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If you change text speed to lowest and waiting every single word to appear you'll get 5-10 hours top kek quality content update
i believe thats how this dev measures its content
I don't care I just don't want Dev to abandon the game whatever it takes even if it takes eternity. I am just glad that he's active and cares about the game. Characters like Takamura are worth it. And thanks Pitrik you are basically a light of hope for this forum.
Dude you need a girlfriend man .
 
Mar 21, 2019
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To be fair, the late stage capitalism we are dealing with right now is pretty far removed from the theoretical ideal. Its like the most powerful diesel engine in the world, you can run it hotter and hotter, you can keep cranking out more RPM, but at some point the thing will start to blow. Thats where some kind of limiter or regulation would come in handy, shame that noone figured out how to do that without killing the engine entirely. Almost like Macroeconomics were a little complicated.
As to the "take away his cash and he will start working", could work, could result in abandoning the project. If WA is a side venture for him, as in he has shit to do and is not financially dependant on it, he might decide it's just not worth it. To some extent, patreon money really is what makes developers grin and bear the screeching on forums and discord.
 

Skosha

Dying Dream dev
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Hello everyone! Sorry I wasn't available the last couple of days (busy taking care of someone because of the outbreak) I managed to write some stuff and work on music/sound though. Anyway I'm back and ready to finish the update, (new)Shirohime scene and Takamura one still need a bit of work, but we are talking about a week, then one more last week for Vash to review and improve the script and the release should finaly be a thing! \o/

UPDATE ETA : 0.8.0
-Storyboard : 140% (DONE!)
-3D and animation rendering : 95% (28 scenes DONE!)
-Dialogue : 90% (2 scenes left and mostly lewd.)
-Scripting : 90% (one tree left.)
-Feature : 100% (Chie finished month ago.)
-Sound/Music : 60% -Proofreading/Beta testing : 50% (I tested the first day, script included.)
 

rangaru

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Jun 25, 2017
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To be fair, the late stage capitalism we are dealing with right now is pretty far removed from the theoretical ideal. Its like the most powerful diesel engine in the world, you can run it hotter and hotter, you can keep cranking out more RPM, but at some point the thing will start to blow. Thats where some kind of limiter or regulation would come in handy, shame that noone figured out how to do that without killing the engine entirely. Almost like Macroeconomics were a little complicated.
As to the "take away his cash and he will start working", could work, could result in abandoning the project. If WA is a side venture for him, as in he has shit to do and is not financially dependant on it, he might decide it's just not worth it. To some extent, patreon money really is what makes developers grin and bear the screeching on forums and discord.
Those are two different things. There is many problems with late stage capitalism, but in patreon case even normal model doesn't work because of misinformation and cult-like behaviour.
The more lazy Irphaeus is, the more money he makes. And it doesn't involve any complication with global supply chain and stuff like that but simply abuse of the platform created to support actual artists, not people who make their money by making two clicks in pirated japanese game and write mediocare porn dialogue.
 
Mar 21, 2019
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He does not make more money the less work he puts in. Thats a fallacy. If anything, he loses out on potential customers that are put off by the erratic update schedule. WA has hit critical mass exposure wise. That is where the growth comes from. More and more people discover it and some pay him. What his "working less" does is make his cut smaller.
You can make the case for dragging out the project or getting more money per hour of work, but he does have a successor project in the pipeline. Keeping people on board for that is more important, because the transition period between projects is when you are most vulnerble.
 

Jim Webb

Active Member
Jun 23, 2017
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Hello everyone! Sorry I wasn't available the last couple of days (busy taking care of someone because of the outbreak) I managed to write some stuff and work on music/sound though. Anyway I'm back and ready to finish the update, (new)Shirohime scene and Takamura one still need a bit of work, but we are talking about a week, then one more last week for Vash to review and improve the script and the release should finaly be a thing! \o/

UPDATE ETA : 0.8.0
-Storyboard : 140% (DONE!)
-3D and animation rendering : 95% (28 scenes DONE!)
-Dialogue : 90% (2 scenes left and mostly lewd.)
-Scripting : 90% (one tree left.)
-Feature : 100% (Chie finished month ago.)
-Sound/Music : 60% -Proofreading/Beta testing : 50% (I tested the first day, script included.)
Should be ready by April 1st then:ROFLMAO:
 

rangaru

Active Member
Jun 25, 2017
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You can make the case for dragging out the project or getting more money per hour of work,
Yes, I'm talking about this. From what we can see from the last update, his work output was around few hours a week. It doesn't look like he is seriously thinking about expanding or even making another game.
The initial estimates he made about WA iirc should put the game in the finishing period around April this year. And game isn't even half made yet. It will probably last two or three year to finish it. But it seems less and less plausible.
 

Genji

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Dec 1, 2017
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2 update each years,next year,one update each year.lol,when will my natural route start anyway.
 

Mormont

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Nov 30, 2018
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Well, at least it's a little closer now unless he decides to add more to the update again :LOL: Glad to hear we are getting a Shirohime scene she is in need of some much-needed content.
 
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