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

[Night Hacker]

Hello,

I’ve finished a bunch of animations, as well as the bibi cinematic.

I think I’ll finish all the animations around Christmas, I’ll then get the game presentable and send it to Steam to get it pre-approved.

What takes a lot of effort this time is the testing and polishing phase. Since I decided to invest more into sounddesign, combined with the update being 3-4x as big as usual, it has become tedious.

It feels tedious because of the underlying pressure.

There is nothing worth mentioning besides that. A consistent output of animations.

Patreon
In other news, when Patreon removed SGs' page, they said I could apply to return to the platform in two months.

What they didn’t mention is, that it can’t be one of the projects that were previously on Patreon and violated the TOS, even though SG has never violated any rules (and in my humble opinion, neither did WIAB). But they closed the ticket and ignored that SG has never been involved.

I also don’t want to create an alibi-project to get a page up, so I won’t be returning to Patreon.

This does limit potential future growth, and I might never get where I once was, but it is what it is.

Blender
I’ve been doing quite a lot of Blender again.

My mental is pretty damaged from this long ass development cycle (I bet yours is too.), combined with a few “minor” setbacks that happened in the past couple of months… But damn, do I feel good when I learn new stuff.

You see, I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to learn rigging to a degree… I need to at least somewhat understand the whole process to really make Blender work. I used Auto Rig Pro and delved into the world of rigging…

A few weeks ago, I realized something… This move to Blender isn’t some little bibi project. It’s a life-project to me.

I don’t just want to understand rigging and how to really get the most out of an armature, I want to master it.

So, I went ahead, purchased some valuable courses and books, and delved even deeper. Not just into rigging, but animation and posing as well.

The jumps I’ve made in the past 10 days are phenomenal, and it’s incredible how much momentum I gain from learning new things.

I’m only a fraction into it, but I went from awkward posing to creating an actually good looking jump cycle with Bella in less than 20 minutes, without prior guidance.

I’ve adapted a completely new approach to animations…

One drawback tho, I’m starting to despise Daz.

I’ve been speedrunning Blender issues that lead me to pause my Blender adventures in the past.

Certain actions get rid of your bone’s constraints? Make a bibi bone INSIDE the actual bone and parent them to each other and put the constraint on the bibi bone.

Clean as fuck results!

I will make blender logs soon, and I know I’ve been saying that for two years, but in the past, I spent 90% of my time on getting better ports from Daz to Blender, improving shaders, etc.

I don’t just wanna show screenshots of technical mumbo-jumbo… I want to share pretty pictures, fluid or experimental animations… and I’m finally getting there.

More about this in the future.

But it’s really helping me mentally.

Preview
This is the last preview of the update. I’ve mentioned earlier this year that after this update, I will severely reduce the number of previews I show.

Not every log will feature one, it goes hand in hand with faster updates.

View attachment 5528723

Oh, a while ago I mentioned that I was about to license a great song, but the guy didn’t answer anymore…

Two months later on the dot, I decided to check back in as you never know what’s going on in someone’s life and, 3 hours later I had the signed contract.

And with that, a great, 2-3min cinematic for a girl whose name has three letters will become a reality.

I may or may not publish a Christmas treat. Not as big as in the previous year. One image… A good one tho… Probably Jeff.

• Ocean

Wow, beautiful render!

 

[Bloker997]

Hello,

I’ve finished a bunch of animations, as well as the bibi cinematic.

I think I’ll finish all the animations around Christmas, I’ll then get the game presentable and send it to Steam to get it pre-approved.

What takes a lot of effort this time is the testing and polishing phase. Since I decided to invest more into sounddesign, combined with the update being 3-4x as big as usual, it has become tedious.

It feels tedious because of the underlying pressure.

There is nothing worth mentioning besides that. A consistent output of animations.

Patreon
In other news, when Patreon removed SGs' page, they said I could apply to return to the platform in two months.

What they didn’t mention is, that it can’t be one of the projects that were previously on Patreon and violated the TOS, even though SG has never violated any rules (and in my humble opinion, neither did WIAB). But they closed the ticket and ignored that SG has never been involved.

I also don’t want to create an alibi-project to get a page up, so I won’t be returning to Patreon.

This does limit potential future growth, and I might never get where I once was, but it is what it is.

Blender
I’ve been doing quite a lot of Blender again.

My mental is pretty damaged from this long ass development cycle (I bet yours is too.), combined with a few “minor” setbacks that happened in the past couple of months… But damn, do I feel good when I learn new stuff.

You see, I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to learn rigging to a degree… I need to at least somewhat understand the whole process to really make Blender work. I used Auto Rig Pro and delved into the world of rigging…

A few weeks ago, I realized something… This move to Blender isn’t some little bibi project. It’s a life-project to me.

I don’t just want to understand rigging and how to really get the most out of an armature, I want to master it.

So, I went ahead, purchased some valuable courses and books, and delved even deeper. Not just into rigging, but animation and posing as well.

The jumps I’ve made in the past 10 days are phenomenal, and it’s incredible how much momentum I gain from learning new things.

I’m only a fraction into it, but I went from awkward posing to creating an actually good looking jump cycle with Bella in less than 20 minutes, without prior guidance.

I’ve adapted a completely new approach to animations…

One drawback tho, I’m starting to despise Daz.

I’ve been speedrunning Blender issues that lead me to pause my Blender adventures in the past.

Certain actions get rid of your bone’s constraints? Make a bibi bone INSIDE the actual bone and parent them to each other and put the constraint on the bibi bone.

Clean as fuck results!

I will make blender logs soon, and I know I’ve been saying that for two years, but in the past, I spent 90% of my time on getting better ports from Daz to Blender, improving shaders, etc.

I don’t just wanna show screenshots of technical mumbo-jumbo… I want to share pretty pictures, fluid or experimental animations… and I’m finally getting there.

More about this in the future.

But it’s really helping me mentally.

Preview
This is the last preview of the update. I’ve mentioned earlier this year that after this update, I will severely reduce the number of previews I show.

Not every log will feature one, it goes hand in hand with faster updates.

View attachment 5528723

Oh, a while ago I mentioned that I was about to license a great song, but the guy didn’t answer anymore…

Two months later on the dot, I decided to check back in as you never know what’s going on in someone’s life and, 3 hours later I had the signed contract.

And with that, a great, 2-3min cinematic for a girl whose name has three letters will become a reality.

I may or may not publish a Christmas treat. Not as big as in the previous year. One image… A good one tho… Probably Jeff.

• Ocean

BOBBA BOBBA! Vic

 

[neglection]

Zoe?

Nia, probably. She been getting a lot of attention lately, I suspect it might be a Summer related flashback.

 

[BeingADikDik]

Nia, probably. She been getting a lot of attention lately, I suspect it might be a Summer related flashback.

Or 2 minutes of Nia choking herself to death so we can cut down on the number of LI's in this sexless game.

 

[LostGhost]

And just like that they miss nia also got 3 letters so maybe between vic or her

 

[imagica]

And just like that they miss nia also got 3 letters so maybe between vic or her

So the choice between a cripple weirdo and piercing weirdo. Great...

 

[Lethal Flourish]

Abandoned? Why is there a Abandoned tag?

 

[SolarWindCatcher]

I think Oceanlab is currently enjoying himself in the Maldives in the company of two hot Onlyfans sluts, sipping cocktail and reading this thread, laughing at comments

 

[Beloria2766]

When can we expect the update gentleman?

 

[BobTheDuck]

When can we expect the update gentleman?

There's a devlog on the previous page, that's got all we know in there.

 

[DoryKingSword]

Is this actually abandoned, because I just purchased this yesterday on Steam with all the DLC as well.

 

[FRVN]

Is this actually abandoned, because I just purchased this yesterday on Steam with all the DLC as well.

No.

 

[Elduriel]

cccc

Abandoned? Why is there a Abandoned tag?

for fucks sake, just read the forum rules once, many things will become clearer

• Abandoned: used in the following cases:
  • The developer states that the development has been permanently suspended.
  • After 3 months of inactivity from the developer's public creator/crowdfunding accounts (Patreon, SS, etc), we will resolve special circumstances or scenarios on a case-by-case basis (no creator accounts, creators developing for free, Patreon accounts under review/ban).
  • No game update has been released for an abnormally long period of time (>18 months).
  • Game threads that are marked On-hold for over 6 months with no game update.
  • Note: this prefix is only removed upon the release of a new update for purchase/download.

 

[BobTheDuck]

Is this actually abandoned, because I just purchased this yesterday on Steam with all the DLC as well.

The dev's still working on it. There's a devlog on the previous page. The site only has 18 months of patience though.

 

[X2JZcf]

When can we expect the update gentleman?

2026

 

[RNasc4444]

only

 

[BobTheDuck]

What, you want MORE patience before the tag gets changed?

 

[miltonlucifer]

Is this actually abandoned, because I just purchased this yesterday on Steam with all the DLC as well.

welcome to the support group. you may ask this question every three months , while trying to enjoy the game you played already a hundred times while waiting eagerly for an update, and discussing bella and nami's trauma and ocean's subtle retcons.

good luck.

 

[Don Sucio]

Hello,

I’ve finished a bunch of animations, as well as the bibi cinematic.

I think I’ll finish all the animations around Christmas, I’ll then get the game presentable and send it to Steam to get it pre-approved.

What takes a lot of effort this time is the testing and polishing phase. Since I decided to invest more into sounddesign, combined with the update being 3-4x as big as usual, it has become tedious.

It feels tedious because of the underlying pressure.

There is nothing worth mentioning besides that. A consistent output of animations.

Patreon
In other news, when Patreon removed SGs' page, they said I could apply to return to the platform in two months.

What they didn’t mention is, that it can’t be one of the projects that were previously on Patreon and violated the TOS, even though SG has never violated any rules (and in my humble opinion, neither did WIAB). But they closed the ticket and ignored that SG has never been involved.

I also don’t want to create an alibi-project to get a page up, so I won’t be returning to Patreon.

This does limit potential future growth, and I might never get where I once was, but it is what it is.

Blender
I’ve been doing quite a lot of Blender again.

My mental is pretty damaged from this long ass development cycle (I bet yours is too.), combined with a few “minor” setbacks that happened in the past couple of months… But damn, do I feel good when I learn new stuff.

You see, I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to learn rigging to a degree… I need to at least somewhat understand the whole process to really make Blender work. I used Auto Rig Pro and delved into the world of rigging…

A few weeks ago, I realized something… This move to Blender isn’t some little bibi project. It’s a life-project to me.

I don’t just want to understand rigging and how to really get the most out of an armature, I want to master it.

So, I went ahead, purchased some valuable courses and books, and delved even deeper. Not just into rigging, but animation and posing as well.

The jumps I’ve made in the past 10 days are phenomenal, and it’s incredible how much momentum I gain from learning new things.

I’m only a fraction into it, but I went from awkward posing to creating an actually good looking jump cycle with Bella in less than 20 minutes, without prior guidance.

I’ve adapted a completely new approach to animations…

One drawback tho, I’m starting to despise Daz.

I’ve been speedrunning Blender issues that lead me to pause my Blender adventures in the past.

Certain actions get rid of your bone’s constraints? Make a bibi bone INSIDE the actual bone and parent them to each other and put the constraint on the bibi bone.

Clean as fuck results!

I will make blender logs soon, and I know I’ve been saying that for two years, but in the past, I spent 90% of my time on getting better ports from Daz to Blender, improving shaders, etc.

I don’t just wanna show screenshots of technical mumbo-jumbo… I want to share pretty pictures, fluid or experimental animations… and I’m finally getting there.

More about this in the future.

But it’s really helping me mentally.

Preview
This is the last preview of the update. I’ve mentioned earlier this year that after this update, I will severely reduce the number of previews I show.

Not every log will feature one, it goes hand in hand with faster updates.

View attachment 5528723

Oh, a while ago I mentioned that I was about to license a great song, but the guy didn’t answer anymore…

Two months later on the dot, I decided to check back in as you never know what’s going on in someone’s life and, 3 hours later I had the signed contract.

And with that, a great, 2-3min cinematic for a girl whose name has three letters will become a reality.

I may or may not publish a Christmas treat. Not as big as in the previous year. One image… A good one tho… Probably Jeff.

• Ocean

I really like this game. I think Ocean´s devlogs are the only ones I read at 100%.
For me the guy is one of the gods here, always trying to improve and change the rules. Like few others.

I want to start a clean game asap... This new season will be a separate one right? It's not going to be an update for the one season file? In that case I could start a new game without worrying about download again the same file.

Zoe?

Maybe Vic, but the name is Victoria so I don't know if Ocean is thinking about her like Vic or with the complete name.

 

[Ass Fan]

I think that's right, he has a special affection for Vic.