Beta Testing

We've decided against rushing everyone out and dealing with a thousand bugs at once (that would be the worst) so we're rolling out the content over time. Story Mode is complete in content and is playable right now. Open Mode characters will be released as they are completed. I will announce when they are available.

If you test the game, you qualify for the Premium Content code! Just post on the forum (here or Lemma) or email me with feedback, bugs and typos and I'll PM you a code when I get the chance.

FAQ

My game won't launch / crashes immediately.

This is likely a problem with your video drivers / video card or you have a corrupted download. If you've redownloaded successfully, try holding down the SHIFT key while launching the game. A menu will come up with different render options. Try different ones until the game works.

Where are the rollback/game menu buttons on screen?

You'll need to use keyboard/mouse buttons. The mousewheel or PageUp/Down buttons work for rolling back and the ESC key or right-click brings up the game menu. All of the game's controls can be viewed from the "Help" screen on the main menu.

The Open Mode characters don't have anything to say.

They're probably not released yet.

Will I be able to continue playing my band that I made in Story Mode after the ending?

Not right now, but I am thinking of making a cheat code where you can enter to play Story Mode endlessly

Why can't I scroll down the thread on the Public Opinion forum?

It is a fake thread. You will only ever be able to see 2 posts in every thread.

It's taking a long time to generate $1,000,000 in CD sales.

Your CDs sell more if you're more popular, meaning you should probably play more gigs.

Certain things in the story happen no matter what I do!

These are pre-determined and won't change. They are there for character growth and to account for Open-Ended Mode.

Why doesn't the music being played in the gigs reflect the actual instruments I have in my band?

The amount of time it would take to accomplish that outweighs how much that would add to the game.

Can I accidentally romance other characters?

Not in Story Mode. You pick your romance path early on at Sophia's party ("Who do I want to hang out with?") and you can only fail that character's path from then on. So you don't have to ignore the other band members. :)

What happened to the characters that I met in Story Mode that just disappeared? (Wizz, etc.)

These are band recruits for Open Mode that you are unlocking for later. Once they are officially released (see release schedule above) and you recruit them in Open-Ended Mode, their story arc will begin to trigger.

Why is this game free?

In a day and age where Commercial English Visual Novels are common and Steam an archive of amazing games to choose from, the fact that a game of Rock Robin's size and complexity is free might be startling, or even slightly off-putting. But when Rock Robin began in 2008, both commercial EVNs, and otome games specifically, were a rarity. The idea that we could make money from this game wasn't even a thought in our minds. All we wanted to do was create a fantastic game where you could be a female character and romance others, as at the time we could count the amount of Otome games out there on one hand.

After Aleema held the Open Mode Character Creation Contest, Rock Robin went from a one-woman show, to a group effort. People from all over the community contributed in writing, art and editing. We gathered resources from wherever we could: music, art brushes, clipart, all those things that, because our game was to be free, we could use.

Six years later, the state of EVNs has changed, but the idea of Rock Robin being a group effort and the fact that the game had become filthy with resources that cannot be used in a pay-for game have kept this game free for everyone. To be honest, to try and find all the amazing people who had helped to contribute to this game to make sure they get compensated from anything we'd make from the game would be nigh impossible.

Instead of paying for our game, if you want to show your love for it, spread the word, make fanart, fanfiction, tell us about your band! Support us in future endeavors! But most of all, just enjoy the game.

The game had to be delayed a month since I needed to take some personal time and I'm the only one working on it actively. :( I hope you guys understand.

I just finished the game, take all the time you want... Just tell me there'll be a following... ='(

0.80 Released

Patch Notes:
- Wizz Added
- Previews of Dallas, Beau and Emmitt epilogues
- Added Electronic Rock genre (Premium Content)
- You can add Xander to your band but without story (Premium Content)
- Break up phone scene for Dallas, Beau and Emmitt if you romance someone else
- There's now an option to delay the AMPs if the game detects you may fail your path
- Major issues with the Memorabilia not unlocking should hopefully be fixed
- The gig timer is now represented by a bar rather than a number
- Band members with low stress will add extra time for the minigame timer
- Your minigame score now adds bonuses to your setlist score and spectacle score
- Messed around with how the gig score is tallied based on time left, so it's now possible to score higher
- Switched sounds for the final prompt when band members refuse to play for gigs
- Fixed bug of classic songs not showing full popularity in gig final screen
- Darkened some char gig tiles to match the rest
- Matching the clock tiles in the minigame will give you extra time
- Raised the affection point increase by a lot for buying the most expensive gifts (cars, etc)
- Fixed Robin's chibi in Open Mode not showing ponytail
- The add button will now tell you if someone doesn't like your genre enough to not join
- Changed "established history" to "established romance" in the Open Mode selector screen
- Faust's scenes should unlock in the Memorabilia now and his romance achievement
- Fixed Robin's sprite not wearing Rose's outfit when they switch clothes, and other graphical errors
- The intro where Robin briefs the player on Sebastian for "Some Scenes" Open Mode now only happens once
- Removed the stat bar at the top of the screen for Beau's "Date game" scene.
- Giving Seth and Owen gifts now raises their relationship points
- Typos

THE WIZZ! Woo! He was a blast to write and I still laugh at some of the interactions he has with Robin. Wizz was invented by Chansel. She wrote his general premise, a lot of band chats and a few scenes. The ladies of HappyB love him, but your mileage may differ. He's not for everyone, but I tried to tone him down (or up) based on your interactions with him. I felt his romance scenes differed enough from the not-romance ones to give them their own slot in Memorabilia. So if you complete his path and see 2 empty slots on his page, it may just be the other version.

Epilogue previews!! Oh boy did you guys make me feel like crap for not releasing them. I'm sorry. In my mind, their romances always had more to it, but if I don't share that story, then what is the point? I wanted to release them last because I wanted to give them a lot of attention (and they're not complete, just outlined). So I've included previews of the continuations. There will be a little prompt that comes up that says the preview is over. Dallas has 2 long scenes at the beginning only, Emmitt has 4 scenes that occur over time (about a month in between), and Beau has 2 scenes that happen after the first month and at the end of summer with some tiny little ones in between. I hope you like Emmitt.

THESE ARE ONLY PREVIEWS. The stories will continue once I've finished them. You'll eventually get an option in each path to break off the romance, if you want. If you romance someone else, Robin will call them up and break up with them. If you continue your romance with them, all of them will get happy endings (despite what the previews may imply). Again, I just need to finish them first.

Also, premium code owners finally get something of substance: a new genre (Electric Rock) and a preview of Xander. You can see his intro if you attempt to add him to the band (you'll get another chance to say yay or nay). His story is written, I just need to go through and add the graphics, music, etc. The tedious part.

To those that were habitually failing a romance route: hopefully this will help! A screen will pop up before the AMPs at the end of the game that gives you an option to not continue. This will only appear if you are set to fail your selected romance route. The game will check to see if you've done the bare minimum for your romance every 4 weeks. If you're all set, romance-wise, you won't get a choice. Sorry, but that's how it's meant to be played! Alternatively, you could play your band into infinity if you're willing to see that screen pop up every month.

I finally fixed the problem of removing the add button if someone can't be recruited. Now it tells you that they dislike your genre, so hopefully it is more clear.

The gig minigame time is now a bar that depletes, so no more complaining about how the "seconds" are too fast. (I can't make the numbers be actual seconds because the game requires the screen be updated quickly to read your inputs.)

Another cool feature for those that play the timed minigame (I've heard you are out there somewhere) is that low stress band members give you more time! And if you match the clock tiles, you'll get a boost in time as well.

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While I fixed a lot of bugs, I also added in a bunch of content so I expect there may be more bugs than before, so let me know.

Put in enough time to have played my first few gigs, and I'm digging it. No glaring issues thus far, hopefully I can provide some more useful feedback once I'm deeper in to it.

when will the next update be out? :)