Ren'Py The Dollsville Upgrade [v7.0.1] [hiddenpaulsmith]

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Zephea

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Anyone figure out how to get Witch Haley and Jaina?
They might be the last 2 for me... :>)
 

mrttao

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But didnt the game creator just say:
1. The game is 100% free, I don't benefit from it in anyway, and it doesn't contain anything you can't get in 2 clicks by simply searching the artist's name on google or Luscious.
2. This is a just a quick-and-dirty game. It seems many people got that right: it's a small, quick game. It's straight to the point: exploring the bimbo/doll/drone kink. There's no "plan" or "future" for it

so as far as this game is concerned, those points seem to be invalid?
point 1:
assuming he doesn't start soliciting donations.
the fact he hasn't made a patreon yet is a point in his favor. it might be the rare unicorn stolen assets game that isn't a cash grab

point 2:
rather than invalid, it proves me right on that point. "I just threw together something quick and dirty with no plan" definitely proves the plot is going to be awful. Which fits my "plot is twisted to match whatever art he managed to find and steal"
 

ThanatosX

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Really liked the game. The forest was frustrating though, could use like sub-regions with counters on how many visits you need to pop an item/gold/character.
 
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k3im0

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point 1:
assuming he doesn't start soliciting donations.
the fact he hasn't made a patreon yet is a point in his favor. it might be the rare unicorn stolen assets game that isn't a cash grab

point 2:
rather than invalid, it proves me right on that point. "I just threw together something quick and dirty with no plan" definitely proves the plot is going to be awful. Which fits my "plot is twisted to match whatever art he managed to find and steal"
True, but i like to think that he is honest about that, basically saying that "this game really does not have a plot and i'm not trying to say it has one. Just images put together for people to enjoy them with a little bit extra."
So everyone knows from the start that this is not going to be the next Mass Effect of porn games, just random "nothingness" with pictures.
 
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ohcmonrest

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It says there is a linux version but there isn't. The windows version has no linux libraries or executive. Renpy does it all for you, why would you go out of your way to delete the linux version?
 
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Zephea

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you need to raise your intelligence on the tavern then buy the scrolls the witch sells
Thanks! I finally figured that out kind of by accident. And I had already done the 'Camp' but then doing the Beach cleared out the Camp, so I have to do that again... maybe later!
 

Limited20

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Hi, I'm the creator of this game. Here's a couple things about it:

- As noted in the game and description, and as you've noticed, none of the art is original. It's a collection of some of the best bimbofication/dollification content out here made by talented artists like ThePit, Minko, Vitalis and others, same for the backgrounds etc. (Note: I have altered some of it, especially for the camp). There's obviously an ethical side to that, but the game is 100% free, I don't benefit from it in anyway, and it doesn't contain anything you can't get in 2 clicks by simply searching the artist's name on google or Luscious. I also believe that the Art/Game publics intersect but not fully, and I think a game like this (who has received ~100k plays as of today) can bring new fans to the artists - I might be wrong though. I'll try to find/link the patreons of the artists in the next/last release.

- This is a just a quick-and-dirty game. It seems many people got that right: it's a small, quick game. It's straight to the point: exploring the bimbo/doll/drone kink. There's no "plan" or "future" for it, if I was an artist, and had tons of time to dedicate to a game, I would of course have made my own art, made sure the style is consistent across scenes etc. But it's not the case, it's just a fun project I whipped out in a couple evening and decided to share. Also, making a "storyline" or at least a detailed transformation like Madeleine unfortunately takes much more time and effort than I want to allocate to this small side project.

If you have any questions/bugs I'd be happy to answer them. Thanks to everybody who played the game, I'm glad so many of you liked it ;)
Thanks for making a bimbo game. Very rare types of game sadly
Fantastic that you used art from ThePit btw
 
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True, but i like to think that he is honest about that, basically saying that "this game really does not have a plot and i'm not trying to say it has one. Just images put together for people to enjoy them with a little bit extra."
So everyone knows from the start that this is not going to be the next Mass Effect of porn games, just random "nothingness" with pictures.
- I think you're both right. I agree that the limitations of the art limit the freedom and interest in the plot, having Plot -> Art would be better, but that's not possible. So it's, as you said, not pretending to have an overarching plot, just the barebones to make it more interesting than a collection of pictures.

- And no, I'm not going to monetize this, as I said, I'm just a bored individual doing this for fun.

- For the linux distrib, I'm not sure what's going on. Renpy generates Windows and Mac versions, I'll see if I can add a linux one for this release (on Itch) or the next one, but I haven't explicitely removed anything. Edit: I've added a Linux version, hope it works.

- For the grinding I'm open to suggestions, I've reduced a lot of the cost of items, and added gold for the Brittany tavern scene (+100 gold I think), which, in addition to the lab scene (+100 as well) should be enough to avoid too much grinding. The issue is that all grinding happens in the eaarly stage of the game, which isn't fun. A negative consequence is that less grinding => less forest exploring => less chance to find the rabbit hole. I might change that by a random "Look for the bunny hole" thing that has a certain chance to work, but at least it's obvious.

I'm open to any ideas, or any questions. Thanks everyone for the support :)
 

Zephea

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- I think you're both right. I agree that the limitations of the art limit the freedom and interest in the plot, having Plot -> Art would be better, but that's not possible. So it's, as you said, not pretending to have an overarching plot, just the barebones to make it more interesting than a collection of pictures.

- And no, I'm not going to monetize this, as I said, I'm just a bored individual doing this for fun.

- For the linux distrib, I'm not sure what's going on. Renpy generates Windows and Mac versions, I'll see if I can add a linux one for this release (on Itch) or the next one, but I haven't explicitely removed anything. Edit: I've added a Linux version, hope it works.

- For the grinding I'm open to suggestions, I've reduced a lot of the cost of items, and added gold for the Brittany tavern scene (+100 gold I think), which, in addition to the lab scene (+100 as well) should be enough to avoid too much grinding. The issue is that all grinding happens in the eaarly stage of the game, which isn't fun. A negative consequence is that less grinding => less forest exploring => less chance to find the rabbit hole. I might change that by a random "Look for the bunny hole" thing that has a certain chance to work, but at least it's obvious.

I'm open to any ideas, or any questions. Thanks everyone for the support :)
Honestly the grinding is not THAT bad considering the amount of females you have to turn into Bimbos! Not sure how you could eliminate it and have any game left other than a 'Bimbofy her!' button, which would be less fun (IMHO)! :>)
 
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