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Hammer120

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while this may be good I have to wonder why you have started this with out having finished Almost Dead, that doesn't bold well for that title which I happen to like very much, too many devs get to many Irons in the Fire and all they do is burn the Iron and destroy there work without accomplishing what they started out to do, lots of abandoned games and VNs started this way
 

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while this may be good I have to wonder why you have started this with out having finished Almost Dead, that doesn't bold well for that title which I happen to like very much, too many devs get to many Irons in the Fire and all they do is burn the Iron and destroy there work without accomplishing what they started out to do, lots of abandoned games and VNs started this way
This is nearly finished and Almost Dead recently had an update.
 
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FatGiant

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while this may be good I have to wonder why you have started this with out having finished Almost Dead, that doesn't bold well for that title which I happen to like very much, too many devs get to many Irons in the Fire and all they do is burn the Iron and destroy there work without accomplishing what they started out to do, lots of abandoned games and VNs started this way
Oh, how wrong you are...

1- It is recommended that anyone in a creative work, has more than one project to work on. It is the only way to foster creativity and avoid burnout.
2- Most of the Abandoned projects are not from Devs with too many projects, but, from those with only one, to which they placed too much expectations and felt dejected when none of that happened in the end. Expectations, especially unbridled ones, kill more projects than burnout.
3- The worst part of developing anything, is NOT having a clear goal, a clear plan and a roadmap. That's what kills most projects.

So, don't worry about Devs with too many projects, those are the ones that are capable and able to work. Worry about Devs that think that their game will make them millionaires and famous. Those will give up in 6 months.

As Ava said, there's only one more update to this one, and Almost Dead is chugging along with frequent updates.

Peace :(
 

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while this may be good I have to wonder why you have started this with out having finished Almost Dead, that doesn't bold well for that title which I happen to like very much, too many devs get to many Irons in the Fire and all they do is burn the Iron and destroy there work without accomplishing what they started out to do, lots of abandoned games and VNs started this way
did you notice that Almost Dead just had an update earlier this month (Dec 2024) and yes it does suffer in that the updates do take longer as I switch between the two, but this one will be finished with this final chapter and yes I have another project lined up after this is complete (BoI)<--teaser... maybe

and I still don't have an ending for Almost Dead so...
 

Hammer120

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Oh, how wrong you are...

1- It is recommended that anyone in a creative work, has more than one project to work on. It is the only way to foster creativity and avoid burnout.
2- Most of the Abandoned projects are not from Devs with too many projects, but, from those with only one, to which they placed too much expectations and felt dejected when none of that happened in the end. Expectations, especially unbridled ones, kill more projects than burnout.
3- The worst part of developing anything, is NOT having a clear goal, a clear plan and a roadmap. That's what kills most projects.

So, don't worry about Devs with too many projects, those are the ones that are capable and able to work. Worry about Devs that think that their game will make them millionaires and famous. Those will give up in 6 months.

As Ava said, there's only one more update to this one, and Almost Dead is chugging along with frequent updates.

Peace :(
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I see the point you are making, and hopefully that is correct. Happy new year
 

FatGiant

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I see the point you are making, and hopefully that is correct. Happy new year
You clearly don't know that BadMustard helps several other Devs. He's involved and active in several projects besides it's own. A behind the scenes thing.

It's not up to me to say whom he helped, but, several GREAT projects give him credit for his help. That's not the way a Dev that abandons projects behaves.

Again I say, worry about Devs that see this as a Get Rich Quick scheme. Not Devs like this one. Sure, things can happen that may influence is capability to work... life has many of those things. But, from what we've seen from him and his work ethic, I don't think we'll be left in the cold for that.

Happy Randomly Chosen Point of Earths Orbit Around The Sun.

Peace :)
 
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You clearly don't know that BadMustard helps several other Devs. He's involved and active in several projects besides it's own. A behind the scenes thing.
Not only that, but I've seen his name in replies to questions on the Ren'Py subreddit, which I've encountered several times while doing research in my own mod development. Big kudos for that as well.
 

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Chapter 6 WIP (begins) 2Sides

So I started rendering the images for the final chapter this past Friday, and so far I have completed 17 images (no total... yet), but I'm slowly getting back up to speed for rendering again after the long holidays.

This will probably take 14-17 weeks to complete. I will have a better update next week... maybe.

stay safe out there
 

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Chapter 6 WIP (update #1) 2Sides

52 of the 295 images are complete for his side. I have 290 images worked out, but I usually end up adding more, so I'm putting 295 images on his side, and we'll finish somewhere between 290 and 295 total.

I'm still trying to get back into the swing of rendering, but I have been trying to be a bit more relaxed in working on this last chapter.

stay safe out there.
 

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Chapter 6 WIP (update #1) 2Sides

85 of the 295 images are complete for his side. I had to work on Saturday, so I had fewer images for the week, but I should have those numbers up for next week.

I have been slowing down a little on the weekends even without work, but it shouldn't interfere too much.

stay safe out there.
 
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