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

[Avaron1974]

It's a damn shame.

This was almost a huge breakout game. Started off awesome, built up faster than most new Patreon based games i've seen recently and could have potentially been massive.

I know real life gets in the way but the momentum has gone and the chances of being able to build back up get slimmer the longer it goes on.

I adore Notty, I so wanted her to do well.

 

[Akamari]

It's a damn shame.

This was almost a huge breakout game. Started off awesome, built up faster than most new Patreon based games i've seen recently and could have potentially been massive.

I know real life gets in the way but the momentum has gone and the chances of being able to build back up get slimmer the longer it goes on.

I adore Notty, I so wanted her to do well.

Now, now, let's not write it off just yet. Notty has the talent, skill and charm to recover from this. The number of patrons topped at 90, now there are 75. That's not so bad. I firmly believe that Chapter 3 can get it back on track.

 

[Avaron1974]

Now, now, let's not write it off just yet. Notty has the talent, skill and charm to recover from this. The number of patrons topped at 90, now there are 75. That's not so bad. I firmly believe that Chapter 3 can get it back on track.

I'm not writing it off.

Being a fan is one thing but all other people have seen are really long stretches of radio silence.

It's hard for a game to pull in support in the first place but it takes a monumental amount of work to build back faith once something like this has happened.

Chapter 3 may get the game back on track but in order to bring people back it would take chapter 4, 5 and 6 coming out with no problems and pretty quickly.

Not saying that to be a bitch but i've not seen games hit slumps and build back up without a lot of hard work.

 

[Huitieme]

Now, now, let's not write it off just yet. Notty has the talent, skill and charm to recover from this. The number of patrons topped at 90, now there are 75. That's not so bad. I firmly believe that Chapter 3 can get it back on track.

IF chapter 3 delivers (and I'm sure it will), I've no doubt it could reignite that spark.
I'm getting more worried about Notty's silences that become more and more frequent. It could be due to personal IRL stuff (in which case, not our business) or a lack of motivation for the game due to various issues. Worse thing would be keeping silent because she feels bad that she couldn't release on time, which would just be angst feeding itself :/

 

[TheDevian]

If this were most anyone else, a few weeks of silence would not be notable, other devs go moths without a word, and no one says a thing, it's only because Notty was SO active in here, that her absence is so noteworthy.

I can wait as long as I need to for the game, as long as everything is okay with her/them, then it's all good.

 

[Goblin Baily: DILF]

I'm not writing it off.

Being a fan is one thing but all other people have seen are really long stretches of radio silence.

It's hard for a game to pull in support in the first place but it takes a monumental amount of work to build back faith once something like this has happened.

Chapter 3 may get the game back on track but in order to bring people back it would take chapter 4, 5 and 6 coming out with no problems and pretty quickly.

Not saying that to be a bitch but i've not seen games hit slumps and build back up without a lot of hard work.

One thing you never should do on Ophion is abandoning hope... although I don't recall a character called Hope in the game

 

[Goblin Baily: DILF]

I blame myself for the delay, and lack of communication... if I wasn't so harsh on this game.... sometimes I forget words can cut deep.... even the most thicskinned person would feel down

 

[jdoch]

 

[noname777]

Someone should create a parody of the famous scene from the Der Untergang (The Downfall) movie.
Something like this:
- Can I still make out with Annie if I fail to beat Chris during sparring?
- My führer... Nottravis...
- Nottravis was unable to deliver the update yet.

 

[noname777]

Let's see what's going on with Gumdrop:

Apr 29, 2019: Part X Dev. Update: Writing Done
Jun 22-24, 2019: 3x COMING SOON

And now we have this:

I really hope that Nottravis will be faster than that.

 

[Akamari]

I really hope that Nottravis will be faster than that.

The work on Chapter 3 was essentially done as of 30th of June. All the additional content was done. All renders with graphical glitches were re-rendered. All renders from early March that were of lower quality than later ones were re-rendered. Her own playtesting was done. All that was left was final playtesting from her friend and fixing whatever bugs might pop up.

With the animations gone I can't think of anything that could cause another substantial delay. That is, unless she is struggling with trying to compress the size of the game further. That was a sensitive issue for her. But the way it was worded sounds like it's, hopefully, not a mandatory thing to do.

Spoiler: Snippets from her last post

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The more I think about it the more I'm of the opinion that the reason for her latest absence is not related to the game at all. I just can't see any hints of trouble. None of the previous planned release dates in June had words of certainty. The words were:"I'll be as quick as I can!" or "I'm trying to get it out this weekend".

It goes without saying, but I hope there'll be news soon. I'd rather go 3 more months without a chapter knowing what's going on than another week of silence.

 

[Huitieme]

It goes without saying, but I hope there'll be news soon. I'd rather go 3 more months without a chapter knowing what's going on than another week of silence.

+1
Silence from Nottravis is actually worse than a delayed chapter

 

[RomanHume]

Whoa! I'm really sorry to hear she fell off the radar again. I've been too busy to keep up but I just realized I hadn't heard anything in a month.

Game or no game, I'd just like to hear she's in good health.

 

[noname777]

A female character from the Foot Of The Mountains by SerialNumberComics:

Is this the same model as Becca in Heavy Five? Does anyone know the DAZ name?

 

[Akamari]

A female character from the Foot Of The Mountains by SerialNumberComics:

Is this the same model as Becca in Heavy Five? Does anyone know the DAZ name?

She looks different to me. The hairstyle is the same though. I've tried a fair share of models over the past few months, but neither Becca nor this girl bear resemblance to any of them.

 

[Huitieme]

A female character from the Foot Of The Mountains by SerialNumberComics:

Is this the same model as Becca in Heavy Five? Does anyone know the DAZ name?

There've been a lot of Becca wannabes dancing around. I can't remember which game I've played real recently that had one as well. But none of them can compare with OUR Becca

Spoiler: Becca's ready to fight for the title

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[Akamari]

They've been a lot of Becca wannabes dancing around. I can't remember which game I've played real recently that had one as well. But none of them can compare with OUR Becca

Spoiler: Becca's ready to fight for the title

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This is BECCA!

 

[noname777]

She looks different to me. The hairstyle is the same though. I've tried a fair share of models over the past few months, but neither Becca nor this girl bear resemblance to any of them.

Quite similar to Genesis 8 based Libby (Victoria 8) or Natalie (Stephanie 8), but definitely not the same.

Libby (Victoria 8):

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Natalie (Stephanie 8):

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[Huitieme]

Quite similar to Genesis 8 based Libby (Victoria 8) or Natalie (Stephanie 8), but definitely not the same.

I agree. The problem with Daz model is that once you've put the same haire to a model, they look very much alike, but that's it. As soon as they go bald, you can see the difference.

 

[Huitieme]

This is BECCA!

Indeed