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

[Krynh]

For a steam release you might want to re-package how you put the game together. Currently you have a folder for animations and then a renpy archive for all the images, you may want to make each chapter a seperate one so that when you update on steam people aren't re-downloading one through three.

This is how it's done for midlife crisis and I think Philly does that as well. Droid is unity so not sure how that works.

 

[Nottravis]

For a steam release you might want to re-package how you put the game together. Currently you have a folder for animations and then a renpy archive for all the images, you may want to make each chapter a seperate one so that when you update on steam people aren't re-downloading 1 through three.

Yep, oddly enough I was thinking this very thing about how to manage the file size only yesterday. So yep, defo something I'm looking at.

 

[DanteRed]

Well, I'm glad that you will at least consider Steam as an option.

Regarding the release..., it's so, so close. I can hardly wait.

"faints from excitement"

 

[Akamari]

r/lewdgames is actually an okay place. You can find games for "quick gratification" or games with story and build up.

Small 'games' of the first type appear more frequently, though. That caused the latter style of games to quickly move to the next page, and probably distorted your first take of the subreddit. But if you actually take the plunge and ask for recommendation, for instance, the subredditors will gladly point you to games of the latter type.

I scrolled a lot (in release posts) and didn't find any game clearly focused on the story. Let alone any such game that would have significant number of votes. Just porn everywhere... :/

 

[NeimadFR]

Bloody notifications decide to stop when the thread is more active than it's been in month, I have 4 pages to read now

 

[Akamari]

Bloody notifications decide to stop when the thread is more active than it's been in month, I have 4 pages to read now

Pfft... that's nothing compared to old days.

 

[NeimadFR]

It's obvious if you know it - I don't.

One of the probs of H5 being so big and complex, especially when you think it's just me, is that that side of the house, the comms and marketing side, often drifts purely due to time available. Now that is shooting myself in the foot I know and it's something I need to give a great deal of thought to once this bugger is set free (almost there thankfully!).

I know it's something most of my regulars are bothered about too.

You must be registered to see the links

*frowns at patreon links being slapped on non-patreon content*

Since nottravisgames.com redirect to your Patreon page the F95 link system probably think the forum is a Patreon page

 

[DA22]

It's uploading but Mega is taking a fucking age sadly which is just maddening.

Why not use Nopy, pretty sure one of admins of this site could get you the invite from Nopy and overall it works as good or better as mega with no limits.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Not exactly, Philly released as book one chapters 1 to 10. ViNovella (fetish locator) did week 1 and Droid also has book one releasing tomorrow. Can't remember how many chapters.

Not sure how you would go about packaging (if book one was 1 to 3) chapters 4 to 7.

Actually, for Philly's COBD, it was Chapters 1-7 packaged together as Book 1. Chapter 8 hasn't even come out yet but coming soon.

DPC's BADIK also packaged Chapter 1-4 as Season 1. Patreon release is on Chapter 5 now with 6 coming soon. Chapters 5-8 will eventually be packaged as Season 2 on Steam.

With most chapters ending in some sort of cliffhanger, the end of any chapter can be deemed a valid "season". If I recall correctly, Philly & DPC basically bundle things up to called it a season or book just by looking at overall size and say "yep, it's big enough both in terms of size & content".

 

[Akamari]

Actually, for Philly's COBD, it was Chapters 1-7 packaged together as Book 1. Chapter 8 hasn't even come out yet but coming soon.

DPC's BADIK also packaged Chapter 1-4 as Season 1. Patreon release is on Chapter 5 now with 6 coming soon. Chapters 5-8 will eventually be packaged as Season 2 on Steam.

With most chapters ending in some sort of cliffhanger, the end of any chapter can be deemed a valid "season". If I recall correctly, Philly & DPC basically bundle things up to called it a season or book just by looking at overall size and say "yep, it's big enough both in terms of size & content".

It's a good way to actually start selling what you have already done. From a consumer point of view, I'd find classic Early Access where you buy the game as if it was complete and receive all future content automatically more preferable, but given the significantly larger dependence on patreon based funding, I can understand why they choose to do it like this.

Might be the best of both worlds.

 

[Akamari]

Tic, tic, tic, tic...

 

[I'm Not Thea Lundgren!]

Does it really even need the "Remastered" tag if the old version is being removed?

 

[Nottravis]

It's out...

And with that I'm going to take a break for a few days. I so hope you all enjoy it.

 

[DA22]

Have fun and relax.

 

[P3zz0]

Thank you for everything Notty and take it easy !

 

[DanteRed]

Thank you very much. Downloading now.

Take care and make sure to rest!

 

[Krynh]

Once again Congratulations Nottravis !

 

[Nottravis]

Dumbass bitch is a dumbass...


No don't worry, nothing major.

Just I was that much in a rush trying to get the builds out this morning I left a flag activated in Chapter Two on the $5 tier to activate Bored Pilot for that chapter. Since the images aren't present there's nothing to read of course.

It doesn't impact upon gameplay at all of course and will only trigger if you do a fresh playthrough but I can appreciate it could be vexing having the issue saying it's there on the PDA when it isn't.

I'm doing a fresh build overnight

 

[Krynh]

Get some sleep as well Notty!

 

[left1000]

How long after the member release is the public release?