VN Ren'Py Where the Heart Is [S1 v2024-09-06 BETA] [CheekyGimp]

[SNOW 777]

The problem with all of that, is that if there is no harem, it becomes moraly reprehensible to pursue other women than the selected ones from your path, past a friendship phase, while being in a serious or developping relationship with the selected partners.

From that point of view, the actual content of the game would actually become quite limited, and leave an empty feeling. Or you could pursue all women at once, have intercourse with all of them, and be a manipulative asshole.

Yes, you are telling the truth. Restricting the game itself can cool the players from the game and the story.

 

[alex13_zen]

Many played as a harem because there are so many interesting and attractive girls, it's hard to give up on any of them. Still, I eventually created separate paths myself, especially since the tool to start at any episode is very refined now.

 

[SNOW 777]

Many played as a harem because there are so many interesting and attractive girls, it's hard to give up on any of them. Still, I eventually created separate paths myself, especially since the tool to start at any episode is very refined now.

Yeah, you're right.
I think you did well.
Which patch did you create for example?

 

[Ariostebaldo]

Sorry, people keep saying there won't be a harem in this game, but the tag rule say

• Harem [1 person being courted by at least 3 others, all engaging in consensual sex simultaneously.]

https://f95zone.to/threads/tags-rules-and-list-updated-2019-03-24.10394/

So, technically and maybe inadvertently:
Katie + Lily + Debby + MC= Harem.

The developers unintentionally put an harem in the game, just saying...

 

[alex13_zen]

Yeah, you're right.
I think you did well.
Which patch did you create for example?

My main one is Katie, Lily and Debbie. I also have Jenna + Jolina, also Bella + Katie friends with benefits.
I definitely have Wanda on all paths because I love her and her submissiveness. And also Angel on several paths because she doesn't know many of the other girls. I'm quite greedy so I think I also have Zara on all paths, she surely won't tell on you

 

[Avaron1974]

Sorry, people keep saying there won't be a harem in this game, but the tag rule say

• Harem [1 person being courted by at least 3 others, all engaging in consensual sex simultaneously.]

https://f95zone.to/threads/tags-rules-and-list-updated-2019-03-24.10394/

So, technically and maybe inadvertently:
Katie + Lily + Debby + MC= Harem.

The developers unintentionally put an harem in the game, just saying...

That group is intentional but the tag was removed because it confuses poeople.

If you put the harem tag in they will expect everyone and it will cause a lot of complaints so it's far easier to leave it off, they are the only group and no one else will be included in that group.

Nobody can be arsed dealing with the arguments caused by having a tag that doesn't mean what people will think it means.

It already caused problems once which is why it was removed.

 

[Ariostebaldo]

That group is intentional but the tag was removed because it confuses poeople.

If you put the harem tag in they will expect everyone and it will cause a lot of complaints so it's far easier to leave it off, they are the only group and no one else will be included in that group.

Nobody can be arsed dealing with the arguments caused by having a tag that doesn't mean what people will think it means.

It already caused problems once which is why it was removed.

fair enough I think

 

[acewinz]

To speak for me, I did not play this game like a harem. I did not have such an intention. Whether it is a harem or not does not interest me much, but unfortunately, many other players played as a harem. Will they be able to solve this harem problem without restarting the game and starting a new story?

You know the game has a quickstart feature now? You can not only start at any episode, but you can tweak the settings for the girls to your desired relationships. No total restarts required anymore no matter what paths you ultimately want to be on.

Given how many people don't seem to notice the new features we add, Cheeky mentioned adding a little splash screen to inform people who don't notice the menu buttons.

 

[Abhai]

You know the game has a quickstart feature now? You can not only start at any episode, but you can tweak the settings for the girls to your desired relationships. No total restarts required anymore no matter what paths you ultimately want to be on.

Given how many people don't seem to notice the new features we add, Cheeky mentioned adding a little splash screen to inform people who don't notice the menu buttons.

Make it BIG, make it a VIDEO-LOOP, and make it UNSKIPABLE for the time its looping.
That wont help either, there will be the same complains/questions as ever, yet it will make things more interesting, particularly if the presenter gitl would be LIBRARIAN.

 

[Meushi]

Given how many people don't seem to notice the new features we add, Cheeky mentioned adding a little splash screen to inform people who don't notice the menu buttons.

Good luck with getting people to read the instructions even then...

If you're actually doing that, please make sure it's only displayed once (persistent variable). Otherwise it would get old fast for those playing through multiple times.

 

[acewinz]

Good luck with getting people to read the instructions even then...

If you're actually doing that, please make sure it's only displayed once (persistent variable). Otherwise it would get old fast for those playing through multiple times.

Good point, but are you sure just once is enough? A good chunk of people are already smashing buttons to get to the menu before the lotion slides off their hands as it is!

 

[Meushi]

Good point, but are you sure just once is enough? A good chunk of people are already smashing buttons to get to the menu before the lotion slides off their hands as it is!

True, but it only matters for the 1% who will actually read it right? In which case once is enough.

The button smashers won't pay any attention even if it's displayed on the screen permanently.

 

[WhiteyG]

I just want the pretty pictures to do what I want. Don't make me read that's a deal breaker.

 

[Xanny boy]

She the best if your planing on doing a celibate run and wanting to enter the priesthood.

Then you’d be doing a different kind of diddling and if so I’ll have to pass haha

 

[Bluefox23]

Good point, but are you sure just once is enough? A good chunk of people are already smashing buttons to get to the menu before the lotion slides off their hands as it is!

Have a lecture from the Librarian and afterwards a multiple choice test. Just a onetime thing, but perhaps it would force some buttheads to pay attention for once

I've noticed the feature and used it a couple of times with gratitude

 

[myuhinny]

I'd have to replace all of her pictures during the lecture with black screen versions otherwise I'd be spamming right the fuck past her.

 

[alex13_zen]

Just realized that Dogboy's mother, Theresa, is most likely a reference to the saint Mother Teresa. And it seems the real one opened the Children's Home of the Immaculate Heart and the MC came up with the Church of the Immaculate Virgin story.
Bravo, this game is educational on more than human anatomy and reproduction

 

[acewinz]

Just realized that Dogboy's mother, Theresa, is most likely a reference to the saint Mother Teresa. And it seems the real one opened the Children's Home of the Immaculate Heart and the MC came up with the Church of the Immaculate Virgin story.
Bravo, this game is educational on more than human anatomy and reproduction

Still the chapter on the birds and the bee's should be pretty fun. Second only to the one on familial relations when originating from the same trunk.

 

[SNOW 777]

My main one is Katie, Lily and Debbie. I also have Jenna + Jolina, also Bella + Katie friends with benefits.
I definitely have Wanda on all paths because I love her and her submissiveness. And also Angel on several paths because she doesn't know many of the other girls. I'm quite greedy so I think I also have Zara on all paths, she surely won't tell on you

WOW nice catch.

 

[2382dudubes]

I really don't like how much Katie changed in terms of looks as well as in terms of personality. She was way kinkier, funnier, less clingey and much hotter looking so I went for her but then later she becomes much less fun, much bitchier and looks fucking terrible with her new hair... damn.

As for story it's interesting to see what exactly Elaine's will conditions are. It's obviously something to do with relationship to MC, but cannot be stuff like: have sex with son etc - because if you try a playthrough to push as hard as possible for sex she will always deny the attempts. So it must be something else. Her reveled info about the will such as throwing him out couldn't be a more obvious lie. Maybe just friendship etc but that would be much harder to verify unlike MC conditions which are clearcut and observable.

And for characters:

Super HOT: Mabel > Debbie > Bella
Hot: Lily > Katie (early game) > Jenna > Angel
Decent: Natasha > Wanda > Theresa > Jolina > Elaine
Fugly: Katie (late game) > Monica > Zarah