Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.6440] [Kompas Productions]

[Dogeek]

Just chiming in for a quick note : the characters are being redrawn, yes, it takes time yes, but there's some very specific reasons as to why we're doing that.

First, art quality. We want to keep the game's overall graphics standards as high as possible.

Second, game size. Don't forget that we're building a game that can be installed on mobile devices. As it stands, the game is about 800 MB heavy. Not too much by PC standards, but huge for a mobile game. And a large part of the community is playing on mobile devices.

Third, future update speed. Redrawing and remaking character poses not only reduces the overall file size, but also increases flexibility. DC no longer has to make full body poses, just arms or facial expressions. That way, future updates won't require some poses, if they can be made with existing art. The downside is that it's an investment of time. Takes longer now for future benefits.

 

[Genji]

Just chiming in for a quick note : the characters are being redrawn, yes, it takes time yes, but there's some very specific reasons as to why we're doing that.

First, art quality. We want to keep the game's overall graphics standards as high as possible.

Second, game size. Don't forget that we're building a game that can be installed on mobile devices. As it stands, the game is about 800 MB heavy. Not too much by PC standards, but huge for a mobile game. And a large part of the community is playing on mobile devices.

Third, future update speed. Redrawing and remaking character poses not only reduces the overall file size, but also increases flexibility. DC no longer has to make full body poses, just arms or facial expressions. That way, future updates won't require some poses, if they can be made with existing art. The downside is that it's an investment of time. Takes longer now for future benefits.

it is really true DC into pregnant stuff?

 

[Bruce_Wayne18]

Just chiming in for a quick note : the characters are being redrawn, yes, it takes time yes, but there's some very specific reasons as to why we're doing that.

First, art quality. We want to keep the game's overall graphics standards as high as possible.

Second, game size. Don't forget that we're building a game that can be installed on mobile devices. As it stands, the game is about 800 MB heavy. Not too much by PC standards, but huge for a mobile game. And a large part of the community is playing on mobile devices.

Third, future update speed. Redrawing and remaking character poses not only reduces the overall file size, but also increases flexibility. DC no longer has to make full body poses, just arms or facial expressions. That way, future updates won't require some poses, if they can be made with existing art. The downside is that it's an investment of time. Takes longer now for future benefits.

Is incest coming back to the game? I think that's what most people are worried about. I know DC said yes because I asked him about it on stream, but hearing it from you would put a lot of people's minds at ease, including my own

 

[Trapezio]

Just chiming in for a quick note : the characters are being redrawn, yes, it takes time yes, but there's some very specific reasons as to why we're doing that.

First, art quality. We want to keep the game's overall graphics standards as high as possible.

Second, game size. Don't forget that we're building a game that can be installed on mobile devices. As it stands, the game is about 800 MB heavy. Not too much by PC standards, but huge for a mobile game. And a large part of the community is playing on mobile devices.

Third, future update speed. Redrawing and remaking character poses not only reduces the overall file size, but also increases flexibility. DC no longer has to make full body poses, just arms or facial expressions. That way, future updates won't require some poses, if they can be made with existing art. The downside is that it's an investment of time. Takes longer now for future benefits.

Fine, but I think you should realize that Time is your worst enemy.

No one REALLY needs Summertime Saga: we will move on to something else because life goes on, you know. Meanwhile, there are TONS of lewd/porn games we can download HERE and play.

To put it bluntly, dude,

"So long, and thanks for all the fish": it was fun while it lasted.

 

[Glorious Cat]

And a large part of the community is playing on mobile devices.

Really ?
Out of curiosity, can you share some numbers (if you have some) ? Like x% on windows, x% mac, x% mobile etc.. ?
And those numbers came from the download count ?

 

[Hero1]

No one REALLY needs Summertime Saga: we will move on to something else because life goes on, you know. Meanwhile, there are TONS of lewd/porn games we can download HERE and play.

While it is true that no one needs Summertime Saga, everybody moaning about the speed of the development time clearly WANTS it. Otherwise they wouldn't complain about the time between updates.
Somebody that doesn't care or has moved on is not giving input on how to improve what is being done wrong (in their minds). What would be the point?

 

[Trapezio]

While it is true that no one needs Summertime Saga, everybody moaning about the speed of the development time clearly WANTS it. Otherwise they wouldn't complain about the time between updates.
Somebody that doesn't care or has moved on is not giving input on how to improve what is being done wrong (in their minds). What would be the point?

This is just idle chatting. People come and go, then they get sick and move on to something else.

 

[j4yj4m]

This is just idle chatting. People come and go, then they get sick and move on to something else.

That's pretty normal though and happens to every game. The advantage of SS in that regard is simply its top 5 spot on patreon, no. 1 spot for NSFW games on patreon and the fact that most people who play NSFW games have heard of it. If somebody is looking for any NSFW game they'll find SS at some point, which is quite a difference compared to most smaller games. So it's not like the game is solely dependend on one small userbase - people come and go while others will return at some point.

 

[Hero1]

People come and go, then they get sick and move on to something else.

And if the amount of pages in this thread is any indication, they'll eventually come back.

 

[TwilightPinkiePie]

Quick question! Who’s storyline is DC focusing on for the next update? Thanks!

 

[j4yj4m]

Quick question! Who’s storyline is DC focusing on for the next update? Thanks!

Right now it's Jenny for 0.18. After that Eve for 0.19 and the main story for 0.20.

 

[PatreonTed]

Fine, but I think you should realize that Time is your worst enemy.

No one REALLY needs Summertime Saga: we will move on to something else because life goes on, you know. Meanwhile, there are TONS of lewd/porn games we can download HERE and play.

To put it bluntly, dude,

"So long, and thanks for all the fish": it was fun while it lasted.

Orrrrr, you could enjoy all those other games AND enjoy the SS update when it comes out. I've found so many other games I enjoy to fill the time.

 

[DrFog]

Orrrrr, you could enjoy all those other games AND enjoy the SS update when it comes out. I've found so many other games I enjoy to fill the time.

Wait, what? You mean to tell me that there are other games here besides Summertime Saga? That's crazy.

 

[Bruce_Wayne18]

Orrrrr, you could enjoy all those other games AND enjoy the SS update when it comes out. I've found so many other games I enjoy to fill the time.

Haha agreed! If not for the huge amount of time between updates for SS I may have never discovered other games such as Milfy City, The Twist, Dark Neighbourhood and others!

 

[j4yj4m]

DC just said that he's thinking about adding a ~1 month 0.18.5 update once Jenny is done to move MC's art to the rig system and to make general improvements.

 

[radacazz]

oT sorry: who's the girl in the first row, top left?

Looks pretty real to me, fake breasts typically look bolted on, they stick out and don't really sag. The only exception I've seen in Ava Addams who has fake breasts that look natural but they're not anywhere close to the size of Leanna Crow.

Here's a comparison, you can see what I'm talking about.

 

[Engelstein]

Should've included Jessie Rogers in the Augmented, still makes me sad thinking about those.

 

[RottenBlock]

DC just said that he's thinking about adding a ~1 month 0.18.5 update once Jenny is done to move MC's art to the rig system and to make general improvements.

Ugh, it's like the Debbie, Jenny and forthcoming Eric updates: it has to be done, and everything will be better once it is, but most of the work will be behind the scenes. I think he should do it now, though. The MC will eventually have to be re-posed in every scene in the up-to-date storylines (obviously later storylines can be re-posed as they come), so the sooner this is done, the less re-posing will have to be done later.

 

[E-Dog]

Just chiming in for a quick note : the characters are being redrawn, yes, it takes time yes, but there's some very specific reasons as to why we're doing that.

First, art quality. We want to keep the game's overall graphics standards as high as possible.

Second, game size. Don't forget that we're building a game that can be installed on mobile devices. As it stands, the game is about 800 MB heavy. Not too much by PC standards, but huge for a mobile game. And a large part of the community is playing on mobile devices.

Third, future update speed. Redrawing and remaking character poses not only reduces the overall file size, but also increases flexibility. DC no longer has to make full body poses, just arms or facial expressions. That way, future updates won't require some poses, if they can be made with existing art. The downside is that it's an investment of time. Takes longer now for future benefits.

Time is always allowed for quality sir!

 

[E-Dog]

I mean, just think about all the classic games that lost stuff due to rush finishing jobs.
Take Final Fantasy 7. They blocked off the rest of the ocean. We didnt get to revive aeris either. There was something else that was supposed to be big that got cut....dont remember what though.

Frontier Saga had almost every story cut short due to rush finishing jobs.