Ren'Py Horton Bay Stories - Jake [v0.5.7.1] [Lumphorn Games]
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NOPE, which wouldn't be a problem if there was any progress in the main story.
There is no way to complete the game if you keep introducing new characters instead of working on the ones already introduced.
There are too many open forks and no real progress, especially with the "main characters".
The impregnated girls are still acting like nothing happened and it seems like they will never get a baby belly.
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I didn't get access there until I was taking art class after uni. I don't know if that's supposed to be a requirement.
minatodr1
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- Jul 20, 2019
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Let's talk a bit about criticisms and the game. For someone new to the game, it really offers at least 5 hours of content, even though some characters are very freakish and libido-killing, most characters are beautiful and hot. You can build a harem, you can do drug slinging, and if you play smart, you can avoid NTR. Even though I played the compressed version, the CGs were beautiful. Since the game has been in development for 4 years, it seems like the developer is milking the supporters for those who have been playing from the beginning, but this is entirely a matter of perspective and a very problematic situation. To provide a lot of content for current players, they need to hire a lot of employees, which is a risky business, and since it’s always easier to find new players, the comments of current players are probably not taken into account. I hadn’t played the game for a long time, and when I started again, I really enjoyed it. If you’re new to the game, it’s really an enjoyable game, but for those who have already played and are waiting for new content for their favorite character, the game seems to be progressing very slowly and milking its supporters financially. This is entirely a matter of perspective. The developer can be criticized for undertaking such a large project with so many characters, but they are not abandoning it and are standing behind their project. My advice to those who have already played the game would be: don’t play the game for 6 months to 1 year and then start again, it will be enjoyable then. One of the technical shortcomings of the game was that it pushed my system to limits; even though my system is above average, the effects and animations weren't smooth enough. It would be better not to see people on the map who cannot be interacted with at that time because when we see someone at home and go to them, we only encounter a .png file, and to interact, we have to advance the time and find a task. If development continues, it has the potential to be a great game.
I am new to game i play over 5 hours and i think i just around middle of the story and no where near completing all the side quest and probably need to replay for different choices too.
minatodr1
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- Jul 20, 2019
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Yeah, no one can complete because all characters can't arouse your interest.
So I've been walking all over the uni, from outside the art/music/janitor closet to the gym and reception at all hours on Monday and I can't find Tramp, and I'm getting zero objective updates. Where/when do I find this sub? At this point, it's been 4+ weeks since I had her on Alicia's desk (MC dom route)...
Rhea is the key. You need to make progress with her. So you should go to the library from 15 to 18.
You need some progress in the art club, and high friendship points with Connor (Green haired guy). Hang out more with his gang at the skatepark at 15:00.
I am absolutely certain that it will end up there, but whether it will be a few months or a couple of years down the line is anyone's guess.
- Jul 10, 2018
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It runs perfectly on my spare, 11 yr old (Intel i5) PC, 16Mb RAM, Nvidia 1060 GFX, and that's far, far from 'above average' compared to anything less than 5 yrs old. If your system is struggling, you probably have a spyware issue gulping its resources, because this resource-sipping Ren'Py-based game certainly won't be the cause. Either that, or your idea of an 'above average' system is far, far from that. Any average PC should handle this with ease while also running a browser (and Chrome is a total memory hog).
The game progresses, just as it began, at the pace of a very small team of independent developers. It might seem to be taking longer for updates, or the updates getting smaller, but that's an unavoidable consequence of any new code and events having to fit (and be tested for fit) with all the previous code and events. When new pieces have to fully integrate with an ever-growing set of previous work, that takes a bit longer than when you can just create stuff where it doesn't have to comfortably mesh with prior code, etc.
Furthermore, the devs have listened to prior feedback I feel, and it certainly seems as if the renders now are of higher quality, less acceptance of one that comes out especially freaky-looking, etc. Again, that comes at the cost of taking more time per render, per scene, etc.
Finally, it is entirely natural and normal for long projects to start off with a pace that simply isn't sustainable over years. Look at any long walk you've ever undertaken, or an average gym membership use, or indeed, ANY long-term project at all. As the weeks, months, and years pass, there's naturally less of the insane enthusiasm and a more steady, sustainable pace. This is a good thing. It is when devs don't allow themselves to pace sensibly, when they let themselves get pressured into ridiculous burn-out that games get abandoned, which is why most games, as in more than 90%, never get completed, or else get rushed to an early conclusion.
What?!
Let me ask you, how many of your friends and neighbours do you let know about your interest in porn games?
So, if you can't even tell your own friends and family without careful thought, and being very, very selective, how the heck do you think a dev would advertise a job making such?
Most of the games here are small teams, couples, or even solo devs. Of the teams, many of them were working solo first and 'teamed up'. In other words, they found someone already doing these sorts of games, renders, etc. The problem there, of course, is that means both already have a project, and the team thing is often a later or side-project. Long-term teams are pretty rare in this genre.
Aside from the difficulty of finding people who are accepting of the medium, never mind skilled in it, there's a far bigger issue: Money.
'Employees' (to use your choice of word) get wages. The vast majority of games don't earn enough to pay even a solo dev a full-time wage, at least, not before completion and a full release. And a solo dev may not have to be as careful over taxes, benefits, etc. Financially speaking, it is rarer than hen's teeth to find a game in development that can even afford to pay one proper wage, never mind employ a whole team.
For context, and from personal experience, I can tell you that I earn more from just a couple of hours of my (admittedly quite well paid day-job) than all the subs to any one average game combined add up to in a month. For a game to have enough money (before deductions, taxes, contributions, etc) to pay just 3 people a pretty damn poor 'wage' of $2k per month ($24k a year before deductions) each it needs around 1,000 subscribers paying $10 per month each. Not just on a good month, but as a reliable minimum to guarantee you can keep paying the wages. That's a pretty damn exclusive set of games that have that kind of support, almost none of which is it their *first* game. They usually built that following from completing one or more previous, exceptional games.
So 'employees' are not even an option for the vast, huge majority of games. Wake up, dude.