But the lingering feeling after that is just more than depressing though. :/ I guess that's the balance. Some time away from reality in exchange for depression, still worth it. :D
Awwwh I already need the next update 🥺 There are currently two visual novels close to my heart, first is Repeat, my very first visual novel I ever read and Lust Shards. That world is just so fantastic and idealistic, I want to escape there. It always hurts so much to go back to reality after a Lust Shards update. No body problems, no existential crisis, no panic attacks, I can be "normal", the way real life should work, a world that's not cruel about your persona, it is in fact, a dream come true. It always make my soul ache.
The game isn't finished so it's impossible. Don't know if it will be, but that's an interesting thought that I do NOT want to find out. xd On the first day you will probably end up with Devon.
If it's stated that the project is on hiatzs, but the patreon page is still working in the present, updating with at least sketches and stuff, you are basically buying the atmosphere, like going to the coffee shop. Why do you think that a coffee is so expensive? Because you are buying the atmosphere to taste it. This statement also applies at here too. It's stated that the project is on a hiatus, and if you don't want to read a project which is on hiatus that you already know, but paying for the patreon membership nevertheless, it's like puting a twig in your own bicycle's wheel, yapping around "why did it happen?!". Also do they look like professionals to you? Like literal companies or what? They are only humans, doing their hobbies and earning a little reward. The only problem with the furry community is your unpatient-ass types who are complaining 24/7 straight and trying to do a war against creators because of jelaousy or because of something doesn't work out in the way you wanted. And to be frank, I assume that their patreon page is still working.
by the way, do you even know their age? Haven't you considered the fact that they might be young adults who are attending high school or even having a job? Or maybe about their emotional states?
If they were already talking about a hiatus and they have already declared it, you have absolutely no right nor reason to act like this.
Even so, it's really admirable that they are trying the best out of their own capabilities as "freelancers". It's the process of making a dream come true and I'm here to balance the negative with positive.
There's also one more thing that I especially hate about the artist fandom, and it's that they mind everyones business instead of their own. If something occures that somebody doesn't like, they will literally start a life-ruining shame war against them, which is EXTREMELY disgusting. At the end of the day, no one's better than the other.
Wow, not gonna lie, maybe you were forced to take steps back, but you are dashing through all the obstacles with high speed! Even a new audio studio at home? It's crazy.
I remember someone yapped about stories being cancelled or on a hiatus, but I told them "I believe in every developer and I remain to have faith in them. Even if I have to wait years, it would definately worth it, no matter what!" And when I said that, The farthest view was in my mind. I'm just too sad that I'm unable to support this project due to my mental health issues. :/ This project worth more than money.
Thank you, that was precisely the answer I was seeking. :D I'm not a fan of being a bara protagonist, but as long as their personality is neutral, it's okay with me I think. I was reading many visual novels in the past 4-5 years and I have encountered many protagonists with questionable personalities, but neutral is the best choice imo. :D
Hey, before I start to read, may I ask about the protagonist? :D It may sound weird, but it's really important to me, because I love it when I can identify myself with the mc as much as possible. I'm mostly interested in characteristics. Or is it up to us to decide?
Awwh, I also know how hard it is, but don't worry, only the first steps are the hardest.
Luckily, when it comes to coding a visual novel, many elements and codes are coming bsck to you, so you can always just copy-paste the previous using it as a pattern. You will learn it in no time.
Ren'Py does have a discord server too, they are pretty friendly. Gonna help you no matter what. :D
I also know some other servers, I could give you an invite whenever you need it.
(I haven't read your vn yet, but I'm sure it's awsome. I prefer to stack up the updates. :D)
Errrm, you are not wrong, but I guess they are still artists at the end of the day. Don't get me wrong, I also used to be one, this is why I know how hard it is to fight art block and being burnt out. Not to mention that they are maintaining their own life too, like working probably and the list goes on.
Oh, and I also revisit visual novels that are on hiatus, I'm still waiting for an update after 3 years, and I'm sure they will give it. Sometimes the best we can do is to have faith in them.
You really have flesh on your face, now don't you? Are you even an artist? As an artist I mean, writer or illistrator or literally anything? Can you even imagine how hard it is to pull more than 8 members together on a project, while probably half of them are figthing with art block or being burnt out? This is actually sadden me.
To be honest, when I read something like "free demo" I skip it automatically. Not because I'm ignorant, I just don't want to attach to something that I can't have at the moment. Also, I think demos aren't really working in the way people plan it, it's mostly because of my perception, but there are a dozen other visual novels with completely free updates, still having more followers on patreon. It's really about to find the middle golden way, so every party is happy. I would also rather give my money to someone who have a "writer-reader bond", like not being cold with updates, it would actually boost my moral for support.
I was also thinking about it when I worked on my own visual novel like years before and I would have also stick with the free updates. (Only if I had the ability to share it) Creating a "bond" with everyone instead of only with patreon members would cut the audience and other possibilities short. "Poor" people can be future supporters too at the end of the day.
Yesssss, these are the best! It just has a kind of sensation, when you start to have a romantical bond with someone who used to hate you, it's just way too divine. It might be red flag, but the healthiest red flag ever.
I think they are just want to follow their own intuition, kinda like organizing the arts and the imagined vibe, but I don't think that's a good idea, because they have already got one.
Uhm, it's kinda sad, but I don't like when certain hunk characters are getting barafied. The reason is simple, they are not giving that typical, nostalgic "suburban bad boy" feeling. Also my problem with bara is that they are oftenly focus on muscle, but so hard that they look like some kind of doping addicts. People can have visible muscles without being a closet. I know its rough and raw when I use words like this and my intention is not about blaming the appearance of the characters. For an example, except of the bara stuff, they have a really nice anatomy illustration. Oh, one more thing, their graphic is so high that they pop out of the screen, which is kinda a con for me. I really liked when they were colored like with pencil or dunno how to put it. They are just so vibrant compared to the previous. I also have a really good advice in general, sometimes less is better. You don't have to change something that's already ten out of ten. Old sprite kinda had a nostalgic vibe and the new sprites kinda took that away to be honest. :/ You don't have to blend in with the stereotypical schema, you don't have to go with other vn's flow.
I don't know about you guys, but honestly, I have never felt anything so close to love like I feel towards Devon. :') And I can't really feel that on the others, maybe Rune just a little bit, but Devon? Sigh, his character, both apperiance and personality is just the nicest treasure. After many years, this is the very visual novel I always wait for its update.
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I feel like this visual novel will lead us to no good ending and neutral might be the most generous at the end of the day, even if you choose the nicest boy on the camp. In Torulf, I saw this was coming, but I'm extremely disappointed in him. He's so mature, yet he still can't notice that he is entirely on the wrong trail since the very first life-lessons. I would go far to say his world view is wrong and unhealthy, maybe I'm wrong, but it definately wouldn't lead to a place where I would like to stay. And the thing is, he is full aware of his doing, still being so stubborn, he does owe us an explanation. I feel like it's more complicated though. Desire to be acknowledged by everyone, I wonder what caused this mental thinking. I can relate to Arvo because I also was in a similar situation like that and it's extremely unpleasent. It can cut such deep wounds that you can't imagine, and not in just you, but in the others as well. It can cause you doubts that will make you think you are less appealing, attractive, and it will play a nasty game both with your body image and with your personality. In short, dating an elite and narcissistic guy is the worst idea.
[Edit: I didn't tell this to offend others T-T It should be just my reflection on him, there's nothing wrong with living for your own desires if it makes you happy instead of being sad, Torulf should just play with open cards or at least be a little more obvious, but then where would be the problem in his route.]
I have nothing after building the shop, building the portal, recruiting Soren. There's nothing on the ongoing and neither in the new page of the adventure board. :/ Also, I reinstalled the game, so the old save files wouldn't affect the game, sadly this problem remains. :/
Hello Redflash, so I downloaded 0.9.7 and I copied my save files from v0.4.4, but I couldn't go on any mission, so I was like "Let's start a new, maybe that would fix it" but after Recruiting Soren it never let me go on the second mission. I built even the shop too so I can't really do anything. :/ Do you know a fix for it? Or should I uninsall it and not affect with my old save files? (Also I deleted every savefile from the saves folder)
