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Dudes don't compare him to ICSTOR who haven't done shit in 2 years and don't tell me he did update 1 year ago because it was halfed-assed after 1 year of delays
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I know it was just wishful thinking because he has the story and characters ready, he only needs a steady development cicle.
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18/01/2021 0.35 is released
22/01/2021 next update is said to be released in 3 weeks(12/02/2021)
12/02/2021 deadline is delayed. New deadline is 27/02/2021
28/02/2021 deadline is delayed. New deadline is 09/03/2021
11/03/2021 deadline is extended for 15 days(26/03/2021)
26/03/2021 Enyo said " The update is basically ready and I'm just putting the finishing touches" and he added that he hopes to finish the update by the end of this month.
01/04/2021 Translation issue I A New Deadline
21/04/2021 Translation issue II the Deadline Strikes Back. Enyo said "I'll finish the update by the end of this month for sure."
01/05/2021 Translation issue III Return of the Apology. Enyo said "So all I can say is that the update will be soon(No. Really soon. Not like the other time "soon.")" and he said he won't give any exact deadlines until he has redeemed himself. I ask this. Anyone expecting the release this week? I'm not saying the update won't come out this week I'm just saying that noone can tell me with absolute certainty that the update will come out any time "soon".
Now, for my point, I don't think its about patiance, disappointment, blue balls, redemption or challanges of making a game and/or setting a achievable deadline. It's about reliability. A well-known "mother"saying perfectly states the feeling that I believe this fandom experiences. I'm not mad, just disappointed. I don't think the solution is extending the deadline 10 times per update with a brand new apology or deciding not to give any deadlines. Actually, I don't think there is a solution that fixes his believability within a short period of time with the situation he brought himself to. For clarification, I don't care that I have to wait a lot of time for this game, I believe this game is a god-tier game and almost every update is worth the wait. My only problem is he keeps expecting a different result with going with the same strategy over and over.(If I recall correctly, he deciding not to give a deadline second time in this game.)
22/01/2021 next update is said to be released in 3 weeks(12/02/2021)
12/02/2021 deadline is delayed. New deadline is 27/02/2021
28/02/2021 deadline is delayed. New deadline is 09/03/2021
11/03/2021 deadline is extended for 15 days(26/03/2021)
26/03/2021 Enyo said " The update is basically ready and I'm just putting the finishing touches" and he added that he hopes to finish the update by the end of this month.
01/04/2021 Translation issue I A New Deadline
21/04/2021 Translation issue II the Deadline Strikes Back. Enyo said "I'll finish the update by the end of this month for sure."
01/05/2021 Translation issue III Return of the Apology. Enyo said "So all I can say is that the update will be soon(No. Really soon. Not like the other time "soon.")" and he said he won't give any exact deadlines until he has redeemed himself. I ask this. Anyone expecting the release this week? I'm not saying the update won't come out this week I'm just saying that noone can tell me with absolute certainty that the update will come out any time "soon".
Now, for my point, I don't think its about patiance, disappointment, blue balls, redemption or challanges of making a game and/or setting a achievable deadline. It's about reliability. A well-known "mother"saying perfectly states the feeling that I believe this fandom experiences. I'm not mad, just disappointed. I don't think the solution is extending the deadline 10 times per update with a brand new apology or deciding not to give any deadlines. Actually, I don't think there is a solution that fixes his believability within a short period of time with the situation he brought himself to. For clarification, I don't care that I have to wait a lot of time for this game, I believe this game is a god-tier game and almost every update is worth the wait. My only problem is he keeps expecting a different result with going with the same strategy over and over.(If I recall correctly, he deciding not to give a deadline second time in this game.)
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It's kinda spoiler so I can't say it right now
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Thank you for your feedback.
You're right. And I'm super mad at myself for bringing this situation to this level. Every time I set deadline I really 100% sure that I CAN DO THIS! And then when the deadline is just around the corner I feel like it's just a bit and everything will be finished so I deside to delay again... and again... and it's really stupid. I think from the next update I will use the strategy to release what I did no matter what. Then I will get used to release updates consistently. And slowly will improve amount of events per update. If the first time it will be only one event so be it.
Second strategy is not say any deadlines at all. I consider this too, but I really don't think that this strategy helps me to release updates faster.
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Yes, I said no more delays and I stopped saying any dates of releases. Now I got them back, so delays are back too
Yeah, the life is a circus.
But I'm really trying to create the update as fast as possible every time. Still, than deadline are coming, everything goes to the shithole direction. So right now i'm experimenting with my workflow, planning and other stuff. But it somehow doesn't work
Yep, I agree. My planning absolutely suck, but I'll do my best this time and will try not to miss the deadline!
Yes, it's absolutely reasonable. But actually, I always think that if I'd be super-duper-amazingly hard working then I'd be able to release the update on time. But then the dealine is coming to an end I'm like: "Fuck, I forgot to do this and that, so I had to delay once again."
"I'd prefer if you didn't promise anything in terms of when a release was going to occur. Instead, just tease new content (by showing some renders early) and give us some updates on your progress without actually saying when it will be released."
You're absolutely right about this too. Maybe I really should do it like this. It would be a good thing to do. But for me is far more important to release the game as fast as possible than not to make a delay, so I'll continue to make super short deadlines and bust my ass, trying not to fuck them up. Yes, it's not fair to the people, but it helps me to work faster and improve myself. The more fucked up deadlines I give myself, the faster the game releases.
Hi! Thank you for your kind words and advice.
For me it is far more important to release the update earlier than not to fuck up the release date that I set. And I think it is more important for players too. That's why I choose not to give myself "breathing space".
P.S. I know that this strategy is really bad,and I understand that it is not right towards people who is waiting for the game. But for now this strategy is working for me and helping me to improve my consistency.
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Hi! 3 days left before the end of the deadline. And... I didn't have time to finish the update. Yep, again, I know.
Here is the quick update on the progress of development:
1) All new events are almost written (on 80%).
2) I didn't send anything to translate yet.
3) I didn't finish writing events, thus didn't finish all pictures. I made about 40% of them, render about 5%.
So what's left to do?
-Finish all pictures and render everything.
-Translate and edit everything.
-Code everything.
I didn't slack off this time. It's just miscalculation!New events turned out hu-uge, and they are really awesome. So I'm just enjoying them and stopped hurrying with them at all, trying to bring the best quality!
So I think I'll be able to release the game only by the end of this month and it will be around 27 February.
Yep, that's not very exciting news, I know, but for now you can leave angry comments or give your encouragement. Everything is allowed.
Thank you! Yep... More frequent updates would be awesome.
Actually, there is gallery mod made my by JohnDupont.You must be registered to see the links
I also thought about this. Initially, I have a plan that if I'm not ready to release full update in 3 weeks then I stop doing what I'm doing at the moment and just release what I already had time to do. But every time when 3 weeks are past I see that I need just a bit more and I can finish a couple more events. So I take another week or so. Then I finish it, I realize that I was doing the update 1,5 month and I just have 3 events ready and I understand that now it too small for such amount of time spent and I don't have guts to release it. That's why I'm thinking: "I already delayed the update, so I can delay the update on another week or so but try to create more content." And this vicious cycle keeps going...
Yep. I agree with you on 100%. I can't add anything to this.
Yeah, my deadlines became a joke now.
Yeah, I am sure you will stick to your schedule in the future.
- May 14, 2017
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well there is only one way to silence the doubters,release what you have when you say you will or dont give a deadline and release when your ready.i played your game early on and loved it but as a long time supporter of saddog i now look for devs who regularly update(at least your talking unlike saddog) before i consider support.i hope that with regular updates your support will grow and false hero becomes the master piece it deserves so best wishes going forward
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Sometimes this thread is like the movie Groundhog Day.
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well there is only one way to silence the doubters,release what you have when you say you will or dont give a deadline and release when your ready.i played your game early on and loved it but as a long time supporter of saddog i now look for devs who regularly update(at least your talking unlike saddog) before i consider support.i hope that with regular updates your support will grow and false hero becomes the master piece it deserves so best wishes going forward
Like, we had all this before. Doubters, haters, blah blah. Victim mentality. Me against all others. White Knight vs. Bad People.You're absolutely right about this too. Maybe I really should do it like this. It would be a good thing to do. But for me is far more important to release the game as fast as possible than not to make a delay, so I'll continue to make super short deadlines and bust my ass, trying not to fuck them up. Yes, it's not fair to the people, but it helps me to work faster and improve myself. The more fucked up deadlines I give myself, the faster the game releases.
so developer in icstor mode?
What language is this game even being translated from? Mayan? Ancient Sumerian? Sanskrit? Parseltongue? Is that why it's taking so long? Is it because the dev has to find an emeritus professor or a wizard to do it?
- Nov 14, 2017
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Translation issue my ass. Really disappointed. Pls, at least try to be creative when lying.
He's probably making another overhaul and there's zero new content.
He's probably making another overhaul and there's zero new content.
IS IT REALLY?! My native is Russian and I do freelance translation. I don't care about money. Enyo, I'll translate a part of your shit, free of charge. Я могу переводить 700-1000 слов в день. Бесплатно!
Yeah, I got no problem editorializing it. It's actually easier and more fun that way.Based on what Enyo said about his difficulties with finding a "quality" translator, I am guessing he wants someone who will do more than just Russian (or whatever his main language is) -> English. Reading between the lines here, but maybe it is about giving the dialogue a certain feel and depth. If the translator is an avid F95 member, that would certainly help with achieving the standard he is looking for.
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Yeah, Enyo Eerie is the least Russian username I've ever heard. The primary reason I brought the translation issue up is because, for the life of me, I couldn't find a single time when he has mentioned what language he wants his content translated from.
He did mention that this update has 100 pages of translation. That's a lot... 40,000 words?! That's probably multiple times more than the entire game has in it, up to this point. Even at sub-standard freelance rates, 40,000 words is as near, as makes no difference, four months of his Patreon earnings.
In that kind of situation, it would be best to just get shoddy work from a dozen volunteers, and then pay for proofing. Hell, it would be cheaper to Google translate and then pay for proofing.
Perhaps by "100 pages" he means 100 dialogue-box pages? At 40 words, that's 4,000 words or about a week's worth of translation effort or about two days worth of proofing of volunteer text.
I don't know! It's such a mystery! It's been kind of fun theorycrafting.
He did mention that this update has 100 pages of translation. That's a lot... 40,000 words?! That's probably multiple times more than the entire game has in it, up to this point. Even at sub-standard freelance rates, 40,000 words is as near, as makes no difference, four months of his Patreon earnings.
In that kind of situation, it would be best to just get shoddy work from a dozen volunteers, and then pay for proofing. Hell, it would be cheaper to Google translate and then pay for proofing.
Perhaps by "100 pages" he means 100 dialogue-box pages? At 40 words, that's 4,000 words or about a week's worth of translation effort or about two days worth of proofing of volunteer text.
I don't know! It's such a mystery! It's been kind of fun theorycrafting.