VN Ren'Py Yesterday's Crossroads [Ch.3 v0.4.0a] [CHAQUINN0]

[Maviarab]

But okay, I explain it for the less gifted:

So gifted you need everything spoon fed to you. Like Thorin said (who i very rarely ever agree with), perhaps your gifted ass should stick to KN's.

As for real life, I suppose you never watch and realistic films then...or read books, documentaries...cos you know...you want escapism fantasy where everything goes your way? Many love this VN because it isn't like that....and yes, real life...get the bus instead of a cab, skip work for the beach, order a pizza instead of going to the club....any number of random decisions could lead you somewhere interesting...

That's the actual strength of this VN. As for how you get to other LI's...how does that even matter? The systems are not mutually exclusive, nor do they need to be, something I'd expected someone gifted to comprehand...

 

[ThorinKing]

I accept your concession that there are no such AVNs. Thank you.

Bless your heart! I'm not going back into every VN I've ever played to find you examples, but if that is truly the first decision of the VN, then THAT IS YOUR HINT that you might miss something by just hanging around and not going into the "world".
/smdh/

 

[ThorinKing]

Well, if only you were a bit more gifted, King. Then you could see it the mork way. Jus' Sayin'

I'm not from Ork, so I doubt I'll ever see his alien point of view.

 

[ThorinKing]

Like Thorin said (who i very rarely ever agree with)

Ah, yes. But you are young, padawan. You will learn. Just open your eyes and ears and take to heart the wisdom of my experience and my ways.

 

[Maviarab]

Ah, yes. But you are young, padawan. You will learn. Just open your eyes and ears and take to heart the wisdom of my experience and my ways.

I wish I was young lol.

 

[ViperGts151]

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This week’s work was pretty much the same as last week; more posing scenes in DAZ and finalizing a few smaller things. So there's not much to discuss about it.
I've been meaning to address the reworked content for a while, and I think now is a good time for it.

Additional Content
Chapter 1 will feature two additional scenes for Julia which are fairly lengthy with significant dialogues and interactions. This is meant to bridge the gap between the Prologue and Chapter 1. Only saying that the MC and Julia have been talking and flirting during this time won't suffice. In the next update, you will be able to experience some of those interactions within Chapter 1.
These scenes happen before you can ask her out on a date at the office break room and won't include any choices. If you don’t want to replay, you won’t miss anything substantial, except for some additional Julia lore.

I am giving the same treatment to Kimmy. Some players may have missed starting her route if they chose to stay home instead of going to the gym, which was intentional. However, just like with Julia, there will be a second chance for you to start her route if you missed it the first time around.
Kimberly also has an extended scene in Chapter 1 now, which happens right before the sex scene, and that choice has been moved to within this scene, but again, if you have already chosen to start her route, you won't miss anything, except to some Kimberly lore in case you don't want to replay.

Rework
I started making this game nearly a year before I even thought about releasing the Prologue, and back then, I had very little knowledge of how DAZ worked, and my PC wasn’t that great. So some renders from back then ended up looking terrible. I am slowly remaking some of them, which may or may not be included in the next update.
My main focus on the rework is to get all the sex scenes rework done first, then I will keep on improving the static renders and some dialogues.
I reworked pretty much the entire Zeke/Keyla house scene with better dialogue and renders, I also removed the cringe-inducing filler robot scene in Zeke’s office.
OLD

NEW

This week's dev log is significantly behind schedule due to how my daytime job is consuming all my time and sanity. But hopefully, next week, things will go back to normal.
Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

[NebulousShooter]

I just looked through all the special render sets and I noticed the disturbing amount of feet shots. CHAQUINN 0, do you have something to confess?

 

[NebulousShooter]

I personally don't see the big deal in missing a interaction with Side or Main LI because you as the player picked a different choice and had no idea it would lead to one. It's not like you won't see them later in the game. It's a different story if it locks you out of their path completely without knowing the even exist.

Edit this is why I will sometimes quick save and check both choices out unless I know what I want to go with for sure.

But that actually kickstarts her route and its not even self explanatory as the choice is go to the gym, you would expect to meet her in the gym. That skips her entire route so far in the game. I remember thinking she isn't a Main LI when I first found the game.

Hopefully the reworks make it less of a lol I stumbled into a route and more of an educated decision on the player's part.

People are wild to pretend a Main LI route start being hidden and two updates worth of content with her skipped based on a random choice is a widespread AVN practice, I feel people just want to be contrarians, or they just pick a game and defend any criticism against it no matter how warranted it is, like their life depended on it. I don't get it.

 

[ThorinKing]

I just looked through all the special render sets and I noticed the disturbing amount of feet shots. CHAQUINN 0, do you have something to confess?

His second favorite snack is Cheetos. His favorite it ToeCheese...

 

[Dessolos]

But that actually kickstarts her route and its not even self explanatory as the choice is go to the gym, you would expect to meet her in the gym. That skips her entire route so far in the game. I remember thinking she isn't a Main LI when I first found the game.

Hopefully the reworks make it less of a lol I stumbled into a route and more of an educated decision on the player's part.

People are wild to pretend a Main LI route start being hidden and two updates worth of content with her skipped based on a random choice is a widespread AVN practice, I feel people just want to be contrarians, or they just pick a game and defend any criticism against it no matter how warranted it is, like their life depended on it. I don't get it.

wait Kimberly is a main LI i thought she was a Side girl this entire time lol

 

[Maviarab]

But that actually kickstarts her route and its not even self explanatory as the choice is go to the gym, you would expect to meet her in the gym. That skips her entire route so far in the game. I remember thinking she isn't a Main LI when I first found the game.

Hopefully the reworks make it less of a lol I stumbled into a route and more of an educated decision on the player's part.

People are wild to pretend a Main LI route start being hidden and two updates worth of content with her skipped based on a random choice is a widespread AVN practice, I feel people just want to be contrarians, or they just pick a game and defend any criticism against it no matter how warranted it is, like their life depended on it. I don't get it.

However there are no 'rules' to VN's. Accepted practice maybe..but not rules.

I had no issue with it, was a refreshing way of doing it and to randomly find a LI I like. Hell, people will want a full damn LI list 6 month before the VN comes out soon they are that fragile over this shit. Like seriously, part of the fun...oh who she etc etc. Next playthrough, make different choices.

Again, people don't like that stuff, go and playn a harem KN instead.

 

[CHAQUINN0]

I just looked through all the special render sets and I noticed the disturbing amount of feet shots. CHAQUINN 0, do you have something to confess?

LMAO!
Personally, I don't really have a foot fetish. However, I do appreciate every aspect of a beautiful woman.
Feet shots are one of top requests I've received ever since I got into the art world. You'd be surprised at the wild requests I've received since I started making this game.

 

[CHAQUINN0]

Concerning Kimberly, much like in real life, we never know what might happen when we step out into the world and touch some grass. Meeting her again was one of those unpredictable situations.
I understand that locking her out based on just one situation wasn't right, even though you will still have the chance to encounter her again in Chapter 3.
Now I'm making this change: on the train, you will have the choice to hang out with her independently of going to the gym with Zeke. However, that won't be forced upon you; you can still choose to say no to her.

 

[NebulousShooter]

However there are no 'rules' to VN's. Accepted practice maybe..but not rules.

I had no issue with it, was a refreshing way of doing it and to randomly find a LI I like. Hell, people will want a full damn LI list 6 month before the VN comes out soon they are that fragile over this shit. Like seriously, part of the fun...oh who she etc etc. Next playthrough, make different choices.

Again, people don't like that stuff, go and playn a harem KN instead.

Concerning Kimberly, much like in real life, we never know what might happen when we step out into the world and touch some grass. Meeting her again was one of those unpredictable situations.
I understand that locking her out based on just one situation wasn't right, even though you will still have the chance to encounter her again in Chapter 3.
Now I'm making this change: on the train, you will have the choice to hang out with her independently of going to the gym with Zeke. However, that won't be forced upon you; you can still choose to say no to her.

Ironically, its because its not a kinetic novel that it shouldn't work like that. I understand the realistic aspect of not knowing what would happen when you go outside, but no matter how story heavy at the end of the day this is ultimately by nature of choices framed as a game and go talk with anyone working in the industry, or studying game design, you have to give the player some hints, or cues before making a choice, you can't have them pick left door, or right door, one choices kills them and the only way to know is to save scum and randomly try the doors. That is bad game design, there has to be some hint about hearing the wind behind the door that opens to them falling to their dead of the edge of the mountain.

If you insist on keeping her entire route on a random seemingly unrelated choice, at least change the dialogue so that she mentions running into Zeke outside the gym so the player has a clue what he was missing that way, because as it stands I would not be surprised if people didn't even know she had a route after the first 3 releases. That might be ok for a side hoe, but not for an allegedly Main LI.

case in point

wait Kimberly is a main LI i thought she was a Side girl this entire time lol

I don't have the numbers, but I am so confident enough in being close to the real ones that I would bet money on it, I think more than 80% of the AVN playerbase only ever plays one save, they focus on someone they like, they come next update and as long as the saves work they continue that one save file. For someone like that, missing her in the first completely unrelated choice makes them not even know she has any content in the game yet, unless modding, or checking the gallery.

And imo, the beauty of choices and multiple playthroughs is after making an educated decision is you knowing, or at least having a hint of what you missed and what to expect on your next playthrough. Russian rouletting every random choice and stumbling into girls routes its not fun.

 

[NebulousShooter]

Kimmy Alex Jones arc inc.

Edit:

Man...How am I supposed to start my Alessa saves when you hit me with this.

 

[jhonatanw]

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[Observe Scout]

God...this game is masterpiece. I never thought I'd find this high quality games like this since my first post an about SG

Story render music multiple choices, everything is amazing. well except an animation need to be improve a bit. (I heard it about to reworks)

And finally, Dev I wish you success get more supports and good luck.

*This text has been translated by machine.

 

[yossa999]

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Kimmy Alex Jones arc inc.

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Man...How am I supposed to start my Alessa saves when you hit me with this.
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Yeah, even these brilliant Sasha fanarts do not justify Chaquinno for the pain he caused to me with the help of Michelle's arc. I had to jump out of the MC's head, while playing the guilt car trip scene with her, and look at the situation from afar. Otherwise I always end up going astray from a current LI's path and falling for Michelle.

 

[Maviarab]

Yeah, even these brilliant Sasha fanarts do not justify Chaquinno for the pain he caused to me with the help of Michelle's arc. I had to jump out of the MC's head, while playing the guilt car trip scene with her, and look at the situation from afar. Otherwise I always end up going astray from a current LI's path and falling for Michelle.
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Because Michelle is just the most precious creature and the best LI

 

[alexf55699]

I like this game a lot so far. Honestly, Olivia is my favorite; yeah, no sex scenes with her nor their relationship have progressed yet to this level, but the chemistry between them is captivating. And I hope the next chapter focuses a bit on the bond between her and the MC.

Other Li are also unique, with different personalities, unique models, and different body shapes (except they all lust after the MC LOL), but overall, it's a masterpiece so far.

Perhaps the two pressing issues are the transitions between the different scenes, which are so random, and the fact that using life quotes repeatedly is boring. Perhaps once during an interaction between the MC and NPC, but it's used multiple times within the same dialog with every single character.