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

[JJJ84]

He is doing it as a hobby.
Also, in a recent dev update, Hopes said he will be stopping the production of the missions, which should speed up the dev cycle quite a bit.

While he said that in the initial dev post back then, the response from some people saying they liked the Contracts missions had him taken aback a bit (he thought a lot of people didn't like the contracts missions originally and didn't expect such a reaction).

So "stopping the production of missions" isn't necessarily correct at this stage.
He's still in ongoing discussion with his Coder Morbil regarding what to do about it - whether to entirely scrap it, or make changes to the contracts missions by simplifying the gameplay of it etc.

So the correct term would be TBD i.e. To be Decided

 

[shitass1001]

While he said that in the initial dev post back then, the response from some people saying they liked the Contracts missions had him taken aback a bit (he thought a lot of people didn't like the contracts missions originally and didn't expect such a reaction).

So "stopping the production of missions" isn't necessarily correct at this stage.
He's still in ongoing discussion with his Coder Morbil regarding what to do about it - whether to entirely scrap it, or make changes to the contracts missions by simplifying the gameplay of it etc.

So the correct term would be TBD i.e. To be Decided

I didnt know that, thanks for correcting me. This is good news to me, I liked the contracts quite a bit

 

[PR Mitter]

So, there will be a season 2, huh ?
It took 5 years for season 1, how many more to fully complete?

 

[c3p0]

So, there will be a season 2, huh ?
It took 5 years for season 1, how many more to fully complete?

Assuming it doesn't change anything around 10 years by simple math with 5 years per season, as I think planned are three seasons.
Hopefully both seasons together won't take longer than 5 years, but I wouldn't make a bet.

 

[jish55]

So, there will be a season 2, huh ?
It took 5 years for season 1, how many more to fully complete?

That will depend on how well the steam release is for this game. If Hopes makes enough off the steam release, then perhaps that would push him to turn developing this game into his career instead of continuing it as a passion project.

 

[Mingues]

I'm playing the story only mode and I'm stuck at whatever happens between Luna and Gracie after the "Fly, White Bird, Fly!" event. They're both in the Living Room but don't appear there and I can't trigger whatever event it's supposed to happen.
I tried replaying the game and re-downloading the entire thing but all led to the same results.

 

[divingmedic]

That will depend on how well the steam release is for this game. If Hopes makes enough off the steam release, then perhaps that would push him to turn developing this game into his career instead of continuing it as a passion project.

I am all for good games like this going on Steam, problem so many are now releasing them as early release and taking years to finish the game. I bought one yesterday for $12 and it took me only 45 minutes to get where the dev stopped. Not much bang for the buck.

 

[divingmedic]

Assuming it doesn't change anything around 10 years by simple math with 5 years per season, as I think planned are three seasons.
Hopefully both seasons together won't take longer than 5 years, but I wouldn't make a bet.

If it takes 10 years to finish the VN I'll be close to pushing up daisies.

 

[c3p0]

If it takes 10 years to finish the VN I'll be close to pushing up daisies.

Well, this is only my opinion, but I would bet a barbecue and some beers on it. Nothing mayor in cause, well, I'm wrong, so I don't end up poor - this is not for all of the over 6.5 millions members, but for 20-30 persons only.Also travel and hotel wouldn't be cover - cause same reason - so...

 

[DirectXD1943]

It really does hurt my head now this game is being made. I mean, I get doing this as a hobby, but so much of it is just ridiculous. The emphasis on side content, only to later decide he may remove it entirely, thereby potentially wasting our time as players and his time as a dev, instead of just making dedicated scenes for a few side scenarios to fit it.
The very long build-up of characters and writing, which (while nicely built) ends up leaving the game feel like it's heavily dragging it's feet, AND leading to development moving at a snails pace.
The idea of the game being a hobby, despite it being one of the most positively rated games on the entire website.

 

[Cartageno]

The emphasis on side content, only to later decide he may remove it entirely, thereby potentially wasting our time as players and his time as a dev

Well, this happens during development - you try things, sometimes they work, sometimes they do not work and have to be rebuilt or scrapped entirely. While I am not happy about the removal, keeping something in because so much player and dev time was spent on it would be a classic sunk cost example. And if you always knew beforehand what would work and be enjoyed, well, that'd be nice, but unfortunately life ain't like that.

 

[Lucifer_Morningstar97]

For good quality I'm willing to wait a while for updates

 

[deadh30775n]

For good quality I'm willing to wait a while for updates

Define "a while"

 

[HornyyPussy]

Define "a while"

as long as it takes a lone dev with a life outside of the AVN world to make the update.......

 

[WhiteyG]

as long as it takes a lone dev with a life outside of the AVN world to make the update.......

So like a week or two maybe?

 

[Ass Fan]

Hmm, it's worth waiting for Luna, it's worth it..

 

[mahmouedsamy]

I think the game update has released for top hight petron levels now we need to wait 1-2 weeks for public released

 

[c3p0]

I think the game update has released for top hight petron levels now we need to wait 1-2 weeks for public released

No, link to Patreon are in the OP and their is no new release there.

 

[JJJ84]

I think the game update has released for top hight petron levels now we need to wait 1-2 weeks for public released

lol nope.
Where are you getting that from?

Following quoted post was dev's latest Patreon post and there haven't been any new posts nor releases since;

I'm sharing the following recent Dev Post with permission from HopesGaming (it's from his discord);



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[JJJ84]

From Hopes' discord;