Is this "extra time" or is that how he paid for the "guest Dev quests"??But the dev has had time to collab on two other projects....
Not yet (other that a couple of "dreams"), but fingers crossed, there a a couple of possibilities.Is there swinging amd sharing scene
I don't really know about any other gamedev-related sites, but when it comes to F95 this has to be one of the whiniest and entitled communities I've ever come across. People make it their sole purpose just to bitch, which is why I only really treat it as a pirating site and it's probably what it will always be even if it tries to do something to stem away from it for whatever reason. There's just nothing good about it other than fairly regular content leaks. There's no point drilling it into people's empty heads either, they'll keep bitching. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯The way you guys talk about it, it almost feels like he has abandoned the game and hasn't posted an update in 6 months. There have been several updates, just not with the content you wanna play.
I know others but none have quite as many complainers as this oneI don't really know about any other gamedev-related sites, but when it comes to F95 this has to be one of the whiniest and entitled communities I've ever come across. People make it their sole purpose just to bitch, which is why I only really treat it as a pirating site and it's probably what it will always be even if it tries to do something to stem away from it for whatever reason. There's just nothing good about it other than fairly regular content leaks. There's no point drilling it into people's empty heads either, they'll keep bitching. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yeah, that was annoying to me too. I wanted to have that experience with our chosen LI.That said, in regards to the alien kill update, the only thing that felt awkward for me in it is that in the gay side of things we literally got anally penetrated by the alien and it was the first "actual" anal penetration we had for MC which is a really significant thing and it just...happened, just like that. It was bit like..."well alrighty, THAT happened".
I think you hit the nail on the head. People on Patreon and Discord are definitely less outspoken about when they dislike something, but you can notice when something is unpopular. The dreams and holodeck content is definitely unpopular over there, too. A special mention deserves the Cole dream update since it took a long time and the scenes in the locker room, which where most of them, really didn't need to be dreams, since they could play out in the story reasonably soon. The general consensus about the holodeck/drem content seems to range from "meh" to "decent, but no substitute for real content".Clearly when the other games made a scene for his game, he made a scene for their game in exchange.
We had a lot of collabs in order to cross-promote. It was to be expected that he would have to invest time in their games as well.
It's not like this game hasn't been getting content. It has. Steady content, every month, straight and gay, very balanced I should say (I play both).
What ya'll are upset about is that the content is:
- Guest writers doing missions that have no stakes in the story;
- Dream and hallucinatory sequences that also have no stakes in the story.
The best update we had in a long while was the one where we killed the alien thingy, precisely because it moved the story forward. I dunno about his Patrons, but around F95, it seems people really want more meat in the story and less content that seems "filler-ish"
The way you guys talk about it, it almost feels like he has abandoned the game and hasn't posted an update in 6 months. There have been several updates, just not with the content you wanna play.
People need to stop expecting so much from a WIP, particularly a WIP that is this complicated, it's a Jigsaw with a massive number of pieces, you aren't going to see the whole picture until much later in development (good or bad).I think you hit the nail on the head. People on Patreon and Discord are definitely less outspoken about when they dislike something, but you can notice when something is unpopular. The dreams and holodeck content is definitely unpopular over there, too. A special mention deserves the Cole dream update since it took a long time and the scenes in the locker room, which where most of them, really didn't need to be dreams, since they could play out in the story reasonably soon. The general consensus about the holodeck/drem content seems to range from "meh" to "decent, but no substitute for real content".
I think a problem is that the content is used very clumsily. There shouldn't be updates focused on them, they should be supplementary when the update has to focus on specific content and there is no time to add a full scene, so something is inserted as side content. So for example he makes a M/M focused update but adds F/M focused Holodeck content. There is also the fact that the guest content probably didn't go as planned. They probably took more work from him than initially assumed, there were continuity errors and bugs that needed fixing, and people didn't enjoy the content as it is because they felt it took away from the content they wanted.
"Work in progress" isn't an excuse. It is something he releases to the public and as such subject to public scrutiny. This isn't an incomplete build leaked against his will, it is something he publishes and monetizes for faster access. Are people not allowed to criticize individual episodes of a TV show? What about individual seasons of it? How about books? According to your logic it would be impossible to judge the Song of Ice and Fire at the moment. But what if the author dies before that? Can the series never be evaluated because we can only see a part of the "jigsaw"? I am also a patron, so I have to justify my monthly financial support with what is currently there and planned.People need to stop expecting so much from a WIP, particularly a WIP that is this complicated, it's a Jigsaw with a massive number of pieces, you aren't going to see the whole picture until much later in development (good or bad).
I agree with the Dev's use of Dreams and Holodeck BTW, it means you can had sexual scenes without committing to any LI's or Kinks. I makes me laugh when I see people referring to it as "not real content"... None of this is "real" BTW, not to mention you have no idea how "real" Dreams/Holodeck are! when you consider the Demon and AI realms (My money says that those dreams/holo-expereinces will turn out to be more "real" than you think)
...You really need to separate the "people" of F95 and actual supporters of the game. The bitchers of F95 are very clear in what they want, as alexxx said, the content that solely interests them and fuck everything else. The game still has continuous updates that provide content for both gay and straight players quite equally, and "people" still bitch about no Cis or Anna. Criticizing the game for a certain direction it's heading towards is fine (but not on F95, since this is a cesspool of mindless content-starving zombies), bitching about not getting your specific kink or interest in an ocean of said kinks and interests over and over and over again in 400 pages of a thread, is retarded. THAT'S the difference between the paying patrons and F95 whiners.Everyone knows that none of the characters are real. There is even setup for two of the Holodeck scenes to have "on-ship" impact. The problem is that the payoff isn't there. That's what people want. Setup and payoff. The basics of storytelling.
Of course it's an excuse, A painting might require thousands of brush strokes, many of which will do little to enlighten the impatient about the end product."Work in progress" isn't an excuse......
Then you haven't been paying attention,....I don't know what you mean with your next paragraph.....
I am not really sure about that. As far as Bound by Night and Summer Vacation go, neither of them feature anything written by Ranli, at least from what I've seen. SV does have some guest side stories (none of which are by Ranli), but I'm not even sure where guest writer content could be included in BBN. However, they do both have an in-game promo for SpaceCorps, where one of the characters mentions it as a game they have on their phone (the SV promo was the reason I decided to check SpaceCorps out, lol).Clearly when the other games made a scene for his game, he made a scene for their game in exchange.
We had a lot of collabs in order to cross-promote. It was to be expected that he would have to invest time in their games as well.
I also found it a bit abrupt how the shapeshifter update had the MC bottom for the first time without much acknowledgement, especially since up to that point the game always stressed when something was the first time for the MC (first oral, first vaginal sex, etc.). I guess technically the BBN medical mission was his very first time? Though I'm not sure how much of the guest missions is canon or not.That said, in regards to the alien kill update, the only thing that felt awkward for me in it is that in the gay side of things we literally got anally penetrated by the alien and it was the first "actual" anal penetration we had for MC which is a really significant thing and it just...happened, just like that. It was bit like..."well alrighty, THAT happened".
While I can understand the frustration with the dream sequences, I think they do serve a purpose in that they satisfy the players who want to see the sex scenes with the characters without having to wait until the relationships had developed in-game, while also appealing to some of the unrealistic fantasies, like the Dan/Sam dream.I think you hit the nail on the head. People on Patreon and Discord are definitely less outspoken about when they dislike something, but you can notice when something is unpopular. The dreams and holodeck content is definitely unpopular over there, too. A special mention deserves the Cole dream update since it took a long time and the scenes in the locker room, which where most of them, really didn't need to be dreams, since they could play out in the story reasonably soon. The general consensus about the holodeck/drem content seems to range from "meh" to "decent, but no substitute for real content".
Press W while ingame, do note that last time I checked only the first season has a walkthrough.where is walkthrough
The real problem is they easily write what they hate but are rarely doing so with what they like. That's why comments and review are to be taken with a grain of salt.I don't really know about any other gamedev-related sites, but when it comes to F95 this has to be one of the whiniest and entitled communities I've ever come across. People make it their sole purpose just to bitch, which is why I only really treat it as a pirating site and it's probably what it will always be even if it tries to do something to stem away from it for whatever reason. There's just nothing good about it other than fairly regular content leaks. There's no point drilling it into people's empty heads either, they'll keep bitching. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That said, in regards to the alien kill update, the only thing that felt awkward for me in it is that in the gay side of things we literally got anally penetrated by the alien and it was the first "actual" anal penetration we had for MC which is a really significant thing and it just...happened, just like that. It was bit like..."well alrighty, THAT happened".
Yeah, that was annoying to me too. I wanted to have that experience with our chosen LI.
Although we have been waiting for a dick inside us for a long time. I guess now that the cat is out of the bag, MC will stop being such a prude about it. I'm particularly excited for that with Sam.
If the real problem is keeping Jimmy's anal virginity, we can just top in that scene.I also found it a bit abrupt how the shapeshifter update had the MC bottom for the first time without much acknowledgement, especially since up to that point the game always stressed when something was the first time for the MC (first oral, first vaginal sex, etc.). I guess technically the BBN medical mission was his very first time? Though I'm not sure how much of the guest missions is canon or not.