Ren'Py Abandoned The DeLuca Family [Season 1] [HopesGaming]

[JJJ84]

Hi guys !
Question about the next update. What is the best choice, keeping the save from 7.02 or play a new restart ?
I' don't see info about save compatibility, restart is not a problem for me ( just skip the poor Luna child past, very well writing, but...really sad moment)

Well, there's no really definitive answer as to which choice is better than the other (depends on the person).

v0.07 (or v0.07.2 with the bugfix) only had the save compatibility issue due to the major gameplay overhaul (i.e. the Contracts system) hence everyone had to restart back from the beginning.

But since it was just the previous update, it is unlikely Hopes (the dev) is gonna do another gameplay change anytime soon, I think.

So in essence, for upcoming update (v0.08) you'll most likely be able to continue from your v0.07 or v0.07.2 save.
Having said that, a restart is not a bad idea if you don't mind the time taken and also can't remember what the story is (I mean, I don't have this issue, but I'd imagine some folks may have it).

So all in all, really up to you in the end.

 

[raider_manhc]

can we expect the new update to arrive in february?

 

[mitymity]

can we expect the new update to arrive in february?

Depends how the dev is feeling after Covid.

 

[Mortarion]

Is this a joke?
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No, not at all. If I base it on the date you registered here, you don't know what MrDots did with his game back then, it was perfected blue balling at the height of art that was unparalleled. And no, I'm not talking about slowburn here.

Nevertheless, further remarks on this subject do not belong here.

 

[Thrill'n Flares]

No, not at all. If I base it on the date you registered here, you don't know what MrDots did with his game back then, it was perfected blue balling at the height of art that was unparalleled. And no, I'm not talking about slowburn here.

Nevertheless, further remarks on this subject do not belong here.

So you are saying back when he was working on melody or DMD was blue balling? Which means he added more content to spots that needed it?

 

[JJJ84]

So you are saying back when he was working on melody or DMD was blue balling? Which means he added more content to spots that needed it?

If you wish to discuss more about it, you probably should DM Mortarion, cause as he said such discussion is already in the off-topic territory (and likely subject to deletion by the mods).

 

[JJJ84]

The game sort of fell apart. I remember about a year ago she was in the top three

Fell apart?
lol talk about showing one's ignorance.

I mean sure, it's been a long time since there last was an update for it, but if you're judging games solely on their update wait times (to say such a thing), boy you must be missing out on so many good games on this site.

 

[whichone]

if you're judging games solely on their update wait times (to say such a thing), boy you must be missing out on so many good games on this site.

 

[justsum]

How about now? Is it dead now?

I don't know why but for some reason I couldn't stop laughing at this comment.

 

[whichone]

Hi guys !
Question about the next update. What is the best choice, keeping the save from 7.02 or play a new restart ?
I' don't see info about save compatibility, restart is not a problem for me ( just skip the poor Luna child past, very well writing, but...really sad moment)

As JJJ84 said above, the only time old saves were incompatible, was the update from 0.06.6 to 0.07.0.
Your save from 0.07.2, the current version, should be fine moving forward.
Because the back-end of the game was re-written in v0.07.0, it should hopefully not require another restart any time soon.
Having said that, the next episode is the final one of the 1st chapter, so it remains to be seen how Hopes will do chapter 2.
I expect that it will use our save, from the end of chapter 1, but atm there's no info on that, AFAIK.

can we expect the new update to arrive in february?

You can expect anything that you like.
The likelihood of your expectation being met, is another story altogether.
Expectations are subjective, so it's on each individual to manage their own.

I don't know why but for some reason I couldn't stop laughing at this comment.

Thanks, you made that infectious now!

 

[mightybored]

I don't know why but for some reason I couldn't stop laughing at this comment.

Glad I didn't have to put a /s on the post.

 

[Thierry29]

Thank's jjj84 and whichone for the aswers.

Thinking to restart for just a good reason: Take save before the funny/ intense moments of the game to replay them

 

[kalthor]

I mean, I loved this game, but it's been almost a year since the last update. Of course people are going to be asking if it's dead, perfectly reasonable.

 

[c3p0]

I mean, I loved this game, but it's been almost a year since the last update. Of course people are going to be asking if it's dead, perfectly reasonable.

Once every time, mabye. If they aren't any public information available that say otherwise. But if they are information available and they aren't old, then I hope for they people that they can get this information themself, because they often are very available to find (eg. use the provided links in the OP) or read the reposted Patreon post in the thread that johnelros is so kindly to repost here.
Otherwise I might fear that a lot of the people here will have difficult in the real life as the information there isn't as spoon feeded as the information here.

 

[whichone]

I mean, I loved this game, but it's been almost a year since the last update. Of course people are going to be asking if it's dead, perfectly reasonable.

Or, they could simply use their eyes and read, then not need to ask redundant questions.
How about that for an idea?
There are frequent dev posts, so a quick search for posts made by HopesGaming would show that the game is obviously not dead.

It's at least as quick to type in the search box, as it is to type a question.
Then the person asking can get the response they want, without having to bother everyone else by asking something that has been asked sooooo many times before.
It's just laziness, expecting other people to do your job for you. Wanting people to spoonfeed information that you can easily obtain for yourself is not reasonable, at all. It's distinctly unreasonable.
So it's no wonder when the recipients justifiably object.

 

[JJJ84]

I mean, I loved this game, but it's been almost a year since the last update. Of course people are going to be asking if it's dead, perfectly reasonable.

As c3p0 said above, only people who think that way are people who come to the game's thread, merely look at the previous update's date (in the OP), and do nothing more and jump to conclusion (it's not just for this game, but for every games with these people).

So no, I wouldn't say it's perfectly reasonable lol.
Especially since for a lot of games in this website (which is a pirate site), there are patreons who kindly copies the dev's Patreon's posts to here.
The person who does this varies for each game, but for this game, it's johnelros.

Plus, it was only couple of pages before this page that he post HopesGaming (the dev)'s recent post.

So all that can be attributed to are those people saying "I'm too lazy to look for the information myself, and I expect to be spoon-fed the info, or otherwise the game is dead (when it is absolutely not and dev has been making regular dev posts stating otherwise)." smh

One can only hope those people get off their lazy-asses and help themselves (in searching for the info), but given those people are not that bright, I don't see that happening anytime soon, sadly (though I have absolutely no intention to spoon-fed them the info either).

 

[whichone]

One can only hope those people get off their lazy-asses and help themselves (in searching for the info), but given those people are not that bright, I don't see that happening anytime soon, sadly (though I have absolutely no intention to spoon-fed them the info either).

To be fair, with those people, my only hope is that the gene pool gets a lifeguard who removes them.

 

[Dragon59]

What? Sacrilege! Where is the inquisition? Burn him at the stakes.



Actually, in reviews or forum comments stuff like "too much grind" and "blueballing" are a kind of a seal of quality to me. Yes, there can be too much of both, I've seen it with my own eyes, but usually it is applied pretty freely and just means "there is a build up, you won't fuck with every girl longing for your magic dick the first time you see her but actually have to get to know her first".

You know, like actual adults.

3) When Caterina mentions in Ombra mission "Quasi-Capo", that he's an Elite Soldato who's next in line to be a Capo, MC says "Like Pelata & the guys (Biondo, Gray)?" which Caterina says Yes.

So that would mean Pelata, Biondo & Gray are all next in line to be Capos, but where would that leave Joey? Is he also in the same boat as Pelata/Biondo/Gray, or does he still have a bit of a way to go until then?

Joey's records are still messed up from all the times people thought he was dead. It has really delayed his promotions.

 

[Anthony11553]

i'll admit i've been critical of this dev, but i've come to realize that a lot of what he says makes sense. If 75 people like something about a story and 2 people dislike something about it then the criticism from that person is kinda useless espcially in porn games like this where the people directly support you. I also use to think that 1 and 2 star reviews are the best but tbh they really don't give many details about things they dislike, they just make general claims. So all in all i think i'm gonna give this game another shot. I also thought it was a blueball game but now that i've played other games i've come to appreciate slow burns.

 

[Bolero]

I mean, I loved this game, but it's been almost a year since the last update. Of course people are going to be asking if it's dead, perfectly reasonable.

Oh man if you are following this thread for a longer period of time, you would know that it is forbidden here to ask when the update is going to be released. The thread has a couple of white knights who make sure to degrade anyone who asks that question and start calling them names (lazy, not that bright etc.) as you can see under your comment. That is to me worse than if someone asks a simple question. But i guess i do not have a PhD like they do, so what do i know.