VN Ren'Py Shattered Dreams: Redemption [v0.2] [Nebula Dreams]

[Nebula Dreams]

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[Audi4Rings]

I've come across this a few times when initially opening the game the music volume is at 100%. I'd love to know the reasoning behind that.

 

[Nebula Dreams]

I've come across this a few times when initially opening the game the music volume is at 100%. I'd love to know the reasoning behind that.

Are you talking about the music in the menu or all the music?

 

[Audi4Rings]

Are you talking about the music in the menu or all the music?

the Music was maxed out at 100 when I opened the game for the first time. I've seen a few games do that as well. not a big deal just curious if Dev's control that or not.

 

[Nebula Dreams]

the Music was maxed out at 100 when I opened the game for the first time. I've seen a few games do that as well. not a big deal just curious if Dev's control that or not.

I see, I never thought about changing it, but it will be done in the next update. The sound will be set to 80% by default when launching the game for the first time, but you’ll be able to adjust the volume as you like.

That should help save some eardrums

 

[Nebula Dreams]

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[Nebula Dreams]

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[hysepReC]

Gotta say, I don't like the idea of the sex scenes being hidden behind a paid DLC. Some other VNs on Steam do have 18+ patches/DLC but those are usually free to download if you purchase the base game. I don't see any reason why the NSFW switch can't be included in the base game other than wanting to charge extra for the content that attracts most people to these kind of games.

Still, I do like the game so far so I will wishlist it but whether I actually buy it will depend on the price of the base game. I hope you're going to price it appropriately compared to other games that don't charge extra for the sex scenes.

 

[Nebula Dreams]

Gotta say, I don't like the idea of the sex scenes being hidden behind a paid DLC. Some other VNs on Steam do have 18+ patches/DLC but those are usually free to download if you purchase the base game. I don't see any reason why the NSFW switch can't be included in the base game other than wanting to charge extra for the content that attracts most people to these kind of games.

Still, I do like the game so far so I will wishlist it but whether I actually buy it will depend on the price of the base game. I hope you're going to price it appropriately compared to other games that don't charge extra for the sex scenes.

As I mentioned in my post on Patreon, I don’t want to include explicit sexual content in the base game because some people—especially from outside here—might not want a game with this content in their library, even if it's optional or can be disabled.
Also, on Steam, if a game contains explicit sexual content (even if it can be disabled or in the game folders), it is automatically categorized as "Adult Only Sexual Content" game on the store.

Secondly, there won’t be any price inflation (and after re-reading my post, I realize I didn’t phrase this clearly).
The price of the DLC will simply complete the full game price, not add on top of it.
For example, if I estimate the full value of the game at $12, then the base game will be $10 and the DLC will be $2.
There won’t be a situation where the base game is $12 plus an extra $2–3 for the DLC.

To sum it up, there’s no extra charge because the pricing formula will be as follows: (NSFW DLC price = full game price (SFW + NSFW) – SFW game price)

 

[Dessolos]

As long as the dlc stays as a 1 time purchase sounds good to me. I just hope your plan doesn't backfire and the base game loses the SFW tag like another game that tried to do it. But your way of doing it seems much better than said other game . Funny thing is when I first started to play these game I wasn't really looking to play NSFW VN's it just happened to be the easiest to find when i first got into this genre of games.

 

[Nebula Dreams]

As long as the dlc stays as a 1 time purchase sounds good to me. I just hope your plan doesn't backfire and the base game loses the SFW tag like another game that tried to do it. But your way of doing it seems much better than said other game . Funny thing is when I first started to play these game I wasn't really looking to play NSFW VN's it just happened to be the easiest to find when i first got into this genre of games.

Yes, the DLC is a one-time purchase just like the base game — there will never be any sort of season system.
The only thing that may change is the price once the game is complete and no longer in Early Access, but we’re not there yet.

As for the possibility of losing the SFW tag, I’ve already looked into that with Steam. The only way to be certain is to submit the first version of the SFW game for review.
Once that’s done, I’ll know if any scenes need adjusting to avoid the game being flagged as either "Frequent Nudity or Sexual Content" or "Adult Only Sexual Content."

The second category shouldn't be an issue, but for the first one, Steam told me the only way to know for sure is through the review. The "Frequent Nudity or Sexual Content" is for "Games or content that primarily feature nudity or sexual themes" and personally, I don't believe the SFW version will fits that description because aside from the first two sex scenes with Maddison, you can go through the game without seeing a single one of them if you want.

 

[hysepReC]

As I mentioned in my post on Patreon, I don’t want to include explicit sexual content in the base game because some people—especially from outside here—might not want a game with this content in their library, even if it's optional or can be disabled.
Also, on Steam, if a game contains explicit sexual content (even if it can be disabled or in the game folders), it is automatically categorized as "Adult Only Sexual Content" game on the store.

Secondly, there won’t be any price inflation (and after re-reading my post, I realize I didn’t phrase this clearly).
The price of the DLC will simply complete the full game price, not add on top of it.
For example, if I estimate the full value of the game at $12, then the base game will be $10 and the DLC will be $2.
There won’t be a situation where the base game is $12 plus an extra $2–3 for the DLC.

To sum it up, there’s no extra charge because the pricing formula will be as follows: (NSFW DLC price = full game price (SFW + NSFW) – SFW game price)

Okay, if that's what you're going to be pricing the game at, it seems reasonable. I personally doubt there are many people out there buying adult games that don't want to see the sex scenes but maybe I'm wrong. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Nebula Dreams]

Okay, if that's what you're going to be pricing the game at, it seems reasonable. I personally doubt there are many people out there buying adult games that don't want to see the sex scenes but maybe I'm wrong. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Of course 99% of the people here want to see the sex scenes, but my goal isn’t just to reach the AVN community — otherwise I would’ve released the game fully NSFW.

And I know I’m taking a risk by doing this, but I’m sticking to the vision I’ve had from the very beginning: to release the game this way, which will also be its final form upon official release — a SFW game with optional NSFW bonus content.

 

[Dessolos]

Of course 99% of the people here want to see the sex scenes, but my goal isn’t just to reach the AVN community — otherwise I would’ve released the game fully NSFW.

And I know I’m taking a risk by doing this, but I’m sticking to the vision I’ve had from the very beginning: to release the game this way, which will also be its final form upon official release — a SFW game with optional NSFW bonus content.

tbh im in full support of this. When I started I never really wanted to play NSFW games when I got into AVN's just happens to be the most common type of game with Daz and Daz models appeal to me more than anime like models. When I first got into AVN's it's because I watched a few anime's talk about dating sims and I was like I haven't played 1 since newgrounds when I was in middle school or early high school. So when I tried to look some up all I could find was NSFW ones while nothing against anime art style infact in love but if it's gonna have sex scenes in it I 100% prefer Daz.

So yeah I'm one of those rare ones play these games for the characters or story and don't care for the porn part of it even if I do enjoy it lol. so SFW or NSFW doesn't matter to me tho I do wish there was more SFW games that was all about story and characters that used Daz just for some more variety.

 

[Nebula Dreams]

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Version 0.3 is here!

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[Dessolos]

I actually hope this game doesn't leak right away. I'm behind enough as it is been trying to get around to playing a certain college game for like a month or 2 haha. Also man it doesn't seem like the dev cycle took that long I expected like 2 more months or something haha

 

[PickerLewd]

Nebula Dreams

I hope you don't take this the wrong way.

The thumbnails of each game on Steam are very important because that's what someone who doesn't know anything about the game will first see AND if they feel attracted to it, they'll click on it and then they'll see the game page with all the previews and the synopsis you wrote.

For example, when Steam recommends "similar games" to someone who plays a lot or buys visual novels, they will only see that thumbnail, so I would recommend that you take an afternoon in December weeks before release and change yours.

Why? Because it's pretty bad and doesn't make you want to click on it, you can only read the name of the game with those white and red letters that stand out, but the background is almost unrecognisable because it's so dark and you can barely see Mina there.

You should look for something that grabs your attention, the famous click-bait like many YouTube videos.

I'll give you some examples in the spoilers:

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My best wishes !

 

[Nebula Dreams]

I actually hope this game doesn't leak right away. I'm behind enough as it is been trying to get around to playing a certain college game for like a month or 2 haha. Also man it doesn't seem like the dev cycle took that long I expected like 2 more months or something haha

Don't worry take your time

Nebula Dreams

I hope you don't take this the wrong way.

The thumbnails of each game on Steam are very important because that's what someone who doesn't know anything about the game will first see AND if they feel attracted to it, they'll click on it and then they'll see the game page with all the previews and the synopsis you wrote.

For example, when Steam recommends "similar games" to someone who plays a lot or buys visual novels, they will only see that thumbnail, so I would recommend that you take an afternoon in December weeks before release and change yours.

Why? Because it's pretty bad and doesn't make you want to click on it, you can only read the name of the game with those white and red letters that stand out, but the background is almost unrecognisable because it's so dark and you can barely see Mina there.

You should look for something that grabs your attention, the famous click-bait like many YouTube videos.

I'll give you some examples in the spoilers:

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My best wishes !

Really good message, because I’m myself not fully satisfied with the thumbnail for the main game and the DLC either. And damn, it’s so hard to find a good thumbnail — I’ll try to rework it in the coming weeks.
Thanks for the examples.

 

[Nebula Dreams]

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