Eros Academyv2.05[Ren'py]

[NovusPeregrine]

Personally, I'd love to see a scene to consent being put into that contraption you can see another female in already (That Free Use thing), but instead have it more rape-inclined. Of course, still consensual and per the rules of the academy, any random person would still have to stop if you gave the safeword (which would be put on the sign so they know, obviously). Or, y'know, scenes like something like that.

I know, I'm weird, sorry. xD

That isn't that weird . That or something similar will almost certainly happen at some point. As a developer's choice scene if nothing else!

Hey got this error when doing the basic blowjob class. All I did was click the bottom choice.

Code: Select All Code

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
 File "game/script.rpy", line 1491, in script
 jump NonVolBlow
ScriptError: could not find label 'NonVolBlow'.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
 File "game/script.rpy", line 1491, in script
 jump NonVolBlow
 File "C:\Users\Robert\Downloads\ErosAcademy-1.3-pc\renpy\ast.py", line 1527, in execute
 rv = renpy.game.script.lookup(target)
 File "C:\Users\Robert\Downloads\ErosAcademy-1.3-pc\renpy\script.py", line 858, in lookup
 raise ScriptError("could not find label '%s'." % str(original))
ScriptError: could not find label 'NonVolBlow'.

Windows-8-6.2.9200
Ren'Py 6.99.12.3.2123
Eros Academy 1.3


Well, damn. Wish I'd notice your post before I released version 1.4 earlier today (for Patrons). It should be a simple fix and I'll make sure to fix it for the public release version of 1.4. Thank you for pointing it out, I try to make sure every option is tested, but apparently I missed this one.

Norton picked up SONAR.Heuristic.158 when I attempted to run this for the first time. I understand heuristics scans can be wrong sometimes (based on virus-like activity)...especially when it comes to Norton, but I think I'm going to hold off on running this until I get a response on it...

EDIT: Did another scan through Trendmicro Housecall, this one came up clean, but Norton was going haywire while trying to scan it (with this other scanner). Going to exclude the game folder from Norton auto-protection & block internet traffic on the game (through my firewall) for the time being & track what it's doing using my process monitor to be on the safe side, I'll post those logs publicly if I find it is doing something suspicious...

EDIT: The game is definately doing something odd, it immediately attempted to access Norton's definition files, so I'm not surprised Norton started freaking out. I can do a system restore if I think it infected my system somehow, so that part didn't really concern me. What does concern me is all these odd files it wrote to C:\USERS\*\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\LOW\CONTENT.IE5\*. I can easily clear my temporary internet files & they're gone, but what they heck was it writing in there??? The filenames of the files it was writing was enough to cause concern...

EDIT: Wiped the entire CONTENT.IE5 folder... Interesting how those folders were hidden when I tried to find them, I had to force them by manually entering the directory name. Still couldn't see the files it had written in Windows Explorer, so just wiped the entire directory. I hate to say it, but I think having Norton in aggressive heuristics mode may have just saved me some problems; there's some logs in there that I could have used without having to use the process monitor also, but they're not as detailed...

O.O what the hell? I build the game distributions directly with the Ren'py engine. Literally the only two files I change are the script file and gui files, both purely to add the game programming. Other than that, the only files that aren't standard Ren'py are the image files, were are just a bunch of PNG images. I have no clue what the hell happened to your system, but it wasn't anything I did. Either it's something that the Ren'py engine is doing, or you have a virus unrelated to the game. Unless you got the download from somewhere other then my Mega link. It's possible that any other site might have added something to it. If you have concerns, I leave ALL of the game files 'open source' in the distributions I release, feel free to look through them and try to figure out if ren'py is somehow accessing something it shouldn't.

...I'm really not sure where you failed to see the dating sim stuff, at least in the current build. The relationship building with a few characters (mainly Lily) has been there for a few, and the current 1.3 build allows you to take her on a first date.

Let me clarify this. I found and did the dating sim portion just fine. What I didn't get from the game was that the dating sim portion was supposed to be THE mechanic. I didn't feel like anything in the intro or the game itself really indicated that "the dating sim portion is the thing you need to do to win the game." In fact, since the dating sim portion really wasn't highlighted during the intro, I actually got the feeling that it was less important than the 4 main activities in the school and their related mechanics. It was only due to your earlier descriptions in this thread that I realized that it was supposed to be the most important.

Hmmmm. I admit I hadn't considered that. Thank you very much for clarifying. I'm not entirely sure how to address this issue currently, but I'll keep thinking on it!

[NovusPeregrine]

Version 1.4 has gone live for Patrons! It will become a Public Release on May 15th, 2017.

What's New in Version 1.4

A total of 7 news scenes, over 60 new renders, 3 new locations, and several new minor characters have been added for Version 1.4!

Per Patron voting, this update contains two main focuses: Pet Play and Exhibitionism. Each of these kinks has three new scenes in the game, as well as related new locations. Also per patron voting, the vast majority of the scenes are F/F.

Exhibitionism

-The Exhibitionism Group is now live in the game, visit their club room for access to all three new scenes. A photo shoot in the photo studio, and two scenes in the Exhibition Bar, a new location that allows Faith to perform live sex shows for the public and serve drinks as a topless waitress/bartender.

- Note: With the Exhibitionism Group now open, visiting the ongoing photo shoot that was already in-game has been moved to their menu.

Pet Play

-The first of the new pet play scenes is a class on catgirls that Faith can now attend. This class is required to get full access to the new scenes at a new location...

-The Kennels! Right now the Kennel Mistress can handle renting you a catgirl for your use, or letting Faith rent herself out as a catgirl for the use of another Eros attendee. Eventually, this location will likely be expanded to account for other pet types (dogs, bunnies, etc.) Visit the Kennels by choosing "Go Somewhere" in the Main Hallway Menu.

Developer's Choice!

-In addition to the voted-for content, there is a new scene you can find via 'Explore the Academy' involving the Michael Maes character. See if you can't make his workout just a little bit harder...

Other:

-Thanks to the kindness of "Regardie" on Fenoxo's forums, I've fixed a couple of dozen typos throughout the game. Thanks Regardie!

-There is a Known Bug in the game at the moment, but it's not game-ending. Currently it is possible to go above 100% or below 0% in the various stats. Something in the code I'm using to limit those stats isn't working correctly. It has no real effect on the game no matter how far you go in either direction (all checks being done using greater and less than). I had hoped to fix it this update, but several delays have prevented me from doing so.

[WonderGamer]

Norton picked up SONAR.Heuristic.158 when I attempted to run this for the first time. I understand heuristics scans can be wrong sometimes (based on virus-like activity)...especially when it comes to Norton, but I think I'm going to hold off on running this until I get a response on it...

EDIT: Did another scan through Trendmicro Housecall, this one came up clean, but Norton was going haywire while trying to scan it (with this other scanner). Going to exclude the game folder from Norton auto-protection & block internet traffic on the game (through my firewall) for the time being & track what it's doing using my process monitor to be on the safe side, I'll post those logs publicly if I find it is doing something suspicious...

EDIT: The game is definately doing something odd, it immediately attempted to access Norton's definition files, so I'm not surprised Norton started freaking out. I can do a system restore if I think it infected my system somehow, so that part didn't really concern me. What does concern me is all these odd files it wrote to C:\USERS\*\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\LOW\CONTENT.IE5\*. I can easily clear my temporary internet files & they're gone, but what they heck was it writing in there??? The filenames of the files it was writing was enough to cause concern...

EDIT: Wiped the entire CONTENT.IE5 folder... Interesting how those folders were hidden when I tried to find them, I had to force them by manually entering the directory name. Still couldn't see the files it had written in Windows Explorer, so just wiped the entire directory. I hate to say it, but I think having Norton in aggressive heuristics mode may have just saved me some problems; there's some logs in there that I could have used without having to use the process monitor also, but they're not as detailed...

O.O what the hell? I build the game distributions directly with the Ren'py engine. Literally the only two files I change are the script file and gui files, both purely to add the game programming. Other than that, the only files that aren't standard Ren'py are the image files, were are just a bunch of PNG images. I have no clue what the hell happened to your system, but it wasn't anything I did. Either it's something that the Ren'py engine is doing, or you have a virus unrelated to the game. Unless you got the download from somewhere other then my Mega link. It's possible that any other site might have added something to it. If you have concerns, I leave ALL of the game files 'open source' in the distributions I release, feel free to look through them and try to figure out if ren'py is somehow accessing something it shouldn't.

It could very possibly be ren'py doing it & people just aren't aware what the engine actually accesses; it's possible it uses Internet Explorer functions for the game, in which case maybe I should be monitoring IE in addition to the game while running it. If I decide to run it again, I'll get a log of file/registry read & write actions, as well as attempted access to the internet (didn't see it actually attempting to access the internet, but I could have missed it); this was something I was intending on doing previously, but accidentally closed the process monitor before I got the chance to export it (these reports get fairly large, so they're a royal BITCH to go through). On the other hand if you want to see what it's doing for yourself, download the process monitor, reset filters, then add the following rule:

Process Name is ErosAcademy.exe

...then start the game up.

In the mean time you might want to clear up why Norton is flagging the game as a virus by submitting the main executable to them. I may need to host the logs off my personal site due to size, which could pose a problem in downloading them if you're in an IP ban range as I've had to be VERY aggressive with IP bans when it comes to fighting people attempting to hack the site (there's an IP ban list on the site if you're able to access it if you want to get an idea of just how many bans there are).

[hoboy]

Symantec has been notoriously slow to acknowledge false positives - slower than most AVs out there. Renpy and Norton have not gotten along - here's a thread from the LemmaSoft forum - https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41570. Luckily I am on a Mac and most of this just goes sailing right on by...

EDIT - and why is the link not working now??? PS - mixed forum link/url button locations...

[WonderGamer]

Symantec has been notoriously slow to acknowledge false positives - slower than most AVs out there. Renpy and Norton have not gotten along - here's a thread from the LemmaSoft forum - [link=]https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41570[/link]. Luckily I am on a Mac and most of this just goes sailing right on by...

EDIT - and why is the link not working now???

I'm fully aware that Norton is notorious for false positives, however after seeing what the game is accessing & writing on my system, I think there may be some relevance to it; it does look similar to what a virus would be doing in writing keys & files in areas on your system that it shouldn't be.

As for your link, you've got your BBCode mixed up. BBCode to create a hyperlink is URL, not LINK. Also it's very possible you could leave it without trying to force it (only force it when you're trying to change text to a link rather than posting the link itself) & it should auto-convert regardless.

[Regardie]

Symantec has been notoriously slow to acknowledge false positives - slower than most AVs out there. Renpy and Norton have not gotten along - here's a thread from the LemmaSoft forum - [link=]https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41570[/link]. Luckily I am on a Mac and most of this just goes sailing right on by...

EDIT - and why is the link not working now???

I'm fully aware that Norton is notorious for false positives, however after seeing what the game is accessing & writing on my system, I think there may be some relevance to it; it does look similar to what a virus would be doing in writing keys & files in areas on your system that it shouldn't be.

As for your link, you've got your BBCode mixed up. BBCode to create a hyperlink is URL, not LINK. Also it's very possible you could leave it without trying to force it (only force it when you're trying to change text to a link rather than posting the link itself) & it should auto-convert regardless.

WonderGamer: Do you have similar problems with any other RenPy game that you have come across? It seems odd if this hasn't happened with all of them unless there is really something broken in his build.

[WonderGamer]

WonderGamer: Do you have similar problems with any other RenPy game that you have come across? It seems odd if this hasn't happened with all of them unless there is really something broken in his build.

I don't play a lot of other Ren'Py games, but the ones I have tried usually get flagged (if they get flagged) under a "Reputation" detection, not as a Trojan. I had 2 choices at that point:

• Delete the game & give up on trying it.
• Set the appropriate filters in Norton to ignore it & track it using the process monitor to see if it was doing something suspicious.

I took the latter option, but decided to try another reputable scanner first. From what I saw in the process monitor logs, I can see why Norton was flipping out about it, although it was odd it was flagging files from Trendmicro Housecall under the same heuristics definition (possibly TM HC did find something in it & was trying to clean it up, but I forgot to disable Norton auto-protect & it was probably interfering with transfer of a quarantined file from the game it was trying to send to Trendmicro for analysis)...

[FMC]

I don't know if this matters or not, but I use Malwarebytes and it didn't find anything wrong with the game. And Malwarebytes is an AA I love and adore, so... eh, I dunno. I also don't trust Norton to be that good, but on the flipside, you did find it doing stuff, so meh. I dunno.

[WonderGamer]

Best way to verify it for yourself is to track it using a process monitor (the one I linked tracks access, writing & modifications to files, registry keys & attempted access to the internet), just don't expect going through those logs are going to be easy; the logs are extensive & confusing, I have a hard enough time finding relevant information regarding suspicious access to things software shouldn't have. Easiest way to avoid changes to your main system is to sandbox it or run it on a virtual machine (I've had to do the latter with a number of older games due to compatibility issues with newer versions of Windows).

Biggest gripe I have with Norton is it's resource heavy & a memory hog, then the misdetections came along, which has you question whether Norton is correct or just flagging something because it don't know. I had a co-worker that stated Norton had an anti-piracy agreement to flag possible pirated versions of games; I don't know if I believe that, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was accurate, this is why I don't always trust what Norton flags as malicious, however I do take caution when that's the case just to be on the safe side

[Regardie]

Well v1.4 has been released to the general public. I did not check to see what Norton does or does not like about it. What I did do was play the new content and make corrections in the script.rpy file, things I missed in the old content, and things I found in the new content. Here are some notes for the author or anyone else interested, and my corrected file.

Line 762 "BDSM, in example," I would say "BDSM, for example,"

Line 1007 "Up you get." I would say "Up you go." up you get is an unknown idiom to me, but it doesn't sound incorrect, so it stayed.

line 3255 "a few moments to get use to his thick cock" I would say "a few moments to get used to his thick cock" There seems to be some debate on the correct usage here, I have spent a bit of time trying to determine what it should be, but for now it stays as written.

I corrected the spelling in the program code as well, contiune and Scenerios are never correct. I went with the label "Indoorpool" instead of "indoorpool" as your other labels start with a capital.

I actually compared my new file with the original this time and I came up with 81 lines of code with at least one change. A lot of them are simple letter swaps that you get when you type too fast. Some are tense and singular / plural kind of corrections. But what has me "surprised" the most is the continual use of "suprise". That one needs to go even though it sounds like there is no "r", it really is there and should be used.

[NovusPeregrine]

Thank you for the corrections, Regardie. It's likely to be worse with v1.5 given that I was very rushed to get it out and didn't do much editing. And yeah, I know surprise is supposed to have an 'r', for some reason I never type it right and often have to correct it -_-. I really need to start dumping everything into a word processor to catch a higher percentage of the issues, but the idea of dealing with reading the wonky spacing if I did that is mind-numbing -_-.

[NovusPeregrine]

Version 1.4 has been live for the public for a little over two weeks (I was swamped last month so I'm afraid I didn't make my normal rounds announcing that fact). Version 1.5 has just gone live for Patrons(yesterday)!

Another, slightly less happy announcement, is that I'm changing my release policy. Previously, in the hope that I would soon be releasing twice a month with support from Patrons, I had kept it so that public releases trailed only by two weeks. As I've gotten very little support for the game (and only marginally more interest) I'm altering is so that the public release of the previous version doesn't come until the new version releases. Currently that means a one month delay. If I eventually decide to alter from a per-month patreon setup to a per-creation option, obviously that delay could be even longer. Though, currently, I'm not planning to do that.


What's New in Version 1.5

The are 4 major new scenes, several new interactions with Naomi, multiple new locations, and a new minor character in this update.

Per Patron voting this update focused on Transformation. All four of the major scenes are focused on this kink!

Transformation Scenes

To access these scenes, choose "Go Somewhere" from the Hallway Menu. Through this you can now access the "Transformation Lab" which will allow you to transform yourself or others (Currently Naomi is the only other Transformation Target). Currently, you can either give Faith/Naomi a cock, increase their bust sizes, or do both of these things at once.

Once you've chosen your transformation, you'll be treated to a short scene with the new minor character 'Carrie' applying the transformation! You'll then be sent to a variation of the main academy hallway menu, where you can select what you want to do. I did it this way so that it can be expanded upon later, allowing me to put scenes for a Transformed Faith throughout the academy grounds.

Each of the current scenes has requirements. Don't worry! If you don't meet them, it will inform you what you need! Meet the requirements in order to run through 3 new scenarios and 1 new non-scenario sex-scene. Two of the four scenes support very minor amounts of modularity, mostly just allowing for either the augmented or non-augmented breast sizes. To be honest, attempting to do that doubled the numbers of renders I needed for those scenes and contributed a lot to the release being late.

Naomi Updates

In order to use Naomi as a transformation target, you must be on fairly good terms with her. As such, she has had a number of new interactions added to her menu in the pool area in order to make raising her relationship stat much easier.

[Regardie]

Thank you for the corrections, Regardie. It's likely to be worse with v1.5 given that I was very rushed to get it out and didn't do much editing. And yeah, I know surprise is supposed to have an 'r', for some reason I never type it right and often have to correct it -_-. I really need to start dumping everything into a word processor to catch a higher percentage of the issues, but the idea of dealing with reading the wonky spacing if I did that is mind-numbing -_-.

If you want to send me just the script.rpy file from 1.5, I can read through the text for you.

[FMC]

I have high interest in this game, I just don't have a bunch of money to throw around, sorry. D=

[anonamouse111]

Is this dead? I thought it had high potential and was a decent start to a game

[NovusPeregrine]

As I have updated the original post to reflect, Eros Academy is up to version 1.9. It now contains well over 500 renders, and the full date set and it's results for the Naomi character will be complete as of the next update.

Please read the following all the way through! I promise it's NOT all bad news, despite what it might seem like at first!

Having said that, however, Eros Academy is also in the process of being downgraded to a side-project. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATES. However, those updates will be smaller, with 1-2 scenes being added per month for Patrons and the general public only getting them 3-4 times her year in bigger batches. Please keep reading, I still promise it isn't all bad news! The reasons for this downgrade are many, but the biggest three boil down to:

1) A lack of interest in the game, or support from, the adult games community. This is NOT an accusation, just an observed fact. Very few people ever showed interest in Eros Academy, despite my best efforts.

2) Time/Cost. Each update currently takes me 100+ hours of my own personal time, and I've sunk far far more money into purchasing assets for the game than I've ever gotten back from patrons. This, again, isn't anything like an accusation. I've simply gone down in the world rather a fair bit since I first started work on the game this time last year, and there's no way I can afford to keep sinking money into it.

3) I'M PLANNING A NEW GAME - See, I told you it wasn't all bad news!

Anyone who follows my Patreon page should have already seen some announcements regarding all of this. The most recent of which, and the reason I'm making a whole new post about it, is because I'm seeking opinions of WHICH new game to work on. I've outlined several new games HERE IN THIS PUBLIC POST on my Patreon page. As I don't want my mistake with Eros Academy, making a game that proved unpopular, to occur again, I'd appreciate anyone and everyone taking a look at the new ideas and letting me know which game or games they'd most like to see! Just as a teaser, to convince you to go take a look, here's some super early concept art for one of the new ideas! Enjoy, and I hope you take the time to drop by and tell me which game you'd like to see!

[NovusPeregrine]

The original post is been overhauled to reflect both the current release (the 2.0 release was the single biggest update yet! Completing Naomi's main content) and the realities of nearly a year and half of development. Much of what was only given as 'maybes or will-bes' are now in the current version of the game. As such the original introduction post wasn't very accurate anymore. The images have also been updated with a wider sample!

[NovusPeregrine]

Eros Academy v2.05 has been released for the public! I've updated the links in the original post and here are the relevant release notes:

Eros Academy v2.05 (Public) Release Notes

This update adds Ponygirl Play, Jobs at the Academy, and the Intro to Bondage Class. Included is:

- A Total of 55 new images

- A new Location, the Stables (Found via Go Somewhere in the Main Hallway Menu)

- Ponyplay events at the Stables. Have Faith train to be a ponygirl and participate in Ponygirl races (with multiple results depending on Faith's Fitness Score)

- Work at the Academy!(Find the new option via the Main Hallway Menu) There are four jobs(Maid, Model, Scenario Actress, Dungeon Dom), some with unlock conditions. Which job you get is random until each has been done at least once.

- Attend a new class, Intro to Bondage. If Faith meets the requirements, she can volunteer to be the demonstration model for the class...or she can stand back and watch the instructor take that role...

- A few bugfixes for long-standing but not game-ending issues.