VN Ren'Py Where the Heart Is [S1 Rev1] [CheekyGimp]

[SapphireBlaze]

I'm well aware that's a brother sistery sort of thing and it's the dynamic but again you could use any other synonym of the word and I'd be fine. Just not that one. Frankly whenever I've seen this kind of back and forth interplay between sibling type characters in various media they've used the word servant pretty consistently in my experience so having the same dynamic but with the character literally referring to you as a slave is jarring and as a word just has much harsher connotations. I just think any of the many similar words would do just as well for the purpose and that the word slave doesn't really work as a casual insult because it has too much shit behind it so it's kind of a stretch to see it being used as jokey banter like this.

 

[a1fox3]

I'm well aware that's a brother sistery sort of thing and it's the dynamic but again you could use any other synonym of the word and I'd be fine. Just not that one. Frankly whenever I've seen this kind of back and forth interplay between sibling type characters in various media they've used the word servant pretty consistently in my experience so having the same dynamic but with the character literally referring to you as a slave is jarring and as a word just has much harsher connotations. I just think any of the many similar words would do just as well for the purpose and that the word slave doesn't really work as a casual insult because it has too much shit behind it so it's kind of a stretch to see it being used as jokey banter like this.

This is getting way off topic, if you need or have more to post about this take it to the

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[Meridian]

it's kind of a stretch to see it being used as jokey banter like this.

I think you are the first person in this thread to take such oversensitive stance on this. Maybe its you who has issues, not the game.

 

[UncleVT]

Well, it's just your opinion and I don't agree, for me it does not have such a terrible meaning in the context in which it is expressed. For you that word is excessive, for others there may be other words, like fat, shorty or retarded (and there are others much more offensive to me) but always is about the context, like I said. Following this criterion, nothing could be written in a joking tone, there will always be someone offended.

 

[SapphireBlaze]

I think you are the first person in this thread to take such oversensitive stance on this. Maybe its you who has issues, not the game.

And ad hominem argument, I've stated multiple times that this makes me feel uncomfortable yes that's partially on me but you don't gotta make allusions to me possibly having personal problem so passive aggressively. I think I've made it clear that I have this whole time only been asking for consideration, I don't feel entitled anything and was just expressing my opinion about something that could be improved in game in from my perspective for the creator to regard or disregard as they please.

 

[Penfold Mole]

One thing makes one person uncomfortable, the other thing makes someone else uncomfortable. There's stuff in this game that makes me cringe, but I have never asked to change anything about it just because I and probably a bunch of other people may have a problem with it. Because there are always people who do like it for one reason or another.
Just get over it or find yourself a game that doesn't make you uncomfortable. Please.

One thing here that I have no problems with is the banter between Kate and MC, including being called a slave. Please don't bring in the "what about the black people" or "what about the children" or anything else as ridiculous.
Having about 7 centuries of slavory and foreign oppression in the history of my ancestors should make me at least as sensitive about being called a slave as the "African American" people might be. Black people aren't the only ones who have been enslaved in the past.
I just don't have any problems with it here in this context and neither should they. Anyone with enough intelligence to understand the context where the word is being used here should have zero problems with it.

BTW, I'm not a femdom fan, either. But this is just so mild and innocent here that it really can't be called that. It's just a banter between friends.
I've been called by my friends and I have called my friends far worse. As a joke between friends, of course.

 

[Deleted member 742088]

I'm getting an error right as Jenna is introduced.

Traceback:

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 634, in script
    E xJ "Yes?"
Exception: Say has image attributes (u'xJ',), but there's no image tag associated with the speaking character.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 634, in script
    E xJ "Yes?"
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\ast.py", line 652, in execute
    renpy.exports.say(who, what, interact=self.interact, *args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\exports.py", line 1180, in say
    who(what, *args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\character.py", line 949, in __call__
    self.resolve_say_attributes(False, wanted=speaking)
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\character.py", line 845, in resolve_say_attributes
    raise Exception("Say has image attributes %r, but there's no image tag associated with the speaking character." % (attrs,))
Exception: Say has image attributes (u'xJ',), but there's no image tag associated with the speaking character.

Windows-8-6.2.9200
Ren'Py 6.99.14.3.3347
Where The Heart Is Ep6
Fri Aug 10 18:12:27 2018

Saw somebody else earlier mention two game folders, but I don't think the issue is the same.

 

[trumpthatbitch]

And ad hominem argument, I've stated multiple times that this makes me feel uncomfortable yes that's partially on me but you don't gotta make allusions to me possibly having personal problem so passive aggressively. I think I've made it clear that I have this whole time only been asking for consideration, I don't feel entitled anything and was just expressing my opinion about something that could be improved in game in from my perspective for the creator to regard or disregard as they please.

Maybe you SJW types can create your own game where you can jack off watching trees get planted and leave the rest of us degenerates in peace

 

[Skylaroo]

And ad hominem argument, I've stated multiple times that this makes me feel uncomfortable yes that's partially on me but you don't gotta make allusions to me possibly having personal problem so passive aggressively. I think I've made it clear that I have this whole time only been asking for consideration, I don't feel entitled anything and was just expressing my opinion about something that could be improved in game in from my perspective for the creator to regard or disregard as they please.

Anyone is free to give criticism and opinion about the game.

However, I feel the thing that rubbed people the wrong way here is that you haven't been able to explain why the word "slave" bothers you as much at all. Instead, you tried to use the black people (despite you being white) as a justification of why the word "slave" should not be used. This is not okay IMO.

 

[dE_VoYd]

Surprise us with the update !!!!

 

[Renetta]

How long till Cheeky is back in action ?

 

[Floga]

He told he'd be back this weekend or right after the weekend.

How long till Cheeky is back in action ?

 

[Nekura]

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Hey Folks,

Just landed back home today, so no more vacation excuses from me. Good vacation and now dreading the thoughts of going back to work on Monday!

As per previous post, Episode 6(Partial release) is now available for everyone. Going to get a few hours sleep and will then get working on the completed version of Episode 6. Should get a lot of it done between tonight and tomorrow. I won't commit to an exact time for completion yet as I'm jet-lagged and I need to get back into Dev mode. I will send an update tomorrow night as to the status. Because of the rush job of the partial release, there's lots of errors I need to tidy up in addition to the three new scenes (1x Jenna and 2 x Monica) to close out the day, but the final version of episode 6 shouldn't take long (a few days). I'll release it for $10 patrons first, followed by $5 and then everyone. And then I'll get straight to work on episode 7 this week.

got the Email about 10 minutes ago.
woohoo, he's back on the job. Hope the Vacation was relaxing and you had a good time.

 

[dE_VoYd]

The quality game he gives us with each update(especially Monica) this dude deserves vacation every week imo.

 

[CheekyGimp]

I'm getting an error right as Jenna is introduced.

Traceback:

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 634, in script
    E xJ "Yes?"
Exception: Say has image attributes (u'xJ',), but there's no image tag associated with the speaking character.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 634, in script
    E xJ "Yes?"
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\ast.py", line 652, in execute
    renpy.exports.say(who, what, interact=self.interact, *args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\exports.py", line 1180, in say
    who(what, *args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\character.py", line 949, in __call__
    self.resolve_say_attributes(False, wanted=speaking)
  File "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\NOPLS\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-KC-pc\WhereTheHeartIs-Ep6-pc\renpy\character.py", line 845, in resolve_say_attributes
    raise Exception("Say has image attributes %r, but there's no image tag associated with the speaking character." % (attrs,))
Exception: Say has image attributes (u'xJ',), but there's no image tag associated with the speaking character.

Windows-8-6.2.9200
Ren'Py 6.99.14.3.3347
Where The Heart Is Ep6
Fri Aug 10 18:12:27 2018

Saw somebody else earlier mention two game folders, but I don't think the issue is the same.

Thanks. Was also flagged earlier. I've fixed it and the fix will be in the next release.

 

[daphnefan]

Wow another great update. I can't wait to see what Monica's dress looks like. . .

 

[a1fox3]

Wow another great update. I can't wait to see what Monica's dress looks like. . .

I think you are a couple of weeks late there.

 

[trumpthatbitch]

I hope we can get a little dirtier with some of the submissive MILFs in the game. Most of the stuff is a little too tame and vanilla fpr my liking.

At least hope there is an option to work your way towards that especially for the model and the older milf. Great work so far though.

 

[a1fox3]

I hope we can get a little dirtier with some of the submissive MILFs in the game. Most of the stuff is a little too tame and vanilla fpr my liking.

At least hope there is an option to work your way towards that especially for the model and the older milf. Great work so far though.

I rather have romance/love story than submissive type games.
There are plenty of BDSM games here and other places not to turn this one into one.

 

[UncleVT]

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OK, almost 1am here and up for work in 5hrs, so turning in soon, but wanted to send an update before I do.
Skip to the summary section at the end if you want to bypass my ramblings below.....

I spent the second half of Saturday and pretty much ALL of today back in the saddle. No, not with my girlfriend, you degenerates, I mean back working on the game. So, I got a solid 18 hours done since my return from vacation.

Done a complete review of episode 6 and corrected a lot of typos, errors, including a couple of coding errors. I also completed the official walkthrough for Episode 5, which I'll release along with the release of Episode 6 extended version (which contains the 3 extra scenes that I've mentioned previously). And I got working on the extended version of episode 6 (re-done a lot of renders from the new scenes that I wasn't happy with).

Due to my pre-vacation rush: Overall, episode 6 was a little short in length (about 10% or 200 lines) of what I would consider a valid update.

The 3 scenes (1x Jenna and 2xMonica) left out would have pushed it out beyond a normal sized update, but they would have been relatively short scenes to avoid the episode being too long. But as I didn't release them with the original episode, I can now release them in an un-condensed format which in my opinion should make them feel more like valid scenes rather than the squashed versions, that they would have been.

The current plan for the extended version should increase the length of Episode 6 by approx. 50%, so I want to add a bit more work to the scenes based on where I left them. Anyway, enough rambling....

Summary: Episode 6 extended version will contain 3 decent sized additional scenes meaning that overall length of Episode 6 will end up as a sort of Episode and a half (compared to previous episodes). I'm hoping to release it this coming weekend sometime, along with the Episode 5 walk-through. Usual release order will apply ($10 patrons first, then $5, then everyone else).