Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.6155] [Kompas Productions]

[Count Morado]

Wasn't the original plan monthly updates until the 'tech update' version reached parity with the previous one?

No.

From 76,789, a transcription of part of the VOD of the 26 April 2024 Picarto stream:


From 76,925, the 30 April 2024 Patreon post that Hero1 copy/pasted to the thread:

I dunno why people seem to think he'll keep to schedules

I wouldn't argue with this statement. He's had poor project management in the past.

The biggest flaw, of course, is a severe lack of Missy content.

Missy is best girl (along with Eve).

 

[itsyeboii]

Saying that this game's art has ever looked "real" is stupid. You repeating it after asking that question is worse.

It doesn't look real now, it didn't look real before. Neither of you are even using the correct word for what you're trying to say.

Again, no one has ever said the art looked real, dude just said that old art looked more real to him in a throwaway comment. That could mean a lot of things, from the way breasts were drawn, to shading, to line structure. It's not that serious.

I don't even know why you care so much to begin with, but like the other guy already said, the context makes it pretty clear how the word is being used, even if it isn't entirely accurate.

 

[Snugglepuff]

Again, no one has ever said the art looked real

Stop lying...

dude just said that old art looked more real to him in a throwaway comment.

No, he clearly didn't.

That could mean a lot of things, from the way breasts were drawn, to shading, to line structure.

No, his statement is pretty clear in what it says.
It may not be what he meant, but that's his problem for writing a non-ambiguous statement.

It's not that serious.

Serious enough for you to keep commenting...

I don't even know why you care so much to begin with, but like the other guy already said, the context makes it pretty clear how the word is being used, even if it isn't entirely accurate.

Stop gaslighting... There's no "reading between the lines" in that statement, despite your own desperate attempts to rewrite what he wrote.

 

[mattius77]

The old art felt more hand crafted and unique. New art feels more polished and fussed over, like it's from a licensed 2D model pack. And I don't mean Jenny's creepy-ass hand from the current version, I mean as the models were changed several years ago. In making the women a bit more slim they became a bit less good. Ymmv of course.

(I'm not saying that out of BBW love, just that their 'roundness' was part of the initial visual identity of the game.)

 

[Lookingforthis]

The old art felt more hand crafted and unique. New art feels more polished and fussed over, like it's from a licensed 2D model pack. And I don't mean Jenny's creepy-ass hand from the current version, I mean as the models were changed several years ago. In making the women a bit more slim they became a bit less good. Ymmv of course.

(I'm not saying that out of BBW love, just that their 'roundness' was part of the initial visual identity of the game.)

With imperfections come character. With imperfections come style. With imperfections comes different framing, as the effort to cover said imperfections lead to unique art.

When something is too "clean" and "too" perfect, it stops looking organic.

That is one of the reasons why AI art tends to look so lifeless. Not that this is AI, but it is too cleaned up to be as good as what they used to have.

 

[PayneToTheMax]

With imperfections come character. With imperfections come style. With imperfections comes different framing, as the effort to cover said imperfections lead to unique art.

When something is too "clean" and "too" perfect, it stops looking organic.

That is one of the reasons why AI art tends to look so lifeless. Not that this is AI, but it is too cleaned up to be as good as what they used to have.

While I get your point, that same reasoning is also why we've gotten uglier chicks in videogames so I'll have to disagree on principle of that lol.

 

[j4yj4m]

With imperfections come character. With imperfections come style. With imperfections comes different framing, as the effort to cover said imperfections lead to unique art.

I think people tend to romanticise some of these old characters way too much. Just look at for example Ronda's old arms and legs.





In general the shading was really subpar, most characters that really strange legs, many were too orange, etc.

After all, DC would have to spend months drawing characters he may not really like going forward. So it kinda made sense to rework everything to his standard. It just helps to remember that DC created these first versions of many main girls more or less off the cuff and that simply shows.

 

[nevt2050ptr]

I think people tend to romanticise some of these old characters way too much. Just look at for example Ronda's old arms and legs.



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In general the shading was really subpar, most characters that really strange legs, many were too orange, etc.

After all, DC would have to spend months drawing characters he may not really like going forward. So it kinda made sense to rework everything to his standard. It just helps to remember that DC created these first versions of many main girls more or less off the cuff and that simply shows.

From this to that





With that much use of orange they looked kinda plastic, and like 10 years older than they actually were. This is pure romanticization of old art

 

[Aksusa]

From this to that

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With that much use of orange they looked kinda plastic, and like 10 years older than they actually were. This is pure romanticization of old art

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Yeah, this looks infinitely better.
Also, no more Handsome Squidward faces.

 

[dirgetka]

From this to that

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With that much use of orange they looked kinda plastic, and like 10 years older than they actually were. This is pure romanticization of old art

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old tits looked better here imo

 

[petur]

old tits looked better here imo

I would have to disagree. The new tits are way way better on all the characters.

 

[Jukeboxer]

With that much use of orange they looked kinda plastic, and like 10 years older than they actually were. This is pure romanticization of old art

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Which of these is the old art? I vastly prefer the images on the right. The images on the left are too glossy, like they're covered in a layer of grease or something. The right is far softer and more natural looking.

 

[j4yj4m]

Which of these is the old art? I vastly prefer the images on the right. The images on the left are too glossy, like they're covered in a layer of grease or something. The right is far softer and more natural looking.

The right ones are the new ones. It's basically the case across the board.

Some more examples:

Spoiler: old vs new

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[nicktex]

I predict the update is coming out tomorrow.

 

[Davai099]

I predict the update is coming out tomorrow.

Water is wet... or maybe not. Nah, let's be "optimistic" this time around.

 

[j4yj4m]

I predict the update is coming out tomorrow.

According to picarto, DC already said that he'll stream again tomorrow "post-release", so there's a good chance that's going to be the case.

 

[ebola_chan]

According to picarto, DC already said that he'll stream again tomorrow "post-release", so there's a good chance that's going to be the case.

He said something about the content?

 

[j4yj4m]

He said something about the content?

I didn't hear anything personally, but if he sticks to his original roadmap (as far as I understood it) from 2 months ago, it should be at least the teacher's stories and a few minigames.

Edit: It's not like it reeaaaally matters anyway. Objectively there's no real reason to play the game until the full content is back again - unless of course you really have to.

 

[DrunkenMonkey32]

Is there a Way to play the "old" Version on Android? Cause i get the Message it's outdated.....

 

[Count Morado]

Is there a Way to play the "old" Version on Android? Cause i get the Message it's outdated.....

What is sending you the message that it is outdated?

The "old" version (v0.20.16) APK was re-released in the last week of March 2024 using an updated Ren'Py and is compatible with Android 14.