Ren'Py Abandoned Summertime Saga [v0.20.16 Pre-tech] [Kompas Productions]

[hapikala_donut]

How big is the development team for this game? Seems weird that a developer receiving over $52,000 a month is taking so long to put out updates.

It is pretty small. A few coders, I believe there is only 1 writer. DC is the only one who draws art. Initially they had 1 animator but they added more (I don't know whether it will take effect now or for 0.18.5 and onward)

 

[mattius77]

Just curious as to how the incest patches get produced? I get that the wording for old storylines can be pulled from old releases, but what about new content? Is someone just manually going through the game text and updating it off their best guess? Is the content originally being written with incest, then removed to adhere to Patreon guidelines, then patched back in as a third party mod? How long does it normally take after a release for the mod to appear?

This.

The games I play don't necessarily require version-specific patches, or at least that's the way I've perceived them to work. It has been a while since I tried not applying a new IC patch for Summertime Saga, but to be safe I generally wait a week or so after a new release and download a new version of the IC patch to go with the new version of the game.

 

[Pr0man]

It is pretty small. A few coders, I believe there is only 1 writer. DC is the only one who draws art. Initially they had 1 animator but they added more (I don't know whether it will take effect now or for 0.18.5 and onward)

Not entirely - iirc there's currently only 1 coder working basically full time, Animations are commissioned from outside, if I recall, it's AEHentai. But as it's currently the biggest bottleneck, they are currently looking towards finding more animators. but other than that, yeah, it's only DC himself drawing as well.

 

[KeyvinCarter]

Eve is best girl even though many dont like her new design i dont mind it as much still hope shes has the necessaries like gothic look pierced tits and tats

Roxxy is second best girl and has the best character arc as of now

Roxxy is my favourite.

 

[jamdan]

1- Roxxy. Best story so far, and she comes with a couple cute friends.
2- Mia. Sweet innocent Mia. I feel like all the "Mia" named characters in games are good.
3- Eve. I like her redesign, its more feminine. She is my favorite archetype, emo/goth/rocker girl.

 

[seraphimd2]

1- Roxxy. Best story so far, and she comes with a couple cute friends.
2- Mia. Sweet innocent Mia. I feel like all the "Mia" named characters in games are good.
3- Eve. I like her redesign, its more feminine. She is my favorite archetype, emo/goth/rocker girl.

until now,Roxxy have the best character development now,from hated bitch to loved top girl,she rekindled the hopes of lots of people on this game,Mia still have potential,cuz she was always tipped as the kind of overly repressed girl(which opens a lot of potential for her development),Eve incorporates the happy go lucky spirit of the game,giving zero fucks about the things people talk around her,unless it interest her in some way...but my eyes are focused in that raw gem called Judith,a raw ruby just waiting for some nicely deserved working,so it can show its true shine...

 

[kimjongew]

i would probably let SS develop for more 2 or maybe 3 years before returning here

I come to the thread just to check on progress. I haven't touched the game since Roxxy and Mia before her. I don't plan on going through it again until 0.2 or maybe 0.21 depending on the update. Just lends itself to a better playthrough and more enjoyability. Plus there's tons of other games.

In all honesty, I don't play the games here to get off. I actually enjoy the more "niche" gameplay and the adult content is a cherry on top.

when do you guys think the release date is going to be?

I would treat it as though it will release before May 31st. That isn't to say it will impact 0.19's release, since DC is already working on that update while waiting on the finishing touches for 0.18.

Not entirely - iirc there's currently only 1 coder working basically full time, Animations are commissioned from outside, if I recall, it's AEHentai. But as it's currently the biggest bottleneck, they are currently looking towards finding more animators. but other than that, yeah, it's only DC himself drawing as well.

Dogeek mentioned Panda is no longer with the team, so it's indeed just him doing the coding. Not sure why DC hasn't hired someone else though since IIRC part of the goals met on Patreon for the $30,000 were for additional members.

 

[McSlut]

love how this thread gets moderated.
insulting drive by shitposts like "DC is lazy, greedy, a scammer" = totally ok
telling complainers to get some perspective = deleted after a minute

i wonder if the complaining gets more attention to this and that's why that shit isn't getting deleted because i see no other reason

 

[bas]

love how this thread gets moderated.
insulting drive by shitposts like "DC is lazy, greedy, a scammer" = totally ok
telling complainers to get some perspective = deleted after a minute

i wonder if the complaining gets more attention to this and that's why that shit isn't getting deleted because i see no other reason

Reason: Opinions are fine, attacks are not.

Around 80% of this thread (and every other thread on this forum) between updates are the exact same 4 messages posted over and over in no particular order:

1. "when's the next update? I can't be bothered to read the post directly above mine"
2. "dev is a scammer/milker/lazy/worse-than-hitler" etc.
3. "no he's not"
4. "if you don't support the game on Patreon, you aren't allowed an opinion."

And while all of this gets old to read really quick, none of it is against the forum rules so long as it isn't a personal attack which includes insults, name-calling, etc. The tricky part is #2, which is really hard to moderate since we want people to be able to post their opinions on development, and that's not possible if you're deleting everything that might be mean to a dev.

Hope this makes sense?

 

[Automata]

Just curious as to how the incest patches get produced? I get that the wording for old storylines can be pulled from old releases, but what about new content? Is someone just manually going through the game text and updating it off their best guess? Is the content originally being written with incest, then removed to adhere to Patreon guidelines, then patched back in as a third party mod? How long does it normally take after a release for the mod to appear?

I ask obviously because Jenny is the next patch, and I'd like to play the new content as it was originally meant to be played.

We don't know. However, we assume it's written with incest in mind since supposedly when Summertime is done and patreon funds aren't being used for, it's going to be patched by the devs to reintroduce it.

 

[Jackie123]

only 1 animation left, 1writing task left and 2 coding tasks left. why the hell is the animation taking so long to be done.....Is the animator dead ass lazy or what?

 

[McSlut]

Reason: Opinions are fine, attacks are not.

Around 80% of this thread (and every other thread on this forum) between updates are the exact same 4 messages posted over and over in no particular order:

1. "when's the next update? I can't be bothered to read the post directly above mine"
2. "dev is a scammer/milker/lazy/worse-than-hitler" etc.
3. "no he's not"
4. "if you don't support the game on Patreon, you aren't allowed an opinion."

And while all of this gets old to read really quick, none of it is against the forum rules so long as it isn't a personal attack which includes insults, name-calling, etc. The tricky part is #2, which is really hard to moderate since we want people to be able to post their opinions on development, and that's not possible if you're deleting everything that might be mean to a dev.

Hope this makes sense?

first of all, how is "dc is a scammer" not an attack but an opinion but my post was an attack?
really can't wait to hear your answer

also i know it's not my job but how about instead of just deleting these type of posts just make a seperate thread for the complainers? it looks like you realized how trash discussion here becomes as soon as the complaining begins, so how about thinking of a way of how to fix this situation instead of just letting this thread be shit?

 

[McSlut]

1. "if you don't support the game on Patreon, you aren't allowed an opinion."

also this is funny as hell if you think this is what actually happens when people respond to the whiners.

 

[Jonboy80]

first of all, how is "dc is a scammer" not an attack but an opinion but my post was an attack?
really can't wait to hear your answer

Probably because it's being directed at the developer. Where-as the forum rules are for attacks against other members on the forums responding to said criticism against the dev.

 

[McSlut]

Probably because it's being directed at the developer. Where-as the forum rules are for attacks against other members on the forums responding to said criticism against the dev.

DC has an account here and already posted before so he is a member and he gets called scammer/lazy/milker all the time

 

[Jonboy80]

DC has an account here and already posted before so he is a member and he gets called scammer/lazy/milker all the time

Yes, but are these attacks directed at posts he makes here or his work in general? My guess is that that is the deciding factor. If he makes a post here and people attack him regarding the content of his post, I'm sure that counts as an aattack. I highly doubt him just having an account here protects him from negative criticism from the users here.

 

[Vladimir Putin]

This thread is for complaining and praising, both are not mutually exclusive.

 

[McSlut]

Yes, but are these attacks directed at posts he makes here or his work in general? My guess is that that is the deciding factor. If he makes a post here and people attack him regarding the content of his post, I'm sure that counts as an aattack. I highly doubt him just having an account here protects him from negative criticism from the users here.

that makes zero sense, it makes no difference if you were in dc‘s shoes if someone calls you a scammer as a reply to one of your posts or for your work in general

how do you even get the idea that this is acceptable as a deciding factor?

also you are trying to move the goal posts, calling someone a scammer is not negative criticism. scamming someone will get you to jail in most countries. i‘d rather be called a piece of shit than a scammer

 

[bas]

that makes zero sense, it makes no difference if you were in dc‘s shoes if someone calls you a scammer as a reply to one of your posts or for your work in general

how do you even get the idea that this is acceptable as a deciding factor?

also you are trying to move the goal posts, calling someone a scammer is not negative criticism. scamming someone will get you to jail in most countries. i‘d rather be called a piece of shit than a scammer

Again, it's a grey area as far as our rules are concerned.

What isn't a grey area is when someone responds to another user's post calling them names or their opinion garbage, etc.

If you have any other questions, please PM me so we can get the thread back on topic, OK?

 

[obibobi]

first of all, how is "dc is a scammer" not an attack but an opinion but my post was an attack?
really can't wait to hear your answer

also i know it's not my job but how about instead of just deleting these type of posts just make a seperate thread for the complainers? it looks like you realized how trash discussion here becomes as soon as the complaining begins, so how about thinking of a way of how to fix this situation instead of just letting this thread be shit?

Chill, you seem way too defensive over this game.

An attack is a personal insult unrelated to the work. With your logic anything critical of a company or developer could be considered an attack. A lot of the criticism is shit, but it falls within the rules, not all posters can be goal standard. I

As for this thread being shit, you're replying in a thread where the only thing to talk about is the long development on the current update. So it's either whining or nothing.