Wouldn't be so bad if the poofing happened after the long-awaited 3some did, but nooooo......
Speaking from experience (failed developer here), it's a crap ton of work. It seems easy enough from the outside, but once you start the renders, it can be discouraging. For every good render you see, there may have been several attempts that sucked; hands clipping, clothes not fitting, feet buried in the floor, lighting issues, etc. Rendering 1 scene can take forever, even with a top of the line graphics card. Just rendering 100 images could take days and if you only have the one PC that can be a problem. The Dev from BaDIK has at least one PC that is only running renders. To get a release out in a couple of months is basically a full time job and most devs are doing it after work/school.
100% agree. I have a ton of work experience in developing curriculum and print materials, but I'm very comfortable with the idea that my particular set of skills come nowhere close to being what is needed to successfully produce a game on my own. Since I have the art and technology skills of a concussed squirrel, I tip my hat to the people who are able to make it work.
Maybe he got kidnapped by Somali pirates in the middle of doing an update from his yacht. He wanted to keep going, but one of the pirates told him "I'm the developer now."
My opinion is that there isn't. Other than the obligatory fap scene included in a first post (one with a character that wasn't going to be central to the story), there is nothing there.
You'll likely find that your luck will improve if you notice the abandoned tag before you start playing. Agreed that it was a promising piece of work and it's a shame that the developer vanished like a fart in the wind.
