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VN Ren'Py Abandoned Striving Forward [v0.1.0] [Novaporoid]

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Motoko Kusanagi

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anyone have a status update? i love this game
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No specific date yet, version 0.2 is a huge update, after all. I want to finish all the buildup so I can start with the characters story in v0.3. Right now, I'm halfway there. I just need to do 3/4 events, and I'm finished with the rendering. Additionally, there's a lot of animation work to be done.


Seems like 50% in 3 and a half months so maybe May at the earliest.
 

DevinHesi

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Re-rendering: V0.1 & 0.2






Hello everyone,

It's been 5 months now. Some of you probably think I've abandoned this project or I'm just a slowpoke.

For me, I think v.01 was a flop, so I was trying to make it interesting and provide you all with enjoyable content. That's why v0.2 took so long, but I'm sure v.02 will not disappoint you.

Anyway, I've recently upgraded my RAM and switched my graphics style.

As you can see from the title, I’ve decided to go back to square one and re-render all the images from scratch.
I know, it’s a pain, and it means you gotta wait a little longer to get your hands on the v0.2.
I've figured it’s better to deal with this now rather than suffer later on.

So, how many am I about to render? From v.01 to v.02, the total number of images is 3,555. By the way, there are still some images left to render for v0.2.

I paused the billing for this month as I would like to focus on the renders.

Thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

Novaporoid

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JjJ5

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i do not know how i feel about the new models. something is different but i cannot pinpoint what is different about them. it is great that dev is putting in so much effort for v.02 though. can someone post a before and after of the images above?
 

MidnightKing

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i do not know how i feel about the new models. something is different but i cannot pinpoint what is different about them. it is great that dev is putting in so much effort for v.02 though. can someone post a before and after of the images above?
Here's some comparisons, you can compare the rest with the preview images on the first page to the ones above. Right is new, left is old.

Before.png After.png
Before 2.png After 2.png

A lot of noticeable changes. The lighting is less bright and more neutral maybe is the word? (more noticeable in the office scenes), the depth-of-field effects were toned down, the characters had their eyes shrunk as the dev mentioned before, and it looks like they all got their proportions shrunk a bit as well.

I maintain that I think the big eyes were fine (I liked it tbh), but I think the changes are good overall. The lighting probably the best change and the depth-of-field was actually one of my original complaints. The proportion change was unnecessary imo but doesn't really bother me either, I get why it was done.
 
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uuhwhat

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Here's some comparisons, you can compare the rest with the preview images on the first page to the ones above. Right is new, left is old.

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A lot of noticeable changes. The lighting is less bright and more neutral maybe is the word? (more noticeable in the office scenes), the depth-of-field effects were toned down, the characters had their eyes shrunk as the dev mentioned before, and it looks like they all got their proportions shrunk a bit as well.

I maintain that I think the big eyes were fine (I liked it tbh), but I think the changes are good overall. The lighting probably the best change and the depth-of-field was actually one of my original complaints. The proportion change was unnecessary imo but doesn't really bother me either, I get why it was done.
Well the lighting looks better in comparison, but to me it wasn't a problem that needed fixing to begin with. And then the dev gave them a breast reduction lol. How disappointing.
 

MidnightKing

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Well the lighting looks better in comparison, but to me it wasn't a problem that needed fixing to begin with. And then the dev gave them a breast reduction lol. How disappointing.
Based on your signature I get why you'd be disappointed lol, but yeah again probably not necessary. Brings them a little more in line with "natural" proportions but it is a lewd game after all. Might as well knock out these reworks early, and I do think the changes outside of the models themselves are direct upgrades. I'd be more concerned with the perfectionism trap, but the dev does have a 3000+ render updated cooking.

I'm curious what they mean by them thinking v0.1 was a flop. It's a slow start for sure but I don't think there was really anything wrong with it. The game really hasn't even started yet honestly.
 

JjJ5

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Here's some comparisons, you can compare the rest with the preview images on the first page to the ones above. Right is new, left is old.

View attachment 3615255 View attachment 3615258
View attachment 3615288 View attachment 3615289

A lot of noticeable changes. The lighting is less bright and more neutral maybe is the word? (more noticeable in the office scenes), the depth-of-field effects were toned down, the characters had their eyes shrunk as the dev mentioned before, and it looks like they all got their proportions shrunk a bit as well.

I maintain that I think the big eyes were fine (I liked it tbh), but I think the changes are good overall. The lighting probably the best change and the depth-of-field was actually one of my original complaints. The proportion change was unnecessary imo but doesn't really bother me either, I get why it was done.
i agree. i think the mom's eyes looked better before but the desk girl looks better now. but yes the other changes are good. if you are reading this dev, i like your style. maybe a blend of the old and new one would be good?
 
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Motoko Kusanagi

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Sooo game is dead?
Last release was 285 days ago
Last Itch.io Development Post was 142 days ago.

Last public message via Itch.io

Since you haven't played it yet, you might as well wait for v.02 since it's a couple of months away. Thank you for your kind words.

May want to check out their discord for updated info.
 
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JjJ5

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Last release was 285 days ago
Last Itch.io Development Post was 142 days ago.

Last public message via Itch.io

Since you haven't played it yet, you might as well wait for v.02 since it's a couple of months away. Thank you for your kind words.

May want to check out their discord for updated info.
In the discord he said that he will make an announcement sometime this month
 

hirikumo

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Did anything ever happen with that announcement?
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Dev is surprisingly active on Discord and this is what they had to say about the next version of the game. It would be nice if they could log in to F95 or Patreon to say something instead of making people join the Discord server to find out what's happening, but I digress. What bothers me even more though is a message that they posted prior to that one.
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I hope the dev is just referring to the next update as a "new vn". If they aren't, and they plan on attempting to develop two VN's at the same time, I don't have high hopes for either of the projects and I can see the dreaded "yellow" sticking around on this game for good. I hope I'm just misunderstanding.
 

Motoko Kusanagi

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It would be nice if they could log in to F95 or Patreon to say something instead of making people join the Discord server to find out what's happening, but I digress. What bothers me even more though is a message that they posted prior to that one.
That's one of my pet peeves , when devs essentially "hide" in their discord and wont update people on the outside via Patreon or any other means. Having to join 50+ discords for various VN's on top of having other personal ones got tiring real fast for me.

As for the second part I'm hoping it's just a translation issue. A new VN would lets say not be cool of them..

Anyways thanks for the updated info!


EDIT : As of November 7, Dev " Last seen Today at 7:41 PM " So they're around
 
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