Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v21.0.0 wip.6705] [Kompas Productions]

[Count Morado]

Was talking about the tech update wasn't it suppose to be out like 2 months ago? Gonna have to go to his page and check on it getting to old to remember, besides that storyline is done unless he gonna make a 2nd part because right now only thing left is a few getting banged and popping more kids.

No, it wasn't supposed to be out like 2 months ago. However, the tech update was originally thought to only need a few months to accomplish. "Best laid plans... " and all that. Basically, there is a lot more work than the developer thought it would take to do. Bad on him for poor project management. That is why it's over 2 years in the making, though it's the past 8 months where that is the 100% focus of the team (rather than taking time for yet another pre-tech update that also adds time to the tech update because the content needs coded and created for both the current version of the game and then redone for the upcoming version).

The main story is "finished" - the MC found out what happened to his father and the people responsible were being held accountable.
The other two stories are not finished - "earning money" and "date for the dance."

That said - even should the developer ever complete those two stories, the game may not be considered finished by the developer. They've stated in at least one interview that there are a ton of ideas for characters and storylines... that the game is "open-ended."


As I have stated many times in this thread (and a couple of others) - people need to get beyond the concept of games having an end or completed tag. They need to consider them more like television series and book anthologies and comic books and movies with sequels. They will continue on until the public stops asking for more content and/or the developer tires of it.

 

[Ferlucio]

No, it wasn't supposed to be out like 2 months ago. However, the tech update was originally thought to only need a few months to accomplish. "Best laid plans... " and all that. Basically, there is a lot more work than the developer thought it would take to do. Bad on him for poor project management. That is why it's over 2 years in the making, though it's the past 8 months where that is the 100% focus of the team (rather than taking time for yet another pre-tech update that also adds time to the tech update because the content needs coded and created for both the current version of the game and then redone for the upcoming version).

The main story is "finished" - the MC found out what happened to his father and the people responsible were being held accountable.
The other two stories are not finished - "earning money" and "date for the dance."

That said - even should the developer ever complete those two stories, the game may not be considered finished by the developer. They've stated in at least one interview that there are a ton of ideas for characters and storylines... that the game is "open-ended."
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As I have stated many times in this thread (and a couple of others) - people need to get beyond the concept of games having an end or completed tag. They need to consider them more like television series and book anthologies and comic books and movies with sequels. They will continue on until the public stops asking for more content and/or the developer tires of it.

Well, if we move away from the concept of games having an end, maybe the devs would also agree to move beyond the concept of needing money to live?
That has got to be the silliest statement I've seen.

 

[Count Morado]

Well, if we move away from the concept of games having an end, maybe the devs would also agree to move beyond the concept of needing money to live?
That has got to be the silliest statement I've seen.

You're right, what you said is silly. It was a non sequitur and illogical in its framing.

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Why would a developer want to finish a game they enjoy making?
• Why would a developer want to finish a game they still have stories to tell?
• Why would a developer want to finish a game that receives new ideas for content from a fanbase that they find interesting to create?
• Why would a developer want to finish a game that has had tens of millions of players?
• Why would a developer want to finish a game that continues to see thousands of downloads across a variety of sites each day?
• Why would a developer want to finish a game that they are spending over 2 years of time and money for staff to reconfigure the game for mobile devices in order to expand their reach into the public?

My questions are rhetorical, btw. I won't be awaiting your reply.

 

[chicho1958]

No, it wasn't supposed to be out like 2 months ago. However, the tech update was originally thought to only need a few months to accomplish. "Best laid plans... " and all that. Basically, there is a lot more work than the developer thought it would take to do. Bad on him for poor project management. That is why it's over 2 years in the making, though it's the past 8 months where that is the 100% focus of the team (rather than taking time for yet another pre-tech update that also adds time to the tech update because the content needs coded and created for both the current version of the game and then redone for the upcoming version).

The main story is "finished" - the MC found out what happened to his father and the people responsible were being held accountable.
The other two stories are not finished - "earning money" and "date for the dance."

That said - even should the developer ever complete those two stories, the game may not be considered finished by the developer. They've stated in at least one interview that there are a ton of ideas for characters and storylines... that the game is "open-ended."
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As I have stated many times in this thread (and a couple of others) - people need to get beyond the concept of games having an end or completed tag. They need to consider them more like television series and book anthologies and comic books and movies with sequels. They will continue on until the public stops asking for more content and/or the developer tires of it.

Thx for clarifying, knew the game was done when they locked up the mayor and the russian, now the rest is just getting girls pregnant, he could've added a new corrupt mayor to keep the plot going like the boss of the bosses. But anyways thx for the heads up I seen you here a lot and you know more about the game than me.

 

[Deleted member 5736984]

We making it outta the no update zone soon

 

[srksrk 68]

For photo scaling you don't even have to write your own script. Photoshop has an automated process for it, so I'm sure Gimp does too via default or plugin. No need to reinvent the wheel - which might be what they're doing and why it's taking so long.

You know, they actually want to make use of the additional screen space. It's a bit more complicated than just adding some blank space to the left and right of each image.

 

[CypherXXX]

Still no Rhonda content? Damn.

 

[ProPlay]

TL;DR (from the post directly above yours): the mess of the code from years of piecemealing it together is taking longer to unravel and solidify. There are nearly 20,000 images that the posing team has to repose to the new 16:9 display ratio from the old 4:3 ratio.

Otherwise, see #10 in the 86th posting of my FAQ here: #70,854

okey thanks

 

[Gzowl_LiP]

For photo scaling you don't even have to write your own script. Photoshop has an automated process for it, so I'm sure Gimp does too via default or plugin. No need to reinvent the wheel - which might be what they're doing and why it's taking so long.

If the dev is actually using Gimp, I might consider supporting him. $50k a month is not enough to cover the psychological damage suffered from long term exposure to that monstrosity. Poor guy. Thought and prayers.
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The average gimp experience:

 

[tankdick]

Still no Rhonda content? Damn.

Gonna be next year at this rate

 

[Hero1]

Spoiler: 6 new wallpapers!

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[McSlut]

it's funny that DC won't hire another artist because he wants the art to stay consistent because he is so inconsistent himself. i like the shower pic but look at debbie's face between the second wallpaper and the fouth. if she didn't have the bathrobe on she could be a completly different character and let's not even talk about jenny. look at her face

 

[Hero1]

[...] let's not even talk about jenny. look at her face

Spoiler: what face?

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[Mika2820270]

I know that dc said that they will not make new update until the tech one but at less give us some new scene so that we wait and stop complaining (two new scene of consuela)

 

[Mika2820270]

p.s i stated to like the new art

 

[reynold.biplane]

it's funny that DC won't hire another artist because he wants the art to stay consistent because he is so inconsistent himself. i like the shower pic but look at debbie's face between the second wallpaper and the fouth. if she didn't have the bathrobe on she could be a completly different character and let's not even talk about jenny. look at her face

Yep, the 3/4 view angle is his bread and butter and generally he is really good at that. But as soon as he does another angle, everyone suddenly has sameface.

 

[itsyeboii]

it's funny that DC won't hire another artist because he wants the art to stay consistent because he is so inconsistent himself. i like the shower pic but look at debbie's face between the second wallpaper and the fouth. if she didn't have the bathrobe on she could be a completly different character and let's not even talk about jenny. look at her face

Yeah, DC really isn't consistent especially when it comes to different angles. Most times his art looks great but sometimes it's straight dogwater.

 

[DebbieLover69]

Looks like DC forgot to colour Debbie's lips in on the one where she's sitting next to the stairs...

 

[PayneToTheMax]

Looks like DC forgot to colour Debbie's lips in on the one where she's sitting next to the stairs...

I'm impressed that he hasn't falled into the anime side mouth trap.

 

[Deleted member 5358861]

Anyyyyyway, yall think the save files will work or are we gona have to play all over again when the tec update hits?