Please note: Unofficial Community Mod!
Hi! I'm Maestro!
Like you, I found out about this game and became extremely impressed for how immersive and wonderful the game was. I became interested in potentially adding more features to the game either as inspiration for the official game or just for the community to have fun with.
Some ground rules:
1) These are NOT supported by the developer and you should NOT direct questions their way or expect to receive support. Message me. I will get with you as soon as possible, either here or venus.modder@owgg.org (let me know here if you e-mail me!)
2) I cannot guarantee your save file will be safe. If you wish to use these mods, please use common sense and make a backup. Keep a separate installation with this mod.
3) I cannot guarantee I will be able to update the mods for future versions. I will do my best, however!
4) You should and will likely experience bugs!!! That said, I've had fun with the changes so far! Message me if you do and I will see about getting it fixed.
5) If you want official features, you should contribute to the developer's ko-fi account. https://ko-fi.com/venusdev
I should preface this that I am NOT a programmer. While I have a tech background in a different field and can code a bit, these changes were coded by AI. However, I did put at least a lot of time/credits into this for what it is worth, so I hope you enjoy.
Many of these mods are reliant on each other, so they have to be installed as a group of mods.
- Selectable starting-stat penalties for Brain, Body, and Heart.
- Ex-Girlfriend/dislike mode with a chosen or random character.
- Journals with NPC posts, player posts, avatars, comments, threaded replies, tagging, typing delays, and occasional NPC chiming-in. (This will likely use a lot of tokens and is a little jank!)
- Journal controls to delete posts or regenerate comments.
- Journal-to-scene continuity, so posts and replies can influence narration.
- Plot twists you can add during any playthrough.
- Breakthrough, a per-character meter that powers a strong, grounded narrative push. Build it up through positive interactions and breakthrough a bad situation or make a good one even better!
- Text-message regeneration that replaces the whole NPC reply in messages.
- Playthrough renaming.
- Improved story memory, including SQLite retrieval and an editor for facts and encounter summaries.
- Custom soundtrack replacement with local audio files, looping, and volume controls.
- City Life venues: bowling alley, roller rink, and cat café, with day/night backgrounds.
- City Life jobs for those above for the player and NPCs.
- Meanwhile conversations: read-only scenes between NPCs based on existing encounters.
My custom character Scarlett is an optional install as well!
How to install:
1) Save and close all Venus University windows. Keep a save backup.
2) Double-click Maestro-Community-Mods-Setup-1.1.2.exe.
3) Choose the feature groups you want. Scarlett Brooks is a separate, unchecked option with her portrait beside it.
4) Click Let's begin, then point to the folder containing Venus University.exe.
5) Check compatibility and click Install. Launch the normal game executable afterward.
6) No administrator access or separate Node installation is required. The executable is unsigned, so Windows may show an unknown-publisher notice.
7) The setup can be used to uninstall. You should uninstall the mods first if you reinstall it!
NOTE: PLEASE USE A FRESH COPY OF THE GAME FOR NOW!
Download link: https://share.owgg.org/s/Yrg1Zwn
GitHub Link: https://github.com/maestromods/maestros-community-mods
