VN Ren'Py Completed Chasing Sunsets [v1.10a] [Stone Fox Studios]

[UncleFredo]

You're more than welcome.
You guys are great!
Can't wait for the update. But I guess I'll just have too.

 

[Cabin Fever]

I don't think that's fair. CS is about to release 0.5 and we've consistently released an update ever 3-3.5 months since the Prologue launched. We deliberately chose a hard limit of 10 total updates so fans aren't being strung along for 10+ years to complete the story, and as such we are halfway there 1.5 years in.

As for the comparatively small number of love interests, keep in mind this was our first game. One of the things Kent and I agreed on out the gate is that DAZ games with a large cast of central love interests tend to become so complex that they end up abandoned as the pathing worklog for the developers becomes unscalable OR the girls usually become necessarily less well-developed and shallow. I'm not saying this is always the case, but baby-steps for a fledgling writer and artist seemed prudent, lest our effort end up on the ever-growing pile of abandoned titles.

Our art style tends to add one render per line of dialogue, and we shoot for a render quality baseline well above the norm. Every image is rendered originally at 4K to 98% convergence and downscaled. Even at 0.5, Chasing Sunsets is approaching the 7000 mark for these renders, and we barely feel like we have enough time to tell the story of the two girls who are central to the plot in the amount of time we have left. This means Kentyrr has averaged 12 unique renders every single day for the last year and a half, assuming zero days off.

As such, no...We do not regret not adding Tara as a central love interest, and we expect similar lobbies to emerge for Lisa and Amanda (aka Peanutbooter) in coming chapters. If this game is ultimately successful and we decide to do another, Tara, Lisa, and others are likely to have their day in the sun.

Spoiler: If I squint hard enough I can see this as the second game's prologue...

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[ename144]

I don't think that's fair. CS is about to release 0.5 and we've consistently released an update ever 3-3.5 months since the Prologue launched. We deliberately chose a hard limit of 10 total updates so fans aren't being strung along for 10+ years to complete the story, and as such we are halfway there 1.5 years in.

As for the comparatively small number of love interests, keep in mind this was our first game. One of the things Kent and I agreed on out the gate is that DAZ games with a large cast of central love interests tend to become so complex that they end up abandoned as the pathing worklog for the developers becomes unscalable OR the girls usually become necessarily less well-developed and shallow. I'm not saying this is always the case, but baby-steps for a fledgling writer and artist seemed prudent, lest our effort end up on the ever-growing pile of abandoned titles.

Our art style tends to add one render per line of dialogue, and we shoot for a render quality baseline well above the norm. Every image is rendered originally at 4K to 98% convergence and downscaled. Even at 0.5, Chasing Sunsets is approaching the 7000 mark for these renders, and we barely feel like we have enough time to tell the story of the two girls who are central to the plot in the amount of time we have left. This means Kentyrr has averaged 12 unique renders every single day for the last year and a half, assuming zero days off.

As such, no...We do not regret not adding Tara as a central love interest, and we expect similar lobbies to emerge for Lisa and Amanda (aka Peanutbooter) in coming chapters. If this game is ultimately successful and we decide to do another, Tara, Lisa, and others are likely to have their day in the sun.

The appeal of Tara is completely lost on me, so I am clearly not a representative sample. But I'd say your reasoning is sound and IMHO the game has improved significantly as the focus has tightened on the two LIs. I think sticking to them will work out for the best.

 

[Gh0st_Harambe]

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[Lio.k01]

when is the new version?

 

[D3xzalias]

when is the new version?

When it's ready to be released

 

[Deleted member 2741684]

I've just finished my first playthrough. I absolutely love this game! It's a masterpiece! I like storyline, characters development, interactions between them, beautiful renders.
That scene with MC and Tara is so hot! In fact it's two scene in one. I was switching between Jaye and Tara on every render for the whole scene.

 

[mitymity]

when is the new version?

With some luck maybe even this month since it's probably in beta testing now.

 

[MyUserName1234]

I don't think that's fair. CS is about to release 0.5 and we've consistently released an update ever 3-3.5 months since the Prologue launched. We deliberately chose a hard limit of 10 total updates so fans aren't being strung along for 10+ years to complete the story, and as such we are halfway there 1.5 years in.

As for the comparatively small number of love interests, keep in mind this was our first game. One of the things Kent and I agreed on out the gate is that DAZ games with a large cast of central love interests tend to become so complex that they end up abandoned as the pathing worklog for the developers becomes unscalable OR the girls usually become necessarily less well-developed and shallow. I'm not saying this is always the case, but baby-steps for a fledgling writer and artist seemed prudent, lest our effort end up on the ever-growing pile of abandoned titles.

Our art style tends to add one render per line of dialogue, and we shoot for a render quality baseline well above the norm. Every image is rendered originally at 4K to 98% convergence and downscaled. Even at 0.5, Chasing Sunsets is approaching the 7000 mark for these renders, and we barely feel like we have enough time to tell the story of the two girls who are central to the plot in the amount of time we have left. This means Kentyrr has averaged 12 unique renders every single day for the last year and a half, assuming zero days off.

As such, no...We do not regret not adding Tara as a central love interest, and we expect similar lobbies to emerge for Lisa and Amanda (aka Peanutbooter) in coming chapters. If this game is ultimately successful and we decide to do another, Tara, Lisa, and others are likely to have their day in the sun.

As usual, Rikki is forgotten. /sigh

 

[CitDCypher]

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It's official...This will be our last update until we release. As promised I can project a release date of 12/19 now. We may be ready sooner, but we're giving ourselves a little wiggle room in case something comes up in the release candidate that's bigger than a breadbox.
Chapter 4 Beta test has been under way while the final art has been rendering in parallel for about a week now, and so far beta feedback has been very positive.
Tonight, I completed sound and music integration, tested all achievements, scene and image gallery items, and text chats.
Here is what you can expect in Chapter 4:

• Expanded intro primer that more concisely explains the role of choice and points
• 14 new musical tracks
• 1500 unique renders
• Better Discord integration which can be turned off in the preferences menu
• 32 new achievements
• Numerous UI improvements and tweaks
• Several lovely new ladies have entered the game
• Potentially major movement in the relationships with our central LIs

We are posing and rendering the last images as quickly as we can and we'll get those bundled into a release candidate within an hour of the last renders coming out of the oven. We will not rush release candidate beta as doing so last time forced us to issue our first bugfix.
It's shaping up to be a spicy Christmas for fans of Jaye and Mallory. We can't wait to get our holiday gift out to all of you who have been waiting patiently (and not so patiently!)

Best Regards,
Stoya & Kentyrr
Stone Fox Studios

 

[punisher2099]

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It's official...This will be our last update until we release. As promised I can project a release date of 12/19 now. We may be ready sooner, but we're giving ourselves a little wiggle room in case something comes up in the release candidate that's bigger than a breadbox.
Chapter 4 Beta test has been under way while the final art has been rendering in parallel for about a week now, and so far beta feedback has been very positive.
Tonight, I completed sound and music integration, tested all achievements, scene and image gallery items, and text chats.
Here is what you can expect in Chapter 4:

• Expanded intro primer that more concisely explains the role of choice and points
• 14 new musical tracks
• 1500 unique renders
• Better Discord integration which can be turned off in the preferences menu
• 32 new achievements
• Numerous UI improvements and tweaks
• Several lovely new ladies have entered the game
• Potentially major movement in the relationships with our central LIs

We are posing and rendering the last images as quickly as we can and we'll get those bundled into a release candidate within an hour of the last renders coming out of the oven. We will not rush release candidate beta as doing so last time forced us to issue our first bugfix.
It's shaping up to be a spicy Christmas for fans of Jaye and Mallory. We can't wait to get our holiday gift out to all of you who have been waiting patiently (and not so patiently!)

Best Regards,
Stoya & Kentyrr
Stone Fox Studios

LOL just had to use Tara in the teaser huh?

 

[Terminator_26F]

LOL just had to use Tara in the teaser huh?

Just to wag us the knife in the wound !! But hey, I'll make up for it on Jaye, my idol, my goddess ...
DEVs, please, how can I be a beta tester, just to save a few days on ordinary people ...

 

[Spatenklopper]

As for the comparatively small number of love interests, keep in mind....

....that you may have created two of the hottest women ever in a VN with Jaye and Mallory.
And the biggest problem, we can't have both at the same time, we have to choose...
You are confronting me with one of the most difficult decisions of my life.

If I had to choose from more Li's, I don't know what to do, probably retire to the cabine with Erica for the rest of my life.

 

[SamualHand]

Spatenklopper ever coin has 2 sides. You can play the game now twice and enjoy both of them!

 

[Spatenklopper]

SamualHand

now that you mention it...

But fuck, I just realized that I only have one savegame for both paths / LI's.
Asked carefully, it's better to start from the beginning and separate the paths / Li's neatly, or can I still do that now (in the next chapter)?

 

[ugulugulu]

Strictly speaking I think it should still be possible to "break it off" with one of the girls further down the line, but I'd make a second save since the heartbreak might not be as bad since you're not giving her too much hope

And keep it in english ;P

 

[Spatenklopper]

And keep it in english ;P

Yeah also noticed, albeit late

but I'd make a second save since the heartbreak might not be as bad since you're not giving her too much hope

I think I'll do another run and separate the paths cleanly.
If I now think of having to break up with one of the two .
I can't do it ......

 

[ugulugulu]

Well if you go for one and just increase Trust with the other, there shouldn't be any heartbreak happen
... I think:
Dunno how sadistic Stoya is going to get ;d

 

[Cabin Fever]

Yeah also noticed, albeit late



I think I'll do another run and separate the paths cleanly.
If I now think of having to break up with one of the two .
I can't do it ......

The divergence only happened in v0.4. So if you have a save at the end v0.3, you can just branch out from there.

 

[Deleted member 2808342]

Strictly speaking I think it should still be possible to "break it off" with one of the girls further down the line, but I'd make a second save since the heartbreak might not be as bad since you're not giving her too much hope

And keep it in english ;P

As I've said before, we believe most people play these games to enjoy them. There will be painful paths, but they should be pretty obvious. I know I personally hate it when I'm playing a VN and I've been exploring multiple paths and suddenly one of the characters I've begun to care about is devastated when she finds out about another one.

In general, and as stated in the updated primer, the player should have a *REALLY* good idea when he's making a choice that will blow up in his face. It's common sense, really. If you tell a girl you're exclusive, and then you cheat...She's going to be hurt and upset. If you're testing the waters and haven't put a label on it, you're probably pretty safe.

Remember, Love points are a general measure of affection...It doesn't have to be romantic. Choosing a relationship won't be a case of magically exceeding X number of love points and then being locked in. A high-Love Jaye can still just be your friend, but I believe it's important for there to be ways to close a path without being an asshole as well.