VN Ren'Py omiSt [v0.2.3] [Hanamura]

[LinkBox88]

It blows my mind that devs haven't realized how visually BORING displaying a text conversation over the phone is. It must be so ubiquitous in real life that they don't consider what the actual benefits are of presenting it that way and just do it because it's familiar.

If they actually went through the thought process it would go: ''OK, so we need to do a bit of info dump on the player. This is the nerdy LI's time to shine. She's super cute and stuff so do we meet her in person somewhere so she can have a new outfit on or we get to see her blushing since the MC invited her out of the blue or something? No, let's make sure we don't display her visually in any way. Not even a profile picture on our phone. Ok, so we've made it visually boring. Now, that we've done that, there's a chance the player might be tempted to speed through this conversation since it's so visually boring and all. No problem, since we're doing a boring text conversation let's leverage that by putting in unskippable delays in the text conversation FOR THE REALISM of waiting for a reply in a text conversation. Now they'll HAVE to spend an amount of time of MY CHOOSING in this visually boring info dump text conversation I've constructed for them! It makes perfect sense that after a whole game of letting the player set the pace of clicking through conversations, we take that ability away from them during a sequence where we don't even have eye candy in the form of renders of beautiful women to look at.''

Man, do I wish devs would stop and question their decisions a bit more. It makes me feel like the one sane man in a crazy world when stuff like this gets normalized for no obvious benefit.

 

[Juerhullycin]

No problem, since we're doing a boring text conversation let's leverage that by putting in unskippable delays in the text conversation FOR THE REALISM of waiting for a reply in a text conversation. Now they'll HAVE to spend an amount of time of MY CHOOSING in this visually boring info dump text conversation I've constructed for them!

Game devs aren't asking themself enough, "is this fun?"

 

[trauts]

any one know why the saves do not have thumbnail screen shot in the save slots? you know to help with remembering what was going on at those saves or why it was saved. date and timestamps alone doesn't really help.
does this help with remembering what was going on (in between releases)

or does this?


On a different note, seem you have a bug:

 

[DrSoong]

Game devs aren't asking themself enough, "is this fun?"

Let's correct this to "is this fun for the players?"

 

[DrSoong]

any one know why the saves do not have thumbnail screen shot in the save slots? you know to help with remembering what was going on at those saves or why it was saved. date and timestamps alone doesn't really help.
does this help with remembering what was going on (in between releases)
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or does this?
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Saving/Loading was different in previous versions, every save made before the thumbnails had been added don't have any.

On a different note, seem you have a bug:
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Please take a look at this post.

 

[DrSoong]

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Hey everyone,

Just wanted to post this week's update, even though it feels like Monday morning has hit me like a truck. I want to stay transparent with you all about the pace of things, especially when it feels more like a crawl than a sprint.

First, the technical side. Progress on the next batch of content is happening, but it's excruciatingly slow, and I wanted to explain why. As I'm building out scenes, I keep falling into the classic developer trap of adding more and more small, fiddly details. They all seem like tiny additions, but they add up to a mountain of render time. Worse, I've been revising parts of the script as I go. Changing a single line of dialogue sounds simple, but it often means I have to re-render an entire, multi-minute scene from scratch to fit the new context. It's a "one step forward, one giant leap sideways" kind of situation right now.

On a more serious note, I'd be lying if I said my motivation was at 100%. Seeing some of the news lately, particularly around organisations like Collective Shout and their censorship campaigns targeting creators in Australia, is honestly pretty disheartening. It makes you second-guess being so open with development and puts a bit of a damper on the creative spirit. I want to be crystal clear: this does not mean I'm stopping. I'm still here, I'm still working, and I'm still committed to making this game the way I envision it. It's just an added mental weight that I'm wrestling with.

Finally, life in general has just been relentless. To be brutally honest with you all, over the past two weeks, I've only actually slept in my own bed at home for two nights. The rest of my time has been a blur of hotels in another state for my day job, and even a few nights crashing at the office just to find the hours to push forward on this project. It's not sustainable, but it's the reality of the situation at the moment.

So, what does this all mean? It means everything is still going, but slowly. The engine is still running, but it's sputtering a bit. I'm doing my absolute best to keep things on track and just hoping the wheels don't fall off entirely.

Your support and patience through this period means more than I can possibly express. Seeing your comments and knowing you're all waiting is genuinely what keeps me going on the nights I'd rather just give up. Thank you for everything.

I'll keep pushing.

Until then,

Here is some Clara's cooking.

Love you all,

Hana and the omiSt team

 

[bobdango]

The shonen manga is strong with this one. Can't say I am a fan of hidden/sudden power cliche. It pretty much always feels unearned.

 

[bobdango]

68 74 74 73 3A 2F 2F 63 72 79 70 74 69 69 2E 63 6F 6D 2F 70 69 70 65 73 2F 65 6E 69 67 6D 61 2D 6D 61 63 68 69 6E 65

Interesting...

 

[DrSoong]

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12 hours ago

After a few days of binge-watching peeps playing Miside.
Olivia wanted to cosplay Cappie and roped Emilia into it...

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[Nimbus Commando]

In the 0.2 update there were two new LI's introduced, which are lesbian/bi and in a relationship...but yeah, that's all iirc.

Ah, so that's in the game now, well that's a damn shame I liked the game before I saw this.

 

[DrSoong]

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Not that I am excited about it.

The seasonal flu hit me like a damn truck despite the fact that I already got the booster immunisation.

I have been slipping in and out of comas for the past week. So sadly, no work has been done.

I even have to work from home (the horrors).

But I am gradually getting better.

Getting back to rendering.

A little update:

• The next segment for rendering (The Nerdcon) takes at least 1000 renders, with multiple ways for you to decide how to end your days.
• The next of next segment (The Uni's Party) takes roughly 1500.

So this update will be one of the biggest update I have planned it out.

I know this is taking a little bit too long, but good things are worth the wait!

Until then,

I'll drink some more pain killers and get back to work!

Love yall,

Hana and the omiSt team

 

[DrSoong]

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Good morning degens,

I am still sick, but I managed to choose the map for the next segment and am already moving towards rendering the first quarter of the lot.

Here is what you will see (consider this as a lil spoiler from me






Take a guess which 'activities' we are participating.

Alright, here is some truth.

I did not expect the scope of 0.3 to be this big. When writing the Party for the Uni, I realise that my greed for the story knows no bounds.

At this point, I should have just split out the segments and saved the party for 0.4. But I don't want to deprive you guys of all the content I planned out.

So I will commit to the end. Hopefully, I can finish it before the end of this year. (At least be done with rendering before November, because I have to visit Clara).

Until then,

The method to madness is what makes an artist unique.

Love yall,

Hana and the omiSt team.

 

[DrSoong]

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With the sickness!
SYKE!
I got better and am already working my way through some renders (Maybe around 300-ish have been finished)
I will have a small sneak peek soon, right after I finish the entire segment.
But here is a small war crime I committed



If you play Dotes, you will know why hehe
Until then,
TI is coming boys
Love yall,
Hana and the omiSt team.

 

[Demon_Emperor]

looks Promising

 

[Calchito]

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For the entire week, I cranked up my shit and rendered too much, so now I am back being sick again.
But it is nothing serious, just a few headaches, and I ate something bad so a little bit of food poisoning, that's all.
As I promised last week, here are some sneak peek!

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There are A LOT more where that came from. Literally almost 1000 renders.
Until then,
I will sleep off the sickness today,
Love yall,
Hana and the omiSt team



(Boo!)

 

[Jimayo]

We need to go wash our hands? You just got out of the bathtub.

 

[QwertySmurfy]

Almost every AVN devs are ham-fisting lesbian couples in harem games centered around a male protagonist, and in this they are LIs, which is such a turn off honestly. Even if there are MFF scenes, that's not going to stop people from thinking that the mc in those scenes will be just a walking dildo for the lesbians.

There's a reason why people make lesbian harem games separately, it works well in that setting because people are actively seeking that content rather being taken by surprise in a male protag harem game.

 

[Juerhullycin]

that's not going to stop people from thinking that the mc in those scenes will be just a walking dildo for the lesbians.

I mean, are they wrong?

 

[Raziel_8]

Even if there are MFF scenes, that's not going to stop people from thinking that the mc in those scenes will be just a walking dildo for the lesbians.

Yeah...i wonder why people would think that.

Well, for me it's also i have zero interest in lesbian content and aren't into sharing the girls (also not with each other) so that's just 2 LI's for the pile...or when devs come on the great idea to suddenly turn all LI's bi and into each other...

 

[DrSoong]

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Good afternoon degens,

Currently, I am so hot in bed (temperature-wise, I know I am hot). Weeks ago it was so cold (down to 10 degrees as the hottest), now it is almost 30 degrees at noon.
Work-wise, it is getting busier due to my workplace is restructuring and a lot of changes are going around.
I am still working really hard on rendering. The finale of NerdCon is really hard to render and code (due to a surprise). But after that segment finished, a test version will roll out for the slav- ahem Testers to have a go at it.
That's all for this week's update, keep yourself well-temperate and well-hydrate!
Until then,
Speed. I am SPEED! (Not the Youtuber)
Love yall,
Hana and the omiSt team