Game or visual novel

MICHAEL TEBERG Please make ALL of your future comments on your own original comment, not my original comment. DON'T COMMENT HERE ON MY POST AGAIN. Every time you comment, it affects me.

Paul Newmon

Found "save" files on my Macbook! Would the last file be like 34-LT1.save? May be same number on Windows laptop. Not an auto save? I would need the link to Release 16 as I tossed that once I downloaded to Windows PC. Never installed on Macbook.

Michael Teberg

There is a sector or better-saying need for tricky games, "Summertime Saga" or "Treasure of Nadia" are only two examples, don`t give up on it. Zero difficulties are no added value, to the contrary.

Sandy Sandman

I am going to sound like a fool, but I can't find it. Is this directory on PC laptop or Mac? I found save files under a games folder on the PC laptop where I decompressed the download for RfR 1-16. Mac is still a mystery. However I don't have 1-16 on that machine. I have been out of the Windows world for 16 years. This is my first venture back in, and Windows 10 still doesn't impress. Been in Apple world since 1985.

Michael Teberg

Ha ha You need to work harder to get me in bad mood. Michael - on your laptop go to ~/Library/Renpy and find your latest save file and send it to me - and I'll guide you

Bob Bobson

I am sure I have Bob in bad mood. Hates seeing my name. I know nothing about save files except they end in .sav. Have been trying to complete on Windows & MacBook Pro laptops. Have only Release 13 on my Mac. I have tried to complete for almost two months. Have given up. Anyone wants to play a grind game, try "Stranded Dick". Fun to play, but takes forever to advance. And, make sure to explore or game bombs. That is why I prefer these games.

Michael Teberg

What I have been posting for more than a month. Can't get thru R 11. Saw save file in Release 13. How does that work? Where do I put it and how?

Michael Teberg

Thanks - I'll try to make a better balance

Bob Bobson

Paul I sent you instruction how to send me your save file so I could help you. I also sent you save files so you could start from beginning ep 12.

Bob Bobson

If you mean the very first image in the hints ? That one didn't unlock for several people, but i got told on their discord that a persistent save will be available when episode 13 comes out, so you can just ignore that one, and it will be unlocked (unblurred) with the persistent save that comes out

Hellster

ep 11 was too easy, not interesting, i clear it in 15 minutes..... ep 9, 10, 11 was perfect wit difficult. When u get scenes too easy - you don't appreciate them. Ep 4 was to hard, lot of people have problems with it, so do i. But after - all be ok.

Renegade

I have tried and tried to get through RFR. But failed. Thank god you didn’t require that to start MBFD. I prefer a VN, or a simpler way to advance. I love your stories, I love your models. I just have trouble working my way through, even with official walkthroughs.

Paul Newmon

Dear all I'm overwhelmed - more than 175 votes - Thank you very much. Thanks' for all the comments, inputs etc - this helps me a lot. I'll continue to do my utmost to deliver a game that meets your expectations as much as possible

Bob Bobson

I'm trying to remove the grind but it's tough to do without turning it into a novel. Most events that are not auto triggered are present many hours per day - ex a beach event is present from 10:00 to 19.00. The biggest hurdle - as I see it - I need to split the events over the full day so you don't have to wait until next day to trigger next event. Sounds easy - but NO - this is not a sequentially game - so many events can be triggered in random order eq to different side stories. The best solution - if you want to avoid grind - simply follow WT. If you have any solution - it will be very welcome :-)

Bob Bobson

Ha ha

Bob Bobson

I would agree, the difficulty is fine but there are simply too many repeatable events. there needs to be some sort of filler to break up the monotony of playing the same day over and over again to progress. I'm not quite sure what exactly this game is missing compared to other's like it, but the quality of the models in this game more than make up for what its lacking in terms of a satisfactory feeling of progression.

Dingus

Turbo

RFR was too hard to find your way through, especially in the beginning. As the updates progress the in game guidance made things much easier. The scene capture/record process in MBFD is IMO your best tool so far, still allows the challenge of the gameplay, but you have somewhere to go when you're stuck.

jack curtis

Game is great! The only comment I have is a way to reduce the repeating scenes. Thanks :)

Girlsaresexy

My issue is time, and then also the realization that there is a LOT I need to do to catch up, which just keeps getting longer and longer since you keep putting out new releases in a nice timely manner :) I definitely think you are doing a great job as is and wouldn't change anything (well, assuming new versions are really great since I haven't made it to the newer content yet that has alot of the help features in it lol). That being said, between the walkthroughs posted and everything else that is in the game, I think you have a great balance between making it a fun game, and not just be a visual novel, so my vote definitely is the perfect as is! Thanks again for taking your time and effort of putting together such quality games!!

Randy

the difficulty is perfect. You'll never please everyone, so just keep on doing what you're doing. I think by the poll, you'll see a great percentage of us are on board with what you're doing!

Old Salt

i don't mind restarting gives me another reason to go through everything again the game is amazing. I learned make a save right at end of level. then skip the rest of day then everything works. with that being said is there a save file for the beginning of 12 as I missed a breakfast picture

granny977

I'm aware that there have been some issues after I tried to improve it. Unfortunately - 1 bug haven't been found yet - simply because I haven't been able to reproduce it.

Bob Bobson

the difficulty is perfect my problem is opening events not getting counted for completion and having to restart level

granny977

From episode 13 - a WT system will be implemented. Thank's to Lukumo you can now follow the WT in the game

Bob Bobson

There are already ways to make the game harder (removing the hints etc), i like the way it is now, you have a choice for easy/harder gameplay, so my vote is leave it as it is :)

Hellster

If the issues/bugs with the hints system can be sorted out then the question around the game's difficulty would become irrelevant (which I see as a good thing). But, as is, we need Lu's WT and people will become grumpy because they cannot 100% all episodes.

Burg

I'm split between visual novel and keeping it as it is... but I really love the way you've done things so far, and I will keep supporting you whatever decision you make.

Glenn Glitter

Thanks a lot - all kind of criticism is very welcome. I really do my best to avoid grind, but it's tough to avoid without making a novel. I'll continue to improve it and hopefully - one day -everybody is satisfied :-)

Bob Bobson

I like your games, the only thing i really hate in all this H-Games is grind. For sure, its a lot of work to create models and set them to a good story and with grind you can stretch it for a bit but i love progression, in games also in reallife. If i need to play the same scene for ten times just for a little progress, for me is really unsatisfying. Just my feedback :)

Sin Art

How the hell do people still struggle... There is a walkthrough in the game. In RFR I would understand, it was kind of tricky to figure out what to do next.

CMC

Bob, if you simplify this even more, it will not be in your style.)) Continue in the same spirit!!☺

Voron71rus