Given that all the names mentioned are just random Users (presumably all from the same Discord), most with low engagement and the amount of times Discord related skull-buggery goes down (e.g. another popular game here recently, in a quite serious manner), I'm giving some side-eye at this time. Perhaps I'm just jaded by "my girlfriend from Canada is working as PR for me now" but throwing about terms such as "conspiracy theory" shows a distinct lack of self-awareness of how the majority of us view Discord (essentially a void of drama-llama teenagers).
From the outside we have "here's the teasers for the new chapter" (with original content attached) and then a sudden change of ownership and a marked change in quality. And yes, I did spot the post asking why all the models had suddenly gone loli heavy in the new content (search: "five years younger"), with a lot more side-eye attached.
So: new authors who seem to want to push the loli & have lower writing skills. That's a pass.
For me, a tag such as "Discontinued" would be better than "Abandoned" (since abandoned has negative shade on the Dev, mostly well earnt). Shame. Wishing Flynn974 well whatever happens.
Yes, the people mentioned indeed come from the same Discord server, the official server of Stray Incubus founded by Flynn. At the risk of disappointing you, we’re all potentially someone’s random user, and that includes you ! x)
I’m not sure why you feel the need to adopt a condescending tone towards people you don’t know, dismissing them simply because they’re on Discord. This platform is just a tool for communication, and what people do with it is their responsibility. It doesn’t really relate to the subject of our discussion or the purpose of this thread.
Everyone needs a social space and an official channel to communicate about the game — that’s its purpose. I also don’t really understand how your personal experience with Discord ties into the subject at hand.
It seems like you’ve got some unresolved issues with people you’ve encountered on this platform simply because they’re sharing their lives or they rub you the wrong way.
I get your point about teenage drama, but it’s a bit off-topic. Not everyone on Discord is in that age group, and whether it’s drama or not, that’s just the nature of the internet and social media in general — you’re likely to run into it everywhere.
I’m sorry if the term “conspiracy theory” offended you in relation to your post, but there are a few aspects that make it seem that way. For example, the negative tone of your message, the suggestion that something was abnormal or suspicious about the events or the intentions of the new developers (a biased, random opinion in context), and unsubstantiated accusations regarding what they might do or have done to the game.
You also made several off-topic statements that seemed disconnected from reliable sources, especially in some cases, you may have misunderstood those that came your way too.
Be cautious when presenting things as universal truth. You’ve shared “your vision” of Discord, but even though it might be shared by some, it’s not representative of the whole community, as seen by the continued use of the platform. Its success is also an element of evidence.
Also, the “ Us ” you used is more like “ I ” here — it’s ultimately your personal opinion and value judgment, not a universally accepted truth.
That said, your joke about the “girlfriend working PR in Canada” did make me laugh, though only because there are so many jokes about this country and its people, mostly Quebec, from a French perspective (I’m French).
Regarding the quality change you’re referring to for Stray Incubus, I’m not sure what you mean. The latest renders shared on Flynn’s Patreon before it closed seemed fine to me. If you’re talking about the pictures taken with a phone by the user who posted them on the thread, that’s understandable.
However, if you’re referring to the fan renders by imadumb in this thread, those are unrelated to Flynn’s work. Still, the quality is pretty good, though obviously different from what the original dev produced.
As for the change of ownership and the reasons behind Flynn’s departure have been explained at least a thousand times in this thread. We’re literally going in circles. Everything has already been said, including screenshots from Flynn himself and indirectly from AsTc3r, who shared excerpts of private conversations. Announcements about the change of developers were made here and on the game’s Discord by AsTc3r, who has been handling these matters.
I’m also not sure why you think the game has become “loli heavy”. Sure, there are some characters with a more young look, but it’s fairly moderate and within the site’s guidelines. Moreover, the game doesn’t even have a “loli” tag in the OP, so unless something’s changed, this debate seems a bit off-topic.
As for the rest, those are personal opinions of yours that don’t really belong here. There’s an Off-Topic section on the site for discussions that extend beyond the main game thread. On a personal note, I also don’t condone such content, especially when it crosses legal or moral boundaries. I’ll leave it at that.
Regarding the “abandoned” tag placed by the site staff, it corresponds to their definitions and rules. If an official statement has been made, or if the dev hasn’t released any meaningful updates for over a year or two (I’m not sure of the exact time frame set by the moderators), the tag is applied.
Here, the game received the “abandoned” tag because the developer issued a message that was considered official on his Discord, and it was later probably confirmed by his moderators.
Edit : For reference, I’ve linked a screenshot from Zareem, who graciously shared some render previews from Flynn’s Patreon before the account was deleted. These are renders teasing the update Flynn was working on before he stopped everything on the game.
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Post from Zareem :
https://f95zone.to/threads/stray-incubus-s2-ch-2a-flynn974.129541/post-16009154
