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

[ImSenjou]

There's a mod (think it was Sancho's) that does some work to get rid of this, but it never did anything for me, I think he said it was because the dev went back and changed a load of it after the mod was done anyway...

I liked the idea of a mod for this, and I decided to make one for myself, I found 375 'tee-hee', 800 'hee-hee', and some 'hee hee', I replaced them all with *chuckles*, it took me about 20 minutes to manually adjust the *chuckles*, placing them at the beginning of the dialogues, and I liked the result.




It was only when I was finishing that I remembered that the dev is rewriting the dialogue for the next update...
Anyway, now that I've done all that, I'll try playing again.



The dev is rewriting the dialog, and this mod I made is not compatible with the WT MOD (I use UCD+URM), so it would be better not to share.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

I liked the idea of a mod for this, and I decided to make one for myself, I found 375 'tee-hee', 800 'hee-hee', and some 'hee hee', I replaced them all with *chuckles*, it took me about 20 minutes to manually adjust the *chuckles*, placing them at the beginning of the dialogues, and I liked the result.

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It was only when I was finishing that I remembered that the dev is rewriting the dialogue for the next update...
Anyway, now that I've done all that, I'll try playing again.

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The dev is rewriting the dialog, and this mod I made is not compatible with the WT MOD (I use UCD+URM), so it would be better not to share.

Meh, I don't really see much difference. I guess only if you imagine a different sound for chuckling, but it will still be a thing where everyone's chuckling all of the time. But I guess if it works for you and others, more power to you.

 

[MiltonPowers]

Meh, I don't really see much difference. I guess only if you imagine a different sound for chuckling, but it will still be a thing where everyone's chuckling all of the time. But I guess if it works for you and others, more power to you.

There's a lot more things in AVNs that are much more annoying than the Hee-hees.

 

[Dessolos]

I actually like the tee-hee even hee-hee for some characters as it does give them more of that young adult feel for someone like Carol and Ashley I think it's very fitting for their character. Don't really care for it on someone like Sara or Nikki and be weird on someone like Roxy. So to me I rather keep it than get rid of it entirely and deal with seeing it on character I don't like to see it in their dialogue.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

There's a lot more things in AVNs that are much more annoying than the Hee-hees.

I actually like the tee-hee even hee-hee for some characters as it does give them more of that young adult feel for someone like Carol and Ashley I think it's very fitting for their character. Don't really care for it on someone like Sara or Nikki and be weird on someone like Roxy. So to me I rather keep it than get rid of it entirely and deal with seeing it on character I don't like to see it in their dialogue.

And maybe they all grew up with helium in their DNA. Doesn't bother me at all.

 

[TGafy]

I liked the idea of a mod for this, and I decided to make one for myself, I found 375 'tee-hee', 800 'hee-hee', and some 'hee hee', I replaced them all with *chuckles*, it took me about 20 minutes to manually adjust the *chuckles*, placing them at the beginning of the dialogues, and I liked the result.

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It was only when I was finishing that I remembered that the dev is rewriting the dialogue for the next update...
Anyway, now that I've done all that, I'll try playing again.

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The dev is rewriting the dialog, and this mod I made is not compatible with the WT MOD (I use UCD+URM), so it would be better not to share.

Nice job. I was wondering, did you consider 'giggles' instead of 'chuckles'? Maybe it's just me but whenever 'chuckles' is used, I see a jolly fat man.

 

[ImSenjou]

Nice job. I was wondering, did you consider 'giggles' instead of 'chuckles'? Maybe it's just me but whenever 'chuckles' is used, I see a jolly fat man.

The reason why I replaced everything with *chuckles* was out of sheer laziness, It's not perfect, but it's much better than the original, I'm actually enjoying the game.

The constant 'tee-hee' distracted me, but the *chuckles* didn't, I barely notice it.

 

[TonyMurray]

The reason why I replaced everything with *chuckles* was out of sheer laziness, It's not perfect, but it's much better than the original, I'm actually enjoying the game.

The constant 'tee-hee' distracted me, but the *chuckles* didn't, I barely notice it.

*Chuckles* says they are chuckling, whereas "tee-hee" suggests they are literally saying "tee-hee" all the time, and who does that? I think for me, although I skip over it, that was initially the bit that "bothered" me about it.

The only real way to "fix" it would be line by line, and mixing it up. Sometimes *chuckles* or similar would be best, sometimes something like "heh" would be more appropriate, and sometimes nothing at all is needed - the frequency it comes up makes it seem like it's basically saying "said with a smile" because they're not always telling jokes or responding to something funny.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

*Chuckles* says they are chuckling, whereas "tee-hee" suggests they are literally saying "tee-hee" all the time, and who does that? I think for me, although I skip over it, that was initially the bit that "bothered" me about it.

The only real way to "fix" it would be line by line, and mixing it up. Sometimes *chuckles* or similar would be best, sometimes something like "heh" would be more appropriate, and sometimes nothing at all is needed - the frequency it comes up makes it seem like it's basically saying "said with a smile" because they're not always telling jokes or responding to something funny.

I could see something like tee-hee giving that impression, even though it's just an onomatopoeia. If a bird called out and the sound were written as kaw, the intent isn't that the bird actually says "kaw". A dog's ruff isn't supposed to make you hear it saying "rough". But I definitely get it: knowing a word represents a sound doesn't necessarily change the impression you get from seeing that word in a story's dialogue. And with a format like VN, it's more likely onomatopoeias will look like they're being said rather than just noises of half-repressed laughter, being frustrated, etc.

 

[NewTricks]

The great Tee Hee war of 2022 is reigniting! Hide your daughters!

 

[Dessolos]

I think the reason why I like Tee-hee for some of the girls ( not all) it gives me more of that impressions some of the girls are acting younger than their age and adding Tee-hee to me just feels like it fits those characters personality. But it does also come across as lazy cause it feels like it's used for almost every girl , where I think it more fitting for Carol and Ashley.

I can kind of see it for Sara to but I don't really like it with her dialogue. Then if someone like Roxy, Rachael or Nikki did the whole Tee-hee thing would throw me off as it would feel like it be out of place for their character. since I associate Tee-hee with a younger girl, one acting younger than they are or a cheerleader. So because of that it would feel out of place those characters unlike Carol and Ashley.

 

[MiltonPowers]

The great Tee Hee war of 2022 is reigniting! Hide your daughters!

 

[TonyMurray]

I could see something like tee-hee giving that impression, even though it's just an onomatopoeia. If a bird called out and the sound were written as kaw, the intent isn't that the bird actually says "kaw". A dog's ruff isn't supposed to make you hear it saying "rough". But I definitely get it: knowing a word represents a sound doesn't necessarily change the impression you get from seeing that word in a story's dialogue. And with a format like VN, it's more likely onomatopoeias will look like they're being said rather than just noises of half-repressed laughter, being frustrated, etc.

I get what you're saying, but onomatopoeia is a word formed to represent the sound it makes (so it's "kaw" or "ruff" because that's what those animal noises sound like). So here, that's still saying it sounds like the characters are saying "tee-hee" regardless

I think the formatting is the thing though, like with the "chuckles" between asterisks, it makes it seem like it's a sound being made, rather than actual words being said. An example you do sometimes see in these games is *cough*

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

I get what you're saying, but onomatopoeia is a word formed to represent the sound it makes (so it's "kaw" or "ruff" because that's what those animal noises sound like). So here, that's still saying it sounds like the characters are saying "tee-hee" regardless

I think the formatting is the thing though, like with the "chuckles" between asterisks, it makes it seem like it's a sound being made, rather than actual words being said. An example you do sometimes see in these games is *cough*

Nobody (unless it's totally forced or specifically in a conversation like this) actually ever says, "tee-hee", ever. They might hold their tongue a certain way and try unsuccessfully to hold in a laugh so the sound coming out is somewhat close to "tee-hee". But no one actually says "tee-hee" in normal speech. That's exactly why it's an onomatopoeia. So I guess you could just insert asterisks around it — *tee-hee* — and then it wouldn't be spoken, and you wouldn't need to find another word like "giggle" or "chuckle".

 

[TonyMurray]

Nobody (unless it's totally forced or specifically in a conversation like this) actually ever says, "tee-hee", ever.

That's the point, and basically what I said a few posts ago. Nobody does that, but in the game that's exactly what they are doing, either by design or by the absence of formatting just making it seem that way.

 

[-CookieMonster666-]

That's the point, and basically what I said a few posts ago. Nobody does that, but in the game that's exactly what they are doing, either by design or by the absence of formatting just making it seem that way.

Right. My point was that you might as well just add the asterisks instead of completely changing the onomatopoeia. But it doesn't matter; have fun using / working on that.

 

[SilentRunning]

I've had this game downloaded here for months, but whenever I try to play and see those 'hee-hee' or 'tee-hee', I end up closing the game, so if the dev changes the dialogue, I would like him to change it, the game has great renders, but the dialogue...
I looked it up in the search, and I know I'm not the only one who doesn't like it.

It isn't the "hee-hee" or the "tee-hee" that gets me, but the writing in general. It is just translated or written so poorly. Whenever I have tried to play the writing eventually just wears me out.

The entire script needs to be proof-read and fixed for English.

And some stuff is just so weird. Like the MC getting assigned to the basketball team. Does the author know nothing about sports? What about a try-out.

The game could be great, but the script and writing always push me away. It is just really hard to spend hours with the bizarre writing.

 

[Dessolos]

It isn't the "hee-hee" or the "tee-hee" that gets me, but the writing in general. It is just translated or written so poorly. Whenever I have tried to play the writing eventually just wears me out.

The entire script needs to be proof-read and fixed for English.

And some stuff is just so weird. Like the MC getting assigned to the basketball team. Does the author know nothing about sports? What about a try-out.

The game could be great, but the script and writing always push me away. It is just really hard to spend hours with the bizarre writing.

yeah I kind of turn my brain off when it comes to the plot or story and just focus on the characters since that's the only thing I like about this game. But that is easy for me to do since there are characters I like and that is more important than story to me

 

[Beduin123]

It isn't the "hee-hee" or the "tee-hee" that gets me, but the writing in general. It is just translated or written so poorly. Whenever I have tried to play the writing eventually just wears me out.

The entire script needs to be proof-read and fixed for English.

And some stuff is just so weird. Like the MC getting assigned to the basketball team. Does the author know nothing about sports? What about a try-out.

The game could be great, but the script and writing always push me away. It is just really hard to spend hours with the bizarre writing.

In order to give the game its due, the writing here isn't as bad as in some games on this site where the writing is much much worse. Nevertheless, even those games have their share of fans.
I'm not talking about the English now but about the plot, characters, situations and dialogues. UoP holds IMO a solid middle ground in this regard (which says a lot about the quality of writing in adult games in general).

 

[laszlo12]

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Hey there!

A poll about additional events for the 1.5.0 update will be added in a few days.

A poll about extra events for the 1.5.0 update will be added in 7-14 days.

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Important

Got a few DMs about this here and there, so for anyone still thinking I’ve bailed on UoP, just milking your money, or gone MIA, please check out all the news posts from April and May. I'm sure this will clear things up for you.

Now, about the 1.5.0 update. It's about 10-12% done. Overall, I had a solid start after a long break.

The rough release date for the 1.5.0 update is in the second half of August.

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About the v1.5.0 update

1) Events:

• 1 big event with Rachel -- 60% completed

Also, my plans for the 1.5.0 update include:

• 1 event with Sara, Nikki, Mickey, and frats
• 1 event with Yuki (+ a possible follow-up with Carol + maybe a continuation with Carol and Yuki)
• 1 event with Sasha and Alyssa (+ maybe a guest appearance from Mary or Hilda)

I'm also keen on adding:

• an alternate version of Rachel's event (if the MC didn't ask Sasha for help with Rachel's divorce)
• 1 event with Sara (and a variation with Sara + Ashley)
• 1 main story event
• 1 event with Nikki (+ a few alternative paths)

On top of that, there will be 2 additional events based on the poll, which I'll post in the next few days.

I'm not certain about the other events that will be included in the next update, so stay tuned.

2) Renders and animations:

About 164 renders and 1 animations are ready -- Roughly planned: 1000-1200 renders and 8-10 animations

3) Other things:

• a few more renders for the remake version

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Best wishes,
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