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

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Noe174

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Seraphym said:
They probably haven't stopped working on it because this game is a prison of ICSTOR's own making (all of these games become one once they get big enough). Once they get big enough, these developers inevitably quit their day jobs and make more money at this. Patrons are subsidizing the creation of a game and completing it is anathema to making a career out of this. No one wants to go back to making less money and working harder at it, but there is no guarantee that another project will have as much attention as their most popular one (look at NLT, none of the sequels to Treasure of Naadia are as highly regarded).

This starts the vicious cycle we see here. Games that are in development in perpetuity because these developers are making too much money on projects that cannot end without taking their lifestyle with it.

ICSTOR is going to do what all of these big, single-developers do and stretch every ounce of content as long as possible to squeeze every nickel and dime they can out of your wallet. Their other projects don't garner anywhere near enough attention for them to move on, and simply stopping would mean having to go back to work a 9-5.

The additional content will come out because it has to for ICSTOR to keep squeezing money out of patrons long term. These people are making good money, but they aren't exactly making "retire to a private island" money.

Before it does we will probably get notice that too much content was added and the DLCs are being downsized to include a "complete" story along one path for only one girl at a time. We'll get notice that Linda and Caroline are being cut into their own DLC and Sara will be the first one (only because the other 2 are more popular). In a few years time, once the game shows its age, ICSTOR will announce a tech update that takes years (similar to Summertime Saga) and this will add more years of milking to the masses. Thus the cycle continues.
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Hypothetically, assuming your argument is true......what prevents ICSTOR from reporting?

I repeat, there are creators who have paused their projects and they have reported the circumstances in detail. Therefore there is no controversy with them.

What do we have from ICSTOR? NOTHING
 
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Content Restoration Mod 0.5 Alternative Dialog Pixeldrain
Content Restoration Mod 0.5 Alternative Dialog Mega

DO NOT Apply other Incest Patch or LEWDPATCHER.

NOTE: This MOD already includes everything related to INCEST. It was developed specifically with incest in mind. You do not need any other mod or patch.

0.1: It fully restores the deleted 'Sidra and Isla' content (the friendly neighborhood lesbians), the intro, and a few minor things, such as the school on the map.
0.2: Includes fixes to the full Caroline's path.
0.3: Fully restores Celia's blackmail path.
0.4: Restores Sara's full path.
0.5: Linda's path is fully restored.

Installation: Just drop the "game" folder from the archive into the main "MilfyCity" folder. Overwrite if asked.

Log:
0.1 - Initial release.
0.1.1 - Added the missing video files.
0.1.2 - Fixed the typo for the "videos" folder.
0.2 - Caroline only: Fixes numerous grammar mistakes, restores all relationship-related content, and reinstates all stuff related to school.
0.2.1 - Fixed the typo for the "videos" folder.
0.3 - Added restoration to Celia's complete blackmail path.
0.3.1 - A fully rewritten dialogue for the first event, introduced with version 1.0, between MC and Celia, is now much more in line with the previous ones.
0.3.2 - Contains fixes from 1.0e. Fully compatible with the Steam version.
0.4 - Adds full restoration to Sara's path. She's back to school, reinstates her relationship with the MC, and other members of the cast, along with all related content and many minor things. Sorry about the last event, I couldn't help myself...
0.5 - Linda's Path is fully restored. The same goes for Bob, Judy, and the twins. Integrated a walkthrough for the friendly neighborhood lesbians, along with countless other minor additions and adjustments.
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Hey at the beginning when MC tells Macy about his mom kissing him they refer to her as his landlady.
 
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Noe174 said:
Hypothetically, assuming your argument is true......what prevents ICSTOR from reporting?

I repeat, there are creators who have paused their projects and they have reported the circumstances in detail. Therefore there is no controversy with them.

What do we have from ICSTOR? NOTHING
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I don't think there has been a pause. I think there is a deliberate development slowdown of content to maximize how much money is being taken from patrons and I think this is something that is happening to many of the more popular developers on this site.
 
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Seraphym said:
I don't think there has been a pause. I think there is a deliberate development slowdown of content to maximize how much money is being taken from patrons and I think this is something that is happening to many of the more popular developers on this site.
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Slow down or pause... it doesn't matter, the consequence is the same.

If it were an altruistic project there is nothing to object to other than being grateful for the work already done.

This is not the situation, money is raised for this project, it could be legal in that they are free and disinterested financial contributions that do not imply any commitment on the part of the creator.

But its legitimacy is questionable and a dishonest practice.

If people financially support the project it is to help the creator prosper.

The minimum the creator must do is report the situation at all times and each person will assume whether they contribute or not.

Let's not forget that part of the problem lies with the sponsors themselves
 
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