Ren'Py Onhold Behind the Doom [v0.8] [UnrulyAction]

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Mishanya1004

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I mean, he openly stated he is planning to release it this summer. That's not an unrealistic schedule, all things considered. I wouldn't expect it to drop it this month, but by August/September? Yeah, if everything he says is true (and he really is sticking most of his free time into this as he claimed) then an August release isn't out of the question. I'd consider the game truly abandoned if we don't hear anything from the guy for multiple - as in three-four - months.

But right now? This is actually par for the course for an indie developer working solo. Hell, fucking Gunsmoke Games has a whole-ass team working on his bloody thing and his release schedule is even more sporadic.

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I followed the news closely in April, which was said by the author... the update is ready, I'll release it in a couple of days, then the author said the update is ready, everything is ready, but I have a problem in the code, I'll fix it right now and everything will be great, more time, he says that I want to do everything differently, I'll redo the whole game, there will be a remake, more time has passed, there is still no update, he said his brother is seriously ill, now we are waiting for another year
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Yeah, the guy is obviously a perfectionist that bit off more than he could chew but right now he gave everyone a very clear definition of what he wants to do (split the game into multiple parts, start small and proceed from there) and actually followed through on his promises to cancel the payments - which is honestly more integrity than a lot of developers in the scene.

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Procrastination is a common problem among creators around the world
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Tell me you never worked in gamedev (or tried to combine an intensive hobby with a job) without telling me that. You try developing a game, from the ground up, solo while at the same time trying to support your family with your job AND going through such a traumatic event as a brother (not even a distant relative) suffering from cancer.
It is even a wonder he has the time, patience or good will to actually communicate back to his audience about the state of the issue since yeah, shit like this will get you swamped beyond reason (and that even excluding the psychological trauma from the sickness and the probable extra hours he needs to do on his job).
 
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Mishanya1004 said:
But right now? This is actually par for the course for an indie developer working solo. Hell, fucking Gunsmoke Games has a whole-ass team working on his bloody thing and his release schedule is even more sporadic.
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Oh man, don't even start with this shit. Each time when I think that "Sunset and his damn pal can't embarrass themselves even more at this point" they put on their clown make-up and begin to pull some of the most absurd excuses out of their asses than before. It's amazing, really.
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As expected, he decided to take it slower, give himself more time to actually streamline the code (which was probably the biggest issue so far - when you're programming it all from scratch, like he does, and learning as you go there is a fair chance you'll be stuck with spaghetti tape) together with looking for beta-testers and creating a channel for ideas.

Nice to see him continuing to stick to his guns and trying to be as friendly and communicative as possible.

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Mishanya1004 said:
As expected, he decided to take it slower, give himself more time to actually streamline the code (which was probably the biggest issue so far - when you're programming it all from scratch, like he does, and learning as you go there is a fair chance you'll be stuck with spaghetti tape) together with looking for beta-testers and creating a channel for ideas.

Nice to see him continuing to stick to his guns and trying to be as friendly and communicative as possible.

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I accidentally read that he decided to take a shower.
 
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Damn I guess no updates huh? I just hope it's a one-off thing. Yes I know his personal life and work are the cause of this but still, reading the comments here, seems like this is the first time he this stuff happens. Hoping he doesn't turn out like the other devs...
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I have criticized the author a lot, I have the right, but I must also stand up for him, what I wrote above, I do not renounce my words, but if we figure it out, the author does not owe us anything in this topic. He writes his world, his picture, and shares it with us, if an update is released sometime, we'll just say thank you for a good game, if not, then we'll just be sad.. There is a great Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, he wrote and burned his work many times, something came out into the world, something did not, but he did not do it for money, let's just wait, and hope that the author will find his way, which will please us as well as his other updates, he knows better
 
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So I needed to share some tough news with you guys. Recently, my brother's health has taken a turn for the worse. We don't know how much time we have left together and I really just want to spend as much time with him as possible. I've been pushing myself to finish this update for months to get it out of the way, but I can't ignore the emotional toll it's taking on me and the time it's taken away from spending time with my family.
So I've decided to step away from the game. My priority is to spend as much time as possible with my brother and support my family during this time. I have attached links to the rough test build.
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They were meant to gauge feedback for the games systems but at this point I'm unsure when or if I'll be able to resume development.
This has been a lot to process, and I appreciate all your understanding and support during this time. I'm really grateful for it.

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So I needed to share some tough news with you guys. Recently, my brother's health has taken a turn for the worse. We don't know how much time we have left together and I really just want to spend as much time with him as possible. I've been pushing myself to finish this update for months to get it out of the way, but I can't ignore the emotional toll it's taking on me and the time it's taken away from spending time with my family.
So I've decided to step away from the game. My priority is to spend as much time as possible with my brother and support my family during this time. I have attached links to the rough test build.
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They were meant to gauge feedback for the games systems but at this point I'm unsure when or if I'll be able to resume development.
This has been a lot to process, and I appreciate all your understanding and support during this time. I'm really grateful for it.

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