Ren'Py The Adventures of the Rosalind Franklin [Development Thread]

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So the die is cast…

Lies, treachery, deceit. In other words a typical Tuesday on any human world. But this is your world, Terra/Sol, and the lies go to the top of the food chain.
So what! How could that affect you? You're a simple peon. A starship pilot, albeit a new one. On your way to your first job aboard the famous research ship, The Rosalind Franklin.
Then this redhead shows up. It's always a chick isn't it? And your life suddenly becomes more complicated.

The Adventures of the Rosalind Franklin
Is an adult visual novel set in the Twilight Sector setting. What’s the Twilight Sector you ask. Well it’s a science fiction game setting we’ve been busily developing since 2009. The setting is the home for a line of .

So it’s on this fully fleshed out stage that our little adventure will take place. A jaunt on a private research ship owned by the dynamic and richer than sin Talia Mason. A woman who can talk to the ghosts of her long dead relatives. It’s not what you think. It’s so much more! Throw in an alcoholic, war hero pilot and the aforementioned redhead on the run from…well we’re not sure yet, and I guess you’ll have to

In TAotRF you get to play two characters. The ingeniously named Male Main Character and the equally inspired Female Main Character. Don’t worry, you get to name them both. The MMC is the newest pilot aboard the Franklin, while the FMC is the newly minted navigator. Both of the main characters have been hired for their first jobs in space and have been lucky enough to land positions on one of the most prestigious private science research vessels in the Twilight Sector. It’s all a little overwhelming to your characters and they have little idea what’s in store for them.

The Adventures of the Rosalind Franklin is brought to you by Terra/Sol Games. A gaming company with a 15 year record in the gaming industry. As stated above Terra/Sol began as a tabletop RPG company but over the years we’ve expanded into fiction, comics and of course now, Adult Visual Novels.

Terra/Sol has assembled a team of three (so far) to bring you this AVN. There’s myself, your humble writer. You can simply call me the Writer. We have Father Confessor our capable programmer and our jack of all trades Xalia. These folks are supplemented by a host of very talented voice actors. Oh, did I forget to mention that TAotRF is fully voice acted? Well it is. We’ve got cutscenes and easter eggs not to mention a filled with additional content for both our free and contributing members. We hope you’ll check us out.

Let’s introduce you to some of the people you’ll be meeting on your adventure.
Male Main Character
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Perhaps strip poker isn’t your game.


Female Main Character

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Don’t be shy. You cut a striking figure in your ship suit.


Cybil
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Our mysterious redhead. Slightly pissed after pulling your ass out of the fire.


Talia
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You don’t win the Hue Prize in Physics by being just another pretty face or even a rich girl.


Jesus
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Is this guy more than just a happy-go-lucky security guy with a penchant for organizing poker games?



Hiram
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The Franklin’s old school doctor. He believes in the hands-on approach to medicine.


Mio
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A genuine war hero. Perhaps being a hero, came at a price.


Atticus
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A real celebrity. With a grid show and everything. Along with his faithful companion Bentsford his hunting and outdoors show is popular sector wide.


Tensy
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She’s come a long way from her childhood in a neo-luddite commune to being the lead biologist on a prestigious research vessel.


Bentsford
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Obviously, some sort of digital intelligence. Bentsford has never revealed if he is an artificial intelligence or a ghost. And why is he wasting his life away playing second fiddle to Atticus on his grid show?


 
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osanaiko

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I don't get it. When does MC's father die so he can move back home to live with his landlady while he figures out his life?

Edit: all jokes aside, the background looks very interesting. And if you lot really and truly are TTRPG creators, then hopefully you've got the experience to actually plan and execute a production pipeline. Definitely would advise getting a photoshop wizard to touch up those renders, and also learn how to use the DAZ depth of field camera controls.
 
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So, wait, is there some actual strip poker gameplay in this? Inquiring minds (mine) need to know this.
 

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lagaard,
The Strip poker is a plot device within a scene. There is a mini game of cards with betting involved but your success in the mini game isn't tied to the state of undress of the other card players. Hope you'll give the game a play.
 

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lagaard,
The Strip poker is a plot device within a scene. There is a mini game of cards with betting involved but your success in the mini game isn't tied to the state of undress of the other card players. Hope you'll give the game a play.
Hmmm, interesting. Well, it can't hurt to give that a try. Always looking to see strip poker things.
 

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We've kind of taken a different tack with romance options. There are main options on the ship itself, 4 each for the MMC and FMC. Then there are and/or will be introduced more short term or friends with benefits options. Both for the male and female MCs. But we are striving to reflect a level of realism in the players relationships so your actions in the game will have consequences. This isn't really a harem game, although if you're willing to accept the consequences you can roll through a fair number of partners by the end of the game.
 

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Chapter One, Episode Two is now available for download via our page. While you're there feel free to join. You can do so now for free on Patreon and it's a nice way to show a little support for any creator you follow. Thanks and we hope you enjoy the episode.
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submissive -Ben83

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The mysterious red head looks dominant as fuck, i know shes pissed but she has thos dominant eyes that can scare any man to their knees :p
 

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Glad you like Cybil. Her name is a bit of an Easter egg. Can you guess what it might indicate? Hint: It's a bit of history thing.
 

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Glad you like Cybil. Her name is a bit of an Easter egg. Can you guess what it might indicate? Hint: It's a bit of history thing.
I have no idea for as i am from east london and to be honest the history couldbt be from where you are at :ROFLMAO: but yeah i like the look of cybil shes gorgeous and scary at the same time.
 

TerraSolGames

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Well it is an American reference. Has to do with a famous scientific study/book (?) from the 70s. I have to confess she has always been my favorite character to write and create scenes for.
 
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Well it is an American reference. Has to do with a famous scientific study/book (?) from the 70s. I have to confess she has always been my favorite character to write and create scenes for.
I did watch a cartoon years ago as a little boy something about benjaming franklin i think i remember him being a scientist of electricity.

she one gorgeous girl thats for sure, i would submit to her anyday of the week if she told me to :love:
 

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I wanted to let everyone know that Chapter One, Episode Three is now available.

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You can find the link on our Patreon page. While you there please feel free to become a member. You can do so for free it you like. The more we get the more excited we are about our work.

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There's plenty of mystery, suspense and sex in this episode. We hope you'll come and take a trip on The Rosalind Franklin.
 

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We've kind of taken a different tack with romance options. There are main options on the ship itself, 4 each for the MMC and FMC. Then there are and/or will be introduced more short term or friends with benefits options. Both for the male and female MCs. But we are striving to reflect a level of realism in the players relationships so your actions in the game will have consequences. This isn't really a harem game, although if you're willing to accept the consequences you can roll through a fair number of partners by the end of the game.
If you make it one, your game's popularity as long as the story is good and it makes actual sense, will really sky rocket. There are only 3 other space harem games out there. 3001, Stranded in Space and Tales from the Unending Void are the three best space harem games by a long way at least in my view they are but there needs to be more, the rest are very poor compared to these. Just a suggestion nothing more, whichever way you decide to go with the game, I really do wish you the best of luck, hoping you won't actually need luck, and that you are very successful!
 

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Thanks for the feedback. We really do appreciate it when folks take the time to talk to us. We've just released Chapter 1, Episode 3. It's a free download, so head over to our , or to check it out.
 

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I wanted to let you all know that we just released a version 1.1 of our game. It has a revamped prologue, additional voice acting and original music. You can find it right now on our and shortly on itch.io and SpicyGaming.net. Please check it out when you get a chance.
 

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Neko-Chan Pacifica,
"If you make it one, your game's popularity as long as the story is good and it makes actual sense, will really sky rocket."

Your comment got me thinking about several things and I'd like to ask you a question. What is your definition of a Harem Game?