VN Ren'Py Realm Invader [Ep. 2 P1] [Invader Gary]

[BigBlob69]

I haven't started this game, but if it's short (less than 3 hours) I'd rather wait. Am I right in assuming it only being "Episode 2" means it is very short? And how can it only be episode 2 after 3 years of development? And why hasn't it been updated in a year?

 

[Meiri]

I haven't started this game, but if it's short (less than 3 hours) I'd rather wait. Am I right in assuming it only being "Episode 2" means it is very short? And how can it only be episode 2 after 3 years of development? And why hasn't it been updated in a year?

His episodes are actually very long compared to other games, I don't remember how many hours it took me since it has been a while but definitely much more than 2-3 hours.

 

[Cherubin25]

I haven't started this game, but if it's short (less than 3 hours) I'd rather wait. Am I right in assuming it only being "Episode 2" means it is very short? And how can it only be episode 2 after 3 years of development? And why hasn't it been updated in a year?

The game is very long already, but obviously the lewd content is not as much currently, since we are basically at the beginning of the story. But it is already a decent amount. You will play way more than 3 hours.

But wait time is also massive. The Updates are big, so it is not like the Dev is lazy or slow, but the Dev could easily cut the Updates in 4 and release them every few months (and would still have big Updates) instead of taking over a year for a massive Update.

 

[Old Willow]

Dear dev. Please include an option to remove pubic hair, especially when it's this excessive

 

[Wolfram99]

Dear dev. Please include an option to remove pubic hair, especially when it's this excessive

OK! +1 year till next update

 

[jacomo1]

Dear dev. Please include an option to remove pubic hair, especially when it's this excessive

We need more pubes. Tired of everything shaven and the mortal fear of beta males over pubic hair.

 

[Damned9]

Does any one know if this game was abandoned?

 

[Redd23]

Does any one know if this game was abandoned?

nah, here's the latest news from dev's patreon:

You must be registered to see the links

I scheduled myself to put out this post once I'd finished working on the scene I was just doing. And like everything for this cycle, that took longer than I thought it would. At least I'm consistently a shit dev. Anyway, status update frequency has been stupidly low, even for patrons that get them more often. So I'm guessing a bunch of you are wondering what the fuck is going on.
And the answer is nothing, nothing of note is going on. No drama, no reworks, no delays or whatever the fuck. I've been developing, non stop. So why isn't it done yet? The last two updates didn't take this long. Well, here's what makes writing these updates so hard. The answer to that question is:
I don't know. Like, I really don't. I've got a bunch of theories, but theories are just that. So I can write a fucking paragraph speculating what the problem is, but that doesn't really help you guys. Again, if I knew the source of the slowness, I would've fixed it. I'm already stabbing at a few of my theories, eliminating some distractions, seeing if any of them are having an effect, but some of the theories are more complicated to just fix i.e. burnout/exhaustion.
But also, reminder that I don't do this full-time. So at least curb your expectations when comparing me to others.
I thought I'd make it clear what's left. 461 renders, 36 animations. And I'm gonna keep making clear what's left as I hit milestones. I think public shaming might be a motivator. Putting this out there right now, publicly, gives me an incentive to slash through this to-do list.
One little caveat, lewd scenes develop slowly due to the barrage of intricate animating. I have a lewd scene 57 renders and 1 animation away from now. I will make a public post telling you when I get there. I hope keeping up public posts gives me some kind of psychological benefit. Also, I'm obligated to dish out some wallpapers for subscribers, so that'll take up today or tomorrow.
There you go, loads of apologies, I'll do better next time yada yada, whatever keeps you happy. (I really am sorry, though)
Quick Q&A (I made up all of these questions so it's literally a tirade of strawman answers):
Q: Are you just milking your Subscribers?
A: No. It would be more financially beneficial to release updates. My Patreon income has been continuously falling for months.
Q: How big is this update going to be?
A: Slightly longer than the last one (Ep 2 Pt 1) but in the same ballpark.
Q: Why have status updates been so infrequent?
A: Embarrassment. I didn't want to do a bi-weekly "Hey, guys. I'm still working, it's still going slow, nothing else to report." posts.
Q: [Other developer who does this full-time with 40x the budget, tons of help from others, or maybe is just a team of people] Updates their game faster than you do.
A: That's not a question.
Q: You good?
A: No.
Q: What's the leading theory for slow development?
A: Exhaustion/Burnout. I don't think some of you realized I spent every minute of my free time working on Realm Invader Ep 1/2.
Q: What are some of the other theories?
A: Couldn't render due to real-life issues so I wrote the update before rendering it, thus eliminating the write/render balance schedule. This probably sped up burnout because nothing was changing. Also, Graphics have further improved, renders take longer. There weren't many premade environments for what I needed this episode and I had to spend time building/furnishing my own.
Q: Why don't you put out smaller updates?
A: Because an entire update when the MC goes to College and then has a mini-date with Stella would've felt like a filler update. My game is too slow-paced for that kind of shit.
Okay, I'm out. Usually within an hour of posting status updates I remember something I wanted to say and didn't. I wonder what it'll be this time.
For the record, the update after this one is better planned out, and is projected to be WAY shorter, so you'll actually get your smaller update.
- Gary

 

[Jankosi]

nah, here's the latest news from dev's patreon:

You must be registered to see the links

I scheduled myself to put out this post once I'd finished working on the scene I was just doing. And like everything for this cycle, that took longer than I thought it would. At least I'm consistently a shit dev. Anyway, status update frequency has been stupidly low, even for patrons that get them more often. So I'm guessing a bunch of you are wondering what the fuck is going on.
And the answer is nothing, nothing of note is going on. No drama, no reworks, no delays or whatever the fuck. I've been developing, non stop. So why isn't it done yet? The last two updates didn't take this long. Well, here's what makes writing these updates so hard. The answer to that question is:
I don't know. Like, I really don't. I've got a bunch of theories, but theories are just that. So I can write a fucking paragraph speculating what the problem is, but that doesn't really help you guys. Again, if I knew the source of the slowness, I would've fixed it. I'm already stabbing at a few of my theories, eliminating some distractions, seeing if any of them are having an effect, but some of the theories are more complicated to just fix i.e. burnout/exhaustion.
But also, reminder that I don't do this full-time. So at least curb your expectations when comparing me to others.
I thought I'd make it clear what's left. 461 renders, 36 animations. And I'm gonna keep making clear what's left as I hit milestones. I think public shaming might be a motivator. Putting this out there right now, publicly, gives me an incentive to slash through this to-do list.
One little caveat, lewd scenes develop slowly due to the barrage of intricate animating. I have a lewd scene 57 renders and 1 animation away from now. I will make a public post telling you when I get there. I hope keeping up public posts gives me some kind of psychological benefit. Also, I'm obligated to dish out some wallpapers for subscribers, so that'll take up today or tomorrow.
There you go, loads of apologies, I'll do better next time yada yada, whatever keeps you happy. (I really am sorry, though)
Quick Q&A (I made up all of these questions so it's literally a tirade of strawman answers):
Q: Are you just milking your Subscribers?
A: No. It would be more financially beneficial to release updates. My Patreon income has been continuously falling for months.
Q: How big is this update going to be?
A: Slightly longer than the last one (Ep 2 Pt 1) but in the same ballpark.
Q: Why have status updates been so infrequent?
A: Embarrassment. I didn't want to do a bi-weekly "Hey, guys. I'm still working, it's still going slow, nothing else to report." posts.
Q: [Other developer who does this full-time with 40x the budget, tons of help from others, or maybe is just a team of people] Updates their game faster than you do.
A: That's not a question.
Q: You good?
A: No.
Q: What's the leading theory for slow development?
A: Exhaustion/Burnout. I don't think some of you realized I spent every minute of my free time working on Realm Invader Ep 1/2.
Q: What are some of the other theories?
A: Couldn't render due to real-life issues so I wrote the update before rendering it, thus eliminating the write/render balance schedule. This probably sped up burnout because nothing was changing. Also, Graphics have further improved, renders take longer. There weren't many premade environments for what I needed this episode and I had to spend time building/furnishing my own.
Q: Why don't you put out smaller updates?
A: Because an entire update when the MC goes to College and then has a mini-date with Stella would've felt like a filler update. My game is too slow-paced for that kind of shit.
Okay, I'm out. Usually within an hour of posting status updates I remember something I wanted to say and didn't. I wonder what it'll be this time.
For the record, the update after this one is better planned out, and is projected to be WAY shorter, so you'll actually get your smaller update.
- Gary

Sounds like music to my ears honestly. Nothing bad going on, dev is deving, he's just slow. I don't see that as a problem.

 

[MaxRichard]

nah, here's the latest news from dev's patreon:

You must be registered to see the links

I scheduled myself to put out this post once I'd finished working on the scene I was just doing. And like everything for this cycle, that took longer than I thought it would. At least I'm consistently a shit dev. Anyway, status update frequency has been stupidly low, even for patrons that get them more often. So I'm guessing a bunch of you are wondering what the fuck is going on.
And the answer is nothing, nothing of note is going on. No drama, no reworks, no delays or whatever the fuck. I've been developing, non stop. So why isn't it done yet? The last two updates didn't take this long. Well, here's what makes writing these updates so hard. The answer to that question is:
I don't know. Like, I really don't. I've got a bunch of theories, but theories are just that. So I can write a fucking paragraph speculating what the problem is, but that doesn't really help you guys. Again, if I knew the source of the slowness, I would've fixed it. I'm already stabbing at a few of my theories, eliminating some distractions, seeing if any of them are having an effect, but some of the theories are more complicated to just fix i.e. burnout/exhaustion.
But also, reminder that I don't do this full-time. So at least curb your expectations when comparing me to others.
I thought I'd make it clear what's left. 461 renders, 36 animations. And I'm gonna keep making clear what's left as I hit milestones. I think public shaming might be a motivator. Putting this out there right now, publicly, gives me an incentive to slash through this to-do list.
One little caveat, lewd scenes develop slowly due to the barrage of intricate animating. I have a lewd scene 57 renders and 1 animation away from now. I will make a public post telling you when I get there. I hope keeping up public posts gives me some kind of psychological benefit. Also, I'm obligated to dish out some wallpapers for subscribers, so that'll take up today or tomorrow.
There you go, loads of apologies, I'll do better next time yada yada, whatever keeps you happy. (I really am sorry, though)
Quick Q&A (I made up all of these questions so it's literally a tirade of strawman answers):
Q: Are you just milking your Subscribers?
A: No. It would be more financially beneficial to release updates. My Patreon income has been continuously falling for months.
Q: How big is this update going to be?
A: Slightly longer than the last one (Ep 2 Pt 1) but in the same ballpark.
Q: Why have status updates been so infrequent?
A: Embarrassment. I didn't want to do a bi-weekly "Hey, guys. I'm still working, it's still going slow, nothing else to report." posts.
Q: [Other developer who does this full-time with 40x the budget, tons of help from others, or maybe is just a team of people] Updates their game faster than you do.
A: That's not a question.
Q: You good?
A: No.
Q: What's the leading theory for slow development?
A: Exhaustion/Burnout. I don't think some of you realized I spent every minute of my free time working on Realm Invader Ep 1/2.
Q: What are some of the other theories?
A: Couldn't render due to real-life issues so I wrote the update before rendering it, thus eliminating the write/render balance schedule. This probably sped up burnout because nothing was changing. Also, Graphics have further improved, renders take longer. There weren't many premade environments for what I needed this episode and I had to spend time building/furnishing my own.
Q: Why don't you put out smaller updates?
A: Because an entire update when the MC goes to College and then has a mini-date with Stella would've felt like a filler update. My game is too slow-paced for that kind of shit.
Okay, I'm out. Usually within an hour of posting status updates I remember something I wanted to say and didn't. I wonder what it'll be this time.
For the record, the update after this one is better planned out, and is projected to be WAY shorter, so you'll actually get your smaller update.
- Gary

Epic dev. Love this update.

 

[Meiri]

I don't know every new update I read from him he sounds more and more depressed or maybe it is me... Hopefully he gets to release it this year, and it is good so he feels better and gets back more support.

 

[Cherubin25]

"
Q: Why don't you put out smaller updates?
A: Because an entire update when the MC goes to College and then has a mini-date with Stella would've felt like a filler update. My game is too slow-paced for that kind of shit. "

Yeah, no. If Updates are more frequent, Updates where not much is happening would be totally fine and would not feel like Filler Updates. They still kind of are, but people would know that more content is coming rather soonish instead of waiting for 1 year+ to get an Update.

 

[Gtdead]

The size/content of the updates is quite satisfying so far. I too think that doing smaller updates won't be a change for the better.

However I think that the dev should make an attempt to post more on patreon. It may help consolidating the fan base. A preview render, a "favorite character" poll or some minor setting exposition should be enough more than enough to generate 2-4 posts per month.

 

[MangoTree]

Phenomenal game.

 

[Eternamite]

Status update and poorly-timed setback
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Hey, I said I'd let you know when I've reached the next milestone (i.e. the next lewd scene) and I've done that. This lewd scene is stupid long and extensive, by the way, by my count 129 renders and 22 animations. That's a hell of a lot of work, but I hope it does a lot to make the moment not feel like a throwaway. There's a slight chance that such a long lewd scene might be overindulgent, but that's really only something I'll learn by putting it out there and getting feedback. I like to think it justifies its length.

Anyway, now for something cringe. Remember at the end of my last status update when I said I knew I'd forget to write about something, yeah. I forgot to mention that I took a little while doing commissioned animations for the game Companion of Darkness by Berkili4, and how that also dug into some development time.

Well, after doing that, Berkili4 has offered again to hire me, and I've repeatedly declined, citing that it's too time consuming and that Realm Invader needs my attention. Just over a week ago he hit me up again, this time emphasizing that he needs an animator as the other one he could rely on has health issues. I once again respectfully refused so I could work on my game, wishing Berkili4 luck in searching for another animator.

Well, he didn't find one. I'm not going to leak DMs, so you'll have to take my word for it, but the man is desperate and has pretty much exhausted all options, every animator he found either wasn't interested, or asked absurd prices.

The point I'm getting at here is that he was at his final straw and I took the offer. He largely increased how much he was willing to pay and it's clear the guy isn't trying to take advantage of me or anything. He wants 6 animations. 6, exactly. And I'm going to do them ASAP. I know this is really shitty timing after my last status update, but I want to emphasize that I'm only taking the job because he was out of options. 6 animations aren't many but a setback is a setback, and I'm sorry it's come to this in a direct contradiction of the declarations I made in my last update. As soon as the job is done I'm going straight back into Realm Invader.

- Gary

Games like Realm Invader

New Horizon

Cross Realm

CityDevil Restart

Eternum

GAMES WITH POTENTIAL
MayFly | Isekai Paradise | Myth of slayer | DropOut Saga | Sicae​

 

[Lynava]

Companion of Darkness

I'm kinda glad the developer has orders, but the game is questionable of course. But it's not for me to judge and I hope the developer enjoys the process.

 

[BigCosyStoryFan]

The point I'm getting at here is that he was at his final straw and I took the offer. He largely increased how much he was willing to pay and it's clear the guy isn't trying to take advantage of me or anything. He wants 6 animations. 6, exactly. And I'm going to do them ASAP.

As sad as it is to see another delay on Realm Invader, I'm a little torn as a fan of both games/stories.

Gary is communicating about it (as is Berkili4, but in closed posts). He's being upfront about it, and he's explaining why. While it does mean delays to Realm Invader, it also means he's collaborating openly with another dev, which is usually a good way to stoke some ideas. It also means he can step back from his own project, avoid burning out on it, and come back with some fresher eyes. Delays are what they are, particularly when explained properly; but hopefully this ultimately helps him with Realm Invader.

On the flip side, as a fan of Companion of Darkness, I'm both a little excited and a little perplexed. Gary's animation skills are enviable. But with that comes an incongruity to other animations in the series; the minimalist manga/anime heavy styling has worked well for Companion of Darkness. I'm not saying Gary can't use that style (he has and does, to great effect), but now I'm really curious if he's bringing more to the table than that.

 

[MangoTree]

Its a great game, and the animations are amazing. The only thing more he could add is sound effects in lewd scenes.

 

[Tuatha Dé]

I hope it improves the way it puts the options, I have the active wt says "select options in green", surprise you can hardly tell the difference xd

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[Lynava]

I hope it improves the way it puts the options, I have the active wt says "select options in green", surprise you can hardly tell the difference xd

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