VN Ren'Py Abandoned Hot Sand of Antarctica [v0.09] [Grinvald]

[Griev]

I usually hate the father/ daughter stuff but this is done in such a way that I wasn't bothered by it at all. Now I don't say that as if winning me over is a deal. Not at all. I'm saying that the game is well done to the point that it can draw in those that may not normally be into the tags it has. Good on you Dev, great job with the game and I wish you much success with the project.

 

[alex13_zen]

How have I not heard of this game before, it's awesome and people need to know about it! Guess I'll go on a posting spree and hope people will click my signature

 

[muschi26]

How have I not heard of this game before, it's awesome and people need to know about it! Guess I'll go on a posting spree and hope people will click my signature

You changed the pictures, but not the links LOL. Your Hot Sand of Antarctica signature links to Welcome to Free Will, and your A Man for All one, to The Anomalous Dr. Vibes.

 

[alex13_zen]

You changed the pictures, but not the links LOL. Your Hot Sand of Antarctica signature links to Welcome to Free Will, and your A Man for All one, to The Anomalous Dr. Vibes.

Thanks for letting me know!

 

[White Lamp]

How have I not heard of this game before, it's awesome and people need to know about it! Guess I'll go on a posting spree and hope people will click my signature

How did you set that up? I'd love to advertise this very underrated game too.

 

[alex13_zen]

How did you set that up? I'd love to advertise this very underrated game too.

Go on the first page to Extras>Fan signatures and copy the signature code you like. Then go to Your account>Signature, click Insert image and paste the url. Then click this image and click Insert link, paste here the url of the first page of the game so that people clicking it will be redirected here.

 

[alex13_zen]

How did you set that up? I'd love to advertise this very underrated game too.

You didn't insert the clickable link to the game https://f95zone.to/threads/hot-sand-of-antarctica-v0-07-grinvald.95356/

 

[White Lamp]

You didn't insert the clickable link to the game https://f95zone.to/threads/hot-sand-of-antarctica-v0-07-grinvald.95356/

ok I redid it, I think it works now! thanks for letting me know.

 

[mastermindX3M]

next update relese date, anyone?

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

next update relese date, anyone?

v0.08 Development progress

• Renders - 100%
• Animations - 100%
• Rendering post-processing - 100%
• Music & Sounds - 60%
• Translation - 70%

 

[mastermindX3M]

so couple of days then?

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

so couple of days then?

Very unlikely.

 

[Halofromdowntown]

hope the update is coming fast

 

[hazyfire]

v0.08 Development progress

• Renders - 100%
• Animations - 100%
• Rendering post-processing - 100%
• Music & Sounds - 60%
• Translation - 90%

 

[Abhai]

So, in two weeks the dev has managed to do 20% of translation, and nothing else
Good job dev...that icstor developing bible truly is a work of art

 

[Catherine♡]

So, in two weeks the dev has managed to do 20% of translation, and nothing else
Good job dev...that icstor developing bible truly is a work of art

billing has been disabled since March when he had his surgery.

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[Abhai]

billing has been disabled since March when he had his surgery.

didnt know that...my mistake on that part

regardless, it doesnt change a fact that the progress is tediously slow in recent times, and if it continues that way it will be two months for translation and sound/music effects.
patreon being disabled or not, doesnt sound too promising in the terms of future game development.

and icstor bible isnt just for "milking", it covers all areas of "proper" game developing...so we shall see how it goes with this game/dev in the near future i guess

 

[RYOUSC]

Just found this game. The girls look gorgeous, especially the daughters, they are the best. The story keeps me interested throughout it all as well. The only downside is less content than I expected for an about 2 years old game.

 

[hydrang3a]

Just found this game. The girls look gorgeous, especially the daughters, they are the best. The story keeps me interested throughout it all as well. The only downside is less content than I expected for an about 2 years old game.

Dev abandoned the game due to lack of funding personal reasons (see post below) around v0.03 and it was only a while later, after getting the minimum support he wanted, he decided to revive the game.

 

[DiTo]

didnt know that...my mistake on that part

regardless, it doesnt change a fact that the progress is tediously slow in recent times, and if it continues that way it will be two months for translation and sound/music effects.
patreon being disabled or not, doesnt sound too promising in the terms of future game development.

and icstor bible isnt just for "milking", it covers all areas of "proper" game developing...so we shall see how it goes with this game/dev in the near future i guess

Lets not lump everyone together... icstor is making a living from developing his game but this dev isn't; he is making it in his free time, and sometimes you have more free time, sometimes less. The updates before this one where made in around 3 month. Of course a significant slowdown in development is never a good sign, this dev unlike icstor, paused billing. No one knows exactly what the future holds for a game in development, so lets not go accusing devs of being icstor simply because the development time is taking longer than one might like. The circumstances here are very different from icstor's.

Dev abandoned the game due to lack of funding around v0.03 and it was only a while later, after getting the minimum support he wanted, he decided to revive the game.

The dev didn't abandon the game due to lack of funding. Here is his old Patreon post about it:

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I would like to write about why I decided to abandon game development. It's not about the money, of course. It's about very personal reasons, which I didn't want to talk about, because it seems totally stupid.
The thing is that about a week ago my wife left me, went to live with her mother. We had lived together for 12 years and it was a complete surprise to me. We had never had much conflict and everything was fine. So her decision hit me hard, but that's not the main thing.
I could have just frozen the project until I came to my senses. But the main problem is that she was creating some of the story characters for this game, and seeing them in front of me became unbearable. Yes, I realize now that it's idiotic, it's just characters.
I decided to start a new project. However, HSoA became a part of my life in a year of work, and it was not so easy to drop it.
Now I know for sure that I want to continue developing HSoA.
I realize that my reputation as a developer is gone, and I don't ask you to believe me. Reputations take a long time to achieve and disappear in a moment. I hope someday I can regain your trust. It surprises and pleases me that not all of my patrons have left me, though I have asked for it. For those who remain with me, I can guarantee that I will not turn on billing until version 0.06 is released.
Thank you and I apologize to everyone for this mess that has been going on over the past few days. I will be sure to resolve my issues soon and get back to development.

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By the way, on the advice of a friend I created a discord server, if anyone wants to join:

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