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

[Dr.TSoni]

I bet Ayua is arguing about Nika's boner

XD

 

[X2JZcf]

I bet Ayua is arguing about Nika's boner

Vidal the king of Pervert Nika lied, he could get a boner if someone beats him up. He just doesn’t want it to be Bella. Ayua was the first to see the magic stick.

 

[Mamaragan]

Ayua is getting more sexy by the day. Can't wait to gte some action with her

 

[johnsman]

So shifting the convo away form the depressing stuff, what we thinking for the release time? Ocean said it wouldn't affect him too much for the near future. November?

 

[Ray_D]

So shifting the convo away form the depressing stuff, what we thinking for the release time? Ocean said it wouldn't affect him too much for the near future. November?

Next year, to be sure.

 

[alanrock]

So shifting the convo away form the depressing stuff, what we thinking for the release time? Ocean said it wouldn't affect him too much for the near future. November?

Ocean said that if everything goes well, he will release an update in December.

 

[tremologuitar14]

Here's a step by step guide to run the current build. This method works for all builds like it as well (Steam Builds).

1. Download and Unzip file. If your default "Archive Utility" application doesn't work, I find that "The Unarchiver" works well as an alternative.

2. In the newly unzipped "SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc" folder, highlight the following files and put them in a new folder labeled "autorun"
- game
- renpy
- SummersGone_Season1_Steam.py
- SummersGone_Season1_Steam.sh

3. Highlight the newly made folder "autorun" as well as the folder "lib" and copy both of them.

4. Right click (or two finger press if you're using a trackpad) on the application "SummersGone_Season1_Steam" and select "Show Package Contents" then open the "Contents" folder and then lastly the " Resources" folder.

5. Paste the aforementioned "autorun" and "lib" folder and if prompted, select "Merge". If "Merge" isn't available, then select "Replace"

6. Return to the "SummersGone_Season1_Steam-pc" folder where "SummersGone_Season1_Steam" application is stored and double click to run the application. If for some reason, you're not allowed to open said application then I've attached a file below to circumvent that roadblock. You simply need to unzip the file and then double click that script and a terminal window will pop up. Drag the aforementioned " SummersGone_Season1_Steam" application in the window and hit "return" or "enter" if you're using a different keyboard. Once the script is finished running, you should be able to open the application now.

7. Once the game is running smoothly, you can now rename and move the application "SummersGone_Season1_Steam" to whatever and wherever you like. There's no need to keep the other files.

Hope this helps!! Feel free to message me if you're running into any issues or if I need to clarify anything for you.

Brother you are a fucking legend. Thank you so much. I honestly didn't expect anyone to help me so thank you so much. Also, if there is an active discord or something, I would love to join. But thank you seriously.

 

[Crashbullet]

Universal Public Dev Log #1
Hello,

I’ll address the elephant in the room first.

Many may have heard by now that the Summer’s Gone Patreon page got deleted, and with that 70% of income gone overnight.

Let’s address the most frequently asked questions.

Why did they delete it?

Because I wasn’t allowed to create a new account before getting whitelisted and reviewed. Obviously, I didn’t create a new account, but let’s not get lost in semantics.

I also still don’t know why WIAB was banned in 2024, as the support just ignored every message of mine, and I didn’t have the funds to fight an overseas legal battle.

But there is a 0% chance I will get the SG page back.

Please, don’t write me with “But did you try-“ trust me, bro. I did.

Let it go, we’ll focus on what’s ahead.

Will you abandon the games?
My dear lad… Creating these games is the highlight of my day. I wake up thinking about the renders I’ll do today, and go to bed with an idea for a future Sonya date so awesome, it makes me want to skip Chapters.

Do I want to make money?

Yes. I’m not a robot, and I spend 12 hours a day on the games, while I could be studying or practicing a job that would look good on my resume, with a lot less hours, and a lot less mental strain.

While I love what I’m doing, I also have personal goals that I can’t ignore, otherwise, I will wake up in my late 30s, the games finished, socially isolated and with a full mailbox of the nastiest rumors spread about me.

One day I want a family, and I’d love to be able to take care of them through game development. I’m an indie developer, not a million-dollar company.

But I will never beg for it.

Please, don’t support me out of pity, do it because you like the games and would like to see them finish.

Pity is for bibis.

I usually don’t address shit-talk, it’s whatever but something gave me a little chuckle.

A friend told me that quite a few were celebrating me losing a huge portion of what I worked for, day and night for the past 6 years.

And after hearing some names, and recognizing them from many years ago, I had to smile knowing that no matter what happens, I’ll never be as miserable as them.

After all these years, I’m still living rent-free in their minds. What a meaningless existence.

Thanks for making me smile, lads.

Will this affect development?
Of course.

I invest about 80% of my support back into the game, so in the mid term, losing 70% of income is going to have an impact.

Against popular belief, I don’t make bank.

I had two months (SG and WIAB Steam releases) where I did make bank (compared to my level before, not in comparison with other games. I’m just average on Steam etc.)

Steam takes 30%, my gov takes another ~50%. (Income, business + social tax) and with what is left I must pay all bills from assets, music, energy to rent and food.

The good news is that I don’t waste money and already bought assets and music licenses valuing in the 5-digit range for Season 2.

Season 2 is already stacked with music and assets.

Until this situation defuses, I won’t be buying anymore assets or music. I will be reusing what I have and create simple assets in Blender myself.

There are only two things that could really end development. Bankruptcy and stress induced illness.

So, what will be affected?
Rationally, nothing should change for the next 3-6 months.

I have some savings, and I still get some support from SubscribeStar/Epic/Steam/GOG. Sure, I’m now back on 2021 levels, but I’ll make it work.

While I can still produce the same amount of renders as before, what is affected is my mental health.

The past 450 days haven’t been kind. From losing WIAB’s entire income, having 3 family members die, with one dying on the same day I was about to visit him, and me not making it because I was in Berlin and so focused on pre-working to have the PC render while I’m gone, to having to leave Berlin, to now losing SG’s entire history on Patreon.

I’ll do my best to be as productive as possible in the near future, and getting this big ass update out is probably the only thing that can really give me some relief.

I recognize that I need to take care of my mental health for a while, give it some cuddlies… Means, all official pages will be moderated a bit heavier now.

Comments like “The games will never finish” will now be deleted, as well as other shit that I just don’t need right now.

You can still criticize but keep the circumstances in mind.

However, with Patreon gone, I will have to release it on Steam and GOG with the upcoming update. I can’t just release on SS, because it’s too niche.

Maybe by that time, I will have a new Patreon page, but we’ll see.

Means, I gotta do that whole Steam/GOG prep + figure out if Steam has now banned adult games from being released in early access.

I was also in contact with a Korean based store named “Stove”. They had reached out to me last year, but I didn’t have the time to check it out, really.

But they say my game is too long for them to translate it professionally into Korean and still make a profit. So, I won’t be able to launch there until I get a good Korean translation. Not machine/AI translated.

They wanted me to release just the English version, but that would be stupid.

But lads…

In cologne we have a saying “Et kütt wie et kütt.” -> “What happens, happens.”

I won’t give up, and I hope you won’t do it either.

SG Part
I’m currently at 8170 still renders.

I did 2 more animations, with one still rendering as we speak.

I finished the Gallery, Preferences, and load/continue menus of the new main menu. I must admit I was a little afraid of the preferences, due to all the sliders, etc.

I had never really worked with them, but it went alright.

The gallery is now cleaner and simpler than before. I did like the cracked glass design, however, the upkeep was higher.

(Mouse hovering over "Lewds")

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Having to redesign every chapter when something got added was a huge time sink.

This one can now be maintained a lot more easily.

Lux - Theme
I had the idea of sometimes releasing exclusive themes for the main menu.

After some brainstorming, my designer and I got to work, and we came up with the “Lux” theme that will be available on Discord after the release. It’s free and Sasha themed.

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H redesigned the entire UI.

Eventually, I’ll publish these skins/themes randomly for Holiday’s or so. Eventually, you’ll be able to have your favorite girl-UI. (NSFW ones down the line. Animated and all.)

(A Nia-Cam-Girl themed UI is on my mind… One where you can switch from SFW and cute to NSFW & in the act with a button… and at some point, they will get their own fitting BG music and SFX. But there are more pressing matters right now.

Still, I just wanted to mention it.)

Previews: 4K
Fleeting Moments (You know she'll snap at you in a sec cause she can't handle the emotional weight of the touch.)

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When she sees it for the first time and says he’s great because the big ones hurt.

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Nami is having one of her monologues again.

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#WIAB
Nothing for WiAB today, I was about to start the CMSM set when… I got interrupted by the recent events. I’m sure you’ll understand.

Next time I’ll make em.

Stay strong lads, Mila’s bra and I will do too.

• Ocean

Hmm, God knows, I was mad at him after the release of WIAB, and who wasn't, but I definitely didn't wish such shit that pounced on him, I can only hope for the best.

 

[SteveyP]

Brother you are a fucking legend. Thank you so much. I honestly didn't expect anyone to help me so thank you so much. Also, if there is an active discord or something, I would love to join. But thank you seriously.

No problem, glad everything worked out.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Ocean said that if everything goes well, he will release an update in December.

I wouldn't hold my breath on that. When has anything, let alone everything, ever gone well for Ocean?

 

[dojito]

Ocean said that release was planned for December buuuut now that he has to release the game in Steam (he wasn't suposse to do it till Season 2 was complete) might be January release as for now.

 

[Joan6969]

Well it's really simple....if you like the game show some support on SS or buy
it on steam. If you don't well....if you thought Development was slow now...you ain't seen
nothing yet lol!{more likely it will end} I think that pretty much sums up the state of things.
I do think he will try his best to get this update out cause he's gonna need the $$$.
Not sure about steam because they already have stopped the EA but I did read a few
things about making them a DLC......time will tell.

After that......it depends on how much support he gets.

 

[Razrback16]

^ Ya hopefully folks will at least support by buying on Steam. He said on Discord that he'll also start releasing subsequent chapters as DLC so I'll definitely buy them to support.

 

[MagicMan753]

^ Ya hopefully folks will at least support by buying on Steam. He said on Discord that he'll also start releasing subsequent chapters as DLC so I'll definitely buy them to support.

My thing that could help a bit, but how feasible is that for support. Each episode would probably cost $3-4, only when episodes are ready. That price is what he would make per month on patreon per person. SS isn't really big and a money bringer.

The only people who will buy episodes is people who already played the game and even then some may just wait for full season or more chapters, so can't expect that many to buy it right away.

He already said he won't buy any more assets for now, but what happens when he does need more for new locations or characters. I just think the scope of the game is too big, with just dlc chapters supporting it for the most part.

I feel like the only solutions is to cut down the scope of the game, lessen the LIs or story or soemthing. Cause right now it just doesn't feel sustainable for the current plan in the long term.

I do want it to work it out, cause I love this game, and Bella and Nami. It just feels hard to picture right now.

 

[burbero]

Ocean's resilience after everything that happened is admirable. Even though he made many mistakes during the planning stage and kept us waiting for a long time, I still appreciate his artistry and determination. However, at this point, he needs to put an end to those excessively long development cycles. Consistent updates with a reasonable number of renders would make everyone happier.

After all, even a massive update with 8,000 renders — the result of years of hard work — can be consumed within a few hours, and by the next day, what most people will remember is not the effort behind it, but the years they had to wait for it.

 

[Miranha157]

From what I understand, he intends to launch S2 in April - June (considering Steam's time and the 6 months mentioned), if I were him I would leave it for 2027, next year there's GTA 6, the hyper will be much bigger in that game + world cup

 

[Hobodouken]

So shifting the convo away form the depressing stuff, what we thinking for the release time? Ocean said it wouldn't affect him too much for the near future. November?

Ocean said that it would drop in December most likely. But since it's Ocean we're talking about here, add at least 2-4 weeks onto that and that is when it will more and likely come out.

 

[Krytax123]

Its such a bad news that Ocean said the SG-Page will 100% not reverted. I kinda still struggle to understand how that could have happened with Wiab and how it was apparently impossible to talk about it with patreon?

Its just so strange, i know of avns/devs - with way more obvious incest on patreon - who got locked on patreon but unlocked after a while with some communication for the reasons.

But Wiab just gets deleted (despite changes) and now SG too.

I hope he manages to find other solutions to finance this project but damn its looking dark at this point, i would be so fucking frustrated in his position and would understand if he would give up. This project is too big and long (envisioned) to dont have any regular funding, i hope there is a possiblity for him to create a new patreon page in the future.

 

[Krytax123]

Both his pages got obliterated for no reason basically, why would he want to get back on Patreon again? if i was him i surely wouldn't.

I don't think Patreon is worthy anymore.

I assume this is answered by the difference in income with and without patreon. Hopefully he can manage to make it work and economically worth it for himself but it seems hard without patreon income in the avn development world.

It doesnt really matter how much you, me or ocean like patreon if no patreon means like 50% less income or even worse.

 

[NozToh]

Losing 70% of income is a massive blow. I find it funny there’s hundreds of AI patreon accounts that are running fine, big games that include full on incest, controversial accounts etc but Ocean always gets the hit