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

[Barabash]

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The game is more than art - if it was only the art, the tech update could have been released over a year ago. But it's not. It's also dialogue/narrative, posing, coding, etc. So just because DC is ahead of the rest of the team means that the coder and the poser are not - do you want to wait even longer for the tech update just so you can have content with it? Because once DC draws the art, anything new needs posed and the code needs to be written.

DC's made it clear that some images are updating (including the images that will be in the game that are being released as wallpapers, currently). However, you should not expect much beyond that and a few locations. If there is, you can be pleasantly surprised.

You make a good point.
But...
How long has it been? Year without any progress? It's unfair to supporters.
I know and I understand how complicated process is game development, hence my question which You didn't actually answered.

 

[Count Morado]

You make a good point.
But...
How long has it been? Year without any progress? It's unfair to supporters.
I know and I understand how complicated process is game development, hence my question which You didn't actually answered.

You asked what's going on right now. I linked you to the two latest patreon posts that have been shared here - one which is DC giving a run down of what's going on right now.

The tech update has been underway for over 2 years. They stopped working on pre-tech update content at the end of October 2022 for a variety of reasons. As for the supporters - the supporters have the ability to stop subscribing, just like you did. A good number have. A good number have not. It's their choice.

 

[Digga D]

Jenny is really hot, even in that wallpaper she looks a bit different but still hot. Without needing make-up or jewellery or nail polish i gotta appreciate it

 

[Deleted member 5358861]

Jenny is really hot, even in that wallpaper she looks a bit different but still hot. Without needing make-up or jewellery or nail polish i gotta appreciate it

What game is your profile pic from?

 

[StreamSteam]

7 months without update is even for DC a new record

 

[XCelesX]

I have a feeling with all these Debbie wallpapers that her sex scenes are going to be updated in the Tech update. They know fans beg for more Debbie mom scenes and knocking her up. It'd be a reward for all the long waiting.

Roxxie needs the pregnancy scene too. Her story is over for a long time now and she is pretty much the mascot of the game, yet has no preg scene? Why?

 

[Deleted member 378959]

Don't you have other games to play? Honestly, feels like you and a few other people here obsess over this game because it's the only thing that tickles your pickles. I'm usually not one to say so but go out and touch some grass or play some normal games instead.
Trying to appeal to some form of morality on a website where we're pirating games isn't exactly something that makes you come of as a well adjusted individual, you know?

huh?

Not sure you should be so confidently reaching here (but go off I guess?).

FYI, though I'm sure you know this already: you can click "Ignore" to mute me. You are not obligated to read any of my posts if they anger you. You can also click "Report" on my posts if they're off-topic.

I'll ask again a little nicer maybe, as to not trigger anyone.
Has DC given any reason as to why he's not working on the future updates and getting the art done? and is it something dumb like "I'm waiting on X person but they're waiting on Y person who's waiting on..."? Because wallpapers seem to indicate that and wallpapers are NOT the move if you think about how that time could be spent on Rhonda or Judith.






Late edit (had to touch grass): Just for clarity, here's a screenshot of my recent posts on here. Feel free to tell me where I'm off-topic and breaking forum rules or being unfair or directly toxic to another member (cough cough).
Consider also that I have donated a fair bit to this project and made the some of the same comments to DC directly a long time ago.

 

[Xupuzulla]

huh?

Not sure you should be so confidently reaching here (but go off I guess?).

FYI, though I'm sure you know this already: you can click "Ignore" to mute me. You are not obligated to read any of my posts if they anger you. You can also click "Report" on my posts if they're off-topic.

I'll ask again a little nicer maybe, as to not trigger anyone.
Has DC given any reason as to why he's not working on the future updates and getting the art done? and is it something dumb like "I'm waiting on X person but they're waiting on Y person who's waiting on..."? Because wallpapers seem to indicate that and wallpapers are NOT the move if you think about how that time could be spent on Rhonda or Judith.

The coding is really behind schedule.
DC working on future updates art is not going to make the future updates come faster if the coders are always behind schedule.

 

[Deleted member 378959]

The coding is really behind schedule.
DC working on future updates art is not going to make the future updates come faster if the coders are always behind schedule.

Good point. I was thinking that code would be done faster after the update but art wouldn't or something like that.
That clears it up, thanks.

 

[Digga D]

What game is your profile pic from?

Midnight Paradise

 

[zol002]

Imagine having different departments to make progress with this game and still work slowly like this than before. If people can't voice out their opinions either patreon or not then nothing will happen lol, you're just agreeing with him and his team their poor work ethics everytime, just like this 1 comment of mine, nothing will happen xd.

"The progress bar is not currently displaying an accurate progression of the work being done due to the nature of the Tech Update requiring a heavy amount of back and forth with content implementation (and testing). It makes it hard to "close" tasks until the update is stable and ready to ship."

This is not even acceptable in any way if you will say this to your customers/subscribers. Get the job done, stop making excuses, they're paying you lol. And just hire a bunch of competent people that will work on your game, like there's no plan B
for DarkCookie really

 

[Count Morado]

Imagine having different departments to make progress with this game and still work slowly like this than before. If people can't voice out their opinions either patreon or not then nothing will happen lol, you're just agreeing with him and his team their poor work ethics everytime, just like this 1 comment of mine, nothing will happen xd.

"The progress bar is not currently displaying an accurate progression of the work being done due to the nature of the Tech Update requiring a heavy amount of back and forth with content implementation (and testing). It makes it hard to "close" tasks until the update is stable and ready to ship."

This is not even acceptable in any way if you will say this to your customers/subscribers. Get the job done, stop making excuses, they're paying you lol. And just hire a bunch of competent people that will work on your game, like there's no plan B
for DarkCookie really

If you actually want DarkCookie to read this, you should post it in the discord or on patreon. He's only posted here like a dozen times between 2018 and 2021; even if he reads this thread, you'll never know if he's actually read your take. But you've said nothing new that hasn't been said many times in the thread, anyway.

 

[Deleted member 861695]

If you actually want DarkCookie to read this, you should post it in the discord or on patreon. He's only posted here like a dozen times between 2018 and 2021; even if he reads this thread, you'll never know if he's actually read your take. But you've said nothing new that hasn't been said many times in the thread, anyway.

Well you can pass it through to him,you're on his payroll.

 

[affen123]

Well you can pass it through to him,you're on his payroll.

Are you sure that you are not interpreting too much here?

 

[Hero1]

Are you sure that you are not interpreting too much here?

What do you mean? It's totally clear that DarkCookie has paid shills in this thread to defend his totally indefensible behaviour!

Why else would someone like Count Morado spend so much time in this thread? Just imagine, posting the same stuff time and again just because. That would be ludicrous...

Need further proof? DarkCookie's Patreon loses members and money and suddenly Omnikuken and j4yj4m post less and less:



Warning: This post may contain more than the daily recommended amount of sarcasm.

 

[Mika2820270]

Can someone explain to me if the tech art said 100% why dc is still drawing it ?

 

[affen123]

What do you mean? It's totally clear that DarkCookie has paid shills in this thread to defend his totally indefensible behaviour!

Why else would someone like Count Morado spend so much time in this thread? Just imagine, posting the same stuff time and again just because. That would be ludicrous...

Need further proof? DarkCookie's Patreon loses members and money and suddenly Omnikuken and j4yj4m post less and less:

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My thoughts became enlightened, everything makes sense now and I can taste colors.



They are all DarkCookie not bots but himself personally like Jeff bezos when he waits in his ZenBooths for his employees to consume them.

 

[j4yj4m]

Can someone explain to me if the tech art said 100% why dc is still drawing it ?

Because DC never really stops drawing. If the art for one update is done, he either adds additional stuff or moves on to content for the next updates. Like recently he started to draw movie content for the cinema.

Need further proof? DarkCookie's Patreon loses members and money and suddenly Omnikuken and j4yj4m post less and less:

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[PatreonTed]

The coding is really behind schedule.
DC working on future updates art is not going to make the future updates come faster if the coders are always behind schedule.

At this point I might put money on DC being done the art for Rhonda before the tech update comes out.

 

[srksrk 68]

What do you mean? It's totally clear that DarkCookie has paid shills in this thread to defend his totally indefensible behaviour!

Why else would someone like Count Morado spend so much time in this thread? Just imagine, posting the same stuff time and again just because. That would be ludicrous...

Need further proof? DarkCookie's Patreon loses members and money and suddenly Omnikuken and j4yj4m post less and less:

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Warning: This post may contain more than the daily recommended amount of sarcasm.

Don't be rediculous. Just because the majority doesn't speak up does not mean the loud minority is right. And how is some guys defending DC worse than all the haters doing the other thing? This thread is about nothing more. That's why I nearly never posted here lately.

I was once contacted by DCs team if I would be interested to work for the tech update. I have a job and a life and so I said no. But now, even if that wasn't so, I am not sure if I would want to join the project now. It doesn't matter what happens with the game, haters always gonna hate. The game is late. No, the update is bugged. The girls are ugly. No, it's the wrong girls. There is too much text. No, there is too little story. There is not enough new scenes. No, it's just the same scenes again with little changes. Old content was better. Old writing was better. And so on.

With that kind of community, all you can do as creator is just ignore it, and that's exactly what DC does. And it makes it very difficult to find people willing to work under such conditions.