VN Ren'Py Abandoned Tides of Succession [Ch.3 v0.3] [TakMycket]

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Most other devs say 500 renders and I think 'how long's that gonna take?'

Tak says 500 renders and I think 'meh, that's nothing'! :) (y)
 

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hmm, so what happens to saves that will no longer have a corresponding route? E.g. sticking to the yandere one, if that's the only one I have for Glade, do I have to start over or it will just continue on the "new" Glade path.
 

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hmm, so what happens to saves that will no longer have a corresponding route? E.g. sticking to the yandere one, if that's the only one I have for Glade, do I have to start over or it will just continue on the "new" Glade path.
It depends on how you got to the Yandere path. Saves will be easy to do now, just choose who you want to take to the Ball and that's pretty much your chosen LI. The Throuple path is the only exception, and the conditions still remain the same. I'll release a new WT before the next Chapter is released.
 

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It depends on how you got to the Yandere path. Saves will be easy to do now, just choose who you want to take to the Ball and that's pretty much your chosen LI. The Throuple path is the only exception, and the conditions still remain the same. I'll release a new WT before the next Chapter is released.
I have to admit I'm sad about the yandere Glade path, but I definitely understand. I'm actually one of the people that voted for the one path per love interest. I see so many games take for ever to update or end up abandoned because the dev can't keep up with all the branching and all the work it entails. while yandere glade will be missed, I think the decision was probably the best one to have made.
 

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It depends on how you got to the Yandere path. Saves will be easy to do now, just choose who you want to take to the Ball and that's pretty much your chosen LI. The Throuple path is the only exception, and the conditions still remain the same. I'll release a new WT before the next Chapter is released.
Tak, maybe this will be hard for some dev but i think you can just finish the game first and if you really want you can just add other path later after finishing the game. I mean you seems really want more branching to your game, so i think adding later wouldnt be that bad. Beside you still got another game to work with after this one.
 

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Tak, maybe this will be hard for some dev but i think you can just finish the game first and if you really want you can just add other path later after finishing the game. I mean you seems really want more branching to your game, so i think adding later wouldnt be that bad. Beside you still got another game to work with after this one.
They mention they want to make more games and not spend ages working only on this one. Taking time after this is finished to go back and add more paths would go against part of the reason they were cut in the first place.

I also want to make this point: I want to tell stories. Tides isn't the only AVN I want to produce and despite my immense passion for it, I don't want to be spending 15 years making it.
 
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I heard good things about this and decided to give it a try. I admit some stuff sounded familiar but I didn't connect the dots to "The Spice Pirate" (I played it at launch and totally forgot about this game) until reading comments here. Anyway, this looks great so far. Wedding with best girl Glade when?
 
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I decided to replay the game after the patch and was disappointed again.
Despite the interesting story and great models, none of the ladies grabbed my attention.
The truly captivating lady was Elva and to my great regret, she was killed and removed from the options.
The second disappointment is that despite all the negative choices, the player is forced to romance the disgusting zombie - Glade.

I understand that it's a matter of taste, but this is the first time I've encountered two huge failures in one potentially interesting product.
 
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The second disappointment is that despite all the negative choices, the player is forced to romance the vile zombie - Glade.
I wasn't forced to romance her at all. She is just in the story but never was forced to be romantic with her if not on her path
 

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I decided to replay the game after the patch and was disappointed again.
Despite the interesting story and great models, none of the ladies grabbed my attention. The truly captivating lady was Elva and to my great regret, she was killed and removed from the options.
The second disappointment is that despite all the negative choices, the player is forced to romance the vile zombie - Glade.

I understand that it's a matter of taste, but this is the first time I've encountered two huge failures in one potentially interesting product.
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I decided to replay the game after the patch and was disappointed again.
Despite the interesting story and great models, none of the ladies grabbed my attention.
The truly captivating lady was Elva and to my great regret, she was killed and removed from the options.
The second disappointment is that despite all the negative choices, the player is forced to romance the disgusting zombie - Glade.

I understand that it's a matter of taste, but this is the first time I've encountered two huge failures in one potentially interesting product.
You're not forced to romance anyone.

And Elva's not dead, she will be an LI in Tides 3.
 
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I wasn't forced to romance her at all. She is just in the story but never was forced to be romantic with her if not on her path
If MC didn't choose any of the proposed ones he automatically romances glade despite the fact that he completely avoided any contact with her.


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Thanks for the insight.
I really hope so.
 
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If MC didn't choose any of the proposed ones he automatically romances glade despite the fact that he completely avoided any contact with her.




Thanks for the insight.
I really hope so.
Ooh, I get what you're saying. With the changes Tak is making (reducing routes) this might get addressed. I didn't realize it could be a thing since I knew there were only three LIs and have saves with each.
 

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If MC didn't choose any of the proposed ones he automatically romances glade despite the fact that he completely avoided any contact with her.
ah had no idea that was a thing cause I have a path for everyone. Yeah that is kind of weird considering the choice when she is introduced if you say no.
 

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If MC didn't choose any of the proposed ones he automatically romances glade despite the fact that he completely avoided any contact with her.
This is partially true. I addressed this a while back, but romance and family are key pillars of Tides. I appreciate there are a small minority out there who don't want to romance any of the LIs and just want to experience the story without the romance. However, I've designed them to go hand-in-hand, and the story just wouldn't be the same without the romance. Thus, there is no "monk" path in Tides where you can reject all the LIs.

Now, the reason why you're forced to romance Glade is because she's the last one you can decline. I notice there is some confusion with regards to rejecting her, and then being forced to romance her anyway, and perhaps I should try and make this more clear in game. When you say no to Glade just after you capture her, you aren't rejecting her as a Love Interest, but as an ally. You can still romance Glade regardless of whether or not you reject her offer.

Hopefully this clears it up a bit. I'm afraid that if you don't like any of the LIs, then Tides probably isn't the game for you which is perfectly fine because everyone has different tastes :)
 
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