Inb4 Gunsmoke abandons this again. For those that don't know, SU is running on outdated unity tech from 2016. Their text blerb code for example is a beta branch of something that exists today but they can't change that without undoing all the spaghetti code.
Moving the code-base to Renpy was always going to happen at some point, considering it's dropped the game pretense since 2017. However, there have been at least 4 coders who have abandoned the project before and now this is the latest attempt. I do not see this working out.
Just noting that the two F95Zone community efforts to port/re-imagine SU in Ren'Pywith PC & Mac versions are still plugging away, and are not abandoned. Info here:
https://f95zone.to/threads/renpy-su...npy-demo-community-development-thread.144779/
These unofficial efforts are being done for free, and as these are community projects, and since there is a LOT of content for coders to transcribe, it's slow going, but progress continues.
There is a change of shading whenever one character is talking, they blink so fast during skip that I feel like i'm gonna have a seizure. I guess thats a way to make ppl read.
I'm not a fan of this, which is why I chose NOT to do the 'dimming' thing with character sprites in SU ReImagined.
xMendoza's SU Rebuilt(2) does continue this convention for those that like such things.
hoping they'll see how simple Ren'Py is compared to Unity and FINALLY change SU over to Ren'Py. Tired of dealing with the shitty UX on a game that should have been done in Ren'Py to begin with. I'll have to check this out this weekend.
They are aware, and are working towards this, but as I'm not the developer, I don't have any particular insight to how much progress they are making. This Themyscira standalone is a nice second step, there's already an Android Ren'Py version of SU, which can be converted over to PC/Mac fairly easily IMHO, someone just needs to takt the time. It's not quite the same though, and still has a fair amount of content to transcribe as well.
Prequel? Sequel? Remake? Reboot? Reimagine?
Why isn't there any information written there?
It's a 'split off' side story from Something Unlimited. Not sure if any new content has been added to the standalone event, others can comment on that if you are interested.
Why a seperat release? I am no complaining I like the gunsmoke art. just strange. Why not a rerelease of the original in renpy and add this to the themyscira stuff
The two F95Zone community efforts may get to Themyscira eventually. In the meantime, yeah a Themyscira based story built in Ren'Py is a nice start.
man, i always wish for a renpy version of SU
Feel free to check out the two F95Zone community efforts in the meantime.
https://f95zone.to/threads/renpy-su...npy-demo-community-development-thread.144779/
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I for one am glad to see this release, as it helps lay some groundwork for other Ren'Py PC and Mac based releases (Android is already a thing). It sounds like this is mainly just a retelling of the Themyscira arc from Something Unlimited, which is fine as it'll be easier to quash bugs I think if it's not anchored in SU Unity/Fungus.
Looking forward to seeing new SU:Themyscira content!