Lagunavii

Engaged Member
Oct 11, 2023
2,334
2,478
349
A little pessimistic. That 6 months also includes washup for episode 11 and pre-production for episode 12. So maybe 4-5 months of solid "development", so overall still about a year-ish development time.
Not pessimistic at all, he tells you in the post that a 3rd of renders have been done and about 40% of animations have been posed and it's taken 6months there or there abouts to get here... And that's before he decides to add anymore scenes for reasons... 18 months is pretty realistic at this point
 

jd8097619

Active Member
Aug 27, 2019
572
853
247
Not pessimistic at all, he tells you in the post that a 3rd of renders have been done and about 40% of animations have been posed and it's taken 6months there or there abouts to get here... And that's before he decides to add anymore scenes for reasons... 18 months is pretty realistic at this point
If that was all they'd been doing I'd think it was accurate. But given all the ancillary stuff it doesn't account for I think Spring is still the most likely release window.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bonerland

Heffaz

Newbie
Aug 24, 2025
60
120
33
Not pessimistic at all, he tells you in the post that a 3rd of renders have been done and about 40% of animations have been posed and it's taken 6months there or there abouts to get here... And that's before he decides to add anymore scenes for reasons... 18 months is pretty realistic at this point
Note! The block sizes are not proportional to scene length.

If my memory serves me right, DPC mentioned he was working quite a bit on longer scenes. If he got a good chunk of those out of the way, I think we might get E12 earlier than after 18 months, like 12-15 (fingers crossed). I'm happy he at least included some visualization of the progress.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bonerland

Lagunavii

Engaged Member
Oct 11, 2023
2,334
2,478
349
If that was all they'd been doing I'd think it was accurate. But given all the ancillary stuff it doesn't account for I think Spring is still the most likely release window.
Nope, happens every dev cycle, DPC comes out wit numbers and people flock and declare "might get it sooner" it'll soon slow down.
It was a 15 month cycle for 11
It was a 12 month cycle for 10
It was a 9 month cycle for 9

The pattern is last dev cycle plus 3 months and there's no reason to think otherwise here.

Spring is definitely not the most likely window
 
  • Like
Reactions: legend_shon

jd8097619

Active Member
Aug 27, 2019
572
853
247
Nope, happens every dev cycle, DPC comes out wit numbers and people flock and declare "might get it sooner" it'll soon slow down.
It was a 15 month cycle for 11
It was a 12 month cycle for 10
It was a 9 month cycle for 9

The pattern is last dev cycle plus 3 months and there's no reason to think otherwise here.

Spring is definitely not the most likely window
Episode 9 also has the Interlude before it for the "engine upgrades", so the three month development of that is tied to it. And for Episode 11 there were other issues such as personal loss.

A ballpark of slight increase still leaves us in Spring (Mar-May).
 

Lagunavii

Engaged Member
Oct 11, 2023
2,334
2,478
349
Episode 9 also has the Interlude before it for the "engine upgrades", so the three month development of that is tied to it. And for Episode 11 there were other issues such as personal loss.

A ballpark of slight increase still leaves us in Spring (Mar-May).
Nope, episode 9 came 9 months after the interlude, so there isn't three months of development tied to it at all.

You can spin it all you want but it's taken him 5-6 months to render about 33% of statics, continuing the pace he will be at 66% 5-6 months from now and 100% 10-12 months from now.

And that's before he's sorted out music, unplanned scenes, testing and the likes.

As I said, it happens all the time when he starts giving numbers, it don't mean shit. But finishing 2/3rds of the game in 6 months for a spring release is not just hugely optimistic it's highly unlikely.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Roger-a-Dale

Badjourasmix

Devoted Member
Sep 22, 2017
8,024
18,385
896
Nope, happens every dev cycle, DPC comes out wit numbers and people flock and declare "might get it sooner" it'll soon slow down.
It was a 15 month cycle for 11
It was a 12 month cycle for 10
It was a 9 month cycle for 9

The pattern is last dev cycle plus 3 months and there's no reason to think otherwise here.

Spring is definitely not the most likely window
Well fuck. If that is the case then the next one will only come out in september of the next year. I hope you're wrong.
 

Roger-a-Dale

Well-Known Member
May 9, 2024
1,969
2,871
332
True, but knowing Josy she probably would've asked about at least a couple of stuff on the wall:
- Who are the girls/women in the picture?
- Why do you have sexy art of my friend(s) on your wall?
- Why do you have a Pink Rose VIP on the wall?

Just to name a few things.
You have a point there. But I think I can account for why this has not happened yet. The wall only really applies to S3. It exists in S2, but there is barely anything on it. So your chosen path makes a great deal of difference. Nosing around in a guy's room is really rude if you aren't in a relationship and even in one you shouldn't just take it for granted that you can do that. (Yes, MC snoops around everywhere and I do consider it pretty damn rude.) So really only the on path girl would do it or a girl who doesn't care if it's rude. So case by case.

Bella obviously spends so little time at the DIK's that she hasn't had chances to make such observations. Josy hasn't spent much time there because Tommy has been a cunt about it. Maya does spend a little more time there, but is less nosy. Sage and Jill are much harder to explain. Jill might just not be all that comfortable there or is simply wary of making a faux pas with how little experience she has with relationships. Sage, though. Why the hell has Sage not at least made fun of the things he has on the wall? S3 makes it clear that she treats his room as her own.

As for the Others. Well none of them are on the same level of intimacy as the mains so it would be rude of them to do that, but which ones would care? Well not that many. But would they really care what he has on the wall either? The only one that really might is Zoey and her visits to campus have been so few she just hasn't had the opportunity aside from the ep 10 visit. It's pretty weird that she didn't take a look at his wall then.

No, the only way any of the characters will notice the same house in both pictures is when returning to Zoey from Jill's path and Zoey takes a look at the two pictures. It's such a shame that just as she is about to point it out to MC Sage barges in and murders her.
 

The Surgeon

Newbie
Apr 9, 2018
52
165
133
Around March is probably very optimistic, but September is probably a bit pessimistic.
Doesn't hurt to be pessimistic though, worst case you're right, best case you get it early.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bonerland

Geralt From Rivia

Conversation Conqueror
Jun 15, 2022
7,823
50,509
812
A little pessimistic. That 6 months also includes washup for episode 11 and pre-production for episode 12. So maybe 4-5 months of solid "development", so overall still about a year-ish development time.
It is a healthy realism after being a witness of development circa Ep.9, optimistic prognosis end in reality with pessimistic. We know him, he always adding more content (not always necessary), and the last months of development are the most slow due to polishing and bug-fixing.
Plus he usually starts to make animations for the next episode before the current episode release, with 2-3 weeks before. Same story every time.
 

funkymonkeyjedi

Engaged Member
Jan 16, 2023
2,014
3,593
388
Y'know, this game has actually taught me a few life lessons.
lol
Let me take a few shots at that one.
-Drugs are fun?
-Question everything?
-Never share secrets with someone who calls himself "a bro"?
-Avoid Watermelons?
-Binoculars have more than 1 use?
-Yoga is worth it? very very worth it....
-Never leave your protein shake unattended?
:giggle:
 

jd8097619

Active Member
Aug 27, 2019
572
853
247
It is a healthy realism after being a witness of development circa Ep.9, optimistic prognosis end in reality with pessimistic. We know him, he always adding more content (not always necessary), and the last months of development are the most slow due to polishing and bug-fixing.
Plus he usually starts to make animations for the next episode before the current episode release, with 2-3 weeks before. Same story every time.
The thing is I tend to lump the Interlude with Ep 9 because their own justification was to build in a new version of Ren'Py for Season 3 IIRC. Combining that with disruptions in Ep 11 such as the death of someone close to them and a holiday as well, that leaves Season 3 typically taking around the 12 month mark of active development.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Heffaz

GarudoSCHE

Member
Dec 16, 2024
368
539
161
lol
Let me take a few shots at that one.
-Drugs are fun?
-Question everything?
-Never share secrets with someone who calls himself "a bro"?
-Avoid Watermelons?
-Binoculars have more than 1 use?
-Yoga is worth it? very very worth it....
-Never leave your protein shake unattended?
:giggle:
Protecting cute Asian girls at any cost
 
4.70 star(s) 1,727 Votes