VN Ren'Py The Beautiful Game [Ch. 1 v0.8] [Daggum]

[Daggum Games]

Hi Tomy75. Thanks for checking out the game and for the encouraging words. Also, thank you for pointing out that bug. Someone else has too and yes it'll be fixed for the next update. On Jasmine's reaction, yes, I get how many of you see it as an overreaction; her reaction will be explained at the start of v0.8. I have already made the scene and it is a tender and important one in the story with Jasmine. I won't say much more because it risks spoiling things but the new information that comes from it will be significant and will probably make some of you re-evaluate her.

 

[flaviopaganini]

Hi Tomy75. Thanks for checking out the game and for the encouraging words. Also, thank you for pointing out that bug. Someone else has too and yes it'll be fixed for the next update. On Jasmine's reaction, yes, I get how many of you see it as an overreaction; her reaction will be explained at the start of v0.8. I have already made the scene and it is a tender and important one in the story with Jasmine. I won't say much more because it risks spoiling things but the new information that comes from it will be significant and will probably make some of you re-evaluate her.

Daggum, do you plan to release your game on Steam? I introduced it to several Brazilian friends and they loved it, but they all asked if it could be purchased on Steam, as they are not used to using Patreon.

 

[Daggum Games]

Yes, I want it to go onto Steam. Perhaps when Chapter 1 is done? I'd like to get a bit more of a following beforehand to get more traction with their algorithm but I also have to accept that while quite a few people will like this game it is niche and so probably won't do well financially. If I eventually cover my costs it'll be a success for me

 

[motseer]

Yes, I want it to go onto Steam. Perhaps when Chapter 1 is done? I'd like to get a bit more of a following beforehand to get more traction with their algorithm but I also have to accept that while quite a few people will like this game it is niche and so probably won't do well financially. If I eventually cover my costs it'll be a success for me

Always happy to do a wish list addition to help out. It doesn't take long and it helps more than many folks realize.

 

[Tomy75]

I also have to accept that while quite a few people will like this game it is niche

Don't you dare say this my friend!
Niche because it's football centered?
Well, let me tell you something about me then: I don't watch football games on TV, I just don't enjoy them, not my thing, but what I DO enjoy in your VN is the passion you're putting into it and the social aspect it brings. So yeah, if I’m being 100% honest, sometimes I skip a line or two when it’s getting too technical for me, but I still DO enjoy the passion I’m feeling in your story. Too many VNs get very quickly boring because they are built for a very large audience, including an audience who only enjoys AVNs for the sexual segments and nothing else, they don’t care about the story itself, they just don't read it, so some developers don’t care about their story either and it shows.

 

[AnonW123]

I really like the story so far and the slow burn for a change.
Seeing how things went with Jasmine I think it's time for an incest patch to make her what she really is: MC’s aunt. Otherwise, her sudden change of mind and attitude does not really make a lot of sense, she's acting profoundly scared of what she's done to the son of her friend, it’s an overreaction that would likely fit more with an aunt/nephew relationship.
Btw Daggum Games , there’s a little bug now that you added the choice (thank you!) of stopping Jasmine from blowing MC at the spa: the discussion that follows this event on the sofa does not take into account if you stopped her or not.

God I hate when people push the incest agenda into every game. No disrespect to you personally, but every game doesn't need incest. She is clearly not meant to be his Aunt.

She is a close friend of his mother who would have known the Mc when he was a little child. His overprotective mother sent him to her to be safe, as he finally steps out into adult life and she's engaging in sexual activities with him under the guise of helping his confidence. That can easily be seen by some as creepy and his mother (her good friend) probably wouldn't approve. Her reaction isn't surprising to me, what is surprising is that it took her this long and for things to go that far before she realizes "oh shit I've crossed a line". That probably should have happened much earlier, so I get why it seems strange to some but it is understandable.

I like her as a Li but in the real world that relationship would be controversial or at least raise some eyebrows. So I think the reaction is realistic but what's not realistic is how long it took for her to get to that point.

 

[RandomGeneratedName]

Will the newest version of the game be released here soon just curious

 

[sagerock820]

He is hard at work on it as we speak.

 

[RandomGeneratedName]

He is hard at work on it as we speak.

oh meant the one released in may V0.72

 

[sagerock820]

Oh, ok. V 0.72 will be released here once v 0.8 is released for patrons.

 

[Daggum Games]

Progress update for the next Patreon release, at which point I'll update the version on here:

1,440 renders (stills plus renders used for animations), and 8 animations is the (basically final) count. There'll probably be a few more still renders while I am closing off the writing, in situations where a scene might feel light on images or it misses some important imagery. But the numbers won't shift meaningfully from this. Things are looking good and I have a decent amount of dev time scheduled over the next week and a bit.

 

[MikesDK]

wtf is the deal with Dina? i thought it was supposed to be a choice driven game but she starts giving MC a BJ why?
i want nothing to do with her even though i did like Anya but if its both or none i choose none so why on earth is game going from having routes and choices to having forces sex scenes?
Even when you pick no to velodrome shower scenes this still happens why?

Did i fuck up somewhere not that theres many choices but i dont recall ever havinig any when it comes to Dina.

Also a short time later Penny calling MC scene repeats it self so you see it two times in a row, that has to be a mistake.

 

[johnmnf692]

I'm glad you picked up on that as a feel, because it was intentional. Sheltered fresh graduate is suddenly thrown into a world dominated by women, somewhere women feel in charge? Yeah, that'll happen initially. But the MC is on a journey, and if anyone who has played v0.7 already will hopefully agree, he grows a fair bit over that week, and the lewd scenes have gone down well with people that have played that version. The growth of the MC continues over the course of the game, which is a key part of the story.

People who want a femdom game, want a femdom game. And people who don't, don't. Making the MC an insufferable wimp and a bunch of the LIs harpies should not be a decision you are making only for the "initial" part of the game. If you want to make a femdom game, just commit to that decision, and if you don't, then don't push it so heavily. The MC should be able to come into the world of sexuality without reacting like an autistic 12 year old. This trope was already played out in AVNs 6+ years ago. The fact that you have set up the MC as a stereotypical uber virgin and given multiple LIs explicit femdom kinks hints to what at least some of your long term intentions are with the game. And that's your prerogative, but you could at least be clear about it. This game doesn't even have femdom (or maledom) in the planned tags, let alone the active tags.

It is intentionally locked. Jasmine is a catalyst for a few events in the game.

Locking characters behind other LIs is generally (99% of the time) bad, especially if it's a LI whom you have already admitted is a "complex character" (i.e. likely to annoy a reasonable amount of players).

 

[StrawberryCheese83]

wtf is the deal with Dina? i thought it was supposed to be a choice driven game but she starts giving MC a BJ why?
i want nothing to do with her even though i did like Anya but if its both or none i choose none so why on earth is game going from having routes and choices to having forces sex scenes?
Even when you pick no to velodrome shower scenes this still happens why?

Did i fuck up somewhere not that theres many choices but i dont recall ever havinig any when it comes to Dina.

Also a short time later Penny calling MC scene repeats it self so you see it two times in a row, that has to be a mistake.

I thought the same as you. So i used x052_URM and it turns out, that shiat was forced. Didn t like it...because i ve turned both girls down at the End of the first Shower Scene. Forced content is really a no go in a choiced driven VN...but..well. We can t change that. Overall, i like this VN. Nice Ladys and a really good story. I will wait for 1 or to 2 Updates and then make a decision to support the dev or not. If he keeps this Pace, this could easily become a 5 Star Game.

Oh..and Dev..if you read this...PLEASE get some of your in-game Ladys an intimate waxing. Some of them have more Pubic Hair than a Brownbear (no pun intended)

 

[sagerock820]

I thought the same as you. So i used x052_URM and it turns out, that shiat was forced. Didn t like it...because i ve turned both girls down at the End of the first Shower Scene. Forced content is really in a choiced driven VN...but..well. We can t change it. Overall, i like this VN. Nice Ladys and a really good story. I will wait for 1 or to 2 Update and the make a decision to support the dev or not. If he keeps this Pace, this could easily become a 5 Star Game.

Lol I forgot about his comment, since I can't see it anymore.

 

[Maviarab]

I thought the same as you. So i used x052_URM and it turns out, that shiat was forced. Didn t like it...because i ve turned both girls down at the End of the first Shower Scene. Forced content is really in a choiced driven VN...but..well. We can t change it. Overall, i like this VN. Nice Ladys and a really good story. I will wait for 1 or to 2 Update and the make a decision to support the dev or not. If he keeps this Pace, this could easily become a 5 Star Game.

I'm with you on the 'teacher'....however, should the 'student' ever want to blow me I'm never going to complain or turn her away...ever. Jus' sayin' are you really going to help stunt her education?

 

[StrawberryCheese83]

I'm with you on the 'teacher'....however, should the 'student' ever want to blow me I'm never going to complain or turn her away...ever. Jus' sayin' are you really going to help stunt her education?

Thats why you are one of my fav ppl in here. Most of the time, we both think alike.

As a good man, i would of course give my student a helping hand (or cock) ... You just can t simple break an educational process. My Momma raised a gentleman.

 

[MikesDK]

I thought the same as you. So i used x052_URM and it turns out, that shiat was forced. Didn t like it...because i ve turned both girls down at the End of the first Shower Scene. Forced content is really a no go in a choiced driven VN...but..well. We can t change that. Overall, i like this VN. Nice Ladys and a really good story. I will wait for 1 or to 2 Updates and then make a decision to support the dev or not. If he keeps this Pace, this could easily become a 5 Star Game.

Oh..and Dev..if you read this...PLEASE get some of your in-game Ladys an intimate waxing. Some of them have more Pubic Hair than a Brownbear (no pun intended)

Im still hoping it was a mistake from the devs side and that it will get fixed, or the choice where you say no to anymore velodrome would be pretty pointless.

Im also waiting to see what happens in the next update or two before making up my mind about the game and your right it did have the potential to be a 5 star game, still could if dev drops the forced stuff.

 

[badass]

I couldn't continue after choosing the fetish menu.. anyone having the same problem?

 

[Daggum Games]

I couldn't continue after choosing the fetish menu.. anyone having the same problem?

Morally? What version are you playing? What was the error message etc.?

both girls down at the End of the first Shower Scene. Forced content is really a no go in a choiced driven VN...but..well. We can t change that. Overall, i like this VN. Nice Ladys and a really good story. I will wait for 1 or to 2 Updates and then make a decision to support the dev or not. If he keeps this Pace, this could easily become a 5 Star Game.

Thanks! Trying my best on the quality front. Pacing: just sent a script to a proofreader, next step is over to beta testers. I'm aiming for decent quality so I can't just bang stuff out. Forced content: the No on taking risks in velodrome was only ever meant to be about the shower; he gets jumped in the changing room and not being able to say no there was part of the story, given the MC's emerging character. All that said, I hear you (and others) on this point, and I've already implemented a hard No so you will break the thread with Dina and Anya i.e. no forced sex (a BJ). Next update has this sorted.

PLEASE get some of your in-game Ladys an intimate waxing

Outrageous! Well, without giving away too much, two ladies get a trim in Ch1v0.8. Also you'll see lots of bare bottoms of existing characters and that'll show you that there is a nice mix.

Thanks everyone for trying the game out. I've got a trailer out on itch.io in case anyone needs more of a preview before deciding to play the game. Will try and add one on here with the next update, which is not far off now.