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it's called " Summer Heat " for a ReasonIt looks like we have to wait at least another month.
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That's fine. A month is long at all.It looks like we have to wait at least another month.
- Dec 28, 2017
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IF it is indeed just a month. That progress bar suggests it's about 80% done.
- Jul 24, 2021
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Yeah this game will have only summer releases each yearit's called " Summer Heat " for a Reason
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Hello, everyone!
This week we continued work on fixes, focusing on little annoyances and artifacts that are left behind from rendering. We've learned a lot when it comes to the rendering process and how to prevent mistakes, but sometimes weird stuff just happens... like this square:
How did it happen? We don't know, since it didn't appear again when re-rendering! But it's a good example of what render mistakes are generally like, and how fixing them is easy (although it can be a little bit tedious).
We also continued coding, adding in more of the finished scenes and setting everything up for the SFX work to begin next. Some set design was also done, enhancing some of the remaining work-in-progress scenes.
Progress
Each day we get closer and closer to the release! And if you want a small indication of when the chapter will be ready, you can always look at the status header at the top of this post. It's just a general approximation so take it with a scoop of salt. But one thing is for certain: when the bar is fully colored in, we will post guaranteed release dates.
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As far back as I remember, the developers said they were going to work on a full-time game in the summer. A month ago there was a 75% progression. It's very strange to have only a 5% progression in a full month.
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This is scene from 'Summer Heat' sequel 'Winter Chill'
The wendigos attack your class while making Smores! What do you do?
A. Scream like little girl
B. Help Eve, Miller and Mike battle and destroy evil wendigo interlopers
C. Rush Mia to safe place and keep her warm till danger is no more
GO!
I see this I think, 'This girl loves showing off how her boobs are so HOT she can fry burgers on them'
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There's also plan D, throw Helen at them & while they're choking on her everyone else gets the fuck outta there.
McD's could save a lot of money frying burgers on hot girl's tits. Would see a huge boost in walk in business too I wager. Someone should write the head office.View attachment 2655379
I see this I think, 'This girl loves showing off how her boobs are so HOT she can fry burgers on them'
- Aug 3, 2019
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I doubt it. Probably the same length as the previous ones. I noticed most devs are taking longer with the same output.
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nah, it should be (at least) double in size.
they have stated it is taking longer because this incoming episode will be twice "bigger" than previous ones.
when it comes we shall se if that is true or not, till that benefit of the doubt would be in order.
it is almost 7 months of developing now and it will take another month almost surely.
those 8 months per episode is a badik schedule, and we all are hoping for some "badik episode/conten"...though that probably wont happen.
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Last update was 6 months ago (technically 6.5 and it was also 0.4.1, so not a big one, but let's keep things optimistic). If 80% is done, it means that 20% is left (obviously). Then if 6 months is 80%, then 20% is 1.5 months. That means July, possibly even August.
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The game is amazing. I am usually the guy who skips all the unseen text because how repetitive and vanilla they get but this game's dialogue's are so much better than the rest. The renders are beautiful as well!
Only a badik developer has an arsenal of many high-performance PCs that render 24/7, post-processing is done automatically by scripts written by him. Not to mention the vast experience in all aspects of game development.nah, it should be (at least) double in size.
they have stated it is taking longer because this incoming episode will be twice "bigger" than previous ones.
when it comes we shall se if that is true or not, till that benefit of the doubt would be in order.
it is almost 7 months of developing now and it will take another month almost surely.
those 8 months per episode is a badik schedule, and we all are hoping for some "badik episode/conten"...though that probably wont happen.
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dont you say
he has all of that and still he works alone and pushes only one update per year (more or less)?
and ss developer has something similar most probably....and few other high-tiers devs as well.
quite unexpectedly
i thought about putting "p.s." in my previous post, just for those who would instantly reply with "but, but, dpc has a huge support, resources, a vast experience etc", yet i was kinda lazy to do so..i shouldve known better
the main point would be - the more support/resources devs have/acquire the stronger their tendency to prolong development as much as possible becomes...no more, no less, based on the sample of games im interested in/playing ofc.
and for further clarification - if you are invested much in this game, dont hold your hopes too high regarding its future development
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Tbf DPC updates are huge. The dude can be releasing monthly updates 300-500 renders but he prefer to deliver big chunks of content. Also while some devs are prone to milking others are reliable like a clockwork; Lust Academy, Projekt Passion, DanielsK, and so on. It's easy to spot a milker once you have been around for some time.dont you say
he has all of that and still he works alone and pushes only one update per year (more or less)?
and ss developer has something similar most probably....and few other high-tiers devs as well.
quite unexpectedly
i thought about putting "p.s." in my previous post, just for those who would instantly reply with "but, but, dpc has a huge support, resources, a vast experience etc", yet i was kinda lazy to do so..i shouldve known better
the main point would be - the more support/resources devs have/acquire the stronger their tendency to prolong development as much as possible becomes...no more, no less, based on the sample of games im interested in/playing ofc.
and for further clarification - if you are invested much in this game, dont hold your hopes too high regarding its future development
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Yeah, though those "reliable like a clockwork" are usually small-time developers (taking about games im playing, so no nlt, corrupted kingdoms and similar stuff), and there are more of them than just those few ofc.
What worries me though is that general trend of development cycles becoming longer and longer, regardless of support, resources or actual update sizes.
For example, mentioned dpc with his resources could afford proper developing team, and putting the same huge updates every two months instead one per year or so. Yet he isnt doing that ofc. Inceton team pushes 2000-3000 renders monthly, yet they arent releasing monthly updates because they are working on multiple projects at the same time. And so on.
Another "trendy" things are reworks, a thing that could happen anytime and in any game stage. Hopefully that wont happen here, just yet. Im too gloomy here, so im gonna stop now. When the update come we shall see how justified the prolonged cycle was or wasnt...And with future updates we shall see soon enough if this game has some proper future, or it will become just another, well, milking or abandoned project...
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I don't know. Sure, there are many milkers and it's obviously in most cases. But I think some devs didn't milk, they're just slow because of their real life. I used to create graphics with DAZ for fun and really tried to make them look nice. Just creating a scenery that met my expectations took a whole afternoon. I didn't even calculate the search for the right assets. Then the characters had to be placed and posed. Don't forget the facial expressions. It also took forever until I was satisfied. Of course, you don't have to do this for every single image. I know that. However, for me the biggest work was to create sensible poses and facial expressions and, last but not least, to operate the fictitious camera correctly. Depending on the graphics card, it can take quite a while for the image to be rendered. I had pictures that took my PC an hour or more to render. During rendering, it was no longer possible to work properly in DAZ on my system. So I had to wait until I could continue with the next picture.
All of this takes a lot of time. If you do this in your free time, alongside your full-time job or your studies, it naturally takes what feels like an eternity for an update to be completed. It's no help if pirates demands from devs with 30 patrons hire people to work with them or buy a 4090. Ideally 5 systems with one. Pure programming in Ren'Py, on the other hand, is very fast compared to creating the graphics. You can easily code a few hundred lines of code in a weekend. But that doesn't do you any good if you don't have graphics.
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I think you are right. The Devs asked us after realeasing Ch4 do we want more content or quicker update and more players said more content. Now Devs have been giving players what most players asked for and a lot of players are now unhappy it is taking so long.
The Devs say they are making twice the content for us and I am sure this is true. They will release the new chapter soon and we will see all the work they have done. Summer Heat Devs seem like great guys and they have nothing to gain leading us along over one update like a few negative posters assume.
Whether negative posters are feeling bad because of other games letting them down. (Understandable to feel bad but don't hold devs mistakes from other games against new Devs who seem to be working hard to make a good, fun game.) Or are casual posters who have no idea what's going on and just spouting/repeating negative things. Or trolls of some sort. As someone who has followed Summer Heat for a long time 90% of these negative posts sound like know nothing hot air.
Summer Heat Devs are new Devs with little time and resources yet they are making very high quality and fun game. They update us every week and give us polls and monthly renders and show us what they're up to. Anyone paying attention can see they are doing a lot of work. I wish every poster would take time to know more about what they're talking about before they talk bad about a game.