From a developer perspective it is 2D. You don't have actual models in the VN itself but just renders that were taken in a different game. Which is why they mention the 2D part. Honey Select itself is 3D. ES from a developer perspective is 2D
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I'm sorry if I can't waste my next 2 months reading back on the last 871 pages of discussion... but, what happened to this game? is it dead? I remember that like a year ago, the devs wanted to compile the first full month into a single game but then suddenly... nothing. I know their patreon was thriving, so what on Earth happened?
its still being worked on but nobody really knows what is happening, issues with features they want to add ect ect if we take things being said at face value, we'll see what happens this year though.
heres hoping things get released
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Some of the developers left the team, they can't find a replacement, and with the loss of most of the support, it's getting harder to do so.
Are they looking for individuals to assist. I'm by no means a professional, but i would be willing to assist with some more menial tasks to lighten the load. I'm sure others would be willing to help as well.Some of the developers left the team, they can't find a replacement, and with the loss of most of the support, it's getting harder to do so.
That's not true. One of the developers was ill for a few months last year, so couldn't work on the game for a while. The problem was/is that said developer was the project manager, main translator(or proofreader) and main coder. He is also only working part time, which is exactly what you want from someone that is supposed to handle like 75% of your workload.Some of the developers left the team, they can't find a replacement, and with the loss of most of the support, it's getting harder to do so.
Said developer has also been back for over 7 months now(from what I can tell) and also figred out a way to get the Month 1 merge released a lot sooner. About 5 months ago. So that seems to be going well.
if i remember right there was something about the german script being lost for one of weeks or something? and they needed to translate it again as well (if i'm remembering right anyway)
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Raincheck again : Nothing change.(no suprise there)
quick question it's already been a year right since we got the last update?
well anyways lets try again next month
cheers
quick question it's already been a year right since we got the last update?
well anyways lets try again next month
cheers
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From what I understand when I looked into this, you aren't allowed so you are taking a risk when you do this. I think the creators even commented on it at some point saying this (or maybe it was the anime game version creators?) but the logic here is I think a Patreon project is technically won't get in trouble but if you sell it as a product you run the risk of legal action. Some doubt it would happen even then since there is so many so it'd have to be quite a popular game?
I wish there was a game/engine that did let you. Currently Vroid is the only one you can legally use the models from as far as I know.
Kind of disagree with this, having used the software myself. It's still very much a 3d game, you can load animations and poses onto your models, changing clothes is a few clicks. The hard part is like with every other 3d game, making assets from scratch, modeling clothes to existing models, etc. The only part I find tedious is since it's a game it has more limitations and they can be quite annoying, personally I found positioning npc's and what not to be annoying. On the flip side a lot of stuff is already made to make things easier, tons of assets to find, mods to get, etc. Each have their pros and cons in the end.
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Another game had a run in with Illusion Devs, although it was officially resolved on the point that the renders technically weren't being used for commercial purposes.
The Dev further removed the Patreon (or he didn't have them from the start I don't remember as of now), so the game was indeed completely free to play and of non commercial nature.
They are using Patreon as a tip jar and no part of the content has any sort of pay wall, so yea.
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Regarding graphic design, this game has some extremely weird proportions at times and I wonder why. Matsu has cankles, a giant head and huge hands. One girl's hand was also the size of her head but I forget which scene it was. Quite a few girls have tiny, skinny upper bodies compared to their hips, and I'm not talking about the thicc girls either. Kaede had a still shot like that in one of the bathroom scenes.
Fuyu's shin length is epic. She'd go full Weidman/Silva if she threw a low kick in a fight.
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Fuyu's shin length is epic. She'd go full Weidman/Silva if she threw a low kick in a fight.
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I shudder to contemplate the sound Tigger would make during climax. (hoo hoo hoo!)
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Guys the game engine is Ren'Py, all based on Python and perfectly made so that even someone without knowledge can make a simple VN and the more complex part is very easy to learn.
Ren'Py is also 17 years old, everything that can be done with it has been done and is documented, just look it up and use it.
You don't need vast coding knowledge for this and if a merge won't work you could rewrite everything from zero in a month and copy over the pictures and story.
Ren'Py is also 17 years old, everything that can be done with it has been done and is documented, just look it up and use it.
You don't need vast coding knowledge for this and if a merge won't work you could rewrite everything from zero in a month and copy over the pictures and story.
To settle something, no they aren't looking for anyone for merge shit, that's not on the table, and what help they were looking for otherwise, they found. Also explanation is gross incompetence of a generally common degree with what happens in this sphere. If you've been around adult gave development long enough you know how this goes, considering I've been in this sphere and watching as this went from niche shit still in all flash to now....Yeah I'm well aware of how this shit goes. The only silver lining is knowing that eventually something will be produced, only time will tell when.
Moving on now that clarifications have been made:
Sloth-Chan Oven Mitts, how much do you pay for them if Sloth-Chan made them herself?
Moving on now that clarifications have been made:
Sloth-Chan Oven Mitts, how much do you pay for them if Sloth-Chan made them herself?
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The game is a 3D game, definitely.
But I think you missed the point, what the earlier guy was saying is also right.
Inside HS or Daz even, everything is 3D, and the game Dev didn't have to make every scene for you. It has 3D models that you can turn and play around with. But in the case of using these 'assets' in VNs, they are indeed 2D. You put renders (which as 2D) into renpy, which in turn requires you to not only make the model in this software but also take renders for every branching scene/situation you introduce.
The difference being. In a 3D game, you would texture the 3D model, and the player is free to take the model (character) anywhere in the world that you made (also textured 3D models) and that's that. But in the case of these 2D games, you have to texture the models and also render out every possible action/situation possible. And that just makes it a bit tedious and complicated in the long run.