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Hello Everyone Fans of Stray Incubus,
i am happy to announce the successors to Flynn for the development of Stray Incubus, peggy1303 and Ischwhit
I know many will fear, that it'll be not the SI you all know, but it's inevitable that things will change. However they are given everything Flynn has left us with, so they can continue the story roughly like Flynn envisioned it to their best capabilities.
I wish for everyone to be patient and looking forward what is ahead of us. Updates on the release of a new chapter will follow.


Additional for F95:
There is no more reason to specualte for you why Flynn has left us. The reasons are valid and be glad he is not a milker as other devs turned out to be. In fact he worked for the new chapter 3 even till the announcemt and the hard cut was less painfull for him eventho it still was, since he had to give up on his own project he loved and cared for.
Will it be in this thread, or is there will be a new one?

//Also, it is possible to just hire Flinn as a part-time screenwriter. Wouldn't require nearly as much time. Just a food for thought.
 

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Will it be in this thread, or is there will be a new one?

//Also, it is possible to just hire Flinn as a part-time screenwriter. Wouldn't require nearly as much time. Just a food for thought.
Honestly yea, if these two new devs have good design chops, and Flynn is able to stick to at least just the writing, then it'll be as close to the same game as possible. (I don't think anyone had too much issue with Flynn's writing, it was just some recent sex scenes which imo shouldn't undermine everything Flynn was able to create)
 
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Will it be in this thread, or is there will be a new one?

//Also, it is possible to just hire Flinn as a part-time screenwriter. Wouldn't require nearly as much time. Just a food for thought.
I don’t see why there would be a new thread unless the new devs decide otherwise. There's nothing stopping the new team from keeping the same thread for future updates since it’s still the same game, in principle. I get your optimistic point of view, but I think Flynn made it pretty clear how serious the reasons were behind his leaving. Even if he had the time, I doubt he’d be in the right headspace to work on the game. He kind of passed the game on to whoever would take over, so I think his wishes were pretty final on that front.

It’s not that I wouldn’t want Flynn to come back to his game, even in a different role in its production, but I really doubt that’s something he would want or that it’s even possible for him. I can imagine that for him, deciding to leave everything behind must have been a really tough moment. Let’s just wish him some peace and hope things get better for him in his life.
 
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Will it be in this thread, or is there will be a new one?

//Also, it is possible to just hire Flinn as a part-time screenwriter. Wouldn't require nearly as much time. Just a food for thought.
Honestly yea, if these two new devs have good design chops, and Flynn is able to stick to at least just the writing, then it'll be as close to the same game as possible. (I don't think anyone had too much issue with Flynn's writing, it was just some recent sex scenes which imo shouldn't undermine everything Flynn was able to create)
I don’t see why there would be a new thread unless the new devs decide otherwise. There's nothing stopping the new team from keeping the same thread for future updates since it’s still the same game, in principle. I get your optimistic point of view, but I think Flynn made it pretty clear how serious the reasons were behind his leaving. Even if he had the time, I doubt he’d be in the right headspace to work on the game. He kind of passed the game on to whoever would take over, so I think his wishes were pretty final on that front.

It’s not that I wouldn’t want Flynn to come back to his game, even in a different role in its production, but I really doubt that’s something he would want or that it’s even possible for him. I can imagine that for him, deciding to leave everything behind must have been a really tough moment. Let’s just wish him some peace and hope things get better for him in his life.
I already talked with a F95 mod and they said the thread could be continued since its a direct continuation not a remake and we also work with the stuff flynn left behind.

For the other part i said it clearly enough didnt I? Flynn wont come back to SI, in no way or another, he just wont, please just accept that. It was his final decision and there is just no way back for him sadly but thats what it is. He has to live with that and we do too.
 
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I already talked with a F95 mod and they said the thread could be continued since its a direct continuation not a remake and we also work with the stuff flynn left behind.

For the other part i said it clearly enough didnt I? Flynn wont come back to SI, in no way or another, he just wont, please just accept that. It was his final decision and there is just no way back for him sadly but thats what it is. He has to live with that and we do too.
Thanks for clearing that up, I felt the same about the rights for the new team to use this thread. And like you, I thought Flynn's move was pretty final. I get why people might struggle to accept it though—like with any kind of loss, there's always that phase of denial in some people's minds.
 
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might be just me, but i´m gonna wait a couple of updates with this continuation before i even start to think about subbing again. Still a bit sceptical in which direction it´s gonna go now with completely new devs.

best of luck regardless
 
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might be just me, but i´m gonna wait a couple of updates with this continuation before i even start to think about subbing again. Still a bit sceptical in which direction it´s gonna go now with completely new devs.

best of luck regardless
I understand, and of course, no one is forcing you. As for me, I'm waiting to see what they'll bring to the table. It’s clear that it won’t be easy for them, but we don’t yet know what they’re capable of. I’m hopeful that they’ll succeed, though. We’ll see.
 
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I realize there are bigger concerns in this thread, but does anyone know if there's a backup of the persistent save file anywhere?

I hate when devs do a chapter 2 as a "separate" game but it isn't actually, opened chapter 2 and it wiped all my save page names for chapter 1 :/
 
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I realize there are bigger concerns in this thread, but does anyone know if there's a backup of the persistent save file anywhere?

I hate when devs do a chapter 2 as a "separate" game but it isn't actually, opened chapter 2 and it wiped all my save page names for chapter 1 :/
I’m not sure if you’re playing on a classic Windows PC, but in general, the saves are stored here :

C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\RenPy\<GameName>\saves

You should normally find your saves there, separated into different types (auto, manual, and persistent saves). If you were worried about losing your saves by deleting the game to free up space for exemple, no worries – your saves should remain stored in this location on your PC.

As for Season 2, didn’t it have a sort of quiz at the beginning to ask about the choices you made in S1 ? Honestly, I can't quite recall. I play so many different games that I’m not sure if it’s a quiz or if you load a previous save. Have you tried starting a new game from S2, if that's possible ?

Otherwise, skip through all of Season 1 and see if there's a prompt at the end to transfer the save to Season 2. Start S2, try loading the latest save, and if that doesn’t work, check if you can start a new game directly from Season 2.
 
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Also, it is possible to just hire Flinn as a part-time screenwriter. Wouldn't require nearly as much time. Just a food for thought.
it's not impossible, but chances are astronomically low. He already didn't earn enough when he was working on it himself. Now there are two dev's to take the income. To get any meaningful wage for scriptwriting, this would have to become immensely successful.
 
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Damn, had no idea this was abandoned. :eek:
To make a long story short, in case you missed what happened, Flynn, the developer, had to leave the project due to serious family and personal issues (I think partly health-related). Since then, two people from the community have stepped up to continue the project, so production of the game should be resuming. That's the latest news we have.

it's not impossible, but chances are astronomically low. He already didn't earn enough when he was working on it himself. Now there are two dev's to take the income. To get any meaningful wage for scriptwriting, this would have to become immensely successful.
Flynn probably won't come back; his departure seems final, and he likely intended it that way. Given the personal and serious issues he's facing, it wouldn't make sense for him to return, even in a different role.

Also, I don’t really see him coming back to a project he started, then left, to take on a secondary or non-decisional role. It was his game, after all. Plus, with his current issues, I doubt he’d have the time or desire to do that. I think it's best if people leave him in peace. The project will continue in a different way, and we need to accept this new reality.
 
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Also, I don’t really see him coming back to a project he started, then left, to take on a smaller or non-decisional role.
it's a High decisional role, and a lot more work than everyone believes.

He would not only write the story, but also decide where the sex scenes are and how characters sexually interact with each other, because he Has to have a deep understanding of all that, or the story will lose coherency. So either the dev's have to tell him, "I want this and this interaction between these characters", and he has to fit that in, OR he is the Only one that decides "these characters will have these interactions", and the dev's will then make scenes that way. It's a very involved process for all three people, and he would not only be the writer, but also the director. it's a Big role involving a Lot of work, and a Lot of communication, and a Lot of commitment.
 
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it's a High decisional role, and a lot more work than everyone believes.

He would not only write the story, but also decide where the sex scenes are and how characters sexually interact with each other, because he Has to have a deep understanding of all that, or the story will lose coherency. So either the dev's have to tell him, "I want this and this interaction between these characters", and he has to fit that in, OR he is the Only one that decides "these characters will have these interactions", and the dev's will then make scenes that way. It's a very involved process for all three people, and he would not only be the writer, but also the director. it's a Big role involving a Lot of work, and a Lot of communication, and a Lot of commitment.
I can believe that it's a noble role and a lot of work. Personally, I prioritize writing and storytelling over gameplay as the main criteria in games on F95. However, here I was mainly referring (but bad I admit it) to the fact that he might no longer occupy a significant role or have the same level of freedom on this project. It's reasonable to think that, given the reasons Fynn mentioned in his last message.

It's indeed a very demanding activity, perhaps just as much as other aspects of game development. And once again, if he had been able to continue working on his game, believing he could do so, he would have. Flynn left everything behind because he had no other option, and his decision was intended to be final. (most important word here)

I’m not even considering potential conflicts over ownership, task distribution, hierarchy, or profit sharing, which could arise from all of this. Of course, this is purely hypothetical and not necessarily what would happen in this type of situation.

As for me, I’ve come to accept that Flynn has left, a new team has taken over, and the game will likely change, at least to some extent. I’m now curious to see how it will evolve from here.
 
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Will it be in this thread, or is there will be a new one?

//Also, it is possible to just hire Flinn as a part-time screenwriter. Wouldn't require nearly as much time. Just a food for thought.
it will be really good if Flynn974 is involved somehow or at least give the new dev some help?ideas(please make a comebback if you can :( )...


[Now,some may say that he will never be back...well,it's your opinion and you are not 100% sure.Also,he may come back in future after seeing his fan's request(reallly man really hope so...)
 

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it will be really good if Flynn974 is involved somehow or at least give the new dev some help?ideas(please make a comebback if you can :( )...


[Now,some may say that he will never be back...well,it's your opinion and you are not 100% sure.Also,he may come back in future after seeing his fan's request(reallly man really hope so...)
mate... learn to read. the new devs already confirmed that hes not coming back. EVER

literally 12 posts above yours
 
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