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

[gaunterodimm]

My WiAB Patreon Dev logs explain why it takes so unreasonably long.

I first planned on doing WiAB completely in Blender (Started in August). Lots of trial and error and lots of frustration due to the converters sucking ass and me being inexperienced.

I wanted it to be a surprise for the people. Didn't work out back then and I lost a few months.
But that was my fault for being arrogant, I should've known better.

Then I got the new PC- which kept developing SG Chapter 3 while the old one started with Chapter 1, WiAB.

This is not just a simple visual rework of WiAB. The entire story got an overhaul. New places I have to design etc.
Then my GPU for WiAB broke, (which I needed for the Chapter 3 End cinematic of SG.)

And I give you that, I could have worked a lot more on WiAB during that time- but I simply couldn't. I was exhausted and in a deep hole of developing depression.

Constant doubts about Chapter 3, people being unreasonably negative and talking crap, the worst sleep rhythm I had in my life, no work/life balance due to Covid, sleep problems because the PC's were in my room being loud AF during the night, and the list goes on and on and on.

After SG Chapter 3 finally came out in January, I was literally fucked. It took me 18 days to get the full version for Ch3 out because I just couldn't look at this damn monitor anymore.

And I still feel the aftermath of it.

Anyway, in the end, this is all my fault for fucking myself that hard during the Chapter 3 development.
I started improving my Work/Life balance by a lot in the last two months, but it takes some time to get back to 110%.

Development is slower at the moment than it could be, but it is necessary so that I can stay developing. Build healthy habits and get back to enjoying developing. (An investment into the future.)

I might be doing half-chapters now, but these boys still have 1000 stills + a few thousand frames in animations. (WiAB even lewd. Been trying a lot of stuff in the WiAB lewd ones atm.)

My PCs are not powerful enough if you take the quality and quantity into account and I am still recovering from the Bullshit sprint I performed last year. (3090 still takes 27-43min to render one image and WiAB "only" has 2x 2080Ti, which are slower than the 3090.)

WiAB has never been forgotten- it is pretty much the foundation on which SG and my future other games (after WiAB and SG) build up on.

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I promised myself the ME legendary edition after I release both updates.

Looking forward to my cold-hearted, genetically perfect girl, Miranda. (Even without the ass shots.)

dude i have been looking up to you as a role model of some kind since the only one you follow on twitter is andrew price due to your desire to learn blender and i very much respect that. you should not be that hard on yourself and push yourself if you are going to end up mentally and physically exhausted. you dont have to explain every shit you are going through because we -at least i- know that if some work is delayed,then it had to be delayed. you are very strict on developing and delivering unlike many other. do not feel bad about taking breaks and such. just know that i have put all my hope and faith in you. you are doing great homie,keep it up and take care.

 

[Soundgfx]

dude i have been looking up to you as a role model of some kind since the only one you follow on twitter is andrew price due to your desire to learn blender and i very much respect that. you should not be that hard on yourself and push yourself if you are going to end up mentally and physically exhausted. you dont have to explain every shit you are going through because we -at least i- know that if some work is delayed,then it had to be delayed. you are very strict on developing and delivering unlike many other. do not feel bad about taking breaks and such. just know that i have put all my hope and faith in you. you are doing great homie,keep it up and take care.

Andrew price, the blender guru right? I remember watching that dude make donuts and anvils in his tutorials lmao

 

[EvilMojito77]

Dude don't be to hard on yourself. You went out of your way to to learn blender. To provide players with an even better experience in WiAB. Then they had before. And i think it's only you who does the rendering the coding and storyline, animation. You have every right to be tired. A 1 man team doing everything on 2 games. You are only human. And people should respect that

And about the negativity about Summer's gone. I'm going to say it's only a small part of the player base who say bad things. Don't look for the bad parts. Enjoy the good parts that people have to say about your game. It will help keep your mental health in good place.

I have to agree with you, OL goes too hard on himself, he does all he can while making 2 games, I'm really grateful for all his work, SG helped me get out of my deep depression and (maybe?) played a role on me quitting smoking so I'm forever grateful. I didn't play WiAB yet because of the rework.

 

[boor3747]

So, does this game have NTR?

 

[Game Bond]

So, does this game have NTR?

No. Next time try to check tags before asking.

 

[Rumplepuss]

Never tried this one out so I decided to give it a whirl and after chapter 1 where I may have met everyone


I really, really want Nami. OMG so much. Her picture is why I downloaded this to begin with.

I am going to play on but I wanted to come sing her praises.

TY for reading

Get yourself a Nami sig and carry her image with you everywhere. Click the Summer's Gone sig below on the right, look down the relevant page when you get there and pick the one you like. Publicising OceanLab and such great games must earn a person a bunch of good karma for sure!

 

[jaw1986baby]

Get yourself a Nami sig and carry her image with you everywhere. Click the Summer's Gone sig below on the right, look down the relevant page when you get there and pick the one you like. Publicising OceanLab and such great games must earn a person a bunch of good karma for sure!

Nice sig no doubt but I have a rotation to keep it at 2 and I need to edit Nami in which means I have to do something and that means I will procrastinate

 

[Rumplepuss]

Nice sig no doubt but I have a rotation to keep it at 2 and I need to edit Nami in which means I have to do something and that means I will procrastinate

But how can you be without Nami, in any form, for a minute I ask? That's some self-control you have there bro.

 

[jaw1986baby]

But how can you be without Nami, in any form, for a minute I ask? That's some self-control you have there bro.

See it's weird because cognitively I know the MC had this deep, profound connection to Summer. But as the player we don't see all of that we only see the intro or flashbacks. So I have this deep, profound connection to the Nami character. So if the game were to offer chances to be with Summer again which would make sense for the MC to jump at, I as the player would be like FUQ NO! Nummy Nami time!

 

[StarKid]

This is easily one of the higher quality games here, like top 5. The story, characters are incredible and i will always respect the dev for focusing on that long before any erotica or sex. Crazy how there's not one single sex scene but it still has some of, if not the best renders of any game on this site. And the amazing direction blends of all it together, seriously so may scenes in this game are beautiful.

Also Bella is best girl.

 

[Soundgfx]

Also Bella is best girl.

Man of culture

 

[Rumplepuss]

Also Bella is best girl.

Debatable opinion.

 

[DarkLegions]

Debatable opinion.

Never debatable when it comes to Bella.

 

[Rumplepuss]

Never debatable when it comes to Bella.

That's because Bella won't let you.

 

[KhamulTG81]

Get yourself a Nami sig and carry her image with you everywhere. Click the Summer's Gone sig below on the right, look down the relevant page when you get there and pick the one you like. Publicising OceanLab and such great games must earn a person a bunch of good karma for sure!

Writing of Signature... You might want to correct the href of the Link where the "Where it all Began" gif is imbedded.

Edit: corrected

 

[Soundgfx]

Debatable opinion.

Nami comes a close second tbh

 

[Rumplepuss]

Writing of Signature... You might want to correct the href of the Link where the "Where it all Began" gif is imbedded.

Thanks for the advise. Done. That quirky Nami keeps popping up everywhere!

 

[Rumplepuss]

Nami comes a close second tbh

In fairness Bella and Nami have been the most featured female characters in Summer's Gone so far and so I'm not surprised by their popularity. However it might turn out to be a different story later when other ladies get more "screen time" shall we say. I like Victoria best with Nami a close second although would have to admit that Bella IS the most popular girl, at the moment, at this stage of the game. Simps are suckers for dominatrices as they say. *Chuckle*

 

[Soundgfx]

In fairness Bella and Nami have been the most featured female characters in Summer's Gone so far and so I'm not surprised by their popularity. However it might turn out to be a different story later when other ladies get more "screen time" shall we say. I like Victoria best with Nami a close second although would have to admit that Bella IS the most popular girl, at the moment, at this stage of the game.

That's a fair assessment, I've always expected other girls to have their own factions in this thread once they get to have their fair share of screen time but you can't deny bella and nami have the upper hand not just because they have superior screentine but because of the way they're written, their dynamic with the mc is enjoyable and has loads of sexual tension to keep a listing boat afloat, especially between bella and the mc.

Simps are suckers for dominatrices as they say. *Chuckle*

A Dominatrix is more enjoyable when the dynamic is reversed.

 

[Guiltyveek]

Regardless of which girl you want as your love interest, I hope Victoria recovers and is able to walk again in the end.