Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.5258] [Kompas Productions]

[Cro]

There are currently 3 things that are killing this game for me:
1-The long time between updates. I'd have forgotten this game even exists if it wasn't for my notifications.
2-The lack of actually meaningful content with new updates.
3-The broken saves compatibility.

You know what, make that four:
4-The bugs. When bugfixes are what mostly fill your changelogs after months and months of development, you've got a problem.

Their development approach was wrong from the beginning, I can't understand how there are so many people working on this and still make such a mess of everything. We had many versions with game breaking bugs. Yes, I know how development works, been doing that for 15 years. Looking at this game, with the current content, current code, a 6-month release time should extend the content with at least 33% scenes, even with code refactoring.
Even the way they redesign EVERY chars over and over (thus making save games incompatible), proves that they have absolutely no story in mind or a full vision of what this game should be.

And still, they make a lot of money, for reasons that are beyond me, while other games and developers that put much more work into their products and release way more quality games, struggle with a couple of hundred patreons only.

If you're a Patreon, STOP YOUR PLEDGES until they change their ways, otherwise you'll continue to get this shit over and over the next 5 years. A sudden 25-33% drop in their income will probably get their heads back in the game.

 

[Cur8t0r]

The network mini-game sucks. Been at it all freeking night.

 

[clarky]

Their development approach was wrong from the beginning, I can't understand how there are so many people working on this and still make such a mess of everything. We had many versions with game breaking bugs. Yes, I know how development works, been doing that for 15 years. Looking at this game, with the current content, current code, a 6-month release time should extend the content with at least 33% scenes, even with code refactoring.
Even the way they redesign EVERY chars over and over (thus making save games incompatible), proves that they have absolutely no story in mind or a full vision of what this game should be.

And still, they make a lot of money, for reasons that are beyond me, while other games and developers that put much more work into their products and release way more quality games, struggle with a couple of hundred patreons only.

If you're a Patreon, STOP YOUR PLEDGES until they change their ways, otherwise you'll continue to get this shit over and over the next 5 years. A sudden 25-33% drop in their income will probably get their heads back in the game.

Thats true, but it may also cause them to just abandon the game if it becomes too unprofitable.

 

[Nemesis2play]

I hope darkcookie losf all patreon for be greed

 

[Lexunas]

Their development approach was wrong from the beginning, I can't understand how there are so many people working on this and still make such a mess of everything. We had many versions with game breaking bugs. Yes, I know how development works, been doing that for 15 years. Looking at this game, with the current content, current code, a 6-month release time should extend the content with at least 33% scenes, even with code refactoring.
Even the way they redesign EVERY chars over and over (thus making save games incompatible), proves that they have absolutely no story in mind or a full vision of what this game should be.

And still, they make a lot of money, for reasons that are beyond me, while other games and developers that put much more work into their products and release way more quality games, struggle with a couple of hundred patreons only.

If you're a Patreon, STOP YOUR PLEDGES until they change their ways, otherwise you'll continue to get this shit over and over the next 5 years. A sudden 25-33% drop in their income will probably get their heads back in the game.

I also felt like there is a drop of quality in the game overall. Its quite worrying that a game with this sort of resources ($600k a year) needs 5 months to churn out a 0.01 update. Thats 50 months for a Dating-Sim! I feel that they probably have a lot more resources than some of the middle-sized VN Eroge companies in Japan that bankrupted.

With that being said, I'm sure a lot of people will say "Hey, if you are not paying for patreon then don't complain for free stuffs"

 

[GreatWallOfCanada]

does this game have any femdom?

There is a bit, but it's kind of far into the story. If you want to play just for femdom, then I don't really recommend it. There's not enough of that content to justify going through half the story just to reach it.

 

[mecha_froggy]

Anybody notice there’s a new scene in roz’s Cookie jar anybody know what it is

I'd rather not find out. *shudder*

As much as I wanted to bone the mermaid, once Roz said "drop your pants" I was like NOPE and reloaded a previous game. Alas, sweet sea vixen, it shall never be.

 

[mecha_froggy]

I hope darkcookie losf all patreon for be greed

 

[UBOLSOBS]

18.2 version?
What does that even mean?
It's still 743mb

 

[phoenix04]

Started a new game but now i can't really progress further than the part where Judith is scared to go in the lockeroom. Everytime i go out it automatically starts the conversation again but this time there's no one inside (i've also talked to all the teachers but can't talk to the Principal in order for Anne to unlock the locker) anyone know a fix?

 

[FUM310]

can someone upload "save" for 0.18.2 version please

 

[UBOLSOBS]

Started a new game but now i can't really progress further than the part where Judith is scared to go in the lockeroom. Everytime i go out it automatically starts the conversation again but this time there's no one inside (i've also talked to all the teachers but can't talk to the Principal in order for Anne to unlock the locker) anyone know a fix?

Do what I did/
Quit the game and try again.
Ans if that doesn't work try the last save.

 

[M@rio]

The network mini-game sucks. Been at it all freeking night.

Increase intelligence

 

[Automata]

18.2 version?
What does that even mean?
It's still 743mb

It means they released the entire game again with fixes instead of just the patched files. (Not sure how renpy compiles, so I don't know what files you would need for a smaller 'patch' only release.)

 

[nineeleven]

Their development approach was wrong from the beginning, I can't understand how there are so many people working on this and still make such a mess of everything. We had many versions with game breaking bugs. Yes, I know how development works, been doing that for 15 years. Looking at this game, with the current content, current code, a 6-month release time should extend the content with at least 33% scenes, even with code refactoring.
Even the way they redesign EVERY chars over and over (thus making save games incompatible), proves that they have absolutely no story in mind or a full vision of what this game should be.

And still, they make a lot of money, for reasons that are beyond me, while other games and developers that put much more work into their products and release way more quality games, struggle with a couple of hundred patreons only.

If you're a Patreon, STOP YOUR PLEDGES until they change their ways, otherwise you'll continue to get this shit over and over the next 5 years. A sudden 25-33% drop in their income will probably get their heads back in the game.

I agree but as for why folks may still be supporting it I think it's because the characters are amazing and the art is perhaps the best art out there in my opinion and no other game is particularly close in that regard. I do agree with what you're saying though.

 

[UBOLSOBS]

Well that wasabi crap the master taught him didn't work.
Dexter kicked his ass and got sent to the Hospital.

 

[NightShadeX]

Someone says the milk man is back his milk machine? Nah, that just normal business. Just like EA - Anthem. Making $$$$

 

[Elmiosat]

Anyone else stuck in Jenny route where you can finally enter her computer?

I wait at night, see her Camslut profile, do the network mini-game and the MC said he can't wait to see her video at his computer. But then I'm stuck and nothing happens.

I've read that you're supposed to do the mini-game again on MC computer but when I click on the network icon on MC computer, a bug happens and it switch to Jenny's computer.

Anyone else had that problem?

 

[deivias]

Devs made over $300,000 for this update just to put it into perspective.

It honestly boggles my mind people are willing to give so much money to Patreon devs for very very little in return, even the totally garbage games that have no chance of ever being completed still can make 5k+/month.

It's easy money, if i'm raking in $54,000/month what incentive do i have to actually complete a game or do anything but the bare minimum to keep that going?

 

[The Rogue Hero]

is this game more RPG style where you can do everything in one run through/ go back to do things you missed or is it one of the games where you can miss stuff if you don't use a walkthrough or do multiple run-throughs?