VN Ren'Py Shattered [v0.22] [Yeda Games]

Charroumane said:

Please Yeda : a good happy story for Blake and Vanessa and IRIS too ^^

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Haha I couldn't agree more, if it means mixing Iris with other routes that can't mix with hers (yet)! She's by far my favourite character. Now I'm also wishing her true route could cross with the NTR route occasionally, by making it NTS. But it would need a good build-up. Iris teasing Blake about the slum days where he'd see her with other guys. Iris teasing blake about her knowing of some of his other "escapades". Iris suggesting to Blake that she might be into doing other guys, with Blake, if it excited him.

Not really the same spirit as her NTR route - that is Iris looking for stability in Stewart. But in her true route, she's committed to Blake and they could explore fantasies together. I feel there's so much going on in Blake's life, that when he's on Iris' true route, he just doesn't act like it. It's almost always Iris who calls and makes plans for them, Blake just tags along for the ride. Who knows, maybe Iris could embrace her role as the one with initiative, by being wingwoman to dom Blake LOL Getting both girls and guys for him.

Iris’s true route combined with Samuel is pretty much exactly that but in reverse. She finds Blake’s relationship with Samuel hot while Samuel finds Blake seeing Iris amusing. There’s not much content for such combinations because they’re fairly narrow and as such often sidelined but they do exist.

As for endings, every route will get a happy end that seems logical for its development in my opinion. Whether or not you’ll find it fitting (or happy) is up to you.

YedaGames said:

Iris’s true route combined with Samuel is pretty much exactly that but in reverse. She finds Blake’s relationship with Samuel hot while Samuel finds Blake seeing Iris amusing. There’s not much content for such combinations because they’re fairly narrow and as such often sidelined but they do exist.

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Good to know, thanks. Samuel's slut + Iris true route is going to be my next playthrough. I understand this wasn't planned to be a major part of the game and thank you for what there is. I find it cool that, last I checked, Iris, a secondary route, had about as much content as most of the main routes. I know this may sound to you like insistence, and I'm dismissing my own comment as I confess that Shattered has become, for me, a game about Blake and Iris LOL ever since the slum adventure, my favourite part of the game. If you find it interesting to develop that adventurous side of Iris, and in the process hint that Blake may be even more of a hedonistic sissy, with a spine and a sense of humour, I'd eagerly see Iris go NTS with Samuel, with Blake's approval (and occasionally Iris catching Blake being his pleasure seeking self and get horny about it, taking control and showing him why he'll always want to come to her first and last). Sounds out of the blue, probably, especially for Samuel but there it is, I love boundary breaking and for a gay playboy like Samuel, it might be fun to play with Blake a little, not in a cruel way, by indulging in Iris' mischief. Some awkwardness wouldn't put him down and might give some comedic relief to the tension build-up and impending doom that you feel through out the story. Overall, I think Samuel finds Blake genuinely interesting and is the character I'd least expect to see judging him for having all kinds of appetites.

If this were tied to Iris' route (I see it as content that could be fully shared between the true and NTR routes, with minor adjustments to text) and to Samuel's slut route, it's safe to say it wouldn't hurt players who prefer Blake being fully into men.

jackdanniels said:

That's the point where Blake ignores a lot of opportunities, but still has some scenes.

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This is what I don't like so much - having to let go of opportunities, in order to earn a prize that's not even a goal that you know about. But I understand and respect YedaGames' decision to make a game that provides choices that lead to very different playthoughs. I guess I may be, in the escapism provided by games and visual novels, the kind of pleasure-seeker that would have it all, rather than making it count LOL

When you will have 0.23 version

Personally, I think Stewart is a potential manipulator. Being able to unmask him would be great, especially if we're following Vanessa and Iris' paths: just look at Iris's disastrous final appearance. Iris is looking for stability, but in fact, she's completely manipulated without her knowledge! Proof: she catches Blake with his sister at a nightclub. She's excited but envious of their relationship. It's a very interesting avenue to pursue because Blake is acting in a responsible and balanced manner at that moment.
If we choose a dominant path, it would be nice to see Blake emancipate herself: like: starting her own cleaning business, becoming a psychologist in her turn, becoming a nurse, being able to run the city, and also dominating her former dominants. Hedonism doesn't mean having no purpose or willpower. We're all broken in life by a series of events, but it's these trials that shape us and make us stronger! We also shouldn't fall into ridiculous caricatures and limit Blake to being a brainless idiot! Her adventures should allow her to rise above and assert herself. Seeing Blake, for example, gain the upper hand over Samantha, balancing her out, giving her back her taste for writing... would also be a great idea, rather than limiting a relationship to a chastity belt or a plug! Unless Blake can at some point impose a plug on her too ^^
You can be submissive or dominant without becoming a doormat or a trash can, especially when it comes to the hero of the story.

jackdanniels said:

I think Stewart is a potential Dominique partner or agent and I also think that Iris knows everything. There is this drug that is being developed to turn everyone into a brainless sub to Dommie raise her kingdom - I am tired of thinking about the possibilities. Yeda said that all endings will be happy in all routes, but that route must be what you desire for Blake What I understand by that if your Blake is dominant, he will possibly step on every evil character - but the opposite can happen and you still be happy (if you thing is being sub and you like humiliation). All this is hypothetical. I think will not take longer for to Yeda release the final update, and finally, we seek what we think is better for Blake.

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Yes I agree with you about Stewart! and I even think he is one of the worst LI in the game. For IRIS I am torn because I like this character and I dream of a beautiful ending with Blake comparable to the VANESSA path but she is so manipulative (we see it clearly at the beginning of the game) that she can easily be a bad LI like Blake's dark side. Question: Is IRIS Blake's soulmate or the Palpatine version of Blake so much the low depths have marked her.

When will the update be?

Is there a compressed version??

Yes. You find it in the OP under "Compressed version".

I failed five times trying allready, so i thought i might just ask here. Is Suya's route the only Main one which can be combined with being a Bimbo? Or am I to dense?

Snakemann said:

I failed five times trying allready, so i thought i might just ask here. Is Suya's route the only Main one which can be combined with being a Bimbo? Or am I to dense?

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Every route can be combined with the bimbo route. Suya’s path is just the only one where she actually acknowledges Blake being a bimbo.

As we all discuss spoilers pretty freely here at the moment I have a question:

In my first initial playthrough my blake is a sub bimbo committed to Melinda that likes girls. I do that playthrough without WT. So somehow that lead me to having almost no sex scenes anymore, after entering Deliverance.

I understand that the commitment closes some path, but why is there so few stuff between Blake and Melinda then. Maybe I did something wrong but even the part where Melinda wants to teach Quinn to top Blake is only 2 scenes by now (I am in Chaper 2 of update 0.22).

I don´t want to complain as the renders, the characters and the writing and worldbuilding still is top notch. I just wonder why, with all the extensive sex scenes the relationship between Blake and Melinda dies out this soon and this crass.

I continued that pass today and at the start of 0.22 there was litterally 1 render (not a scene, one render) with them both and then pretty much 3 hours of story until a dream scene with Kushari (not Melinda).

Again, I am not complaining as there are SO many other path to explore. It is more of a curious question if this is intentional and why Melinda would pretty much stop to be Blakes Dom.

Cheers!

Melinda does get slightly fewer events on average compared to pre-Deliverance but such is the case with every other route character as well. It reflects my real life issues with time and technical difficulties. It’s also important to note that quite a lot of Melinda’s events now happen by Blake’s initiative. Such as visiting Melinda at her place or taking her to a club or a bar. Since you don’t live together anymore, you gotta be more proactive.

YedaGames said:

Melinda does get slightly fewer events on average compared to pre-Deliverance but such is the case with every other route character as well. It reflects my real life issues with time and technical difficulties. It’s also important to note that quite a lot of Melinda’s events now happen by Blake’s initiative. Such as visiting Melinda at her place or taking her to a club or a bar. Since you don’t live together anymore, you gotta be more proactive.

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I can totally understand your first reasons. But there is actually quite a lot going on in the beginning of ch. 22 if you look at the WT.

As a Blake comitted to Melinda seems to miss out on those the pacing feels little off to me. I may be not the fastest reader in english but I was serious when I mentioned the 3 hours.

Again I hope I don't sound to be overly critisizing. I just wonder if you were aware of it and maybe would take it into account in future updates.

While the characters you created felt pretty consistent for most of the narration, it just feels strange to me that Melinda basically gives up on the relationship she invested so much effort in.

Blake on the other end stays true even though it is not even the true route despite all the opportunities she is offered.

Cheers!

I will keep adding content to the game even after the release, and especially in the beginning (as I was rushing through first acts) and the end (as I never had time for everything I planned). It’s not a perfect system but it’s better late than never.

Can anyone share saves? Or even a gallery mod?

stupid question, but I have to ask..

do I have to download the "full 0.16" and then all the patches to get to 0.22?

IrishTrainer said:

stupid question, but I have to ask..

do I have to download the "full 0.16" and then all the patches to get to 0.22?

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If you want the uncompressed version, yeah. Otherwise the webp version is there too

I just released the final demo of v0.23 for my patrons. This means that the public version will go up somewhere in this month. It won’t be the final public update mind you, as the endings will take some time to finish (and simply construct. I have to take into consideration everything that happened in the game, after all). And also, the work itself isn’t finished, I will keep adding meat to those bones. For example, at the end of v0.23 you will finally get the answer about who Blake is, why is Dommie so obsessed with him, and what exactly has been going on all this time. But so far it’s just a short monologue. It will get bigger. Still, we can consider this day as the date when first draft of Shattered was officially complete.

YedaGames said:

Still, we can consider this day as the date when first draft of Shattered was officially complete.

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This feels strange on so many levels. That something this monumentous will come to an end partly gives me joy but also makes me a little sad. I cannot imagine how you as a dev will feel about it.

I once watched all 3 parts of Lord of the Rings in one session. I guess I will feel the same when the final credits of Shattered will be rolling. (This is meant in a good way as I liked those movies.)