VN Ren'Py Abandoned 16 Years Later! [Ep.15] [Wetdreamwalker]

[SonsOfLiberty]

6 months is a little early imo (I thought it took 12 months of no communication to earn the toe tag), but when a dev ghosts even his help with no communication/heads up even in private I say it's fair game/public domain and I'd bet most would agree. I mean when someone disappears like this in real life they are legally declared dead after 7 years max (sometimes less) and then their estate if they had one is then picked apart by the vultures.

1. Abandoned: used in the following cases:
   • The developer states that the development has been permanently suspended.
   • After 3 months of inactivity from the developer's public creator/crowdfunding accounts (Patreon, SS, etc), we will resolve special circumstances or scenarios on a case-by-case basis (no creator accounts, creators developing for free, Patreon accounts under review/ban).
   • No game update has been released for an abnormally long period of time (>18 months).
   • Game threads that are marked On-hold for over 6 months with no game update.
   • Note: this prefix is only removed upon the release of a new update for purchase/download.

 

[jI11jaCksjAkk]

6 months is a little early imo (I thought it took 12 months of no communication to earn the toe tag), but when a dev ghosts even his help with no communication/heads up even in private I say it's fair game/public domain and I'd bet most would agree.

I sure don't agree, so don't speak for me. The lack of communication about intentions could very easily be due to circumstances beyond the dev's control (illness, legal troubles, marriage ), meaning that the intent to return is not at all ruled out by radio silence. Only the dev posting or telling his inner-circle that they are quitting is actual proof that they are not planning to continue their game at some point.

I, for one, appreciate the restraint and respect shown by not posting the last unreleased content, and the only person who can decide when the time might be right is the person who is in posession of that content and has/had direct interaction with the dev. Why stoop to putting pressure on them to do something they might regret?? I.e., there are potential consequences for him, but none for you, so it's easy to armchair quarterback (American football reference, sorry). And all the content is is an update, not the completion of the game. So it feels rude to me to act like we should have any say whatsoever in what he decides to do and/or when.

 

[diras2010]

At one point in the game, the French translation disappears. Do you have a link? Thank you.

You can download UnRen

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extract it where the main executable of the game is

Run "UnRen forall" this will open a window, follow the instructions

When the main menu appears, there's an option to "extract the text for translation", choose that one and wait for it to finish

When the extraction is done, you can upload the files to the AI of your preference and give the instruction to translate the text to french

You need to be very specific on the instructions because the AI will translate everything, which is not the desired idea

My recommendation is to open a couple of those files and understand it's composition, then you can formulate the precise instructions for the AI

If everything goes well, you can copy / paste the AI translation on the files generated by UnRen on your computer, and save them, and when done with the AI TL then you can copy those files to "game \ tl \ french", if everything is done correctly you will have the french tl done

 

[txgnr1911]

To me, it's a shame this game has been "Abandoned" because it is one of my favorites. I will archive my folder/game in the hopes that it, at some point, is revived. I hope the Dev is healthy and otherwise happy.

 

[V&M]

I sure don't agree, so don't speak for me. The lack of communication about intentions could very easily be due to circumstances beyond the dev's control (illness, legal troubles, marriage ), meaning that the intent to return is not at all ruled out by radio silence. Only the dev posting or telling his inner-circle that they are quitting is actual proof that they are not planning to continue their game at some point.

I, for one, appreciate the restraint and respect shown by not posting the last unreleased content, and the only person who can decide when the time might be right is the person who is in posession of that content and has/had direct interaction with the dev. Why stoop to putting pressure on them to do something they might regret?? I.e., there are potential consequences for him, but none for you, so it's easy to armchair quarterback (American football reference, sorry). And all the content is is an update, not the completion of the game. So it feels rude to me to act like we should have any say whatsoever in what he decides to do and/or when.

A large number of them simply abandon the game and don't even give an explanation. Of the games I followed that were abandoned, I think in less than 10% of cases, the developers stated their reasons; they just disappeared, and many of them didn't even shut down their platforms, they continued receiving payments and never came back.
So no, there doesn't need to be a reason for abandonment, and many don't give an explanation as to why they abandoned it.
I liked the game, I wish it hadn't been abandoned, but after seeing so many abandoned games, I really don't care anymore, and I don't spend any more money on this type of content.
But yes, you can still have your opinion.

Regarding leaks, from what I saw on SS, the latest version is available at the $80 level, but looking at the signatures, there's no one at that level. This leads me to believe that nobody has the latest version. And there hasn't been any other availability level below $80.

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

A large number of them simply abandon the game and don't even give an explanation. Of the games I followed that were abandoned, I think in less than 10% of cases, the developers stated their reasons; they just disappeared, and many of them didn't even shut down their platforms, they continued receiving payments and never came back.
So no, there doesn't need to be a reason for abandonment, and many don't give an explanation as to why they abandoned it.
I liked the game, I wish it hadn't been abandoned, but after seeing so many abandoned games, I really don't care anymore, and I don't spend any more money on this type of content.
But yes, you can still have your opinion.

This dev has been pretty open of late; he was sick a few times (think one time it was really bad and was mentioned in Discord), and also getting banned on Patreon really slowed them down as well as they lost 90% of their income overnight. They never recovered after the Patreon nuke.

 

[V&M]

This dev has been pretty open of late; he was sick a few times (think one time it was really bad and was mentioned in Discord), and also getting banned on Patreon really slowed them down as well as they lost 90% of their income overnight. They never recovered after the Patreon nuke.

I edited my comment to talk about the new version; does the developer's Discord server no longer exist?

 

[diras2010]

Okay... As today, (Nov 12th, 2025) there are ZERO subscribestar pledgers on the $80 tier, which means the 0.16 is for all reasons and matters, flat-out gone, and those who have it, highly probably won't be releasing it for free, since they had to fork out such amount of money.

Interestingly enough, the dev is still getting a gross revenue of $1170 monthly, due the ppl still supporting the dev team on the lower tiers

The Discord server is gone, so yeah.. the dev fell off from the face of the earth

 

[colobancuz]

does the developer's Discord server no longer exist?

The Discord server is gone, so yeah.. the dev fell off from the face of the earth

The Discord server is still there, I just checked. Most likely, the invitation link to the server expired, so they deleted it. Only the server owner can create a new one.

 

[diras2010]

The Discord server is still there, I just checked. Most likely, the invitation link to the server expired, so they deleted it. Only the server owner can create a new one.

Really???

What's the name of it?

 

[colobancuz]

Really???

What's the name of it?

 

[N0madS0uL]

A large number of them simply abandon the game and don't even give an explanation. Of the games I followed that were abandoned, I think in less than 10% of cases, the developers stated their reasons; they just disappeared, and many of them didn't even shut down their platforms, they continued receiving payments and never came back.
So no, there doesn't need to be a reason for abandonment, and many don't give an explanation as to why they abandoned it.
I liked the game, I wish it hadn't been abandoned, but after seeing so many abandoned games, I really don't care anymore, and I don't spend any more money on this type of content.
But yes, you can still have your opinion.

Regarding leaks, from what I saw on SS, the latest version is available at the $80 level, but looking at the signatures, there's no one at that level. This leads me to believe that nobody has the latest version. And there hasn't been any other availability level below $80.

I also find it fascinating that more often than not, the developers drop off the face of the earth but never close their donation/subscriber accounts or, heaven forbid, return money to such persons who gave for months before the developer up and left it. Now fair, if the developer died or something really earth shattering happened, we can understand, to a point, but I find that money is the great motivator and why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free applies here.

FACT is, drop a quick message saying its over, thanks it was great, all subs have been closed END. Now it hangs in limbo but again, they wont say no to free money for nothing. I don't care who says what, but if you can do that kind of thing you have ZERO scruples. Most people are sympathetic but require open and honest communications at the very least to understand.

 

[RobocopForPresident]

As I have mentioned before, I worked with the developer, and I'd say I'm about 80% sure they would have let me know if they were just abandoning everything. They were working and talking right up until sudden and complete radio silence.

I hope I'm wrong, because none of the alternatives are good.

 

[TheSidewinder]

I had the same experience as robocop, I wrote the first series of walkthroughs and was in (admittedly sporadic) contact with WDW, but he just... disappeared with no word. I do hope he is ok, wherever he is.

 

[diras2010]

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Hmmmm, did a search and found nothing, highly prob. is set as a private server....
Need an invite, however, since the Dev is MIA, I don't expect it to happen anytime soon

As I have mentioned before, I worked with the developer, and I'd say I'm about 80% sure they would have let me know if they were just abandoning everything. They were working and talking right up until sudden and complete radio silence.

I hope I'm wrong, because none of the alternatives are good.

I see where you come from, and what are you hinting to... that's No bueno.
Are the Dev per-chance Ukranian???

I had the same experience as robocop, I wrote the first series of walkthroughs and was in (admittedly sporadic) contact with WDW, but he just... disappeared with no word.

That sounds... ominous to say the least.

I do hope he is ok, wherever he is.

We all do, we all do

 

[Mess3r]

Hmmmm, did a search and found nothing, highly prob. is set as a private server....

try it

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Wetdreamwalker's server

 

[RobocopForPresident]

Are the Dev per-chance Ukranian???

No idea, I try not to poke into the real lives of the devs I work with for a variety of reasons. Unless they happen to tell me for some reason, I don't ask.

Based on a few things that were accidentally left untranslated, I belive the dev's native language is Hungarian, for whatever that might tell you.

 

[xXGojiraXc]

So the sex mini game are you supposed to get the numbers exact when it sais 20/20? Does it effect anything if you go over the 20? The mini game is confusing and annoying

 

[RobocopForPresident]

So the sex mini game are you supposed to get the numbers exact when it sais 20/20? Does it effect anything if you go over the 20? The mini game is confusing and annoying

Minigame ends when you hit 20 or higher. That's pretty much it.

I believe WDW eventually planned to have at least one game where you'd be trying to make them cum before you did but... yeah.