They're not hard at work like Onyxdime tries to make it seem like, he's only trying to make it seem that way so that people will resubscribe and make him and Incstor more money.
I've repeatedly told people not to bother with ICSTOR's Patreon. As per below. If I was trying to bump ICSTOR's Patreon numbers, then I'm doing a pretty shit job of it.
In case I haven't been clear enough in my complete financial disconnect to the Patreon so far:
There is no point in subscribing to the Patreon.
This is literally a pirate site. You can steal a copy for free on the first page.
For example, in April he claims that the update will be released that month but also that the update itself is only 70% complete.
I never said that. The last two posts in April clearly state that I was still missing renders for Sara, Lily, Liza and Yazmin. When questioned on an ETA for the game by
phill_leotardo I stated I would let people know as soon as the next batch of renders was sent across, and that I would do a live count of them as I worked.
I've already addressed this a few posts back. On 18th March I said I still hadn't received Sara/Lily and Liza/Yazmin renders, and that it was looking far more likely to be April.
give us a new ETA for the update then
Already promised I'd let you know as soon as I get rhe next batch of renders across, and do a live count of them as I work.
That is exactly what I'm doing right now, providing regular updates as I decrease the amount of oustanding renders - exactly like I promised I would.
I mean look at the last batch of renders he's claimed to receive, 830 of them on May 8th, as of may 20th he claims to need to finish writing for 501 of the renders. So it take him ~2 weeks to write for 300 renders? So on April 3rd he's claiming the update is 70% done, even though he was waiting on 2 batches of renders that will take him well over a month to write for, and then on April 4th he's still saying the update is likely to be out in April? How can you honestly claim those things? It makes no sense.
To begin responding to this point - I could knock out the writing for these 800 renders in two or three days. The writing would be uninspired, boring, and generally quite shit.
It takes time to come up with ideas that give characters a bit of depth. For example, Caroline's vulnerability.
Given that I am still waiting on Liza and Yazmin being sent across I have a bit of extra time to dedicate to invest in Violet and Lily. For example, I have created a few new scenes for Lily (beyond what ICSTOR originally sent across) by chopping, changing, and rearranging existing renders which add a few extra layers to her story. If I was simply rushing to get the game out the door I would have skipped doing this. I did the same thing for the Pool Girl (Delilah), by writing and rewriting her story several times over to add more character depth and (hopefully) a satsifying story, despite her only being a side-character.
As soon as ICSTOR sends me those last renders for Liza and Yazmin, then
every single day that the game is delayed from that point on is on me. But, as I promised (and have been doing), I'll keep you in the loop with updates on the number of outstanding renders, as well as a word count.