VN Ren'Py University of Problems [v1.5.0 Remake] [DreamNow]

[TonyMurray]

There is a lot of feet stuff.
I wanted to clarify, it might have seemed i was bashing the game, but I do enjoy it. Just don't except an engaging intellectual story, it's more of a fuckfest with a lot of girls that look eerily similar.

Exactly this, every word of it (except I don't have an issue with the similar looks of the girls).

And if you try to solo one girl, she basically cheats on you with other girls.

I must have missed this. Has there been anything in game yet involving two girls? I can't remember seeing anything except a couple of Sasha scenes, and a couple of Nat/Mallory scenes, but none of those have been actual threesomes. Closest indication I've seen of an LI cheating on you with another girl is Yuki unsuccessfully trying to get back together with Carol. It's been a while though, so I could literally have just forgotten something...

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

Roxy/Nikki threesome path

That's why I stopped playin. Roxy and the MC were supposed to move in together and then next thing I knew, Roxy was goin to move in with some chick.

then you havent chosen the right one

I chose Roxy. Bad choice apparently. Now I just watch this thread in case someone else who is on her solo can confirm that her and the MC do move in together. Until then, eh.

I must have missed this. Has there been anything in game yet involving two girls? I can't remember seeing anything except a couple of Sasha scenes, and a couple of Nat/Mallory scenes, but none of those have been actual threesomes. Closest indication I've seen of an LI cheating on you with another girl is Yuki unsuccessfully trying to get back together with Carol. It's been a while though, so I could literally have just forgotten something...

I don't know. Just what I posted above.

 

[TonyMurray]

That's why I stopped playin. Roxy and the MC were supposed to move in together and then next thing I knew, Roxy was goin to move in with some chick.

I chose Roxy. Bad choice apparently. Now I just watch this thread in case someone else who is on her solo can confirm that her and the MC do move in together. Until then, eh.

She moved in with her sister for a while, didn't she? Until shit blows over.

I am definitely on the Roxy path though. I'd say I'll let you know how it goes, but I'll absolutely forget to do so by the time it comes around!

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

She moved in with her sister for a while, didn't she? Until shit blows over.

I am definitely on the Roxy path though. I'd say I'll let you know how it goes, but I'll absolutely forget to do so by the time it comes around!

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Of course. Just make sure you remember to forget to let me know.

 

[HiP1]

And if you try to solo one girl, she basically cheats on you with other girls.

Roxy doesn't cheat on MC with anyone. she is done with that part of her life. don't know how you reached the "cheats on you with other girls" conclusion.
though, she should be open to any kind of fantasy that MC suggests once they are secure enough in their committed relationship. threesomes and girl on girl included.

Plus, of course, we're all eagerly awaiting the return of basketball...

LOL. good one.

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

Roxy doesn't cheat on MC with anyone. she is done with that part of her life. don't know how you reached the "cheats on you with other girls" conclusion.
though, she should be open to any kind of fantasy that MC suggests once they are secure enough in their committed relationship. threesomes and girl on girl included.

Have you soloed her? Does she and the MC move in together like they had talked about? Or does she move in with another girl? I mean why else would she move in with another girl? I haven't played since the anal scene with her. I was going to catch up on this until I read that her and the MC didn't move in together and then I was told she moves in with another girl.

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Because seriously, I would really like to continue this. But if the MC and Roxy doesn't move in together, that relationship can go south real quick.

 

[MAGO-DAG]

Have you soloed her? Does she and the MC move in together like they had talked about? Or does she move in with another girl? I mean why else would she move in with another girl? I haven't played since the anal scene with her. I was going to catch up on this until I read that her and the MC didn't move in together and then I was told she moves in with another girl.

Judging by my playthrough and the fact that I am on the Roxy route, I don’t remember that she was in a relationship with girls or were there any affairs with a girl?

I only remember that she lives with her sister, or her sister lives with her, Mc even met her. but I definitely don’t remember anything about cheating on Roxy’s part...

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

Judging by my playthrough and the fact that I am on the Roxy route, I don’t remember that she was in a relationship with girls or were there any affairs with a girl?

I only remember that she lives with her sister, or her sister lives with her, Mc even met her. but I definitely don’t remember anything about cheating on Roxy’s part...

Yes. At the start. Where the MC and her had anal sex. But they discussed moving in together. But then I was told that she's moving in with another girl.

 

[MAGO-DAG]

Yes. At the start. Where the MC and her had anal sex. But they discussed moving in together. But then I was told that she's moving in with another girl.

I haven’t played the latest update (you know, I’ve accumulated enough games and I can’t find time for them). maybe, as far as I remember, she can’t move in together because of her sister, or she and her sister are moving... although it’s strange, I thought all Roxy thought was about Mc... it looks like I have a lot to catch up on

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

I haven’t played the latest update (you know, I’ve accumulated enough games and I can’t find time for them). maybe, as far as I remember, she can’t move in together because of her sister, or she and her sister are moving... although it’s strange, I thought all Roxy thought was about Mc... it looks like I have a lot to catch up on

Or maybe what I was told by a certain some, not to be named, he knows who he is, so if he wants to rat himself out, he can, gave me false info or maybe he misunderstood what he read. I'm always willing to let people explain themselves once.

 

[Dessolos]

I was under the impressions she moved to a new place with her cousin maybe I forgot. As I don't even recall her having a conversation about the MC moving in tbh. So im assuming I forgot

 

[DaimonFey]

Yes. At the start. Where the MC and her had anal sex. But they discussed moving in together. But then I was told that she's moving in with another girl.

Roxy is living with her cousin and there is no any talk,evidence or anything related to cheating on MC.

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

Roxy is living with her cousin and there is no any talk,evidence or anything related to cheating on MC.

I'll go ahead and get it downloaded and catch up. Just hope that the dev follows through with the talk of the MC and Roxy moving in together.

 

[TonyMurray]

I'll go ahead and get it downloaded and catch up. Just hope that the dev follows through with the talk of the MC and Roxy moving in together.

I do wonder if it came up in dialogue as a natural progression, but when it came to implementing it, the dev thought it wouldn't work in terms of the story or the overall game (too much work to create in tandem with potential other paths, etc.) - you'd probably have to cut romantic ties with all other LIs, although that may not be a problem for some players.

One of those many games where it's possible that too much complexity is working to the detriment of plot development.

 

[Old Grumpy Wolf]

I do wonder if it came up in dialogue as a natural progression, but when it came to implementing it, the dev thought it wouldn't work in terms of the story or the overall game (too much work to create in tandem with potential other paths, etc.) - you'd probably have to cut romantic ties with all other LIs, although that may not be a problem for some players.

One of those many games where it's possible that too much complexity is working to the detriment of plot development.

I'm only on Roxy's path. I rejected everyone else.

 

[MiltonPowers]

I do wonder if it came up in dialogue as a natural progression, but when it came to implementing it, the dev thought it wouldn't work in terms of the story or the overall game (too much work to create in tandem with potential other paths, etc.) - you'd probably have to cut romantic ties with all other LIs, although that may not be a problem for some players.

One of those many games where it's possible that too much complexity is working to the detriment of plot development.

I'm only on Roxy's path. I rejected everyone else.

I imagine it would create a lot of work for MC to be living in 2 different places depending on who he is dating.
If he's with Roxy only, he's at her place.
If he's with someone else, not Roxy, then he would still have to be in dorms.
If he's with Roxy and others, where would he be staying?

I suspect it just got too difficult and didn't happen (possibly not until the endings start kicking in).
But I'm only guessing.

 

[Dessolos]

I imagine it would create a lot of work for MC to be living in 2 different places depending on who he is dating.
If he's with Roxy only, he's at her place.
If he's with someone else, not Roxy, then he would still have to be in dorms.
If he's with Roxy and others, where would he be staying?

I suspect it just got too difficult and didn't happen (possibly not until the endings start kicking in).
But I'm only guessing.

but how difficult can it be for the MC to lay in a bed for 60% of a day every day unless he is dating everyone

 

[MiltonPowers]

but how difficult can it be for the MC to lay in a bed for 60% of a day every day unless he is dating everyone

True, but which bed does he lie in?
I spilt into separate paths a few updates ago. And I think I broke the CTRL button on my computer, skipping between scenes when there is only 1 girl on that path save.

 

[TonyMurray]

I imagine it would create a lot of work for MC to be living in 2 different places depending on who he is dating.
If he's with Roxy only, he's at her place.
If he's with someone else, not Roxy, then he would still have to be in dorms.
If he's with Roxy and others, where would he be staying?

I suspect it just got too difficult and didn't happen (possibly not until the endings start kicking in).
But I'm only guessing.

Exactly my thoughts. It's like you're basically making two separate games at that point. It's often the reason for me thinking X or Y won't happen in a game, because it's too much work to have so many very different paths and settings.

 

[ラMr Shadow悪]

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Hey there!

It's been a while since the last news post, but I'm back now!

First things first, don't forget to check out all the content from May and June using the hashtag #special

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Now, about the next update:

I finally wrapped up all the medical stuff. It went well, even though those weeks were pretty stressful. But that's all water under the bridge now, and I'm back on track. I've been working on the 1.5.0 update for four days and have made some good progress. I'm gonna spend the next two months working on this update, so expect it to drop by the end of August.

After the 1.5.0 release, I'll jump into the remake I've been talking about and get UoP ready for Steam. I've thought about this a lot over the past month and decided it should be my main focus for 2024. The remake is about 20-25% done so far.

By my rough estimates, it'll take me about 1.5-2 months to rework everything up to v0.2.5. So, I'm hoping to finish it by the end of October. I can't say for sure if UoP will hit Steam by then, since the publishing process is a bit tricky for me, but I'm hopeful I can get through it without too many hiccups.

I'm not entirely sure what will happen next, but as we get closer to the end of 2024, you can probably expect another regular update (1.5.5) right before Christmas.

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For those interested, here's some extra stuff I'd like to share, though it's not super important.

1) Blender

I had a good go with Blender, as planned. Unfortunately, it's still not enough to even partially switch my workflow over. But now I see how much this software can simplify animation work. A lot of things I have to manually create in Daz 3D, frame by frame with tons of adjustments, Blender lets me just hit the magic 'Simulate' button. I had heard about this before, but trying it out myself convinced me that Blender has a lot of cool features that can save me a ton of time and make the animations look way better and more realistic.

But I've hit a snag with Blender—import/export operations. I have no clue how to import all the simulations created in Blender back into Daz correctly. So, if any of you have some tips or know where to look for answers, I'd really appreciate it. I'll figure it out eventually and hopefully, be able to partially change up my workflow.

2) More about the remake

During my break, I managed to do about 70 renders and rewrite around 500 lines.

Check out the images below to see the difference between the current version and the remade one:





Besides the graphics overhaul, I'm completely rewriting all the existing dialogue and adding some new ones. Sometimes it's to expand the story, sometimes to flesh out the characters better, and sometimes just to make a scene more interesting and intense (like the bottle game scene with Ashley, Carol, and Yuki. In the current version, the MC can only ask two questions during the game. I want to expand this scene to at least 5-6 questions from the MC and about 10-15 from the girls).

On top of that, I'm planning to make some big changes to certain events, like the morning after the first night with Carol. Looking back, I realize I made some mistakes writing that event, and that's why some players didn't get Carol's character quite right. I wanna change that.

3) While I was on break, I got a ton of inspiration for my next project. I've already had two scripts in the works for a while now and made good progress on them in June. But there's also a third one coming up, so I'll have plenty of options to choose from.

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That's all for now. I'll be posting another Dev's blog with more details about the 1.5.0 update for patrons in a few days.

Best wishes, and I hope you all are having an awesome summer!
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