Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.5605] [Kompas Productions]

[itsyeboii]

To be fair, looking back it's not thaaaaat bad. Sure, there are a few characters who seem really unnecessary (like Melonia, the 3 mob girls, etc.) but ultimately the game wouldn't be as good as it is without strong secondary characters like Odette, Missy/Becca, etc. and without these characters who make the town seem busy and alive. So it's not like one could remove that many characters and quite a few of them actually became pretty popular.

Ultimately there are two kinds of players. Those who have to live through the development now and those who will play the game at some point in the future once it's "done". And I doubt many of those future players will actually mind these tertiary characters as most of them actually add something to the game.

Edit: But sure, we'll never now what would have happened with a significantly smaller cast...

I don't mind the big cast actually, it's a positive thing for the reasons you mentioned and it gives some diversity and choice in the cast. But I do think some characters are unnecessary and even the necessary ones don't always have to have a whole questline in my opinion. At least not until older and established characters get theirs.

I know a lot of this depends on polls and all that shit but I would personally do things different. For the betterment of the game, not fan service.

P.S. I'm still waiting for DC to give Diane a proper redemption update after he fucked that up lol

 

[proudmoore91]

This game had NTR?

 

[Count Morado]

This game had NTR?

The short answer: No, it does not.

 

[KiichiYakuza]

The short answer: No, it does not.

even shorter answer
under the bridge.

 

[Count Morado]

even shorter answer
under the bridge.

Okayyyyyyyy. But my answer made sense.

 

[j4yj4m]

But I do think some characters are unnecessary and even the necessary ones don't always have to have a whole questline in my opinion. At least not until older and established characters get theirs.

I know a lot of this depends on polls and all that shit but I would personally do things different. For the betterment of the game, not fan service.

I personally kinda fear that too many people will lose interest once all of the schoolgirls are finished and as such I'm (even though it's annoying) not really against adding content for them this late. I'd actually even say that DC should have scheduled the reworks for Debbie, Mia and Erik somewhere in between. Now we'll get Ronda, Annie and Judith and after that we'll be left with 3 massive reworks, which will take a long time and won't deliver a lof of new content. I certainly hope that he won't run out of steam that close to the end.

P.S. I'm still waiting for DC to give Diane a proper redemption update after he fucked that up lol

Well, at least we know that she's almost certainly going to get her house back, now that MC's house won't get another room with the rework. Her update back then was really messed up by being the first rework and by DC getting his second child during that time. But I guess they'll make it work at some point.

 

[Stil996]

even shorter answer
under the bridge.

Okayyyyyyyy. But my answer made sense.

and it was also shorter,

 

[Stil996]

I personally kinda fear that too many people will lose interest once all of the schoolgirls are finished ...

As for the schoolgirls being what everyone is interested in. I for one am here for the milfs.

This whole update debacle is confusing, is there a more complete road map somewhere, tech side only, not interested in spoilers for the story.

 

[j4yj4m]

As for the schoolgirls being what everyone is interested in. I for one am here for the milfs.

The milfs who don't have any content right now are tied as secondary characters to the schoolgirls I mentioned, so it's basically the same issue. Yes, there'll be people who wait for Debbie's/Mrs. Johnson's story to be reworked, but I doubt many of them will actually be really happy with the result.

This whole update debacle is confusing, is there a more complete road map somewhere, tech side only, not interested in spoilers for the story.

You can read is patreon posts about the tech update, but that's really all there is to know. The tech update will convert the game to widescreen and will - as it looks now - renew the game's code/posing, etc. completely.

Next to that DC is planning to add a new UI at some point but as far as I'm aware that's postponed for now.

 

[Omnikuken]

As for the schoolgirls being what everyone is interested in. I for one am here for the milfs.

This whole update debacle is confusing, is there a more complete road map somewhere, tech side only, not interested in spoilers for the story.

A wut ? We know it'll be tech > R(h)onda > Annie > Judith. After those, you get a buttload of polls for every route that doesn't have preg. Once all those are done, you get the dating/prom night. After that, it'll be either another round of remakes or "1.0" and the game is mostly finished. If that wasn't your question, dunno

 

[Stil996]

A wut ? We know it'll be tech > R(h)onda > Annie > Judith. After those, you get a buttload of polls for every route that doesn't have preg. Once all those are done, you get the dating/prom night. After that, it'll be either another round of remakes or "1.0" and the game is mostly finished. If that wasn't your question, dunno

I'm only interested in how much of the old content needs to be reworked for the everything to be Tech updated, how much is done vs how much is left to do. New content comes when it comes, I doubt anyone could guess that with any certainty, but the tech update is finite so should be guessable.

Edit: j4yj4m, I guess I should have checked the Parteon first, I'm too used to all that stuff being behind a paywall. So it's not reasonable to hope someone can guess in man hours how much is left to do?

 

[ghost omar]

I have a problem with the scripts , can someone upload the scripts only for me ? because I don't want to download the whole game again

 

[itsyeboii]

I personally kinda fear that too many people will lose interest once all of the schoolgirls are finished and as such I'm (even though it's annoying) not really against adding content for them this late. I'd actually even say that DC should have scheduled the reworks for Debbie, Mia and Erik somewhere in between. Now we'll get Ronda, Annie and Judith and after that we'll be left with 3 massive reworks, which will take a long time and won't deliver a lof of new content. I certainly hope that he won't run out of steam that close to the end.

Yeah you've got a point there. I just hope the reworks will add some new content alongside the reworked stuff. Not only was Diane's quest weird but no real new content got added.

Well, at least we know that she's almost certainly going to get her house back, now that MC's house won't get another room with the rework. Her update back then was really messed up by being the first rework and by DC getting his second child during that time. But I guess they'll make it work at some point.

If the mom- *Ahem*, Debbie gets a proper rework with some extra content I'd be happy and I could die in peace.

As for the schoolgirls being what everyone is interested in. I for one am here for the milfs.

Sameee, the schoolgirls are a nice diversity but my main draw to this game are the milfs especially the mom and aunt, they have been from the start of SS

 

[Omnikuken]

I'm only interested in how much of the old content needs to be reworked for the everything to be Tech updated, how much is done vs how much is left to do. New content comes when it comes, I doubt anyone could guess that with any certainty, but the tech update is finite so should be guessable.

Edit: j4yj4m, I guess I should have checked the Parteon first, I'm too used to all that stuff being behind a paywall. So it's not reasonable to hope someone can guess in man hours how much is left to do?

You'd need to pay up for the "complete" tracker that shows in detail the 300+ tasks listed. Then ponder if they're really slow or that said tracker doesn't update in realtime. We can't guess much since they made it to ~60% within like 8-9 months then crashed and burned to make it to 70% in 4+ months. Go back a few thousand pages in here and look for the list of all the junk they need to do/remake, then extrapolate what they already got done and what's left

I have a problem with the scripts , can someone upload the scripts only for me ? because I don't want to download the whole game again

Aside lolnope, stop trying to mess around the game's files. If you tried and failed to mod, go ask in that mod's thread

 

[j4yj4m]

I'm only interested in how much of the old content needs to be reworked for the everything to be Tech updated, how much is done vs how much is left to do. New content comes when it comes, I doubt anyone could guess that with any certainty, but the tech update is finite so should be guessable.

They've never released any info beyond the very basic trackers which only display tasks (for patrons) but don't say anything about the actual workload.
When it comes to the reworks it's important to differentiate between the tech update and the art/story. The tech update will only change the technical side of the game, while the art/story of some characters will have to be changed later on.
In that case we are talking about Debbie, Mia, Erik/Mrs. Johnson, the teachers, Aqua and (only very slightly) Roxxy.

So it's not reasonable to hope someone can guess in man hours how much is left to do?

Not really, no. DC never talks about these things for the same reason why he doesn't set any release dates. Once you say an actual number, people will get upset if the deadline isn't reached.

If the mom- *Ahem*, Debbie gets a proper rework with some extra content I'd be happy and I could die in peace.

I mean, she'll certainly get the rework which is going to include pregnancy. But beyond that she'll suffer from the same issue as Diane and Jenny. She's got a lot of content and replacing/renewing the scenes she already has will take a lot of time. As such I don't expect that much new content for her. The only benefit she has is that she's actually alone and won't have to share her number of scenes with other characters, like for example Mia.

 

[Count Morado]

So what's the plan once this games finished? Not that it wouldn't be for a while, but has there been any statement?

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[Stil996]

So what's the plan once this games finished? Not that it wouldn't be for a while, but has there been any statement?

What does this question mean??? once it is completed it will be completed! by definition the plan stops there. I assume everyone on the Dev team with their purpose fufilled, will simply cease to exist , there will no longer be any need for them to remain don't you think?

 

[Omnikuken]

What does this question mean??? once it is completed it will be completed! by definition the plan stops there. I assume everyone on the Dev with their purpose fufilled, will simply cease to exist , there will no longer be any need for them to remain don't you think?

There's a good chance the coder will implode once the tech coding is finished

 

[Stil996]

There's a good chance the coder will implode once the tech coding is finished

Seems like they might already be imploding, would explain the delays, a few weeks the find a new coder, then a few weeks to clean up the ichor from the keyboards and cooling intakes, then back to looking for a new coder.

 

[APoc_]

There's a good chance the coder will implode once the tech coding is finished

They just need to find the right kind of "crazy" coder to be able to make it through till the end.