Lycoris Radiata
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Lycoris Radiata
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One day... a boy lost his life.
And through his death... I was born.
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A story driven Visual Novel, full of tragedy, mystery, comedy, action and romance.
A journey in which you will have to decide on what is more important, past or present, revenge or promise... relationship or family.
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(This game is made using HS2 models (Temporarily) and includes partial nudity but refrains from explicit adult content.)
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Development log
- Lycoris Radiata Ch 7 Update Status #2 (Public) + Complete Blender Character Reve...13 days ago
- Lycoris Radiata Ch 7 Update Status #1 (Public)45 days ago
- Some news.68 days ago
- Happy New Year!Dec 31, 2023
- Merry Christmas!Dec 24, 2023
- Lycoris Radiata Ch 6 Public ReleaseDec 16, 2023
- Lycoris Radiata Ch 6 Release DatesNov 30, 2023
- Lycoris Radiata Ch 6 NewsOct 16, 2023
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Im so glad my memory kicked and rememberd this game.
is there sex?
Well, if this is your main concern, then I regret to inform you that this game might not align with your preferences.
Also made one for Inei, this will be my second poster :). I just do this for fun, dont mind me.
Wow, that's cool. I really like it. Is there a chance to make a poster for reika? I really like this girl.
sure! I would love to
great！looking forward to…
I like it, especially the filter you applied.
damn, that look really cool !
This is one of the most exciting visual novels I've ever played, especially the future family story of Shin's brother and sister. The characters are also pretty good, and the music is just right.
I feel sorry for you. I want to sponsor you, but it is very troublesome to top up in mainland China, resulting in the bank card being frozen. I'm trying to figure it out.
This story is so exciting! ! ! I hope it continues. I played the v0.01 version on f95 two years ago, but the modeling at that time was obviously not that good. )
Thank you, and don't worry. While it would have been great to have this project as my full-time job, I understand that it's not something I'll be able to achieve. That's why I'm not promoting it at all.
Yes, ver. 0.01 was bad enough for me to remake it.
I think publicity is necessary. There are many people in mainland China who are interested in this game. I also learned about this game through word of mouth and played it.
actually, Kuro has an Afdian account. So you don't have to use Patreon to support him.
At first I just downloaded this for the nsfw content but now I just want more of the story
Hey, nice game you have here, the art style is good and the characters are awesome, you know most of H2S character looks the same in other game especially the MC, and well this game kinda give different style of MC, so he looks cool.
Btw I want to ask, is this game doesn't have a sexual contents like others?
It's looks like an ecchi game than a hentai game if you know the difference right.
Okay that's all, thanks for the cool story :)
Glad you enjoyed it. As mentioned in the description, this game refrains from explicit adult content.
Oh okay, I still can enjoy it, because the story is always what made the games sells, not just its fan services :)
But if I may know, why you choose that?
I just found your game the first VN game (for me) that didn't just let SEX to be it's number one.
Thanks for the reply btw :)
Seems like you haven't played a lot of VNovels. Anyway, I've already explained my reasoning in some past posts, but to give you a quick summary... I never intended to include sexual content. I used HS2 models because I didn't have the skills to create my own models at the time, but now I do and am currently in the process of transitioning to Blender. If you're curious about why I chose HS2 despite its reputation, my answer would be as follows: I'm quite a reclusive person, and I usually learn things the hard way.
dude the story was so good, i forgot i was playing an avn. hats off to how the mc was written. not a lot of people can pull off writing an asshole to begin with, but shin is written that way on purpose to give him a growth arc. it is risky because the reader may lose interest halfway. but thats not the case for me. the pacing is good, that you really get the chance to know the mc and find things about him that you can resonate with.
if youre looking for a go signal to download and play this . well, this is probably it.
looking forward to future updates
Thanks
Damn... This MC is trully badass Kaneki Ken))
This game is too good so far. I tried to switch the nsfw option on and off but cant see the different in the first H scene, does it only have effect with lower privacy parts or smth ?
The nsfw switch doesn't alter much, it simply uncensors partial nudity moments and one brief scene.
Why I cant download game? Only I have this problem?
It seems to be a rare problem; try using the links in this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lycoris-radiata-94767891
Quite the interesting story line, no complaints. I definitely got some laughs here and there, and OMG Ruri is just gorgeous.
Just a little harp because of the fight scenes, some of the interactive steps either go way to fast even for my gaming mouse to keep up or dont work. example, moving the smaller circle to the larger one didnt start working until mid way through.
question, will there be a sexual bit of content to this title? I'd love to see a nude Ruri and of course other ladies. I ask because when the trio of males ended up naked, there were censor bars on their genitalia. Being Bi I though Hinata was rather cute
Thanks. Not sure what the issue is with fight scenes; it was meant to be challenging and I tested it and didn't find this specific problem with circles. I will look into it if I receive more complaints. Regarding sexual content, I have already stated my position in recent posts; I do use HS2 models (Transitioning to Blender in process) but to make it short: there won't be a pornographic depiction of characters, and there won't be a clear depiction of genitals, partial nudity, and the trio case all the way. Ruri and Hinata are cute, can't argue with that. For more questions, you can always use a specific channel on my Discord server or ask them here.
Oh, I must have missed that, I only recently started your title in its current version (chapter 6). You probably hear this alot but I wont stifle a devs creativity. Not every game needs sexual content though as nice as it is. Maybe place “no sexual content” on the page to help quell those particular questions. Just a suggestion.
much appreciate your time with your title :-)
Will add it, thanks.
this game is great bro its one of the best iv played
Happy New Year Kuro! Hope this year will be a great year for you! Just want you to know that your game and the effort you put into it is much appreciated by me and many more! I really admire your spirit and attitude toward making the game. The latest update is impressive asf, I can't imagine the amount of work to make the Ren fight scene with HS2, the first day at school with the bros is also peak comedy! loved every second of it. I have some questions though:
- what is the inspiration for the name Ren and Inei ?
- What is the uniform setting for the academy? Like, I see Byakuya has white tie, white blazer. Inei is black tie, black blazer. Yusei has Grey for both. Make me kinda confused.
(btw, I still think the first design for the uniform at the end of chapter 4 is the best. You CAN'T go wrong with sailor uniform, the male one Byakuya wearing also looks cool as hail, overly and anime clinche cool, but it suits the game, and cool :v. The 2nd design for Chapter 5 looks overly English style, too English, that even the whole chapter becomes gray tone :V. The new female uniform feels like it goes a little too far on the noble school idea with the decorated cloth on the neck *don't know what it is called*. In short, girls in sailor uniforms IS great, bring 'em back, pls :) )
- I notice the changes on the extra page. The new profile section looks nice. What is the intention for the third section though? It the "???" section next to tutorial.
- How to get these two pictures? I tried everything and can't unlock it.
- Mirai is a goddess. This is not a question, it just a fact.
- Koala is cute.
Happy New Year to you too! It did indeed take me some time to finish Ren's fight scene, and most of it was done in Photoshop.
About your questions:
Ren means "lotus" in Japanese, while Inei means "shadow/shade." I won't tell you the exact reason Ren decided to use those nicknames, but their symbolism might give you a clue.
I explained it in Chapter 4, but yeah, as uniforms keep changing, I don't blame you for getting confused. White uniforms are for the butterflies (students from healthy families), gray is for normal students, and black is for Shugosha.
The first design is cool but inefficient. I already explained why it's a bad clothing model, but to make it short, it doesn't follow the character's physique and is very limited in movement.
The uniforms are meant to give a noble feeling as this is a private academy. The sailor uniform was an error, as I forgot that it's still a winter uniform for the students.
The intention for the "???" section is a secret.
The first one can't be accessed if you decide not to tell the truth to Inei in Chapter 4; in that case, he will speak with Akira. The second one is, again, as I mentioned in one of the comments, "Finish the game with perfection and imperfection."
Mirai is truly a goddess, and yes, koalas are very cute.
Listen, Kuro this is the best game I ever played, the story the humor, and the music I'm not sure if that music is custom made the one that plays at the start of the first version with the Flowers, or when the sculpture woke up I liked to know the name of it. Although why I am writing is content feels too short. I rather you spend years working on the game then fully release it in its full Glory if possible, make the game story very very long. The music the interactions it's literally perfect visel novel.
Thank you.
The game's music credits are available in the 'About' menu.
If I decide not to post updates and release the final product when it's ready, it will likely take a long time. The story will be extensive, and I may prioritize my work, dedicating less time to development. Currently, I have the motivation to work on it almost daily.
I Love Everything About The Game :) Just want more romance scenes that's all. Other then that to me this game is perfect and i like all the girls that are love interest.
Thank you, and everything is progressing at its own pace.
To be honest, if u DO want to get rid of the voice of 'nsfw' ,the only thing u need to do is to abandon HS2 for modeling.The model quality is now quite overweighs the story itself(since it is exactly the most beautiful hero and girls i have seen, yet good but not perfect story). And if u want to get more focused on the story, maybe u should pay more attention on the skill of storytelling , and consider more about 'what is a interesting story'. Contraditions are the key of comedy. Sometimes it gets too flat.
Actually its not ur fault. It is only because i've read too many of chinese internet novels (it's a quite involving industry). The most impressive scene in the work is when mirai said 'Pain ** fly away'.it's kinda perfect.
Hey, thanks for the feedback. I am already preparing a transition to another modeling software. It took me quite some time to acquire specific knowledge to be able to make my own models. As for the story, I'm still learning and improving (hopefully), so I would be glad if you could specify exactly what my story lacks.
I really hope you consider carefully before making the final decision on switching models. This game has very strong anime vibes and honestly I cannot think of a more suitable tool than Honey Select 2. If you use DAZ or Blender you lose the anime style, and if you use KoiKatsu it would be too anime. Besides, changing character design in the middle of the development could be very disastrous. I understand that this game is not finished and any change is possible, but you did choose to publish it in an unfinished form in advance and many players already had an initial impression of it. I of course am not forcing you or anything and I know Honey Select 2 is not the best option in the world, it has way too many limitations and is extremely unoptimized, I just hope you could consider carefully before finally abandoning it. And maybe keep the current character design/model if it's possible. Sorry for the rambling, I just love the current designs too much to let them go :(
No need to panic, the program I chose to use is Blender. Regarding the models, I recreated them to look almost exactly the same, just with better topology, texture quality, and better hair. Honey Select not only gives me a bad reputation, but it's almost like a fight every time I want to make something. For example: To import clothing in it, I need to make it in Blender, create textures in Substance, rig it, weight paint it, transfer it to Unity, test it in Unity, if it works, create a mod, play with textures because Unity sucks, transfer this mod to HS2, test if it works, notice a problem and repeat those processes until it finally works. As I'm not knowledgeable enough to make body parts disappear while wearing clothing, there will always be parts like neck or hands going through the texture, which will require me to spend even more time photoshopping them or spend hours remaking weight painting and testing what works and what doesn't. The optimization problem seems to be quite a well-known phenomenon, so I won't talk about it. Oh, there is also a lighting problem, and the only way to apply bouncing light seems to be through HDRI's, which is not good. Anyway, the point is, now when I can make something better and quicker, sticking to a program that hates me is quite nerve-wracking. The transition will not be a sudden one; I will inform everyone and show my progress later.
I see, thank you for telling us. As I said before I believe in you and your vision, and I will continue to support no matter what you decide. You seem pretty determined on this so I believe this would make the game better. You have clear goals and ambitions, are not afraid of making bold changes, and that's what impresses me the most. Good luck on that Kuro!
Thanks for the understanding.
Trying to load past saves and it's giving me a script error. Any ideas? I'd rather not have to start from scratch again. I think I've had to this at least once before.
If you still haven't played ch5, it makes sense, as I rewrote the script, which caused this problem. I posted a save file for the players who had this issue, but it seems I deleted it. I don't have time right now to create another save file, so my only recommendation is to use the skip button. Sorry.
Do you flash when there is a chapter change? If so, I can buzz everything until chapter 5.
After ch4, I did a cleaning/organization of the entire code, which caused this issue. Those who played ch5 should not have problems running ch6. If you do not want to replay up to ch4, skip it.
Can we choose the LI's that we want and reject the others? i'm asking because that Luna scene was kinda forced
Loved this update tho 🤩
Yes, you can.
what about animations?(talking about animations when they fight)
I use Photoshop a lot when creating fight scenes. About 80% of Ren's fight renders were edited by hand, so you can imagine how much time it would take if I had to use adjust each frame in a single animation.
i see
Excuse me ,how to make the sixth to last image visible? :)
Hint: Finish the game with perfection and imperfection.
Thank you.And will there be more charactors add into the profiles?Such as Sayuri、Yuka and those senseis?
And our dear Hashimoto. All the information about new music is written in the "About"
Thank you.
额，咱俩说话可以用中文交流吧……
All the characters will be added.
And the numerical value of their favorability for Shin?
Just count the flowers.
And would you like to tell me what is the new music in Ch.6? :)
When next update? This game is on another tier so good keep it up man 👍
Thanks. You can find a development log with release dates a bit higher.
Hi there! This VN caught my interest and before I start playing, I was wondering if there's a guide of any kind (if I even need one) or is it similar to Projekt Passion where the choices only a make a difference to the dialogue? I'm not very good with decision-based games and I heavily rely on walkthroughs whenever I sit through games like this.
Hi, I do not make or support guides for visual novels, as I believe they can detract from the overall experience. I'm also unaware of the existence of any guides for this game online. The game includes choices that can impact the future of the story, but I can assure you that there are no strictly right or wrong decisions.
I see. Well, I'll give it a go anyway since this one looks a very interesting title. Thanks for answering my question!
This game... *chef's kiss*. The story, the plot, and the characters mesh together so well! I love the trope the main character is in (not going to say it to avoid spoilers) is one of my favorites when it comes to stories! I wish more games had this trope.
All in all, love the game so far. Chapters are a bit short, but that is to be expected with these types of games. I can't wait to see where the story goes!
Hi, will it be in Russian?
No, only English from me. Unless someone else decides to translate it on their own.
I really like this game I just finishing the game but its disappointing because its no animation 😪
Hate to disappoint you even more, but I won't add animation until there is a really good reason for it.
Damn!! Such an amazing game, this game definitely deserves more attention.
And also can someone please tell whether Akira is locked character for ren only or not coz I would love to see her with inei but I guess that's just a wishful thinking and also I hope that shion would be inei's LI
yea She's a locked character for Ren only , u can see who they "prefer" when u go to the main menu , click on the flower(?) on the top right
go to characters
on the bottom right , where it says "on" , click on it , on each character you'll see a red flower and a blue one(red for Inei and blue for Ren).
if u see that a character has both flowers , it means that character is an LI unlocked for both personalities(Maeda) , if u only see one flower ,it means that character is an LI locked to 1 of them
Oh ok!! Thanks for the info blud☺️
hey dev, you spelled Liquorice wrong.
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-.-
Will u add animations in the future?
Only if there is a need for it.
btw , is mei just a side character? she didn't appear in the gallery iirc
The character profile page is not complete. You will find the answer to your question in the next update.
alright
Excuse me,is the next update coming this year? :)
Assuming that nothing unexpected happens to me, then yes.
OK,got it.
is this based off of grisaia by any chance? also love the work you are putting into this!
I've only played Grisaia Phantom Trigger, and I haven't finished it yet. Anyway, no, it is not based on that or other Grisaia games.
This is a great game! I downloaded it yesterday and couldn't put it down until I finished it.
The overall story is quite interesting and kept me captivated from the first few minutes right to the end. Without giving any spoilers, I will say that the clearly well thought out background of our main character has a nice build up throughout the story so far and I'm always excited to take a break from the current moment to dip into the backstory of our main protagonist to learn more about why he is the way he is. There is a certain level of mystique in the games story that I find riveting and keeps me clicking away to find out more.
The girls feel realistic, each having their own unique flair to them that really helps bring the world to life and provides a wonderful flavor to the character beyond a basic "Adult content" doll that I find some games tend to have. I even started to like our little "phone" companion!
The work done on the actions scenes is also really well done! I can often find myself just clicking through actions scenes quickly as they seem limited, but not with this game! I find that each scene is crafted quite well and really helps capture the moment and action. The timed events also add an interaction to the scenes which I thoroughly enjoyed. Not to difficult but enough to make me feel like I was interacting with the scene, instead of just being a bystander watching the protagonist do his thing.
I found myself chuckling quite a few times throughout my playthrough. Unlike some games, I didn't find that the jokes were forced or cringe, rather they flowed naturally into the scene and added a nice touch to the dark themes of the story.
I Love this game, and I can't way for more to come out. Great story, character models, environment, action. I highly recommend trying this gem of a game out.
Great work Kuro!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
This is one of the funniest game 10/10 for me
Hmm can I ask something is this some kind of kinetic novel which is don't have a choices? All you have to do is to scan and read all the dialogue for story and you can't choice your ending? It's some kind boring. Don't offend but that's my opinion. I'm just asking I hope it's not.?
You will begin making choices in Chapter 3.
I downloaded the new version and surprisingly my save is death.
So can you deal with this issue please My old save files was from version 4.
did u have inei fighting Maeda (at the gym)? if u did , play the game from the start again and pick the same choices (that u picked in that old save, u don't need to change ur choices)
after the fight , if it doesn't send you to the menu , then u can continue the game without any problems
so I did have inei fighting Maeda that cause my save die ? And I can play from that point ?
the same thing happened to me, the only way i could play it further was to make a new save
loading a quick save that i had on that part didn't work either , so i had to play it from the start and it worked
You can click on the Ch5 Public Release devlog and read the last part. I have provided two save files for those experiencing save game problems.
Definitely loving the game so far and can't wait for more. Characters are hilarious and beautiful and the story is great. Started it one moment and before I knew it 3-4 hours blew by and phone went from 90% to 35%. Heh.
Hey，dude。Is the next update coming soon？ :)
Already updated the development log.
this game needs more attention, based on the quality and graphics, it can be compared with other famous VN games
How do I install on android?
Download the APK file, transfer it to your Android phone, and install. Or you can directly download it in to your phone.