how much do you think dc could make per month if he put all his effort into making game instead of milking it
Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.6440] [Kompas Productions]
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Hysni
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Slow update - ffs ill go 50 until this gets completed 
I have a question, what development, is there really any new content since the last big patch? This game is probably only supported by people who farm patreon because they don't remember to remove support and new players.
I mean, I can understand a mental block, problem with the code, limiters, etc.
But with the amount of money he generated he probably could have asked someone for help and that's not counting all the people who would happily offer to help him in some capacity.
One would expect that after 6 months to a year of nothing, they would bring something totally new or fresh to offer.
bluedrakken
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its the same old story. when ever a dev goes into "remaking" a game that not complete, its the start of milking and or getting abandoned.
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OMG!! I played this about 2-3 years ago. And now I see it's a re-work that will likely take years to complete and get the game where it was before!!??
The previous time I checked the thread; it was flagged as abandoned.
I'm typically on the dev side, but I do not think Summertime saga will see me again.
Not until the game is caught up where it left off....and that seems to be several years away.
Will check in in another 2 years...
Good luck everyone, but this is too much for me.
The previous time I checked the thread; it was flagged as abandoned.
I'm typically on the dev side, but I do not think Summertime saga will see me again.
Not until the game is caught up where it left off....and that seems to be several years away.
Will check in in another 2 years...
Good luck everyone, but this is too much for me.
finish the game, crete a new one, get more patrons get more money, finish that one, create a new one, repeat...
Hahaha, never fails:
-Improved, reworked, fixed: postponed, forgotten, milked.
No progress. Still worth to see this in updates to be reminded and see how people still delude themselves when there are devs around that actually deliver (Like the one from Aurelia).
-Improved, reworked, fixed: postponed, forgotten, milked.
No progress. Still worth to see this in updates to be reminded and see how people still delude themselves when there are devs around that actually deliver (Like the one from Aurelia).
"the mythical man-month"
ie. that never helps, instead it slows you down more.
what he should do is sit his ass down and work. that is, if he was interested in advancing the game, which he obviously isn't. probably lost any interest to work on it around the time patreon made him cut all the interesting parts, but the inflow of money made him switch to this "work a month per 2 years to drop an update" mode he's been in forever.
for years it was still worth it because in the end he still delivered something, however little, but even that hasn't been true for years. and all signs point to it never becoming a thing again.
harem.king
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because following it is free. especially if you are using a tool like f95checker which automatically notifies you when a game updates (rather than merely someone posting in the thread).
while this game is drip fed to us, the drippings are tasty and don't take much time to eat.
so when f95 checker says there is an update. i download it and spend 5 minutes playing the new content.
then it is back to waiting another year for the next update
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I don't know if the WIP-Rework follows the original, but if it's the same it might be the underwater aqua Girl. Keep in mind, it's been years since I played this game.... Wait a minute, where is Roxy?
Elyauris
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"He could legitimately be pulling minimum wage figures"?
This guy? You really think that?
He created this game and spent all those years building it — just to earn minimum wage?
I don’t think anyone really believes that.
Sure, he’s got expenses to cover, but he’s definitely making decent money off it.
Did you see the new changelog?
Someone said he released five minutes of content after two months of work...
And he’s not even working alone — he has a whole team behind him.
harem.king
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that means splitting the money with more people.
and finishing the work faster (which means no more money).
financially speaking, it is smarter to do everything himself. and work as slowly as possible.
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I was thinking that I couldn't be disappointed but damn... this is bad. They supposedly have been working on the tech update for 4 years, do they really not have anything else ready to release? I guess we will have to wait to the end of July to get another 5 min of gameplay lol
lamba
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He's got six people to pay, and himself to consider.
But tell me how I know you've never had to manage a budget before because 200 grand- the high end estimate for this project- split seven ways after Patreon's cut, and taxes doesn't get you that far.
Some transparency would be nice but yes, he could easily be doing this as a side gig because he's not making enough money off it directly to justify 40+ hours a week.
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The only thing to learn here is the shortcomings and flaws of the Early Access model of game development.
This aint a "scam" in the traditional sense of pump'n'dumps, rug pulls or a false bill of goods, its a simple predatory exploitation of the Sunk Cost ffallacy. Deliver the bare minimum to keep credulous rubes on the hook.
This aint a "scam" in the traditional sense of pump'n'dumps, rug pulls or a false bill of goods, its a simple predatory exploitation of the Sunk Cost ffallacy. Deliver the bare minimum to keep credulous rubes on the hook.