VN Ren'Py STWA: Unbroken [Pt. 7] [STWAdev]

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Walter Victor

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I'm working on something to improve my animations, something often brought up as one of my weaker skills. That's it, that's the big mystery.
That would be great! :love:

But don't worry about it if it doesn't come off. Those highly polished and extensive animations need a lot of firepower. When DrPinkCake turns everything on at once, the lights throughout Sweden start to dim and blink out. :)
 

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Elspeth was my favorite girl going into part 4, but now I find myself rethinking whether a relationship with her would be such a good thing for the MC. She made it clear in the last update that there's quite a bit about our guy that irritates and annoys her. I'm starting to get the vibe that she's the type who'd want to forge her lover into the person she'd like him to be rather than accept his flaws as part of the package. The fact that she does have that drive to fix things is probably going to turn out well for the MC when it comes to dealing with his past and all the guilt he's carried for so many years, but I really don't want to see his personality get rewritten. All in all, there's more that I like about Valentine than dislike so I don't want him to change too much. I also have never liked how dismissive Els gets when she talks about Alistair. I doubt she has any other friend more loyal and reliable than him in her life just like the MC.

At the moment, I'm leaning more towards Serena, but I feel there's been essentially zero emotional intimacy with her so far. Sex with her tends to happen so fast that it feels like we don't even get the chance to really get to know her. Still, the chemistry between her and Valentine is very good, and every interaction with her has felt natural and positive. The fact that she has a cool cat further boosted her in my estimation.

Perhaps I've been too quick to close the door on a few of the LIs. I know Valentine is well-established as a horndog, but I didn't want him to be a one-dimensional horndog for my first playthrough. I wanted him to be someone who cared enough about his work that he wouldn't fuck the fighter he's training and someone who could fill that brotherly/fatherly role for Vi and someone who could avoid Ines just because getting involved with her would probably be really messy. I have kept things open with Kana so far, but she gives me a weird vibe sometimes and I'm not totally sure what to make of her. It was a pretty easy decision to pick Serena over her when that choice came. Jennifer Wren is the epitome of the underdeveloped side girl who is adamant about not wanting anything serious, but I've enjoyed all her scenes. Probably any route with her would play similarly to Serena's...fuck buddies who slowly become something more.
 

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Elspeth was my favorite girl going into part 4, but now I find myself rethinking whether a relationship with her would be such a good thing for the MC. She made it clear in the last update that there's quite a bit about our guy that irritates and annoys her. I'm starting to get the vibe that she's the type who'd want to forge her lover into the person she'd like him to be rather than accept his flaws as part of the package.
She was never my first choice, but her digging into his background sealed it for me. Anyone that stalker-like is raising crazy red flags which I would 100% avoid. Granted, MC doesn't know that.

I also have never liked how dismissive Els gets when she talks about Alistair. I doubt she has any other friend more loyal and reliable than him in her life just like the MC.
My personal theory: He's gay(and in love with MC). She's dismissive of him because she doesn't see him as someone to worry about more than as an acquaintance, and certainly not as a rival given MC's rep with the ladies.

At the moment, I'm leaning more towards Serena, but I feel there's been essentially zero emotional intimacy
Hard no from me. Not only am I not feeling it, I really don't think the MC is either. She would never be more than a casual fling, and she's already demonstrated crazy catlady behavior. NO.

I wanted him to be someone who cared enough about his work that he wouldn't fuck the fighter he's training and someone who could fill that brotherly/fatherly role for Vi and someone who could avoid Ines just because getting involved with her would probably be really messy.
That's respectable. I don't agree with your choices, but I can respect the motivation. And for that there is a solution where you don't have to be a manwhore with the ring girls (and probably shouldn't, from a professional standpoint. Don't want to risk that great job money); Ms. Katie Kafton. Somebody who has no ties to MC whatsoever except their shared military history. They met through the center, they get on nicely, and she's willing to cook for him already. No visible crazy factor as yet, no ties to anybody traumatic or dangerous that we've seen. She's cute as hell and listens if you suggest you shouldn't be seen going to her place because of the public image you've cultivated, because she's got a brain in her head.

For somebody avoiding Ines for some bizarre reason, Katie is a great choice. ;)
 

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Hard no from me. Not only am I not feeling it, I really don't think the MC is either. She would never be more than a casual fling, and she's already demonstrated crazy catlady behavior. NO.
When do you think Serena acted crazy? The only thing I can think of offhand is the way she came on quite strong at a time when the MC was still in shock over Davis' death. Given Valentine's complicated relationship with Davis, I viewed that as her way to comfort the MC and calm his mind amidst the maelstrom of conflicted emotions he was experiencing. I for one appreciated the gesture. Also, the dev seems to like female characters who know what they want and go for it. Even the inexperienced virgin Amrit comes on to the MC very strongly multiple times.

Pretty much every character in the game has walls built up and mental issues of some kind or another. I'm sure Serena is no exception to that, but to be honest she comes across to me as one of the more mentally healthy people in Valentine's life. Also, I thought a woman had to have a minimum of five cats before she could become eligible for crazy catlady status.

And for that there is a solution where you don't have to be a manwhore with the ring girls (and probably shouldn't, from a professional standpoint. Don't want to risk that great job money); Ms. Katie Kafton. Somebody who has no ties to MC whatsoever except their shared military history. They met through the center, they get on nicely, and she's willing to cook for him already. No visible crazy factor as yet, no ties to anybody traumatic or dangerous that we've seen. She's cute as hell and listens if you suggest you shouldn't be seen going to her place because of the public image you've cultivated, because she's got a brain in her head.

For somebody avoiding Ines for some bizarre reason, Katie is a great choice. ;)
I actually do like Katie based on the two brief interactions we've had with her. It feels too early to judge her as a LI, but I look forward to seeing more of her soon and hopefully her baking will prove to be better than Serena's home cooking (though I'm probably going to praise it no matter what).

I was a little surprised that fighters dating or hooking up with ring girls was portrayed as such a potentially thorny ethical issue. It's not like ring girls work for the fighters or have any impact on the outcome of a bout. Dating a ref would be way more concerning in my view. Perhaps the worry is that some star fighter will act like he's entitled to grab and use the girls as he likes which would definitely be detestable and in my opinion banworthy, but that's definitely not the dynamic between the MC and Jennifer or ring girl #2 (yeah, I definitely need to learn her name at some point if my MC is going to keep banging her).
 
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Please think about it to add harem tag. I liked this very much but I recommend harem ending because their are many difficulties faced by girls and they can depend on mc and each other to solve their problems. They can be lesbians and also liked mc and lived with him .
 

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Elsie is a superios even retired, just like Dave was, to either Ali or Valen.
Elsie could at any time pull out records for all of the guys at the center, including Valen and Ali.
Elsie talked to Ali about Valen to death, one aspect she and Valen get into the very first time they meet.
Elsie is stuck up and entitled as any superior would be towards someone with the maverick reputation.
Elsie would be perfect for MC and their work together at the center would be phenomenal.
her digging into his background
MC doesn't know that
ring girls work
Ring girls are eye candy and nothing else. Exactly like entertainers in clubs that work the poles/cages/scenes where they dance a lot to entice the crowd to stick around and be eye candy.

For a total contact sport, MC is perfect for a ring girl, she exposes her body as a job,
he goes beyond and gets punches and slaps and kicks to his body as a job.

Them finding confort in eachother is news/movie/series bread and butter all the time.
 
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It appears I shall be disappointed unless some other folk step up and vote properly. A is definitely the better option. I'm not surprised B is in the lead, though. That bra is basically just a "look at my giant tits!" advertisement. I prefer the far more casual approach.
 

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It appears I shall be disappointed unless some other folk step up and vote properly. A is definitely the better option. I'm not surprised B is in the lead, though. That bra is basically just a "look at my giant tits!" advertisement. I prefer the far more casual approach.
True but the other two are just "Hey look down". Out of the three B is the most casual in my opinion.
 

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B seems the more exaggerated proposition, like she had the bra for the gala and the running panties.
Judging by what Amrit is wearing, A is the classy one our girls boardhouse hotties might have,
while C is what any girl would have thrownat a pinch moment into a back pack to go to Rome.
 
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With regards to Els' invasion of Valentine's privacy, I share the concerns about that behavior expressed by others, but there's almost certainly nothing sinister or mean-spirited about it. Elspeth's heart is pretty much always in the right place as far as I can tell. She just isn't good at setting boundaries or showing respect to the people she ostensibly cares about. If digging into the MC's private records is going to help her help him or she just thinks it will, she's going to go and do it. To love her, you probably have to accept she's always going to do what she thinks is best for you, your feelings be damned. That's not exactly my idea of the ideal relationship even if Elspeth is 100% coming from a place of love. While it looks like things might not work out between my MC and Els, I'm really glad she's in good hands with Vidal so I won't have to worry.

Serena makes for an interesting contrast with Elspeth. These two ladies both know Valentine and his backstory more deeply than most of the other characters, but their attitudes towards the MC couldn't be more different. To me, Serena accepts Val for who he is at this moment and tries to relate to him on his level. She doesn't feel the need to make him into a better person that would be worthy of her -- he's already worthy enough in her eyes. No doubt that's partly because she's not looking for any kind of deep and serious relationship at this moment whereas Elspeth probably is, but to me Serena and the MC are starting off at a healthier place than the MC and Elspeth. While Els with her experience as a veteran will probably always understand Val's trauma and war experiences better, I suspect Serena isn't a pacifist and would never view Val as a murderer even if she knew about every single person he killed or feels responsible for killing.

Has anyone gotten the idea that Kana might not just be religious but actually might be involved with a cult of some kind? I was thinking that the cult might have ordered her to quit wrestling and abandon her old life. Maybe I'm way off-base on this, but if I'm not I sure hope she doesn't recruit Amrit.
 
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Has anyone gotten the idea that Kana might not just be religious but actually might be involved with a cult of some kind? I was thinking that the cult might have ordered her to quit wrestling and abandon her old life. Maybe I'm way off-base on this, but if I'm not I sure hope she doesn't recruit Amrit.
I never got any sense that she was in a cult at all. I personally think she turned to religion after what happened to her to help her deal with it all. I also think her and her partner were intimate for a while from the way she was talking at the restaurant. So I'm either wrong or she's not a traditional Christian, if that's what she is at all.
 

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I never got any sense that she was in a cult at all. I personally think she turned to religion after what happened to her to help her deal with it all. I also think her and her partner were intimate for a while from the way she was talking at the restaurant. So I'm either wrong or she's not a traditional Christian, if that's what she is at all.
Thanks, that's good to know. Due to my Serena favoritism, I haven't played through Kana's lunch date yet so I'm not surprised I missed some important details.
 

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I know skin sells, but B just looks terrible. The vibrant red and black lace on the bra is too strong for a casual look, but the baggy running shorts ruin any chance of it looking like a 'formal' ensemble. What a mess. I think A is the best all around choice, though the bottoms might be a little too plain (and the color is an odd match for the top). C has the same casual/formal clash as B (though in the opposite order), but it's at least a little less garish without the strong red highlights.

Honestly, I think we'd be better off cobbling together two new options: the top from A with the bottom from B, or the bra from A with the bottom from C (though one or both would have to be recolored).


I never got any sense that she was in a cult at all. I personally think she turned to religion after what happened to her to help her deal with it all. I also think her and her partner were intimate for a while from the way she was talking at the restaurant. So I'm either wrong or she's not a traditional Christian, if that's what she is at all.
I agree, Kana doesn't give off any cult vibes. Your take is definitely possible, but I'm not sure. She specifically mentions finding the sensuality of Joshi wrestling shocking when she started, so I get the sense she was originally raised by religious parents. She either adopted a more 'reformed' approach as she grew older or rejected Christianity when she ran away only to return to it in her adulthood after whatever happened with Trinity went down; it would essentially be another thing she now feels her mother was 'right' about.

I suppose if STWAdev really wanted to twist the screws, it's possible that Kana's religion is what ultimately came between her and Trinity; Trin wanted an intimate relationship and Kana couldn't reconcile a lesbian relationship with Christian teachings. That would certainly be an unexpected and potentially fascinating background trauma. But it would be pretty heavy for a porn game, and I don't see a happy resolution that doesn't either trivialize Kana's feelings or reduce religion to little more than a straw man. So my guess is something else caused the split and Kana will simply have a very heterodox view of Christianity, whenever she wound up adopting it.
 

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I know skin sells, but B just looks terrible. The vibrant red and black lace on the bra is too strong for a casual look, but the baggy running shorts ruin any chance of it looking like a 'formal' ensemble. What a mess. I think A is the best all around choice, though the bottoms might be a little too plain (and the color is an odd match for the top). C has the same casual/formal clash as B (though in the opposite order), but it's at least a little less garish without the strong red highlights.

Honestly, I think we'd be better off cobbling together two new options: the top from A with the bottom from B, or the bra from A with the bottom from C (though one or both would have to be recolored).



I agree, Kana doesn't give off any cult vibes. Your take is definitely possible, but I'm not sure. She specifically mentions finding the sensuality of Joshi wrestling shocking when she started, so I get the sense she was originally raised by religious parents. She either adopted a more 'reformed' approach as she grew older or rejected Christianity when she ran away only to return to it in her adulthood after whatever happened with Trinity went down; it would essentially be another thing she now feels her mother was 'right' about.

I suppose if STWAdev really wanted to twist the screws, it's possible that Kana's religion is what ultimately came between her and Trinity; Trin wanted an intimate relationship and Kana couldn't reconcile a lesbian relationship with Christian teachings. That would certainly be an unexpected and potentially fascinating background trauma. But it would be pretty heavy for a porn game, and I don't see a happy resolution that doesn't either trivialize Kana's feelings or reduce religion to little more than a straw man. So my guess is something else caused the split and Kana will simply have a very heterodox view of Christianity, whenever she wound up adopting it.
That's also a possibility. Or something along the lines of her being religious from the start but still falling in love/lust with Trinity then when she betrayed her, if that's what happened, she could have seen it as a punishment for her sin and left that life behind to make amends so to speak.
 
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