Well, that's the issue here. L&P likes to use the same theme for multiple scenarios. You can see that throughout the novel right now. One example is the Sex-Ed theme with Dylan, Ellie, and, from what I read on the forums, the second side job.
he cant. When has L&P ever been right about a deadline?
I stand by it. HOWEVER, DLC content doesn't count. It has to be in the next release.Everything is forever on the internet. Taking screenshot now.
It does seem absurd. I often think you're too negative Viper, but it's a bad look for a dev to tell people "Hey, this scene that I've been working on for two months? Yeah, don't expect too much."wait so lazy and passive is going to spend 2 months on this scene which you shouldnt have "high hopes" for?
is this a joke?
Im not negative, I'm a realist. We should all know by now what to expect from L&P which is not much.
He hasn't been right in a long time. I think he is just trying to be optimistic instead of realistic. The graph that Talcum Powder uses probably gives the best projection so far. It's most likely will be in late Nov. or Dec. But two 1/3 releases and a P.D. that took over one year to complete is terrible.
Sure, but this is new. Cutting a scene short so that additional content is only available via DLC, he hasn't done that yet. Coach Sophie is one thing, but that never really got off the ground. This scene with Sam has been in the works for a long time, and now he's going to only partially complete it and leave the rest for a undefined DLC? That's bold.
If the release slips into mid-December, then I think there's a good chance it slips all the way to January as the Holidays always interrupt everything.
Looks like he is back to his regular schedule now. Although, this is the 1st time in two years that I'm actual not enthused about an update. Not a fan of the Sam route fan and the more I see the teasers is just a reminder of so.
"IF" ?
Speaking of which...
| Pct Complete | Factor | Pct of Update | |
| Created Scenes | 60% | 55% | 33.00% |
| Rendered Scenes | 55% | 25% | 13.75% |
| Art edited with PS | 15% | 5% | 0.75% |
| Programming & Translation | 0% | 15% | 0.00% |
| Total Pct of Update Completed | 47.50% | ||
| Start Date | 7/5/2021 | ||
| Festival of Bullshit (excuses) | 0 | ||
| Bullshit Days Consumed so far | 0 | ||
| Current # Days of Production (less BS consumed) | 66 | ||
| Days remaining in Festival of Bullshit | 0 | ||
| Estimated Completion Date | 11/20/2021 |
At present I believe the real problem is the number of characters in this scene, setting up the location took him a lot less time than most expected. This scene shouldn't be long, around 12-15 % of the 35% in my opinion. The remaining half will have less characters which will improve things a little. Also after what KillJoys shared with us I hardly speculate a car drive with Sam. Though lighting can be tough I would expect that he has figured out a lot about it by now, since that's what he is most focused about everytime. I should no longer take him as much time.
Regrettably, I cannot bring myself to share your optimism. I’m keeping in mind the slowing trend started with the earlier events which are assumed to be set entirely in and around the Parker home, familiar settings.
After all, I like to think optimistically, and I guess L&P was thinking something when he claimed it would be ready by October. Let's just assume that the bar scenes are the most elaborate and the next scenes with him and Sophia take place somewhere that doesn't require much effort. In the car, on the beach, on a hill, on the balcony, ...
Whereas I find being pessimistic far more pragmatic, particularly when it comes to L&P. Take the last three updates for example. The evidence we had was that the Ellie/Julia event was just going to be the two sunbathing. Maybe Sophia spied on them. What we got was one of the hottest scenes in the game so far. And Sophia's first dick besides Liam (in the Alyssa event).
He's not the only one, thanks to the new normal of 1 year for less than 1 playable day. It's strange when you think of what a powerhouse goldmine this could be, not that he doesn't make a decent amount & I know it's not all about the money, but still..... Fan art/stories are appearing all over the net, testifying to this VN's popularity & that's without much forward momentum from the game itself.
It seems that over the past six months, that 5% of progress has been the hardest for L&P!
We can agree with this, but I hope that in the future updates will be released a little faster than we expect.
I think 79 characters are needed by L&P not to corrupt Sofia, but to tell us an interesting story.
