Ren'Py Family, Friends and Strangers [v2024.10] [JohnAndRich]

[Rich]

Oh, and folks, I want to do a major shout-out.

When he heard I was having hardware issues, MrKnobb (developer of Alternate Existence and Retrieving The Past) contacted me on Discord and volunteered to render images for me to keep FF&S moving along. It was an amazingly generous offer.

Unfortunately, I couldn't take him up on it, since with my main system down I can't even build the scene files. I can't check the lighting without being able to use iRay, and many of you know that iRay is almost unusable on a system without a GPU.

Still, I wanted to publicly thank him for his generous offer. If you haven't checked out his games, you might give them a try, and, if you like them, please strongly consider supporting him on Patreon. (You might even find a small Easter egg in one of them... )

 

[Ass Fan]

Oh, and folks, I want to do a major shout-out.

When he heard I was having hardware issues, MrKnobb (developer of Alternate Existence and Retrieving The Past) contacted me on Discord and volunteered to render images for me to keep FF&S moving along. It was an amazingly generous offer.

Unfortunately, I couldn't take him up on it, since with my main system down I can't even build the scene files. I can't check the lighting without being able to use iRay, and many of you know that iRay is almost unusable on a system without a GPU.

Still, I wanted to publicly thank him for his generous offer. If you haven't checked out his games, you might give them a try, and, if you like them, please strongly consider supporting him on Patreon. (You might even find a small Easter egg in one of them... )

What a nice gesture I was already a fan of his games now knowing that. both Dev's do a great job on their games and "Rico" wish you luck.

 

[Rich]

Happy Thanksgiving, All!

 

[Panos24]

the time for the update is approaching and I am trembling with anxiety

 

[SoberSphagghett]

Love the title!! Got to screw'em all !! Family, friends AND strangers.

replace strangers with s***heads and you get a dark-humor comedy.

 

[Ass Fan]

Ah I'm dying of anxiety for this update I hope it has more corruption path now.

 

[Deleted member 3869711]

Sigh.

As was stated only a few posts up, the "B" path is complete, but the "A" path is not.

When the game is complete, an appropriate tag will be added to the thread.

So, if these scenes (the add-on teasers) didn't happen, can we expect even better scenes that did? That would be amazing!

 

[Rich]

the time for the update is approaching and I am trembling with anxiety

So, let me get this straight. You gave a "like" to Ass fan's post where he quoted my post about the hardware problems that I've been facing and Mr. Knobb's gracious offer to help, futile though it was. So, presumably, you actually read the post or two that preceded those, where I said I was having hardware issues. And, yet, you're somehow expecting that the next release is going to arrive "on whatever you think its 'schedule' is?" Dude, tell me what you're taking so that I can get some too!

So, let me be perfectly blunt for all of you that claim the love the game, but can't actually spend $1 to support me. Here's what my supporters already know:

Apologies in Advance
I've been trying to keep to a reasonable schedule for FF&S (and the new Scenes That Didn't Happen), but I'd like to warn you in advance that the next FF&S update is going to take longer than I anticipated.

The machine I've been using to render for the past four years started to get very sick about two months ago. (Regular BSOD's. Yuck!) I BARELY managed to limp along with it long enough to get the first STDH release out, but it's now very much belly up. (Thankfully, it's not a disk drive issue, so I didn't lose any files. And I had backups regardless. Do you regularly back up your PC? But I digress...)

Anyway, thanks in no small part to your generous donations, in mid-September, I was able to afford to order a replacement when it became apparent that I couldn't rely on machine #1 any more. It arrived in mid-October, but (sigh) it has a hardware defect. Crashes multiple times per day. It's taken me weeks of back and forth and multiple service calls, but it's still not fixed. The vendor has finally agreed to replace it with a new unit, so I'm waiting for the replacement to arrive. MAYBE in about two weeks. We'll see.

But, in the meantime, I will have lost 4-6 weeks worth of valuable rendering time on FF&S, which is obviously going to push the next release out somewhat. And, for that, I wanted to apologize in advance.

I'll keep you up to date as I know more...

So, Panos24, I don't want to hear one peep out of you about the delays that will be associated with the next release, since you obviously didn't comprehend the meaning of the post that you "liked."

And to those of you who are supporters, and who haven't run for the hills in the face of the inevitable delay, thank you!

 

[Deleted member 4995612]

Parker has to fuck his mother or I'm gonna be very pissed at this game.

 

[Panos24]

So, let me get this straight. You gave a "like" to Ass fan's post where he quoted my post about the hardware problems that I've been facing and Mr. Knobb's gracious offer to help, futile though it was. So, presumably, you actually read the post or two that preceded those, where I said I was having hardware issues. And, yet, you're somehow expecting that the next release is going to arrive "on whatever you think its 'schedule' is?" Dude, tell me what you're taking so that I can get some too!

So, let me be perfectly blunt for all of you that claim the love the game, but can't actually spend $1 to support me. Here's what my supporters already know:



So, Panos24, I don't want to hear one peep out of you about the delays that will be associated with the next release, since you obviously didn't comprehend the meaning of the post that you "liked."

And to those of you who are supporters, and who haven't run for the hills in the face of the inevitable delay, thank you!

dear rich, sorry if i gave wrong impression! I just wanted to show my eagerness for the next update and not complain. The update will come out when it's ready, I'm not complaining.I sincerely apologize for the wrong impression I gave you.

 

[Davewatch]

So, let me get this straight. You gave a "like" to Ass fan's post where he quoted my post about the hardware problems that I've been facing and Mr. Knobb's gracious offer to help, futile though it was. So, presumably, you actually read the post or two that preceded those, where I said I was having hardware issues. And, yet, you're somehow expecting that the next release is going to arrive "on whatever you think its 'schedule' is?" Dude, tell me what you're taking so that I can get some too!

So, let me be perfectly blunt for all of you that claim the love the game, but can't actually spend $1 to support me. Here's what my supporters already know:



So, Panos24, I don't want to hear one peep out of you about the delays that will be associated with the next release, since you obviously didn't comprehend the meaning of the post that you "liked."

And to those of you who are supporters, and who haven't run for the hills in the face of the inevitable delay, thank you!

OH "F" Me Besides the hardware issues YOU broke your magic wand as well - - - how totally irresponsible are you GO stand in the corner (oops no better not or they will whine about the late { free} update !!!

 

[SPARDA2408]

So, let me get this straight. You gave a "like" to Ass fan's post where he quoted my post about the hardware problems that I've been facing and Mr. Knobb's gracious offer to help, futile though it was. So, presumably, you actually read the post or two that preceded those, where I said I was having hardware issues. And, yet, you're somehow expecting that the next release is going to arrive "on whatever you think its 'schedule' is?" Dude, tell me what you're taking so that I can get some too!

So, let me be perfectly blunt for all of you that claim the love the game, but can't actually spend $1 to support me. Here's what my supporters already know:



So, Panos24, I don't want to hear one peep out of you about the delays that will be associated with the next release, since you obviously didn't comprehend the meaning of the post that you "liked."

And to those of you who are supporters, and who haven't run for the hills in the face of the inevitable delay, thank you!

Wahou that's a little agressive no? You have a bad day? Want to talk?

 

[L.Lumpy]

Wahou that's a little agressive no? You have a bad day? Want to talk?

Have you considered the possibility that Rich has been enduring over four years of sometimes-completely-inane comments here, and, occasionally, gets tired of them?

Parker has to fuck his mother or I'm gonna be very pissed at this game.

Like that one. By a newbie who apparently only judges games based on whether or not there's incest in them, and feels he has the right to get "very pissed" at devs that decide to tell a story that doesn't involve it.

thatsyeswho - I would wager long odds that, if what you're looking for hasn't shown up after four years and 15-16 releases, it isn't going to. So, go ahead and get "very pissed" and then move on to another game.

I would also wager that Rich is probably feeling very guilty, on behalf of the people who are actually supporting him, over the fact that he hasn't been able to make progress on the game for well over a month, and so gets annoyed when a non-supporter says "the time for the update is approaching" when, in fact, he should have known better if he'd actually read the forum posts here.

Folks, we have the luxury of a dev who actually engages with us here. How about we cut him a break?

 

[clowns234]

thatsyeswho - I would wager long odds that, if what you're looking for hasn't shown up after four years and 15-16 releases, it isn't going to. So, go ahead and get "very pissed" and then move on to another game.

It's Rich's game and he is free to do what he wants, but it's not like the tease wasn't put out there in the beginning. I admit that I was disappointed when I realized months ago that it probably won't happen. I didn't get pissed but I did stop supporting the game. Nothing against Rich. It's just that he chose a path for his game I was no longer interested in. I continue to come back on the hope that we are both wrong, and there will be more hot scenes with her beyond her and her boyfriend.

 

[Deleted member 4995612]

Have you considered the possibility that Rich has been enduring over four years of sometimes-completely-inane comments here, and, occasionally, gets tired of them?



Like that one. By a newbie who apparently only judges games based on whether or not there's incest in them, and feels he has the right to get "very pissed" at devs that decide to tell a story that doesn't involve it.

thatsyeswho - I would wager long odds that, if what you're looking for hasn't shown up after four years and 15-16 releases, it isn't going to. So, go ahead and get "very pissed" and then move on to another game.

I would also wager that Rich is probably feeling very guilty, on behalf of the people who are actually supporting him, over the fact that he hasn't been able to make progress on the game for well over a month, and so gets annoyed when a non-supporter says "the time for the update is approaching" when, in fact, he should have known better if he'd actually read the forum posts here.

Folks, we have the luxury of a dev who actually engages with us here. How about we cut him a break?

LOL! Chill out a bit. You seem to be taking things jeeeest a bit too literal. It's a passing comment, not a demand, not a sworn oath, not even a minor threat.

You seem to have a bad case of discussion board rage going there. Kinda like road rage but you have a keyboard in your hands instead of a steering wheel. My advice is to step away from the porn for a bit and engage in some real life stuff for a while.

 

[garret64]

It's Rich's game and he is free to do what he wants, but it's not like the tease wasn't put out there in the beginning. I admit that I was disappointed when I realized months ago that it probably won't happen. I didn't get pissed but I did stop supporting the game. Nothing against Rich. It's just that he chose a path for his game I was no longer interested in. I continue to come back on the hope that we are both wrong, and there will be more hot scenes with her beyond her and her boyfriend.

That's exactly why I withdrew from the game and announced it here.

But if the developer changes his mind I wouldn't hesitate to get back into the game, after all it's nothing personal.

 

[TheUberstuff]

I will add my 2 cents. I feel that most devs (there are some terrible ones who just abandon games if they don't make enough on patreon and don't give a crap that people donated) are pretty good about listening to people here. They might not make the changes or go the path people want to go down but it is there game. I have played games that had stuff in them that I didn't care for but the game was still worth playing.

Now if people are respectful about what they are interested in and not pissing and moaning or saying they will be pissed if they don't get exactly what they want then I see no problem with them posting what they would like to see or are hoping to see and just as garret64 said, to him it wasn't personal just wasn't what he was interested in anymore. I myself respect posts like that, it wasn't demanding, it wasn't rude. We should all strive to make posts like that with that tone.

 

[Deleted member 3869711]

So, I'm not going to look upon the Mona Lisa again until someone paints a better smile on her! You know, one that "I" like!

 

[clowns234]

So, I'm not going to look upon the Mona Lisa again until someone paints a better smile on her! You know, one that "I" like!

Here's how I would put that:
I came to see the Mona Lisa, I liked seeing the Mona Lisa, but when I came back to see it again, I found that the Mona Lisa has been put in the janitor's closet. I have no interest in the other paintings, so I will stop coming around. If they ever bring back the Mona Lisa, I will return.

 

[clowns234]

Perhaps I should have led with these:

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Wouldn't those apply to most (if not all) forums?