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

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ImproperTattoo

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Feb 1, 2020
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LGM said:
Well... I didn't make it very far. I never do with this game, and I'm not even sure why.
One thing that's out of place is this: After Amber tells Bella they're invited to their neighbors' party/gala thing, the conversation shifts to said neighbors, and Bella says stuff she has no way to know unless MC talked to her about it. Like how he wants revenge on What's-his-face and something about "not showing up", which makes no sense if no such plans were made.
Heck, as far as I'm concerned, him wanting revenge on Mila's behalf doesn't feel very natural either. If the player takes an uncaring attitude towards the whole event -- which the game almost seems to let you do, and I kinda took it that way -- the whole bonding with Bella thing is based on a foundation that seems to just come out of nowhere.
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I agree. I've never been bothered by this, as I always go Bella route from the beginning (because I always protect Mila and really wanna fuck that guy up lol), and with these choices, the Holgersons thing makes sense. But if you choose otherwise, not so much, at least to me. Well mainly when it comes to the talk with Bella, as for the Mila incident, I'm giving Ocean the benefit of the doubt. MC could probably act like he doesn't care but in actuality does want to punish the bullies for how they treated Mila because he was a victim of bullying himself in high school.
But yes, if the player chooses not to tell Bella about them and the day after she still brings up why he didn't come, then that's quite a major inconsistency.
On the bright side, Ocean plans to slightly rework some parts of Chapter 2, so I believe he's got it figured out and will fix it. This particular matter should only need a little bit of recording.
 
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Bay7

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Feb 25, 2021
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fab_stand said:
Is there a save transfer or something like that or am i supposed to play again?

I really enjoyed this game so far and playing it again could be great again, but in this period of my life im very very busy, so if there is a chance to play with my old choices/saves could be better.

(sorry my english is a bit rusty :confused: )
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If you have previous chp3.5 save files, copy and paste them into chp4 save folder. I did that and it worked for me, so I did not had to start from the beginning.
 
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rob7278

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I don't know if this is just for the Android version - but there is no option for a see through text box and that is SOOOOOOOOOOO damn annoying. You have this big black box that takes up almost the bottom 1/3 of the screen.
Almost every game on here has an option/preference setting to make the text box see through.
 
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mrmcfappen

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rob7278 said:
I don't know if this is just for the Android version - but there is no option for a see through text box and that is SOOOOOOOOOOO damn annoying. You have this big black box that takes up almost the bottom 1/3 of the screen.
Almost every game on here has an option/preference setting to make the text box see through.
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It's not only android, other versions are the same.
Games having an option for textbox opacity is relatively new (not the capability, but its implementation) so I wouldn't say "almost every game" has it. In fact for a long time (and still tbh) so few games had this option, that we had to usually use Transparent Textbox Mod
Having said that, for a game that is being made by a developer who puts utmost importance in visual quality to not have this option is indeed a miss
 
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Nekiorem

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Damien8d said:
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I believe Ocean said on Discord that she's only going to be a side character though...​
Btw: Yes Ocean said that the trans character appeared in ch 4 but did he say that she didn't appeared in previous chapters?​
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Ocean said one of the side character is supposed to be trans . Not a LI ( almost all main characters are LI :LOL: )
 
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Old Man Al said:
You have to start over. Also it is only a beta, if you have little time right now wait 2 or 3 weeks for the full release. Plus delete all mods as they are not up to date - at least for the beta - and there where some issues. I only know this second hand because I don't use mods.
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The Scrappy Mod is up to date now.
 
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mitymity

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Chapter 4 Final - Bibi Log 1/1

Hello,

So... It's been a week since the release of the BETA, and I am around 200/600 renders into the last segment of the Chapter 1 overhaul.
For those that don't know, it's planned to put Summer's Gone on Steam with Chapter 5.
And for this, I'm polishing/reworking the first Chapter, and parts of Chapter 2. (College.)

When Chapter 1 was developed, Regium and I did split the load with around 60/40. Some of the old renders were made by me and the earlier part of the hospital by him.
As my experience grew and my developer mind expanded.
New attributes like immersion became very important to me, I knew things had to change.
Originally, I wanted to do this after Season 1 had been finished. But the game needs to be in good shape for the Steam release.
The first impression is important.

I prepared a few comparisons. (All renders are attached in High Res down below.)

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This was when they prepared to head to the hospital.
The dialogue has also been adjusted.
In the old Chapter 1, the scene immediately switches to the hospital.
The new one offers more interaction with their environment and includes the drive to the hospital.
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The hospital itself also offers new interactions to increase immersion, etc.
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Back to the comparisons
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Now we get to the biggest issue.
I started to absolutely hate the first interaction with Maja and Victoria. Besides the fact that Maja's Ch1 model is atrocious... No emotions whatsoever were portrayed during this scene.
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This scene has a completely different atmosphere now.
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I also added something new to this scene. It's MC-related and brings some more attention to something Nami mentions earlier... "You were here before..."

The hospital scenes are mostly the same. Some adjustments have been made. A few new scenes were added.
The biggest change to Chapter 1 comes now.

The college part has been entirely rewritten. The first meeting with Jeff, Mila, etc. is completely different.
I won't be making another Bibi Log, I am just here to tell you guys that the final will be released in around 2-3 weeks.
And then we'll get to Chapter 4.5. (The newly made Chapter 1 will then fit in nicely with Chapter 4.5. (Due to Vic and Maja)).

And a big thanks to all the new Patreons!
And an even bigger thanks to those who have been with me through thick and thin. (Mostly thick, if we consider the bootys in SG.)
All these improvements and the much more effective work system wouldn't have been possible without you guys!

You're a very important part of this game and I am glad you guys/girls are with me on this journey.

- Ocean


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ImproperTattoo

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mitymity said:
Chapter 4 Final - Bibi Log 1/1

Hello,

So... It's been a week since the release of the BETA, and I am around 200/600 renders into the last segment of the Chapter 1 overhaul.
For those that don't know, it's planned to put Summer's Gone on Steam with Chapter 5.
And for this, I'm polishing/reworking the first Chapter, and parts of Chapter 2. (College.)

When Chapter 1 was developed, Regium and I did split the load with around 60/40. Some of the old renders were made by me and the earlier part of the hospital by him.
As my experience grew and my developer mind expanded.
New attributes like immersion became very important to me, I knew things had to change.
Originally, I wanted to do this after Season 1 had been finished. But the game needs to be in good shape for the Steam release.
The first impression is important.

I prepared a few comparisons. (All renders are attached in High Res down below.)

Old
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This was when they prepared to head to the hospital.
The dialogue has also been adjusted.
In the old Chapter 1, the scene immediately switches to the hospital.
The new one offers more interaction with their environment and includes the drive to the hospital.
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The hospital itself also offers new interactions to increase immersion, etc.
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New
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Back to the comparisons
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Now we get to the biggest issue.
I started to absolutely hate the first interaction with Maja and Victoria. Besides the fact that Maja's Ch1 model is atrocious... No emotions whatsoever were portrayed during this scene.
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This scene has a completely different atmosphere now.
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I also added something new to this scene. It's MC-related and brings some more attention to something Nami mentions earlier... "You were here before..."

The hospital scenes are mostly the same. Some adjustments have been made. A few new scenes were added.
The biggest change to Chapter 1 comes now.

The college part has been entirely rewritten. The first meeting with Jeff, Mila, etc. is completely different.
I won't be making another Bibi Log, I am just here to tell you guys that the final will be released in around 2-3 weeks.
And then we'll get to Chapter 4.5. (The newly made Chapter 1 will then fit in nicely with Chapter 4.5. (Due to Vic and Maja)).

And a big thanks to all the new Patreons!
And an even bigger thanks to those who have been with me through thick and thin. (Mostly thick, if we consider the bootys in SG.)
All these improvements and the much more effective work system wouldn't have been possible without you guys!

You're a very important part of this game and I am glad you guys/girls are with me on this journey.

- Ocean


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You must be registered to see the links
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Hopefully he won't remove nor change the Insensitive joke choice. Very dark humour and insensitive indeed, but it's too funny :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
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KhamulTG81

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den_tiger said:
well, that confirms that the beta did not have the reworked Ch1.
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Wait what? That was 100% clear, so there shouldn't be any confusion about this.


ImproperTattoo said:
Hopefully he won't remove nor change the Insensitive joke choice. Very dark humour and insensitive indeed, but it's too funny :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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it's still in there so no worries...
 
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