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I'm so happy. The "If I Had a Tail" scene with Alex remains untouched. I would have been really pissed if it wasn't the case as I consider it the best scene of the whole game.

Well, to be fair, it's part of a developper's job to make sure the end user doesn't have to deal with technical difficulties. If you're making a shampoo and it gives people allergies, you can't blame people and tell them to just buy another one lol.

Holy molly, the number of issues Android has with Ren'Py games... I think, if you are a regular Ren'Py player, that you would be better off buying a laptop (you can get some juicy deals in refurbished markets) to play those games.

Isn't the game forbidden to -18 ?

To me, this mechanic is really bad. Even when the default are left, it looks weird and kind of ruins the story.

SPOILER WARNING: THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE SPOILS EPISODE 7!!

Like at a moment, the character is supposed to say an interesting line and then this relationship mechanic comes up:
"I'm going to find you, and you're not running away this time.(🫵😎)
If this is all true, then you are going to eat my fists...(🤯😱)
landlord. (😐️😐️)"

I jumped into the game thinking to have only four episodes, like the version suggested (chapter 1 - episode 4). However, I'm currently at episode 7 and this game still delivers!! Like, holy sh**, does this game ever end? Please stop developing characters and making them more and more likeable, it makes me feel bad for not choosing them in the beginning. Please, stop being good at writing!!

(Just kidding of course, fantastic game and I am surprised to see it hasn't drawn more attention, yet)

I think the "choose relationship" mechanic should be ditched. Even when using default choices, it makes dialogues and characters look off and weird. I've seen this system in two other games and not a single time have I found it convincing.

It may work in AVN mostly focused around the seggs aspect, but when you try to tell a story, it's not great.

AI-generated music could work for ambient music, I'm curious to see how it will work out.

Regarding the whole licensing issue, it's exactly why piracy is gaining more grounds nowadays. Proprietary stuff just s*** and is a pain to deal with in the long run.

If anybody is having trouble with their saves made into a version prior to 0.7 not showing in 0.8, here's how I "fixed" it for me:

Let's say, I made a save in 0.6. When I load the game in 0.7, this save is showing into the "load" menu. However, when I open the game in 0.8, this save is not showing anymore.

So, to fix this, I have to load the 0.6 save in 0.7, then re-save it so that it shows in the "Load" menu of 0.8.

(I do not know if this is caused by the game version changes or by the fact I made those saves on another machine back then)

Hope this helps.

Make sure your previous saves are showing in the .renpy directory.

I have an issue where saves made on versions prior to version 7 aren't showing at all (saves that were made in 0.7 do show, but a save made in version 0.6 will not). So, I had to open the game in 0.7, load every save I had (in 0.7, saves made in 0.6 do appear) and re-save it so that they would show in 0.8.

The problem with Eternum is that it is so good that it sets the bar very high, thus making badly written AVNs not only worse, but also a shame.

OMG. There is a Leap of Faith cameo! This makes me so happy, thank you for doing this. :D

Indeed, problem solved! Thank you for helping.

When trying to launch the game on Linux, this error appears:

X Error of failed request:  BadLength (poly request too large or internal Xlib length error)
  Major opcode of failed request:  18 (X_ChangeProperty)
  Serial number of failed request:  583
  Current serial number in output stream:  583

I downloaded the game twice  and nothing changes. It never happened to any Ren'Py game I have played before, and there's been quite a lot of them.
I'll try to investigate the issue but this should be fixed to avoid further complaints.

The Leap of Faith cameo was appreciated. Thank you.

It would be appreciated if you could delete that comment of yours. You just spoiled that part to me too. Please delete it.

Je pense pas qu'il y ait du contenu "chaud" autour de Jessica pour le moment. Déjà dans la version précédente, j'ai fait une save concentrée exclusivement autour d'elle et à part la scène où ils regardent une série ensemble, je n'ai rien eu à me mettre sous la dent.

Je pense qu'il s'agit d'un personnage pour lequel il faut grind énormément afin de débloquer ses scènes intimes, qui j'espère viendront en grand nombre vers la fin.

You don't need to "update" your previous game. Just put both versions in the same directory and your saves should sync.

This information was approved by the "trust me bro" institute.

Oh, having sexual content is anything but a problem for me. What I meant is that there exists quite a lot of visual "novels" on there that are simply bad porn where the scenes are tied up together by some sort of a story, which is not the case with LoF, where the sexual content is secondary.

You already said like one month ago that you didn't like the graphics:

"I'm sorry but the models look uncanny and ugly.

And if you downvote it, go cry about it"

No need to post another productive comment of yours, I'm sure everybody here is now aware of your very valuable opinion and will take great note of it.

A download for HTML5? What do you mean?

The game is free. Download it and try it out.

Thank you for taking the trouble to make a good game with a convincing story. Admittedly, the graphics are a little off-putting at first, especially compared to other AVNs with very realistic models, but you soon get used to them, as the way the characters are written gives them a great deal of charm.

Once In a Lifetime is one of those rare AVNs that are restoring the genre's reputation. In a sea of AVNs made simply to appeal to an audience with low expectations in order to squeeze money out of them, with a story little more elaborate than amateur porn, badly done animations, poorly polished scenes and really mediocre dialogue, it really pulls its weight and shows that writing convincing AVNs isn't for everyone, but when it is, great things can be achieved.

Thanks and good luck with Eternum. I'm still a student, but as soon as I can afford it, you're on the list of people I'll be donating to without delay. 🙂

Edit: Actually nevermind, spending a few dozen euros won't kill me, after all.

Download the file, extract it, then execute the .sh script.

Don't worry, your saves will sync. Just install the new update next to the old one, and normally your previous saves should appear in the new version.