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

[jakek]

Its actually crazy this game is now 5+ years old. I just checked this thread to see how far this game has come. I downloaded the game again and played and it really doesn't feel like 5+ years of content. The quality of the art is undeniable, even if its not your style of game. Just thinking about me downloading this game upon release to where it is know kind of disappoints.

I feel like the devs are essentially incentivized to not finish the game in like 2-4 years because the monthly earnings via Patreon are so high.

It's like with the federal government giving out contracts to companies, that are big enough, to keep asking for money and the government will pay and is ok with delay after delay. Lockheed Martin etc etc.

I wonder what kind of mechanic on Patreon or what an alternative game funding platform, one would have to come up with, is needed to discourage devs from keeping development going at an inappropriately slow pace only so that the gravy train never stops.

 

[j4yj4m]

Most decent and successful devs will make just as much money with their next project as they did with their old, some actually earn quite a bit more. Given the millions of players and huge fanbase DC has by now, he'll probably always make a good amount of money - as long as he releases content. So it doesn't really matter whether he continues to work on SS or moves on to some other project.

The quality of the art is undeniable, even if its not your style of game.

Well, that's kinda the point why it took/takes this long. The art of game was actually quite badly done at first and only now that it's getting replaced, now that the game runs properly on mobile, etc. it became a really good game.

If DC had continued as things were at the start, we'd still be looking at...

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..., there'd still be two frame animations, there'd no cut scenes and we'd still be having nothing else but "earn money and buy item x" quests.

So it's certainly true that the development isn't fast, but it's not like one would expect a lot more, given the way they work.

 

[Omnikuken]

...... stuff
I wonder what kind of mechanic on Patreon or what an alternative game funding platform, one would have to come up with, is needed to discourage devs from keeping development going at an inappropriately slow pace only so that the gravy train never stops.

Nothing will change until people unass their own heads and figure out that Patreon isn't "pay now and get the game done within X time" (aka Kickstarter). You're not paying DC to make the game for you, you're giving him a tip to tell him you like his stuff and to keep on doing what he wants/likes. Whiners gonna whine that he makes ~80k a month, fact remains Patreon doesn't change its formula if you make 10$ or 100k, it's still a tip jar to help devs do the stuff they want/like

Only alternative is Substar, which works the same way and DC won't go there cause Paypal is only on Patreon. So you'll have to wait and find ways to call him a milking scamlord like most of the dudes around here

 

[PULALAU1]

i take a pause of this game 2 year ago , today i just finish this year college, outside it's raining , this is the perfect night to play this game again

 

[PULALAU1]

guys let use have sex with ronda already pls

 

[Avengedgamer1998]

guys let use have sex with ronda already pls

That will happen in the next to next update.

 

[thy43]

why is it running slow?

 

[Squark ⚧❤️]

why is it running slow?

Because you're running it on a Radarange.
All joking aside, make sure your system is clean and check how many programs you have running in the background.

 

[Omnikuken]

Dunno if he's talking about the dev time/updates or his game running like slugs

 

[JasmineLovesAnal]

why is it running slow?

I'm wondering what's your pc specs if renpy game runs slow lol

 

[iamrebellion]

although it looks simple, it's a good game, i just think it should have more content with mc's mom

 

[PULALAU1]

wow , to play finaly with

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it's such a new game , i discover new place that i will never find before

 

[Omnikuken]

How ? The game is super linear and most of the routes are already playable from day 1, you just follow what the phone says. Only obscure stuff you might get stuck on is Aqua and Daisy, otherwise, just playing the game will fill the jar by itself

 

[SuccubusLover69]

How the hell did a game this bad, get #3 in here ?
There are literally RPGM games that are miles ahead of this, not even considering Lust academy and ToN.

 

[Omnikuken]

Maybe some dudes like the game ? Maybe the game isn't the problem ? Maybe you're in the wrong ? Maybe opinions don't work like you think they do ? Plenty of stuff

 

[Dragon59]

How the hell did a game this bad, get #3 in here ?
There are literally RPGM games that are miles ahead of this, not even considering Lust academy and ToN.

Perhaps the game isn't for you, then. Apparently it is good enough for enough people that the game is, as you say, #3. Yes, all those users could be wrong about what they like, but Occam's Razor suggests otherwise.

 

[PULALAU1]

Me before

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, walk all around the city barely know what to do , go to school every day , and take every item i find
Me after i use

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WOLY SHIT THIS IS A NEW WORLD

 

[dirgetka]

Maybe some dudes like the game ? Maybe the game isn't the problem ? Maybe you're in the wrong ? Maybe opinions don't work like you think they do ? Plenty of stuff

rattled imo

 

[David9sk]

hello I have a problem I need help I installed the translation into a game that worked, but when I turned the game off and on again, it activated the translation and loaded the game, the translation no longer works?


sorry for my english

 

[Ches91]

How the hell did a game this bad, get #3 in here ?
There are literally RPGM games that are miles ahead of this, not even considering Lust academy and ToN.

Can you tell me some of these games, I can't seem to find almost any games that are at this level and I would like to try something new.