VN Ren'Py Abandoned Stray Incubus [S2 Ch.2a] [Flynn974]

[Wolfeszorn]

I honestly wasn't ready for this to be over. I already knew this was coming for a while now but I guess I was just not willing to accept that this would happen and I would somehow make working on the project work, but the reality is, it won't

Phew.... Where do i even start...

First of all, i was a supporter. I was even one of the guys who upped their tier after flynn threatened to just abandon the game if it doesn´t get more support. Everything seemed fine for a while. I was on the Discord server but never really checked it, so him just nuking the project, at least for me, came out of the blue and it left quiet a bitter taste in my mouth.For me it just feels like he tried to milk this as long as he can and in the end he just took the money and straight up bolted.

One of the problems this game had was the Tier list. Having to wait almost a month for some to reach their tier?Can´t even blame em for pirating this game.
One of my suggestions was: A 2 day delay between the different tiers. People are more willing to wait a couple of days than a whole month. It was straight up ignored, i was ridiculed and mocked. Now look what happened. And i still don´t know who i want to blame more. Flynn, who just nuked everything and vanished into the night, after ignoring almost every positive suggestion, or the Pirates who (logically) weren´t willing to wait a month? Guess that one should be easy...

Rip Misty, Rip Gabby, Rip Centoria, Rip every single one of my favorite characters...

 

[Aetheran]

Stray Incubus was the first game I actually started supporting on Patreon, so I'm absolutely gutted to see it being shut down. That being said, as others have mentioned, a lot of us saw this coming from his posts on the Discord and whatnot about the early leaks costing him money.

That being said, if you're relying on Patreon income as a way of living while making a HS/Koikatsu game, unless you hit the jackpot with a huge following like Eternum, you've already doomed yourself to fail.

One thing HS/Koikatsu devs should realize is no amount of goodwill, begging, or yelling will stop your game from being leaked. Expect it. It will happen. If your income depends on it NOT happening, or it only happening after X amount of weeks have passed, you've already failed and it's only a matter of time before you go under. It's sad, but it's the reality of the internet. If F95 didn't exist, it'd just happen elsewhere.

I wish the best for Flynn's family's health, and his own health/mental health. I hope whatever he does in life provides him happiness. And I hope that, maybe someday in the future when his life is more stable, he could start working on Stray Incubus again as a hobby and not a job.

 

[Lovemaking]

A 2 day delay between the different tiers.

A 2 day delay wouldn't even make it worthy to even consider upgrading to one of the higher tiers to support the dev and to get some fitting benefits. If you suggested that and got mocked... I honestly do not understand what you were expecting.

I think the default that many devs are using are a 9 day delay between the different tiers which is absolutely fine + with some fitting benefits for said tiers.

With your 2 day delay suggestion, you were thinking about how to please the people that couldn't wait 15+ days for their tier to get the release. But what you didn't think about with your 2 day delay suggestion is that it would affect Flynn aswell. As i said at the start of this post. A 2 day delay wouldn't make it worthy to upgrade to one of the higher tiers.

And something that must be understood is that Flynn weren't in a good position to even start a project like this. He really counted on the support the game would get.

 

[NiiChan]

I was genuinely concerned when Flynn first DM'd me on Discord about devs not socializing with each other. I mean, we are not enemies here, brother.
But I was happy to see his game being well received. He's one of the few people who lifted my shoulders up when I was mentally struggling, so I'm really sad to see him go.

And yes, I agree with you. This is one of the faces of the industry—leaks. So you have to be mentally prepared for that. First and foremost, that's what I always tell aspiring devs who ask me tips either about HS2 stuff, or what to expect. You'd have to have some kind of thick skin to survive this side of the world.

 

[twink fucker]

there goes another game with a trap LL tossed to the wind, sad

 

[MangoTree]

Loved the game. Shocked to see it go. Going to miss the characters he created. I wish him the best of luck and thanks for what he produced so far. It was a fun ride, sad it ended this way .

 

[PtsZts]

WTF??

Just saw the tag. 'Abandoned'?? In shock. It was easily top 3 VN I've ever played. The models, the story, the characters, the animations, the writting... It was so, so good. It's an immense loss for the community.

Seriously, I can't believe it.

Wish you all the best man. Hope you can heal and hey, in the future, who knows... Flynn974

 

[Berkili4]

Even though it has been slowly approaching, seeing it actually happen is so incredibly sad. Stray Succubus (this is not a typo, some of you will understand the reference) is now gone.

Flynn was not just a work colleague to me; he was a friend.
He helped me so much in the early days, and i had alot of fun talking to him. Also thanks to flynn, I had the chance to meet so many other amazing people.
So one final: Thank you so much bro, for everything!

He’s not gone, but unfortunately, he’s now very far away.



Cheers to you Flynn

 

[JohnVonThrongle]

May he rest knowing he will be spared at the time of THRONGLING. The rest of you shall not, Weep.

 

[Xeron_Xr]

 

[ElinusBlue]

Well, like many here, Stary Incubus was one of the first VNs I played and also one of the best, I always expected an update, seeing it disappear out of nowhere leaves a bad taste in my mouth although I understand the whole problem, it's nice to see how Devs from other VNs are also here, I really loved the story I was creating and where it was taking us, I hope Flynn does well in life and God willing we'll see each other again someday.

 

[LeoManu]

Holy fucking shit bro. I woke up with a 10-Gauge straight to the chest, all pellets. Wish nothing but the best for the dev. Don't cry cuz it ended, smile cuz it happened.

 

[Simpy]

Well shit....this was such a good fucking game.
Good luck for your future flynn

 

[fabbemannen]

Flynn974 Thank you so much for this amazing game and I wish you the best for whatever you decide to do in the future.
I've been a patron for maybe a year, because goddamn it deserves it. Might be my favorite VN ever.

I do hope you bring back at least the itch and discord, even if you don't participate in any of this yourself anymore. Even if the game is abandoned now, what's there is still so damn enjoyable and it breaks my heart that people that showed up late probably will never experience this project

Oh, and Candy+Steph best girls.

 

[SynchroNova]

This entire situation is shit. I just hope He'll get his private live back on rails eventually and maybe start writing something else if not continue this.

He inspired me to start writing and trying to make things myself. (Though I never continued it.)

Seeing Berkili4 and NiiChan here of who he spoke well of is making me happy and its making me even happier to see he inspired others to create their own works.

The world is cruel, we gotta make our own fun here.

Best of luck friend. May our paths cross again in the near or far future.

 

[NiiChan]

A keepsake from an awesome man. She will live through our games forever.

 

[Deathcon1000]

Losing this one makes me weep. It's always the best games that seem to get abandoned. Flynn974 you will be missed!!

 

[Giggling Raven]

Damn, I saw the ping on Discord and was expecting an update but was met with this. Just the first line of the message already ruined my day. Stray Incubus was one of my favorites and its loss definitely hurt, a lot.

I really hope everything works out for Flynn and while it might be farfetched, I do hope he gets everything in order enough to continue working on this project in the future. It really is sad seeing such a good game being dropped.

 

[Demon_Emperor]

I am sad today after seeing the discord pin it almost hurt a lot. it hurts me same as the day i got rejected by my crush. kit was one of my favorite games.


I hope that developer works in the future after he gets everything in order. Peace.

 

[growmock]

Flynn974 You could give over the project to one of your trusted developer friends and have a 1/2 share of the income or so...