After playing the entire game, I have a question. What does the tattoo mean? And what's so special about purple tattoos? Because according to Paul, there are only two people who have them. I want to ask where Long Shen tatoos are in the body and how can the purple guy I met in my dream help us?
While seeing stereotypical russian using "da" instead of "yes" (which is like second english word you learn after "hello") is amusing, this right here is probably a mistake. "Мальчик" usually means male kid/teen and if it's used to address adult person, it is usually to point out their immatureness or childishness. Or if some older bigger guy wants to be a creep. You were probably going for something like "паренёк". It's a diminutive form of "guy" and is normally used by older people to address young males. Not formal, but not disrespectful either.
While I will confess that I'm not versed in any Russian (or basically any other language aside from some amounts of chinese and french), this does sound pretty accurate for what Toma is doing! (Not to spoil anything, but he is being subtly disrespectful actually)
There's a handful of reasons why I turned Jorge into a hamster, ranging from his beak being awkward to write around during sex scenes to a more muted tone feeling more relevant to his overall story arc. I'm sure it's a rather jarring change at the moment, but he's surprisingly easy to get used to!
: This leads to generally horny dialogue or a fruity ah scene. I mostly have it so that, if you want to avoid doing the horny options, then you can!
: Options with this on them give you a "Dad End" flag. Not every dad end is implemented at the moment, but there should be 3 of these choices per route.
(Currently, Dad Ends exist in Jehu and Paul's routes. Some routes actually reduce dad end points by being too friendly with or discouraging your date from being interested in Richard.)
: Options with the spinning gears are important. These options are very important for getting the true ending and will often steer the story in a different direction- sometimes largely, sometimes more subtly. Ordinarily I'd make the true endings not so obvious to get, but... you'll se!
In addition to these, many options do actually set flags of their own so they can be referenced later. Sometimes picking the "horny" options sets a flag for a later sexy scene. Sometimes determining your preference will lead to a more tailored encounter later. Sometimes you get alternate dialogue based on what you've said and done earlier in the story.
As an added note, options that are in RED are warnings- whatever follows when you click on it is not going to be pretty. Be careful!
(I think I'll add this to the main description of the game, too)
Found some bugs while playing. An exception on day 4, and on day 2, where it gives the option to comment on Jorge's wrist markings, the mc decides to not comment on it regardless of what you choose.
I see! I'll try and see what I can do, especially the hide UI button. I wonder if there's a default button for that given that renpy has a built in thing for that on desktop 💭
Well to bad )= .So I quickly redid Jorge story but the game stops on day 16, but in the version I have "SihaiDatingSim-8.2.5jorge", it stops on day 19. This is normal or is it a bug?
This is the free version, the version that stops on day 19 is the patreon version. If you're subbed then you can access the patreon version via the links in the latest post here https://www.patreon.com/posts/sihais-legacy-6-105970226
Coming up on the day! It's 4:44 AM (nice) and I just finished putting some touch-ups on a few CGs. Next stop: typo/bug fixing! We're in the home stretch now :D
As of about 20 minutes ago, I (tentatively) finished writing Shen's route relaunch! I don't really know what happened, honestly. Guess I just hit my stride and got a lot done in a much shorter time than usual :V at this rate, the relaunch will likely drop in May!
As for my wellbeing, I'm doing alright :') Exhausted, but that's the norm at this point
Not yet! I'm working it as I type this, though. (Currently a few days off of refurbishing Alan's route, finishing up Barry's redesign at the moment before I get pulled away to a funeral for a week :V )
Hello! I read this vn last year and I'm pleased to hear that another update is coming out in the upcoming months! Just wanted to comment on how well you did on this vn and how I like the artwork and world building :) Good luck on the production of this vn and I'm looking forward to seeing what you can create with the characters and world you have built.
I promise it's coming, I've finally got all of the sprite work done! CGs are next alongside some writing updates, mainly at the start but also some stuff sprinkled around later. At the moment I'm detailing my plans for all the routes so I have something concrete to look back on, but that does mean I can't really show off that kind of progress.
It's happening though, I swear! I'll make a post here, on twitter, and anywhere else I can imagine once this relaunch thing is finally done. Then we can finally get back on track!
I really want to get this all done by or in October of this year. Thanks for holding on, but please hold on just a bit longer!
Not quite yet, no. I do really want to get the update out around October, but I wouldn't really expect it to be any sooner than then. I'll make a comment here and a dev log shortly before I post the update, and I'll tweet out the announcement on this game's twitter page here!
Thanks for checking in! I apologize for the wait, but I'm honestly really glad to see that, even since your last comment, you're still looking forward to the update! I hope the quality of the future update will meet or surpass your expectations C:
I'm not entirely sure! I still have a whole lot of stuff to get done before I can think about moving forward with updates. I'll make a post in advance when I think I'm close to doing the relaunch o7
Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting to like this game as much as I do now. I kinda just read it as something light, but then… end of current update! I kinda frowned, rolled eyes (the usual), and followed advise to read through other routes. And it's incredible. Different perspectives are used so well to show player Sihai and world around it from different angles. And route characters! First impression about them was kinda like "oh, so it's just *insert-word-to-describe-a-pattern*", but the more you read, the more you understand all these characters have past and it's not so predictable. And upon my returning on this page I'm seeing a status update! My hopes about this are so high right now, they might as well be in the clouds.
New devlog on the current state of the game and all my plans for the relaunch, plus some extra insight into some of the changes coming to Sihai. If you're interested in what I've been up to, please check it out!
I'm doing well enough, been getting some work done on the next update. I've got some pretty big news about something real important (it's Jorge), but I need to clean things up some before I make that announcement in a more public setting. I'll be posting something to twitter about it within the next few days, though!
Let's see... at the point that the F2P version is, I think the closest you get to You Know What with Alan is the gloryhole scene? I think his route is lacking somewhat in the saucier options for the moment, but I want to make sure each route is nicely saturated with you know what :-)
Mostly because it was a massive issue to maintain, same with no longer being able to pick the MC's gender. In the end, I picked the MC that I (and many others, since I took a poll and all) felt best about and updated that to higher standards.
Great game really enjoying it! Is there a route to get with the Polar bear or the green dragon (doctor). Just wanted to see if the options are just Shen, Paul, Jehu, Alan. Or are there other routes depending what you choose?
Thank you! The routes right now are "just" Jehu, Paul, Alan, Shen, and Jorge yeah. Even though that's the case, I still plan on having some fun content for side characters (especially Eiji! He's very fun to write)
Hi I have the 8.2.1 version but the jehu road ends on 19 day, for those who also have the patreon version do you have the same problem as me or am I the only one?
(Don't worry) Yes the day starts after the choice but the update ends after the visit of Isxxx and yet I am only on day 19 whereas in the update note it is written 20 th
Oh! I think that might be a small bug I forgot to address where the number doesn't change. It should go from 19th -> 20th at the top right, but unfortunately I kinda goofed something up and it winds up showing the 19th again. The contents of the 20th is the day where Isaac shows up, don't worry!
so when your able to pick your body type in the game, was that a test thing to see what people would like or was it something to test what the main character would look like, but if im considering this it was probably just because you haven't decided on what his body type would be that version of the game.
Originally it was just something I wanted to have, letting people pick what body type they felt worked for them. Unfortunately, it wound up being far too much work on top of not feeling right to me as the main character's, well, character progressed. :B I don't know if I'll be bringing it back or not, but chances are that MC'll have a more defined, singular appearance.
ok i thought it something among those lines, because it would be little too much work. Oh i have another question its about the art changes well in the 1st update or when the game first came out. why was the art so different it looked a little more...anime?(well the art on the main menu should sum what im talking about, im weird) well im bad with words but it was totally different then what i saw when i played that time. So what happen to that art style, was it commission or someone was your character designer. but now that i think about it the main title screen the art also different that time too. whats with all of that
The art was originally done by my friend Daxhush and much of it was commissioned. However, he couldn't continue being the project's artist due to issues involving costs, investment (both time and money), motivation, and the sheer scope of this project. I think it was a little over a year ago now when I had to take over as the artist for Sihai :B
When I enter the game, it shows 'show basic menu' and the whole game is frozen . I cannot click anything(such as Start,load...). I'm using android version
hey its me again (the one who wants to fry up a certain bird) , but i did not think this vn would turn out so good, left me with alot of questions thanks i hate it .
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I miss the birb.
After playing the entire game, I have a question. What does the tattoo mean? And what's so special about purple tattoos? Because according to Paul, there are only two people who have them. I want to ask where Long Shen tatoos are in the body and how can the purple guy I met in my dream help us?
You'll have to wait and see :3c
iirc Paul was talking about your ID, not about markings.
While seeing stereotypical russian using "da" instead of "yes" (which is like second english word you learn after "hello") is amusing, this right here is probably a mistake. "Мальчик" usually means male kid/teen and if it's used to address adult person, it is usually to point out their immatureness or childishness. Or if some older bigger guy wants to be a creep. You were probably going for something like "паренёк". It's a diminutive form of "guy" and is normally used by older people to address young males. Not formal, but not disrespectful either.
While I will confess that I'm not versed in any Russian (or basically any other language aside from some amounts of chinese and french), this does sound pretty accurate for what Toma is doing! (Not to spoil anything, but he is being subtly disrespectful actually)
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(Thank you for the info though! This could come in handy later :3c )
this update caught my attention. but i have a question why Jorge change from a green bird last update to a rat this time or something?
There's a handful of reasons why I turned Jorge into a hamster, ranging from his beak being awkward to write around during sex scenes to a more muted tone feeling more relevant to his overall story arc. I'm sure it's a rather jarring change at the moment, but he's surprisingly easy to get used to!
ikr, hits so hard every time
what does the choices with marks on them do?
Depends on the mark. Generally steers plot into some kinda direction.
are those the only choices that have an impact on to the plot? or the unmarked ones also affects the plot?
So there's 3 marks in the game
(Currently, Dad Ends exist in Jehu and Paul's routes. Some routes actually reduce dad end points by being too friendly with or discouraging your date from being interested in Richard.)
In addition to these, many options do actually set flags of their own so they can be referenced later. Sometimes picking the "horny" options sets a flag for a later sexy scene. Sometimes determining your preference will lead to a more tailored encounter later. Sometimes you get alternate dialogue based on what you've said and done earlier in the story.
As an added note, options that are in RED are warnings- whatever follows when you click on it is not going to be pretty. Be careful!
(I think I'll add this to the main description of the game, too)
"Options in red" you mean with red exclamation marks?
Nah, red exclamation marks are the same as the gear options. I tried to replace them all, but it's possible I missed some :X
Pptions in red will have the text in bright red text, and those are the ones that lead to danger (read: bad endings)
there is one choice in Alan's route day 15 with a red exclamation mark, when he asked what does the mc do in his free time.
i see. this is very helpful thank you :)
Found some bugs while playing. An exception on day 4, and on day 2, where it gives the option to comment on Jorge's wrist markings, the mc decides to not comment on it regardless of what you choose.
Knowing the elusive nature of those markings, i wouldn't be surprised if it's intentional.
dang, I'm surprised I didn't catch that. I'll re-upload with a fix
(The commenting on Jorge's wrist marking is intentional tho :3c)
Fix is uploaded
Android ui acts a bit weird
Hide button would also be very much appreciated with all those divine BGs, if it's not too difficult to add.
I see! I'll try and see what I can do, especially the hide UI button. I wonder if there's a default button for that given that renpy has a built in thing for that on desktop 💭
Patreon who see their saves wiped out once again
IM SORRY IT WAS NECESSARY 😭
Well to bad )= .So I quickly redid Jorge story but the game stops on day 16, but in the version I have "SihaiDatingSim-8.2.5jorge", it stops on day 19. This is normal or is it a bug?
This is the free version, the version that stops on day 19 is the patreon version. If you're subbed then you can access the patreon version via the links in the latest post here https://www.patreon.com/posts/sihais-legacy-6-105970226
Surprise! Sihai's relaunch is OUT! Come try it out- and please let me know what you think!
Coming up on the day! It's 4:44 AM (nice) and I just finished putting some touch-ups on a few CGs. Next stop: typo/bug fixing! We're in the home stretch now :D
I made a new dev log, but for a tl;dr:
The public relaunch will be posted on June 12th, 2024, just 3 weeks away!
WOOOO! That's what we've been waiting for, that's what it's all about! Just 2 weeks away, let's go!
jus checking in, how's the progress and, more importantly, your wellbeing?
As of about 20 minutes ago, I (tentatively) finished writing Shen's route relaunch! I don't really know what happened, honestly. Guess I just hit my stride and got a lot done in a much shorter time than usual :V at this rate, the relaunch will likely drop in May!
As for my wellbeing, I'm doing alright :') Exhausted, but that's the norm at this point
Hu-u-uge. Best wishes to you!
game crashes after loading renpy :<
that's weird, maybe try redownloading? I haven't updated the versions in a while so IDK why something would pop up now
Im using android, vivo y20i. Ill try redownloading it. Ty
Hello its me I just wanted to ask is there already an update?
Not yet! I'm working it as I type this, though. (Currently a few days off of refurbishing Alan's route, finishing up Barry's redesign at the moment before I get pulled away to a funeral for a week :V )
Ok good to know I cant wait for the update
is there a guide?
Not at the moment, but I'll look into getting one made up (be it by my or by someone else) :X
Hello! I read this vn last year and I'm pleased to hear that another update is coming out in the upcoming months! Just wanted to comment on how well you did on this vn and how I like the artwork and world building :) Good luck on the production of this vn and I'm looking forward to seeing what you can create with the characters and world you have built.
hello im just leaving a message
just checking if there is a update hehe
It has been a year since I last read anything from this project. I'm just desperately holding on at this point 🙏
Don't I know it qwq
I promise it's coming, I've finally got all of the sprite work done! CGs are next alongside some writing updates, mainly at the start but also some stuff sprinkled around later. At the moment I'm detailing my plans for all the routes so I have something concrete to look back on, but that does mean I can't really show off that kind of progress.
It's happening though, I swear! I'll make a post here, on twitter, and anywhere else I can imagine once this relaunch thing is finally done. Then we can finally get back on track!
I really want to get this all done by or in October of this year. Thanks for holding on, but please hold on just a bit longer!
hello its me again sorry for asking im just checking again
is the new update about to be released
(Sorry for the late reply!)
Not quite yet, no. I do really want to get the update out around October, but I wouldn't really expect it to be any sooner than then. I'll make a comment here and a dev log shortly before I post the update, and I'll tweet out the announcement on this game's twitter page here!
Thanks for checking in! I apologize for the wait, but I'm honestly really glad to see that, even since your last comment, you're still looking forward to the update! I hope the quality of the future update will meet or surpass your expectations C:
thanks
im excited :)))
also when will the next update arrive
I'm not entirely sure! I still have a whole lot of stuff to get done before I can think about moving forward with updates. I'll make a post in advance when I think I'm close to doing the relaunch o7
ok thx
i cant wait for the next update where i can hang with them in the waterpark or was it water carnival i forgot but i cant wait for the next update :)
Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting to like this game as much as I do now. I kinda just read it as something light, but then… end of current update! I kinda frowned, rolled eyes (the usual), and followed advise to read through other routes. And it's incredible. Different perspectives are used so well to show player Sihai and world around it from different angles. And route characters! First impression about them was kinda like "oh, so it's just *insert-word-to-describe-a-pattern*", but the more you read, the more you understand all these characters have past and it's not so predictable. And upon my returning on this page I'm seeing a status update! My hopes about this are so high right now, they might as well be in the clouds.
New devlog on the current state of the game and all my plans for the relaunch, plus some extra insight into some of the changes coming to Sihai. If you're interested in what I've been up to, please check it out!
https://iglootheraptor.itch.io/sihais-legacy/devlog/542820/status-update-6823
Hi iglootheraptor hope you are doing well, any news about whats up to come, the best of lucks...
I'm doing well enough, been getting some work done on the next update. I've got some pretty big news about something real important (it's Jorge), but I need to clean things up some before I make that announcement in a more public setting. I'll be posting something to twitter about it within the next few days, though!
Is there a way to get it on with the day right now besides the glory hole scene? I'd love to see more of those two together~
Not between MC and Richard, if that's what you're asking. If I remember correctly, there is some dad content between Jehu and Paul though
darn thats a shame, I was hoping for some more fun between father and son, seeing the glory hole scene got me really hopeful
yeah thats silly and hot
How do I do you know what with alen
Let's see... at the point that the F2P version is, I think the closest you get to You Know What with Alan is the gloryhole scene? I think his route is lacking somewhat in the saucier options for the moment, but I want to make sure each route is nicely saturated with you know what :-)
Why can't we choose our body type anymore? :(
Mostly because it was a massive issue to maintain, same with no longer being able to pick the MC's gender. In the end, I picked the MC that I (and many others, since I took a poll and all) felt best about and updated that to higher standards.
uh paul what happened to your sprite
nice face
Ah, apparently I forgot to actually move the images folder over. I'll fix that in a moment
Great game really enjoying it! Is there a route to get with the Polar bear or the green dragon (doctor). Just wanted to see if the options are just Shen, Paul, Jehu, Alan. Or are there other routes depending what you choose?
Thank you! The routes right now are "just" Jehu, Paul, Alan, Shen, and Jorge yeah. Even though that's the case, I still plan on having some fun content for side characters (especially Eiji! He's very fun to write)
Hi I have the 8.2.1 version but the jehu road ends on 19 day, for those who also have the patreon version do you have the same problem as me or am I the only one?
(Sorry for the late reply!) I just checked and it should be moving onto the next day as it should.)
If it ends right after the choice about the door, then I think re-download it. If the problem still persists, I'll look into it some more
(Don't worry) Yes the day starts after the choice but the update ends after the visit of Isxxx and yet I am only on day 19 whereas in the update note it is written 20 th
Oh! I think that might be a small bug I forgot to address where the number doesn't change. It should go from 19th -> 20th at the top right, but unfortunately I kinda goofed something up and it winds up showing the 19th again. The contents of the 20th is the day where Isaac shows up, don't worry!
AH OK in the end it's just a bug, thank you for taking the time to answer me. Also could you give me a clue to get the shower scene? ^^
Pick the beer, but don't pick Isaac at the start of the day :y
Hell yeah! Jehu update boi
The app force closes on the menu
"There was a problem parsing the package"
On android plataform (android11)
That's odd, maybe try reinstalling? (If you haven't already)
I did, and still doesn't work
so when your able to pick your body type in the game, was that a test thing to see what people would like or was it something to test what the main character would look like, but if im considering this it was probably just because you haven't decided on what his body type would be that version of the game.
Originally it was just something I wanted to have, letting people pick what body type they felt worked for them. Unfortunately, it wound up being far too much work on top of not feeling right to me as the main character's, well, character progressed. :B I don't know if I'll be bringing it back or not, but chances are that MC'll have a more defined, singular appearance.
ok i thought it something among those lines, because it would be little too much work. Oh i have another question
its about the art changes well in the 1st update or when the game first came out. why was the art so different it looked a little more...anime?(well the art on the main menu should sum what im talking about, im weird) well im bad with words but it was totally different then what i saw when i played that time. So what happen to that art style, was it commission or someone was your character designer. but now that i think about it the main title screen the art also different that time too. whats with all of that
The art was originally done by my friend Daxhush and much of it was commissioned. However, he couldn't continue being the project's artist due to issues involving costs, investment (both time and money), motivation, and the sheer scope of this project. I think it was a little over a year ago now when I had to take over as the artist for Sihai :B
oof but i think you improved on the art.
When I enter the game, it shows 'show basic menu' and the whole game is frozen . I cannot click anything(such as Start,load...). I'm using android version
Very odd :x tapping the "show basic menu" should let you access what you need in order to play the game. Maybe try re-installing if that doesn't work?
Sadly, reinstalling makes me run into the same situation again :(. I cannot tap the 'show basic menu' either
Ack, that's weird. I can look into it, but I don't have an android myself to test things out on :[
Maybe you can try android emulator on pc? Sorry for your inconvenience! qwq
For some strange reason, it's not letting my play the July 16th days in either Jehu, Paul, or Alan.
That's odd. Maybe re-download the file? I just ran my build and downloaded the F2P build and it worked fine
I tried re-installing it and it worked, Thanks!
hey its me again (the one who wants to fry up a certain bird) , but i did not think this vn would turn out so good, left me with alot of questions thanks i hate it .
Thank you, I think
sorry if it seemed mixed feelings, i just meant that i love your vn, and i am in questions is all.
Yep! Every 5 updates, I take a break from the next day that would come in the cycle. The next update will come out January 15th
(I do it this way so I can reduce potential burnout and get the chance to work on things that aren't specific to anyone's route!)