Are there plans to add a galery or something like that to replay events? After finishing the story you cant see Faeryl and Xiliana again, its a shame that you need to start a new game to see all those scenes again
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Yes, a gallery would be preferable but it's always better to have multiple saves so you can go back and rewatch previous one-time events or in this case - repeatable scenes.
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Aight finished Part1, verdict:
Good shit:
*Sex scenes are very hot. This is your strongest point.
*Story is fairly interesting with a lot of potential for further development.
*Characters are also interesting. Especially Alicia, i like this slut a lot.
Not-so-good shit:
*Kinetic novel at this point. Let's just call it intro. Part2 i hope will have some actual player agency involved.
*No gameplay.
*No sound.
*Animation needs.. more practice i suppose. Continue working on improving your skill in this area.
*We could always use more sluts and what we can make them do, but i guess that's coming in Part2 anyway so this is low priority.
Keep improving your skills in general, i think for a baby's first vn this is turning out pretty good.
Good shit:
*Sex scenes are very hot. This is your strongest point.
*Story is fairly interesting with a lot of potential for further development.
*Characters are also interesting. Especially Alicia, i like this slut a lot.
Not-so-good shit:
*Kinetic novel at this point. Let's just call it intro. Part2 i hope will have some actual player agency involved.
*No gameplay.
*No sound.
*Animation needs.. more practice i suppose. Continue working on improving your skill in this area.
*We could always use more sluts and what we can make them do, but i guess that's coming in Part2 anyway so this is low priority.
Keep improving your skills in general, i think for a baby's first vn this is turning out pretty good.
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Well, that's what I was aiming for - hot mind control porn with some decently interesting story and characters.
* The player agency exists in the form of choosing among numerous optional repeatable h-scenes. As for the story, I have a clear vision of where I wanna go with each character(and the main plot) and that's not gonna change. It would either take way too much time or dilute the quality of writing too much.
Even big professional studios rarely do this right - remember the "pick your color ending" in ME3?
* Imo gameplay in porn games is more often than not detrimental to the enjoyment. It usually involves some grinding mechanics or puzzles/mini-games none of which I'm interested in. There are some good trainer games with gameplay elements that actually enhance the experience but they have little to no story and usually only one or just a few characters to interact with.
* Music is planned for SotV Part 2
In short - keep your expectations in check. I'm doing this solo and in my limited, spare time.
More sluts are coming in Part 2 and also the old sluts from Part 1 which haven't had the opportunity to showcase their assets yet^^
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SotV Part 2 prologue has just been released for 5/10$ patrons! A big new feature is of course, the music which will hopefully enhance the overall experience by setting a fitting mood.
SotV Part 2 prologue changelog:
SotV Part 2 prologue changelog:
- Music!
- 1 story event with Patricia, Irina and Jevan
- 1 ero-scene with Irina
- 1 ero-scene with Patricia
- Special Event - "Meeting the Prisoner"
- story event introducing a new major character(she will be a menace^^)
- repeatable ero-scene with Alicia
- story/ero-scene with Faeryl(Interrogate)
4 new ero-scenes but only 1 of them repeatable? Are you planning on making a scene gallery in the future?
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It's something I'd like to add but I havent looked into it, as in how to code it in Renpy. If its too hard, maybe I will hire someone to do it. Cant guarantee anything for the time being.
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So I'm trying to catch up to the end of part 1 after skipping a few updates, and one thing that would definitely be helpful in the future is some kind of indicator of what scenes are just being repeated and which are actually new and/or necessary for progress. I've got like six or seven different characters that I can visit who all have around four different options, some of which are at part 3 or 4 of a chain, and I'm not sure which ones I've already done. I've been relying on the skip function, which doesn't work on text you haven't already watched, but there should be a better way.
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Repeatable scenes are not necessary to progress the main story per se but they raise MC's Power(though there are specific limits for each scene) which can be one of the triggers for important events.
There are chain events like Lessons in Faith(Zoe), Interrogate(Faeryl) and Corrupted Flame(Patricia) which lead to story progress but they are not repeatable - they are just a series of 3-4 one-time events.
Right, but even just looking to watch scenes that I haven't seen before is difficult. Needing them to progress is one thing, but I just want to watch them in the first place without rewatching the ones I've seen from previous updates.
So anyway, here are my thoughts on the end of part 1 so far:
After learning more about the entity and its goals, I've gotta say I'm not thrilled with serving it in its current state. Hopefully Jevan's just pretending to play nice like he did with the last person he "served". A good evil mind controller knows the value of carving out your own piece of the world and then either laying low or giving your neighbors reason to believe they're better off leaving you alone. One thing a good evil mind controller *doesn't* do is let an eviller mind controller take over the world and then just give you a piece of it as reward for your service. (Unless you've got a submission kink, of course. No hate for the people who like being the sexy evil minion.)
Speaking of not wanting to serve a Bigger Bad, I hope the whole thing with the lich's urn doesn't go exactly as planned - although hopefully he deems the outcome acceptable. I'd much rather doom a knight's soul to an eternity of pleasure as Jevan's undead sex slave than hand her over to Al'Zuhr as a bargaining chip. Besides, he's already got a ghost girlfriend. When does Jevan get one?
And I'll admit I was a bit disappointed when Jevan went straight to using Domination on Patricia once he had the chance. I was hoping he'd rely on Influence to corrupt her to the point that she "willingly" asked him to enslave her, instead of just weakening her enough to overpower her like he does to everyone else. Oh well, maybe someone else will show up who's a good candidate for that sort of corruption.
Looking forward to what Part 2 has in store.
The other inquisitor, or someone new? For that matter, there are still two characters from the title screen we haven't met. You mentioned the cat-maid was a noblewoman who we'll meet later, but did you ever say anything about the one he's using as a footrest?
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I will think about it. Maybe change the color of the font of already seen scenes or something like that...
I dont see it as a submission kink whatsoever. The Entity is more like an Eldritch patron to Jevan, a superior yes, but not in a Dom/Slave setting. And their relationship will become more complex in the future. Thats all I can say for now.
I'm also not too fond of the Chosen One trope where the protagonist becomes the most powerful being in the story.
I have two ideas on how to resolve this side-story and one of them should be to your liking. But, it's gonna be a while before Jevan ventures into the catacombs below the Order's HQ in the Temple District...
I wouldnt say he went "straight to Domination" when there was Corrupted Flame event chain(and even a few scenes before that) where Jevan was using only Influence.
Yes, Patricia was eventually dominated when her guard was down but she's not completely enthralled like Zoe, Rebecca etc.
Im glad to hear that!
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The other inquisitor will appear in due time but this character is new and has not even been mentioned so far, except for a tiny piece of Xilana's dialogue way back.
As for the old title screen - both of those girls are nobles who reside in the Upper Districts of the city so they couldn't have appeared in Part 1. But, the title screen was made long ago, way before I even had this idea of splitting SotV into 2 parts.
Right, I wasn't saying their relationship was based on a submission kink, I was just clarifying that my previous statement only applies to situations like this one. A completely different type of character who *likes* serving an evil master is totally allowed to sell their soul in exchange for table scraps.
That's where the "carving out his own little piece of the world" part comes in. My favorite type of ending for a villain protagonist story is one where there are still free, good people who are capable of destroying him, but they no longer have a particular reason to do so (or are too oblivious to know they should). Kind of like what Al'Zuhr's got going on.
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Jevan doesnt like serving anyone but he's supposed to be pragmatic and currently, following Archon's and Entity's instructions seems like the most beneficial and sensible course of action. Trying to act like a rebel and openly defying the Entity would be a very dumb move on his part. I obviously wont spoil the ending of SotV but its not gonna be what you think. You will see for yourself in like... 2 years or so ^^
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I sort of get where Rosen King is coming from. I think perhaps a parenthetical or two when Jevan is declaring his loyalty to the entity to show he's being pragmatic and not groveling or actually submitting to being a pawn might be useful as I had similar thoughts, but largely thought Jevan was just saying what needed to be said even if the text didn't make it explicit. Maybe it should be made explicit?
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Hmm, Im rather fond of the ambiguity of this scene and people having different than intended interpretations of Jevan's dialogue.
Personally, Id find it less immersive if he was acting like some defiant rebel or a smart-ass in front of the ancient, alien godlike being. As of now, their goals mostly align and antagonizing the Entity serves no purpose.
Jevan is first and foremost a survivalist and pragmatist. Thats also why he carefully chooses his words when interacting with Al'Zuhr.
He is not and will not be a shonen protagonist who charges head first against every challenge and somehow overcomes it with sheer determination or sudden power-up.
Anyway, like I said - their relationship will... evolve
I don't feel I expressed myself properly. I think what Jevan says is just fine. Given the power imbalance, and obvious usefulness the Entity's gift has had in improving Jevan's life, anything other than deferential treatment seems to give the proper impression you seem to be going for: pragmatic and survival focused.
However, you've already done the trick of having Javen act one way, with say Patricia, and then give his true thoughts in parenthesis as well to keep the player inside his head. The current scene with the Entity has no such parenthesis, inviting the player to take his groveling at face value. Maybe this is your intent, which is fine. It's your game.
But I don't think either of us are requesting Jevan mouth off or act immature. Rather, I am curious about staying in character as Jevan. Seeing as how you've already established that we get to see Jevan's thoughts, it would fit.
However, you've already done the trick of having Javen act one way, with say Patricia, and then give his true thoughts in parenthesis as well to keep the player inside his head. The current scene with the Entity has no such parenthesis, inviting the player to take his groveling at face value. Maybe this is your intent, which is fine. It's your game.
But I don't think either of us are requesting Jevan mouth off or act immature. Rather, I am curious about staying in character as Jevan. Seeing as how you've already established that we get to see Jevan's thoughts, it would fit.
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There's also another reason why I didn't put any internal monologue/thoughts for Jevan in that interaction. He doesn't really know what the Entity is capable of, even in his/its diminished state, and taking into account that his powers revolve around mind manipulation... In short, Jevan was wary of the Entity being able to read his thoughts or intentions.
Anyway, I assure you, Jevan will stay in-character throughout the whole story
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i think explicit that point before meeting the entity will go a long way to clarify the matter. the point feels murky to me.There's also another reason why I didn't put any internal monologue/thoughts for Jevan in that interaction. He doesn't really know what the Entity is capable of, even in his/its diminished state, and taking into account that his powers revolve around mind manipulation... In short, Jevan was wary of the Entity being able to read his thoughts or intentions.
Anyway, I assure you, Jevan will stay in-character throughout the whole story