VN Ren'Py Abandoned Nothing Is Forever [v0.7.3] [MrSilverLust]

[dolfe67]

So did he pause Patreon subs again? He would have had to log in to do that a few days ago, but nobody mentioned anything.

Do you expect patrons to come here and report it every month?...

 

[_user]

Do you expect patrons to come here and report it every month?...

I'd definitely expect a few to come and report if the dev stopped pausing the subs.

Dev is alive, doesn't mean he's working on the game though.

 

[dolfe67]

I'd definitely expect a few to come and report if the dev stopped pausing the subs.

Dev is alive, doesn't mean he's working on the game though.

Yeah so if nobody says anything, we have to guess he's still pausing

 

[Vleder]

Yeah so if nobody says anything, we have to guess he's still pausing

He's still pausing, I'm still hoping...

 

[Xantoser]

Seriously, the good games get abandoned so often, I guess the people who put some actual effort into their projects end up burning out.

The biggest issue with these games is that they're made by inexperienced developers who drastically underestimate how much time and manpower a full game actually takes. They jump into projects clearly meant for full teams, and then wonder why they burn out or abandon them.
To make things worse, there's a complete lack of understanding of how branching narrative complexity works. People keep adding choices upon choices, doubling the content in every chapter, as if they’ve never heard of a geometric sequence. This kind of design is doomed from the start unless you either cut down hard on the number of branches or hire a full team.

But it’s the community that throws money at dreamers with zero track record - then acts surprised when nothing gets finished. So they get exactly what they pay for.

 

[J3bac]

Does anyone know requirments to show "hand-holding porn as joke" to Emma? Game only shows for option 1 and 2 what I need or needed to do.

 

[osanaiko]

Does anyone know requirments to show "hand-holding porn as joke" to Emma? Game only shows for option 1 and 2 what I need or needed to do.

The "hand holding porn" option is available as follows:

In Chapter 4, win the Poker competition, then:

- Choose "Task: Ask her to admit she liked sleeping with you" followed by "Tell her you'll think of something"

OR

- Choose "Tell her to relax, you'll go easy on her"

 

[assman1337]

MrSilverLust hope you can come back

 

[KammerJ]

To make things worse, there's a complete lack of understanding of how branching narrative complexity works. People keep adding choices upon choices, doubling the content in every chapter, as if they’ve never heard of a geometric sequence. This kind of design is doomed from the start unless you either cut down hard on the number of branches or hire a full team.

Every new/aspiring developer should read your comment!

There is a huge difference in writing a (significantly) branching plot and in just doing sex scenes with some variables or some "flavour choices".

But tbh, i understand why developers dream of creating a amazing and deep VN with lots of very different branches.

 

[FinrayB]

MrSilverLust hope you can come back

Or at the very least... Offer a meaningful explanation to his backers as to why he gave up cut and run.
If he didn't do that already, that is. idk, i wouldnt know im not a patron.

 

[_user]

But tbh, i understand why developers dream of creating a amazing and deep VN with lots of very different branches.

What you want are choices with as little branching as possible, in other words give the player the illusion of choice where every path leads back to the main road. Proper branching is just way too expensive to be sustainable.