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

[baloneysammich]

the game isn't actually supposed to "change" until the first month is over IIRC.

The first month is over, insofar as the existing releases finished out the game month of July. Month 2 will pick up where month 1 left off and go through the end of August. And so on. IIRC this was made clear as soon as the merge was announced.

 

[PrimeGuy]

Honestly, I've just gone into "expect nothing to happen, but keep an eye on it just in case" mode, because if it actually happens, it should be a positive thing going forward, and I still like the game.

 

[somebodynobody]

I think the only way this would all be forgiven is when the release of month 1, comes with a full release of month 2, and them working on month 3. If they have not even started working on month 2 while waiting on this rework... I can't even begin to imagine how stupid that would be.

 

[jhustrue]

What is the actual problem with the merge and how can it be taking them 8 months (or longer...) to resolve it? I find it really hard to believe. His updates dropped from nearly every week to once every few months. It's sketchy. It's like he's taking a page from icstor.

 

[a1fox3]

What is the actual problem with the merge and how can it be taking them over 8 months (or longer...) to resolve it? I find it really hard to believe. His updates dropped from nearly every week to once every few months. It's sketchy. It's like he's taking a page from icstor.

Not counting the halloween special that came out 8 months ago the game last was updated over a year ago now.

 

[Dragon59]

The first month is over, insofar as the existing releases finished out the game month of July. Month 2 will pick up where month 1 left off and go through the end of August. And so on. IIRC this was made clear as soon as the merge was announced.

I also thought 1 month = 4 weeks, until it finally sunk in that the game began on the second week of July.

Not counting the halloween special that came out 8 months ago the game last was updated over a year ago now.

I find it interesting how many want to ignore the special in order to support their narrative.

 

[jhustrue]

I also thought 1 month = 4 weeks, until it finally sunk in that the game began on the second week of July.

I find it interesting how many want to ignore the special in order to support their narrative.

To be fair, it's closer to 10 months rather than 8. I was being generous.

 

[a1fox3]

I also thought 1 month = 4 weeks, until it finally sunk in that the game began on the second week of July.

I find it interesting how many want to ignore the special in order to support their narrative.

Well so far the "Halloween Specials" have a little hint at something that may or may not show up in the game and instead of 8 months ago it was 10 months ago when it was released. (More like nothing to do with the game at all.)

This first came out in 2018 and was adding about 2 days worth of content each month and then a snag happen and delayed it for a while but it started back up again.
Now don't get me wrong I loved this game and it had great potential to becoming one of the best games on here then another snag happen with very little info on why, this was 14 months ago.

The finial release of week 3 came out in June 2020, 14 months ago.

So with all that being said this game should have at least the "On Hold" tag but more likely it needs the abandoned tag.

 

[baloneysammich]

I think the only way this would all be forgiven is when the release of month 1, comes with a full release of month 2, and them working on month 3. If they have not even started working on month 2 while waiting on this rework... I can't even begin to imagine how stupid that would be.

You're not gonna be forgiving them then. The holdup is on the code side, and while BC claims to have done* some work (rendering, story-writing) towards future releases, there's no indication the coders are doing the same. That being said, provided the merge lives up to the promise it will represent the framework for future releases.

* I don't say it this way to cast doubt, but simply because there is no publicly released evidence AFAIK.

What is the actual problem with the merge and how can it be taking them 8 months (or longer...) to resolve it?

The coders are (or at least were) in over their heads. Looking at the code of the past releases (and a few other things as well) suggests to me amateurs who were making it up as they went along and learning in a very ad-hoc manner.

My hope is that the delay is due to the fact they realized they couldn't continue working like that, and my fear is that it's due to the fact they didn't.

 

[Hydronicz]

With the amount of money that came in (still comes) they could have easily easily easily hired a professional (even a team) to help them with this code problem. I assume they are no closer to fixing it because if that were the case they would be announcing it wildly to save the remaining patrons still lingering.

 

[Fred Flintstone]

What truly amazes me is that with almost 800 pages of people asking and repeating dumbass questions, and comments, that anyone would think that they have something original to add!

 

[El09]

A few months ago I checked on this and saw there was one or a few people defending the creators heavily.
Do they still do atm?

 

[RandoCard3]

A few months ago I checked on this and saw there was one or a few people defending the creators heavily.
Do they still do atm?

It's less defending the devs, and more countering the people who are just making up conspiracies. I don't think there was anyone who's thought the devs haven't fucked up for a while now. Even the self appointed PR guy doesn't shy away from pointing out how much of an incompetent mess this has turned into.

 

[baloneysammich]

A few months ago I checked on this and saw there was one or a few people defending the creators heavily.
Do they still do atm?

That probably was Skummy Ecchi aka the "self appointed PR guy" that I assume RandoCard3 was referring to.

I stopped defending months ago, because they showed they couldn't actively handle the situation in a way I could properly argue for. as for why they don't discuss on Patreon, couldn't fuckin tell ya. I do apologize for my bitterness in the past but at this point I'm just resigned to watching for the end so I can tag on you guys. Plus holding the line on the fact that they're not scammers, just not good at this, I will freely admit I was defending them previously. However, this whole situation is embarrassing and there's no good way to spin that, I look forward to it being resolved sooner rather than later.

 

[Protohawk]

Pay me 400€ and ill have the merge(with no added features or content) ready in 15 work days. I do python for a living and could easily fix this on my free time. Seeing that they have been struggling for about a year to fix the merge, I suggest that they take some courses in python, there are some great free lessons online.

 

[sam1234567]

Pay me 400€ and ill have the merge(with no added features or content) ready in 15 work days. I do python for a living and could easily fix this on my free time. Seeing that they have been struggling for about a year to fix the merge, I suggest that they take some courses in python, there are some great free lessons online.

the funniest thing about this merger to me is if they just simply started remaking the game again from scratch and just got rid of all the code but keep all the renders and the dialogue scripts instead of trying to clean it up they'd be done and on to month 3 by now

 

[huge43]

What truly amazes me is that with almost 800 pages of people asking and repeating dumbass questions, and comments, that anyone would think that they have something original to add!

unlike your goodself, whom not only adds nothing, but manages to insult everyone else at the same time. Not really what we need, thanks

 

[giqui]

I don't know why I still walk here, it's always the same thing: too many promises, too many excuses, hope, regrets and anger. I've already warned everyone in this topic, I come from the future, if there is no event that disrupts the course for the future, the game will only be ready in 2023.

 

[Zontany]

Now don't get me wrong I loved this game and it had great potential to becoming one of the best games on here then another snag happen with very little info on why, this was 14 months ago.

The finial release of week 3 came out in June 2020, 14 months ago.

So with all that being said this game should have at least the "On Hold" tag but more likely it needs the abandoned tag.

I'm honestly surprised the game hasn't got one of those tags already. Out of those tags, I can see it getting the "On Hold" tag. Since it's not completely abandoned based on there being an update (kinda) on Patreon two months ago. It's still sad to see a great game slow down so bad.

 

[Fred Flintstone]

unlike your goodself, whom not only adds nothing, but manages to insult everyone else at the same time. Not really what we need, thanks

what can I say.. I got skills... and you have to admit.. I am right