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I was replaying Khenbish's route and something started kicking around my head.

The whole point of the Hinterlands as a contrast is that you don't have enough time to do everything. You can't fulfill everything, and In the hotel, people have the time and resources they need to build themselves up.  I know going through Kota and Khenbish's routes can affect other "neutral" scenes, so there's still replayability to see the different facets. 

But...

At the moment, there aren't enough management days to see everyone's routes, and as the Minotaur Hotel developers create more content, there's going to be less (percent-wise) that you can see in a single play-through. Does that mean in later/final builds we'll be able to see everyone's route in one play-through, or will there be some characters who will just have their routes happen "offscreen"?

1)

For sexual positions, there's the typical bedroom play and positions.

Cowboy, press, missionary, Legs Up, Legs wrapped around.

More uncommon positions could work too. (I.e. ass up while the top drives down while standing.) 

But since they seem to have their own private room, there's no reason to keep it there.

Open things up to having sex on the couch, shower, or against the giant window. Since the MC and Asterion can alter the hotel or summon things at will, getting proper support for aerial positions wouldn't be difficult either. Why fuck on the bed, when you can fuck on the ceiling?

As for kinks to explore, there's a long list that can probably work without being too uncomfortable considering Asterion's past. 

Orgasm Control/Denial/Edging (torture of another kind), role reversal (Asterion being King), outdoor sex (assuming they can lock the door to the roof to allow Asterion to get naked.), and if it doesn't break any rules, virtual stimulation. (Vibrator the MC can activate at range.) Assuming more of a bottom MC, you could even use double-ended dildos or similar toys.

2)

Assuming we're talking bedroom only:

Asterion seems to enjoy light physical touch and warmth. I'd assume massaging him with heating oil or other sensory oils might help. Grinding and tail play would also work. As well as the dirty talk. Also wrestling. He seems to really enjoy the physical activity.

If we're allowing teasing outside the bedroom:

The typical standbys work. Quick pinch of the ass. Excitement about the night. When they stand the MC's hand could drift down towards his tail or ass.

3)

Asterion has a way with words, so the dirty talk and dirty poetry would likely be part of his attempts. As would kisses drifting towards the MC's lower areas. There's also the flat out greeting your partner naked when the MC walks through the door and carrying them to bed.

This is a little more difficult as these will all have to account for every player.

4)

Saunas are good ideas.

Adding a spa or public bath would be similar and allow for a more open experience. 

Repairing or updating the washroom facilities for the gym would give an opportunity as well, giving them the idea for a shower scene in the bedroom. (Since I don't believe Asterion COULD shower publiclly.)

Night Club, especially if Luke is the first character. An actual strip club may be too much, but having a place for dancing that leads to the both the MC and Asterion getting riled up might work. If we want to go full porno, you can even have them have sex in the bathroom stall. (Though the stalls would need to not have any gaps.)

Movie theater/Drive-In can work too. MC can toy with Asterion over his clothes since the rules are in place. Heavy petting is on the table at least.

5)

That'd fall under roleplay or most "clothing" of the bdsm persuasion. Considering his past, a lot of roleplaying in that kind might be either outside his cultural knowledge (naive farmboy) or out of his comfort zone (sensory restriction and or pain play of any kind). Especially if the roleplay has a more subservient connotation to it. (Butler/Maid)

Body morphing or modifications might be under that umbrella too. While light stuff like piercings seems okay, having it come from the MC might come across as off-kilter.

6)

For teasing by a more dominant MC, I'd say fiddling with his tail when they stand together, instead of the typical arm around the back.

There's also pulling him along to the bedroom by his nose ring, assuming it'd been okay'd. 

7)

If the MC hasn't been particularly dominant, I'd prefer to see Asterion being more assertive in that he wants this. Being the one to initiate the encounter. This can lead to full on power-bottoming, if that translates well into the scene.

There's also possibilities for more... tender scenes as Asterion attempts to have the MC get more comfortable.

8)

Kinks Asterion would be into would be more about his physicality. Body worship, compliments, and spooning. Wrestling and physical activities would definitely be something he'd enjoy. 

He also seems to have a thing for scent.

Build 0.6.1:

Background: Art - Kenbish First, Themba Second

Poolside Drink :  Springbokkie

(Looks like Pedro is supposed to make a comment?)

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:

  File "game/reward_scenes/rd_pool.rpy", line 4070, in script

    $Pedro.change("emotion", "dominant")

  File "game/reward_scenes/rd_pool.rpy", line 4070, in <module>

    $Pedro.change("emotion", "dominant")

NameError: name 'Pedro' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:

  File "game/reward_scenes/rd_pool.rpy", line 4070, in script

    $Pedro.change("emotion", "dominant")

  File "renpy/ast.py", line 922, in execute

    renpy.python.py_exec_bytecode(self.code.bytecode, self.hide, store=self.store)

  File "renpy/python.py", line 2218, in py_exec_bytecode

    exec(bytecode, globals, locals)

  File "game/reward_scenes/rd_pool.rpy", line 4070, in <module>

    $Pedro.change("emotion", "dominant")

NameError: name 'Pedro' is not defined

Windows-10-10.0.22000

Ren'Py 7.4.6.1693

Minotaur Hotel 0.6.1

Sat May  X XX:XX:XX 20XX

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I'm not sure if this is the right place, but I think it might be to ask this kind of question. With 0.6.1 It looks like the different versions don't share a "Read" list. I don't have an old save ready, so when I'm running through, I'm not sure if I'm missing new/edited stuff.

Is there a way to... "Import" the "Read" list from one version to another?

Thanks for the response!

It's so cool to see how much effort and variations you and the team put into this. I'm STILL finding new tidbits and smaller branches.

And it's not even complete yet!

Thank you for your effort.

I've been running through MH for a bit of a week now. I'm a completionist, so I like to see all the content I can!

Went through the main route and enjoyed it all, so now I'm doing my own deep dives and I'm loving it so much!

However, I found an error during Chapter 18, it came with an error report which I'll post at the bottom if that's relevant.

I had an arts background, romance path with Asterion, saw the Overseer early, Met Niko and didn't forgive him, and then during the final scene of where Jean is flipping out I let things happen.

I meet Argos and before he speaks this white page with the code below the cut comes up.

I don't think there's any error or exception threads, (Which is a BIG testament to how well put together your whole team is), but I figured you'd need one in case any of these EDGE EDGE cases ever get past the QA team.

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:

  File "game/script_build05.rpy", line 31208, in script

    nikos "[player_name}...{w=0.5} I..."

Exception: String u'[player_name}...{w=0.5} I...' ends with an open format operation.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:

  File "game/script_build05.rpy", line 31208, in script

    nikos "[player_name}...{w=0.5} I..."

  File "renpy/ast.py", line 715, in execute

    renpy.exports.say(who, what, *args, **kwargs)

  File "renpy/exports.py", line 1417, in say

    who(what, *args, **kwargs)

  File "renpy/character.py", line 1206, in __call__

    what = self.prefix_suffix("what", self.what_prefix, what, self.what_suffix)

  File "renpy/character.py", line 1125, in prefix_suffix

    return (sub(prefix) + sub(body) + sub(suffix))

  File "renpy/character.py", line 1105, in sub

    return renpy.substitutions.substitute(s, scope=scope, force=force, translate=translate)[0]

  File "renpy/substitutions.py", line 270, in substitute

    s = formatter.vformat(s, (), kwargs)

  File "/home/tom/ab/renpy-build/tmp/install.android-x86_64/lib/python2.7/string.py", line 563, in vformat

  File "/home/tom/ab/renpy-build/tmp/install.android-x86_64/lib/python2.7/string.py", line 572, in _vformat

  File "renpy/substitutions.py", line 160, in parse

    raise Exception("String {0!r} ends with an open format operation.".format(s))

Exception: String u'[player_name}...{w=0.5} I...' ends with an open format operation.

Windows-10-10.0.22000

Ren'Py 7.4.6.1693

Minotaur Hotel 0.6.0

Fri Mar 11 00:00:00 20XX (I edited this last line. You don't need to know when ;p )

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