VN Others Completed Daughter for Dessert [Ch. 19] [Palmer/Love-Joint]

[Palmer]

Are you saying that the DFD epilogues will be released for free?

Absolutely. They were $10 extras included with DH every month. But we don't have time to make them free now since we want to get DFD19 out as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the new chapter of Double Homework contains around 130 images. We have a month to do this, and it's Christmas and New Years Eve this month. This means an extreme workload where we unfortunately cannot also dedicate time to code the epilogues for free just yet. But as always, all games will be free, as we have always done. Thank you for your comment!

 

[ZenGarden]

We have never said 4 weeks. We have said about a month, or around ~4-6 weeks. It has been that way for years.

And the games are free, and will always be.

Also, we are small team with one coder. We simply had to focus on releasing DH, and testing the new engine we have built. We also released Stranded with Her for free,

I'm sorry you feel this way. But believe me we are doing our best every single month.

What I'm actually saying is that the free releases fall farther behind. I looked at your website, and per the release posts (this is DH, which I haven't played a single episode of): Episode 4 took about 5 weeks (33 days) which, in fairness, is in your 4-6 timeline. But 5 (48 days) & 6 (46 days) took 7 weeks, and 7 took 9 weeks (66 days). Episode 8 is at 7 weeks (40 days) and counting.
From this perspective, Episode 7 is 4 weeks behind the 5-week schedule of episode 4.

And of course this game is now 7 MONTHS behind.

Delaying longer, seemingly in the hope of getting more people to pledge while still calling the game a 'release for free' is why I don't feel the approach is honest (you are right, 'scammy' was harsh).

I actually feel bad because when this game came out, I wanted to like it. I liked the art and the premise. Then it became about changing DRM and pushing the releases back, and it got frustrating. And then WITHIN the game, the attitude change which hacked just about everyone off... And still no resolution, because the 'always will be free' game won't release it's last episode.

I know it's easy to blow off a non Patron, and I don't blame you. I don't have the money to have a voice, and I pay the price for that by waiting for the free release. I appreciated that you did that. But seven months later, I have to say 'did', and not 'do'.

 

[Palmer]

I know it's easy to blow off a non Patron, and I don't blame you. I don't have the money to have a voice, and I pay the price for that by waiting for the free release. I appreciated that you did that. But seven months later, I have to say 'did', and not 'do'.

I respect your opinion but I disagree with it. The timing between free releases is simply based on when we have the time to do it. Some months are extreme, like this one for instance. And again, we have only one coder. We chose to spend the time we had to release DH instead of DFD. Some months the free releases are later than usual, but it's simply a matter of time, which is extremely short for a monthly release like DH. When people in our Discord asks when a chapter or episode is released the answer is simply "There is no ETA" from our mods. We aim at ~4-6 weeks, but we don't spend time counting days, etc. Again, I totally understand you and respect your opinion. I simply don't agree with it and think some of the things you are saying are false. And calling us scammers is kind of a low blow... Thank you for your comment anyway.

 

[Ed B]

Way I've been looking at this whole release is that it comes when it comes. We're on a "pirate" site for one and I'd guess no one on here pays for the game and if they did then they would of had 19 as soon as it came out along with everything else. I don't make the games so I have no idea what goes in to them. It's just a sit and wait scenario. I do follow Palmer on Discord and ya I check very often for release dates and updates on what's going on, so the long delay wasn't a surprise at all

 

[goobdoob]

Palmer a while ago you talked about bundling all of DFD into 1 program. Is this still in your plans? Would the single app include the epilogues? Would you guys make a Mac version?

 

[Palmer]

Palmer a while ago you talked about bundling all of DFD into 1 program. Is this still in your plans? Would the single app include the epilogues? Would you guys make a Mac version?

Absolutely. Mac version is difficult. We will definitely look into it though.

 

[Ed B]

So Palmer.....On a scale of 1 to 10...What's the chances of Part 2 being made? And don't answer 50/50 If you are posting a bonus Part 2 visual then there must be product there

 

[Palmer]

So Palmer.....On a scale of 1 to 10...What's the chances of Part 2 being made? And don't answer 50/50 If you are posting a bonus Part 2 visual then there must be product there

Haha, very good question. I will say what I always say regarding future content: I can't answer that currently.


Sorry man

 

[Ed B]

Haha, very good question. I will say what I always say regarding future content: I can't answer that currently.


Sorry man

BOOOOOOOOOOO
Hope it happens One of few games like this that I enjoy. Haven't tried DH at all but think I will

 

[Palmer]

BOOOOOOOOOOO
Hope it happens One of few games like this that I enjoy. Haven't tried DH at all but think I will

You will. It's a bit slower and deeper story, but holy cow the branches later!

 

[cxx]

branches are good on game which can be played OFFLINE not just online.

 

[Cetarin]

Where have we ever stated a free release schedule for DH? Did we ever say it would be released monthly? We never did, as when we tired to AIM for a 6/8 week one with DFD, it became an expectation and we didn't want that to happen again.

To be fair, it was probably only an expectation that people were upset about because the free releases were 10-12 weeks behind for 4 releases running (chapters 11-14) while you were still proclaiming that you were aiming for and hitting your 6-8 week goal. That's when you started getting trolled and disabled the blog comments. The releases continued on the 10-12 week delay until chapter 17 which was 14 weeks then chapter 18 which was 20 weeks and now chapter 19 which is currently at 32 weeks.

If you had just come out as soon as you couldn't continue to hit 6-8 weeks and said that maybe it was a little too aggressive and you couldn't maintain that anymore then people probably wouldn't have been nearly as upset about it. The timing was also a little suspect because the longer delays suddenly started when the $20 tier was added. The very next free release (chapter 11) was the first to not make the 6-8 week goal and no others made it after that either. Probably a coincidence of timing, but certainly an unfortunate one if so.

 

[JonnyL34]

This and the entire post you made is completely inaccurate.

How is it inaccurate to assume that won't happen? Again it comes from a fault on your end. Delays begin as soon as a new Patreon tier is introduced, regular posts about Patreon goodies, and 7 months of complete silence on both here & Discord about where Ch.19 is, a point that still hasn't been addressed by yourself. If you're behind, fair enough, but tell people.

And also, when you're silent for 7 months but plugging Patreon at every available chance, how is it inaccurate to assume you're delaying a chapter release for free in the hopes people get bored waiting and pay you money? Particularly when you're shown to be quite capable of releasing free chapters for other games. Like I've said Palmer, my goodwill has been exhausted, and it's been done so by your lack of voice.

 

[Ed B]

To be fair, it was probably only an expectation that people were upset about because the free releases were 10-12 weeks behind for 4 releases running (chapters 11-14) while you were still proclaiming that you were aiming for and hitting your 6-8 week goal. That's when you started getting trolled and disabled the blog comments. The releases continued on the 10-12 week delay until chapter 17 which was 14 weeks then chapter 18 which was 20 weeks and now chapter 19 which is currently at 32 weeks.

If you had just come out as soon as you couldn't continue to hit 6-8 weeks and said that maybe it was a little too aggressive and you couldn't maintain that anymore then people probably wouldn't have been nearly as upset about it. The timing was also a little suspect because the longer delays suddenly started when the $20 tier was added. The very next free release (chapter 11) was the first to not make the 6-8 week goal and no others made it after that either. Probably a coincidence of timing, but certainly an unfortunate one if so.

Was noted on Discord

 

[Ed B]

How is it inaccurate to assume that won't happen? Again it comes from a fault on your end. Delays begin as soon as a new Patreon tier is introduced, regular posts about Patreon goodies, and 7 months of complete silence on both here & Discord about where Ch.19 is, a point that still hasn't been addressed by yourself. If you're behind, fair enough, but tell people.

And also, when you're silent for 7 months but plugging Patreon at every available chance, how is it inaccurate to assume you're delaying a chapter release for free in the hopes people get bored waiting and pay you money? Particularly when you're shown to be quite capable of releasing free chapters for other games. Like I've said Palmer, my goodwill has been exhausted, and it's been done so by your lack of voice.

Simple solution....If you don't want to wait then support the DEV on Patreon. You would of had it months ago when it was released

 

[Palmer]

If you're behind, fair enough, but tell people.

You are making assumptions without fact to support it, and stating it as it is something official from us. That, and a lot of what you have said earlier is simply incorrect. But I will of course answer some of the things you brought up.

Apologies if you feel we are behind. As I said earlier, we only have one coder and the best we can do is to release a free game every approximate 4-6 weeks. Obviously due to the time constraints we have.

We have said on Discord that there is no ETA on DFD19 for a very long time, until now. If you read our Discord info it doesn't state any time for free releases. But we are always aiming toward ~4-6 weeks. And DH has been released around that approximate time always. Keep in mind it's an approximate date that isn't even stated on anything official from us.

7 months of complete silence on both here & Discord about where Ch.19 is

We have definitely not been silent about this. We have said there is not ETA. I am also available to talk to every single day, every year, on Discord. And we have great mods in case I'm sleeping.

I am also here on a forum that has cracked our game to answer your questions. I really am trying to do my best.

I'm truly sorry you feel this way, but we have an insane backlog and things we need to do. You and I will obviously never agree, but I hope you enjoy DFD19 in the coming days and later the epilogues. And remember, this is free content.

4-5 years ago I released my first game called Emily: Sister Attraction. I said then that everything I do will be released for free. We have never broken that promise during all these years.

You don't have to pay anything to access our games. We are doing our best every month to make this happen. Thanks for your comment and it's something we will consider and talk about. Take care!

 

[Palmer]

That's when you started getting trolled and disabled the blog comments.

Yes. We remove troll comments, like most people do.

But feel free to leave constructive criticism anytime you want. The best place to do this is on our Discord. We absolutely love those types of comments in order to make better games

 

[Palmer]

f you had just come out as soon as you couldn't continue to hit 6-8 weeks

When have we ever officially said this time? The game is free and will be released as soon as we can.

 

[Cetarin]

Was noted on Discord

Since you didn't actually say what you're referring to, I can only assume that you mean what I said about admitting the 6-8 week goal was too aggressive. If that's the case then it's irrelevant. The backlash that I described took place on the official blog so apparently that message didn't make it to those users.

Yes. We remove troll comments, like most people do.

But feel free to leave constructive criticism anytime you want. The best place to do this is on our Discord. We absolutely love those types of comments in order to make better games

Why did you feel the need to state this and bold it? The trolling was not random and very much related to the outrage in the blog comments at the time. Yes, clearly you would remove it, but if you're actually sincere about accepting criticism then don't just dismiss it out of hand when there was clearly a reason behind it.

When have we ever officially said this time? The game is free and will be released as soon as we can.

What? Please tell me there's something lost in translation here... You and Z were saying 6-8 weeks after the Patreon release for free releases for pretty much the entire project lifetime of DFD up until at least chapter 14. Are you really going to say that you never said that? I even gave you screenshots of quotes stating such the last time you replied to me on this very thread.

 

[goobdoob]

When have we ever officially said this time? The game is free and will be released as soon as we can.

You may not have said it, or provided a schedule, but the expectation is you will continue to do what you did with the earlier releases: 1-2 months between releasing the patron-only version and the free version.

If the community expectation is wrong, you should address it, even though you haven't provided schedules.