darkhound1

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Quick fixes for HI 0.4.5.0 until I release an update

Bug list:
  • At the beginning of a posing scene you get this error with a crash report: NameError: name 'l_who1' is not definied -> fixed with changes to "interactive_posing.rpyc"
  • During the pool posing scene with Fay you can get the following crash: NameError: name 'ffade' is not defined -> fixed with changes to "loc_pool_faye.rpyc"

How to apply a quick fix file?
Open the folder where you installed Holiday Islands. Then navigate down to the folder named "game".
Extract the files from the zip there and if asked, confirm to overwrite the file.

You will always get the latest quick fixes from this public post on my patreon
 

stardebris

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Mar 15, 2019
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The posing interface launched no problem with Amy's third workout, thanks to the patch. I really appreciate how promptly you addressed the issue. Hopefully you can relax for a while.
 
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Drearash

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Started new game, my guess is that people using the mod don't see this as they don't ever fail charm checks.

While running game code:
File "game/loc_pool_faye.rpy", line 69, in <module>
scene expression im.MatrixColor("scenes/" + char1.fname + "/pool/" + char1.fname + "_pool_sunbed3_swim" + unicode(char1.swimwear) + ".webp", im.matrix.tint(ll_tint[0], ll_tint[1], ll_tint[2])) with ffade:
NameError: name 'ffade' is not defined

Looks like just a typo, should just be fade.
It'll probably be corrected in the next bugffix.
 

DickBobyson

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Reminder that we operate in a mostly capitalist world and the best way to express your opinion about products is money. Withhold money if you're unhappy. Spend money when you want to encourage someone to continue their work. If you don't have money to spare, that's understandable and there's a lot of free content, but criticizing their business plan is most effective through monetary means.
This is true. Which is why i stopped being a patron years ago.
yes, fanboying a porn game is very cringe. keep living in your delusion that DarkHound hasnt been taking advantage of his gullible patrons for years with subpar content. I mean, its the recipe for success is it not?

1. start new game with tons of effort with continuous updates and welcome to feedback
2. continue for a year or two until your game makes it big
3. with you new found patreon success and reliable paycheck methods, you can now decrease your workload by around 50% and now deliver updates twice as slow, while wasting your time doing "revamp scenes" on scenes that were perfectly fine to pad out content and to give the illusion of "new" so you dont have to be creative.
4. Profit (your newfound success will also give you fanboys, which will drown out constructive criticism so you dont have to change your ways)
 
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DuckSwim

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Is the dev winding it down?
There are no posts to what the future holds in that regard.
What is known is that each release since mid-2023 complete one to two girls.

Resort guests
2 of 14 are completed (Brenda, Renee)
2 of 14 are moving there (Desire, Natasha)

Staff and Specials
1 of 9 "left Island" (Mia, I choose to view that as a completed of sorts)

As each release does it, it seems reasonable to assume the completions will continue.
 
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Crimson Fire

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There are no posts to what the future holds in that regard.
What is known is that each release since mid-2023 complete one to two girls.

Resort guests
2 of 14 are completed (Brenda, Renee)
2 of 14 are moving there (Desire, Natasha)

Staff and Specials
1 of 9 "left Island" (Mia, I choose to view that as a completed of sorts)

As each release does it, it seems reasonable to assume the completions will continue.
This level of completion is why people are saying end the game and move on. Assuming there is no merit to the theory that the dev is deliberately slow walking the development of the game to grift via patreon, this is a clear case of a game that was too ambitious. When you are too slow in development that you need to revamp/re-render scenes not because the quality sucked at the time you created said scenes but because the technology has left you behind so that older work looks inferior, it is time to pivot and reassess your game. There are far too many characters full stop. This isn't opinion it is fact because after 7 years if your completion rate is 21% you have failed to correctly triage your feature list for the game. And that 21% is generous because I counted Mia, Desire and Natasha as complete even though they are not in fact complete. So the truth is the game is far worse shape than presented. The games lack of story also points to the fact that things are too ambitious, not because the game needs a story but that narrative factors are not slowing production this is a game that is almost 100% pure mechanics.

It is seriously time to move on and start the next project, this game should have focused on 4 to 5 women that you could woo and the rest should have been "extras." aka minor characters that don't require so much development to add to the island.
 

SiJa

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Feb 21, 2018
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Update time is so fun :ROFLMAO:

I have to say the new " End the game! " spam is highly entertaining.
As I said, you can not please them.

They want the game to end yet moan about lack of content for their fav character.
They want the game to end yet moan about fewer updates.
They want the game to end yet moan about lack of storyline.
They want the game to end yet want a kink/fetish added to the game.
They want the game to end yet moan about it looking bland.
They want the game to end yet moan about image improvements and old content upgrades.

Basically, they just moan :ROFLMAO:

Apparently Darkhound is not allowed to have a family, real paid work, real life etc...
Needs to be 24/7 making updates for the crowd that don't pay for the game.
As per the trend elsewhere... he's now milking his Patreons.

I say to all you End the Game spammers... go learn about what goes into making a VN game...
Go learn about Renpy.
Go learn about Daz3d.
Go learn about Python.
Go learn about Patreon, and how most creators make very little.
Go understand how your comments make you look like a child, wanting its own way, and are more like tantrums than actual creative critique, or anything of value to help development.
 

DuckSwim

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Jan 19, 2018
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This level of completion is why people are saying end the game and move on. Assuming there is no merit to the theory that the dev is deliberately slow walking the development of the game to grift via patreon, this is a clear case of a game that was too ambitious. When you are too slow in development that you need to revamp/re-render scenes not because the quality sucked at the time you created said scenes but because the technology has left you behind so that older work looks inferior, it is time to pivot and reassess your game. There are far too many characters full stop. This isn't opinion it is fact because after 7 years if your completion rate is 21% you have failed to correctly triage your feature list for the game. And that 21% is generous because I counted Mia, Desire and Natasha as complete even though they are not in fact complete. So the truth is the game is far worse shape than presented. The games lack of story also points to the fact that things are too ambitious, not because the game needs a story but that narrative factors are not slowing production this is a game that is almost 100% pure mechanics.

It is seriously time to move on and start the next project, this game should have focused on 4 to 5 women that you could woo and the rest should have been "extras." aka minor characters that don't require so much development to add to the island.
What people say? Are we here talking about the pause entertainment after each release?

The one where people embarrass themselves by rushing in here year after year and do all the mental striptease things that their primary caregiver have told them not to.

Yeah, that's quality stuff alright.

I plan my air fryers schedule around them so that I can have food and drink ready when their tears start.

Edit. As for rest, that's your opinion, the game will do as the developer pleases. It's a free game, aimed at adults, and said adults can like it or leave (or support my air fryer)
 
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