VN Ren'Py Abandoned Ecchi Sensei [Day 22-23 Final] [BlueCat]

[r3ck5]

Higher tiered supporters can see the gitlab notifications, but yes as a general rule those of lower standing are not privy to the most up to date information that is available to the public. I have nothing that can be considered actual evidence as I am not the developer, and I get it, my posts only measure as much as you can trust Bluecat and how you see me as either trustworthy Patron or a Suckup.

I've been a fan of Ecchi Sensei since it's 1st release on here. BC used to post here once in a while at the time. That made the delay between releases a little less worrisome since he was keeping even the lowly pirates like us in the loop somewhat.

Not to put you down or anything here, you giving us some info is appreciated, but BC is the one that should tell us stuff. Even letting us know what the backend looked like, and what it looks like now, would at least alleviate the worries of a lot of people.

I personally don't mind the delays if it means a better quality product, which is why I've been completely quiet since the last release he's done and not pestering anyone about release dates and shit. However, you have to admit that being pretty much completely quiet here, when he used to be active, is going to leave a bad taste in some people's mouth.

In any case, I'll go back to my corner and stay quiet until he feels like the update is ready and publishes it. Until then, do keep my opinion in mind when some people are being a bit.. much..

 

[Angelboy13]

I hardly know you!

sorry for bad english ...

time for new update is known ?

 

[Dragon59]

sorry for bad english ...

time for new update is known ?

If you read Skummy Ecchi's post on the previous page, you'll see the current status and why Scummy cannot give us an accurate estimate.

 

[Skummy Ecchi]

If you read Scummy Ecchi's post on the previous page, you'll see the current status and why Scummy cannot give us an accurate estimate.

Please spell my name correctly, it would be most appreciated Dragon59

 

[Dragon59]

Please spell my name correctly, it would be most appreciated Dragon59

I'm so very sorry for failing reading comprehension! You would have been justified in counter misspelling my own.

 

[kaken]

Never ending story - when Xmas/NY didn't realase devs milking people. Who normal want compile month of game into one? Renpy isn't good for that size of archive and script...

 

[RandoCard3]

Hiroko! Hiroko needs some love...

Mao, Fuyu and/or Tomoe. I will settle for whoever remains of those three. I can't really pick myself, so I'll leave the choice to fate.

 

[fashtar]

Nikki, Masae and Minako. I'll take them any time if asked.

 

[kevinscottmiller]

Nikki, Rikka, Aki for me

 

[viclog1]

Never ending story - when Xmas/NY didn't realase devs milking people. Who normal want compile month of game into one? Renpy isn't good for that size of archive and script...

I'm still wondering why, and the meaning of this long/eternal merging.
Every game has phases (vol.1, vol.2 ecc.), so far only a little of renpy games can afford to have a single playthrough.
So why bother for a huge game like Ecchi Sensei?
What is wrong with going on like past years, with a Week 1, Week 2 organization?
That really blows my mind.

 

[Vidaura]

I'm still wondering why, and the meaning of this long/eternal merging.

My best guess is they incurred a lot of technical debt early in the project, and it's finally come due. They're probably refactoring a lot of things to make it so everything doesn't fall to pieces whenever they try a merge, and all the little features like the character list actually work, and stuff like that.

Fixing bad design decisions from early in the process is never fun, but it only gets harder the longer you put it off.

 

[Skummy Ecchi]

Merge occurs because it was always meant to occur, it was planned from the start by the patrons, that we would handle it this way as it was the easiest solution to the issue to come. This was always going to culminate one way or another, as developers learn and grow things have to change, there was no avoiding a costly merging process. All at once is the only sane way to do it, or else it would take forever. Better to get it all completed right now and then work from there on.

If you ever wanna blame anyone, blame patrons we voted and said tis what we wanted, consequences be damned. We're getting nearer and nearer the finish line, I'll let everyone know the second things change.

 

[Vladimir_xyz]

Merge occurs because it was always meant to occur, it was planned from the start by the patrons, that we would handle it this way as it was the easiest solution to the issue to come. This was always going to culminate one way or another, as developers learn and grow things have to change, there was no avoiding a costly merging process. All at once is the only sane way to do it, or else it would take forever. Better to get it all completed right now and then work from there on.

If you ever wanna blame anyone, blame patrons we voted and said tis what we wanted, consequences be damned. We're getting nearer and nearer the finish line, I'll let everyone know the second things change.

i agree fpr the most part but the finish line is 365 a full in game year.

 

[verzauberung]

havent played in over a year. by now is it revealed who mao's father is and what happned to Hiroko in the past?
back when i played it was implied that she was raped by her dad.

 

[BTLD]

havent played in over a year. by now is it revealed who mao's father is and what happned to Hiroko in the past?
back when i played it was implied that she was raped by her dad.

it's not yet revelead

 

[Deleted member 440241]

I'm still wondering why, and the meaning of this long/eternal merging.
Every game has phases (vol.1, vol.2 ecc.), so far only a little of renpy games can afford to have a single playthrough.
So why bother for a huge game like Ecchi Sensei?
What is wrong with going on like past years, with a Week 1, Week 2 organization?
That really blows my mind.

The merge was always planned, but a big part of it is fixing bugs and optimizing the code. Right now saves don't transfer between weeks so your choices don't matter, but after the merge all weeks will work together. Right now alternate languages are coded in such a way that they take up a ton of extra space, but after the merge they'll take up far less space and be much easier to add when new translations are done. Right now the phone doesn't really work and Bluecat is just using the text message screen to fill in the parts where it's necessary, but after the merge the phone should fully work giving players access to character profiles and much more at any point while playing. Future updates after the merge will continue like the old with new weeks being released monthly. The merge is just them cleaning up the foundation and fixing the cracks so that all those future updates are easier to build without breaking anything.

 

[viclog1]

Merge occurs because it was always meant to occur, it was planned from the start by the patrons, that we would handle it this way as it was the easiest solution to the issue to come. This was always going to culminate one way or another, as developers learn and grow things have to change, there was no avoiding a costly merging process. All at once is the only sane way to do it, or else it would take forever. Better to get it all completed right now and then work from there on.

If you ever wanna blame anyone, blame patrons we voted and said tis what we wanted, consequences be damned. We're getting nearer and nearer the finish line, I'll let everyone know the second things change.

Wait. Games like DMD have a Chapter1/Ch.2/Ch.3 and so on organization. Their developers didn't merge anything (and you fill a little questionary ad the beginning of every chapter).

 

[viclog1]

The merge was always planned, but a big part of it is fixing bugs and optimizing the code. Right now saves don't transfer between weeks so your choices don't matter, but after the merge all weeks will work together. Right now alternate languages are coded in such a way that they take up a ton of extra space, but after the merge they'll take up far less space and be much easier to add when new translations are done. Right now the phone doesn't really work and Bluecat is just using the text message screen to fill in the parts where it's necessary, but after the merge the phone should fully work giving players access to character profiles and much more at any point while playing. Future updates after the merge will continue like the old with new weeks being released monthly. The merge is just them cleaning up the foundation and fixing the cracks so that all those future updates are easier to build without breaking anything.

So, again: all this worth the wait of one year or more (for the gamer) and the loss of many followers (for the developer)?

 

[Fred Flintstone]

the real question is.. why is it so damned important to people who aren't even patrons?.. get over it already.. that horse died months ago!!

 

[Dragon59]

So, again: all this worth the wait of one year or more (for the gamer) and the loss of many followers (for the developer)?

Yeah, the slump is an unfortunate side effect of illness and other delays. I expect that once they're back to full steam, their fan base will bounce back.