Ren'Py The Null Hypothesis [v0.8a] [Ron Chon]

[ShinyBoots1993]

ok, my mind is spinning...

You and me both brother.

Hopefully this explanation helps better illustrate why the Dev team would be working in the manner they are as they try to budget their resources of time and money to produce the best quality product that they can.

This is the financial reason. Thank you for breaking it down Panda.

The story production reason is that we're following the comic books. Each girl is tied directly to the main plot.

Ya' guys gotta remove yourself from the mindset that we can just randomly plop a girl into the sandbox and leave it at that.

Heck, even Oni has time delays and special introductions for each girl. You don't meet them all in one day.

It's not because you're getting wet, it's because a wet Nightcrawler smells like a wet dog.
In the comics he had fine blueish black fur and was often called "fuzzy elf" by Wolverine in spite of the later movie portrayals making him look like it was just blue skin.

I don't remember which comic, but Kurt actually does get wet and end up smelling bad. The guy just smells bad in general because of the bamfing. Smells like brimestone.

But yeah anyone who grew up with Evolution knows Kurt calls himself fuzzy.

Where are the head pats tho

Headpats have been requested and are probably coming soon.

Accurate.

what made the team decide to go with each girl's kink is it their personality in the show or ?

First off. Comics, not show. Secondly. Yeah, it's based off of their personality. We find an interesting aspect of a character and go "How can we make this sexy?" It's that simple of a process.

Rogue and the submission felt right. She wants somebody to make her feel safe and protected.
Laura's is just a heightened sense of her protective nature, taken to an extreme.
Jean has always been something of the "team mom", this just plays on that and takes it in the kinky direction.

I'm running off fumes right now and kept reading that as "teen mom" and I got confused lol

But yeah for some examples-

Rogue has repeatedly mentioned that she dreamt of a simple life where she could settle down and be normal. Pretty much all versions of the character have her wanting to get rid of her powers so she can have that "normal." Null comes into her life and has the ability to provide that. So not only is it sexy, it's wholesome.

Laura outright stalked people she felt protective of in the comics. There were scenes of her spying on people through the security cameras of the X-Mansion and her abruptly popping around the corner to surprise Null was something she id to more than one person. Some people found that hot.

Yeah, Jean was always "the girl" who took care of the boys. We just "modernized" it by framing it as a college senior looking out for the freshman. Jean just takes a particular liking to Null and because of his struggles, she begins to feel protective of him which leads to her quirk.

Also, it may be just me, but i think that a different art for the kisses/make out would improve and break away more from oni's game

We have plans for kisses.

 

[depechedNode]

Heck, even Oni has time delays and special introductions for each girl. You don't meet them all in one day.

No no no, we need all the girls from comics, TV Shows, Movies, Manga, Anime... When I entered the school yard, this should be the scene: sorry for trolling

 

[Clobbertime]

Rogue has repeatedly mentioned that she dreamt of a simple life where she could settle down and be normal. Pretty much all versions of the character have her wanting to get rid of her powers so she can have that "normal." Null comes into her life and has the ability to provide that. So not only is it sexy, it's wholesome.

Exactly! She's always wanted to be normal so she could have normal relationships like other girls her age do, nothing about that suggests being a submissive. Shy and unsure of how to proceed at finding herself possibly attaining that relationship, for sure. I've been responding with the choices that sound like they would lead away from the dom/sub kink but so far the interactions with her still make her seem meek and that doesn't fit with the portrayal of her personality I remember from the comics, as if taking advantage of her naivety is the only actual path available with her.

 

[ShinyBoots1993]

nothing about that suggests being a submissive

To be 100% transparent it's mostly for the kink.

Shy and unsure of how to proceed at finding herself possibly attaining that relationship, for sure. I've been responding with the choices that sound like they would lead away from the dom/sub kink but so far the interactions with her still make her seem meek and that doesn't fit with the portrayal of her personality I remember from the comics

You probably haven't seen earlier depictions of her character. When she made the switch to good, she was incredibly self-deprecating, insecure, and often meek.

When she did start acting tough, it was mostly bravado used as a front.

It wasn't until like the late 90s onward that she genuinely did become the tough badass. Even then she had doubts all the way until she finally learned how to actually control her power.

We plan on depicting this evolution.

as if taking advantage of her naivety is the only actual path available with her.

If the writing comes off as taking advantage of her then that is entirely unintentional.

Again early on she was insecure and meek. The reason why she allows Null to become a dom and her a sub is because Null proves that he can protect and take care of her.

I'll remind everyone that activating quirks is not 100% healthy for the girls' mental state. The quirkless and quirk routes are just two different methods of coping with their issues.

 

[Jefechivoloco]

hi, im curious about that, does these " bad quirks" have some kind of repercussions on the story? (I couldn't play the game so cant check myself)

 

[ShinyBoots1993]

hi, im curious about that, does these " bad quirks" have some kind of repercussions on the story? (I couldn't play the game so cant check myself)

They're not harmful so no.

Normally a girl will behave like she did in the comics. Or to the closest approximation because we have to update characters written in the 60s and 70s to fit within the mid-2000s.

However, there are specific parts of their personality we have labeled quirks. As in personality quirks. You as the player have the ability to encourage these quirks or discourage them.

If you encourage them, these parts of their personality are exaggerated.

Laura borderline stalks you to protect you.

Rogue becomes co-dependent, more comfortable letting you make decisions.

Jean's need to be the best and in control reveals her "Big Sister" personality. Which does a little faux-incest play.

We are actively working on retooling things so it's not a binary. Like you can have Jean be your big sis but draw a line in the sand saying you won't let her dictate your life. Same with Laura, she can stalk you but you can confront her and make it clear that she can't act like she's your dom.

For the initial girls, I'm not 100% on future girls, these are coping mechanisms that aren't exactly healthy but they're not all too harmful either. It's all just kinky fun.

TL;DR

There are no punitive repercussions for encouraging quirks.

 

[drifter139]

They're not harmful so no.

Normally a girl will behave like she did in the comics. Or to the closest approximation because we have to update characters written in the 60s and 70s to fit within the mid-2000s.

However, there are specific parts of their personality we have labeled quirks. As in personality quirks. You as the player have the ability to encourage these quirks or discourage them.

If you encourage them, these parts of their personality are exaggerated.

Laura borderline stalks you to protect you.

Rogue becomes co-dependent, more comfortable letting you make decisions.

Jean's need to be the best and in control reveals her "Big Sister" personality. Which does a little faux-incest play.

We are actively working on retooling things so it's not a binary. Like you can have Jean be your big sis but draw a line in the sand saying you won't let her dictate your life. Same with Laura, she can stalk you but you can confront her and make it clear that she can't act like she's your dom.

For the initial girls, I'm not 100% on future girls, these are coping mechanisms that aren't exactly healthy but they're not all too harmful either. It's all just kinky fun.

TL;DR

There are no punitive repercussions for encouraging quirks.

hey buddy. quick question. is 0.3 still on schedule or will it be pushed back due to holidays?

 

[mr.AwesomeGameTaste]

So, it's cool that you guys are reducing grind and stuff, but does that mean I'll have to start again to experience these new interactions and other content?

 

[ShinyBoots1993]

hey buddy. quick question. is 0.3 still on schedule or will it be pushed back due to holidays?

The Dev team hasn't suggested to me any delay issues or mentioned any holiday plans getting in the way. We'd let you guys know far in advance. Unless something unexpected happens last minute that's impossible to plan for. Like if Grandma slipped and broke her hip.

So, it's cool that you guys are reducing grind and stuff, but does that mean I'll have to start again to experience these new interactions and other content?

For most of the content, you shouldn't need to. However, some random sandbox events are season-specific. Some side content also makes more sense to experience it throughout the chapter rather than last minute.

 

[Bman1996]

I left for a bit but rejoined the patreon but the discord link seems broken. Did the Devs delete it? and if so, is there a new place to follow em? Peeved at paying for discord access to follow game only for it to seemingly vanish

 

[drifter139]

The Dev team hasn't suggested to me any delay issues or mentioned any holiday plans getting in the way. We'd let you guys know far in advance. Unless something unexpected happens last minute that's impossible to plan for. Like if Grandma slipped and broke her hip.


For most of the content, you shouldn't need to. However, some random sandbox events are season-specific. Some side content also makes more sense to experience it throughout the chapter rather than last minute.

what if Grandma got run over by a reindeer?

 

[lol288988]

I left for a bit but rejoined the patreon but the discord link seems broken. Did the Devs delete it? and if so, is there a new place to follow em? Peeved at paying for discord access to follow game only for it to seemingly vanish

I got mine along with the game, in the TXT file
Here it is:

You must be registered to see the links

 

[Mutation8888]

what if Grandma got run over by a reindeer?

Have reindeer steak?

 

[MoronDark]

Activating the console gives an error when trying start the game
Who thought that changing False to True can be that hard?

 

[lurk34]

Activating the console gives an error when trying start the game

Most common issue with utf-8 is when editing 00console.rpy, your text editor default converts it to ANSI on save rather than preserving the utf-8 encoding. Literally makes it choke on startup because it can't read.

 

[MoronDark]

Most common issue with utf-8 is when editing 00console.rpy, your text editor default converts it to ANSI on save rather than preserving the utf-8 encoding. Literally makes it choke on startup because it can't read.

Aaaah gotcha, wordpad isnt good enough

 

[Kingdom 84]

Can someone please drop a save file with Jean already dated 3 time? I tried to text her multiple times of the day but the option never shows up no matter what I try.

 

[mzerodark]

So hype for the next update. Can we expect any more previews anytime soon?

 

[RoninKai]

We are actively working on retooling things so it's not a binary. Like you can have Jean be your big sis but draw a line in the sand saying you won't let her dictate your life. Same with Laura, she can stalk you but you can confront her and make it clear that she can't act like she's your dom.

Awesome I was just gonna ask about that, glad to know the idea of a middle ground is at least a consideration for the future. Would be kind of fun to have an option like getting to a point Laura recognizes you as the alpha, she could still stalk you and protect you but more because other people haven't earned the right to challenge you yet and have to go through her first

For Jean this could be an evolution from younger sibling that needs protection to more of the Dad role as you get stronger and possibly take on the team leader position, you are the rock that forms the core of the group but Jean is still there to help with the burden that comes with it thus allowing her to still be the motherly/big sister type. Also as a bonus it gives another angle for the pseudo incest kink she has.

Rouge could also have a route that lets her become more of a rebel and hot head, maybe like a tsundere type? Like she enjoys being protected and cared for but just has issues admitting to it because she was never really allowed to be that person. This would give the people who don't like the submissive Rouge options. Thinking about it more though that would kind of have to be her default personality where you could work through it to reveal her more submissive side for it to work well. Then again I suppose you could just add an option early on to choose current Rouge or spicy Rouge meaning you would just have to add a branch instead or recreating the old one.

To be fair I know most of these ideas would dramatically change things and could potentially triple the already lengthy word count and be too much of a burden to make it viable but I'm just the type of person that likes it when you can tailor a story to your tastes. Do you want the characters to be based heavily on their comic counterparts without much variation because it kills the character for you? You have that choice! Do you want to turn all the girls into a pseudo incest family even though it goes against the original characters because that's your kink? Go for it this is a porn game! Do you want to cuck Cyclops because his balls haven't dropped yet? So do I!

Honestly this game could stay just as it is, add in Kitty Pryde and maybe Jubilee at some point (I know I know 'make it more like Rouge Like why don't you' I just like those characters so shut up), and it would still be one of the best games on this site. Well done dev team keep up the good work!

 

[D4CC]

I think It could use a "zoom in" when for example: you kiss each other. Would like to see the sprite upclose.