the mc when she gave him her virginity.

And about her conflict with Sonja, she was kinda right, Sonja had literally no backup from the bb's. And if there is a way to turn our MC into a famous Viking Warlod, its the Candrid path, i think its hilarious how she hypes him up Draug Slayer!!!


About the Story, just to make sure i got it right:

So it was the father of Astrja and Astrid who plotted to kill Ragnar but i still dont really get why he did that? Ragnar was a valuable Warrior on his side and to think the next bb leader would be better for the white wolves is kinda far fetched isnt it?

He tried to play the mastermind and involved Candrid as a assasin who saw a opportunity and got rid of both of them at the same time and make her move.

At some point she made a alliance with Katja and Mathilda to overthrow the current leadership. And can you really blame them? Ragnar and the white wolfs leader sucked and got played like fools while Nox is a religious nutjob (from their pov) its fair to try to rebell in a viking culture. So imo even the "evil" side has reasonable intentions/goals as of now which i really like.

But how were they able to make the Draugs attack? This is a part i didnt really got tbh.

 

[Defenestrator.for.traitor]

So it was the father of Astrja and Astrid who plotted to kill Ragnar but i still dont really get why he did that? Ragnar was a valuable Warrior on his side and to think the next bb leader would be better for the white wolves is kinda far fetched isnt it?

He tried to play the mastermind and involved Candrid as a assasin who saw a opportunity and got rid of both of them at the same time and make her move.

At some point she made a alliance with Katja and Mathilda to overthrow the current leadership. And can you really blame them? Ragnar and the white wolfs leader sucked and got played like fools while Nox is a religious nutjob (from their pov) its fair to try to rebell in a viking culture. So imo even the "evil" side has reasonable intentions/goals as of now which i really like.

But how were they able to make the Draugs attack? This is a part i didnt really got tbh.

He killed Ragnar because he was the leader of bb clan. He knew Sonja was capable of leading the bb clan to a war but not capable to lead them. So he assassinated Ragnar and framed a trade competitor of his. Two birds with one stone. After Ragnar, he could influence bb clan even make them to join his clan in long term by influencing new leader. That's why he heavily invested in warriors and send Astrja to show he got revenge of Ragnar, therefore respect of bb clan. Also by eliminating trade competitor he was going to be rich enough to unite all the clans and move towards bigger goals. Ragnar was good warrior but poor leader, he was an unruly oaf who cannot be controlled or tamed, so getting rid of him was crucial.

Candrid's chalice scene was important at this front. It was funny but gave an important information. Everyone was seeing Candrid as greedy, yet stupid one. So, I think Torstein saw her perfect candidate. She had no loyalty to Ragnar, stupid enough to betray him and greedy enough to be sway by wealth which he had plenty. But Candrid was none of them and played him.

Candrid is playing the long game. If you think about it Torstein, Nox and Candrid have the same goal uniting all the clans under their leadership. She knew it was near impossible to overthrow Nox so she took her people. Brought outcast to her side. Now, if she can make Mathilda the new leader of the ww clan, she practically manage to unite all the clans.

Probably Draugs can be controlled by magic. If I had to guess, Candrid figured it out how. Also, another guess of mine, like the Sandstorm evil gods are helping her. After the last update, maybe Astrja's step-father helping her.

 

[SlowGoesSlow]

Candrid's chalice scene was important at this front. It was funny but gave an important information. Everyone was seeing Candrid as greedy, yet stupid one. So, I think Torstein saw her perfect candidate. She had no loyalty to Ragnar, stupid enough to betray him and greedy enough to be sway by wealth which he had plenty. But Candrid was none of them and played him.

It also showed how durable her asshole is. Sonja yoinked that shit out with zero blood. Candrid is built different.