VN Ren'Py Abandoned Underboss Life [v0.2] [ERANFER]

[ERANFER]

Posted this week Special Render! You can check it on the link Below. Included the 8K version and some short animation!

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Seems like Next Week Render gonna be a Fantasy Themed! Don't forget to vote in the polls post! Thank you~

 

[ERANFER]

Heyya!! It's been a while but I just posted another Devlogs for the V.0.1 Release! It's open for public so check it on this link below:

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Thank you! Next post gonna be a Special Render Image post with Fantasy Themed for tomorrow!

 

[JJJ84]

Heyya!! It's been a while but I just posted another Devlogs for the V.0.1 Release! It's open for public so check it on this link below:

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Thank you! Next post gonna be a Special Render Image post with Fantasy Themed for tomorrow!

From what you shared, seems like the game is shaping up quite nicely (even though you stumble, you learn from it) and looks so much better than the original version.

Looking forward to playing it next month.

 

[pothb]

Huh, I didn't expect to see the dev again. It's been 3 years.

 

[JJJ84]

Huh, I didn't expect to see the dev again. It's been 3 years.

He's been back officially since mid-February.
Following Patreon post he explains what he's been up to;

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[ERANFER]

From what you shared, seems like the game is shaping up quite nicely (even though you stumble, you learn from it) and looks so much better than the original version.

Looking forward to playing it next month.

Indeed! That's why in this first release I kind of make everything hard for myself lol. I experiment with the Script Writing, and purposely made the scene in this release mostly in dark places because one of the hardest thing to do in HS or HS2 is making a dark scene render And I'm glad that someone else like the new graphics as well

Huh, I didn't expect to see the dev again. It's been 3 years.

It's been 6 years actually since my last updates And yeah, it's around 3 years if you count from the moment I broke my Laptop. But just like JJJ84 said, you could check my Patreon page to see what's changed and what actually happened in those years.

 

[ERANFER]

As promised, Special Render with a Fantasy Themed is here! You can check it out in this link below. Thank you~

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[Demoness_Kiss]

As promised, Special Render with a Fantasy Themed is here! You can check it out in this link below. Thank you~

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that's a good one u.u keep up with public updates u.u

 

[ERANFER]

Just drop some new DevLog on my Patreon Page! Mostly about the new GUI. Check that out on the link below!

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[Chrisdarock19]

Just drop some new DevLog on my Patreon Page! Mostly about the new GUI. Check that out on the link below!

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Just read your post on patreon. The changes to the UI and phone look impressive and your ambition to learn to code properly is the right approach. I wish you the best of luck in your continual work on this game. The setting and characters proved interesting when last I played, sadly, years ago now.

 

[ERANFER]

Just read your post on patreon. The changes to the UI and phone look impressive and your ambition to learn to code properly is the right approach. I wish you the best of luck in your continual work on this game. The setting and characters proved interesting when last I played, sadly, years ago now.

Thank you! At the moment, I could understand any code that I read. But still one of my current problem is that I just havent got that programmer way of thinking running in my head. It just haven't clicked yet for me. But with a bit of time and looking at other game code more, I'm pretty sure I will be able to code everything that I want for the game.

 

[JJJ84]

Just drop some new DevLog on my Patreon Page! Mostly about the new GUI. Check that out on the link below!

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The new UI looks soooo much better.
It comes to show you've come a very long way since your very first release of this game years ago.

One thing I will point out (not UI related), is that MC's face, hmmmm.....

The cheekbones feel a bit too distinguished here (I think you've shown his new face before, but I probably totally forgot to mention it to you lol), and cheeks feel like there may be a bit too dented in; almost gives impression of faux dimples done through cosmetic surgery.

 

[ERANFER]

The new UI looks soooo much better.
It comes to show you've come a very long way since your very first release of this game years ago.

One thing I will point out (not UI related), is that MC's face, hmmmm.....

The cheekbones feel a bit too distinguished here (I think you've shown his new face before, but I probably totally forgot to mention it to you lol), and cheeks feel like there may be a bit too dented in; almost gives impression of faux dimples done through cosmetic surgery.

Heyy! Thankss, glad that you like the new UI! And as for the MC giga chad face... I think I could reduce it a bit more on next update. The main reason on why I made his jaw bones a bit too sharp is to lessen the asian looks that HS2 Male has. But yeah, I could definitely reduce it a bit later

 

[JJJ84]

Heyy! Thankss, glad that you like the new UI! And as for the MC giga chad face... I think I could reduce it a bit more on next update. The main reason on why I made his jaw bones a bit too sharp is to lessen the asian looks that HS2 Male has. But yeah, I could definitely reduce it a bit later

One additional thing I noticed is the "Quit Game" button here;



These two female characters seems to have very massive giant sized boobs?
Personally, I'm not really a fan where LIs boobs become too big sized (in that little pic, with the 2 ladies their boobs are literally twice the size of their head ) where they end up looking like hot air balloons which can be popped with a needle.

Honestly, I dunno what your own preferences are regarding that matter.
My own preferences are either medium or slightly big size, but I will admit there is a demographic who prefers massive boobs.

And I dunno whether these two ladies in Quit Game button are main LIs or not.

Della from "Continue" and the other character from "Storyline" buttons (below), they seem fine in terms of size.

 

[ERANFER]

One additional thing I noticed is the "Quit Game" button here;

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These two female characters seems to have very massive giant sized boobs?
Personally, I'm not really a fan where LIs boobs become too big sized (in that little pic, with the 2 ladies their boobs are literally twice the size of their head ) where they end up looking like hot air balloons which can be popped with a needle.

Honestly, I dunno what your own preferences are regarding that matter.
My own preferences are either medium or slightly big size, but I will admit there is a demographic who prefers massive boobs.

And I dunno whether these two ladies in Quit Game button are main LIs or not.

Della from "Continue" and the other character from "Storyline" buttons (below), they seem fine in terms of size.

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Those are actually a commissioned characters that I received way back on covid times. It's part of what I would say as an additional content characters where it have their own route and storyline. And of course it's totally optional. Think of it as a DLC or additional content for the game.

 

[JJJ84]

Those are actually a commissioned characters that I received way back on covid times. It's part of what I would say as an additional content characters where it have their own route and storyline. And of course it's totally optional. Think of it as a DLC or additional content for the game.

One more question I have is (apologies if this was asked before), how much of difference will this remake/reboot have in terms of story compared to the your original release of the game?
Will there be significant rewrites/differences compared to the first 2 chapters released for the OG game?

Also, regardless of how you went about it, I do seriously hope that while you're learning the code, renpy and improving the visuals, you're also planning out how the story will and go about throughout the entire game.
The plan doesn't even need to be specific or overly detailed; as long as you have a general understanding/made decision on how the flow of story will go, and know the broad outline of story's direction, then you would be fine.
Heck, I've seen some devs who even plan out how their game will end even before they're have their first release of the game.

What I'd serious advise against is just...... making the story up as you go along without any planning.
Even if small details get changed or modified along the way, as I said before larger broadstrokes of storyline which is set should be the basis for your narrative.
Without planning, it just falls apart, with devs lost in direction, spelling the game going downhill.

 

[ERANFER]

One more question I have is (apologies if this was asked before), how much of difference will this remake/reboot have in terms of story compared to the your original release of the game?
Will there be significant rewrites/differences compared to the first 2 chapters released for the OG game?

Also, regardless of how you went about it, I do seriously hope that while you're learning the code, renpy and improving the visuals, you're also planning out how the story will and go about throughout the entire game.
The plan doesn't even need to be specific or overly detailed; as long as you have a general understanding/made decision on how the flow of story will go, and know the broad outline of story's direction, then you would be fine.
Heck, I've seen some devs who even plan out how their game will end even before they're have their first release of the game.

What I'd serious advise against is just...... making the story up as you go along without any planning.
Even if small details get changed or modified along the way, as I said before larger broadstrokes of storyline which is set should be the basis for your narrative.
Without planning, it just falls apart, with devs lost in direction, spelling the game going downhill.

I would say that 80% of the story would be different. I'm pretty sure that I've told this before, but I did a total remake to every part of the game. Especially the story because that's one thing that I really want to remake. And yes, you really don't have to worry much about the story because I do already have a plan until the end of the game. It's not a detailed planning but more like a line of dots. I know how its gonna develop, and how it's gonna ends. Though, since I'm planning for a multiple route, this will also mean a multiple ending.

I'm just gonna say this, but my previous story script that you've played before is basically trash lol xD. I mean, at the time I know nothing about how to write a story. Even I struggle to write normal chat in English back then. Back then the story has no plot, no emotion, and just generic AVN storyline lol xD.

But it would be different this time. I already planned everything and I know where I should bring the story to. Even from the start(The first release) you will see that there's a thick plot in place. But I have to warn you, my story might felt a bit different from others. In this remake, I want to focus on the Mafia LIFE, Emotions, and Drama. The tone will be a bit darker, and I think it's normal since this is a MAFIA THEMED game.

Also, the main focus of the game is YOU and your LIFE as the Main Character and NOT the Love Interest. So if you're hoping for a game where the MC spends his time with Love Interest A and then spend some time with LI B, then have a date with LI C and repeat, then this game is not for you because I'm not gonna do that. Every scene that I add into this game is for the sake of the main plot of the game. And it will be a while until you see all the Main LI's inside this game as well.

So, does that mean that this is a slow burn game? Again, it depends on your definition of your slow burn. If you think slow burn = holding sex with a love interest until a certain amount of time, then NO this is not a slow-burn game. The only reason why this first release don't have any lewd scene is because I overdid the prologue xD.

I'm gonna stop talking here before I spill too much and I don't want to raise your expectation too high as well xD. I myself still on learning how to write a good story efficiently. Just like the other aspects, I'm still learning and will keep improving my skills in each update. I might make some mistakes along the way, especially since I'm planning for a multiple route game. So yeah, bear with me throughout this journey I guess .

 

[JJJ84]

I would say that 80% of the story would be different. I'm pretty sure that I've told this before, but I did a total remake to every part of the game. Especially the story because that's one thing that I really want to remake. And yes, you really don't have to worry much about the story because I do already have a plan until the end of the game. It's not a detailed planning but more like a line of dots. I know how its gonna develop, and how it's gonna ends. Though, since I'm planning for a multiple route, this will also mean a multiple ending.

I'm just gonna say this, but my previous story script that you've played before is basically trash lol xD. I mean, at the time I know nothing about how to write a story. Even I struggle to write normal chat in English back then. Back then the story has no plot, no emotion, and just generic AVN storyline lol xD.

But it would be different this time. I already planned everything and I know where I should bring the story to. Even from the start(The first release) you will see that there's a thick plot in place. But I have to warn you, my story might felt a bit different from others. In this remake, I want to focus on the Mafia LIFE, Emotions, and Drama. The tone will be a bit darker, and I think it's normal since this is a MAFIA THEMED game.

Also, the main focus of the game is YOU and your LIFE as the Main Character and NOT the Love Interest. So if you're hoping for a game where the MC spends his time with Love Interest A and then spend some time with LI B, then have a date with LI C and repeat, then this game is not for you because I'm not gonna do that. Every scene that I add into this game is for the sake of the main plot of the game. And it will be a while until you see all the Main LI's inside this game as well.

So, does that mean that this is a slow burn game? Again, it depends on your definition of your slow burn. If you think slow burn = holding sex with a love interest until a certain amount of time, then NO this is not a slow-burn game. The only reason why this first release don't have any lewd scene is because I overdid the prologue xD.

I'm gonna stop talking here before I spill too much and I don't want to raise your expectation too high as well xD. I myself still on learning how to write a good story efficiently. Just like the other aspects, I'm still learning and will keep improving my skills in each update. I might make some mistakes along the way, especially since I'm planning for a multiple route game. So yeah, bear with me throughout this journey I guess .

Oh, I am glad to see what you're describing and to hear that you've got it planned out (if you said that before, I must have forgotten, sorry. Just had a lot of stuff happen personally irl this year).

And yes, the story should be about MC's life as a Mafia boss (previous iteration of the game had MC be the heir of the Mafia boss; I'm guessing that setting will remain even in the remake?), and LIs while supporting and having their roles, should not try to take over the story.
Story should be all about the MC.

What I would be genuinely curious about is given the setting is about Mafia, whether there will be the following;

- Will there be multiple Families? For e.g. Like the known 5 major Crime Families in New York irl back in the 1930s (Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese), or like the 5 Crime Families in fiction such as The Godfather (Corleone, Tattaglia, Barzini, Cuneo, and Stracci)?
Not sure what you have planned, but I just find the more Crime Families there are the potential is all the more greater since there would be more conflicts.

- Given this is Mafia life, conflict and war between the Families would be pretty darn cool to see.
This would also include Dons or Donnas ordering assassins to do hits on certain individuals.

- I'm hoping there is a bit of Mafia politics also - given there is war and conflicts, there would also be on the flip side parley/ceasefire & also alliance.
Also, how these Mafia bosses (Dons [male] or Donna[female]) influence actual government politicians etc through bribery etc.

- I'd also kind of hope there would be a lot intrigue and behind the scenes backstabbing between the Families to gain the upper hand over one another.

- How there could be traitors within the Families, and how each Family deals with the traitors when they are found out.

- Following is a typical Mafia Family structure.



Given MC is the Underboss & heir, I'm hoping MC interacts also with others in the hierarchy.
Will Della be a Caporegime (aka Capo), or will she be a soldier?
Gonna be interesting to know which rank each character in MC's family will be in.



Now, I'm not saying you necessarily have to do all the above.
But I guess above is a small list of what I think could really draw me into the story and characters with the world and characters (so if you can manage them all, .
The life of Mafia and how MC navigates within that dark underworld.
There's just a lot of potential, & I'm looking forward to how it all turns out.

 

[ERANFER]

Yes, I am aware of all that. Though, in this remake I kind of step away from the Italian Mafia Family style and goes with my own hierarchy and style. I can't really say much because that would count as spoiler. Like I said before, you really don't have to worry about story plot or mafia plot for the game, bcs I've done my own research for years lol. And again, you have to remember the settings for the MC where he goes to college and stuff. A modern Mafia is the kind of approach that I'm gonna go with, so less Italian or any other mafia stuff that you've seen on the old movies and more into an original and modern mafia story.

 

[ERANFER]

And if you ask why? Because after doing research for years and play some of the "mafia" game on F95. I just can't help but to feel weird where they live in a modern world but they still do stuff like they did in 80s. The world have changed and so does the Mafia/Underworld.