Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.5003] [Kompas Productions]

[hu lover]

For crying out loud. Enough with the "It's taking too long... It is abandoned... It is never coming out" Bullshit. There needs to be a thread that they can go to, or be linked to; and get the hell out of this one.

He is right, this game is not getting updates anymore. There hasn't been any recent news on this game anyways.

 

[Senigata]

He is right, this game is not getting updates anymore. There hasn't been any recent news on this game anyways.

So why keep moaning about it if it's such an established fact. Jesus Christ, it's like the unholy bastard child of a broken record and a circlejerk inside here. Can this goddamned topic stop being brought up every five fucking posts?

 

[sucklepuck]

So, would it be against the rules if I were to make a "DarkCookie is a fuckface milker" thread? Just asking.
I'm not trying to cause a great exodus or anything I swear.

 

[Dragon59]

So, would it be against the rules if I were to make a "DarkCookie is a fuckface milker" thread? Just asking.
I'm not trying to cause a great exodus or anything I swear.

As long as you create a new discussion thread, since they are unmoderated, I don't think anyone would stop you.

 

[Bababoooey]

Per F95 rules, it will be marked abandoned if someone reports it May 1, 2024 and no update by that time. Set yourself a reminder. You took my quote out of context.
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You whined, incorrectly, that the progress bar hadn't moved but 1% in the six months in question. I simply replied that it had moved by 13%. I made no statement how I felt about it or my hopes. So, let's get that straight, right up. So your first "gotcha moment" is more a meh.

In the past year and a half it has moved another 12%. You are correct. I also have been saying for a little bit of time, that I don't expect an update until sometime spring 2024 at the earliest... and probably later. So your second "gotcha moment" is a ho-hum.

Finally, what does it matter if a title - any title on this sight - gets marked abandoned? It doesn't change whatever the developer is or isn't doing. It's not like they say "Oh fuck, F95 marked my VN abandoned. I might as well just dump everything in the trash" or "Fuck, now I gotta get off my ass." Some might do either of them, but the average developer won't care. And a successful developer would care even less.

Also, even when an abandoned tag is given to a game - people still go into the threads and pine for what was and what could have been. They wax nostalgic about the lost potential. They beg for the developer to come back.

And there will still be trolls who come in and bitch "update when?"

Yea i said it "hadnt moved" just like it hadnt moved in the last 1.5years (bc it went up by just fucking 12%max, 82% now). Get it

 

[randommal3]

here's my concern : When the Update finally comes, will our Save Data on the Current update be Compatible with the New Version ?
i know there's a Skip Button but it will be a Shame if Our Progress from the Previous version can't be used

 

[SonofOrion]

here's my concern : When the Update finally comes, will our Save Data on the Current update be Compatible with the New Version ?
i know there's a Skip Button but it will be a Shame if Our Progress from the Previous version can't be used

I know. I've been wondering that too.

 

[SonofOrion]

There are 3 new wall papers released on Patreon. This should suggest that the game is still in production. That is too counter the 3,000 pages of "The game is dead"... Maybe more.

 

[Vernalcash]

here's my concern : When the Update finally comes, will our Save Data on the Current update be Compatible with the New Version ?
i know there's a Skip Button but it will be a Shame if Our Progress from the Previous version can't be used

Most likely no. They are revamping all the code.

 

[Xupuzulla]

For crying out loud. Enough with the "It's taking too long... It is abandoned... It is never coming out" Bullshit. There needs to be a thread that they can go to, or be linked to; and get the hell out of this one.

To be fair no one in this thread is talking about nothing else because theres nothing to talk,no new content.

 

[9phil9]

Sure label anyone who is complaining about the state of the thread a supporter, a shill or a paypig. For people like you there can only be black and white.

I didn't label anyone, anything. You, on the other hand, did. (You called supporters a, "paypig" ? ) Not my words. Just yours.

 

[Senigata]

To be fair no one in this thread is talking about nothing else because theres nothing to talk,no new content.

We were actually having a game based discussion when someone decided to derail the thread again.

 

[Daemontan]

So, would it be against the rules if I were to make a "DarkCookie is a fuckface milker" thread? Just asking.
I'm not trying to cause a great exodus or anything I swear.

You're here because you want to get the game for free, like me. I don't mind if others support them and there is hope for a new upload.
Now let's talk about the game.
Who is your fav?

 

[Strelok00]

There are 3 new wall papers released on Patreon. This should suggest that the game is still in production.

How the hell did you make a correlation between 3 wallpapers for 60k and that the game is still in production?

 

[sirviper235]

I said it months ago and will say it again.


In my opinion to all this, the problem is pretty simple. This tech update has taken way too long, and quite frankly feels dragged out deliberately. And the main story was not really that investing or that good honestly so that’s why people don’t really care for it. It’s not like any of its been bad. But the main story was not really a good decision to go with in the long run. Since people clearly don’t really enjoy it that much.

As well, when people are complaining about the updates, my opinion as simple. These aren’t really updates. They are padding. They are just new scenes and mini stories to tide us over. With girls most don’t really care about or want to see more stuff with and this is honestly been an issue for a while.

The game has a bad habit of adding in a bunch of girls. No one asked for and then giving them a bunch of focus and content. Like seriously did anyone actually want these knock offs of trumps family? And did anyone want so much story with them? Their entire storyline is basically just one big meme about orange man bad, and wouldn’t it be fun to bang his daughter and wife. And mind you the entire Appeal And joke of the updates are super outdated now that we are way past that time period.

And this could’ve been fine if it didn’t take time and focus away from girls like Judith, who were there from the start of the game and have not been given even the remote amount of attention they deserve and honestly need.

I mean, let’s be real out something here. Girls like Odette and Grace are fun, but they really didn’t need more scenes. Especially Odette. Nobody dislikes her but it’s not like at the same time i think at least some of us feel she’s not really deserving of all this attention when she’s basically just a reference to Sam from Danny phantom if she wasn’t annoying and had big tits.

That’s why I call all of the padding. This is stuff with girls. No one really asked or voted for, and they’re just kind of thrown in for the sake of it. All of this should’ve been added, after the school girls, and the other characters establish early on were given plenty of content.

Sure, it’s something, but not what people really wanted or cared about. And for the past two years, this is basically what we’ve had to deal with. Padding, that feels dragged out.

 

[sirviper235]

As well let me say this about the monthly updates. These are honestly just a stop gap solution. If you were to say that these were only being made to give people something to see each month, to slow the leaking of patrons who are month by month deciding to simply drop their payment to dark cookie and simply wait for the tech update to actually drop before returning, because at this point, they’ve been paying too long and had gotten too little in return?

You wouldn’t even be wrong as I’m certain that’s the mindset for at least a few of them. The numbers are starting to drop noticeably as of these past couple months and it’s not really a surprise because again we have gone years at this point without a full, true update. Not just new scenes but a true story and character focused update. Like Roxxy or Eve.

this is perfectly understandable to speak on and feel. And honestly, I believe dark cookie themselves have noticed this, and they created the monthly updates to try to at least slow this process down. So far none of these updates month to month are really that substantial but they are something and while the new wallpapers are nice, they are not what people want.

Sunk cost fallacy has definitely set in for many people, and I feel that dark cookie has begun to exploit that, knowingly, or otherwise. And these monthly updates are a symptom of that. Plenty of people have lost faith in the game or its development being legitimate and that is a problem that the creator needs to fix.

 

[Sgrodolo]

As well let me say this about the monthly updates. These are honestly just a stop gap solution. If you were to say that these were only being made to give people something to see each month, to slow the leaking of patrons who are month by month deciding to simply drop their payment to dark cookie and simply wait for the tech update to actually drop before returning, because at this point, they’ve been paying too long and had gotten too little in return?

You wouldn’t even be wrong as I’m certain that’s the mindset for at least a few of them. The numbers are starting to drop noticeably as of these past couple months and it’s not really a surprise because again we have gone years at this point without a full, true update. Not just new scenes but a true story and character focused update. Like Roxxy or Eve.

this is perfectly understandable to speak on and feel. And honestly, I believe dark cookie themselves have noticed this, and they created the monthly updates to try to at least slow this process down. So far none of these updates month to month are really that substantial but they are something and while the new wallpapers are nice, they are not what people want.

Sunk cost fallacy has definitely set in for many people, and I feel that dark cookie has begun to exploit that, knowingly, or otherwise. And these monthly updates are a symptom of that. Plenty of people have lost faith in the game or its development being legitimate and that is a problem that the creator needs to fix.

No one is "paying" for anything here. It's a free to play game.

 

[Count Morado]

here's my concern : When the Update finally comes, will our Save Data on the Current update be Compatible with the New Version ?
i know there's a Skip Button but it will be a Shame if Our Progress from the Previous version can't be used

I know. I've been wondering that too.

Since they are rewriting the code - I would make the assumption that some/many/most/all/few... a number of variables would change, as well as some of the structure of the save file.

It would be remarkable if previous saves work when the tech update is released.

 

[Daemontan]

I am often confused about the support. Sometimes I play a game and support or buy it on Steam because I played the pirated version a lot when I was a kid. When that version was finished, I didn't support it, so he worked for free and I thanked him afterward. I hope some developers will step up and make new versions with support. But who can decide when a team falls apart and the developer lies about working?

 

[TGafy]

I said it months ago and will say it again.


In my opinion to all this, the problem is pretty simple. This tech update has taken way too long, and quite frankly feels dragged out deliberately. And the main story was not really that investing or that good honestly so that’s why people don’t really care for it. It’s not like any of its been bad. But the main story was not really a good decision to go with in the long run. Since people clearly don’t really enjoy it that much.

As well, when people are complaining about the updates, my opinion as simple. These aren’t really updates. They are padding. They are just new scenes and mini stories to tide us over. With girls most don’t really care about or want to see more stuff with and this is honestly been an issue for a while.

The game has a bad habit of adding in a bunch of girls. No one asked for and then giving them a bunch of focus and content. Like seriously did anyone actually want these knock offs of trumps family? And did anyone want so much story with them? Their entire storyline is basically just one big meme about orange man bad, and wouldn’t it be fun to bang his daughter and wife. And mind you the entire Appeal And joke of the updates are super outdated now that we are way past that time period.

And this could’ve been fine if it didn’t take time and focus away from girls like Judith, who were there from the start of the game and have not been given even the remote amount of attention they deserve and honestly need.

I mean, let’s be real out something here. Girls like Odette and Grace are fun, but they really didn’t need more scenes. Especially Odette. Nobody dislikes her but it’s not like at the same time i think at least some of us feel she’s not really deserving of all this attention when she’s basically just a reference to Sam from Danny phantom if she wasn’t annoying and had big tits.

That’s why I call all of the padding. This is stuff with girls. No one really asked or voted for, and they’re just kind of thrown in for the sake of it. All of this should’ve been added, after the school girls, and the other characters establish early on were given plenty of content.

Sure, it’s something, but not what people really wanted or cared about. And for the past two years, this is basically what we’ve had to deal with. Padding, that feels dragged out.

https://f95zone.to/threads/summertime-saga-v0-20-16-pre-tech-kompas-productions.276/post-9683899
https://f95zone.to/threads/summertime-saga-v0-20-16-pre-tech-kompas-productions.276/post-10371666

You brought this up and it got me curious. Counting the one today, I found three posts total nearly word for word. Not only are you posting the same thing, at least from the Dec 2022 post to the Mar 2023 post you added sentences. From the Mar 2023 post to the one posted today you changed 'big breasts' to 'big tits'. You didn't add anything substantial you just changed one word.

You're getting lazy in posting your wall of text.