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

[seraphimd2]

Quebec french, he's from Canada.

oh,i get it now,that why the americans dont like canadians,they have frenchmen there....it all made sense to me now...how stupid of my part....

 

[2xjj]

i dont really like,but since i stopped paying for it,i just bear with it...but if you put some logic into it,minigames do put a toll in developing speed,if you consider they need a specific program just for little to none benefits(i'm speaking of Dexter's basketball challenge btw,which needs a high lvl of dex and it still is a little too annoying considering it how little benefits it brings),some minigames are funny and get a nice tone to the game(like the lotery of life for diane's/daisy pregnancy),but the basket one and the karaoke/music show was a friggin waste of time that gave more troubles than solved,or more nuisances than laughs....

Again you not liking them doesn't mean they are a waste of time

 

[mrACman]

So when is the game going to come to an end? The final version so to speak. Great game but having to start over every update makes it not worth the effort.

 

[seraphimd2]

Again you not liking them doesn't mean they are a waste of time

it depends on perspective really,but as far as i seen,those 2 minigames arent really that popular,and by now,it really just costed Dogeek the time and effort to try and correct them just after the release...and just so you know,depending on how complex the code is,programing a minigame is just a friggin headache...take as example the pizza delivery minigame,bugged as fuck when it got released,and it still have its problems,the only advantadge it brought was to some people who didnt used the cheat mode to earn the moeny to buy a car and a house faster...

 

[2xjj]

it depends on perspective really,but as far as i seen,those 2 minigames arent really that popular,and by now,it really just costed Dogeek the time and effort to try and correct them just after the release...and just so you know,depending on how complex the code is,programing a minigame is just a friggin headache...take as example the pizza delivery minigame,bugged as fuck when it got released,and it still have its problems,the only advantadge it brought was to some people who didnt used the cheat mode to earn the moeny to buy a car and a house faster...

Summertime saga is not visual novel but a dating sim and I don’t see how removing Gameplay elements from a video game is it is a good thing. Also the music and pizza can be changed though out the development of the game to run better.

 

[seraphimd2]

Summertime saga is not visual novel but a dating sim and I don’t see how removing Gameplay elements from a video game is it is a good thing. Also the music and pizza can be changed though out the development of the game to run better.

dating sims minigames are more like the rap contest than the pizza delivery or the basketball ones...heck,there are lots of minigames on dating sims that are more like quizes,so they dont burden the coder with anymore unecessary work....to add even more,basketball minigame and karaoke minigame doesnt even mean anything to you gamewise...take as example the minigames for stats,they have a function there,just as the life loto(which gave a hell of a work for dogeek thanks the pregnancy bugs),the pizza delivery,the fishing and even the tending to Diane's garden....
(a nice example of annoying minigames on porn games are those candycrush/tetris ones)

 

[Incognymous]

dating sims minigames are more like the rap contest than the pizza delivery or the basketball ones...heck,there are lots of minigames on dating sims that are more like quizes,so they dont burden the coder with anymore unecessary work....to add even more,basketball minigame and karaoke minigame doesnt even mean anything to you gamewise...take as example the minigames for stats,they have a function there,just as the life loto(which gave a hell of a work for dogeek thanks the pregnancy bugs),the pizza delivery,the fishing and even the tending to Diane's garden....
(a nice example of annoying minigames on porn games are those candycrush/tetris ones)

*Haves Hunie Pop Flashbacks*
I have never thunk so hard in my life for porn.

 

[2xjj]

dating sims minigames are more like the rap contest than the pizza delivery or the basketball ones...heck,there are lots of minigames on dating sims that are more like quizes,so they dont burden the coder with anymore unecessary work....to add even more,basketball minigame and karaoke minigame doesnt even mean anything to you gamewise...take as example the minigames for stats,they have a function there,just as the life loto(which gave a hell of a work for dogeek thanks the pregnancy bugs),the pizza delivery,the fishing and even the tending to Diane's garden....
(a nice example of annoying minigames on porn games are those candycrush/tetris ones)

But they don't put put burden on the coder because likes to make them. Hell I believe that he was came up with basket ball minigame

 

[Deleted member 833007]

Its Funny how the Sophisticated Creatures and Critics of SS will Suddenly Disappear once the Update gets released....All those Complex Literature and Mind Crunching Statements suddenly becomes worthless..the rooms becomes dark...the door gets locked...and the game of Choking the Chicken Begins!!!

 

[slibb]

Excuse me while I sit in my Endgame theater, posting on here about my anticipation for this next update moreso than any hype I have for this movie. (I'm not a normie I swear! :FeelsBadMan: )

 

[srksrk 68]

I think it's a carry-over from when DC started making this game just to learn how to code for Ren'py.

Yeah but the last update had the most stupid minigames ever. And that from me, who loves the game as such.

 

[Maximilian]

I'm okay with minigames unless you can't skip them.


PS. see you guys in 15 years, when the game is completed. /salute

 

[GrimTheGreate]

Is this the eternal April Fool's day? He keeps finding more and more glitches to fix.

 

[j4yj4m]

Is this the eternal April Fool's day? He keeps finding more and more glitches to fix.

Well, before DC added the bugs/issue section some people complained that they didn't know what going on while the game was tested. Now others are complaining about the numbers displayed.

Just by the way, it makes perfect sense for those numbers to grow. Everything a beta tester finds a bug it's added to that list.

 

[Oriandu]

Its Funny how the Sophisticated Creatures and Critics of SS will Suddenly Disappear once the Update gets released....All those Complex Literature and Mind Crunching Statements suddenly becomes worthless..the rooms becomes dark...the door gets locked...and the game of Choking the Chicken Begins!!!

Enjoying the update and having a problem with how DC handles the development of the game are not mutually exclusive. They'll be back as soon as they have a reason to be upset again, there's nothing funny about it unless you're a sad, pathetic individual.

Looking forward to actually seeing the update. Unlike most of the people who post here, I actually liked Jenny's storyline. Although I don't think DC should be focusing on revamping characters when other characters still don't have their stories yet.

 

[Deleted member 833007]

Enjoying the update and having a problem with how DC handles the development of the game are not mutually exclusive. They'll be back as soon as they have a reason to be upset again, there's nothing funny about it unless you're a sad, pathetic individual.

Looking forward to actually seeing the update. Unlike most of the people who post here, I actually liked Jenny's storyline. Although I don't think DC should be focusing on revamping characters when other characters still don't have their stories yet.

First of all...its not the end of the World...and Second Relax...Sad and pathetic suits someone who is really Sad and Pathetic in real life..and i pretty sure...who gets that Nomination..SS is not the only game that suffers from this kind of situation only...there are other games tooo.....We play a game...Dont get update on time...Go to forum...complain....get the update.....and then become Happy... again...its simple as that....I dont see a good reason why that offended you so much!

 

[Maximilian]

I just find it hilarious that SS is the most patreon backed adult game, but the frequency and most importantly the content of the updates is more and more scarce. Other devs gets far less backing and deliver far more content. Key word - efficiency.

 

[JKH18]

I just find it hilarious that SS is the most patreon backed adult game, but the frequency and most importantly the content of the updates is more and more scarce. Other devs gets far less backing and deliver far more content. Key word - efficiency.

The reason why SS gets the most backing has very little to do with the update frequency or amount of content delivered, those are a nuisance people put up with because of what actually is being delivered. Key word - Quality.

 

[srksrk 68]

Its Funny how the Sophisticated Creatures and Critics of SS will Suddenly Disappear once the Update gets released....All those Complex Literature and Mind Crunching Statements suddenly becomes worthless..the rooms becomes dark...the door gets locked...and the game of Choking the Chicken Begins!!!

Have no fear. As soon as the update is out, people start complaining about savegame incompatibility, how poor the new content is and how buggy -- and how everything would have been better if the game only was not released so quickly. Then there will be the fix two weeks later and again the savegame will become incompatible despite a complete save being available as well. Also, they will start complaining that no new content comes with the fix. And, of course, the new art is bad, the old art is bad, the new art is worse and -- hey, no! -- the old art is worse. No, it's not the art, it's that boobs are too small, or too big, or too... well, boobs. But that's all not important because <insert favorite character here> got too little attention, and <insert most hated character here> got too much -- and all of this even though and because DC makes too much money.

 

[Jonboy80]

I just find it hilarious that SS is the most patreon backed adult game, but the frequency and most importantly the content of the updates is more and more scarce. Other devs gets far less backing and deliver far more content. Key word - efficiency.

I find it funny that people, such as yourself, seem to think update speed is somehow synonymous with how much money he's bringing in. He has never stated updates would be released more quickly as he gets more patrons. If you look at his Patreon page, he has various tiers and the goal he listed ($30,000) was well surpassed. He has no obligation to do more than what he had originally planned to do with each goal.

$3,000 – reached! per month
MORE CONTENT
If DarkCookie reaches this goal he can dedicate a lot more time on his projects. More content is good right?



$6,000 – reached! per month
FULL TIME
Once this goal is reached, DarkCookie reaches his full potential and will crush cans of content. Daily.



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MUSIC AND CODING HELP
DarkCookie can now hire help to create better sound/music (because he's not very good at that) and hire a programmer (because he's slow at that).



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I should have never promised this. But here it is.

It is the people who have pledged support under the assumption that more money beyond that would speed things up that are at fault here. Not DC.