VN Ren'Py The Assistant [Ch.2.9] [Backhole]

[GetOutOfMyLab]

And you haven't seen Piper yet... Word of advice? Don't go looking for it

Yeah it's really bad. I'm glad some folks here like the new models and hope they support the dev so the game keeps going but, as someone who subs on SS for time to time, I can't really play the Steam version. I think all 3 new models look really bad.

What happened to Piper was truly an atrocity.

 

[cxx]

wait.... Those 2 chicks are supposed to be Sarah and Lisa?

yes in steam version and maybe later on patreon version after dev gets over of getting fucked up.

 

[Burgh917]

While the new models are arguably gorgeous they're not Sarah and Lisa (haven't seen Piper yet). So I'm really hoping two versions (very hard on the Dev though i know) will be done otherwise sadly it'll be done for me. I fell in love with all the characters as they were not a Steam version. Sooo...

 

[cxx]

While the new models are arguably gorgeous they're not Sarah and Lisa (haven't seen Piper yet). So I'm really hoping two versions (very hard on the Dev though i know) will be done otherwise sadly it'll be done for me. I fell in love with all the characters as they were not a Steam version. Sooo...

well 2 sets of renders and partial text is a lot extra work so quite likely will be only 1 version aka steam-graphics.

 

[Jun Sung Ahn]

why is Abandoned ?

 

[Loxxxthenasty]

Wait are you changing the renders to this? Is it going to for all updates going forward? Or will there be different versions of the game? View attachment 3186029 View attachment 3186033

Ummm... A little too old even for being in the "slow class"??

 

[cxx]

why is Abandoned ?

dev had enuf for a while maybe due steam's demands.

 

[gfot]

The game is not abandoned, but adapting all the renders and animations of Sarah, Lisa and Piper is hard work. I hope to have an update for January.

Hello, are you still planning a update this month? And if so, will it be the Patreon version?

 

[cxx]

Hello, are you still planning a update this month? And if so, will it be the Patreon version?

well atm it's coin toss.

 

[DirectXD1943]

Ummm... A little too old even for being in the "slow class"??

God, I was going to give him the benefit of the doubt with the changes, but holy shit they look 25. Them being 18 was plausible, but the idea that those two models are seniors is weird. Maybe he'll rewrite it so they're older? But even then, how is she meant to be related to the rest of the family?

 

[Envoye]

dev had enuf for a while maybe due steam's demands.

FO Steam. In Germany I even cannot use it. I hope we still get a connection to the Original version.

 

[Loxxxthenasty]

Still kinda curious to see how the story runs with the new looks
I really like the game just as the last one and I hope to see the story through to it's completion

 

[cxx]

Still kinda curious to see how the story runs with the new looks
I really like the game just as the last one and I hope to see the story through to it's completion

that depends if he updates steam version.

 

[Anteron]

Wondered what happened to this. Last update I had was March. The new version looks terrible. Will be deleting if there isn't the old look available.

 

[cxx]

Wondered what happened to this. Last update I had was March. The new version looks terrible. Will be deleting if there isn't the old look available.

do you mean version here or screenshots from steam version?

if this continues then with steam version.

 

[Anteron]

do you mean version here or screenshots from steam version?

if this continues then with steam version.

Steam version. Original version was good.

 

[cxx]

Steam version. Original version was good.

unless dev continues to do dblwork then steam wins.

 

[Anteron]

unless dev continues to do dblwork then steam wins.

That would suck. Steam doesn't really allow anything good as far as AVNs. They're even worse than Patreon. Good way to lose Patrons that way.

 

[cxx]

That would suck. Steam doesn't really allow anything good as far as AVNs. They're even worse than Patreon. Good way to lose Patrons that way.

it just wants chars which looklike 18 years old.

 

[Grumpy Ol' Dude]

That would suck. Steam doesn't really allow anything good as far as AVNs. They're even worse than Patreon. Good way to lose Patrons that way.

If Patreon could ever match Steam then it could be a problem. But when it comes to finance, well, let's just say Patreon brings in some small change for devs compared to Steam.
Check Oppai-Man! They have 7500 paid members on Patreon and earn around $35K there, meanwhile they just sold more than 1 million copies of Freshwomen - Season 1 on Steam. Even if they sold all those with a 50% discount there, that would still mean around $6M. We're talking about a 170 months of CURRENT Patreon money and it's just Season 1. They also only released it on Steam in August 2022 so 16 months after it's initial Patreon release. And not all the people bought the game on a sale, with full price it'd be more like $13M so the truth is somewhere in between. The game is being developed for less than 3 years and is only on Steam for less than 18 months. Can't even compare the two platforms.
On Patreon one has to intentionally search for a game or a dev to become a supporter. On Steam, the game will reach hundreds of thousands of people just by it's recommendation system. I've found out about AVNs on Steam by accident, wouldn't even know the genre existed if not for that platform yet I bought many games and have about another 40+ on my wishlist.

If I could give one advice to any devs, especially to my favoorite ones, I'd only tell them to immediately release a demo or the first few episodes of their games for free on Steam! It takes some investments and also one has to care about marketing too but it's well worth it! That way people could try it for free, wouldn't even need to bother with refunds if they didn't like it (for slow burn, story-focused games two hours of playtime sometimes isn't enough to get a good picture of the game so the refund window could easily become too small). And if they did like it, well, they most likely will buy the rest just like I do.
Even GOG is a thousand times bigger opportunity for devs than Patreon by the way.