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

[Myth-x-gamer]

This whole discussion can be summarized nicely.

Does DC get more money than the game and what he deilvers is worth? Yes.
Will that change anytime soon? Who knows.
Should people, who don't seem to like DC, spend their precious time writing essays about it? Probably not.

To get back on topic:
It seems we'll get at least another outfit for June, so there's some hope(?) that they may actually add a few more cosplay scenes at some point. I'd honestly quite like her character to be a bit more about that. Until now she's basically just "female Erik".

Spoiler: June's arcade outfit

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She looks like meg from family guy

 

[Count Morado]

It seems we'll get at least another outfit for June, so there's some hope(?) that they may actually add a few more cosplay scenes at some point. I'd honestly quite like her character to be a bit more about that. Until now she's basically just "female Erik".

Spoiler: June's arcade outfit

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Is she perpetually high? Her half-closed eyes and unfocused gaze suggests "yes."

She looks like meg from family guy

Meg says ...

Spoiler: "I don't see the resemblance"

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[TheDavyJones]

Dang it, even if all member only paid $1 each ( which is not ) it would be atleast $29k. god dang it. and its monthly !

 

[Ottoeight]

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Dang it, even if all member only paid $1 each ( which is not ) it would be atleast $29k. god dang it. and its monthly !

Don't remind them: they will tell you are a jealous hater.

The Dude is taking all this time just for Art's sake. Everything must be perfect.

 

[Count Morado]

The Dude is taking all this time just for Art's sake. Everything must be perfect.

I have never made that contention and no one else in this thread with any shred of intellect has ever made that contention. The problem with this circular argument that has bloated this thread to over 74000 posts isn't those with intellect...

 

[impropertaboo]

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Dang it, even if all member only paid $1 each ( which is not ) it would be atleast $29k. god dang it. and its monthly !

With that amount of money, most people too would rather choose to fly first-class around the world, enjoy meals at three-star Michelin restaurants, stay in five-star hotels, and hop from one vacation to next than spend time making porn games.

 

[Count Morado]

With that amount of money, most people too would rather choose to fly first-class around the world, enjoy meals at three-star Michelin restaurants, stay in five-star hotels, and hop from one vacation to next than spend time making porn games.

Or contract a team of around 8-10 people while paying a mortgage, raising a family, paying for utilities like water and electricity, buying food, purchasing clothes, paying for health insurance, investing in retirement plans, ... I know, crazy right? It's almost like few in this thread know the value of money and what people earn and what they do with it... shocking, I know.

 

[Xupuzulla]

To get back on topic:
It seems we'll get at least another outfit for June, so there's some hope(?) that they may actually add a few more cosplay scenes at some point. I'd honestly quite like her character to be a bit more about that. Until now she's basically just "female Erik".

Spoiler: June's arcade outfit

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DC ever said if the arcade is will have minigames or something?

 

[987v4z65]

Heck, if he's single-handedly doing this, I don't know what DC animators getting paid for doing 5 animations in 3 years, but getting paid every month

Oh no, he is doing all the art. And he is done. The rest of his gang of incompetence isnt doing their jobs. His programmer in best case is a script kiddie and I have no fking clue what the rest of the monkeys does anyway. But they earn a shit ton for not delivering anything for years.

 

[j4yj4m]

DC ever said if the arcade is will have minigames or something?

Yeah, just as well as there's going to be a new bowling minigame. I'm not sure how many of these games (see below) they'll really implement. Given the way the background is drawn, I'd guess there'll be up to 4 games to play.

Spoiler: Arcade

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[Badjourasmix]

Dude... At the end of the current month (Jan-2024) DC will have finally cashed in more $ for arduously working on the Tech Update vaporware over the past ~3 years than he cashed in the 5 years before FOR ALL THE STORIES EVER DELIVERED by Summertime Saga.
And you think he'll "disable the monthly charge"?! Does DC need to posts a big "THIS IS A SCAM" flashing neon sign on

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or will even that not be enough for you to figure it out?

• 03-Dec-2020: Tech Update is sold by DC to paying supporters as something that'll take "(3 to 4 months) to complete" and voted on as such. This is what supporters approved.
  • See Ref. 1 below.
• 14-Feb-2021: DC first claims that he already started work on the Tech Update and the team is just about to join him.
  • See Ref. 2 below.
• Mar-2021 (2 years 9+ months ago): Last ever normal/story release of Summertime Saga: v0.20.5 (Main Story - Part III)
• Aug-2016..Mar-2021: $2,112,659 total paid by Patreon supporters over ~5 years for all SS stories ever delivered.
  • See Ref. 3 below.
• Apr-2021..Dec-2023: ~$2,111,693 total paid by Patreon supporters over 2 years and 9 months for the Tech Update vaporware.
  • See Ref. 3 below.

At the end of the current month the second total will finally surpass the first.

Spoiler: Ref. 2

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Ref. 3: Income was recorded by

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up to Oct-2023 when the scammer hid the value. For the last 3 months of 2023 historical trends comfortably allow estimation using $ paid / supporter, which was estimated as continuing to drop at: 2.2, 2.1 and 2.1.

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Yea he has 30k patrons so he makes a lot of money. Your point is?

 

[Ottoeight]

I have never made that contention and no one else in this thread with any shred of intellect has ever made that contention. The problem with this circular argument that has bloated this thread to over 74000 posts isn't those with intellect...

I am making that contention, bro. Art for Art's Sake, and you gotta feed the Artist because Glory Only isn't enough: the Dude needs a lot of cookies.

This is why his Patreon Connoisseurs kindly donate. They acknowledge the Artist.

 

[aliscad]

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Dang it, even if all member only paid $1 each ( which is not ) it would be atleast $29k. god dang it. and its monthly !

Unless there is a free tier, I see

• 79,276 members

So that's 80k a month.

 

[j4yj4m]

Unless there is a free tier...

By now there is indeed a free tier. Patreon introduced it some time ago, though it usually doesn't really provide anything meaningful.

 

[Amedore]

Yea he has 30k patrons so he makes a lot of money. Your point is?

That people is stupid with their money and promote a toxic business model by giving money to devs that aren't able or don't want to release an update in a reasonable period of time.

 

[Badjourasmix]

That people is stupid with their money and promote a toxic business model by giving money to devs that aren't able or don't want to release an update in a reasonable period of time.

Then don't give him money lol. Do you think that the people that are still supporting him will suddenly stop doing it because a bunch of random people are complaining on a forum for pirated porn games, about what others do with their own money?

 

[Microtom]

Anyone thinks the animated or wallpaper art is pretty ugly?

I mean, this is our beloved Debbie... There's no sexiness in that picture.

 

[Sthr ▚ nix]

Anyone thinks the animated or wallpaper art is pretty ugly?

I mean, this is our beloved Debbie... There's no sexiness in that picture.

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You trippin'?

 

[Snugglepuff]

Unless there is a free tier, I see

• 79,276 members

So that's 80k a month.

That's a mix of members and followers.

What J4yj4m is referring to is that Patreon changed things so that people "following" were in the same number as people who were patrons.
In other words, that number is not the amount of people who are providing money.

Look further down the page instead;

 

[Rakssu]

The difference in a good thread and a bad thread, is the top posters on a good thread have fun and join the conversation organically. In a bad thread, like this, the top posters act like everyone's babysitter and they feel they get to moderate the tone and direction of every conversation with a sprinkle of thinly veiled condescension.

I know who you talking about lmao there is certain dude with a flower pfp who thinks he is hot shit for micro modding the thread