VN Ren'Py Stepping Up [v0.01] [sinister527]

JoeTheMC84

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sigh, never leave the content up to the supporters. Dev should have a clear idea of what he wants. Your just going to have whomever has the most money asking for crap stuff
Oof, never a good idea to leave story and fetish content up to anyone else. You should know the audience you want to court and then make the game that suits that group and still upholds your vision. Games and other stories made by committee almost never end up well. I have no doubt there are a bunch of thing you have ruled out 100%, like will you leave the inclusion of necrophilia up to supporters? NTR ought to be treated the same. Unless it is what you want, in which case please just say so now.

Harem and NTR don't mix, you say you want a harem story. So, I'd recommend you make that game since you have clearly said it will be in the game. No need to mix two fetishes that are polar opposite and drive away the players that want the genre you have already planned to include.

Just a bit of food for thought: While NTR is often considered by westerns to only be a current love interest cheating on the Mc it should be noted that in Japan and for most people who dislike it, NTR includes NTR adjacent content as well as all the "Not technically NTR," content that some try to slip in such as flashback or "Not love interests yet," where girls bang other guys. None of that type of stuff adds to a game that isn't an NTR focused game. Some even consider lesbian stuff if the player (not just the Mc but the player as well) gives full consent.

Edit: I changed the post up a bit.
 
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JoeTheMC84

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sigh, never leave the content up to the supporters. Dev should have a clear idea of what he wants. Your just going to have whomever has the most money asking for crap stuff
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..win some lose some....
...never like it when devs let players change tags.....games tend to turn to shit...and devs tend to peace out....

The Dev added this to the posts on itch:
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So it seems that the dev will only let people have a say in content they like, basically a kind of, "I like these thing, which do you fans like most." I take it to mean there is a good chance there won't be any shenanigans. Since the dev will only choose to let people vote between things they are interested in it could be okay, or at least allow folks to be cautiously optimistic.

Also, the dev said this as part of another answer:
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So for NTR it seems the dev is aware it is best to keep it away from a harem game.
 

Vortex@

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It's nice he will only choose the idea he likes, but still bad that it's only high tiers. Again, it's people with the most money asking. If I was taking ideas from subs, it would be all the subs voting
 
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ArunPrime

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You guys know, there are people here saying, "Add NTR, and I'll support you." I wonder where they went. I thought they'd keep asking no matter the thread, especially since it seems to fit their preferences :ROFLMAO:.

Anyway, jokes aside, I think the idea of an incest-themed Harem is interesting, but I'm worried that adding NTR based on votes or subscriptions could mess it up.

The developer has said that "Harem and NTR don't work together," but it looks like they're still considering it if higher-tier subscribers want it, which isn't great.

It seems like if the supporters want it, they'll definitely add it. But I think (just my guess) it might turn into something based on sharing or swinging. If NTR is added, it could really stir up some arguments.

I think I'll just wait for the developer to decide what they really want for their OWN game. I just hope we don’t end up with surprise NPCs or female characters chasing after the love interest.

Best Regards.
 

Enigemm

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Not bad for a start. However, there are quite a few coding errors. I am not talking about typographical or spelling errors here. There's a huge mix up between both Mia's and the MC's spoken words and thoughts. And it gets more confusing because sometimes it's italicized and other times it's not leaving you to wonder if he/she really said that aloud only to have the next frame say otherwise. I started taking screenshots but stopped as they were getting far too many. However, if the developer does want me to point them out, he can send me a PM and I'll upload those I've taken. Well, it's a short read so I can easily go over to point them out. There are also a few grammar issues.

However, the story promises something and I'm looking forward to see how the story delivers on that premise. It's too early to give a thorough review but I'll keep this marked that I can come back to when more "flesh" is added.
 
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Enigemm

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Sinister527 I'm assuming that you're the developer for the game "Stepping Up". If you're not, then my sincere apologies for this erroneous message. Earlier, I had hinted that there were far too many issues to start taking screenshots with the first release of Stepping Up. The issues ranged from bad grammar to punctuation to a few spelling errors alongside with coding errors to do with spoken vs internal thoughts. Hence, I took it upon me to modify the script.rpc file fixing ALL issues I noted. I actually went over the entire game to fix it up and it does look way better. I've tried sending a personal message to you but I was told after composing the message that I cannot send you a direct message, hence, I'm posting the fixed script here that the general public can benefit.

Good luck with your future endeavours.

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