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

[RNasc4444]

A wee bit controversial up in this bitch today, huh?

God I love this thread!

It's been quiet here because even the most staunch and persistent Ocean haters ran out of steam over a year ago

Huh offense taken! I'm still here. Going strong since...I don't even remember when anymore... But still fucking here!

Honestly I think Ocean has lowered the expectations enough that the "hate" starts fading. If you drop an update every 8 months people won't expect it every 4 or 5. If you go on 5 years of development without a single sex scene, people won't expect it next update either. And so on and so forth...

Don't think that's a particularly good indicator though. Lack of "hate" means slower thread which translates inevitably to lack of general interest. But that's just my opinion.

 

[LostGhost]

Ahahaha... yes you are right, it is just great science. Unfortunately yossa999, Maviarab and BobTheDuck do not understand this and get angry at people who call Ocean a milker. If DPC did that, then 20 pages would already be written about what an asshole he is.

DPC takes 9-11 months for around 5k(max) renders.yes he does mini games and too many extra things but his renders are far from good compared to Ocean's and do we even have to talk about his workstations?

 

[BobTheDuck]

Where can I find gatherings of these fanatics I want to see what AVN game cultist anno domini 2024 looks like

Join Ocean's discord, link's in the OP of the thread. I personally feel the need to wash myself after being there for me than 10 seconds. I go there to see if Ocean's posted any extra comments, which he does from time to time, but damn. I'm sure they're really nice people, I ...just can't.

 

[yossa999]

In fact, I have a friend who has supported him for a long time, and from what he shows me of the supporters' conversations, it seems like a cult. Many there love Ocean. He can do whatever he wants about the game, delay updates or increase the value of the Patreon at the game's launch and they will accept it like little bitches.

Just because I'm here in lawless waters doesn't mean I can't share my opinion!

You can even share your dickpick, it's unlikely to surprise anyone with that here. An opinion is like a butthole, everyone has one.

But you can play this game because the supporters pay for it, right, those little bitches like your friend, apparently?

And because Ocean spends his time, money and effort learning new software, developing his skills, investing in hardware, software and other assets like songs that cost thousands or DAZ assets when a single minor character model could easily cost him a hundred or more, the game remains top notch in quality, constantly improving, and 600-800 renders of that quality per month is no longer a fantasy.

Oh, and don't forget him outsourcing some parts, like phone coding. You don't think that these people are work for free, right? Somebody has to pay them.

And yes, he can do whatever he wants with the game, because he is the one bearing the financial, reputational and other risks, not you or me. Some barely-known developer said something like: with all due respect, the players are in for the ride, but he is the one who drives the car. And that's fair, those who disagree are free to choose any game or developer they like, or start their own games and show everyone how it should be done right.

 

[The Krogan Dude]

In fact, I have a friend who has supported him for a long time, and from what he shows me of the supporters' conversations, it seems like a cult. Many there love Ocean. He can do whatever he wants about the game, delay updates or increase the value of the Patreon at the game's launch and they will accept it like little bitches.

There's always such kind of cult in popular AVN discords or patreon pages. The critics don't last long and only remain the most supportive fellowers. But SG discord is far from the worst in that regard, in the pink one you might get banned you just for mentioning a mod or posting a fanart

 

[BobTheDuck]

A wee bit controversial up in this bitch today, huh?

God I love this thread!


Huh offense taken! I'm still here. Going strong since...I don't even remember when anymore... But still fucking here!

Honestly I think Ocean has lowered the expectations enough that the "hate" starts fading. If you drop an update every 8 months people won't expect it every 4 or 5. If you go on 5 years of development without a single sex scene, people won't expect it next update either. And so on and so forth...

Don't think that's a particularly good indicator though. Lack of "hate" means slower thread which translates inevitably to lack of general interest. But that's just my opinion.

You're a hater??? I thought you were just ardently opinionated. My world view is changed

You're right though. Ambivalence to something is the beginning of irrelevance. So the need for Ocean to feed us (by us I mean the general public) something substatial to play on a more regular basis is not said out of a sense of entitlement or a desire for him to rush, merely you've got to keep relevant. THe longer you're away, the more other games fill the market, other people talk about everything. Here we are the day after a devlog that had actual metrics, and people are offering up names of other games.

I really have never thought of you as a hater, you're way too passionate for that, and you don't change your opinion just to keep arguing. Huh.

 

[yossa999]

A wee bit controversial up in this bitch today, huh?

God I love this thread!


Huh offense taken! I'm still here. Going strong since...I don't even remember when anymore... But still fucking here!

Honestly I think Ocean has lowered the expectations enough that the "hate" starts fading. If you drop an update every 8 months people won't expect it every 4 or 5. If you go on 5 years of development without a single sex scene, people won't expect it next update either. And so on and so forth...

Don't think that's a particularly good indicator though. Lack of "hate" means slower thread which translates inevitably to lack of general interest. But that's just my opinion.

Ha, you can't even claim to be the thread's evil mascot, there are much more capable individuals in terms of hate.

Besides, judge for yourself, who will take seriously someone who calls the Divine Zara turd?

I think it's better to look at the interest indicators on steamdb than in this thread. I can't stop laughing at the enthusiasts who sometimes call for lowering the game's rating here. Oh yeah, baby, let the pirates not find it and not take it for free. Gawd, how many... geniuses here.

Wait, why did I even start this again? It's a bait!

 

[Doomyk]

William, is that you...bald?

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[BobTheDuck]

William, is that you...bald?

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I'm wondering myself, but I suspect they're doing the photoshoot with Sasha, and that neck looks too skinny for Willi

 

[AlexFXR]

I guess by 50% completion he may have meant regular update render count that would be around 1k.

He didn't do regular updates, and he never wrote about it in his logs. You must have confused him with someone else. The only thing Ocean wrote was that he was going to do a big update of 5000-7000 renders and then announced at the end of July that he had done half of it. You can double-check his logs yourself starting from May.

DPC takes 9-11 months for around 5k(max) renders.yes he does mini games and too many extra things but his renders are far from good compared to Ocean's and do we even have to talk about his workstations?

DPC has said many times that he started making the game with the best textures at that time. Then new Genesises appeared with more realistic textures. He didn’t remake or improve anything like Ocean, because new Genesis comes out very often. When he finishes BaD and starts making a new game, then he will already use new photorealistic textures. I think he did the right thing.
p.s. its last update together with additions was about 6800 renders.

 

[Miranha157]

William, is that you...bald?

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Only if William stopped sunbathing.

 

[Doomyk]

I'm wondering myself, but I suspect they're doing the photoshoot with Sasha, and that neck looks too skinny for Willi

To be honest, I used to think that Willie in SG might be bald, when in the last update his friend joked that they bet that the next time we meet we'll see you bald. I looked closely at different dudes in SG, but the bald one in the restaurant has the same eyes. And here the tattoo hints, the eyes are not visible yet, and the muscles could have deflated in 20+ years. I wonder, maybe that girl is Leia?

 

[AlexFXR]

In fact, I have a friend who has supported him for a long time, and from what he shows me of the supporters' conversations, it seems like a cult. Many there love Ocean. He can do whatever he wants about the game, delay updates or increase the value of the Patreon at the game's launch and they will accept it like little bitches.

Just because I'm here in lawless waters doesn't mean I can't share my opinion!

The cult of Ocean has been talked about for a long time by his Patreons. A few pages ago I pasted a part of Ocean's log, where he says that he makes 1 render in 4.5 minutes on 2x3090. So there is an interesting story connected with this. When one friend read this log, he decided to write to Ocean in Discord and offer help. He said, you make a render in 4.5 minutes on 2x3090, you obviously have problems with optimization, because I only have one 3090 and spend about 1 minute on rendering. If you want, I can teach you to quickly render without losing quality, then you will spend 30 seconds on 1 render. After this message, a bunch of fanatics attacked him and began to insult him. He still did not understand what caused this aggression.

 

[Miranha157]

To be honest, I used to think that Willie in SG might be bald, when in the last update his friend joked that they bet that the next time we meet we'll see you bald. I looked closely at different dudes in SG, but the bald one in the restaurant has the same eyes. And here the tattoo hints, the eyes are not visible yet, and the muscles could have deflated in 20+ years. I wonder, maybe that girl is Leia?

Do you think that in 20 years he stopped being dark-skinned and became white????? There's not much logic in that, man, not to mention that the tattoo and the shape of his face don't match.

 

[dameromexxx]

Join Ocean's discord, link's in the OP of the thread. I personally feel the need to wash myself after being there for me than 10 seconds. I go there to see if Ocean's posted any extra comments, which he does from time to time, but damn. I'm sure they're really nice people, I ...just can't.

I checked and it's a regular army of simps treating the ocean like a god because he created the objects of their obsession, a festival of immaturity, so it could have been worse after all

 

[Penfold Mole]

Do you think that in 20 years he stopped being dark-skinned and became white????? There's not much logic in that, man, not to mention that the tattoo and the shape of his face don't match.

Umm, what?

 

[BobTheDuck]

I checked and it's a regular army of simps treating the ocean like a god because he created the objects of their obsession, a festival of immaturity, so it could have been worse after all

Got some reactions back, but now I'm out again...

Yeah, it could be worse, but when you see posters here accused of being simps, remember what you saw there - it's so sugary I feel like I'm turning diabetic

 

[Dr.TSoni]

Do you think that in 20 years he stopped being dark-skinned and became white????? There's not much logic in that, man, not to mention that the tattoo and the shape of his face don't match.

Considering Katie hasn't changed her complexion, there's no reason for that to happen to Willy

 

[dameromexxx]

For now, the standard argument that you can go bald from too much testosterone is the biggest clue that we should look for William among the bald but on the other hand, with the financial help from his beloved sister, he should have no problems getting a hair transplant from his perineum

 

[Adhdclassic]

That looks like the Iranian girl, I forgot her name. Oh Nami did you fart on me.

I believe the guy is Sonyas brother.