VN Ren'Py The Intoxicating Flavor [v0.11.7] [PixelsLab]

[Ermi33]

I had to heavily rewrite the scene with Alice's father. Initially, it was twice as long. But it seemed too boring, so I shortened it. In doing so, I had to simplify many aspects. For instance, it's now unclear why Eric was scared of the young MC. In the original scene, this was obvious.

Why don’t make the opportunity to select, which version the player want to see:
1. the long boring, but clearer or
2. the short version.
I ´ve seen it in another game and if it‘s always written? So, there isn‘t any waste.
But I don‘t know anything about developing, so I don‘t know, if it‘s to complicated or to much work.

 

[Skep-tiker]

I wouldn't be surprised that he instinctively, but unconsciously, recognized Alice as the girl sold by her father.

I just realized they might aswell know each other, as they have both memories erased, which might be why they connected so fast.

 

[Skep-tiker]

Why don’t make the opportunity to select, which version the player want to see:
1. the long boring, but clearer or
2. the short version.
I ´ve seen it in another game and if it‘s always written? So, there isn‘t any waste.
But I don‘t know anything about developing, so I don‘t know, if it‘s to complicated or to much work.

It would be around 10 lines of code to generate the menu and set the labels//jumps. Plus the lines of text for the short versions. Renders could be selected and reused from the long version.

If its preferrable is another question.

 

[GeoffG]

Wait why won't steam allow the game?

I honestly don't get it. Movies have all sorts of shit in them and that's fine, but games can only be vanilla?

 

[yossa999]

Wait why won't steam allow the game?

I honestly don't get it. Movies have all sorts of shit in them and that's fine, but games can only be vanilla?

They will reject any adult game that they believe contains underage characters. And they don't give a second chance.

 

[GeoffG]

They will reject any adult game that they believe contains underage characters. And they don't give a second chance.

Ah right yeah that makes sense I guess. I'd completely forgotten that she looks... unconventional

Sorry dev That sucks.

 

[cxx]

Ah right yeah that makes sense I guess. I'd completely forgotten that she looks... unconventional

Sorry dev That sucks.

yea she's too short for steam's mods.

and yes it sucks big time.

 

[Penfold Mole]

moaming sound stoped with Music sound slider, that's new

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Yes, sound management is a bit messy as in many other Ren'Py games started as a developers first project. Getting it right requires more reading of the Ren'Py documentation and config files.

You can disable most moaning sounds after applying . It is still unable to disable audio tracks of the videos. A few first animations have them, the later ones don't.

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[GeoffG]

yea she's too short for steam's mods.

and yes it sucks big time.

What happens in your character is a 'little person'? Pretty ableist from steam tbh

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

About Steam
I forgot to share the Steam news in my last post. About a month ago, I contacted Steam support with a question: can I release TIF with all the 18+ content removed, leaving only the story? Steam declined, even for that version. So, I’ve lost any hope of making any financial gain from the game. Now, my only goal is to finish the story properly.

Have you tried GOG? There are a lot of adult games there. Also, what about Itch.io?

You should really, really, really check

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, it costs nothing to have your game there for sale.

 

[Bryan_Colt]

glad to see this game is still being developed.

 

[anne O'nymous]

I just realized they might aswell know each other, as they have both memories erased, which might be why they connected so fast.

Reading you, I suddenly wonder it too. Because they started to act against their personality right from the start, therefore before Inanna involved herself. As I said, for MC it's by breaking his lone wolf habit and helping them. And for Alice, it's by not being afraid despite his terrible color that sometimes point out.

I don't remember if it's said or not, when Alice talk about MC's colors, but when she first saw him, he was chasing the skipper, so I don't have doubt that his aura was more on the "monster" side than anything else at that time. Then he started to talk with them, being pissed off by the skipper escaping, her mother lying when she said that he would be alone, and the fact that precisely he wasn't alone anymore. Once again surely not an engaging color seen by Alice.
Yet she kept the distance expected from a girl that past most of her teen years isolated, not like someone who's facing what, from his aura, would probably looks like a serial killer; he have blood on his hands, and Alice said that she know it because of his color.
So, yeah, it's like something, deep inside her, was telling her to not be afraid, that despite the appearance he will be nice with them.


This being said, let's open some gates to feed players' thoughts:

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[anne O'nymous]

[Sorry for the double post]

Have you tried GOG? There are a lot of adult games there. Also, what about Itch.io?

You should really, really, really check

You must be registered to see the links

, it costs nothing to have your game there for sale.

Another thing that you can do, PixelsLab , perhaps not now because I want to know the rest of the story, but as an option for the future, is to turn this into a book. There's many self publishing platforms, and without the lewd content I'm sure that you wouldn't have too much difficulties to have it accepted.
It need more works, because you've to describe everything since there's no images, but I'm really convinced that you have the talent needed for this.

 

[Ottoeight]

Why all those storytellers kept us in the dark, really! It would have been so better like that:

"Hey, Frodo, never ever trust Gollum, he'll systematically do whatever it need to betray you and get the ring back. By the way, there's a less direct, but way more discrete, way to enter Mordor, but be careful, there's a giant spider guarding it."
"Hello Mister Holmes, my wife was killed by Moriarty, you'll find him at that address."
"Luke, you aren't the son of farmers, you are the son of Dark Vador, an old Jedi that turned Sith, and you're a jedi yourself. You also have a sister, who's a Jedi too, named Leia Organa. I'm saying it just in case you meet her in the future."


Storytellers keep us in the dark because we are sapiens, and because they know that trying to read between the lines, forming our own theories, and seeing them confirmed, or being surprised when they are wrong, is way more rewarding, intellectually speaking, for us, than being mouth feed every single bit of information.
It's what stories are, what they are for, and why we are kept in the dark.

My favourite crime tv series is Columbo. Have you ever heard about it?

Enough said.

 

[godscoper]

that's just rude ending the update like that.

Jk good update now I'm forced to wait.

 

[anne O'nymous]

My favourite crime tv series is Columbo. Have you ever heard about it?

I grew watching the series each time a new episode was aired in my country, having seen, except for the few firsts featuring Peter Falk, all them on their first airing.
A really good mind exercise, and a must have seen for any writer. But clearly not for the reason you believe.

For those who don't know the series, it's a thriller that show us the crime right from the starts, whitout hiding anything. What mean that we know who's the culprit and how he did it.
Usually in thrillers, we know about the evidences discovered, and as spectator the game is to guess to whom they lead. But in Columbo, what is not said, what we have to guess, is what evidences did our dear Lieutenant have found.
Yeah, I know, disappointing, even in Columbo spectators are kept in the dark...


And if it's a must have seen for writers, it's because they are in the same position than Columbo's spectators; they know what the story is and what will happen next. Watching the series will teach them how to spread details, significant or not, through the story in order to, indirectly, lead the reader in the right direction.

Enough said.

Yeah, it's probably better, you've dug deep enough.

 

[Nezron]

My favourite crime tv series is Columbo. Have you ever heard about it?

Enough said.

"Just one more thing"

 

[BigTTiger]

Okay on the whole theory of whether or not Eve is trying to kill Inanna or not wouldn't Eve herself as well as her right-hand man die as a result of Inanna dying since it was Inanna that gave Eve immortality then Eve extended that same eternal gift to her now concubine, I guess that's what he'd be to her or w/e

 

[Skep-tiker]

Something got me thinking if Eve really wants to destroy Inanna...
Its in the unlocked memories, or rather comparing and crossreferencing them.

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[mdelawn]

Compressed version please