A1sawad

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i hope someone can answer me, by looking at the game's version number (v0.20.1) does this imply that the game is only 20% finished? and still in development since 2016? 4 years and only 20%? or the number means something else.

W.J.
 

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So it's only for the first half of the update that was supposed to be two updates but turned into three that's already going to be a month past the point he promised it? All of a sudden I'm glad I decided against contributing to DC's patreon, as this is starting to give me that ICSTOR feeling.
 

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i hope someone can answer me, by looking at the game's version number (v0.20.1) does this imply that the game is only 20% finished? and still in development since 2016? 4 years and only 20%? or the number means something else.

W.J.
Nope, 0.20 is just the version we're up to. I think the overall is ~40-45% game completed-ish.
 
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A1sawad

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Nope, 0.20 is just the version we're up to. I think the overall is ~40-45% game completed-ish.
oh ok thanks of your answer, but still it's a big "oof" lol so that means 4 more years for the game to be finished! maybe, damn,
it's just that i don't like to play unfinished games so i wait for them to be completed, and i don't mind purchasing the game once it's completed.

W.J.
 

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Hm, I just asked DC about the update again and it does indeed look like the tracker is just for the first part of 0.20.5, at least that's how I understood his answer. That's actually interesting, given that it never changed after they announced the split. So yeah, that probably means a middle to late august release for the first and late oktober/november for the second. I really hope it's worth it in the end.
Haven't kept up with the progress for a while but didn't they say it was being released in 2.5 month increments. what did he say was their reason for delaying it further?
 

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oh ok thanks of your answer, but still it's a big "oof" lol so that means 4 more years for the game to be finished! maybe, damn,
it's just that i don't like to play unfinished games so i wait for them to be completed, and i don't mind purchasing the game once it's completed.

W.J.
Lol ? 99%+ of games in this place aren't finished, most of those will never be either. You should try getting your pron elsewhere if all you want is finished products. Or start lowering yourself to play partial stuff :unsure:
Haven't kept up with the progress for a while but didn't they say it was being released in 2.5 month increments. what did he say was their reason for delaying it further?
He's obviously making too much $ to be bothered with deadlines. Or he's just waiting for early August purely to cash-in the new month's pledges. Gotta keep that milking scamlord aura pseudo-true
 
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A1sawad

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Lol ? 99%+ of games in this place aren't finished, most of those will never be either. You should try getting your pron elsewhere if all you want is finished products. Or start lowering yourself to play partial stuff :unsure:
lol well to be honest and fair, their are games with really high quality and their devs actually finshed their games and moved on to a sequel or another game, in example a few of these games that i played or waited for them to be finished. ( Depraved Awakening, Lust Epidemic, Acting Lessons, Being A DIK *first season, Town of Passion *almost finished one more update, and many more that i forgot to mention, are on the why to be finished or they are already have been completed.
but yeah you are right there are devs that are really something else ;) like ICSTOR's , to name a few or now i can add this game? to the list maybe!.

W.J.
 

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i hope someone can answer me, by looking at the game's version number (v0.20.1) does this imply that the game is only 20% finished? and still in development since 2016? 4 years and only 20%? or the number means something else.

W.J.
This principle is only true for Microsoft Windows, which is in deed only 10% finished by now.
 
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Haven't kept up with the progress for a while but didn't they say it was being released in 2.5 month increments. what did he say was their reason for delaying it further?
The problem is basically always the same. They decide more or less broadly what should be in the update, then DC writes down what he plans and often makes a post on patreon. But that's before the actual, detailed content is written and before they potentially add stuff because they think it benefits the update.
I mean, it's nothing new that he's terrible at predicting how long updates will actually take. It usually goes well for the small ones with limited content, like Consuela or 0.18.5 for Jenny, but for the longer ones they are always somewhat off. I mean, that's why there's never a set date and why he never actually commits to anything.

Once you know it, you can easily live with it and just factor it in. This whole creative and flexible workflow with lots of influence from picarto etc. is certainly nice to have but it has downsides, too.

Edit: It simply feels like they try to make it too "good" at times. If there's a decision to make and you too often go for the "takes more time but really helps the game" option, stuff adds up. Sometimes I'd wish they'd just return to simpler writing, simpler quests, less wallpaperscenes, less pregnancy, etc. because all of that just takes a lot of time which many people won't appreciate. Then again, I'm personally not in a hurry and I don't really care whether it takes a year or two longer or not.
 
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The problem is basically always the same. They decide more or less broadly what should be in the update, then DC writes down what he plans and often makes a post on patreon. But that's before the actual, detailed content is written and before they potentially add stuff because they think it benefits the update.
I mean, it's nothing new that he's terrible at predicting how long updates will actually take. It usually goes well for the small ones with limited content, like Consuela or 0.18.5 for Jenny, but for the longer ones they are always somewhat off. I mean, that's why there's never a set date and why he never actually commits to anything.

Once you know it, you can easily live with it and just factor it in. This whole creative and flexible workflow with lots of influence from picarto etc. is certainly nice to have but it has downsides, too.

Edit: It simply feels like they try to make it too "good" at times. If there's a decision to make and you too often go for the "takes more time but really helps the game" option, stuff adds up. Sometimes I'd wish they'd just return to simpler writing, simpler quests, less wallpaperscenes, less pregnancy, etc. because all of that just takes a lot of time which many people won't appreciate. Then again, I'm personally not in a hurry and I don't really care whether it takes a year or two longer or not.

Want to tell me again how everyone has a right to an opinion and can say what they want after you decided to report my messages? Lol
 

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Want to tell me again how everyone has a right to an opinion and can say what they want after you decided to report my messages? Lol
I certainly didn't report you. But mods will do housekeeping, no matter if it's reported or not - or someone else reported it, because it was obviously OT and because you decided to go ad hominem.
 

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I certainly didn't report you. But mods will do housekeeping, no matter if it's reported or not - or someone else reported it, because it was obviously OT and because you decided to go ad hominem.
Yeah probably why you also deleted your reply to mine that was clearly also against TOS and ad hom just in time for jannies. But it's just a coincidence.
 

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Yeah probably why you also deleted your reply to mine that was clearly also against TOS and ad hom just in time for jannies. But it's just a coincidence.
You are definitely off topic now. Suggest you let the whole thing drop and move on.
Always a good idea to enhance your calm, citizen
 
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In all fairness, SS has about 15 hours of content (if you are like me and sift through all routes). Thats pretty impressive for a one man animation team.
 
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Yeah probably why you also deleted your reply to mine that was clearly also against TOS and ad hom just in time for jannies. But it's just a coincidence.
The mods deleted my posts, too, obviously.

- Your post in the thread [Ren'Py] Summertime Saga [v0.20.1] [Kompas Productions]was deleted. Reason: General Rule #1 violations: cleanup

- Your post in the thread [Ren'Py] Summertime Saga [v0.20.1] [Kompas Productions]was deleted. Reason: General Rule #1 violations: cleanup
But yeah, you may think whatever you want if it suits your narrative. I don't care.
 
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