Ren'Py Heavy Five [Ch.2RS] [Nottravis]

[Nottravis]

Right chaps, bug fixed version is up on page one. Size reduced, some graphical tweaks as well.

Time for me to go into hiding and write and render like a fury, so I'll be keeping a low profile on here for a bit - but I will be back to judge the song/rhyme/poem content of course

Take care. Laters!

 

[somebodynobody]

@Nottravis

Did a quick look at the new version of the game, what I can see that is fixed and what is still there.

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[Sam]

@Nottravis I noticed a couple of bugs with variables, as you're mixing strings and booleans, True isn't equal to "True". For example:

    $ charbecca = False
    $ charbeccasis = False
    $ charamanda = "True"
    $ messagesis = False
    $ mission1 = "True"
    $ message1 = "True"
    $ mission2 = "True"
    $ chariclass = "True"
    $ charvanguard = "True"

	Line 916:     if sarahevent3 == "True":
	Line 1651:             if sarahevent3 == "True":
	Line 2155:     if sarahevent3 == "True":
	Line 2444:     if sarahevent3 == True:
	Line 2615:             if sarahevent3 == True:
	Line 2640:     if sarahevent3 == True:
	Line 2660:     if sarahevent3 == True:

I'd recommend just using booleans, ie, remove the quotes around all instances of True and False, and for ifs, use:

if variable: # checks if True
if not variable: # checks if False

 

[Nottravis]

@Nottravis I noticed a couple of bugs with variables, as you're mixing strings and booleans, True isn't equal to "True". For example:

    $ charbecca = False
    $ charbeccasis = False
    $ charamanda = "True"
    $ messagesis = False
    $ mission1 = "True"
    $ message1 = "True"
    $ mission2 = "True"
    $ chariclass = "True"
    $ charvanguard = "True"

    Line 916:     if sarahevent3 == "True":
    Line 1651:             if sarahevent3 == "True":
    Line 2155:     if sarahevent3 == "True":
    Line 2444:     if sarahevent3 == True:
    Line 2615:             if sarahevent3 == True:
    Line 2640:     if sarahevent3 == True:
    Line 2660:     if sarahevent3 == True:

I'd recommend just using booleans, ie, remove the quotes around all instances of True and False, and for ifs, use:

if variable: # checks if True
if not variable: # checks if False

Thanks. Top tip, will do.

 

[Nottravis]

@Nottravis

Did a quick look at the new version of the game, what I can see that is fixed and what is still there.

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[johnconnor]

There once was a man from space,
Shipped off to Ophion in a case.
"I'm not in a convent,
I'm bringing optional content
For all the perverts up in this place!"

EDIT: Better late than never, @Nottravis ?

 

[Nottravis]

There once was a man from space,
Shipped off to Ophion in a case.
"I'm not in a convent,
I'm bringing optional content
For all the perverts up in this place!"

EDIT: Better late than never, @Nottravis ?

*laughs* Nice one

Still a few days to go so in it goes to the entry pile

 

[Deleted member 418221]

Don't understand why the main link in the OP is a compressed version, feels like a bait and switch.

 

[Nottravis]

Don't understand why the main link in the OP is a compressed version, feels like a bait and switch.

Not at all. The original came in at 900mb. By swapping out on for jpeg I cut the download size to 600mb to make it easier for people that's all. It's also that version which is on my patreon page.

The other compressed version on the main page is nothing to do with me and was made by someone else.

 

[Deleted member 418221]

Not at all. The original came in at 900mb. By swapping out on for jpeg I cut the download size to 600mb to make it easier for people that's all. It's also that version which is on my patreon page.

The other compressed version on the main page is nothing to do with me and was made by someone else.

Ah I see. Was just going off the filename. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Nottravis]

No problem at all! I should have been clearer in my update post I guess

For the record there's a PNG and a JPEG below in the links. Not a noticeable difference in quality to my eye but the files size for just these two images falls from 3.47mb for the PNG to 629k for the JPEG. With the first chapter always going to be large because of a lot of underlying setup, we should really see the benefit going forward. My guess is Chapter Two will come in around 250mb which is a huge saving.

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[GreenMan65]

Just wanted to say love the game. Also 10/10 for having femdom and possibly orgasm denial stuff, rare to see. Looking forward to seeing what will be in future updates. Also, great 3d work.

I do have a question , don't know if it's on topic or if this has been asked (hope I'm not thread derailing) but I'm looking to get into making ren'py games like this and I was wondering what program you use? Thanks and awesome work.

 

[Nottravis]

Just wanted to say love the game. Also 10/10 for having femdom and possibly orgasm denial stuff, rare to see. Looking forward to seeing what will be in future updates. Also, great 3d work.

I do have a question , don't know if it's on topic or if this has been asked (hope I'm not thread derailing) but I'm looking to get into making ren'py games like this and I was wondering what program you use? Thanks and awesome work.

Thank you I'm glad you've enjoyed it so far.

I'll be honest the thing I'm most pleased with is the amount of choice I've been able to layer into the game without it feeling "false" y'know? So we have Chris for the femdom route, Sarah for the maledom route, Annie for down the middle. Of course that's a bit simplistic as there is more than one route with most of the girls of course (again Sarah being the obvious example where on one path you can make the poor girls life a misery - and in other end up with a very silly romance.). And yet (hopefully!) whatever route the player goes down will still feel natural - as though it could actually happen like that y'know?

Anyhoo! I'm being rude and just prattling on instead of answering your question! Instead of de-railing the thread I'll drop you a quick PM instead if that's alright

 

[GreenMan65]

Thank you I'm glad you've enjoyed it so far.

I'll be honest the thing I'm most pleased with is the amount of choice I've been able to layer into the game without it feeling "false" y'know? So we have Chris for the femdom route, Sarah for the maledom route, Annie for down the middle. Of course that's a bit simplistic as there is more than one route with most of the girls of course (again Sarah being the obvious example where on one path you can make the poor girls life a misery - and in other end up with a very silly romance.). And yet (hopefully!) whatever route the player goes down will still feel natural - as though it could actually happen like that y'know?

Anyhoo! I'm being rude and just prattling on instead of answering your question! Instead of de-railing the thread I'll drop you a quick PM instead if that's alright

Thanks that would be perfect actually. I haven't used a disscussion thread in so long I forgot most forums have a pm/message system, sorry bout that.

Loved the choice system you had btw, forgot to mention that, the character interaction feels more genuine.

 

[Nottravis]

Thanks that would be perfect actually. I haven't used a disscussion thread in so long I forgot most forums have a pm/message system, sorry bout that.

Loved the choice system you had btw, forgot to mention that, the character interaction feels more genuine.

Too kind. PM incoming

 

[TheDevian]

No problem at all! I should have been clearer in my update post I guess

For the record there's a PNG and a JPEG below in the links. Not a noticeable difference in quality to my eye but the files size for just these two images falls from 3.47mb for the PNG to 629k for the JPEG. With the first chapter always going to be large because of a lot of underlying setup, we should really see the benefit going forward. My guess is Chapter Two will come in around 250mb which is a huge saving.

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Well, in this particular image, I cannot tell a difference, as it appears the png already had been a jpg at one time and is already pixilated a bit, while the jpg is likely set to a low compression (high quality), minimizing the damage.
Personally, I will always take a png over a jpg, I always want the least corrupted version of the image I can get, even if I can only tell when I zoom in on it. Whether I want to go in and try to say, cut out the background (for an icon or something), or just appreciate the quality of the art as it was intended, pngs are just the most practical for me, though given the choice, I would take the fully uncompressed tiffs for some things. Though I realize I am in a very small minority with that, both liking to play with the images and having a lot of space dedicated for such things.

 

[Nottravis]

Well, in this particular image, I cannot tell a difference, as it appears the png already had been a jpg at one time and is already pixilated a bit, while the jpg is likely set to a low compression (high quality), minimizing the damage.
Personally, I will always take a png over a jpg, I always want the least corrupted version of the image I can get, even if I can only tell when I zoom in on it. Whether I want to go in and try to say, cut out the background (for an icon or something), or just appreciate the quality of the art as it was intended, pngs are just the most practical for me, though given the choice, I would take the fully uncompressed tiffs for some things. Though I realize I am in a very small minority with that, both liking to play with the images and having a lot of space dedicated for such things.

Ah that might be as I used a compression tool on the PNGs first. Pre compression the file size was a whopping 1.6gb!

(Suspects she gets render happy sometimes!)

Although that does make think. Perhaps I should issue two versions? One an uncompressed PNG version as God intended and the compressed jpeg version for those that prefer a smaller file?

 

[Akamari]

Ah that might be as I used a compression tool on the PNGs first. Pre compression the file size was a whopping 1.6gb!

(Suspects she gets render happy sometimes!)

Although that does make think. Perhaps I should issue two versions? One an uncompressed PNG version as God intended and the compressed jpeg version for those that prefer a smaller file?

I think it would be at least an interesting experiment to see how many people opt for much bigger uncompressed version.

I'm one of those who don't see a difference, so it would be an easy choice for me.

 

[TheDevian]

Ah that might be as I used a compression tool on the PNGs first. Pre compression the file size was a whopping 1.6gb!

(Suspects she gets render happy sometimes!)

Although that does make think. Perhaps I should issue two versions? One an uncompressed PNG version as God intended and the compressed jpeg version for those that prefer a smaller file?

Well, I still have nearly 3tb left on my porn drive, so I am not too worried. The real problem is Ren'Py filling my tiny SSD with extra copies of saves I don't need.

The only real downside is finding places to store the upload if it gets too big.

 

[Http404z]

Although that does make think. Perhaps I should issue two versions? One an uncompressed PNG version as God intended and the compressed jpeg version for those that prefer a smaller file?

This would be my preference. I have no concerns with bandwidth/data and storage is never a problem. I'll just buy a 1TB SSD for Heavy Five, if that's what it takes.