VN Ren'Py Abandoned To Be a King [Ch.11] [ITRoy]

[Raziel_8]

Did not he literally say that at one point? Like I am doing this game to learn/improve my skills etc. Am I misremembering that?

Could be
But iirc, this game was also only planned as short minigame, beside their main game, which name i forgot.

 

[aaachris]

Did not he literally say that at one point? Like I am doing this game to learn/improve my skills etc. Am I misremembering that?

i remember that when he was just starting the game, but then he made this game very big and had plans for another game while he was transitioning to the unreal engine

 

[Enfrize]

I don't think there were any particular excuses, well besides the typical it will be so fricking large and he will add animations.
Honestly it feels more like the dev likes to play arround with the engine, trying different things etc and the game is a after thought, or a byproduct.

So, uhh... YET he still charges people on his Patreon for this. I mean, yeah, it is sort of a problem of those people who actually pay for his "studying", if they knew beforehand the actual goal of his. Then I can't really blame the dev, I guess.

And here I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, because I don't know for sure whether he promised his patrons an actual game, and then, realizing how massive the project turned out to be, just bailed under the cover of "I never promised ya'll a game, this all is just for me to study/improve my skills" etc. etc.

 

[Euron13]

He promised an actual game, he just didn’t imagine it would grow as big as it did and he has plans for another game once this one is finished.

It’s a George RR Martin thing where “the story grew in the telling” and he added all of these new plot points and added mechanics to flesh out the story and now it’s grown so large he’s got an endless list of renders to do.

 

[cxx]

near 13 months since last game update.

 

[Augustus Commodus]

I can't really speak about his intentions, but I do know this: In the first versions of the game, all the decisions had some impact, increasing skills such as cunning. Later, all of that was removed, and the variable in the game became things such as faction support and military strength and most decisions have no impact until after the king dies. Characters have also changed significantly from their original roles; Valentina went from childish and naïve to a bit of a Mary Sue; Marius went from a savvy political rival to a pathetic loser. I suspect the original vision for the game focused on political intrigue, and it changed to an empire/harem management game. I could be wrong, though.

 

[HiHaHo]

I suspect the original vision for the game focused on political intrigue, and it changed to an empire/harem management game. I could be wrong, though.

well its hard to think off a argument as to why you're wrong.

 

[Haremm lover]

Status update ch12?

 

[Euron13]

Still months away.

 

[cxx]

Still months away.

and game gets tagged as abandoned here after few months.

 

[straightguy90]

Status update ch12?

He posts the status updates on Patreon. Sure wish that someone would post them here, too.

 

[Euron13]

and game gets tagged as abandoned here after few months.

Somehow, I don’t think that’ll bother him too much.

He posts the status updates on Patreon. Sure wish that someone would post them here, too.

On occasion he posts updates in audio format like the most recent one, which are usually 20-25 minutes of him talking about absolutely nothing of substance (like getting the clothing of the side characters figured and other trivial shit) ending with him saying “so yeah, no hard date yet, but probably not releasing this month or next. It’s a big update, biggest one ever!”

 

[Raziel_8]

On occasion he posts updates in audio format like the most recent one, which are usually 20-25 minutes of him talking about absolutely nothing of substance (like getting the clothing of the side characters figured and other trivial shit) ending with him saying “so yeah, no hard date yet, but probably not releasing this month or next. It’s a big update, biggest one ever!”

I already find it tiring to read his long written update posts, as they are always wordy without saying anything of essence...how do you manage to listen +20min to that

 

[Euron13]

I already find it tiring to read his long written update posts, as they are always wordy without saying anything of essence...how do you manage to listen +20min to that

The guy really likes the sound of his own voice. And he puts up two of these things each month! We're at the point where he just does a review for the newest Assassin's Creed and call it an update post. Absolute lunacy.

 

[cxx]

Somehow, I don’t think that’ll bother him too much.

nope but even patrons will lose faith.

 

[Dr.Zik]

Honestly, it's getting tiresome to follow the game any longer. Still hope he gets around to it and posts in the coming month or two, otherwise, it's likely going to be too late, too little

 

[Euron13]

nope but even patrons will lose faith.

I did see that he’s been losing patrons the last few weeks...

 

[cxx]

I did see that he’s been losing patrons the last few weeks...

switching to unreal was supposed to make updates come quicker and soon it's 18 months since last updste.

 

[Pgabriel23]

dead game

 

[Raoddik]

I was wondering if saves "before the render remake" works or I will have to start from the beginning?