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

[JJJ84]

My problem is not going around during a mission/quest is having to walk around the entire map looking for a specific NPC just to start the mission, some good examples are Trials in tainted space and corruption of the champion, you have a map of a good size but where you can identify important NPC's and quests by only looking, Hopes said that those were an inspiration, and although normally I don't like free-roam I really enjoy it in those games, my problem is if things go in a "repeat task 20 times" to get anywhere, which I really don't believe Hopes will do.

I really don't think it will be as gritty as before though, I'm pretty sure the rewards were reworked so you don't have to keep repeating mission just to have money to buy stuff, at least I hope so, or we may have enough missions that it all adds up if the second one is the case we can only hope they will all be fun.

Oh I get what ya mean. And yeah, I agree with you.

Thinking more about the gameplay, I do kinda wonder whether the MC's missions (with gameplay, like Eiza's sister mission) in the main story will actually influence on and increase his actual stats (i.e. Off. power, Def. power, Stealth, Threat stats).
And if they do, how much will they increase compared to their increase when doing the contracts.

 

[TundraLupus]

Oh I get what ya mean. And yeah, I agree with you.

Thinking more about the gameplay, I do kinda wonder whether the MC's missions (with gameplay, like Eiza's sister mission) in the main story will actually influence on and increase his actual stats (i.e. Off. power, Def. power, Stealth, Threat stats).
And if they do, how much will they increase compared to their increase when doing the contracts.

I think the main missions will increase the character base stats and contracts are a way to get money and items.

 

[raggedsunbeam]

Man, I really wish i could support more on patreon, but I just lost my job a few weeks ago. Keep up the great work, team!

 

[JJJ84]

I think the main missions will increase the character base stats and contracts are a way to get money and items.

To be honest, I think it feels more plausible that the MC gains some base stats on contracts as well (though to much lesser degree than the main missions), since he's still gaining experience with them, but hey, that's just me.


So far for Contracts:

Base reward:
- money (not confirmed, but most likely since that's the structure of how MC earned money in-game before the revamp, and I doubt this will change)

plus

Extra reward, one of:

- item (not confirmed, but very possible, since it's teased MC will be able to gain equipment in Tournaments in future, so why not contracts?)
- renders (confirmed)
- lore (confirmed)

as mentioned by Hopes previously.

One of the rewards will be renders for the special render gallery.
The easy ones are from the monthly renders.
The bit better ones will be unique renders I do from time to time and the best ones would be commisoned renders. As many of them haven't been seen and are rather lewd.

Another reward can be lores.

Some of it will be at the end of a quest while others you can find while exploring the game maps.

 

[TundraLupus]

To be honest, I think it feels more plausible that the MC gains some base stats on contracts as well (though to much lesser degree than the main missions), since he's still gaining experience with them, but hey, that's just me.


So far for Contracts:

Base reward:
- money (not confirmed, but most likely since that's the structure of how MC earned money in-game before the revamp, and I doubt this will change)

plus

Extra reward, one of:

- item (not confirmed, but very possible, since it's teased MC will be able to gain equipment in Tournaments in future, so why not contracts?)
- renders (confirmed)
- lore (confirmed)

as mentioned by Hopes previously.

It will depend if an XP system is present, if not then the items and training would be the ones to influence stats like before, otherwise, some remarks about the MC's abilities would make no sense in the main story.

 

[JJJ84]

It will depend if an XP system is present, if not then the items and training would be the ones to influence stats like before, otherwise, some remarks about the MC's abilities would make no sense in the main story.

What remarks about MC do you mean (just asking out of curiosity)?

I think you're probably right though. Assuming training books (books which increases MC's stats with use after purchasing) remain and are not removed, that might be the way MC's stats increases outside the main missions.

One question in my mind is, how the game would be different for those who chooses to turn the gameplay off because it's not to their liking. Hopes said this will be an option, but rewards such as renders & lores are actually tied into these contracts so hmmmm......

I'm not saying this is something that I will do (it's most unlikely actually, since I generally hate missing out on content, when it's clearly available), yet I do wonder these rewards are getting locked out for those folks (who just want the VN experience & no gameplay).

 

[TundraLupus]

What remarks do you mean (just asking out of curiosity)?

I think you're probably right though. Assuming training books (books which increases MC's stats with use after purchasing) remain and are not removed, that might be the way it remains.

One question in my mind is, how the game would be different for those who chooses to turn the gameplay off because it's not to their liking. Hopes said this will be an option, but rewards such as renders & lores are actually tied into these contracts so hmmmm......

I'm not saying this is something that I will do (it's most unlikely actually, since I generally hate missing out on content, when it's clearly available), yet I do wonder these rewards are getting locked out for those folks (who just want the VN experience & no gameplay).

Just comments about how the Mc hasn't proven themselves, and how inept he is compared to even a Soldado, my Mc was basically at Elite Lvl and was still treated like a noob, that will likely stay though because I had forgotten that the game already had an XP system.

Probably none, if the system is the same as we have now for those that turn it off, it will just play out as it already did in a more narrative way, lore and renders are literally extras that wouldn't really change the gameplay, maybe a phrase or two do change though as that is quite easy to make with Boolean(true/false flags) statements.

 

[BTungsteno]

A good place to get new items/weapons/etc aside from contracts,could be the underground place for fights that Luna mentioned (of course not before a mission take you there,since a place with lots of greedy people seeking glory,money and pew pew things deserves a proper intro)

 

[TundraLupus]

A good place to get new items/weapons/etc aside from contracts,could be the underground place for fights that Luna mentioned (of course not before a mission take you there,since a place with lots of greedy people seeking glory,money and pew pew things deserves a proper intro)

Actually good point, we know the weapons merchant but where does the Mc buy his equipment, is it a Deluca shop or an actual legal gun-store, or one of Luna's contacts? Did the game tell us?

 

[JJJ84]

A good place to get new items/weapons/etc aside from contracts,could be the underground place for fights that Luna mentioned (of course not before a mission take you there,since a place with lots of greedy people seeking glory,money and pew pew things deserves a proper intro)

You're referring to the "Frenetico Tournaments", right? The tournament mentioned by Luna & Gracie at the end of the beach prison event (and they specifically say MC will have to participate if he wants to increase his ranks & prizes are either tons of money or rare weapons).

That tournament will be coming (Hopes said). It's only a matter of time I suppose.

Actually good point, we know the weapons merchant but where does the Mc buy his equipment, is it a Deluca shop or an actual legal gun-store, or one of Luna's contacts? Did the game tell us?

Luna could just set MC up with TJ the gunsmith, her weapons contact (whom she went to meet with MC at Musala hill).

Hopes originally didn't have any plans for that character, but after I asked him about TJ, he said he might consider it (so fingers crossed).

Guess only problem is TJ's guns & the modifications he does to them aren't actually legal (as Luna said. Come to think of it, why am I getting a sneaking feeling that none of Luna's guns are legal?), so if MC gets caught by the cops (or detectives whom will appear later down the line) when using them, then "busted".

Also, this is just my opinion, but a weapon MC can possibly obtain much later which might be a family heirloom (from his mom Rina) could actually be pretty cool too (weapon which gives off an aura like Witcher 3's Aerondight silver sword but in DeLuca mafia style, for the late to Endgame gameplay).

 

[TundraLupus]

You're referring to the "Frenetico Tournaments", right? The tournament mentioned by Luna & Gracie at the end of the beach prison event (and they specifically say MC will have to participate if he wants to increase his ranks & prizes are either tons of money or rare weapons).

That tournament will be coming (Hopes said). It's only a matter of time I suppose.



Luna could just set MC up with TJ the gunsmith, her weapons contact (whom she went to meet with MC at Musala hill).

Hope's originally didn't have any plans for that character, but after I asked him about TJ, he said he might consider it (so fingers crossed).

Guess only problem is TJ's guns & the modifications he does to them aren't actually legal (as Luna said. Come to think of it, why am I getting a sneaking feeling that none of Luna's guns are legal?), so if MC gets caught by the cops (or detectives whom will appear later down the line) when using them, then "busted".

Also, this is just my opinion, but a weapon MC can possibly obtain much later which might be a family heirloom (from his mom Rina) could actually be pretty cool too (weapon which gives off an aura like Witcher 3's Aerondight silver sword but in DeLuca mafia style, for the late to Endgame gameplay).

Poison dagger, or actually just a really cool knife, okay now I'm gonna research if it is possible to make a knife with crevasses that will store poison better than just dumping it on its surface, but I think some poison and probably a dagger of some kind would fit what little we know about her.

 

[Dragon59]

Late to the game, but wow, I definitely was not expecting THAT backstory in a porn game.

That's what makes it so different, and why most of us are willing to have the sexual scenes happen when it is time.

 

[sdn2603]

any news about the update??

 

[c3p0]

any news about the update??

Yep, we all playing the game since weeks, but are being threatened by the whole Deluca family if we let other know about this.Shit, my mistake.
Other than that we hopefully waiting for a awesome update that is coming soon and brings a little light in the otherwise uncertained future.

 

[Hominusnocturnal]

Can't wait to be ''INSIDE'' Cordia,,,
Hope more content bout her in the next update,,,

Spoiler: hmmmm

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[Ayhsel]

Yep, we all playing the game since weeks, but are being threatened by the whole Deluca family if we let other know about this.Shit, my mistake.
Other than that we hopefully waiting for a awesome update that is coming soon and brings a little light in the otherwise uncertained future.

You violated a secret about the family. You are sleeping with the fish tonight with cement shoes!

 

[SuperLYC]

To whoever violating family rules and "disappeared", we will forget you forever, along with that …guy. Wait what is his name again? Never mind I forgot

 

[coolcrank]

you will need to start a new game when the new update come out anyway so wait for the next update .

Thank you

 

[cobaia2392]

Hello, if someone want and may check i started do translate the introduction to PT-BR.

Just subscribe the archive, Introduction.rpy in the game folder.

I want to know if it's good or how to improve.

 

[JJJ84]

Hey HopesGaming, how have you been doing man? For me I've been good for the most part (even though it's like work then home, work then home, like clockwork lol)
Just have some questions for ya.

1) Regarding the whole "trying out the shorter updates with faster releases approach" you said in recent dev post, can you give estimation as to roughly the wait time between the updates?
It's not like you will be ever beholden to them or anything (since that would be pretty stupid of us if we think that lol. As the saying goes, "it will be released when it's ready"), but I'm just curious about the rough cutdown in time compared to previous very, very rough estimate 3~4 months (or longer) wait between updates (and I'm guessing other fans would be too).

2) How would this new release approach trial (post 0.07.) impact the general Story - Lewd/Freeroam rotations? Sometimes story events are quite long (I mean yes, nowhere near the long long lengths like My name is Luna, but still long), would they be split into 2 parts or 3 parts?

3) After the initial 0.07. release, how often will Wilfred's Contracts get an update (with new Contracts)? Will they be coming together as a bundle with either one of Story (i.e, Story + contracts in an update) or Lewd/Freeroam (i.e. Lewd/Freeroam + contracts in an update), or will the actual rotation itself be changed into Story - Lewd/Freeroam - Contracts and so on update cycle?

4) She's late to join the DeLucas, but any chance Eiza can get a portrait system also (like Luna, Gracie, Isabel, Cordia, Wilfred, Antonio) considering that she's pretty popular with the fans?

5) The 4 Serpents, collection of the most powerful individuals in the DeLuca Family. So what happens when these Serpents suffer from boredom? Or alternatively, when they have absolutely NOTHING to do? We sort of got a glimpse of what Gottardo does (nearby Cordia's bakery, on Gracie's "Town time" event, as well as "The Blizzard Princess" event with Joey), but what about others? Any chance we'll get to find out?

6) Are we gonna find out why Battista thought Joey was unholy in next update?

7) Charvi Kaskar. If there's one thing you can reveal about her that we as fans don't know yet (as a tease for things to come in the future), what would it be?

8) Why and how did Gottardo start calling child Luna "little Lulu"? Any flashbacks coming for that (plus any period of Luna's childhood, post-MysteriousSix kidnapping incident which are notable)?
Really enjoyed Wilfred's flashback reminiscing the old days.
Come to think of it, since Cynthia is Luna's teacher, flashback between those two I'd love to see as well, (even though Queen C hasn't even appeared yet heh ).

9) I'm guessing with MC likely having to patch up Cordia & Luna's strained relationship, Luna will be part of discussion he has in his talks with Cordia, but what about others? Will he get to talk about Gracie (why she is lacking in social relationships) & Isabel (her further straining relationship with Antonio) as well?