VN Ren'Py Abandoned 53x – Homecoming [v0.2.8.1] [Agent 53X]

[ibell420]

can one off his supporters reply on a email and suggest he finds a different platform or do status updates here
(most dev's have options and aren't only patreon based for support)
i'd try to do it myself considering the email in the screenshot wasn't censored but as i never actually supported via patreon and the dev already has privacy concerns i opted against that

if not i hope actually supporters that will receive the emails will keep us informed as fellow fans

I got update Day 31 I think it was. I was one of the Dev's Patreon supporters. To me it was a shorter update that the biggest ones but not as short as the shorter ones. About average maybe.

I emailed him about plans going forward. He is still planning on finishing but it might not have the same quality sets without the Patreon support or he might take longer and pay for new sets when he can if the story needs.

He did not want Patreon supporters releasing the update to the public. He wants to do that himself so he can honor the Patreon supporters that were loyal and supported him.

He is looking into other ways of staying in communication with them like discord or something but is not sure. That's all the info I got.

 

[HiHaHo]

I got update Day 31 I think it was. I was one of the Dev's Patreon supporters. To me it was a shorter update that the biggest ones but not as short as the shorter ones. About average maybe.

I emailed him about plans going forward. He is still planning on finishing but it might not have the same quality sets without the Patreon support or he might take longer and pay for new sets when he can if the story needs.

He did not want Patreon supporters releasing the update to the public. He wants to do that himself so he can honor the Patreon supporters that were loyal and supported him.

He is looking into other ways of staying in communication with them like discord or something but is not sure. That's all the info I got.

current changelog for the thread goes to day 30 so yeah day 31 update seems right
and im all for the supporter privileges because its deserved for their support

not everyone might agree but i think this avn is to good to go down the drain so just the statement that the dev( "agent 53"?)
intends to finish it is all i really wanted from my previous post aside from maybe some kind off news feed other that we got going now
but if that is how its going to be i won't complain to much simply because i want this avn to have the "completed" tag

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

I got update Day 31 I think it was. I was one of the Dev's Patreon supporters. To me it was a shorter update that the biggest ones but not as short as the shorter ones. About average maybe.

I'd say 3 minutes qualifies (maybe a minute more) as one of the shortest ones...

 

[HiHaHo]

I'd say 3 minutes qualifies (maybe a minute more) as one of the shortest ones...

lift your finger off the ctrl key and uncheck "skip unseen text" in options?

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

lift your finger off the ctrl key and uncheck "skip unseen text" in options?

No, that's normal reading speed...literally just played it from my ending save.

 

[pyxiesarereal]

I'd say 3 minutes qualifies (maybe a minute more) as one of the shortest ones...

I am one of the Dev's Patreons. I have seen people talk about this in the past and somebody posted some numbers on this before but I can't remember who. I felt things were short to but I did my own look into it and got into the code. I have been trying to track ever since and here is what I see...

I am a fan and want bigger updates but the Dev has done some real work to get 116k words and over 3000 images. Everybody who doesn't make these games should give at least some props to the Dev for trying. Doing all this and working 2 jobs he's got my respect.

	Words	Images
Day 0	103	27​
Day 1	3212	61​
Day 2	3882	70​
Day 3	2880	76​
Day 4	5709	170​
Day 5	3426	72​
Day 6	2252	21​
Day 7	2439	51​
Day 8	2113	58​
Day 9	957	44​
Day 10	1326	38​
Day 11	2209	72​
Day 12	2221	54​
Day 13	3629	69​
Day 14	4346	116​
Day 15	1316	89​
Day 16	4672	84​
Day 17	3431	125​
Day 18	2588	58​
Day 19	5949	154​
Day 20	5387	142​
Day 21	4903	138​
Day 22	2693	133​
Day 23	3163	155​
Day 24	4314	88​
Day 25	2692	127​
Day 26	4197	159​
Day 27	5506	162​
Day 28	4238	110​
Day 29	3987	119​
Day 30	3827	131​
Day 31	2970	82​
Event Alex	1879
Event Asa Maid service	781
Event Devon	162
Event Elizabeth	734
Event Jessica	1176
Event Julitte	22
Event Mandy	903
Event Nurse	356
Event Rachel	1131
Events	50
Event Sara	1848
Event Wendy	719
Event Ursula	267
Total	116565​	3055​

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

I am one of the Dev's Patreons. I have seen people talk about this in the past and somebody posted some numbers on this before but I can't remember who. I felt things were short to but I did my own look into it and got into the code. I have been trying to track ever since and here is what I see...

I am a fan and want bigger updates but the Dev has done some real work to get 116k words and over 3000 images. Everybody who doesn't make these games should give at least some props to the Dev for trying. Doing all this and working 2 jobs he's got my respect.

	Words	Images
Day 0	103	27​
Day 1	3212	61​
Day 2	3882	70​
Day 3	2880	76​
Day 4	5709	170​
Day 5	3426	72​
Day 6	2252	21​
Day 7	2439	51​
Day 8	2113	58​
Day 9	957	44​
Day 10	1326	38​
Day 11	2209	72​
Day 12	2221	54​
Day 13	3629	69​
Day 14	4346	116​
Day 15	1316	89​
Day 16	4672	84​
Day 17	3431	125​
Day 18	2588	58​
Day 19	5949	154​
Day 20	5387	142​
Day 21	4903	138​
Day 22	2693	133​
Day 23	3163	155​
Day 24	4314	88​
Day 25	2692	127​
Day 26	4197	159​
Day 27	5506	162​
Day 28	4238	110​
Day 29	3987	119​
Day 30	3827	131​
Day 31	2970	82​
Event Alex	1879
Event Asa Maid service	781
Event Devon	162
Event Elizabeth	734
Event Jessica	1176
Event Julitte	22
Event Mandy	903
Event Nurse	356
Event Rachel	1131
Events	50
Event Sara	1848
Event Wendy	719
Event Ursula	267
Total	116565​	3055​

Yeah, it's a hidden gem and trying to push the dev to get on Bootsy, SubscribeStar and Itch.io.

But this is the shortest update (understandable why) since Day 18 and Day 24....

 

[TigerWolfe]

Yeah, it's a hidden gem and trying to push the dev to get on Bootsy, SubscribeStar and Itch.io.

But this is the shortest update (understandable why) since Day 18 and Day 24....

If you read almost 3k words in 3 minutes you read soooooooo much faster than the average person...

I do about 5-600 per min on a screen, and would be between 5 to 6 min to read that many words if super focused, not having to 'turn pages', or looking at pics.

Most people average around 200 wpm on paper and are slower on a screen.

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

If you read almost 3k words in 3 minutes you read soooooooo much faster than the average person...

I do about 5-600 per min on a screen, and would be between 5 to 6 min to read that many words if super focused, not having to 'turn pages', or looking at pics.

Most people average around 200 wpm on paper and are slower on a screen.

Most of the sentences are 3 words, 4 words, 5 words, sometimes less, and a few where they are longer.

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So, yes, it's an extremely short update compared to the last few, as I've said it's understandable why, losing Patreon (for his own reason, and not getting kicked off), and working 2 jobs and only working on it Sunday. With not making any money off it atm, again understandable why, and also he said he likes stopping when he feels it's right.

So, I hope he gets onto Subscribestar/Bootsy/Itch.io to get some money going to get this game back on track.

 

[Games&Games]

It's a shame that the developer is going through all this, I started the game a little while ago, but it's a very good game, well edited and with a good story that makes you want to play more and more.

 

[OnlyWorthyDevsMakeMoney]

It's a shame that the developer is going through all this, I started the game a little while ago, but it's a very good game, well edited and with a good story that makes you want to play more and more.

Too bad that the dev only "works" on this game on sundays (and not even all the sundays).

 

[HiHaHo]

avn's tend to be passion projects
imo its best compaired to painters or other artists like that
whit that i mean that most off them do not have enough income from their projects to sustain themselfs and/or their family
only the best tend to have that privilege
sadly so but its just how the world is i guess
avn's fall in art&crafts branch off work so they will always be more off luxury thing for comsumers and a harsh and unforgiving for the creators due to public opinions and uncertainty regarding financials

 

[OnlyWorthyDevsMakeMoney]

avn's tend to be passion projects
imo its best compaired to painters or other artists like that
whit that i mean that most off them do not have enough income from their projects to sustain themselfs and/or their family
only the best tend to have that privilege
sadly so but its just how the world is i guess
avn's fall in art&crafts branch off work so they will always be more off luxury thing for comsumers and a harsh and unforgiving for the creators due to public opinions and uncertainty regarding financials

There are also some devs that earn their living only from AVNs, and you see that by the amount of content they pull out in a short span of time.

 

[HiHaHo]

There are also some devs that earn their living only from AVNs, and you see that by the amount of content they pull out in a short span of time.

true but these dev's are the successful ones who's content appeals to a broad audience and created the trust/support to go full time
these dev's are the exception not the rule off thumb

 

[FinsFan69]

Any news as to when the public will get the new updates (still looking for day 31)? Thanks

 

[OnlyWorthyDevsMakeMoney]

Mail received few days ago:

Hi All
Recently I have had a few people email me, well, more than a few, about the shortness of the updates. This has been something people have commented on since I started. The reason I have short updates is I always wanted to show my Patreon supporters I was serious about working on the project. I was not just trying to take their money and not work. I released a new update about every 4-5 weeks. This changed to 7-9 weeks when I had to get a second job.

When I release an update, I have to take a day to; convert the PNG files that are rendered in Daz3D to WEBP, change the code in Ren’py from PNG to WEBP, retest everything before compiling the code, compile the code, test everything from different saves I have, and finally test the whole thing from a new start. Depending on how many images there are to convert this can take more than a day.

Because I imposed the 7–9 weeks deadline the updates are small. Since I no longer need to show my Patreons that I am serious about the project I am going to change the deadline. This will free up the time spent testing.

I am going to set January and July as my release times for updates until the VN is finished. This will make the updates longer just by stacking up three normal updates for one release. Hopefully freeing up the days spent testing I can fix some issues I have with the project. This was my first attempt at a visual novel, and I have learned a lot. When you look at the first meeting with Sara in the kitchen on Day 1 the image looks almost cartoonish. I had no idea how to really light the room. I think people will also like reading some of the planned events at one time instead of over three releases and six months.

I appreciate you not releasing the last update to the public. I want to show my gratitude to you first before I release it to the public.

I have thought about opening an online store to sell some Agent 53X merchandise, not to generate money but to give people some cool or fun stuff but wasn’t sure if there would be interest. If you are wanting Agent 53X items let me know.

Thank you for all the support!

 

[we51nat0r]

I really dig this game but i feel like my the story has gotten away from the dev....keep up the good work and dont let this fuck up your real life..

 

[ek24game]

So guys, no more update? Patreon account is no more. Any news at all?

 

[OnlyWorthyDevsMakeMoney]

So guys, no more update? Patreon account is no more. Any news at all?

Look my post above.

 

[Deleted member 6430996]

Mail received few days ago:

This is awesome news. I really enjoy this story.