VN Ren'Py Completed SWe1: The Warrior's Heart [v1.1] [Mortze]

[Mortze]

Perhaps my input won't.

I underscore everything Moskys just said. Tlaero not only had a huge support in the making of the game earning a just place in the credits but she constantly asks me what I want to do and is very supportive of any idea I might have regarding continuing the next chapter. She suggested writting it with me, coding only, or simply a supportive role, anything I'd like. But it is as Moskys says. If I were to pass the writting role to Tlaero I would not like it because - despite she being a far better writter - I used my own voice in the game. The dialogues are cruder, with more profanity, and more intuitive and that doesn't make it a better writting, it's just my voice. And I don't see how we could ask Tlaero to write with my voice. Impossible, unfair, unthinkable.
She's also a writter that needs to vent off her writting creativity into a medium and our games is a good medium for her and I couldn't ask her to step away and only do code for the Star Wars game while I write it. That would be unfair and unkind to a person I admire and cherish. She needs to express her voice too and I'm glad to help in the medium we have.

On the other hand, Star Wars is a setting that is very hard to monetize on, specially since Disney owns it. These games are my revenue and spending almost a full year making a game I wouldn't be able to get revenue on isn't an option. Steam won't sell such a game, and Patreon are very on the edge regarding what they allow or not and SW doesn't seem to me to be worth the risk.

Call the project dead or not, it's up to you. I don't see what the big deal is. The game is free to play. You're not owned anything.

 

[turbojoe]

On the other hand, Star Wars is a setting that is very hard to monetize on, specially since Disney owns it. These games are my revenue and spending almost a full year making a game I wouldn't be able to get revenue on isn't an option. Steam won't sell such a game, and Patreon are very on the edge regarding what they allow or not and SW doesn't seem to me to be worth the risk.

Call the project dead or not, it's up to you. I don't see what the big deal is. The game is free to play. You're not owned anything.

I can understand your arguments although I don´t like the logical result.

It´s because - as I already posted here https://f95zone.to/threads/swe1-the-warriors-heart-v1-0-mortze.46344/post-12672596 - this VN started really awesome.
Meanwhile after the experience of some more outstanding VN´s I have to confess TWH is even one of the best ever seen and it´s a pity that it ended half way (or even earlier) out of the blue.
Such a potential wasted

Anyway not to end only crying over spilled milk something positive: much success and pleasure with your running work and further furtile cooperation with Tlaero

 

[Canto Forte]

The two games in the pictures above are arguably some of the very best written female centric pieces of gaming around.
Star Wars under Disnei is going to absolute madness -girl boss- shenanigans, so this game and Toro 7 are great girl centric games where male characters do not get neutered, spaced, stepped on or plot trashed to solidify total girl boss domination because of girl powers and boy incomptetence.

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We might get ahead of ourselves about a sequel or prequel or spin off around this game, what we are certain is that such a game brings strong and relatable female boss characters and leaves some space in there for males to exist, which in the hollywood virtue signalling disnei retcon of star wars movies or series landscape of today - it is a big and healthy breath of fresh air.

Maybe, just maybe, a space oddisey, like Toro, but into deep space, or like this one but set in the very proximity - let us use real life as a refference and game a south coreean or a Tibetan space station centric game. Possibly a round the world trip on a Maltese or SAn Marinese or some Ibiza Outer Athmosphere Cruise space ship rollercoster game.

Fun times when using this game as a foundation to dream whacky rides.

 

[turbojoe]

The two games in the pictures above are arguably some of the very best written female centric pieces of gaming around.

Absolutely agree, although Toro 7 was indeed finished but unfortunately a little short.
Also big potential left unused https://f95zone.to/threads/toro-7-ep-7-tora-productions.111945/post-11514214

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

The two games in the pictures above are arguably some of the very best written female centric pieces of gaming around.
Star Wars under Disnei is going to absolute madness -girl boss- shenanigans, so this game and Toro 7 are great girl centric games where male characters do not get neutered, spaced, stepped on or plot trashed to solidify total girl boss domination because of girl powers and boy incomptetence.

We might get ahead of ourselves about a sequel or prequel or spin off around this game, what we are certain is that such a game brings strong and relatable female boss characters and leaves some space in there for males to exist, which in the hollywood virtue signalling disnei retcon of star wars movies or series landscape of today - it is a big and healthy breath of fresh air.

Maybe, just maybe, a space oddisey, like Toro, but into deep space, or like this one but set in the very proximity - let us use real life as a refference and game a south coreean or a Tibetan space station centric game. Possibly a round the world trip on a Maltese or SAn Marinese or some Ibiza Outer Athmosphere Cruise space ship rollercoster game.

Fun times when using this game as a foundation to dream whacky rides.

Absolutely agree, although Toro 7 was indeed finished but unfortunately a little short.
Also big potential left unused https://f95zone.to/threads/toro-7-ep-7-tora-productions.111945/post-11514214

Yeah. I also loved Toro 7 and that, regardless of gender chosen, the protagonist was equally competent. (I played several times, so had PTs as both.) Of course it makes sense from a coding / writing perspective as well (a lot easier to keep mostly the same plot path and dialogue). But given stories like this one as well, I think it's obviously the attitude both Mortze and Tlaero have in general. It makes for a great gaming / reading experience — focusing on the MC's struggles and successes and not how they identify. People can be extremely competent and powerful, full stop.

 

[rambo455]

still nothing on episode 2 ?

 

[cxx]

still nothing on episode 2 ?

nope, mortze and tiaero are busy on other elsaverse game. this won't continue most likely ever.

 

[WaltS]

still nothing on episode 2 ?

There's not going to be an ep. 2, that is almost a certainty.
Check the top post on this very page for background info on this by the dev Mortze himself.

Edit:
Now that - my original post - has been overtaken by events as Mortze and Tlaero have had a change of heart since then and will continue to develop this.
Chapter 2 is currently in the works.

 

[LokkenJP]

Hi!

This just got posted yesterday on Tora Productions discord (the meeting point for Mortze and Tlaero games).

For those of us who find a true gem in this game: never lose hope, even if hope remains slim and elusive

Progress 7 July 2024
So, I've got some ... news.

Although I've been making progress, I've been struggling with "Writing with Tara." After reflecting on why this is, I have come to realize that I'm uncomfortable with the point of the game.

Tara is basically me, and while I haven't had a problem with her in sexy weekly picts or the explicit Tara's Tales, the thought of people playing a game where they make choices to have sex with Tara is just ... a bridge too far.

So, I'm cancelling the Writing with Tara game. In the future I may write a "Tara's Tales" version of the story, but if I do, it will be an HTML story + images, not a game.

So, where do we go from here? I sprang this on Mortze today, and he's going to be on vacation next week. We're discussing options and will continue to discuss them when he gets back.

I will say that everything is on the table, including the continuation of his Star Wars game.

Once we've decided, I'll tell you folks.

In other news, every week $5 patrons get an image that Mortze made. I usually do a download with the images from that year but haven't done so for the last two and a half years. I've just put together a download of the images from 2022 and 2023 (so, up to last December). Today I'm going to make a post to $1 patrons with links to all of those yearly downloads.

Tlaero

So, here you go. This has always been a Mortze single project, and this post from Tlaero is far from any kind of confirmation. But there is definitely a glimmer of hope there for us Star Wars fans.

I find Tora games (Mortze+Tlaero) incredible, you should definitely try them if you havent already and take a look at their Patreon. For me, their game Toro 7 in particular is another hidden gem that deserves attention. And I'm sure that, if they can find a way to manage Mortzes vision with Tlaero quality writing, any potential sequel here could be nothing less than a masterpiece. Or maybe another kind of "collaboration" for this particular game, who knows...

For now, we can only hope and keep our fingers crossed.

But hope remains...

 

[cxx]

well it's only been said around 100 times that this continues only if mortze and tiaero continue it together.

 

[Tulrek]

How about that good news !!

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Last week I announced that we were cancelling the Writing with Tara game and were discussing what to do instead. We've decided to go with Episode 2 of Mortze's SW game.
Mortze is going to write the story and do the images. I'm going to do the programming and will help edit the writing for grammar, etc.
To this end, I spent this week porting the original game to a more recent Renpy build and updated the code to match our recent games. The result of this is that your existing saved games won't work on the new version of the game, but saves you make in the new version will span across the three episodes.
...

 

[cxx]

yay and oh crap.

this had so many paths so restarting won't be nice..

 

[Chrisdarock19]

yay and oh crap.

this had so many paths so restarting won't be nice..

True, but the last release of Episode 1 was 4 years ago. Better to restart all paths to remember the individual story details. Looking forward to more from this universe.

 

[Nulldev]

How about that good news !!

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Last week I announced that we were cancelling the Writing with Tara game and were discussing what to do instead. We've decided to go with Episode 2 of Mortze's SW game.
Mortze is going to write the story and do the images. I'm going to do the programming and will help edit the writing for grammar, etc.
To this end, I spent this week porting the original game to a more recent Renpy build and updated the code to match our recent games. The result of this is that your existing saved games won't work on the new version of the game, but saves you make in the new version will span across the three episodes.
...

I just want to politely add: FUCK YEAH!

 

[cxx]

True, but the last release of Episode 1 was 4 years ago. Better to restart all paths to remember the individual story details. Looking forward to more from this universe.

well all paths led to same ending.

 

[professorx10]

WELL I'LL BE.... That IS good news.... Finally a decent SCI-FI Game that is not just an excuse for a harem gang bang!!

 

[bernd rosemeyer]

 

[cxx]

WELL I'LL BE.... That IS good news.... Finally a decent SCI-FI Game that is not just an excuse for a harem gang bang!!

have you player perverteer's sci-fi game (it's harem but good) or talothral's sci-fis? 2nd is harem but both are good.

 

[kretos]

Can't wait for continuation...

 

[professorx10]

have you player perverteer's sci-fi game (it's harem but good) or talothral's sci-fis? 2nd is harem but both are good.

Actually I have played both of the ones you mentioned. I really agree with you about talothral's work, be it sci-fi or 'Magic'....he writes good stories and it's not just an excuse for the h-scenes. Mind you, I'm not against harems, just senseless stories for the sole purpose of delivering them (making sure you get ALL the girls and keep 'em if possible)

However, I totally lost interest in perverteer's Sci-Fi game that is supposed to be a grand adventure in the void (you know which one I mean) . I find his story telling a mess. It feels like a meandering, wandering, meaningless series of events (with lots of reasons to f*ck almost everybody) that started out with the most unbelievable premise and then lost my interest as his MC wandered around aimlessly. And NO, you don't start by going AWOL from a battle cruiser (commanded by your mother !?) (who should destroy all deserters, but doesn't kill you) in search of a lost sister and then actually fail to do any looking for her for at least 4 chapters...ugh!! (while having mystical dreams about her) Gimmie a break. Sorry, my 'willingness to believe' meter broke. No, IMHO, perverteer's game is a bust; its just a vehicle for sex situations...with a little fighting thrown in now and then. (And that HAIR?!! on his MC? what was he thinking?) In all fairness, I did not complain about his game, I just left it for the guys who want a good fap.

Now Mortze started a great/grand story, got the beginning elements down, set the stage for action, gave us a great opening scene with lots of tempting 'teasers' about what might happen in the future, and then stopped. No wonder we're here anxiously waiting for the next chapter. See? Now that is what good story telling is about. That I like.

That is why I'm working on Callisto-X to improve an already great story. IMHO...