Question: are the animated scenes supposed to be kinda stop motion, or does my computer just suck?
I know my pc is weak, but it can handle most animated Renpy VNs without issue. For some reason, ripples here seems to be the only one that really pushes its graphical limits.
Other than that, fantastic game and I'm looking forward to the rest.
I've got a vivobook 15. Its... I'd say around a 2018 budget model. It can run most VNs but the only one that actually gives me issue is this one. The Headmaster is a little glitch, but not full stop motion like ripples.
I'll be updating to a newer model in a few months. Here's hoping the issue is fixed then (either my old laptop or the games files, whichever it is).
The same also happens to me with Black Magic. The game used to run fine even on my old potato PC, but after a certain point in the story it starts lagging terribly.
Only games that do this are Black Magic and Ripples.
Let's see in the next update. May or may not be an optimization issue, if so, perhaps it'll be fixed then.
I have a very high grade pc one that's just a step below the ultimate pc I haven't seen this issue pop up for me in the slightest but i understand where you are coming from in the sense that it does lag because i have similar issues with other renpy games that have been fully completed as of recently, so that being said i do believe it might just be an issue with newer versions of renpy's software.
Renpy isn't the best at playing videos, and it uses software decoding instead of hardware like a normal video player like VLC. So the CPU usage is really high while they're playing in the game. And it seems like the newest version of Renpy made that usage go up a little bit more. The game plays fine on my system but I have heard this issue from a couple of people so I understand.
Sorry guys. It seems some systems have trouble with the animations. The only thing that changed this update was that I updated the version of Renpy to the newest one. The animations are WebM vp9 (vp8 for android), like any other game. If the next Renpy update doesn't fix it, I may have to release a compressed version with 30 fps videos for the people having problems.
It is definitely the decoding. I am 100% shure of that. Currently using and old PC, which runs fine on linux, but youtube videos with vp's sometimes gives me some stuttering. So I started to use firefox extension to force h264-decoding. Much better than it was before. So it is definitely the codec. Would be nice for you to make compressed version for ppl like me (and many other here as well).
Hey dev do we need to subscribe in your patreon to get the rest of the game/story?
This game has the best story and animation I have ever played so far and I'm not even kidding. Characters are all well written, the mysteries are so intriguing and pretty straight forward gameplay. To bad there's no too much penetration (especially Skylar, best girl btw).
I would like to continue to play the rest of the game/story, that's why I'm asking.
Yes, what Kura said is true. This is the latest version of the game. I am working on ep5 right now. Subscribing to my Patreon will help support me, so I can keep on working on the game, and special perks like customs renders each month, early access to updates, discord roles, and more.
Can I just say, the scene with Jemma, after you watched anime and slept in the same bed, was hilarious and seemed so true to life. My congrats on one of the best scenes in Adult VNs!
Just a general comment, as I have just downloaded the game, but I have realized that while I use the same name for every MC in every game, the character looks the same as well, so I feel I am playing the same character in every way in every game, 18, tall, slim, and "jagged" short hair, dark!
Yep. If you've played a lot of AVNs, you'll probably have noticed there is only one render for an old guy. I have seen him in Leap of Faith, Chasing Sunsets and lots of others.
Once i Install it and Open the Game it Shows ver 0.4.5 at the bottom of the Screen. Is this Just a Bug that he says 0.4.5 even if it is version 0.4.6 ?
I play on Android but also have a PC. Now to my second Question: Is the Game only remastered for the PC Version ? Because the Windows and mac Version says Ripples Ep1 - RM ( RM probably Stands for remastered If i understood it correctly ) but the Android Version doesnt have the RM in the Name. And i already played once through it in Android but i would Like to Play the RM Version so my Question Is it also Remastered for Android or only on PC ?
My two cent question but how is this harem avn when we have to choose between lis? Not getting ending with side character is okay or choosing between two side character,but you can't say an avn, harem ,when you have to choose
And what does even pregnancy tag means here?don't tell me the girl who were pregnant in past is a lis,i ain't raising another bastard spawn,she can keep it.
The anime is Grisaia series, specifically the main series, composed of two seasons and a special. Grisaia no Kajitsu, Grisaia no Meikyuu: Caprice no Mayu 0 and Grisaia no Rakuen. The work is based on a visual novel of the same name, and it is available on steam. I recommend watching the anime.There is, a "sequel", albeit with new characters and changing the focus of the story. I don't particularly recommend it, but anyway.
Just to let you know guys, this VN is heavily inspired by the TV show DARK from Netflix. If you know the plot, you can easily guess what will happen in this game. Nice game though.
This was the first time playing this game for me and holy moly!
The story is well written and keeps you interested into discovering more and choices actually impact future dialogues, althrough in some cases you are forced into an event that progress the plot (i.e. when exploring the power plant tunnels).
About characters: Their personalities are a bit cliché, though through the eyes of the mc, I see all of them as people before being women. It's a nice thing that helps coping with the fact that literally everyone is ready to jump on mc's penis.
Among the female cast though, my fav one is Jenny. She's like the better version of Alyssa, who is imho too shy.
Might be that Jenny's path is written in more detail (maybe the choices I did, focused less on some other girls) but I enjoyed her scenes a lot (talking about dialogues in general, more than the nsfw parts). Also, her last scene on chapter 4 gave me the same vibes as when in Life is Strange you have to decide between saving Chloe or Arcadia Bay.
Anyway, I hope there'll be a chance to save Jenny by bringing her to the future or something - unless, of course, she's the shit-ninja, in turn making me wonder about a certain readhead's (I don't remember her name) role in all of this.
On another note, dialogues with Darci are something else, lmao.
In general, the game is a little gem, going from sounds to animations (some of them are funny, like Kira swinging her boobs in front of you as a punishment), so I highly recomend playing it.
Lastly, a silly question for the devs: I don't know how long ago the project started, but in chapter 3(?), during the ice cream scene, the mc thinks to himself about Daphne clearly wanting to hop on his pogo stick. Is this a quote to the song "Pogo" by Diplo and Bbno$?
Holy shit! Dude, the story, characters, (Darci and Skylar are the best imo) music and sounds, animations and the tone of the game is phenomenal! Choices does affect and I didn't mind that at all. Definitely is landing on my top 10. Highly recommend it.
I didn't want to forget the several VN easter eggs in the game. On of them being Judy (character from Once in a Lifetime) in the cellphone shop with Delilah (from Deviant Anomalies). I also recommend those games.
Android version size is getting larger and larger.Will there be a solution for this?I can hardly fit it in my android.Plz do something about it bro😢😢🙏.
I'm a fanboy of Back to the Future and I wasn't expecting this game to have such a plot, I went in completely blind and I have to say that this game made me smile like a little kid again, without a doubt this is a 10/10 for me.
Can't wait to see what's next and having finished the update just now, I'm going to replay the game again on the same fricking day.
You guys keep rocking, best wishes to all of you involved in this project! Godspeed you beautiful people.
Thanks, Cevanth. Your comment put a smile on my face and give me the boost I need to keep grinding on the part I'm working on. I'm glad you enjoyed the game so far!
You can check my discord or become a patron for a more detailed progression on the next update status. But I'm working away on the next update, but it's probably going to be a couple of months before it's released.
I would but the game is too big to be uploaded onto itch. Before this update, that's exactly what I did, but the last update went over 4GB limit so I couldn't use itch any more. Sorry 😞
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This is the mediafire link. If you dont trust me, he has it for free on his Patreon
https://www.mediafire.com/file/5ul6qcvabgcmnzm/Ripples-0.4.6-pc-public.zip/file
This Mega download is a joke. I got 3Gb of the 4.2Gb then got a message that I'd reached my quota.
For me and my MacBookPro, I cannot seem to play any MEGA DL that is 2.0GB or more.
In mediafire pls, Mega have a limitator download
Check my Patreon for a Mediafire link.
Question: are the animated scenes supposed to be kinda stop motion, or does my computer just suck?
I know my pc is weak, but it can handle most animated Renpy VNs without issue. For some reason, ripples here seems to be the only one that really pushes its graphical limits.
Other than that, fantastic game and I'm looking forward to the rest.
I noticed that as well. My PC is fairly good, able to handle heavy games such as Genshin Impact and needless to say any renpy VN just fine.
But this update the game's scenes started lagging, and I don't know why. Maybe some optimization issue? I just hope it's fixed in the next update
I've got a vivobook 15. Its... I'd say around a 2018 budget model. It can run most VNs but the only one that actually gives me issue is this one. The Headmaster is a little glitch, but not full stop motion like ripples.
I'll be updating to a newer model in a few months. Here's hoping the issue is fixed then (either my old laptop or the games files, whichever it is).
The same also happens to me with Black Magic. The game used to run fine even on my old potato PC, but after a certain point in the story it starts lagging terribly.
Only games that do this are Black Magic and Ripples.
Let's see in the next update. May or may not be an optimization issue, if so, perhaps it'll be fixed then.
I have a very high grade pc one that's just a step below the ultimate pc I haven't seen this issue pop up for me in the slightest but i understand where you are coming from in the sense that it does lag because i have similar issues with other renpy games that have been fully completed as of recently, so that being said i do believe it might just be an issue with newer versions of renpy's software.
Renpy isn't the best at playing videos, and it uses software decoding instead of hardware like a normal video player like VLC. So the CPU usage is really high while they're playing in the game. And it seems like the newest version of Renpy made that usage go up a little bit more. The game plays fine on my system but I have heard this issue from a couple of people so I understand.
Sorry guys. It seems some systems have trouble with the animations. The only thing that changed this update was that I updated the version of Renpy to the newest one. The animations are WebM vp9 (vp8 for android), like any other game. If the next Renpy update doesn't fix it, I may have to release a compressed version with 30 fps videos for the people having problems.
Thanks bro, let's hope renpy's next version fixes this up.
It is definitely the decoding. I am 100% shure of that. Currently using and old PC, which runs fine on linux, but youtube videos with vp's sometimes gives me some stuttering. So I started to use firefox extension to force h264-decoding. Much better than it was before. So it is definitely the codec. Would be nice for you to make compressed version for ppl like me (and many other here as well).
i like Skylar's intro when you meet her
Hey dev do we need to subscribe in your patreon to get the rest of the game/story?
This game has the best story and animation I have ever played so far and I'm not even kidding. Characters are all well written, the mysteries are so intriguing and pretty straight forward gameplay. To bad there's no too much penetration (especially Skylar, best girl btw).
I would like to continue to play the rest of the game/story, that's why I'm asking.
Best game so far.
I'm not the dev but no, you don't need to pay the patreon to get the game. He releases the updates for free here in itch.io
You only pay if you want to support him and get some perks such as getting the game earlier than the public release date, and other patreon perks.
Yes, what Kura said is true. This is the latest version of the game. I am working on ep5 right now. Subscribing to my Patreon will help support me, so I can keep on working on the game, and special perks like customs renders each month, early access to updates, discord roles, and more.
Ironically this game makes me wish I could time travel so I could have the completed game
It's just so good and I can't get enough
this game is ass
Just finished episode 3... What a brilliant AVN! When this game is finished, This will be well worth paying $25-30 for it!
prhaps will be good to have it released on steam
... And GOG!
Can I just say, the scene with Jemma, after you watched anime and slept in the same bed, was hilarious and seemed so true to life. My congrats on one of the best scenes in Adult VNs!
11.59 gb free still won't work, any ideas?
Stop by the discord or message me directly on Patreon and I'll try to help you
I can't start this game, help me :)
Stop by the discord or message me directly on Patreon and I'll try to help you.
Just a general comment, as I have just downloaded the game, but I have realized that while I use the same name for every MC in every game, the character looks the same as well, so I feel I am playing the same character in every way in every game, 18, tall, slim, and "jagged" short hair, dark!
Noticed that as well.
Edit
Better than being a souless ginger tho.
Yep. If you've played a lot of AVNs, you'll probably have noticed there is only one render for an old guy. I have seen him in Leap of Faith, Chasing Sunsets and lots of others.
I really enjoyed the game. I cannot wait until the next episode comes out. Thank you
Installed on Android 12 10.55gb free still won't open please help.
Now at 12mb free still won't open
According to the Android section of the warning area you need ten gigabytes free. Not megabytes. gb not mb
Sorry was a typo 12gb is what's available
Stop by the discord or message me directly on Patreon, and I'll try to help you.
what part of "computer game" implies that playing it on a device designed for calling yo momma on the weekends is a good idea?
ETA on next update? love this game
can someone give me a good preg game
sisterly lust
REALLY wanna play this but alas, the moving scenes are too much for my old laptop and its ridiculously laggy. very sad
If i Look under Downloads it says ripples-0.4.6
Once i Install it and Open the Game it Shows ver 0.4.5 at the bottom of the Screen. Is this Just a Bug that he says 0.4.5 even if it is version 0.4.6 ?
I play on Android but also have a PC. Now to my second Question: Is the Game only remastered for the PC Version ? Because the Windows and mac Version says Ripples Ep1 - RM ( RM probably Stands for remastered If i understood it correctly ) but the Android Version doesnt have the RM in the Name. And i already played once through it in Android but i would Like to Play the RM Version so my Question Is it also Remastered for Android or only on PC ?
The 4.5 label is a mistake. I forgot to change the number in the game. All versions have ep1 remastered.
Anal?
My two cent question but how is this harem avn when we have to choose between lis? Not getting ending with side character is okay or choosing between two side character,but you can't say an avn, harem ,when you have to choose
And what does even pregnancy tag means here?don't tell me the girl who were pregnant in past is a lis,i ain't raising another bastard spawn,she can keep it.
When you watch anime with Jessica, which series is it?
The anime is Grisaia series, specifically the main series, composed of two seasons and a special. Grisaia no Kajitsu, Grisaia no Meikyuu: Caprice no Mayu 0 and Grisaia no Rakuen. The work is based on a visual novel of the same name, and it is available on steam. I recommend watching the anime. There is, a "sequel", albeit with new characters and changing the focus of the story. I don't particularly recommend it, but anyway.
Just to let you know guys, this VN is heavily inspired by the TV show DARK from Netflix. If you know the plot, you can easily guess what will happen in this game. Nice game though.
is there pregnancy
Dumb question and maybe minor spoilers.
What anime is that they are watching together? I can't for the life of me remember.
IIRC, Highschool DxD
That's what they were watching in bed together at the end of act 2? Also phenomenal game. Played it through a few times.
Whens episode 5 coming out. I so want to know what happens next
This was the first time playing this game for me and holy moly!
The story is well written and keeps you interested into discovering more and choices actually impact future dialogues, althrough in some cases you are forced into an event that progress the plot (i.e. when exploring the power plant tunnels).
About characters: Their personalities are a bit cliché, though through the eyes of the mc, I see all of them as people before being women. It's a nice thing that helps coping with the fact that literally everyone is ready to jump on mc's penis.
Among the female cast though, my fav one is Jenny. She's like the better version of Alyssa, who is imho too shy.
Might be that Jenny's path is written in more detail (maybe the choices I did, focused less on some other girls) but I enjoyed her scenes a lot (talking about dialogues in general, more than the nsfw parts). Also, her last scene on chapter 4 gave me the same vibes as when in Life is Strange you have to decide between saving Chloe or Arcadia Bay.
Anyway, I hope there'll be a chance to save Jenny by bringing her to the future or something - unless, of course, she's the shit-ninja, in turn making me wonder about a certain readhead's (I don't remember her name) role in all of this.
On another note, dialogues with Darci are something else, lmao.
In general, the game is a little gem, going from sounds to animations (some of them are funny, like Kira swinging her boobs in front of you as a punishment), so I highly recomend playing it.
Lastly, a silly question for the devs: I don't know how long ago the project started, but in chapter 3(?), during the ice cream scene, the mc thinks to himself about Daphne clearly wanting to hop on his pogo stick. Is this a quote to the song "Pogo" by Diplo and Bbno$?
Holy shit! Dude, the story, characters, (Darci and Skylar are the best imo) music and sounds, animations and the tone of the game is phenomenal! Choices does affect and I didn't mind that at all. Definitely is landing on my top 10. Highly recommend it.
I didn't want to forget the several VN easter eggs in the game. On of them being Judy (character from Once in a Lifetime) in the cellphone shop with Delilah (from Deviant Anomalies). I also recommend those games.
I can't wait for Episode 5.
Is Judie from Once In a Lifetime making a cameo appearance?
do you need multiple playthroughs to unlock all scenes?
Why is it that when I find a good game with nice reviews and when I try to download it it takes me to the MEGA crap that shit is so confusing 😭
hey, this game is great the animation is so good and the story. time travel i did not expect that. keep up the great work. I'm loving it!!!
How many ~'hours' of gameplay is available right now?
I'm really interested, and don't want to get disappointed by waiting for content early on.
(I'll be able to schedule gameplay)
Thanks.
well that all depends on how great your stamina is, and how long it takes you to clean up between scenes.
tbh, I used to 'run out of stamina ' a year ago, but, I only play these games for the plot nowadays.
I will of course read all dialogue, even in some hot scenes, but I'll refrain from playing 'other types' of games ; )
I've already have a 'system' on when I play which game.
I've been enjoying it so far. : )
Thanks, keep up the great work.
Android version size is getting larger and larger.Will there be a solution for this?I can hardly fit it in my android.Plz do something about it bro😢😢🙏.
Dude, Jestur, I hate you. Dark is my favorite TV show. Fucking love this VN. Can't wait for more.
😀
I'm a fanboy of Back to the Future and I wasn't expecting this game to have such a plot, I went in completely blind and I have to say that this game made me smile like a little kid again, without a doubt this is a 10/10 for me.
Can't wait to see what's next and having finished the update just now, I'm going to replay the game again on the same fricking day.
You guys keep rocking, best wishes to all of you involved in this project! Godspeed you beautiful people.
Thanks, Cevanth. Your comment put a smile on my face and give me the boost I need to keep grinding on the part I'm working on. I'm glad you enjoyed the game so far!
bro i need a update! when is episode 5 coming out if there is a estimate?? th
You can check my discord or become a patron for a more detailed progression on the next update status. But I'm working away on the next update, but it's probably going to be a couple of months before it's released.
Stop using unsupported download sites
Here are Itchio's compatibility guides:
https://itch.io/docs/itch/integrating/updates.html
https://itch.io/docs/itch/integrating/compatibility-policy.html
Please use a supported method, so updates can be downloaded directly through the app.
I would but the game is too big to be uploaded onto itch. Before this update, that's exactly what I did, but the last update went over 4GB limit so I couldn't use itch any more. Sorry 😞
I've downloaded files larger than 20 GB. Upload it as a zip, if it is too large for butler.
Really great storyline! Will there be an episode 5?
Yeah, there will be an episode 5. And an episode 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Such a great job of making likable and believable characters, even with the sci-fi storyline. Excited to see where this goes!!