VN Ren'Py Summer's Gone [S1 Steam + DLC] [Oceanlab]

[Cabin Fever]

How many games with an abandoned tag have you tried starting?

I have play games that were abandoned before I've started, and I've played games that became abandoned after I've started.

It's not hard to understand why someone wouldn't want to "waste" their time on a project that will never be completed.

I still do not understand the "why". Whether the game has an ending or not is not a prerequisite to having a good time playing it. It's not wasted time if one has a good time playing it.

I'm not one of them. I played Lexi and Bad Teacher knowing Chatterbox and WindWard had passed away and their games would never be finished. But most people wouldn't.

Well...

While I believe Ocean is too proud and stubborn to just abandon either game, I also believe neither will be finished. At least not in their current planned magnitude. He could always cut them short and rush the endings I guess. Especially if they become financially unsustainable.

You could very well be right, and I don't necessarily disagree with you on this point. But it's kinda irrelevant to my point.

So all in all, it's kinda hard to become invested in a game that you don't trust will come to a conclusion.

And here I think you've entirely missed my point. It's just a game, god damn it! The sun will still rise tomorrow if it gets abandoned. And nobody's wee wee will fall off neither.

The entire idea of getting emotionally invested in a game is just immature and silly in my opinion. If it's abandoned, move on to the next game. If one gets upset over it, seriously there's a bigger problem there than an abandoned game.

 

[AlexFXR]

I'm enjoying the journey with Ocean's games. I'm confident that even if we we were to never see Chapter 32 Full, there will be enough progress and content to firmly cement both in a position at the top of the AVN pyramid.

There is no need to compare these projects, they are not equivalent. SG is a fairly popular game, if it had not been developed for so long, it would have been in the top long ago. Wiab is rated as one of the worst games, and SG fans throw money at it out of pity.

 

[idontdreamwhenisleep69]

There is no need to compare these projects, they are not equivalent. SG is a fairly popular game, if it had not been developed for so long, it would have been in the top long ago. Wiab is rated as one of the worst games, and SG fans throw money at it out of pity.

For one with such a dislike for the developer and his games, you sure spend a lot of time thinking about and commenting on them.

You come off as bitter.

 

[F.L.HX99X]

WIAB Chapter 3 - Dev Log #23

Hello,



So, I'll need one or two more weeks for Chapter 3.

Polishment turned out to be more intensive than usual. I experimented a lot during the development and I had to redo a few renders here and there and also came across a scene I didn't render in the past.

It was a scene on the barn and I skipped it because I was fed up with the performance of the scene.

I finished the scene in the past two days and it's been in the queue for around 10 hours now.

I think the last render estimate was 1680. But I think it will end up with 1800-1900 for the update.

It's 94 renders in the queue and the WIAB PC needs around 3-5 days to do them.

I'd use the SG PC to speed it up, but these scenes are so WiAB specific, that I don't have the assets on the SG PC. And SG currently has its own queue to work down.

It leads to a ton of errors and stops the queue entirely. It's just a headache.

When I get the Workstation, I'll merge all the libraries and create my own big network library for all of the PCs.

There's a little risk that I might be without internet for a few days in early December due to my move but I'm sure they'll manage to coordinate the internet-access-move with my hardware move.



There's one animation I still want to do as I think it really fits the occasion, but besides that, all animations are done.



I had said I wouldn't show any more previews, but here are two from the barn scene I skipped and then forgot about.




I'm not rushing the release this close before properly finishing it, and I'm not going to fuck my health over a previously estimated release date.

It will need a little more time.



- Ocean

 

[LewdLife]

What the heck happened with this Girl Summer? Where is she??

Aliens

 

[dfirehawkc]

Dang! I don't write many comments here but gotta say Oceans is writing a phenomenal story. Interactions with many of the important characters make you really care about and want to invest in each one in some way. Each girl has their quirks but man, I love them all. I'm finding myself struggling with many of the decisions, not wanting to hurt the other girls, but still wanting to go further with each one. Music is also adding quite a bit to the ambience, leaving me in a weird feeling state after playing a session of this game. Now i'm at the end of what has been released so far, its going to be a very painful wait for future content.

And where is Summer...? I wonder if her family took her away because it was beneath her to hang out with the MC and fall in love with him. So they probably made her go to another school growing up and college too, to get more involved with people in her "class" and most likely a rival of MCs college. Or...maybe her family had disagreements with the founding families of MC's college so she had to go to another. I bet she will be reintroduced when the MC has formed deep bonds with the girls around him, and that return will cause.....complications. But really looking forward to what comes next.

 

[AlexFXR]

For one with such a dislike for the developer and his games, you sure spend a lot of time thinking about and commenting on them.

You come off as bitter.

On the contrary, I really love SG, I just can’t stand defenders who deceive people and try to hide problems instead of discussing them.

 

[Sushimaster2521]

Does SG and WiAB where somehow will be connected to each other in near future?

Because I have this hunch, if you played older version of WiAB.

 

[chimidot]

i'm pretty sure that this have been discussed but only now i've realized that Kelly (church girl) has the same 'cross' earring like Daphne and i don't think she wears it just because she's a church girl. could Kelly be Daphne's daughter? there has to be something about these earrings..

 

[Maviarab]

Does SG and WiAB where somehow will be connected to each other in near future?

Because I have this hunch, if you played older version of WiAB.

Really....that's your first post?

 

[Obi Wanks Kenobi]

"After a traumatic experience, a young spirit tries to find its way back into life. College is about to start and mysteries are about to unfold."

That description couldnt be more vague.. and those words : "young" and "college" - seem to be the standard cliche trope

 

[yossa999]

"After a traumatic experience, a young spirit tries to find its way back into life. College is about to start and mysteries are about to unfold."

That description couldnt be more vague.. and those words : "young" and "college" - seem to be the standard cliche trope

Description is the least vague thing in the game. But yeah, totally standard cliché game with landlady, roommate and the MC who attracts every girl.

 

[John972]

Dang! I don't write many comments here but gotta say Oceans is writing a phenomenal story. Interactions with many of the important characters make you really care about and want to invest in each one in some way. Each girl has their quirks but man, I love them all. I'm finding myself struggling with many of the decisions, not wanting to hurt the other girls, but still wanting to go further with each one. Music is also adding quite a bit to the ambience, leaving me in a weird feeling state after playing a session of this game. Now i'm at the end of what has been released so far, its going to be a very painful wait for future content.

And where is Summer...? I wonder if her family took her away because it was beneath her to hang out with the MC and fall in love with him. So they probably made her go to another school growing up and college too, to get more involved with people in her "class" and most likely a rival of MCs college. Or...maybe her family had disagreements with the founding families of MC's college so she had to go to another. I bet she will be reintroduced when the MC has formed deep bonds with the girls around him, and that return will cause.....complications. But really looking forward to what comes next.

Yeah, welcome to the club. It's a bit like being hooked on a seasonal TV program. That time of year arrives when a season drops, you devour it, then have to wait another 12 to 18 months for the next season (all while praying it doesn't get cancelled inbetween)...

"Dang! I don't write many comments..." That's gotta be the understatement of the year, considering it's your first ever forum post.

 

[JB08]

Any word on ch5 final dropping? Been holding back on playing the beta in hopes for the full thing soon but it doesnt seem like its going to happen as soon as I had hoped and im about to cave and play the beta lol

 

[Razrback16]

Any word on ch5 final dropping? Been holding back on playing the beta in hopes for the full thing soon but it doesnt seem like its going to happen as soon as I had hoped and im about to cave and play the beta lol

I believe Ocean said in one of the dev logs that he was hoping the Ch5 final would be out sometime in December.

I'm doing the same thing you are. I loaded one of the few working saves I had from Ch 4.5 in order to play the Ch5 beta, but I am not playing it from the beginning until the CH5 full releases.

 

[SonsOfLiberty]

Hi!
I do not know if it was already mentioned before, but considering that about 100 pages have gone by now it should, the compressed version from 25. October misses all chapter 5 content! Had finally the time to play SG and was baffled that it did not go into chapter 5, no matter the saves and paths. When i looked into the game folder, there was no chapter 5 at all, it was only the 4.5.

No, my compressed version has Chapter 5 stuff, not sure where you are getting that information from.

Considering he made the multi-mod from my compressed version.



So, yes my compressed has the chaper 5 beta content...

 

[murphy88]

Am I the only one who didn't like Zara before and now it's in the top 3?

 

[idontdreamwhenisleep69]

Am I the only one who didn't like Zara before and now it's in the top 3?

Not that I disliked her before, but after her scenes in CH5 she moved from above average to my #3.

What we saw of her was *chefs kiss*

 

[JB08]

I believe Ocean said in one of the dev logs that he was hoping the Ch5 final would be out sometime in December.

I'm doing the same thing you are. I loaded one of the few working saves I had from Ch 4.5 in order to play the Ch5 beta, but I am not playing it from the beginning until the CH5 full releases.

Sounds good. December, even January isnt so bad of a wait. Yeah my saves are junk so im doing a full replay. Cant wait.

 

[Turret]

No, my compressed version has Chapter 5 stuff, not sure where you are getting that information from.

Considering he made the multi-mod from my compressed version.

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So, yes my compressed has the chaper 5 beta content...

Hi!
I downloaded your ch.5 compressed version early on 25th October and I swear that the download I had, did not include the chapter 5, it was still only the 4.5. Saves stopped at the end of 4.5, even a speedrun from the start again stopped at the end of 4.5.
Which baffled me to no end, since you are one of our best compression makers and I never had problems with one of your compressions before!
But it was only after I added the chapter 5 only update, that I could advance with my saves to chapter 5.