Ren'Py Abandoned The DeLuca Family [Season 1] [HopesGaming]

[HopesGaming]

So many Filius characters appeared!
Remember, it may be fun to engage with these comical characters from time to time, but don't go overboard or they drag you along with their stupidity.
And if they keep going on about supporters and patrons rememeber to show them this;

Q. How long does an update take?
A. Sadly, it is an impossible thing to give an estimation on. This is my hobby and real life can tend to take priority when needed. Under 3-4 months is what would be realistic. 3 is the goal.
But I have had updates taken a lot more. That I want to improve, but alas, it can tend to happen. Hopefully in the future I am in a comfortable enough spot to go full time on this project! But for now- there is no guarantee for monthly or even bi-monthly releases.

That is from my front page of Patreon. I don't know how much more transparent I can be. Especially on a game that is usually free either on day 1 or a week after. Like dafuq.

But I must say- the Filius Canis of the month has to go to - Krugger.
Acting like the 1 star is not due to the sexual content yet every few sentences and there is the 'but not even sexual content' stuff like the rest of the Filius out there heh.
Anyway, thanks for taking your time to give me a one star review. Hopefully, you'll be a bit more truthful in your next one heh.

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Anyway, enough about the Filius dudes. They are a special breed.
To the rest out there, thank you for your support and kind words like always! Don't think I will ignore your comments and questions. Just getting the thee ready and will go through as many as I can and answer them in the next post of mine heh.

As Wilfred would say;
Peace and love my dudes!

 

[01234]

That is the part I like most about "no specific deadline" and "no percentages". You log on and BAM: New update. Good times incoming!

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[DonStark]

Well in the beginning i was a big fan but right now every update disappoint me a little, i understand that you want a love story with principal girls but the game exists 2 years No ? And come on nothing except a little little little BJ ... Like i said i understand but HopesGaming i hope that you understand that for some people that's not great.

I will not change my opinion about the fact that this game is great but i will wait until december hoping there will be something ...

 

[DA22]

Well in the beginning i was a big fan but right now every update disappoint me a little, i understand that you want a love story with principal girls but the game exists 2 years No ? And come on nothing except a little little little BJ ... Like i said i understand but HopesGaming i hope that you understand that for some people that's not great.

I will not change my opinion about the fact that this game is great but i will wait until december hoping there will be something ...

That is why I hold myself back as well from playing, I know my own impatience. No problem with slow burn as long as the pay-off is also already there though. Now to the good side based upon a number of people I know who play this game at least this is a game that does have a real story and well worked out consistent characters, so the slow burn is not to hide there is nothing else.

So holding back for now and looking forward to play the game when dev feels it right to add sexual content to the game or if he never feels like it, play the game when finished but then go in knowing it will not be there and go in with a mindset of just enjoying the story.

 

[HopesGaming]

how do you tirgger the good night kiss with Isabel? She wont do it in the living room at night, and she's always sleeping next to Antonio during late night

The goodnight kiss is a bit misleading as it is not really a goodnight kiss (Isabel also remarks on it)
You have to go to her while she is reading afternoon

how to take the cave at chapter 9 =))

Spam the sleep button (I am planning to lower the wait time for that one)

So is there any Intercourse scene until this update or is the dev still obsessed with story building and dialogues and other nonsensical stuff?
No offence to the good story lovers, as I'm one of them but with this game I have had my vial of patience running very low.

No obsession with anything. I've been pretty open about the kind of game I'm doing since day one. The fact that your patience is running low is because you kept going because despite everything because of the promise of sexual content. But I have told countless time that even when sex appears the focus of the game will stay the same as now. The story is important for me. This is a niche game.

Just finished the update, and HopesGaming, I must thank you from the bottom of my heart for another great one.

Despite this being a smaller update than usual, it just comes to show that it makes no difference (well, can't speak for others but for me it doesn't) as long as "story is king", and with DeLuca, it always has been that with you as its storyteller (don't ever change who you are man, no matter how much some may try to bash you or pressure you with the rushed sexual content).

The 2 events (1 Isabel, & 1 Wilfred + Luna +Gracie) in this update were both heartwarming in different ways - I liked the resolution of Isabel's current arc, while finding out more about her. With Wilfred's event, it was adorable seeing Luna & Gracie (!) in their early childhood (I even loved seeing them be playful with each other, with MC & Wilfred being observers).


Okay, now some questions for ya:

1) I think I remember you saying previously (quite a while ago I think) that Luna (who purely loves MC) will be unwilling to share MC with other girls (compared to Gracie who is curious & wants exploration, & for Isabel, I don't remember what you said lol).
With Luna, I'm just asking out of curiosity, is that still the case? (i.e. later down the line, Luna will not respond well to MC being involved with other girls, with MC being given an ultimatum to choose?) Or are you feeling about it differently now?

2) This is a question that is kinda related to question 1. Some Devs implement a stat called "cheat points" where if the player has the MC cheat on a character, these points stack up and ultimately affect the game's ending (assuming the game has multiple endings).
Again, I'm not asking you to implement this (Since you'll have your own vision of the ending/s), but what are your thoughts on this approach by some Devs (again asking out of curiosity, nothing more than your thoughs on it, and also it's not to criticise those Devs who implement this)?

3) We've seen one retired Capo of the DeLuca Family with Isabel & Gracie's freezer room event. So this might be more of a lore question, what do Capos actually do when they retire (not just DeLuca capos, but all Capos in general)? And is being "retired" actually being out of "the game" (of mafia life)?
I'd imagine even though they're retired, in reality, they're not really out of it because of their Omerta Oath (which is for life) & would need to answer their Family's "call in need" even when they're in retirement. But that's just my interpretation of it.

4) Wilfred's flashback of Luna & Gracie in "Portend", in terms of chronology, how long ago was it before Luna's kidnapping in "My name is Luna" flashback?

5) Not sure whether this is spoilers or not, but since we find out about Isabel's grandfather & uncles in Isabel's event, any chance we'll get to meet them somewhere down the line? Or would you say it's unlikely given Isabel's family are basically "outsiders" (people living outside of Lucania)?

6) (Hoping this isn't too much of spoilers) If you could describe the personality of the remaining Serpents (Cynthia, 4th unrevealed Serpent) in just one word (for each of them), what would be best used to describe them?

7) This isn't a question, but have to admit, the "she-devils" dynamic between Luna & Gracie in Isabel's event was dynamite level. Now I'm imagining when Charvi (Jalen's sister) gets added to that mix. Damn, that dynamic feels like it may potentially go into the nuke level with that trinity.

Take care of yourself Hopes. I enjoyed the update greatly, and am excited for what's to come in its future.

And thank you for being an awesome player of the game! And no worries. I'll never change, ha

1. Honestly, I'm afraid to answer this as nothing is set on stone. These kinds of things I tend to analyze once we get closer to that point and see how viable it be.

2. Haven't heard about that actually. But, if it's done well, I think it's a good idea. Also depends on the game and what the goal of the game is. Is seems a bit simplified but nothing wrong with simple. As long as it works.

3. Being retired just means they settle down at Lucania and do some everyday stuff like store owners etc. But, it does not mean they are out of the life. Emergency they will appear. And even during their retired life they have some stuff related to the mafia life (legitmit business used as front for mafia related work). It's basically active role vs passive role.

4. Oh, have to be careful with this one. But I would say 1 year before it happened.

5. I would say it's unlikely. Depends on how her story unfolds. But no real plan on that front. They are mostly used to build her 'lore' and character more than anything.

6.
Cynthia - Wild

4th serpent - 'Evil'

7. Haha, only time will tell how that cocktail will be, heh.

just a though, in one of the new images of adult Gracie seems a bit weird, like half of the face is really well balanced and beautiful, and the other is just a bit weird, its not that it is that bad but its like she has a swollen cheek from a punch in the face, on the left side, that she got from a fist fight from the day before lol

Oh! I have to check up on that! But Gracie is an oddball to begin with, heh.

i loaded an earlier savegame and this time it worked i got the Alfred event!
just wondering this game doesnt seem to have a skip button like many renpy games
so how will it work for 0.7 will we have to start from scratch again?

There should be a skip button Just have to make it so you can skip unseen text via the options.

Quick question, Is save from 2019 October update will be playable with current version?

It should be. But with such an old save nothing is for sure sadly.

I checked the gallery and Cordia's portion is grayed out. Did I miss someting?

Cordia has no content outside of story that's why. Don't worry her time will come and she will shine bright.

Is this a adult game?

No, this is toy story 5. Bye.

How to trigger "my name is Luna"? its just dont start somehow

Remember to check journal and/or quest log. (also check recordings)

I will say it's not a bad game by any means...but I get the sense that the developer never wanted to make an adult game, but has a story he wants to tell and figures selling as an adult game to an audience that likes those games would get more eyes on it. But 2 years in development or so, and the game is still very bare of actual sexual content.

One thing that is wrong with that statement "figures selling as an adult game to an audience that likes those games would get more eyes on it."
I have always been completely transparent with the way I do things. Sex will happen. But it happens when it happens. There is no rush and people that are waiting for it should not wait for it. This is a niche game.
Why must all game follow a specific template on how to be? It's stupid we limit the different contents out there due to our own personal preferences. All kinds of games are welcome in my mind. Even if it takes 10 year for any sexual content.
Some people, understandably, don't like that. But that just means this game wasn't meant for them to begin with.

Damn dude, 'these' people annoyed you so much you even decided to spend your time and resources to show us their true face in your own creation! Are they really worth it though? I mean, this episode is quite self-explanatory and 'this' specific character was shown ugly both on inside and on the outside, on the inside mostly by his absence of common sence and illogical, irrational thinking, so the whole scene and Gracie's thoughts afterwards are very fun and all... But I can't stop thinking that the time and efforts spent on this episode could have been spent on something else, new story event, probably? Anyway, you know that people will be people. As for the update - it is great, I am pleased that characters are not dull puppets, they act like real people, they develop, and they show us they are capable of serious, hard decisions. That is all I wanted to say for now. Peace, everybody!

Don't worry. Making that scene didn't take that long, heh. Notice how I didn't even spend time on adding music to the scene. I was writing the scene after the mall scene and was thinking of a proper transition event between em (like with the car scene with mc, luna, and gracie) and suddenly thought of this. It was a fun little thing to do.

Thanks for your comment!

English only ..... why !!!!!!


more than waiting ...

All translations are done by volunteers.

game stucked here i cant start the game do you know why?

Because your last game version was on a translation probably. This is english only. (until the translation team translate it)
You can either clear persistent date or you can open an older version and change it to english first.

Well in the beginning i was a big fan but right now every update disappoint me a little, i understand that you want a love story with principal girls but the game exists 2 years No ? And come on nothing except a little little little BJ ... Like i said i understand but HopesGaming i hope that you understand that for some people that's not great.

I will not change my opinion about the fact that this game is great but i will wait until december hoping there will be something ...

I understand, and I also know you are a true fan. When I reply to those people that complain about sexual content, those replies are not meant for people like you who enjoy the story but may want a bit of extra stuff. With that said, the game will always focus on the story and characters first. No matter how long it will take.
But it's true it has been a while and I think you will be pleasantly surprised with some planned things in the upcoming updates.

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If I missed a comment somewhere just comment it again and I will do my best to answer it! (This does not apply to the Filius Canises out there.)

 

[Darkkia]

With the new update, won't let me select the different rooms. I can't get out of Mc's bedroom. Neither with the mouse nor with the keyboard cursors. I can only access the top menu of events and go to the bathroom and sleep, but nothing else.
Any advice?
I have a pc with windows 8
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Con la última actualización no me deja seleccionar las distintas habitaciones. No puedo salir del dormitorio del personaje princiapal. Ni con el ratón ni con los cursores del teclado. Solo puedo acceder al menú superior de eventos e ir al baño y a dormir, pero nada más.
¿Algún consejo? Uso un pc con windows 8

 

[GermanioBR]

Theres's a expression who resume all for grumpy people:
"Like it or lump it", or, as we said in a very clear Portuguese: "Não gostou, cai fora!", something like "Dont like it? Get lost!"...

HopesGaming For you, my friend, I only wish the best. Its very rare find a game with a realy good story and characters development as you do here. I know how its do something as a hobby and be charged as if get paid for (I've used to translate games for portuguese in my free time in the past - one of them (Fallout New Vegas) has 65k of text and took me one year to complete - so, if one day you thinking of translate this game for portuguese, count on me), and I know sometimes its frustrating, but as soon as we make a commitment, even if it is only with ourselves, we always move on.

Keep up the good work my friend. And if you need anything, count on me.

PS: I realy liked that you turn possible to not involve with Isabel. Mafia is something about loyality and trust, and have a way of not involve with a wife of a capo is something I think is natural for someone who wants to be alive in this envinromnent.

 

[93K]

After playing this game i wannabe a Deluca so much. If somebody knows where I can find them. so addictive to this game and thanks to dev n patrons

 

[Opptimuss]

Hey, the game doesn't open, why?

 

[Swag&Bacon]

This update was cringe

 

[Warhawk1]

This update was cringe

bruh..if you think this update was cringe,it's better if you stop playing AVN's..

 

[Zentis]

With the amount of Filius Canis's we have seen over the past day, it's safe to say we can open an r/FiliusCanis on reddit for these comments

 

[Ozzfest]

So far so good. Is the first time I've played an AVN without needing to see porn. The great story and awesome rendering quality made me forget about that. I just pledged (low tire for now) just to keep an eye on this game. Thank you HopesGaming.

 

[Ejsid]

Hey, anyone with save after "the magic touch" ? Just after or whatever after plz, it already pissed me enough to burry this game and take a leak on the grave :|

 

[Meushi]

Thanks for the update HopesGaming, as usual enjoyed your writing & humour.

The Soldiers Sacrifice scene was sexy, Filius Canis less so... The moustache was glorious!

The new Gallery is good, nice that it doesn't break old saves. Though they'll all be kaput when 0.7 arrives I guess.

And of course the really big question raised in this episode:

pov "I wonder who would win in a fight."​

pov "Luna who is known for her talent in combat or Gracie known for her brain."​

The only way Gracie would stand a chance is if it's premeditated, so she can devise a way to cheat - otherwise can't beat crazy!

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[Opptimuss]

The game stops here I can not play.

 

[Ozzfest]

The game stops here I can not play.

Sure it does. Just wait for the next update.

 

[davicko9]

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if it's a bug, but I've talked to Luna and heard her story from when she was younger (I was not prepared for the full story ;_; ) which should complete the "My name is Luna" event. However, it appears the game doesn't register this and I'm unable to continue the story in the evening, since it's a requirement for Story 10. Is there something I'm missing?

 

[laflare82]

I kinda gave up on this not because of lack of content not at all bit the introduction of content is starting to be irritating, I understand it's an Adult game but the fact still remains story has been told so well that you begging to see realism in it. The MC getting involved with anyone else other than the 2 sisters is an absolute no no for me it's Purpostrious for the MC to get the brother's wife without him finding out and the MC and her not being killed of. I couldn't even go through with the last update I might just give up on this for MC to go around getting balls deep with every women on here like 100+ different titles do is a shame this is not that type of game the MC shouldn't fuq 101 girls it's bs if he does and the direction last update was heading I just deleted after the 2nd interaction with her I saw were it was going and I couldn't bare to play anymore that shot took the realism out of the game for me. Dude absolutely must have s death wish trying to fuq your mob boss sons with you've gots to be kidding me.

 

[laflare82]

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if it's a bug, but I've talked to Luna and heard her story from when she was younger (I was not prepared for the full story ;_; ) which should complete the "My name is Luna" event. However, it appears the game doesn't register this and I'm unable to continue the story in the evening, since it's a requirement for Story 10. Is there something I'm missing?

Yah not much of us was prepared for that Luna Story.