VN Ren'Py Light of My Life [Ch.8 v0.8.2] [Naughty Road]

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It's just like that bit from Vanilla Sky....

"David: Well, you know, I’m a pleasure delayer.
Doc: How does that work?
David: Pleasure delay? You mean you don’t know? You keep the relationship casual…until the absolute breaking point, and then one evening or afternoon or morning…it could be months from now….well, you know how it works
Doc: Actually, I don’t…"
 
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'halfway mark' my ass. I think the dev is being a bit too optimistic. The last update needed plenty of extra work to be put in the last, let's say '10 percent', for bug fixing and testing. When that graph came towards the end, progress slowed too a crawl of previous development speed and it took months extra before we got a release. Maybe there now is better balance of work/life and I am wrong, but I doubt it.
 
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Draakaap23 said:
'halfway mark' my ass. I think the dev is being a bit too optimistic. The last update needed plenty of extra work to be put in the last, let's say '10 percent', for bug fixing and testing. When that graph came towards the end, progress slowed too a crawl of previous development speed and it took months extra before we got a release. Maybe there now is better balance of work/life and I am wrong, but I doubt it.
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Work/life balance. You mean that he has a family he likes to spend time with, as well as a full-time job to put a roof over their head, food on the table, and clothes on their backs... and this is a third on his priority list when looking at all three? Even so, as a solo developer - 2500+ hours went into Chapter 6 in 2021 and he's over 1200 so far for Chapter 7 in 2022.

It's obvious when the dev says "halfway there" he means half the scenes, not "half done". The progress bar obviously shows that, looking at last week's #10,057 as a guide. Also, notice that the second half of the scenes are more complex. Finally, the dev has made no secret for at least the last couple of years that just because the scenes are done, doesn't mean it's ready for release. Gotta wait for the ship to fill in.

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Finally, as for "extra months" claim you make, as you can see from the gif below, the progress was pretty steady through to the last scene completed on 18 Nov 2021. Chapter 6 was released on 8 Dec 2021. That's 20 days for QA, play testing, porting, etc.

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Part of the "slowdown" had to do with the fact that a lot of the stuff at the end got pretty complex and the one scene-one face setup didn't really convey that well. Hence the the little stacks of faces that feature on the new progress bar. Hopefully, that better shows where the challenges are. It's an iterative process, and I'm also figuring this stuff out as I go along, it's not like I've done any of this before. :D
 
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naughtyroad said:
Part of the "slowdown" had to do with the fact that a lot of the stuff at the end got pretty complex and the one scene-one face setup didn't really convey that well. Hence the the little stacks of faces that feature on the new progress bar. Hopefully, that better shows where the challenges are. It's an iterative process, and I'm also figuring this stuff out as I go along, it's not like I've done any of this before. :D
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I'm being entirely sincere when I say that you are hitting it out of the park. There are few devs on this platform that are capable of the work that you are putting out, and while I (and everyone else) wish we could have immediate access to a finished narrative, that just speaks to the quality and enjoyability of your game and story. I'm sorry that this often manifests in what can be perceived as frustration from many people, but I truly believe that these misguided statements are born of love rather than hate. It's a deep appreciation to the time and attention that you put into every single frame, word, and line of code that this game needs.

I know the slog is hard, and that people adding negativity to the mix isn't great. However, I hope you know that for every one person that speaks up about timetables or the roadmap or whatever else, there are dozens of us who are waiting patiently as you create your art and grant us further access into this charming world that you've created.

Thank you Naughty, I truly mean that. Your game is the one that I look forward to the most, and I'm so excited to see what you have in store for us, when it's ready to be shared.

Please take care of yourself and your family, and take pride knowing that something you've created is drawing such strong emotions from people! Both the good and the misguided less than good lol
 
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I don't mind the time that updates take, though of course I would love for things to magically progress quicker. With that said I'm patiently waiting for the next one while keeping myself occupied with other games and life in general. So naughtyroad, you have my thanks for all the work you do and the payoff in the last update was so good.
 
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Twstt said:
I'm being entirely sincere when I say that you are hitting it out of the park. There are few devs on this platform that are capable of the work that you are putting out, and while I (and everyone else) wish we could have immediate access to a finished narrative, that just speaks to the quality and enjoyability of your game and story. I'm sorry that this often manifests in what can be perceived as frustration from many people, but I truly believe that these misguided statements are born of love rather than hate. It's a deep appreciation to the time and attention that you put into every single frame, word, and line of code that this game needs.

I know the slog is hard, and that people adding negativity to the mix isn't great. However, I hope you know that for every one person that speaks up about timetables or the roadmap or whatever else, there are dozens of us who are waiting patiently as you create your art and grant us further access into this charming world that you've created.

Thank you Naughty, I truly mean that. Your game is the one that I look forward to the most, and I'm so excited to see what you have in store for us, when it's ready to be shared.

Please take care of yourself and your family, and take pride knowing that something you've created is drawing such strong emotions from people! Both the good and the misguided less than good lol
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I wish I was this eloquent. I'll simply say that I agree that this is one of, if not the best game in dev right now. Many of us would prefer that Naughty keep the quality up rather than rush to get the next release out.

Thanks for the great story / game!
 
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okay so I'm reading the guide/walkthrough... but I have one question, does pursuing brooke's path cut off any content with macy? or just change a few +'s into -'s in terms of love/anger (but not enough to ruin macy's route?)
 
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left1000 said:
okay so I'm reading the guide/walkthrough... but I have one question, does pursuing brooke's path cut off any content with macy? or just change a few +'s into -'s in terms of love/anger (but not enough to ruin macy's route?)
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Nope, anything that'll lock out the wards will be clearly marked as such. You won't miss out any content by pursuing any of the other available characters.
 
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