VN Ren'Py Tides of Succession [Ch.1.5 v0.1.5] [TakMycket]

[yossa999]

Great update and a good story, well done, Tak! The only downside, in my opinion, is that this game, like many others, has too much "sensitivity". Compliment a girl, be nice to her - and you're already one step away from sleeping with her. For example, Kasula asks Tobias what she looks like before meeting the king. And he has a choice, either tell her she looks beautiful or let the moment pass. In the second case, he mumbles something, like, everything is fine, let's go.

But man, he's a courtier now, entertaining the ladies, being polite and giving compliments is his job. Telling a girl you look absolutely charming is just common courtesy, which in itself does not imply any romantic interest.

Moreover, even if he is not romantically interested in Kasula, they still became friends and to cheer her up before an important meeting by telling her that she looks stunning seems completely natural to me.

So this choice seemed quite strange.

 

[rasyonel]

please give us a hope... Is MC going to get laid?

 

[John972]

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[Vleder]

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That was the main path I followed and the one that felt "right". At the point the game was I couldn't accept Glade's proposal and thought that Henricus would at least deserve the benefit of the doubt. Not only that but MC and Kasula had only just barely survived the Kraken's attack, so...
Not telling Will about it was the exact same, just as it was with telling Kasula to with withhold the information about her queen. It's was a gamble with the information we had at the moment, partially paid when confronting Henricus, assuming he's telling the truth. But then again, the MC has been his "son" for a long time...
It made me wonder what a weak kingdom and a stressed king would be able to offer someone apparently as powerful as the Kraken to secure Lady Zelene's release, but one has to consider the fact that Will survived the attack and may have heard things or maybe they suspected all the way, or even if they thought of it as a plan to get rid of Henricus.
Like I said, a gamble, but now I really want to know!

 

[TakMycket]

please give us a hope... Is MC going to get laid?

Yes, in Chapter Three, the MC will be laid (depending on your path)

Great update and a good story, well done, Tak! The only downside, in my opinion, is that this game, like many others, has too much "sensitivity". Compliment a girl, be nice to her - and you're already one step away from sleeping with her. For example, Kasula asks Tobias what she looks like before meeting the king. And he has a choice, either tell her she looks beautiful or let the moment pass. In the second case, he mumbles something, like, everything is fine, let's go.

But man, he's a courtier now, entertaining the ladies, being polite and giving compliments is his job. Telling a girl you look absolutely charming is just common courtesy, which in itself does not imply any romantic interest.

Moreover, even if he is not romantically interested in Kasula, they still became friends and to cheer her up before an important meeting by telling her that she looks stunning seems completely natural to me.

So this choice seemed quite strange.

I'm glad you enjoyed it .

One of my main goals as a writer is to have realistic character reactions. I believe it's fairly obvious that all the Love Interests find the MC charming, on top of being attracted to him as this is displayed either through their actions or dialogues. I do believe this is a realistic reaction. What isn't a realistic reaction, is the LIs sleeping with him just because they find him intriguing. There's quite a bit that needs to happen before each LI would even consider jumping in bed with the MC, let alone actually doing it.

Many romantic arcs that I've seen focus heavily on the developing attracting and interest between the two characters, and then after they pass that first hurdle, the floodgates open and suddenly the two characters are in love. Tides is a little bit of the opposite, the initial attraction and interest develops quite quickly, and the romantic arc is focused mainly on the period between initial attraction and love.

Ultimately, I see where you're coming from and I can see why you're a bit concerned at the moment. Yes, the LIs do seem to be drawn quickly to the MC, but will this equate to emotion-less sex straight away - no.

With regards to the choice... it's a minor choice, meant to allow players to immerse themselves better in the MC. I imagine most players will take the opportunity to compliment her, but there will be a minority which would prefer not to praise a Love Interest so early on in the game, especially when the praise is quite heavy. Hence why I added the choice.

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[Mantha]

this game needs more recognition, and i need glade fan sign asap

 

[Krytax123]

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I know the dev already answered to this and i asked myself the same question as you did but here's how i interpreted it:

- Henrikus knows the Kraken and doesnt seem too concerned about the Kraken revealing his identiy which could of course be a lapse in judgement like you thought or he knows that the Kranken will not reveal it towards the humans

- I think we lack information about the Kranken's motivations, he could reveal that Henrikus is a spice weaver at any point to the king/humans, there is no real need to capture Zelene for that. Everyone believed immediatly that Henrikus is a spice weaver, he could just send a messenger to the king at any point.

I also run a best LI poll after every update. The

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I voted for Lorelei. I really really like Glade but really really dislike the start of her path (i know we probably dont have to take it for the relationship) and its less Glade who i dislike and more the MC in this situation.

Allying with the first pretty chick who walks along without knowing anything about her and betraying your whole crew and captain more or less isnt a way i would like a MC to act, not even an evil one

 

[HalaMadrid15UCL]

No Homo (can u even say that ) but I really like the MC's face design

 

[JohnnyFromDeep]

How to get the missing achievement?

Agreed with the above post, mc looks hawt(no homo)
But was kinda hoping Zelene and Elva to be an li in part 1

 

[TakMycket]

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How to get the missing achievement?

Agreed with the above post, mc looks hawt(no homo)
But was kinda hoping Zelene and Elva to be an li in part 1

The missing achievement is the King Lovell Allegiance achievement. I forgot to add a pair of brackets in the code and as such, it's impossible to unlock the achievement . I've fixed the bug so you'll be able to unlock it in future releases.

 

[Zhenya0107]

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[JohnnyFromDeep]

The missing achievement is the King Lovell Allegiance achievement. I forgot to add a pair of brackets in the code and as such, it's impossible to unlock the achievement . I've fixed the bug so you'll be able to unlock it in future releases.

U already said that Zelene is going to be a li in part 2
But is Elva going to be an li in any parts or is she going to be a side girl in part 1?

 

[MiltonPowers]

U already said that Zelene is going to be a li in part 2
But is Elva going to be an li in any parts or is she going to be a side girl in part 1?

No she's not, unfortunately. But she IS going to be an LI in part 3.

 

[JohnnyFromDeep]

No she's not, unfortunately. But she IS going to be an LI in part 3.

Ooo noice
Thanks man
But the mc is going to be a different one from what ive heard

 

[MiltonPowers]

Ooo noice
Thanks man
But the mc is going to be a different one from what ive heard

Yep, a different MC each part, your MC will be living happily ever after and you'll get a new one.

 

[TakMycket]

U already said that Zelene is going to be a li in part 2
But is Elva going to be an li in any parts or is she going to be a side girl in part 1?

What Milton said. To add a little bit to it.

• Zelene will be a Love Interest in Part 2
• Elva will be a Love Interest in Part 3
• Brielle (the woman in my profile pic), will be a Love Interest in Part 2
• Violet will be a Side Girl in Part 2

In terms of MCs:

• You'll meet the MC for Part 2 in the next chapter.
• The MC for Part 3 will be the son of Lorelei and Tobias (Tides' MC default name) in the Partner Lorelei ending.

 

[Gorse]

this game needs more recognition, and i need glade fan sign asap

Agreed. That's why I take your comment as a general request for Fan Sigs for "TIDES of SUCCESSION"...

Hope, these are spicey enough :

LORELEI - Fan Signature
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KASULA - Fan Signature
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LINK: https://attachments.f95zone.to/2024/12/4322752_ToSiG2.gif
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GLADE - Fan Signature
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LINK: https://attachments.f95zone.to/2024/12/4322753_ToSiG3.gif
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Whether you're a Spice Weaver or not:
using these Sigs in your personal signature might help
... to support the game & the dev a wee bit !

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And TakMycket : thanks for your game & good luck with the future development! All the best & fingers crossed!

 

[metamorphMP]

Agreed. That's why I take your comment as a general request for Fan Sigs for "TIDES of SUCCESSION"...

Hope, these are spicey enough :

LORELEI - Fan Signature
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LINK: https://attachments.f95zone.to/2024/12/4322751_ToSiG1.gif
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KASULA - Fan Signature
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LINK: https://attachments.f95zone.to/2024/12/4322752_ToSiG2.gif
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GLADE - Fan Signature
300 x 124 px / 0,86 MB / .gif

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LINK: https://attachments.f95zone.to/2024/12/4322753_ToSiG3.gif
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Whether you're a Spice Weaver or not:
using these Sigs in your personal signature might help
... to support the game & the dev a wee bit !

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And TakMycket : thanks for your game & good luck with the future development! All the best & fingers crossed!

Thank you, amazing SIGs, gonna use it right away.

P.S. I also like a lot Lorelei and Glade is also great, so I guess I'm just gonna change SIGs from time to time

 

[Mantha]

What Milton said. To add a little bit to it.

• Zelene will be a Love Interest in Part 2
• Elva will be a Love Interest in Part 3
• Brielle (the woman in my profile pic), will be a Love Interest in Part 2
• Violet will be a Side Girl in Part 2

In terms of MCs:

• You'll meet the MC for Part 2 in the next chapter.
• The MC for Part 3 will be the son of Lorelei and Tobias (Tides' MC default name) in the Partner Lorelei ending.

wait what? so all of this are a prelude? and we going to play MC son for the rest of the story?

 

[metamorphMP]

wait what? so all of this are a prelude? and we going to play MC son for the rest of the story?

This is a trilogy (3 games: Tides of Succession, Spice Mending, A Prince’s Compass ) with a different MC for each game.
In a Tides of Succession you play as MC from the start, you met him of course.
And in the next chapter of ToS you will meet MC of the 2nd game - Spice Mending.
MC in A Prince’s Compass is a son of Lorelei and MC in ToS (canon ending).