i think the skip feature might be upseting the game
This game has been really inspirational to me! I had no idea something as seemingly simple as a band simulator could be so fun and moving. The characters whose routes have been released are fascinating and have honest issues and faults that make the story that much more engaging. I really appreciate the wonderful experience you've created. If you end up releasing any future updates, I would definitely be willing to pay for them!!
I'm not sure whether you've already spoken about this, but I'm curious to know how the game was made. It seems like a really complicated game to me (programming-wise), especially the tile-matching game and the "outcome screen" which pops up after the band has played a gig. However, I only know a teensy bit about programming; perhaps that's why I think it seems so complicated :P
Also, if you folks ever need any help spell-checking or editing, I'd really like to help!
Thank you so much for making this game! I love it!
You know about Ren'Py, right? You learn Python the more you experiment with it. The basis of all of my games in Ren'Py start with a loop. Having one looping label and then slowly add something to it each time you want to add more functionality. For instance, start with the daily planner screen as a loop. The buttons lead to a different label with a different loop. Inside those buttons is another loop with more buttons, and so on. Add some functionality to each loop, including a way to get back to the previous loop. Google anything you want to do but don't know. :) That's my process simplified. It comes with a LOT of testing and failing.
Well, hello! Firstly, i'm going to apologize in advance cause I know i will make a lot of mistakes in this message. I'm Alice, i'm from latin america... I don't know where to start; it have been a lot of time since an Otome Game make me addict; i play otomes since 14, and i left it because i feel that the main characters were always the same... Generally I download games but never end them, since it became really boring to see the same always. For curiousity -I mean, it was the first time i see something like "managing a band" game-, i download Rock Robin; and it results in an incredible surprise: I FUCKIN' LOVE ROBIN!!!!!! the girl is the baddast woman in the world...
I love the game, I love the music, I love the variety that offers. Literally, I couldn't stop playing until I finish the first route (I play Dallas first <3), and today i'm trying the open mode... it's more difficult than i expected to be, btw
I want to ask you (Since i pretend to try al the romanceable characters), how can i access to the premium content and to the cheat table? (don't mind me for wanting to cheat xDD)
And again, thanks for making such an amazing game... I'm trying to make some publicity for RR between my friends, but not everybody want to try an english game.
PD: another thing, i don't know, but have you ever think about translate it to spanish or other language? If you ever try it or need some help, i want to offer my hands for that (I'm better translating thins for english to spanish, than writting in english ;w;). We need some good games like this in spanish, seriously.
If you have a Premium code, press the F1 button on your keyboard and type it in. If you don't have a code yet, you can email me, I'll give you one: maselphie at gmail . com
Thank you for the lovely words. I am happy to see people all over the world enjoy the game.
If a fan would like to translate the game, they are welcome to, but it is a LOT of text, so it will be difficult.
I'm really enjoying the game so far. The story is interesting, and the romances are all very unique. I mean, on Emmitt's I felt all butterflies and annoyance at Robin's denseness, now I'm romancing Dallas and I'm anguished and in tears. Good job, I mean it, lol. I'll also add that I am not one who laughs very easily, but this game has made me laugh so many times. Nicely done.
A couple of bugs I thought were noteworthy, though. I romanced Dallas so I had all the scenes with getting back the guitar, but even before then I got a cutscene where Robin gets her guitar delivered to her. I'm guessing that wasn't supposed to happen. Needless to say it made me extremely confused and I eventually realized it was a bug. Also at the AMPS Robin is wearing her dress, then when she goes to get air and sees Joel and Natasha, she's suddenly wearing her casual clothing and is for the remainder of the awards.
That really is the best way to write, imo. Beau's romance is also a lot better than I thought it would be. I had to go get my box of tissues again, lol. The part about the miscarriage killed me. I can't believe Sterling could talk about something like that as if it were no big deal to him. Though I'm surprised it never came up again, or at least it hasn't yet. It kind of seemed like an odd thing to just randomly shove in there. Nonetheless, all these horrible things that happened to her just break my heart. Dallas will always be my favorite, though. I have a thing for angsty romances and the friends-become-lovers trope.
Another thing I noticed, not sure if it's a glitch or what, is that some of the memorabilia that I definitely got doesn't show up.
I guess you're right that that's the only place where that piece of info is really divulged. I try not to spell things out for readers so I just know their history in my head and try to let it naturally come out on its own. Sometimes that's bad, like how earlier versions let it slip too soon about Dallas having a "history" with Robin, so the beta readers were like "WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS?" xD
The memorabilia has been a thorn in my side for a while. While releasing new versions of the game, I tweaked the unlocking code and such for characters, so their unlocked state was re-locked for people who played before the updates. Maybe that's what you're referring to? If not, please let me know which chars/scenes are not unlocking for you.
I ended up deleting the post somehow, so I don't know what I said. They had sex in a flashback, if that's what you mean. I just realized I have the scenes at the beach. The ones I'm missing are Roof A, the two after Bass Guitar (I have no clue what those are, so it's possible I didn't see them) and the flashback after Love. I followed the walkthrough, so I wouldn't have gotten anything outside of that. If there was a scene where they had sex in the present then I didn't get it. :P
EDIT: Okay, I think I found the problem the walkthrough says July year 2 or later. I extended the time until the AMPs by spacing out the scenes since they start in May but "By the Pier" requires it to be at least July. Even when I do that, I still matter have nowhere near enough time to activate the scene. Between the time I finally get Beach II, it's almost time for the AMPs. If I hang out with Dallas, I can only get one scene a week. I don't have enough time to get "By the Pier" because the AMPs automatically start. It's impossible, unless I'm doing something wrong. It's a shame because I'm really curious to see the scenes. I think part of the problem is that those scenes don't count as required scenes. I'm forced to go to the AMPs after triggering all of the romance scenes, but since those don't count there's no guarantee I'll get them in time, if at all. I've tried about five times, and it isn't working for me. The time limit is too short.
No I meant sex in the present time, which is what those scenes are. I didn't require them because, for one, it's sex and not everyone is comfortable with that, and two, Robin and Dallas fallout again after that and it's a bit tragic.
I'm going to look into fixing this issue, but in the mean time you can use a cheat code to unlock all scenes in Memorabilia to view them.
I just finished it a few days ago, so I guess it depends on when you updated it. It's Dallas, "Dallas vs. Sterling', "The Dark", "The Peer", and the flashback after the one called "Love".
Btw did you know the walkthrough has random characters in it? Chinese or Japanese, I can't tell which. It's still understandable but I just found it a little odd, lol.
Are a lot of scenes triggered by affection? Which I assume relies a lot on gifts? I haven't been able to access Faust's scene after the guitar pick or the Duet hang out with Collin despite max affection. A lot of the scenes prove very difficult to trigger compared to the main story, though I suppose that's since it's still a work in progress. I'm just interested since the stories are so interesting, lol.
But seriously, great job with all of the stories. I never thought I'd play something as good as, if not better than, Seduce Me 2 and Cinderella Phenomenon.
Anyway, sorry for all the notifications I'm probably giving you.
Picked up the game. Accidentally got addicted to the game (easily makes top 10 in the genre)
First off, your characters are amazingly believable. Real people with real, messed-up lives and drama that is NOT manufactured for the sake of "Oh, I guess I need a conflict" but because of real life feelings. Makes the game brutal, but I think this is probably the most invested I've been in a cast in... awhile? And one of few where I care about making friends with other characters while on a route.
Dallas's route made me cry a little, and I loved the direction Wizz's went.
So... bugs:
Important but unhelpfully vague: There was a glitch on the "Public opinion" in free play where a series of errors popped up and "Ignore" loaded a screen with two of the "Top Album" and three of the "Top Single" boxes were missing, along with the back button. Clicking any of the forum threads resulted in the same errors popping up. It wasn't a problem with variables; I'm assuming it was a hiccup with the script that generates the list? This only occurred once, and it was three in the morning, so uselessly I find that I have no recollection of the error beyond the fact that it was more code than I wanted to interpret at that hour. (Sorry!) And since I had to start from scratch I lost that file and the traceback for it.
Less important: When viewing Collin's route unlocked via cheats in "Memorabilia", "Choreography" starts with an undefined variable "topics_story". Assuming it's the fact that nothing was unlocked organically. Ignoring lets everything play naturally.
Also triggered Robin getting her bass back (and fixed) before the "Confronting Sterling" arc. It... killed the tension of that arc a bit when she was frantically looking for something she already had in her possession.
After playing through Wizz's romance route, "Contingency", his dates, his hangouts, and a handful of Open-Ended mode scenes didn't unlock for me in the Memorabilia. (Also, not a bug but a minor gripe: the tabletop scene unlocks way before I get the option to trigger his romance every time I've played (whether I'm actively befriending him or not) It'd be cool to have a better chance of seeing v2, or at least getting a follow up comment if you get together after the scene?)
Ha! I get you. I was hesitant at first, too. Normally I'm skeptical about their type of relationship but... I think it's actually one of the ones that makes me happiest once they get to the end. The date scenes are really sweet.
Won't lie, there are some nasty words exchanged up until they get together (and that takes a long while compared to the other boys). The "Fuck you" is pretty friendly compared to some of the conversations they have. Robin, being Robin, has her temper, which puts her very close to the "This relationship is irredeemable" line once or twice in terms of actions, and Wizz says some nasty stuff that is, again, very close to making him an irredeemable jackass. But... to me they never went too far, and the resolution and the *why* to their actions is one of my favorite scenes in Free Play. If you can manage, I'd definitely recommend it.
i had rose in the band and it hurts my heart when she finds out. sebastian asks if everyones happy with this and basically everyone but rose says yes. she just awkward laughs then pauses and says maybe. even xander and collin are ok 9or are at least acting ok. i litrally did the scene with every possible character lol) even tho the like robin but poor rose is heartbroke :(
is emma supposed to change clothes twice? i had the scene where she changes clothes and then in another scene she has her old clothes and at band meeting she then is wearing her old one again. the new outfit with the sweater is gone. it came back when we hung out. it's sort of just switching back and forth
Wondering, when was the last time the walkthrough was updated? I know some things, at least in my version, aren't totally up-to-date. For instance, there are scenes not listed in the walkthrough, scenes the walkthrough says haven't come out yet, etc.
On another note, I love the song at the end of Dallas' route. Can I buy it on something like iTunes? I haven't been able to find it anywhere. So far the only way I've been able to listen to it is by replaying the scene over and over, lol.
basty's been back for a while. some of these cut scenes just don't seem to like me lol. first colin now wzz. probably just a problem on my end since others aren't having a problem.
found a solution! i just had to go restart and then never do the private gig lol. i think there might be a problem with sebastian's gig. i mean i did that and then i got up to the second scene with stella and the scene after that wouldnt trigger so i had to redo it again. ithink i had to do all of wizz's story before i could do sebastian's because if not then i cant do the wizz route
all new songs are suddenly listed as untitled is there anything I can do to fix that? same with a lot of the songs and albums on the top charts. might only be on that file tho. ill see what happens if i nake a new one. also i ussually don't point out typos since i always make them but there was one really important typo thata completely changes the meaning of the sentence. idk maybe it's n ot a typo. but when talking about dallas and sterling natasha says to robin "you love sterling." present tense. as if she is still in love with sterling. unless that's what she meant. i was just really confused by that. and idk if its an all the time thing but when i got hte scene where sebastian finds out robin is with wizz that when seth talk it has his name as sterling
i just did a run with beau and i h ad seth in the band. when he talked it still said sterling so i think that might be a continous thing. speaking of that does beau know seth slept with robin because he was definitely not happy to see him lol
Hey!
So, I just bought and downloaded the game, but I cannot seem to load it...
I have modified the security parameters as usual, to authorise my Mac to open it. I have tried to download it 3 times, but it still does not work...
Any idea on how I can fix that problem? I am on Mac OS Sierra 10.12.5.
Thanks in advance for your help!