McSlut

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It's kinda sad that this kind of actual game information/discussion doesn't even get a single reply. Looks like by now way too many people care more about the money than they do care about the game.
that what happens if updates take too long. the last actually "good" one which was eve (or consuela i think) has been how many years ago? STS isn't the pinnacle of porn games like it once was, it still has a lot of content but other devs have been catching up. DC's refusal to change things to make updates go faster/improve the writing/improve the art because he's getting paid anyway and he doesn't work too hard did the rest.

there are still enough hardcore fans who can't let go and are still paying him so who cares
 
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j4yj4m

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there are still enough hardcore fans who can't let go and are still paying him so who cares
To be honest, the number of long term patrons will be small. Unlike most games, SS has a huge online cloud - even on non porn platforms like facebook, youtube, etc. - and as such DC still seems to gain several thousand patrons a months, while losing an equal number. I'd guess that most people will only pledge for a short time because they played the game for the first time and liked it... sadly patreon doesn't really provide these numbers.

But the viewpoint, that there are 30.000 people desperatly waiting for an update for a very long time, giving DC money, is almost certainly false.

But yeah, that indeed doesn't change the fact, that this topic has become even more useless, either.
 

McSlut

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But the viewpoint, that there are 30.000 people desperatly waiting for an update for a very long time, giving DC money, is almost certainly false.
you might be right, many of the most hardcore fans are or were posting in this thread and many of us including me have given up or more or less lost their hype for the project
 
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j4yj4m

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DC is getting mogged by the AI art getting cranked out in the Fan Art thread. Here are the backgrounds for the new Stadium, Courthouse, Bar, and Arcade!
Honestly, these are as generic as you can get. If you compare these to DC's bar and arcade, you see why AI won't matter for the good games for many years to come.

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Sure, many people will argue, that backgrounds won't matter for any NSFW game and that even the most generic ones will be fine, but they have been one of SS' somewhat unique traits from the beginning.
 
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Randy_dg

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SemenDaemon is spot on.
Patreon is a Kickstarter. One asks for money with a promise of a return product.
It would be like taking your car to a mechanic, with the intent to fix it for a year, but all the while asking for more money.
If DC had any scruples at all, he would pause Patreon, finish and release the ''Update'', and let the game speak for itself.
The sad part is, it's not a new game, tweaked yes but not new.
 

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Honestly, these are as generic as you can get. If you compare these to DC's bar and arcade, you see why AI won't matter for the good games for many years to come.

I mean:

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Sure, many people will argue, that backgrounds won't matter for any NSFW game and that even the most generic ones will be fine, but they have been one of SS' somewhat unique traits from the beginning.
You know as a traditional 2D artist, I never know how I truly feel about all these AI tools. I'm happy a lot of people are at least still aware of the shallowness or limitations like lack of consistency and individual traits to AI art, also obviously without mentioning it's usually just trained by plagiarized art or stylized real images.

Though it is worrying how much it is starting to spread online with some seeing it as a replacement even to way of overuse, I'd be lying if I said it's not unmotivating, especially when looking for inspiration after burnout...
 
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