Brad's Erotic Week (BEW) - S01, E07 (2017-12-04)

[Wolfschadowe]

...I'm gonna guess...

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Am I close?

I just realized, 7 distinct Elite paths, One that you mentioned is quite wrong, Two are correct, One can describe two completely different elite paths, three are correct but have multiple non-elite versions as well, so they may not be what you think they are, and one elite is completely missing.

So..yea...kinda close...I guess...

Wolfschadowe

[ut1stgear1]

Heads up. I play from "Play Force One" and they are still using v1.2.2 instead of 1.2.5. So they are not pulling it from your site and are not keeping the game version up to date. Can't get the game to download and extract to my comp right now. Any other way to get the game in the most up to date version?

edit: Also when will the voting be over and work begin on the next episode? Any idea yet?

Thanks for the heads up ut1stgear1! Playforceone will run a few hours or days behind on updates for logistical reasons. It's expected.

Not sure why the game won't download for you though. It should be a simple file download and unzip. What error messages are you getting?

Also, voting deadline should show at the top left corner of the poll results. The time-frame is given for each option on the first page of this thread. Time-frame begins from when the poll closes.

Wolfschadowe

Thx for time frame info. Not sure about why winzip is breaking down. The error "irrecoverable error. file has changed since last... that is close but may not be exact. will try to download again to a folder I know it is in. Thought it should be a simple download and unzup myself.

[Wolfschadowe]

Thx for time frame info. Not sure about why winzip is breaking down. The error "irrecoverable error. file has changed since last... that is close but may not be exact. will try to download again to a folder I know it is in. Thought it should be a simple download and unzup myself.

I'm kind of a fan of opensource 7-zip. It handles zip files very well, and I like the 7z compression better for my personal archives. And free-open source is always nice. http://www.7-zip.org/ Might be worth a try if you keep having trouble. Keep in mind you'll need both the full version, and the patch update from the front page. I haven't got the full version updated to the latest patch yet. Probably will incorporate the next patch into it.

Wolfschadowe

[ut1stgear1]

Thx for time frame info. Not sure about why winzip is breaking down. The error "irrecoverable error. file has changed since last... that is close but may not be exact. will try to download again to a folder I know it is in. Thought it should be a simple download and unzup myself.

I'm kind of a fan of opensource 7-zip. It handles zip files very well, and I like the 7z compression better for my personal archives. And free-open source is always nice. http://www.7-zip.org/ Might be worth a try if you keep having trouble. Keep in mind you'll need both the full version, and the patch update from the front page. I haven't got the full version updated to the latest patch yet. Probably will incorporate the next patch into it.

Wolfschadowe

thx again. exact error is "Irrecoverable Error: File has been changed since last loaded.

Error code: 0
Error description:

Happens everytime. Will try 7-zip. I think my comp may be part of the problem though. Old laptop with some problems. Have never found any virus' though. It's about or 6 years old. If I can't get it will have to wait till I can afford and new one. thx again. Will let you know if it works.

Nope. Didn't work with 7 zip either. I checked and was able to find both files but neither winzip or 7 zip would extract them. I can wait until I get a new comp. In the meantime I should be able to play from Play Force One. Not that big of a deal.

[Xabio]

I want to make a little guess about the Emily. Just a small thing, really not important.

At the difficulty choosing screen, we see Emily with long hair on easy choice but with a little shorter cut on medium and hard choices. So I'm guessing when/if we saw Emily again, she'll be with shorter hair. I'm thinking this won't be about what we do at the bar -because it'll bring more unnecessary workload to the Wolf I believe- but because of her breakup. Women tend to get their hair cut after the big breakups. What do you think?

I'm sorry if I can't make myself clear, English isn't my first language.

[ut1stgear1]

have run into a bottleneck. There's a walkthrough on Play Force One but it is missing a point for Emily at least that prevents even getting "Emily Corruption". I know early on I saw the choice "I don't know why but that is hot" in the bathroom. The walkthrough is 1 point short of having the 36 pts so no matter how I do it I end up with GET OUT message. Can't remember how I got there that one time. walkthrough is too long to post but I have it in a Word Pad file. Any help on where the points are would be appreciated. I counted each point and it only hits 35. I found 1 pt in the office that it missed but added it to my copy.

edit I wonder if the walkthrough has a wrong selection in it. Not sure how to troubleshoot it and too tired to try today.

[benedict]

Deus Ex Libris has a walkthrough on http://aifsansmystery.blogspot.com/2015 ... guide.html

[ut1stgear1]

Deus Ex Libris has a walkthrough on http://aifsansmystery.blogspot.com/2015 ... guide.html

Thanks. Just took a quick look at it and seems to read almost the same as the one on Play Force One but not quite. Will see what happens with it.

[Wolfschadowe]

have run into a bottleneck. There's a walkthrough on Play Force One but it is missing a point for Emily at least that prevents even getting "Emily Corruption". I know early on I saw the choice "I don't know why but that is hot" in the bathroom. The walkthrough is 1 point short of having the 36 pts so no matter how I do it I end up with GET OUT message. Can't remember how I got there that one time. walkthrough is too long to post but I have it in a Word Pad file. Any help on where the points are would be appreciated. I counted each point and it only hits 35. I found 1 pt in the office that it missed but added it to my copy.

edit I wonder if the walkthrough has a wrong selection in it. Not sure how to troubleshoot it and too tired to try today.

Just as a word of advice, this game is very complex, and most people who create quick walkthroughs only list the selections that they think are important at the time. Once we get about halfway through Season 2, relying on walkthroughs, you will need a minimum of 70 distinct walkthroughs to see everything. By everything, I mean all the positive endings, but you'd be missing out on some fun negative endings as well. Also, there are very few paths where the statement "Take the standard office" path or "Take the standard Bar path" will apply. In fact, assume that there is never a standard path through a scene that covers multiple outcomes. Over time, and playthroughs, the game will tell you how to reach each ending. A few pages ago there was a discussion on elite paths that may help out a bit as well.

On the topic of walkthroughs, if that's how folks enjoy the game, I have no problem with it. I think some people actually enjoy making walkthroughs more than playing the games. Three things to keep in mind about walkthroughs though:
1. The game was designed to give all the information you need to find every path without the need for trial and error, just keep in mind that some of that information isn't available yet. Even failure paths may not necessarily tell you what went wrong on that particular path, but they may give you information that will help you on completely different paths by granting additional insight to characters or situations occurring in the game. In later scenes, characters will chat, react, or reminisce about earlier scenes giving clues on how to find missing paths. Also, the end of day recaps will give additional information as well.

2. Using a walkthrough will break the story immersion as focus shifts to the walkthrough instead of the characters. This could break a large amount of the story experience....although I understand that some folks aren't interested in the story and just want to "get to the good stuff." Additionally, it could cause you to miss important information about paths that don't have walkthoughs yet.

3. Make sure the walkthroughs include ABSOLUTELY EVERY selection. Most that I've seen are leaving out important elements that will either cause the situation ut1stgear1 is describing, and/or cause problems in later scenes.

Deus Ex Libris has a walkthrough on http://aifsansmystery.blogspot.com/2015 ... guide.html

While not "officially" sanctioned, ExLibris is a playtester from essentially day 1 (When she sent a huge list of spelling errors and broken links on my first Proof Of Concept post in the projects forum). I would consider these the most reliable and most thorough walkthroughs.

Keep in mind, in their current form they are incomplete and in some cases a little misleading and have missing information or misunderstood guidance. Sorry ExLibris! Not your fault! The game is very complex and some of the materials she has on-hand are outdated...(which reminds me, I need to update the Master Tester information) But for those interested, keep watching these, as I am confident that over time, ExLibris will hone these into perfection...if she has time...a lot of time

EDIT: Note - If ExLibris, someone with incredible attention to detail who is intimately familiar with the game struggles a bit with walkthroughs for this, imagine the accuracy of walkthroughs from those who don't have her level of understanding.

Wolfschadowe

[ut1stgear1]

Was going to add this to previous post but didn't want to make it any longer. Well and noted wolfshadow. I always try to play a game without wolkthroughs first. When I get stuck I look them for some guidance. My immediate goal is to see if both walkthroughs break down at the same place. If true and especially with one from a tester then it is possible that Play Force has corrupted or non-updated copy on their server. As I said I saw the screen with the "I think that's hot" statement early on but probably found it by accident and can't remember how I found it.

Just to repeat this is the best AIF game I have played bar none. Thanks again for it wolfshadow.

edit: I suspect there may be a copyright violation of DeusExLibris walkthrough with those posted on Play Force. If she would like to check that out it is up to her.

I no longer suspect copyright violation. Found some major departures in the office scene and DeusExLibris walkthrough reminded that was one of the ways I tried early on so we will see if it pans out. Sorry to those that posted on Play Force.

[bing6541]

have run into a bottleneck. There's a walkthrough on Play Force One but it is missing a point for Emily at least that prevents even getting "Emily Corruption". I know early on I saw the choice "I don't know why but that is hot" in the bathroom. The walkthrough is 1 point short of having the 36 pts so no matter how I do it I end up with GET OUT message. Can't remember how I got there that one time. walkthrough is too long to post but I have it in a Word Pad file. Any help on where the points are would be appreciated. I counted each point and it only hits 35. I found 1 pt in the office that it missed but added it to my copy.

edit I wonder if the walkthrough has a wrong selection in it. Not sure how to troubleshoot it and too tired to try today.

I gave this same suggestion on page 11. I only found one way to get any response from Emily in the bathroom that was not "GET OUT." There may be more than one way, but the one that worked for me is in the spoiler below.

Not a walkthrough, but... Early on in the bar scene, you need to leave and pursue the woman from the coffee shop. When you get back to the bar, do everything you need to do with both Faith and Emily to get them both involved on the couch. After they have satisfied each other, rather than lead to the endings that involve them turning their attention to you, Emily will use the bathroom instead. You can then follow her in. Apparently the pursuit of the coffee shop woman is just enough to keep Faith from wanting to have her and Emily take care of you together after she and Emily have taken care of each other on the couch. But once in the bathroom with Emily, there are still different paths you can take.

[Wolfschadowe]

I always try to play a game without wolkthroughs first. When I get stuck I look them for some guidance.
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Just to repeat this is the best AIF game I have played bar none. Thanks again for it wolfshadow.

Thanks again for the compliment! I was just making general statements about walkthroughs and this game. I suspect there will be a lot of invalid walkthroughs out there, especially when we start getting into the really complex portions, like Episodes 5 or 6, hence the warning.

Mainly, the game is about having fun. I don't care how people play it (Normal, Walkthroughs, image browsing, debug mode, script diving, whatever.) as long as they're having fun with whatever method they enjoy most.

...Apparently the pursuit of the coffee shop woman is just enough to keep Faith from wanting to have her and Emily take care of you together...

Well, can you blame her? You did go running off after yet another woman after all...

Wolfschadowe

[benedict]

Wolfschadowe, I've played the game from the beginning more than 100 times. While reaching most normal endings isn't that hard, trying to get all achievements is near impossible. Even ExLibris' walkthrough isn't enough as it doesn't cover everything. I had to resort to manually scanning all files to find everything. In my opinion having achievements for certain bad endings is counterproductive as while the good ones are often intuitive, the bad ones are not and sometimes require pure luck.

[ut1stgear1]

I always try to play a game without wolkthroughs first. When I get stuck I look them for some guidance.
--snip--
Just to repeat this is the best AIF game I have played bar none. Thanks again for it wolfshadow.

Thanks again for the compliment! I was just making general statements about walkthroughs and this game. I suspect there will be a lot of invalid walkthroughs out there, especially when we start getting into the really complex portions, like Episodes 5 or 6, hence the warning.

Mainly, the game is about having fun. I don't care how people play it (Normal, Walkthroughs, image browsing, debug mode, script diving, whatever.) as long as they're having fun with whatever method they enjoy most.

...Apparently the pursuit of the coffee shop woman is just enough to keep Faith from wanting to have her and Emily take care of you together...

Well, can you blame her? You did go running off after yet another woman after all...

Wolfschadowe

So true. lol Unfortunately neither walkthrough leads me to the better bathroom scene. Each one follows a different path: DeusExLibris has you chase after the girl while the other one doesn't. With both I ended up with "GET OUT". So either I missed a step in each one or the copy I am using is corrupt. I'm inclined that I am the culprit as my attention span and eysight are at least a little suspect.

[ut1stgear1]

Wolfschadowe, I've played the game from the beginning more than 100 times. While reaching most normal endings isn't that hard, trying to get all achievements is near impossible. Even ExLibris' walkthrough isn't enough as it doesn't cover everything. I had to resort to manually scanning all files to find everything. In my opinion having achievements for certain bad endings is counterproductive as while the good ones are often intuitive, the bad ones are not and sometimes require pure luck.

I also played through the game several times before I resorted to looking for help. The first few times I used the Quick Save/Restore to follow each multiple choice screen and do remember that's how I got to the "better" bathroom scene just can't remember which one(s) I followed.

Edit: Just frustrated that neither walkthrough can get me back there.