VN Ren'Py Exiles [Halloween special] [Tim.E.Pants Games]

[timepants]

People are pissed that development time was spent on specials. The reason people are actually pissed at all, is because Exiles is a genuinely great AVN. Seasonal specials are always a waste of development time. Always. Out of the dozens of AVNs I've played, many have had seasonal special updates, and none of them actually make the AVN better as a whole. The only seasonal special I can think of that was actually good at all is Summertime Saga with their Halloween special, but that's because the game itself is so compartmentalised that it didn't effect anything.

If the dev sees this, they should know that people are mad ONLY because they like Exiles so much. It's like watching someone build a house, and after a long time without seeing anything, the dude invites people over just to show the birdhouse he made. We wanna see the house built. We like the house.

Based on this you didn't play it then despite it being freely available here, did you? Because if you did, it would be quite clear that this is important to the story. Just because something has a label of "Halloween" or "Special" doesn't mean it has nothing to do with the plot, and it would be foolish to just come to that conclusion based on having played other people's games, because this is not other people's games. The original idea was to do a short little 300 render teaser to generate a bit of interest for newcomers, but I decided to make it a full blown chapter instead. It doesn't matter what anybody else in the thread says about it it, because here you're getting the info directly from me as to what the chapter is.

If you have played it and can't see the pretty obvious plot threads laced throughout, well, then that's on you. I didn't label it as a regular chapter since I've already established what chapter 4 is about, as well as the fact that the "main plot" involves the lamp, which this particular episode doesn't delve into. I also wanted it to be something that wasn't necessarily burdened by your previous relationships so people could just have a little bit of fun with it. Everything in this is canonical and the seeds for plot elements have been sown.

And for anybody arguing that this is some disingenuous cash grab I released just to remove the "abandoned" tag here, guess what? I'm not the one who posted it here, thus I had nothing to do with the removal of any tags. So take it up with the uploader. I don't work based on the rules of f95zone, oddly enough. I work on my own schedule and my own set of rules.

And just in case people want to constantly bring up my absence, it's because there are far more important things in life than making a porn game, surprising as that may seem. The singular death that started a downward spiral in my life ended up becoming three deaths, so excuse me if I don't really give much of a shit about whether or not people find my absence justified or not.

As for those of you that still enjoy the game, good, I'm happy. It's the end result of pulling myself out from absolute rock bottom and trying to maintain a sense of humor. I've always been quite clear that this is a hobby I work on in my free time. I've also always been quite clear that it's going to continue. And it has. That's not going to stop unless I suddenly die or something.

 

[Deadofwrite]

Based on this you didn't play it then despite it being freely available here, did you? Because if you did, it would be quite clear that this is important to the story. Just because something has a label of "Halloween" or "Special" doesn't mean it has nothing to do with the plot, and it would be foolish to just come to that conclusion based on having played other people's games, because this is not other people's games. The original idea was to do a short little 300 render teaser to generate a bit of interest for newcomers, but I decided to make it a full blown chapter instead. It doesn't matter what anybody else in the thread says about it it, because here you're getting the info directly from me as to what the chapter is.

If you have played it and can't see the pretty obvious plot threads laced throughout, well, then that's on you. I didn't label it as a regular chapter since I've already established what chapter 4 is about, as well as the fact that the "main plot" involves the lamp, which this particular episode doesn't delve into. I also wanted it to be something that wasn't necessarily burdened by your previous relationships so people could just have a little bit of fun with it. Everything in this is canonical and the seeds for plot elements have been sown.

And for anybody arguing that this is some disingenuous cash grab I released just to remove the "abandoned" tag here, guess what? I'm not the one who posted it here, thus I had nothing to do with the removal of any tags. So take it up with the uploader. I don't work based on the rules of f95zone, oddly enough. I work on my own schedule and my own set of rules.

And just in case people want to constantly bring up my absence, it's because there are far more important things in life than making a porn game, surprising as that may seem. The singular death that started a downward spiral in my life ended up becoming three deaths, so excuse me if I don't really give much of a shit about whether or not people find my absence justified or not.

As for those of you that still enjoy the game, good, I'm happy. It's the end result of pulling myself out from absolute rock bottom and trying to maintain a sense of humor. I've always been quite clear that this is a hobby I work on in my free time. I've also always been quite clear that it's going to continue. And it has. That's not going to stop unless I suddenly die or something.

I played this update and found there some story after chapter 3. I also assumed that it was just a "Halloween Update" just by seeing multiple comments here and I would like to say sorry about it to you.
Please continue to make more chapters of this fun game and I really like the story.

 

[NotAshGaming]

And just in case people want to constantly bring up my absence, it's because there are far more important things in life than making a porn game, surprising as that may seem. The singular death that started a downward spiral in my life ended up becoming three deaths, so excuse me if I don't really give much of a shit about whether or not people find my absence justified or not.

Sorry for your loss mate.
More Astrid scenes please

 

[throd33]

Based on this you didn't play it then despite it being freely available here, did you? Because if you did, it would be quite clear that this is important to the story. Just because something has a label of "Halloween" or "Special" doesn't mean it has nothing to do with the plot, and it would be foolish to just come to that conclusion based on having played other people's games, because this is not other people's games. The original idea was to do a short little 300 render teaser to generate a bit of interest for newcomers, but I decided to make it a full blown chapter instead. It doesn't matter what anybody else in the thread says about it it, because here you're getting the info directly from me as to what the chapter is.

If you have played it and can't see the pretty obvious plot threads laced throughout, well, then that's on you. I didn't label it as a regular chapter since I've already established what chapter 4 is about, as well as the fact that the "main plot" involves the lamp, which this particular episode doesn't delve into. I also wanted it to be something that wasn't necessarily burdened by your previous relationships so people could just have a little bit of fun with it. Everything in this is canonical and the seeds for plot elements have been sown.

And for anybody arguing that this is some disingenuous cash grab I released just to remove the "abandoned" tag here, guess what? I'm not the one who posted it here, thus I had nothing to do with the removal of any tags. So take it up with the uploader. I don't work based on the rules of f95zone, oddly enough. I work on my own schedule and my own set of rules.

And just in case people want to constantly bring up my absence, it's because there are far more important things in life than making a porn game, surprising as that may seem. The singular death that started a downward spiral in my life ended up becoming three deaths, so excuse me if I don't really give much of a shit about whether or not people find my absence justified or not.

As for those of you that still enjoy the game, good, I'm happy. It's the end result of pulling myself out from absolute rock bottom and trying to maintain a sense of humor. I've always been quite clear that this is a hobby I work on in my free time. I've also always been quite clear that it's going to continue. And it has. That's not going to stop unless I suddenly die or something.

Glad to see you coming out on the other side of this, take care of yourself and sorry for your losses.

 

[GoblinLover01]

 

[DieselX99990]

Welcome back!

 

[Brandu33]

Based on this you didn't play it then despite it being freely available here, did you? Because if you did, it would be quite clear that this is important to the story. Just because something has a label of "Halloween" or "Special" doesn't mean it has nothing to do with the plot, and it would be foolish to just come to that conclusion based on having played other people's games, because this is not other people's games. The original idea was to do a short little 300 render teaser to generate a bit of interest for newcomers, but I decided to make it a full blown chapter instead. It doesn't matter what anybody else in the thread says about it it, because here you're getting the info directly from me as to what the chapter is.

If you have played it and can't see the pretty obvious plot threads laced throughout, well, then that's on you. I didn't label it as a regular chapter since I've already established what chapter 4 is about, as well as the fact that the "main plot" involves the lamp, which this particular episode doesn't delve into. I also wanted it to be something that wasn't necessarily burdened by your previous relationships so people could just have a little bit of fun with it. Everything in this is canonical and the seeds for plot elements have been sown.

And for anybody arguing that this is some disingenuous cash grab I released just to remove the "abandoned" tag here, guess what? I'm not the one who posted it here, thus I had nothing to do with the removal of any tags. So take it up with the uploader. I don't work based on the rules of f95zone, oddly enough. I work on my own schedule and my own set of rules.

And just in case people want to constantly bring up my absence, it's because there are far more important things in life than making a porn game, surprising as that may seem. The singular death that started a downward spiral in my life ended up becoming three deaths, so excuse me if I don't really give much of a shit about whether or not people find my absence justified or not.

As for those of you that still enjoy the game, good, I'm happy. It's the end result of pulling myself out from absolute rock bottom and trying to maintain a sense of humor. I've always been quite clear that this is a hobby I work on in my free time. I've also always been quite clear that it's going to continue. And it has. That's not going to stop unless I suddenly die or something.

That's the hassle of creating something, being seen while creating it, and having to interact with players in social medias. It could be a drain. Limit your social media interaction time, and focus on creating when you've the drive. It's a good game, I hope you'll finish it someday! I'll not complain about time, since I enjoyed it for free! Teeth in the horse mouth and all of that. I know it can be hard, but having people criticizing and complaining come with the territory... Just put a buffer between you and players, focus on life and creation. And sorry for your loss.

 

[CrazyDriver]

holy shit, we back!

 

[azmodianus]

maaaan i have been missing Astrid soo much! glad to see the gang again ahha

 

[Grimseverity]

Just because something has a label of "Halloween" or "Special" doesn't mean it has nothing to do with the plot, and it would be foolish to just come to that conclusion based on having played other people's games, because this is not other people's games.

Actually, that's exactly what it means. A seasonal special is typically a standalone chapter that focuses on a specific event (ie. Halloween) that usually only has minor tie ins, if any, to the main plot. People are absolutely justified to come to that conclusion based on the title alone. You shouldn't add plot important content under the title of a seasonal special. Something like chapter 3.5 would've been more appropriate.

Anywho, I'm happy to see an update and I'll give it a go now after reading your explanation.