Ren'Py Abandoned Heavy Five [Ch.2RS] [Nottravis]

[Idontplay]

Say there is something wrong in how Notty is developing the game is like to force an open door. We already know what are the causes of these delays and we have already discussed about that. Change things that don't need to be changed, like turn the blondie in the Ophion base from Sara's sister to MC's sister, add a delay since Notty has had to rewrite the script, moreover if the player can choose if use a white or a black MC, because she has had also to redo all the images with that character. Also force Ren'Py to do something it isn't meant to do causes delays, due to the high number of bugs this causes, bugs that Notty must find out and fix to release something playiable.
We can discuss (and we have) about the possible solutions (like start to use Unity instead of Ren'Py) and how much these solutions are actually feasible (switch to Unity would entail redo the entire game from scratch, with a totally unknow engine), but our discussions cannot change nothing.

 

[TheDevian]

Say there is something wrong in how Notty is developing the game is like to force an open door. We already know what are the causes of these delays and we have already discussed about that. Change things that don't need to be changed, like turn the blondie in the Ophion base from Sara's sister to MC's sister, add a delay since Notty has had to rewrite the script, moreover if the player can choose if use a white or a black MC, because she has had also to redo all the images with that character. Also force Ren'Py to do something it isn't meant to do causes delays, due to the high number of bugs this causes, bugs that Notty must find out and fix to release something playiable.
We can discuss (and we have) about the possible solutions (like start to use Unity instead of Ren'Py) and how much these solutions are actually feasible (switch to Unity would entail redo the entire game from scratch, with a totally unknow engine), but our discussions cannot change nothing.

What are you talking about? She was ALWAYS the MC's sister.
As for the rest, she was always going to add those options, but didn't have the power at first.
Now you want her to start over in Unity? How would that speed anything up?

She never made any secret of her being a noob, and yet she is making Ren'Py do things that most people said was impossible. Best to let Notty and the people who are trying to pay her decide how it goes, and stop trying to backseat dev.

 

[Idontplay]

Now you want her to start over in Unity? How would that speed anything up?

Actually I have written the opposite.

We can discuss (and we have) about the possible solutions (like start to use Unity instead of Ren'Py) and how much these solutions are actually feasible (switch to Unity would entail redo the entire game from scratch, with a totally unknow engine), but our discussions cannot change nothing.

 

[NeimadFR]

I hope this dev is not like the others that Dragon59 has seen walk away from their games, due to too much negativity on their threads.

She walked away from this thread a long time ago so the negativity shouldn't reach her hopefully.

 

[Idontplay]

I have read again the very first posts of this topic and maybe you are right; I suppose my memory was confused by the time and by the fact that Nottravis stated the girl who help Becca during the introductions is Becca's sister.
Unfortunately this doesn't change my point, because Notty has actually rewritten various parts of the first two (or three?) chapters, she has actually remade various scenes, she has actually remade the interface, even if nothing in the dialogues, in the scenes, in the interface was actually unsatisfying. She has done that and she is redoing (like herself has stated in her Twitter account) because is a perfectionist and she doesn't want give us a less than perfect game, but in this way she is adding delays to delays; which implies run the risk to give us an incomplete game.
I hope no one will think I want spread some negativity in this topic, since this is the "job" of other persons. My previous comment was only a recap of why this new update is delayed; maybe a little bit brutal, but only a recap.

But let's change the subject and talk about something more serious. Maybe I'm late whit this observation, but am I the only one who think this mission will last for more than the expected five days? Maybe I'm wrong, but the last chapter end with at the end of the second day and we still are in a very early stage of the story, so orr we will se an abrubt acceleration in the events or Enormous Schwanzstucker (my name for the MC) will have to stay on Ophion for more than five days.

 

[NeimadFR]

I have read again the very first posts of this topic and maybe you are right; I suppose my memory was confused by the time and by the fact that Nottravis stated the girl who help Becca during the introductions is Becca's sister.
Unfortunately this doesn't change my point, because Notty has actually rewritten various parts of the first two (or three?) chapters, she has actually remade various scenes, she has actually remade the interface, even if nothing in the dialogues, in the scenes, in the interface was actually unsatisfying. She has done that and she is redoing (like herself has stated in her Twitter account) because is a perfectionist and she doesn't want give us a less than perfect game, but in this way she is adding delays to delays; which implies run the risk to give us an incomplete game.
I hope no one will think I want spread some negativity in this topic, since this is the "job" of other persons. My previous comment was only a recap of why this new update is delayed; maybe a little bit brutal, but only a recap.

But let's change the subject and talk about something more serious. Maybe I'm late whit this observation, but am I the only one who think this mission will last for more than the expected five days? Maybe I'm wrong, but the last chapter end with at the end of the second day and we still are in a very early stage of the story, so orr we will se an abrubt acceleration in the events or Enormous Schwanzstucker (my name for the MC) will have to stay on Ophion for more than five days.

Considering the game will be ten chapters yes it will exceed the five days limit. There will be endings at the five days mark though. One that comes to mind is if you decide to shut down the station as is your prerogative in your mission brief.

 

[Idontplay]

Or if you will be killed trying to do that…

 

[Joshy92]

I wish I had enough money to support the dev on patreon
I would like to tell her how much I like her game and why I think Chris is best girl lol

 

[NeimadFR]

I wish I had enough money to support the dev on patreon
I would like to tell her how much I like her game and why I think Chris is best girl lol

Well she wouldn't want your money right now anyway
She's paused pledges for close to a year.

 

[Joshy92]

Well she wouldn't want your money right now anyway
She's paused pledges for close to a year.

That's cool of her some devs just disappear while still collecting money a game called Demon Boy comes to mind

P.S. But does she know Chris is best girl

 

[Hullahopp]

But does she know Chris is best girl

"There are no Mary Sues in this game... No one is perfect. Nor is anyone entirely flawed." Notty

 

[Krynh]

Open news post.

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[NeimadFR]

Open news post.

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And for those that might claim fakery (you know who you are) here is the tweet about her pneumonia from a month ago with a picture of the meds.

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I don't know what more to provide if there's still doubt.

 

[Udayana]

And for those that might claim fakery (you know who you are) here is the tweet about her pneumonia from a month ago with a picture of the meds.

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I don't know what more to provide if there's still doubt.

A radiograph of her lungs.
I hope she completely recovered.

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[Udayana]

To each there own there is just something i find irresistible about her

I think I would have liked her when she was a girly girl.

 

[Oddball2k]

I think I would have liked her when she was a girly girl.

It means "Are you kidding?" in Italian, by the way.

 

[tacothief]

Cute game so far! I've been trying to be a good engineer and actually fix the station, and I've been playing videogames with Sarah. Fun stuff so far.
I assume I'm alone in hoping there is an Amanda route...

 

[NeimadFR]

Cute game so far! I've been trying to be a good engineer and actually fix the station, and I've been playing videogames with Sarah. Fun stuff so far.
I assume I'm alone in hoping there is an Amanda route...

I can assure you that you are not alone and that there is an Amanda route
To be fair we have a few older folks among our renowned players/testers

 

[TheDevian]

I assume I'm alone in hoping there is an Amanda route...

Pretty sure there will be at least one.

 

[Alexanderstove]

Has anyone done the rock paper scissors game?