reuse of "old" renders

[Ashira13]

Hey! I was wondering about the opinion of reusing "old" renders in a new story? should a new story always be made out of freshly made renders, or could a developer use older renders, previously used in an older story?
Personally i wouldn't mind the reuse of renders if the new script was good, and somewhat "original" storyline. with that i don't mean that it couldn't be in the same "universe", just that it shouldn't be a copy of a previous story.
this approach could potentially cut back developement of a new story drastically, and some developers could share renders between eachother.

 

[Ashira13]

If this post could, or shoulld be moved somewhere else, please do so, as i think it is kinda important.

 

[Gone405]

Hey! I was wondering about the opinion of reusing "old" renders in a new story? should a new story always be made out of freshly made renders, or could a developer use older renders, previously used in an older story?
Personally i wouldn't mind the reuse of renders if the new script was good, and somewhat "original" storyline. with that i don't mean that it couldn't be in the same "universe", just that it shouldn't be a copy of a previous story.
this approach could potentially cut back developement of a new story drastically, and some developers could share renders between eachother.

My take is it's fine if you're reusing renders tho if it's an exact one with any mods to it to make a little different I could see the issue. If you have be in the same universe then I could see it working. Just really depends on what the plan is for the renders.

 

[Ashira13]

My take is it's fine if you're reusing renders tho if it's an exact one with any mods to it to make a little different I could see the issue. If you have be in the same universe then I could see it working. Just really depends on what the plan is for the renders.

an entirely new "game" or VN, by same or different developer. either works.

 

[GNVE]

I wouldn't recommend reusing renders across games unless they are the same character. You want to retain an identity for each game.
Reusing some renders within a game can be a smart timesaver. I wouldn't make the scene entirely the same though. Have a few old renders mixed in with a few new ones along with new dialogue.

 

[Gone405]

an entirely new "game" or VN, by same or different developer. either works.

I would say if the model can be slightly altered for the original to give a little difference would be fine. If the same render is used with no changes it would come off as lazy to peeps playing imo.

 

[anne O'nymous]

Personally i wouldn't mind the reuse of renders if the new script was good, and somewhat "original" storyline.

I don't care about the quality of the renders, as long as the story interest me, but I do care about their accuracy with the said story. Something that is difficult to reach when you use renders coming from another story, and so featuring characters that are expected to have a different personality, a different age, as well as a different way to occupy their days, and of course a different dynamic between them and with the MC.

 

[Hagatagar]

That sounds like you want to take renders from different games and make your own with them (or a retelling of an existing game).
In that case: It's not okay.

If it's establishing shots from locations or similar, sure, why not.
Or general things that don't change much, such as a daily routine, e.g. going to school, morning jogging or suchlike.

But most things will just look cheap if reused (especially if the quality or style of the renders look different).

 

[Ashira13]

I don't care about the quality of the renders, as long as the story interest me, but I do care about their accuracy with the said story. Something that is difficult to reach when you use renders coming from another story, and so featuring characters that are expected to have a different personality, a different age, as well as a different way to occupy their days, and of course a different dynamic between them and with the MC.

yes, but the same image/render could tell a thousand different stories, depending on the writer and old renders placed in a different order would or could tell a entirely different story compared to the original. that's what i am talking about.

 

[Ashira13]

yes, but the same image/render could tell a thousand different stories, depending on the writer and old renders placed in a different order would or could tell a entirely different story compared to the original. that's what i am talking about.

also, characters in the vn's would be no different than actors in tv-series or movies. that is already done with basic characters in honey select or daz. Btw, i am not interested in making a story of my own. too lazy for that. even though my imagination is not.

 

[anne O'nymous]

yes, but the same image/render could tell a thousand different stories, depending on the writer

A 35yo successful femdom business woman can hardly pass for a submissive 18yo submissive maid.

and old renders placed in a different order would or could tell a entirely different story compared to the original. that's what i am talking about.

And what I'm talking about it the constancy of the story the coherence between what is shown and what is said.
So, yes, of course, place the renders in a different order, and it can possibly tell another story... But then it's the renders that dictate the story you'll write, because whatever the order, they have to match what is happening.

If what I wanted was fapping material, I wouldn't be here looking at 2d/3d models having erratic sex encounters that, most of the time, limits to static renders or few frames animations. Instead I would be watching of the millions porn videos featuring real peoples having real sex.

 

[Ashira13]

A 35yo successful femdom business woman can hardly pass for a submissive 18yo submissive maid.




And what I'm talking about it the constancy of the story the coherence between what is shown and what is said.
So, yes, of course, place the renders in a different order, and it can possibly tell another story... But then it's the renders that dictate the story you'll write, because whatever the order, they have to match what is happening.

If what I wanted was fapping material, I wouldn't be here looking at 2d/3d models having erratic sex encounters that, most of the time, limits to static renders or few frames animations. Instead I would be watching of the millions porn videos featuring real peoples having real sex.

of course. But if you have the story written already, using renders that is already made that matches the different situations the developer is looking for, rather than rendering a completely new image that could take several hours to make would be easier and faster. maybe to some concidered lazy work, but if the story gets told, i think that is more important.

 

[Living In A Lewd World]

Using images from other works is actually not new. There are many examples where games are made like that, especially many real porn games on this site use artwork that is not their own, but there is also e.g. Hentai High School+ that comes to my mind, that uses artwork that is not made for the game.

The issues one would have using them are in my eyes multifold: copyright issues, consistency issues and a big restriction to what images one is able to find and get rather than to what can images one can imagine. I actually see more issues than advantages using them, especially when one tries to raise money for producing the game.

And if one only wanted to publish a story, one wouldn't even need to put in any images. Literotica.com and CHYOA.com are only two quite big platforms, where one can find a readership for purely written stories, but there are definitely more.

 

[Cartman-Brah]

I don't mind if a few renders are reused, but if the whole game is made up of old renders then there is a problem.