discussion VN Ren'Py DAZ My Dorm [v0.30.2 S4 Ch.2] [Tropecita Games]

[tropeLewdCorn]

Patricia Preview
Once released the latest update, I continue working on the next ones. Even the far away ones.
Today I bring you a preview of Patty, or Patricia, a girl with a past who comes from Dallas to join the Dorm with the last batch of students.
She is coming to Newport to study for her medical degree.
A sweet girl with a lot of things to offer to the family (I'm not talking about free gynecological visits).
She will join the rest of the girls in Act III.

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[tropeLewdCorn]

Hailey Preview
Continuing with the preview series for the second batch of students, today I bring you Hailey, a petite lady from Verbena, Alabama... yes, Alabama.
She arrives in Newport to study for her Social Work degree, pursuing Higher Learning and looking for Career Opportunities.
The MC will Rocketeer through the Labyrinth of her emotions while looking for The Hot Spot where both can become happy.
Yes, I'm a fan of young Jennifer Connelly, and Hailey's model was chosen by her resemblance to her.

Spoiler

 

[hansdampf788]

First Year
Yesterday My Dorm turned one year old.
On that day last year I published v.0.1 and it has been an amazing journey thanks to all of you.
I wanted to do something cool to celebrate it, and in the end it was a mess. I wanted to make an image with the 21 girls introduced so far, but my computer can't handle it. A lot of crashes later I decided to do it in parts. The renders came out more or less ok, but my PhotoShop skills are non-existent and it was impossible even for an expert.
In the end I had to settle for a 4K render of the last 6 women who have appeared in the game.
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So I'm sorry, but here I leave you the partial renders of the scene with the 21. This way you can imagine what I had in mind. Also the link for the 4K version.

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Thanks for joining me in the first stage of this journey.

I haven't played the game in some time and now I don't know if it is worth picking up again because 4 of these 6 women get a NO from me.

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

I haven't played the game in some time and now I don't know if it is worth picking up again because 4 of these 6 women get a NO from me.

All of them are optional, so in the end all comes to your choices. There will be 28 LI in the game, if only 4 of them get a NO from you, there are still 24 to pursue.

 

[hansdampf788]

All of them are optional, so in the end all comes to your choices. There will be 28 LI in the game, if only 4 of them get a NO from you, there are still 24 to pursue.

28 are much more than when I played the last time, my last save is from 24-08-2022 and I have to say even in harem games there is something like too many girls. Most games with a cast this large have a problem with giving each girl enough screen time and end up with a core harem of 4 or 5 girls and the rest get almost no content, have seen it many times.

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

28 are much more than when I played the last time, my last save is from 24-08-2022 and I have to say even in harem games there is something like too many girls. Most games with a cast this large have a problem with giving each girl enough screen time and end up with a core harem of 4 or 5 girls and the rest get almost no content, have seen it many times.

Right now the MC is in a relationship with (a maximum of) 12 girls. All of them except one have had at least one lewd scene and several relationship-building scenes. There are another 6 ladies (the ones in the image you referenced) who have just shown up in the last 2 updates and another 2 who have shown up for some time but aren't in a relationship with the MC yet. There are 8 girls who still haven't arrived, and will take some time to have the full cast there.

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

Updated OP with the links for v.0.10B.2

Spoiler: Changelog

I've added Netori (Avoidable and different from usual) (not NTR, there won't be another guy touching our girls) to the planned tags.
Days of development: 41 (4th largest)
Words in English: 21,010, Total: 250,096 (5th largest)
Words in Spanish: 19,474, Total: 232,521
Dialogue lines: 1,511, Total: 17,648 (4th largest)
Still images: 1,259, Total: 7,823 (Largest, surpassing previous largest v.0.6 which was 708)
Animations: 24, Total: 180 (3rd largest)
Animated frames: 1,545, Total: 6,010 (Largest, surpassing previous largest v.0.9B which was 1,074)
Total Renders: 2,804, Total: 13,833 (Largest, surpassing previous largest v.0.9B which was 1,663)
Lines of code: 2,945 in each language + 4,220 shared, adding up to 7,165, Total 44,476 (Largest, surpassing previous largest v.0.9B which was 3,662)
11 new songs. 3 old songs playing once again.

Table of contents
What happens in the update? A lot of things:
- Meemaw and Aunt Betty arrive at home and family lunch.
- Norah and Erika have a conversation with the MC in the middle.
- Emma changes her looks. Knowing more about Lisa and Kim.
- Conversation with Daphne about the DnD game, and the aftermath of that conversation.
- Planning a date with Martha for the night.
- Family dinner. Uncomfortable conversations.
- Martha and Megan at the Jazz Corner.
- Martha in her room.
- More Martha.
- Even more Martha.

 

[SeveredRealms]

How to Update:
Windows/Linux:
Unzip the content anywhere, move all content to your main folder (where the .exe is). Overwrite all necessary files. (Tested).

Mac:
You need to copy paste every content from the update only folders into their respective folders, overwriting where necessary, if the folder is not existing you can copy the whole folder (To see the content of an app, right click the app and pick Show Package Contents), PBS666 helped me make Mac update patches, thanks for that. (Untested).

 

[Nezron]

update 0.10B.2 was a good update, lots of content and story progression. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks dev. I hope you the best of success

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

update 0.10B.2 was a good update, lots of content and story progression. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks dev. I hope you the best of success

Thanks for your kind words, Nezron

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

My Dorm on vacation (I) - Lisa and Debbie​

Today the family surprised me, and they told me they are coming with me and my wife to Bavaria. They are paying for their own flights and hotels, fortunately.
Lisa and Debbie have even volunteered to help the MC with his suitcase. It’s only 8 days before we go and there is a lot of luggage to prepare. Luggage for 21 girls plus my wife. Mine and the MC’s almost don’t count.
We will take some (non-canon) pictures during the trip and share them with you here, to avoid you missing us too much. I know you won't miss me, but I'm sure you will miss the girls.
Like this one, these photos will be published in 4K exclusively for Patrons. Here in FullHD

 

[Mr. Tearson]

My Dorm on vacation (I) - Lisa and Debbie​

Today the family surprised me, and they told me they are coming with me and my wife to Bavaria. They are paying for their own flights and hotels, fortunately.
Lisa and Debbie have even volunteered to help the MC with his suitcase. It’s only 8 days before we go and there is a lot of luggage to prepare. Luggage for 21 girls plus my wife. Mine and the MC’s almost don’t count.
We will take some (non-canon) pictures during the trip and share them with you here, to avoid you missing us too much. I know you won't miss me, but I'm sure you will miss the girls.
Like this one, these photos will be published in 4K exclusively for Patrons. Here in FullHD
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Looking pretty sexy, aren't they?

Keep up the good work, Dev!

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

Public post on Patreon about my vacation:

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July 2023 (II)
As a reminder, since I think there are people who aren't aware of this. I recommend reading it even if you did because I've added some things. I marked as (NEW QUESTION) or (ANSWER CHANGED) the relevant things for people who already read the previous post.

(NEW QUESTION)
What happens in July?: I go on vacation (on Monday) so I won't publish anything. That means I will stop the payment cycle tonight and all the active subscriptions will be extended for a month.

(NEW QUESTION) (Marlboro asked)
Where are you going, Trop? I will do a car route through Bavaria. I was there in 2007 and loved it, but focused on Munich and the south of it. This time I will make a circular route roughly Munich-Augsburg-Rothenburg-Wurzburg-Nuremberg-Munich from the 3rd to the 21st.

What does this mean? For example, if you renewed your subscription on June 15th, you will not have to do it again until August 15th. The July 15 subscription renewal is on me and will be renewed automatically.
How does this affect my annual subscription? If your annual subscription was ending on October 20, once paused it will be extended by one month automatically, so it will end on November 20.

(NEW QUESTION)
What happens if I unsubscribe today but my pledge expires on July Xth? Your subscription will expire and won't be renewed until August Xth. I don't have any control over this. I recommend not unsubscribing if your pledge expires in July. That way it will be extended over August.

(NEW QUESTION) (NijanDrak93 asked, thanks)
What happens if I want to pay? You can't do it through Patreon, but if you want to support the game, taking into account I will only publish the "Family Trip" images, you can do a one-time pledge to the other platforms I monetize the game on:

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(I'm new there and I don't know too much about how it works)
Just remember to delete your pledge once you paid the desired amount.

(ANSWER CHANGED)
If I am not a subscriber, can I sign up while the payment cycle is paused? No, you can't from tonight until July 31st. When I stop the payment cycle, it means my account is frozen for a month and I can't get new subscribers. Would that mean I will lose potential customers? Sure, but being fair to the returning ones is more important to me.

Are you going to be on vacation for the whole month, Trop? No, I'm old and will need a few days to rest from my vacation at the end of the trip before returning to work. I will be working on My Dorm for those days, but not exclusively. I want to take advantage of those free and unstressful days when there is no deadline for the next update to learn new things so I can offer a better My Dorm. Photoshop, get ready! My wife also wants me to spend more time with her since after the vacations I will be abandoning her again to spend a lot of time with the Dorm girls. How selfish she is! Just kidding, without her support and understanding with the many hours I spend doing this, My Dorm would not be possible.

Why do you do this when most developers don't? Because it's only fair. If I don't give you the product you subscribed for, it would seem unfair to charge you for it.

You know you're weird, right? Yes, I do.
Well, that's all I wanted to tell you for now.

There is another one on Subscribestar with some changes due to the payment cycle differences.

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

Patreon Free Trials
Patreon has, finally, approved me to give free trial memberships. And it's a perfect time since the next update should be published this week.
I've activated it for the entry tier, Scarlett's first love (1 €), to test it.

How does it work? (Copy/paste from Patreon support page)

• Free trial patrons getall the benefits in their tier, including past posts (but not Merch for Membership). They’ll provide a form of payment at signup but won’t be charged until the end of their trial period
  • Note: Anyone joining a free trial tier will automatically start on a free trial. For this test, they won’t be able to bypass the trial. This means you won't see earnings for a free trial tier until patrons are charged at the end of their trial period

How would I use it if I were you?
There are two options.
* You want to see past posts, progress reports for the next update, or release schedule (not yet published). Do it when you want.
* You want to get the next update 3 days earlier than the public release. Wait until the release is on Scarlett's tier, start your trial, download the update, and then decide if you keep the membership or cancel it once you have the update before your trial expires (this would be the Spanish way ).

Enjoy!

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

v.0.11B Release Schedule and Table of Contents (Patreon/SS public post)

I come today with great news. The update is finished!
I was aiming for a Sunday release but the proofreader did a terrific and fast job and I've finished today. I'm compiling it right now and then I should upload it to Mega/Gofile, so you can expect a Spanish afternoon release.
So the Release Schedule is as follows:
Martha's Savior and Meemaw's Joy Tiers: Today. August 19th
Norah's Favorite: August 23rd
Emma's Own: August 26th
Daphne's Teacher: August 29th
Erika's Knight in Shining Armor: September 1st
Scarlett's First Love: September 4th
Free release: September 7th

What happens in the update?
* Lisa's situation explained (several times)
* Alexia meets the family
* Emma
* Pandora box continues opening
* Scarlett's date

I'll add the changelog in the Release post. Compiling and extracting dialogue to count words can't be done at the same time.

 

[tropeLewdCorn]

Updated OP with links for v.0.11B.2 because it has been leaked
Enjoy!

 

[Tripod70]

How to Install Update Only:

Windows/Linux:
Unzip the content anywhere, move all content to your main folder (where the .exe is). Overwrite all necessary files. (Tested).

Mac:
You need to copy paste every content from the update only folders into their respective folders, overwriting where necessary, if the folder is not existing you can copy the whole folder (To see the content of an app, right click the app and pick Show Package Contents), PBS666 helped me make Mac update patches, thanks for that. (Untested).

 

[e6mill]

Mac:
You need to copy paste every content from the update only folders into their respective folders, overwriting where necessary, if the folder is not existing you can copy the whole folder (To see the content of an app, right click the app and pick Show Package Contents), PBS666 helped me make Mac update patches, thanks for that. (Untested).

If you hold down the Option key and drag the 'game' folder somewhere where another 'game' folder already exists, it'll ask and you can choose to merge them.

 

[Joseph 777]

Nice game

 

[hrmm]

The part in this update's script about fixing the points for Kim/Kate/Lisa/Debbie made me realize I was missing some points. So I checked all those choices and realized that in C09BEN.rpy at lines 599/609, the points are missing for that choice (2 Kate/1 Debbie). And also in C10EN.rpy at lines 415/428 (1 Kate/1 Debbie). They're there in the spanish scripts, but not the english ones.

Edit: Oh, and a small suggestion about a line I noticed. The line in C10BEN where Aunt Betty thinks "Something smells fishy here. Something is rotten in Marks's estate." If that's meant to be a reference to the line from Hamlet ("Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"), you could make the reference a bit more explicit by turning it into a pun with "Something is rotten in this den of Markses."

Second edit: in C11BEN.rpy there's a bit of an error at line 1866.

   if ScarlettRoute:
        "When it's getting close to time to go to Scarlett's house, you finish your coffee, say goodbye to the girls and leave. You hope she likes the surprise."

but if you're also on Erika or Eileen's route then you don't actually leave yet.

    if ErikaRoute or EileenRoute:
        "The afternoon has flown by between kisses, the cell phone, and small talk."
        if ErikaRoute and EileenRoute:
            "By mid-afternoon the cafe has started to fill up, but the girls have continued their visits to your table."
            "Most of the customers freaked out with the two waitresses kissing you by turns."
            "Neither one wanted to get one kiss less than the other."
        elif ErikaRoute:
            "[eri] has felt liberated with the kiss at the door. She no longer has anything to hide and her visits to your table to kiss you are frequent."
            "Eileen says nothing. Sometimes she looks at you with restrained envy. Others with the tenderness of someone who is happy for two friends who are together."
        else:
            "For Eileen and you, it's as natural as breathing. You've spent years doing the same thing in the library, the high school cafeteria... anywhere."
            "Talking to [eri] has made her feel liberated and you don't have to hide your feelings anymore."
            "[eri] doesn't say anything. Sometimes she looks at you with restrained envy. Others with the tenderness of someone who is happy for two friends who are together."
        "It's still a while before your date with Scarlett when you say goodbye to the girls and decide to leave. You're sure you've seen all the MeTube videos and you're not going to fuck up."
    else:
        "Mid-afternoon you decide to go for a walk down to the beach to clear your head. You're sure you've seen all the videos on MeTube and you're not going to fuck up."
        "From there you go back to the cafe to get the pickup truck and drive to Scarlett's house."

So I'd suggest replacing the line at 1866 with a "pass" (or deleting the line and it's preceding "if ScarlettRoute:" and changing the "else:" into a "if not ScarlettRoute:"), and moving the "You hope she likes the surprise." to the end of lines 1887/1889