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

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imagica

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Mr_Mister said:
at this point Ocean feels like "Fix It Felix" and every time he's ready to start building something here comes "Wreck It Ralph" to stall it .
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This. The guy set the bar pretty high, i will give him that. Since then years have past and we are constantly in a state of "Just wait a bit, a bright future is upon us!",but alas, it is not here yet. Instead, we have a constant! set of problems, delays and missed deadlines.
BobTheDuck said:
The people who are Ocean's subs/patrons aren't the ones complaining - as pirates, we're not teachers, bosses or clients though. That is why I am patient.
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Oh, but they do. It is just those who complain does't stay for long. As for others, well, i guess they have deep pockets. Good for them. If some people have less patience (or money), than it does not make them automatically wrong.
BobTheDuck said:
When/if he meets that bar, I doubt he'll get credit, people will just move onto the next "we'll all be dead or have dead pocket rockets ourselves by the time the next release happens".
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We will see about that. We will probably get a 4-5k chunk update sometime down the road, yes. What is gonna be after that, that is the question.
 
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BobTheDuck said:
Well I thank you for the appreciation :)

The people who are Ocean's subs/patrons aren't the ones complaining - as pirates, we're not teachers, bosses or clients though. That is why I am patient. I bought season 1, but that's done - Ocean got my money after he delivered, not before. And the Steam release was in May, so if we get a release by May, Ocean's actually done better than at any point in his development. When/if he meets that bar, I doubt he'll get credit, people will just move onto the next "we'll all be dead or have dead pocket rockets ourselves by the time the next release happens". What's most evident is few people actually care about the development, they just want endless content, like their facebook feed.

But it will be nice to have fresh content. Most likely WiaB first I guess.
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you forgot that a lot of us used to be Oceans patrons but as soon as all the crap started to hit the fan , some bailed out ,others were banned , i was one of the idiots that asked why ? and Oceans simps banned my ass from discord .
so not everybody started as a pirate but mow we are proud to be called "PIRATES" (joking)


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imagica said:
This. The guy set the bar pretty high, i will give him that. Since then years have past and we are constantly in a state of "Just wait a bit, a bright future is upon us!",but alas, it is not here yet. Instead, we have a constant! set of problems, delays and missed deadlines.

Oh, but they do. It is just those who complain does't stay for long. As for others, well, i guess they have deep pockets. Good for them. If some people have less patience (or money), than it does not make them automatically wrong.

We will see about that. We will probably get a 4-5k chunk update sometime down the road, yes. What is gonna be after that, that is the question.
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I'll answer one here and the other below - the update is I think already aimed to be something like 6-7k static renders, with about 4k done. So it's a significant chunk. After that, he plans to go back to 2-3k of static renders per update, because Ocean's got to realise it burns good will to keep people hoping.

Mr_Mister said:
you forgot that a lot of us used to be Oceans patrons but as soon as all the crap started to hit the fan , some bailed out ,others were banned , i was one of the idiots that asked why ? and Oceans simps banned my ass from discord .
so not everybody started as a pirate but mow we are proud to be called "PIRATES" (joking)


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Ah I don't forget that, I just don't know who. Someone who has bailed has cut off their support for what they see as slow/bad development, so their problem is solved. An ex supporter is somewhat like the guy at the bar grumbling about the kids today in his beer (I'm also like that in my own ways, so no offense intended). If you've stopped supporting something that you don't belief in, that's sensible. But every ex supporter has different reasons. SOme are jaded from the dropping of the dark path, some from dev time, some purely from being unable to keep affording it.

As a pirate who buys after the release, I can only thank people for getting it this far. And I also believe that it is Ocean's main job to keep his patreons enthusiastic by delivering what they expect. Expectations management is a world of it's own when it comes to deadlines and creatives ...working as a creative in a different field, I avoid subscriptions of all kinds, I buy my tools upfront, because all the finance of subbing is a massive drain.

Anyone who supports a dev making a thing is doing something good, and even if they stop it hasn't diminished their patronage in my eyes.
 
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yossa999 said:
Let me assure you that neither I nor my buddies on this site are in any way affiliated with that anonymous group of excuse recipients you refer as "we." So I have no idea what you're talking about, and I'm not discussing it.

Advice for advice. Post all this on the Ocean's Discord, there is a suggestions channel.
Personally, I see only good in careful planning of work, strict release schedules and time/cost estimates. Maybe Ocean just doesn't know about it, and you will open his eyes and "we" will all benefit from it.
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may i be your buddy on this site if i like your posts enough? plzplz :)
 
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Is "SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc_UPDATED.zip" not the main file? I have no idea but you can;t extract it with the regular unzip utility on Arch Linux at least.

Path = SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc_UPDATED.zip
Type = zip
Physical Size = 10361821024
64-bit = +
Characteristics = Zip64

I guess the unzip command can't touch a zip64 file, I've just never come across it before.

$ unzip SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc_UPDATED.zip
Archive: SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc_UPDATED.zip
warning [SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc_UPDATED.zip]: 6066496255 extra bytes at beginning or within zipfile
(attempting to process anyway)
error [SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc_UPDATED.zip]: start of central directory not found;
zipfile corrupt.
(please check that you have transferred or created the zipfile in the
appropriate BINARY mode and that you have compiled UnZip properly)

Strange you say the Ubuntu one works, because I have the exact same version on Arch and it shits itself. Humm.
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same problem here on nobara linux, even when i manage to extract the file using command line ''7za x SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc_UPDATED.zip" the game doesn't start
 
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Is this story going to be reworked or changed? I don't know if it was here or his other game the I see something might have to be changed due to Patreon. Just asking as I have a new MacBook and want to play the game again but there is no need if it's going to change. Appreciate anyone that could let me know!
 
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G27111 said:
Is this story going to be reworked or changed? I don't know if it was here or his other game the I see something might have to be changed due to Patreon. Just asking as I have a new MacBook and want to play the game again but there is no need if it's going to change. Appreciate anyone that could let me know!
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No. SG is done with the reworks. WiaB will gave a change with the next update, how much and what the change will be exactly is something that the thread has talked for months now.
 
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G27111 said:
Is this story going to be reworked or changed? I don't know if it was here or his other game the I see something might have to be changed due to Patreon. Just asking as I have a new MacBook and want to play the game again but there is no need if it's going to change. Appreciate anyone that could let me know!
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In short - no one knows, but it has happened before.

My guess is that nothing else will change in the first season which is already released on Steam. Although there may be retcons in the future chapters, like in the fifth chapter we see that Noji and Amber have known each other for a long time, although earlier in front of the MC they pretended to see each other for the first time. And in the new chapters that will come out further, there may well be changes until the new season comes out on Steam.
 
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G27111 said:
Is this story going to be reworked or changed? I don't know if it was here or his other game the I see something might have to be changed due to Patreon. Just asking as I have a new MacBook and want to play the game again but there is no need if it's going to change. Appreciate anyone that could let me know!
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Well you already have 2 replies. A no and a maybe. So let me add a resounding YES. Yes it will. You can count on that. Bet your firstborn on it. Put up the house and all your savings. There is no safer bet. It is as sure as the sun setting today and rising once again tomorrow. A sudden extinction of mankind is more likely than SG not suffering further changes and retcons down the line.

We know this by the pattern of development of both of the dev's games. So you either go ahead and accept that now and play it or wait x years for the final update of SG to come out.
 
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RNasc4444 said:
Well you already have 2 replies. A no and a maybe. So let me add a resounding YES. Yes it will. You can count on that. Bet your firstborn on it. Put up the house and all your savings. There is no safer bet. It is as sure as the sun setting today and rising once again tomorrow. A sudden extinction of mankind is more likely than SG not suffering further changes and retcons down the line.

We know this by the pattern of development of both of the dev's games. So you either go ahead and accept that now and play it or wait x years for the final update of SG to come out.
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