Ren'Py Summertime Saga [v0.20.16 Pre-tech] [Kompas Productions]

[Ante]

Is this game dead or what? This game used to be extremely popular and the dude pumped out updates monthly, but nothing for like 2 years now when he makes good money? I guess he moved on with life.

 

[Vertius]

I'm having some trouble. I'm at the stage with Jenny where you need to read her diary then give her a necklace, but nothing happens when I read her diary, and when I try and give her a necklace she says ew.

 

[Count Morado]

I'm having some trouble. I'm at the stage with Jenny where you need to read her diary then give her a necklace, but nothing happens when I read her diary, and when I try and give her a necklace she says ew.

Have you checked the

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and waited for 3 days to pass, then have the MC talk with her in the hallway in the morning and then wait until the next morning to continue?

 

[GNova]

Is this game dead or what? This game used to be extremely popular and the dude pumped out updates monthly, but nothing for like 2 years now when he makes good money? I guess he moved on with life.

Well, in the word of the pledgers, he is finishing the tech update (I mean, he already spent like a year on the pre-tech updates, so it would be like 3 years on this godforsaken update) (another thing that I didn't understand, is what the fuck is this tech update, like you need 3 years to update what? And from what I heard *, it isn't even going to give a lot of new content, just this tech update)

 

[JacktheMonkey]

Well, in the word of the pledgers, he is finishing the tech update (I mean, he already spent like a year on the pre-tech updates, so it would be like 3 years on this godforsaken update) (another thing that I didn't understand, is what the fuck is this tech update, like you need 3 years to update what? And from what I heard *, it isn't even going to give a lot of new content, just this tech update)

I can tell you with almost certainty he's doing next to nothing and calling it "huge". He makes about 2 million a year on Patreon and since 2022 all he has to do is give minor little messages about some tiny update coming up and he can keep the cash cow going. It's a shame.

 

[sandyknees34]

dude the conversation about this game is INSANE, most of them aren't even paying for the game.

Yeah because we finished the game 3 years ago. Imagine playing this for the first time and having outdated Trump stuff as part of the main story.

 

[massifteetees]

I used to support the game. Not anymore. And for good reasons.

Dang, same here. Tbf it was still in good quality when I stopped pledging (2018-2019?). I haven't played in a long while and heard the commotion recently and damn dude's making millions. People never learn. Meanwhile you have a lot of sub-$100 devs that are actively developing their games who deserve more support, feels bad.

Most devs take the milking route when they get too big. I was complaining about Evakiss' game yesterday but at least she still updates constantly, people mostly complain about her story going all over the place. Darkcookie has no interest to develop this shit properly anymore, and by the time he decides he's done milking, there will still going to be thousand$$ left in the milking tank.

 

[ffive]

"Is avoidable?"

 

[Xupuzulla]

Yeah because we finished the game 3 years ago. Imagine playing this for the first time and having outdated Trump stuff as part of the main story.

I wonder if the Rump stuff will stay outdated or not,i guess we will have to wait and see what happens later in the year...

 

[anka14]

guys i said that he fucked up code and he couldnt write a proper one for tech update i guess. he had to finish already

 

[Senigata]

Dang, same here. Tbf it was still in good quality when I stopped pledging (2018-2019?). I haven't played in a long while and heard the commotion recently and damn dude's making millions. People never learn. Meanwhile you have a lot of sub-$100 devs that are actively developing their games who deserve more support, feels bad.

Most devs take the milking route when they get too big. I was complaining about Evakiss' game yesterday but at least she still updates constantly, people mostly complain about her story going all over the place. Darkcookie has no interest to develop this shit properly anymore, and by the time he decides he's done milking, there will still going to be thousand$$ left in the milking tank.

Evakiss is pretty regular with her updates, but her art is also traced from photos. You win some, you lose some.

 

[massifteetees]

Evakiss is pretty regular with her updates, but her art is also traced from photos. You win some, you lose some.

I have no problem with that. In fact she made it quite clear, I read an article interview about her game, where she showed the way she produces her art. It's not 100% tracing, or straight up "photo to drawing" conversion. She redraws her traces to produce something totally new. But let's not change the subject since this is Summertime Saga's thread.

 

[Senigata]

I have no problem with that. In fact she made it quite clear, I read an article interview about her game, where she showed the way she produces her art. It's not 100% tracing, or straight up "photo to drawing" conversion. She redraws her traces to produce something totally new. But let's not change the subject since this is Summertime Saga's thread.

I mainly said it for transparency, since not everyone is okay with that. Just like how not everyone is cool with AI art.

And look around you. When was the last time the game was actually discussed in here instead of DCs patreon practices. Which, by the way, is actually strictly against the rules of the forum. But nobody cares to enforce it. So might as well talk about whatever.

 

[massifteetees]

I mainly said it for transparency, since not everyone is okay with that. Just like how not everyone is cool with AI art.

And look around you. When was the last time the game was actually discussed in here instead of DCs patreon practices. Which, by the way, is actually strictly against the rules of the forum. But nobody cares to enforce it. So might as well talk about whatever.

I think that shows how dry the game has got, nobody discusses it anymore. There's barely any real content, so what is there to discuss? On fhe other hand, here's blatant milking by the dev, so there's plenty to discuss on that. Threads, after all, are for discussing development as well, for better or worse.

 

[Xupuzulla]

Kinda hard to discuss a game that got the last mini update in 2022,just saying.

 

[FrayTomás]

Yeah because we finished the game 3 years ago. Imagine playing this for the first time and having outdated Trump stuff as part of the main story.

Can you imagine that the next "real update" (Rhonda) comes with him again in the power? This could be hilarious, like the reality decided to make the game true XD.

 

[j4yj4m]

There's barely any real content, so what is there to discuss?

Well, teeehnically DC is streaming several times a week, so there's actually plenty of new stuff that could be talked about. Like the fact that Melonia now seems to redecorate Rump's mansion after he's gone, that it looks like the Thotbot is going to get some action in the future, etc.

Yet, these information just drowns in the sea of BS. So even people who may be interested in that, will almost certainly miss it, unless they want to dig through 10 pages of complaints.

By now even the Summertimesaga subreddit offers a substancially better experience for those who like to talk about the actual game compared to this...