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

[Manaflask]

Like clockwork. The adult VN space (and others) is a game of getting their Patreon/SS going to then milk it.
This dev almost finished his cash cow so he found a reason to slow it down. Same for 95% of the others.

As I wrote previously, it's like a test of their soul.

"Developer, what will you do when you have unchecked money that comes in no matter how little you work?"

95% answer with "less work". Some even answer "Jack shit".

It's a rare few that keep working hard but, more importantly, every dev that slows their work to milk it is just admitting that they fear or believe that they can't do it again. They do not trust that they can make another work that is as well received as the one they're now milking. That's all it is. Whether this guy, L&P (AWAM), JOHN, etc they're terrified that if they finish the first game they found financial success with they aren't good enough to make another project people will love as much.
The twist is that by believing that and milking their one successful work they guarantee that will be the case. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy for them.

they surely can, doing things well and fair will talk well for you as dev even after the "project finishes", and you can make a possible continuation or an alternate story around near the same "timeline" and with your knowledge you got from the last project you can again still get support from you fanbase and they already have faith in you because you fairly provided.
but sadly seems like there's barely any logical thinking from some of these devs and want to be like Ubislop

 

[dokuma1]

More or less like in the range of 10-15% of the game I'll say.

So if we consider the pre-tech update version as 100, you’re saying the tech update version is only at around 10-15% of that?

 

[Cesco]

Science teacher wants vegetable stock for serum, but all I have is chicken stock and I cleared out the ConsumR store.
I have the frog, shrooms and flower and tissue. I wait till evening, but she's not in the classroom or her office.
What do?

 

[Ivanahome]

Is Debbie going to be pregnant?

 

[randommal3]

I wont be playing the game back for now, waiting for eve and roxxy's quest be put in back, then I'll play

that would be on December(??)

 

[randommal3]

from the latest stream.
New Store ?

 

[mattius77]

At the rate he's going there will be a new visual system that will require a complete rework of the game before he finishes. And by that I mean human eyes will evolve to perceive a new array of colors like mantis shrimps. And you still won't be able to fuck Judith yet.

 

[txe320]

So if we consider the pre-tech update version as 100, you’re saying the tech update version is only at around 10-15% of that?

Yep, pretty much.

 

[SwearyMary]

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[ApocalypseSurvivor]

Is there a link to it please? I recognise the name, but I thought they were mainstream games, without sex.

it was a mainstream stream with fan service. After DOA6 disaster, it has became a closed fan service. Mainstream people forgotten about it.
Here's the latest game, a romance dating game :

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Here's the last & best DOA fighting game:

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[itfod]

it was a mainstream stream with fan service. After DOA6 disaster, it has became a closed fan service. Mainstream people forgotten about it.
Here's the latest game, a romance dating game :

You must be registered to see the links

Here's the last & best DOA fighting game:

You must be registered to see the links

Interesting. Sorry to be completely off topic, but the vids in your sig are official vids, from one of the games? I'm assuming the dating sim?

Or are they fan-made by specific artists?

 

[GrumpyMatt]

from the latest stream.
New Store ?
View attachment 4709062

-Game has 80% of content cut off
-Progress slow as fork
-Not even restoring old content in proper time
-Whole cummunity is angry
DC: Oh yis, new store is what we need

 

[Cumfucius]

Message to the descendantss: Do not trust cookies

 

[Nuihc]

Trying to collect the books for the library. Can't find Martinez. Thought she would be in the shower, but nothing's there.

 

[RudyMan]

So fellas and fellases, is it playable now? I mean did at least they put the old content back already?

 

[txe320]

So fellas and fellases, is it playable now? I mean did at least they put the old content back already?

10%-ish.

 

[Lostan]

Can anyone tell me a game which is like summertime saga and is half or more complete
please

 

[Count Morado]

Can anyone tell me a game which is like summertime saga and is half or more complete
please

The developer, DarkCookie, has already told you on their website:

 

[RudyMan]

10%-ish.

Well... gonna check it in a year or so I suppose.
And hope that this "great rework" actually worth years of almost zero actually new content.

 

[otranu]

10%-ish

Maybe I'll be a little positive. In the previous version of the game, there were 147 scenes (in the wiki's cookie jar). Currently, around 34 of those scenes have already been implemented (not counting new scenes), which is more than 20%, And this is still being quite pessimistic. Of course, it's not the best metric—gameplay time would probably be better—but it's harder to measure. Besides, there are new scenes as well.

If everything currently in WIP gets finished, that would already be more than 50% of the game.

Anyway, this update was a bit weird. The quality of the scenes improved a lot, but the number was reduced. I suppose this is because they are completely new scenes, so this is a "slow" pace.