Ren'Py Completed Milfy City [v1.0e] [ICSTOR]

[rem3403]

Since I last played this game:
- I have finished school.
- I have finished 1 year of college, half way through my second year.
- I have applied to a university and got accepted.
- I got a new PC.

and many more things.

I've done more things in one month than this clown of a developer has done in one year. I'm genuinely surprised this shit hasn't been put on hold or cancelled yet.

I'm not saying anything bad about people that support him because they can do as they please...I myself just find it unbelievable that he still has over 6,000 patrons at this point considering he hasn't released an update in over a year, and if I am correct it was about that long of a wait before the last update.

 

[Zane Truesdale]

He's not depressed, if he was depressed he wouldn't write a Patreon post about starting a NEW game and admitting he's just an "ideas man" who only likes doing renders. The fact is he got gassed out. He has also been making games back to back non-stop without a break and when he felt he got to the pinnacle of Milfy City (the Linda update) he took what he thought was a much needed break, "depression" was just the tag line.

Now that he has taken his break, he's done with Milfy City...trust me, as a developer and a creative person in general, if you do not continue the momentum of your work you can lose perspective on what made it great in the first place (a la the Caroline update which was weak compared to the rest of the game). In his mind he is done with the game but in reality he has a long way to go and he doesn't want to finish the game being a shadow of its former self.

Sometimes taking a break is good when you have writers block...but he's not a writer...he has a team for that...he just does renders and animations.

I also think he's super sensitive, he doesn't like it when he gets hate. He's mentioned that a few times on Discord, he likes being appreciated. I feel taking that break really ruined his rep, not because he wanted a break, but because of the false pretenses behind it (being depressed and stories not matching up) he has been caught multiple times lying red handed and therefore has created trust issues between himself and his supporters.

Now he's in the head space of "Do I really want to finish this game for these assholes who have been insulting me?". Well his "porn game career" is on the line, since if he doesn't complete the game he will not have the same support he once had if he decides to abandon it. It would be in his best interests to finish it, if he were really depressed and if this "job" is causing him that depression, he would have hung his gloves up a long time ago and looked after his health first. Clearly he wants to do this but he's just lost his motivation and inspiration, I think he also realizes how technically limited his abilities in animation are too. He's good at the art work but his animations are stiff and he could also be super critical of his own work which is contributing to his said "depression".

PS. What ever happened to just being upset? I feel like people misuse "depression" too much to get sympathy out of others.

First of all, really well said, I agree with every single word. But just like I said, I'm not a fan or anything, I just come time by time to see what's going on, so I don't know his personal life, other projects or whatever. I just think if he have a depression, which I don't really know if it's true (I'm just assuming by what I read here), then I don't think it's right to judge him by that, you know?
If the work is delayed, then let's keep the thinking about that, not his personal life. By the way, this is just my opinion, anyone can say anything about it.

 

[Irgendwie Irgendwo]

Well I'm not saying I believe anything he says, if you guys want to talk about his work and delay, then talk about it. Just don't talk about something serious like depression. Doesn't concern us if he have it or not.
And It's not like I'm here all the time, I just come time by time to check if the update is ready or not, so I'm just saying what I think. If you guys know about his personal life or whatever, then you know what are you talking about. I'm just saying what I think it's fair.

Let's say that we can agree that depression is a very serious thing and can lead to tragic things if not treated. Also, you definitely should not minimize it. Also, I am inclined to believe developers who have proven to be reliable when they run into technical problems, or have some death in the family and such and thus they have to delay one or the other release date.

However, in Icstor's case there were multiple delays with "my dog ate my homework" excuses and all of a sudden "he has depression". You really can get the impression that this is just another BS excuse.

 

[Skeltom]

However, in Icstor's case there were multiple delays with "my dog ate my homework" excuses and all of a sudden "he has depression". You really can get the impression that this is just another BS excuse.

Exactly, and if he really is depressed and not work on it he should grow a conscience and pause his patron. I treat everything he says now as a lie.

 

[Zane Truesdale]

Let's say that we can agree that depression is a very serious thing and can lead to tragic things if not treated. Also, you definitely should not minimize it. Also, I am inclined to believe developers who have proven to be reliable when they run into technical problems, or have some death in the family and such and thus they have to delay one or the other release date.

However, in Icstor's case there were multiple delays with "my dog ate my homework" excuses and all of a sudden "he has depression". You really can get the impression that this is just another BS excuse.

Yeah, now I get it.. If that's the case, then I'm with all of you.

 

[Gavrilo Princip]

play this game before and again can`t find Celia key !

 

[UNNI_FIED]

Anyone has any news about the coming update ?

 

[Odin73]

Anyone has any news about the coming update ?

NADA, ZIP, NOTHING... He said that date several time but failed to delivery

 

[dreamlord666]

pls give me link at new preview pics and bonus art pics , ty

 

[Rumplepuss]

I'm stuck on getting the key in the aunt's wife's office cause they're always there. Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.

Try visiting at a different time of day when the two of them are out of the house at the swimming pool. Mornings I seem to remember are good for that.

 

[joch1812]

Update on icstor: Release 2021
When? 31 December 2021
And still no update, then Release 2022
lmao

 

[bobbo69]

I don't understand why there isn't an abandoned tag on this thread

 

[Luxury Girl]

Come back in the morning when they're together in the pool (it has to be cleaned up obviously). Before that talk with Liza a lot.

 

[RustyCooter]

How the hell does this dev still got so many supporters. I can think of quite a few more deserving devs that should have his following.

 

[Rumplepuss]

If Icstor is out of ideas why not admit it and invite supporters to contribute their ideas about how the story should evolve? Most of the feedback would be rubbish but some of it might be good enough to help him get the ball rolling again and make some progress. I really want to find out what happened after the MC and Linda were discovered by her husband Bob naked in the MC's room, and what happens between the MC and crime lord/headmaster now that the MC owes him a favour for recovering Caroline's stolen necklace, and pine for more development in the Caroline/MC relationship, and Yazmin/Liza/MC triangle and... well... let's face it... the whole kit and caboodle really. Damn! The game has such interesting characters and such a blinding story I really hope against hope that this epic will move forward a step or two soon and eventually be completed.

With so much of the tale yet to be told it would be a crying shame if a game this good ended up on the scrap heap.

Your audience is waiting with baited breath for more of your art Mister Icstor.

 

[Luxury Girl]

BTW is the Harem scene unlockable ? I'm wondering if it's worth it to replay with differences choices (I don't have enough point with Sara and Linda to unlock it).

 

[Somnus]

BTW is the Harem scene unlockable ? I'm wondering if it's worth it to replay with differences choices (I don't have enough point with Sara and Linda to unlock it).

No one has enough points to unlock harem path because their routes are incomplete. So don't bother replaying the game. I doubt this will make a difference at all in the final game, since the developer has lost his passion.

 

[felicemastronzo]

BTW is the Harem scene unlockable ? I'm wondering if it's worth it to replay with differences choices (I don't have enough point with Sara and Linda to unlock it).

what do you mean?

there is no harem scene, it was a never completed ending.

 

[Casikaz]

How the hell does this dev still got so many supporters. I can think of quite a few more deserving devs that should have his following.

Well they must be doing something wrong then if Icstor is having 6000+ patrons without actually doing anything.

If Icstor is out of ideas why not admit it and invite supporters to contribute their ideas about how the story should evolve? Most of the feedback would be rubbish but some of it might be good enough to help him get the ball rolling again and make some progress.

His supporters getting involved to the progress with their feedback was the reason he eventually shut them out from making decisions to updates in 2019. I highly doubt he will let them back in anymore.

 

[yunmaster]

Do you have any information or news about version 1.0 that will be released in 2021?