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Pledges paused again, final testing is underway.
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A month has passed by again, so it's time for the monthly update! Tech demo is out and tested, the script is mostly in shape and visuals done. Not much to say at this point, the only thing left is finding enough time for the final polish and release. I should be able to give the final release date at some point during the next month. I'll have my summer vacation around July and plenty of time to wrap things up during that time, so that should be the worst case deadline fow now. Once I know that, I'll also start dumping content here as I did before the previous releases. I already posted some quick low-res teasers to the Discord server a few days ago and plenty more are ready to go. It has been a long and painful road here, but let's try to finally get this last stretch done. And as a reminder, release 0.4 will contain Alice's full storyline.
Like before, I'm not going to take any Patreon payments until 0.4 is out (I'll temporarily suspend my Patreon at the end of each month until then).
The rest of the post is mostly copy and paste from my previous updates for those who are new or want to be reminded of what will be coming next. See you in the next post, thanks for your support!
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So, TL;DR:
* 0.4 will have Alice's storyline.
* Some new tech in 0.4: interactive 3D and pre-rendered movies, at least a few of each. When I get the pipeline (and my skills) working smoothly, next releases should have more.
* After 0.4 I will try out a bit faster release schedule with partial updates instead of releasing large, complete routes that take ages to finish. We'll see how it goes.
* Steam release at some point after 0.4 is out. Steam has been pretty random with adult games, so who knows what can happen.
- Feb 25, 2017
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Only thing that caught my attention is this " I'll have my summer vacation around July and plenty of time to wrap things up during that time, so that should be the worst case deadline fow now. "
That's one hell of final polishing my man. Even professionnal painters don't take that much time. LMAO.
That's one hell of final polishing my man. Even professionnal painters don't take that much time. LMAO.
- Aug 19, 2018
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This just confirms that this project is side job for him, and that he will get some extra time during summer vacation.
- Sep 30, 2018
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Psst don't bring logic into this, people here need to bitch and moan.
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Don't ask for saves, play it.. You have time before the new update
- Jun 26, 2018
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Here for my bi-monthly check in and still nothing? Even ICSTOR finally got his abandoned tag
- Feb 7, 2018
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Is this game still going on at a George R.R. Martin pace, or has it been abandoned?
- Aug 22, 2018
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Depends on what you believe.
Considering the dev first said the update was almost ready and we'd be getting it around Christmas 2019, then it was January 2020 then a bit later in 2020 yet now here we are in the middle of 2021 still getting copy pasta monthly updates.
Then consider that every update before that the 2 updates after launch took longer than each other by several months.
You have the defenders of the dev that only ever manage to say "well he pauses his Patreon" even though no one ever mentions money.
The dev constantly repeats that he's working on the technical side and it's going out to beta testers soon, that's been happening since at least February according to aforementioned copy pasta notes.
We either have a game that spent a long time on hold or a dev with the shittiest work ethic since Icstor.
No one knows is the only real answer. I couldn't tell you if the update is going to come out any time soon or if it's being worked on at all because it's been over 2 years now and we still have nothing to go by.
It's also left 2 major problems.
1 being the devs plans to release smaller updates in the future to make releases quicker. All that means is long waits between small updates. It's still going to take a long time for the full story to get out.
2 being the plans to go to Steam. The problem there being if he pulls this shit there they will cry scam, review bomb and go on a campaign to either pull the game from the store or make sure no one buys it. I've seen devs like this go through that shit there. Unlike here, once your reputation is shot on Steam there is no recovery.
The shit thing about all this is Offcuts is one of the better games on the site.
I'm not angry the update is slow i'm frustrated because this should be popular. This should have been one of the biggest games on the site but the dev himself has made damn sure it never will be. It's almost like he's self sabotaged it.
Neither. George R.R. Martin doesn't even work on the Winds of Winter. He is too busy signing contracts for all the cash grabs and tours that he does.
Pretty sure the dev is working on the game actively, just a perfectionist.
- Aug 16, 2019
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I had forgotten about this game. Last time I played only
I played it back when only the Nina route existed. Then I forgot it existed. Then in 2019 I downloaded it again, thinking it was a different game and to my surprise, I rediscovered it. Kept waiting patiently for a while and forgot about it around Halloween 2020. Just remembered about it yesterday. It's sad because it's one of the better games that I've seen here and it's a shame how forgettable it becomes after the ridiculously long periods between updates.
- Aug 22, 2018
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That's the biggest issue and it's what holds it back here and will screw him over with Steam.
With so many games coming out I see at least 4 or 5 0.1's on a daily basis plus the games people play on a regular basis, this gets forgotten pretty quickly.
It's weird that the dev doesn't want to succeed. He makes a game people genuinely love and then makes sure it's barely talked about, hardly anyone gives a shit about it and it's barely got a fraction of the playerbase that it should have.
All of that is because of the dev and I just don't get why he's ruining his own chances of making something of this game.
It is pretty obvious that this game is more of a passion project and hobby for them rather than a commercial enterprise dedicated solely to making money. Just because you're use to garbage short generic cash grabs with like 5 hentai pictures for each girl like Dharker Studios or Sakura games doesn't mean every other game developer wants to do the cookie cutter grind churning out crap on a regular 4 month schedule.
They are in no rush to throw out crap updates, they don't accept donations. And they aren't putting the game out on early access on steam to milk sales for a uncomplete and broken product. This is a sign of what a good developer is, not a bad one.
- Aug 22, 2018
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Sure ..... no updates for 2 years and a bunch of lies .... awesome dev.
The game doesn't even need an update. If they decided to stop developing the game, the game would still be fine cause it has 3 whole seperate complete endings that are stand alone. There aren't any major bugs. And they are literally working for free to make the 4th ending, where they aren't even taking money from anyone so they aren't compelled to do anything.
It is almost like you miss the whole point of why they refuse to take and donations or subscriptions. Its because they don't want to owe anyone anything and want to work on the game in their own time. Shitty devs release stuff they aren't passionate about, and shitty devs only do the bare minimum for money. Here you have a dev creating essentially a route that is on par with an entire different game's content taking no donations or any other funding simply because they can.
Seriously almost every single post you make ragging on the dev just screams entitlement. With no appreciation for the fact that the dev isn't out to just milk you of your money. And the dev already made it clear that they don't owe anyone anything by the fact that they shut down payments to their patreon until they release the next update. Cause if the dev wanted to be shitty like most of the other devs on steam and on this site, they would keep accepting payments and not deliver. That shows you they are principled and not just someone who promises the world for your money and not deliver anything.
If you want to see what a shitty dev looks like. Go look up a game called
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. This game has been basically in the same state since like 2017. Where most updates are a difference without a difference. No significant or meaningful changes have happened. Where basic sex animations between races aren't even made and its been 5 years since he added in those races. They always claim they are working on some new city art, making changes to the database. But none of that adds anything. They changed the cosmetic appearance of the city like once every 2 years, which is something that can be done in like a weeks worth of work. That game use to make nearly 15K+ a month with over 10,000 patreon, now it barely makes 3K and is just milking the patreons for essentially no real updates or minor things that are nearly 5 years overdue being released in piecemeal once every 3 months just to give the illusion that work is being done. So yeah I am not going to complain about Stencilbits not releasing an update for 2 years when they make $0 during that time, while someone like Costello is making something like an average $45K a year for 4 years with no real progress other than updates that have been side steps rather steps forward.
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- Oct 11, 2018
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Another month, another monthly update! As mentioned in the last update, I'll have a solid four-week summer vacation in July (starting from 9th), so I should have plenty of time to finally finish release 0.4. I might as well take full advantage of it, so my guesstimate for 0.4 release is when my vacation ends, end of July/start of August. Previous holidays have always given a nice boost to my productivity, so let's hope this will do the same. The heat is melting both me and my computer at the moment, but things should cool down at some point. If I do too much rendering, my CPU starts to loudly scream about the heat. I'll probably do the same soon, it's just too damn hot. And as a final reminder, release 0.4 will contain Alice's full storyline.
Like before, I'm not going to take any Patreon payments until 0.4 is out (I'll temporarily suspend my Patreon at the end of each month until then).
The rest of the post is mostly copy and paste from my previous updates for those who are new or want to be reminded of what will be coming next. See you in the next post, thanks for your support!
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So, TL;DR:
* 0.4 will have Alice's storyline.
* Some new tech in 0.4: interactive 3D and pre-rendered movies, at least a few of each. When I get the pipeline (and my skills) working smoothly, next releases should have more.
* After 0.4 I will try out a bit faster release schedule with partial updates instead of releasing large, complete routes that take ages to finish. We'll see how it goes.
* Steam release at some point after 0.4 is out. Steam has been pretty random with adult games, so who knows what can happen.
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