Dev Report #42 (10/16/2024)
Added 2024-10-16 05:45:54 +0000 UTCHey everyone.
This is just a quick report to update you guys on the current situation as well as show off the teasers I've posted in the discord.
The next update will be Episode 13 - Beta 5 and will be slightly north of 400 renders and 6 animations.
This beta was meant to be out a bit ago which is why pledges are currently paused but they will be un-paused after the release, I originally was just meant to finish the alterations to the Daliah scene but I ended up adding / changing more. Which has been a common theme of issues of mine but it stops here. The big trouble scenes will be out of the way.
There are currently 15 renders left for me to alter and 6 left to add.
When these are finished things will be packaged and uploaded.
This beta is up to the start of the Jasmine scene. The full Jasmine scene as well as the flight home is the planned content for Beta 6 which will be out sometime after Beta 5.
I'm going to get back to work on it, next report will have the usual template.
Once again thank you all for your patience and understanding. I truly appreciate it. Have a wonderful week and I'll talk to all of you soon! ♥
Comments
i mean i cant wait
Kelly Morgan
2024-11-14 15:38:01 +0000 UTCmy self ant ait on the next update i really like this game
Kelly Morgan
2024-11-14 15:37:34 +0000 UTCI would like to ask, will you have the MC go out with Vanessa, Nathan's mother, and if you will make any chapter that will refer to the relationship of the MC with Azel, his adoptive mother?
Scott Diaz
2024-11-13 19:41:02 +0000 UTCI am ready for the MC and Stacy to have some time together. Having a reunion with your first best friend that thought you were gone is magical. Not going to lie I did tear up a bit at the reunion between them. I just hope they get to have longer time to catch up and explore they’re feelings for each other before getting to the intimate part.
Wild Bill
2024-11-05 09:49:36 +0000 UTCjust wanted to check so the last major update was in February of this year and there has only been maybe 1200 renders since then? or am i tripping and there's only been the 764 he released on the first?
Lordsnow22
2024-10-31 05:12:14 +0000 UTCsounds about right for his discord state facts or ask a question they dont like and get attacked by his mob
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-30 17:54:30 +0000 UTCNothing new from Discord. No daily tracker updates or teasers. Apparently he is still sick, and if anyone asks for any news they get attacked by the mob.
SuperDuperSoto
2024-10-30 17:45:30 +0000 UTCany word from discord? or did he ghost us again
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-30 16:15:55 +0000 UTCRIP?
Durok187
2024-10-28 03:37:52 +0000 UTCexactly and well maybe his excuses seem to change but other then that its the same ole same ole with him and it'll never change unless someone else runs the game but that'll never happen cause control freaks never give up control so welcome to the constant shit show
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-27 19:28:49 +0000 UTCNothing changes with this guy
jdub
2024-10-27 14:49:28 +0000 UTCBD said on 9.23 “I've never handled releasing large updates well and with all of my other issues with the update, things have been an absolute shitshow. As you guys know, I've bounced between releasing the update in chunks or releasing it all together many times. I can't panic and change my mind at the last moment anymore. The plan now has to be concrete. I'm going to do what we feel is best for the moment as there are still things being worked on. So, this update will release in 4 parts. 1st part will be up to the end of the Daliah scene. (800-ish renders) 2nd part will be the rest of E13. (500-ish renders) 3rd part will be Day 37 (500-ish renders) 4th part will be Day 38 (400-ish renders) I'm staying away from hard release dates, but the 1st part will be out within the next few days. I'm in the process of changing some flashback renders and when that is finished that part will be made available to all of you. Each part past that has something I'm altering but I don't imagine anything taking more than a week each. I've tried setting up a similar release plan a few times already and just to be blunt those failed. I feel like I'm past most of what has been plaguing me and I've sorta accepted at this point that most of it just isn't going to get any better right now. I want to show that I can get over this. I've done it before and I don't want things to stop there. Pledges have been paused since August 10th, they were paused due to the numerous missed release dates but I will be unpausing pledges soon. This is not without conditions. Pledges will not be un-paused until the release of the 1st part. Pledges will be re-paused if more than a week passes without one of these releases. Due to us currently being close to the end of the month, pledges will also be re-paused if part 2 is not released by the end of September. In the event of needing to pause again, pledges would then only un-pause after the next release. Furthermore, if the 1st beta of S2-C2 isn't out by the end of October then pledges will be paused for that as well.
jdub
2024-10-27 14:49:08 +0000 UTC.....brrrrothhherrr what is this a delayed, delayed pushed back delayed scuffed delayed, rework delayed scuffed 1 year later update
Lordsnow22
2024-10-27 07:07:50 +0000 UTCNew progression update?
Greens93
2024-10-26 21:22:40 +0000 UTCwell seems like the same ole same ole with him
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-26 19:02:46 +0000 UTCAccording to discord, he was play testing, then added more, then did real life things, then was ready to post, then got sick, now has deleyed his delay announcement...
SuperDuperSoto
2024-10-26 18:14:48 +0000 UTCstill no word i see shouldn't surprise anyone
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-26 16:17:16 +0000 UTCWhat is the discord
ventus green
2024-10-26 12:41:31 +0000 UTCdidn't say what Thursday did he lol probably meant Thursday February 2025
Lordsnow22
2024-10-25 04:49:05 +0000 UTCBD says he's hopeful to release on Thursday...We'll see.
SuperDuperSoto
2024-10-23 14:48:18 +0000 UTCso true jdub whats really funny is that these episodes were done months ago lmao but this is what happens when you dont have anything done and have to rush and cover your ass for saying that ep 13 and ep 14 were done but just for one scene ya right lol this situation will never change its sad really
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-22 02:33:12 +0000 UTC20 days since the scuffed update and still waiting for the rest……
jdub
2024-10-22 01:59:44 +0000 UTCUpdate on the rest of 13? I am excited to hear the rest on the conversation. I have a couple theories I want to see if I am right on.
Ichigo Kurosaki
2024-10-21 06:46:17 +0000 UTCtrue Drey what's even more insane is getting two maybe three partials that total 1.5-2.5 hours game play give or take a half an hour in 8-9 months. even when we're promised full and multiple updates this year but he's great at all he does as some on here say lmao i mean the B5 is 400 renders 6 animations as he wrote which is what 20-30 mins of game time? B4 was 764 renders and 17 animations and it was 1-1.5 hrs but whatever it is what it is and it's not changing any time soon i fear
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-18 22:51:43 +0000 UTC5 days is actually fucking insane.
Drey
2024-10-18 21:32:37 +0000 UTCI'm not saying he shouldn't think about future episodes. What I am saying is right now with almost constant set back post and how unhappy a lot of his customers are. Him posting renders of an upcoming episode when he is having according to him many issues with the end of 13, so I am saying I understand why that would/could set people off. Also I have played many AVN's now and yeah your right about others teasing upcoming episodes but every time I have seen that it was teases for the episode that is being worked on not another episode down the line.
Ichigo Kurosaki
2024-10-18 10:32:25 +0000 UTCYes I did compare Cyberpunk to Fallout 76 as both were dogshit when they got released, sure Cyberpunk may have been patch to hell and back and may now be more playable but what I got was a pile of garbage at release and that resulted in me never planing on repurchase it again same as Fallout 76. Cyberpunk got released by the money grabbing slimeballs at the top before it was ready and Fallout got released because that is just perfect quality according to themhence it's never going to be fixed.
Isanthir
2024-10-18 07:17:47 +0000 UTCall good to me BD love your work your doing and hope you dont listen to all the negative comments you are doing an amazing job as always hope your resting as well too so you dont burn out from overworking <3
treasure whitney
2024-10-18 01:43:59 +0000 UTCDrey with the facts Preach
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-18 01:32:48 +0000 UTCNo litterally, its like if Rockstar started talking about GTA7 development while also in the same sentence talking about how they are not only pushing back the relese date for GTA6 but dont even know when it will be ready to play, its like then why even fucking mention it if the thing we want NOW isnt even out???
Drey
2024-10-17 22:13:52 +0000 UTCThere is no way you're comparing this game to Cyberpunk...lmfao and there is no way you just put Cyperpunk and Fallout 76 in the same sentence as redeems games, Cyberpunk is a MASSIVE game that they fixed sure but again, in an entirly different league then either of these two games and as a fallout fan, fallout 76 is fucking dogshit and will never be anything but a reminding of how badly Bethesda fucked up with the creation of that game.
Drey
2024-10-17 22:10:03 +0000 UTCShowing sneakpeeks of future content is just normal behaviour for the world of games as well as most of thew companies in the world, what it does show is a future for the game and that he's not digging in and locking up completely on a single issue with a small part of the game. Also if you don't explore and plan the future how can you create quality story and scenes/gameplay in the moment? I expect this is part of the issue the big game devs actually have that result in the loss in quality we now have...all that matters is money and money now. Sure inflation of ego is likely part of the issue with the industry in general resulting in a we know best mentality but doing it to someone that is actually doing a great job but having a few issues is not a bad thing. The first part of the chapter 13/14 update planned is pretty much what I expect as normal for most of the creators I follow, what is planned is more in line with a once a year update for them. So I say he's doing a damn good job and if he needs time then he needs time. The fact that he keeps pausing the pledges are also a sign that he cares as alot of other creators just push updates once or twice a year while constantly taking the cash flowing in. The only thing I would suggest to differently is to allow minor issue to exist and fix them later inorder to mentally progress to the new stuff and not get locked down on the smaller stuff. Just add a notice that some issues are known and should be fixed in future updates and move on. Once released there are likely new issues popping up and that is the perfect time to take care of them all.
Isanthir
2024-10-17 12:49:46 +0000 UTCConsidering this game in my eye's are better then most of the 'triple A' offerings it's a game worth waiting. Remember that Fallout 76 was a 'finished' game according to the devs when it launched, same with Cyberpunk', and it's barely playable still to this day. Waiting for some rework is a hell of a better option then a broken mess á la Bethesda.
Isanthir
2024-10-17 11:44:38 +0000 UTCAlso it probably riles people up when he gives teasers for ep.14 when 13 isn't even finished. Showing he is working on that instead of what should come next.
Ichigo Kurosaki
2024-10-17 11:30:54 +0000 UTCIt's fine if you want to say"The visuals look great, good work!" or "Loving the story it has me hooked!" but to generally say "Your are doing great!" is inflating his ego. There is a right time to boost someone's ego and a wrong time. If you do it at the wrong time you don't help the creator, you don't help yourself, and you don't help the other people involved or interested. Don't get me wrong I throughly enjoy his content for the most part but it's not impressive to put out an hour-hour and a half of content after 6 to 8 months. Specially with little dialog on his part and when he does it's almost always negative news. He is so worried about it being perfect yet I started a new play through the other day and let's see the final night before going to college while loading up the RV everyone brought belongings except the MC and when he was at the diner where Azel was telling him about his biological mom she says "I never met her before your dad died." yet as we know from another flash back she in fact did because she was babysitting him for his dad when Wendy met her in the grocery store. Maybe that was meant to be that way sooner or later we will find out. But my point is that didn't ruin it for me so it doesn't have to be perfect. That being said I am not implying he should crank out terrible visuals and story to get an episode out each month. I am just saying don't blow smoke up his rear Specially when he knows and says he can and should do better because you're only being a hinderence to him. Though I know it's frustrating we shouldn't go overboard on volatile criticism because to be honest if I was in his shoes and read some of the toxic comments that aren't constructive criticism I would want to remove myself from it because it doesn't help anyone.
Ichigo Kurosaki
2024-10-17 11:28:27 +0000 UTCThis is one of the best VN games I've ever seen, it has heart and a story, not a chapter of story and just one hook-up after another. Plus our Dev cares about quality, not fast and dirty. I for one am happy to wait as long as it takes, rather than trolling the Dev in hopes of making him crank out results that most people will complain about. There are hundreds of VN games out there that are poorly written or the CGI is lazily made, that takes 6 months to produce, just to post content. I for one enjoy HD animations and a good strong story line that is hard to not want to read again.
Scarsdale
2024-10-17 07:43:43 +0000 UTCOh, I'm not saying it's a sensible or healthy way to do things, but a lot of the best, smartest, and/or most creative people in the world are that way because their brain works a bit differently. Often neurodivergent people find the normal ways of doing things just don't work for them. I think BD is very aware of the problems with his current situation, and he's tried several times to get out of the loop (by committing to deadlines, putting someone else in charge of releases, and probably other things he hasn't mentioned). But being aware of the problem and knowing a solution that will work FOR YOU, AT THIS TIME, are sadly not the same thing.
Tigerfort
2024-10-17 01:21:10 +0000 UTCdont listen to all the negative comments BD love the work and take your time with what you need to do to get the game to what you want it to be i know when it comes out all of the negative people will love the work you have done hope all is well with everything there too <3
treasure whitney
2024-10-16 22:27:29 +0000 UTCAmen Drey its the same old same old and its beyond frustrated no matter what we say it will be this way and its sad
Aj Whitacre
2024-10-16 22:15:34 +0000 UTCAt this point i just wanna see the actually game be dropped, these updates and posts that ARENT the game download links are pointless, you took time to make a post rather then just spending that time to actually finish and drop the post all together, could have been better if you said all this then after said "here's the game though" then we can play the game, now its just a guessing game that's not in your favor, does BD take another couple weeks to months to drop this shit again just for us to get another post of excuses and NOT the game or will he for once in on this site, actually just drop the fucking game.
Drey
2024-10-16 22:03:20 +0000 UTCI can understand that scenario and I get how some people end up there. I just don't agree that it's a viable way to do things when you have people paying for your product. Unless you specifically promised them a toaster plain in sight, then you leave the toaster for the next release. In the gaming industry you often (yes I'm sure there are other ways to do it) split bugs into 4 (or maybe 5 depending if you want to include a backlog) different tiers. 1. Blocker - If you have any blocker you can not release the game or dlc or whatever. The game will probably not even compile. You fix these first before doing anything else. 2. Critical - You need to fix these before release, they shouldn't be in the game, ever. Large elements of the game might not function if these are still in the game. But they rate below blockers. 3. Majors - These should be fixed, but in most cases the game can be released should there be one or two majors left to fix. You push them to the next release if not now. 4. Minors - These are nice to fix, but there's no big hurry to fix them, and in some cases you may even push them to the backlog to be fixed whenever. 5. Backlog - items things to fix whenever or if ever you have the time some point in the future. (You need to ask someone working with QA to get a more descriptive list, and rating bugs is a whole science in itself often). It works for small and it works for big projects. (There are also tasks which often rate above even Blockers, as it's about building new stuff and new features, but that's most of the time not really about fixing existing things. But the tasks are often what brings in future money) An (or 300) image missing a toaster would barely rate as a major, unless it's something promised to the players specifically. You don't need to show a toaster just because someone is eating toast. Unless ofc someone is actually meant to interact with the toaster as well. But the scenario in this case was *eating toast*. So unless these images are missing genders, chest, or any other body part you expect to be there, they will *not* rate higher than a major, at most. Finer details and tweaks to the image does *not* need to be fixed immediately. - In the sense that you want to keep the majority of your supporters/clients happy anyway. It's hobby vs doing a well-paying job, for the long run. I'm sorry BD, I love your work, but you need to get more structure and firm rules to work with if you want to keep this up. You know and we know that it's taking a toll on your well-being when you end up in these "have to fix loops". Not to mention annoying the crap out of a big bunch of your supporters. Please don't end up there more than absolutely necessary. Sometimes good enough is just that, good enough. Enough to bring home the bacon and some extra gravy on the side.
Knoddy Toddas
2024-10-16 21:51:25 +0000 UTCNo worries. And if BD wants to hire me as translator-to-the-comments, I accept payment in renders of the cheerleaders, swim team, and/or colour girls 😍
Tigerfort
2024-10-16 18:30:32 +0000 UTCAh big rip i don't want to see those teasers if the next update ain't showing all that. Now it will just be a waaaaaaaaaay longer wait to see the MC/Rain/Bailey content maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
Greens93
2024-10-16 16:05:49 +0000 UTCHello, it would be cool to include more scenes of the girls touching each other when they are with MC, it would be a little more exciting.
wesley fitness
2024-10-16 16:04:07 +0000 UTCHonestly that was the best explanation for why it takes him so long and all the missed deadlines I wish he would of said that more clearly. When bd explained it it sounded like he had to change one render out of the package. Think you should start working for him lol but thanks definitely helped me understand some of the delay he definitely needs to work on the broken promises/ overthinking things.
Lordsnow22
2024-10-16 15:27:26 +0000 UTCThe problem with pre-rendered images is that making any change, however small, means you need to rerender the whole thing. The problem with being a perfectionist is that even if you know no-one else will be bothered (or even notice) by an error, the knowledge that a detail is wrong can totally derail your ability to carry on until you've fixed it. To give a silly example, imagine a 300-render scene of someone eating toast in their kitchen. When it's all finished, you realise that there isn't a toaster, and you're a perfectionist, so it bothers you. You had a 300-render scene ready to go, but you now need to spend time rendering 300 new images, after which, you'll have ... a 300-render scene to post. If you're changing your mind about multiple things, it can spiral totally out of control. New outfits? Rerender. Different furniture? Rerender. Change your idea of what poses people will be in? Rerender. Prefer the old outfits after all? Rerender again, because the old renders with those outfits had the wrong furniture and poses.
Tigerfort
2024-10-16 15:19:19 +0000 UTCNever going to see this elusive jasmine scene 😂 🥲🥲🥲
Durok187
2024-10-16 12:46:46 +0000 UTCThe pictures are looking better than ever, looking forward to the next update and this story more than ever.
DeadMan
2024-10-16 12:25:55 +0000 UTCI should have noted that the majority of these teasers are not in Beta 5 but later on in E14.
Braindrop
2024-10-16 11:35:42 +0000 UTCLooking forward to it 😀
DKingDrogon8
2024-10-16 11:10:17 +0000 UTCyou are running into issues but you have been over coming the hurdles, that is what matters.
Madtech01
2024-10-16 09:33:41 +0000 UTCThanks for the good news. Great teasers!
Nic
2024-10-16 09:05:07 +0000 UTCi just don't understand i thought you had 1400 renders for ep 13 and 12 00 for ep14 all ready and just needed to polish it. (might of gotten the episode and total renders wrong but you had said previously about that much) don't get me wrong i want you to get it out and not shut down again for another month or two with no word. glad you are finally pushing through the block you had. that being said i think alot of people are frustrated with you saying one thing and then when its time to deliver you say actually its only a portion of the size. and when you said it would be ready in hours but then it was weeks before we heard from you. not trying to shit on you just saying you gotta stop promising things that aren't ready/real yet
Lordsnow22
2024-10-16 07:59:47 +0000 UTCThank you for your hard work
omni king
2024-10-16 07:47:18 +0000 UTCLove your work!! Take all the time that you need. 8-)
Jon
2024-10-16 06:35:59 +0000 UTCAll good and good content🔥💛 for the future but just please don't leave us a long time without updates bro 🫰
AlphaXNeganFWVM😈
2024-10-16 06:33:34 +0000 UTCHad some polished content keep up the great work!
Tristan Begay
2024-10-16 06:07:19 +0000 UTCThat’s okay Borpa keep up the amazing work hope all gets back on track soon awesome project so far I’m really enjoying the game
Don Boast
2024-10-16 05:54:33 +0000 UTC
