discussion Abandoned VN Ren'Py DAZ Radiant [v0.7.1] [RK Studios]

[Poisonkiller18]

Yes

what is your avatar from a game animation ? ı know it is Pragmata is there content of the blonde ?

 

[sharkz]

I tell you, if and when Chapter 8 releases all the nonsense will repeat.

 

[fezes]

is a good game, but for those ones who wants only to beat it, have a lot of story, i dont know if is because i choose the seduce them, maybe corrupting is way more faster, but anyways is a good game and the models are so fckin pretty... Alita is beautiful and the daughter of Brooke gadamn... good

 

[highlrecommend]

Quite an expected outcome. There have been discussions about this for at least two years. The pessimists were right.

pessimists also live longer than optimists !!

 

[highlrecommend]

I tell you, if and when Chapter 8 releases all the nonsense will repeat.

correct, 4 minutes of play & 18 month wait

 

[SilentHunter]

On an unnamed website, someone created a very clear table. In general, this confirms the fact that this project is dead. I feel sorry for this VN (unlike, for example, Raptus); there are some minor issues (the girls don’t look like whiny teenagers; they think and act like girls aged 22 and over), but the visual novel itself is good.

 

[KaySwitchPrime]

On an unnamed website, someone created a very clear table. In general, this confirms the fact that this project is dead. I feel sorry for this VN (unlike, for example, Raptus); there are some minor issues (the girls don’t look like whiny teenagers; they think and act like girls aged 22 and over), but the visual novel itself is good.
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Another column with average play length/time would be interesting

 

[SilentHunter]

Another column with average play length/time would be interesting

Everyone has a different reading speed. For example (English is not my native language). It takes me 2–4 minutes to read a message from some news agency in the news feed (I use Telegram), while my wife’s sister needs about 6–8 minutes. This doesn’t say anything about our level of language proficiency (we’re at the same level) or our level of intelligence; it’s just that different people perceive printed text at different speeds.
The same applies to visual novels. Even when discussing a particular game, I’ve come across remarks about reading speed when the topic was the length of gameplay.

 

[KaySwitchPrime]

Everyone has a different reading speed. For example (English is not my native language). It takes me 2–4 minutes to read a message from some news agency in the news feed (I use Telegram), while my wife’s sister needs about 6–8 minutes. This doesn’t say anything about our level of language proficiency (we’re at the same level) or our level of intelligence; it’s just that different people perceive printed text at different speeds.
The same applies to visual novels. Even when discussing a particular game, I’ve come across remarks about reading speed when the topic was the length of gameplay.

True, the point I was trying to make was it would be interesting to know how much content was created during those dev cycles (also hard to quantify).

 

[GettinOlder]

you'll be 129 years old when its complete

Isn't that almost always the case?

 

[flagellum42]

Some of the best animation ive ever seen! Especially for a game like this. Shoutout the modders for the walkthrough mods

 

[Joyn]

On an unnamed website, someone created a very clear table. In general, this confirms the fact that this project is dead. I feel sorry for this VN (unlike, for example, Raptus); there are some minor issues (the girls don’t look like whiny teenagers; they think and act like girls aged 22 and over), but the visual novel itself is good.

Thought the dev became active a few months ago and I was expecting some kind of small update, not really surprised it's been that long.

 

[highlrecommend]

dev announces a update, abandoned tag gets removed, no update gets released because LC sends lots of paying supporters to the dev, dev does not release the update because game abandoned tag has been removed before the update & not after the update.

tl'dr "bamboozled"

 

[SilentHunter]

I just checked itch.io and read the comments. I couldn’t help but think of the saying: “You don’t need a knife for a fool — just lie to him, and you can do whatever you want with him.”

 

[Degen Man]

I just checked itch.io and read the comments. I couldn’t help but think of the saying: “You don’t need a knife for a fool — just lie to him, and you can do whatever you want with him.”

You should see some of the comments on his update post on Patreon. Full of paypig clowns that think he can do no wrong.

 

[Feral]

Is he looking for someone to replace him, or someone who will work for him, and he will continue to receive money?

Sir dropkick is just creating a new excuse, there wont be any new writer.

 

[highlrecommend]

makes me wonder why i got thread banned in another thread for shit talking a dev......... (with the truth)

so, i blocked the dev, left & ignored the thread.

now my thread ban will last forever because i really don't give a shit, if no one wants to hear the truth

 

[Bagelboss]

Such a shame that this game will likely get abandoned. I think these devs just get bored of their projects and move on

 

[highlrecommend]

message by the dev, put out today on "I'm gonna rip you offrion"
this game needs the abandoned tag back !!

Asking for another chance, some real transparency, and a call for help...

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I'm writing this reluctantly, as I know how much damage I have done to my reputation as a creator, and I know that's not something that is easily forgotten. Moreover, I've always been a very private person: I don't like "airing my dirty laundry in public" so to speak... but I think I owe you guys some transparency...
This is a public post. I will keep this as brief as possible, but there's a lot to cover.
Since we began work on Radiant, my life has changed rather drastically. A lot of significant events have occurred that people here don't even know about, because I keep it to myself, in hopes of keeping the Radiant Patreon a positive place to just talk about the game. I realize now, perhaps too late, that this was a mistake. A bad approach. Without the knowledge of what's been happening to/around me, you guys obviously have no idea why the project has faced so many significant delays, and by extension the "why" of it all is left to speculation. In turn, people speculate... and then they make their own conclusions. Conclusions such as: I'm lazy, I don't care about the project, I'm milking, etc.
Truthfully, I can't blame anyone and I was content to just let that be that. Let people think what they want. Let them draw their own conclusions. I've never wanted to make you guys feel pressured to support the project, so I am okay with people subscribing and unsubscribing as they see fit. However, this has started to become a major problem, and it's one that I can no longer ignore. The truth is, I care about all of you guys... and I care about what you think. Every time I've heard through the grapevine that someone who once enjoyed the game stopped caring about Radiant/gave up on the project, it's been hurtful. Every single time, every single person, I feel it and I notice... and I guess the weight of that has finally reached "critical mass," to the point where a need for transparency has finally overtaken my desire for privacy.
Here's the truth: over the last two years, my health has declined rather sharply. When I was young, I was given an early diagnosis of diabetes, and due to our finances, I received no treatment. We never went beyond a diagnosis. I think I managed to survive this long solely because I've kept my weight low and my sugar intake high. I've maintained a consistent workout schedule, jogging at least a couple of times per week to sustain my terrible eating habits, lol. However... I am well into my 30s now, and because of this, I'm struggling immensely to keep up my usual workout schedule. As a result, with each passing year I've put on a little more weight... and well... given my childhood diagnosis, I'm sure you can see where things started going:
Essentially, things have gotten pretty bad. It started with a blackening, swollen leg and foot that progressively got worse over the course of a mere few months. Without going too deep into medical details, this slowly escalated into me needing to see a vascular specialist. Which then escalated into needing serious medical care. Which then escalated into repeated visits, starting medications, and basically upending my otherwise "worry free" daily schedule and lifestyle. On top of this, having to deal with this right at the tail end of losing my mother, losing my baby nephew, losing my dogs Mindy & Sophie, my brother becoming homeless, an addict, and throwing his life away, losing Dale, who was like my second grandmother and my biggest supporter through the early days of Radiant... and well... my mental health began to degrade about as much as my physical health.
For a while after all of this started, I was a mess of a person: refusing to get out of bed, then getting a "second wind" and staying up for two nights at a time with zero sleep, then crashing and burning and staying in bed for half a week. Neglecting things I otherwise shouldn't, and just generally struggling with depression and anxiety. Watching my bank account slowly run dry thanks to severely costly medical expenses. Watching everyone turn away from this project, which if I'm honest is the worst part of this all... as it is still, even now, my passion. If I were to lose Radiant, I'd lose my biggest reason to keep going. It's the absolute last thing I want, no matter what happens to me or what direction my life takes going forward.
This is why I'm coming before you guys today, asking humbly to please give me another chance. What I need right now, most of all, is positivity and support: even if that support is just verbal, that's okay. I just need to know that you guys still have some faith in me to steer the ship back on track... because... and while it's not going to be easy on my end, I'm going to redeem myself. Regardless of why it happened, it's high time that I made up for the lack of transparency, the impossibly slow updates, the lack of exclusive posts/goodies, the lack of well... everything.
In return for your support, here's what's going to happen:
I will begin communicating to our subscribers regularly. Weekly. If there's a delayed wallpaper? You will know. If I am going to be out of commission for a week or two for health reasons? You will know. If testing the chapter gets slowed down for one reason or another? You will know why. Speaking of that, I made

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recently giving a brief summary of why testing on Chapter 8 has taken so long, and letting people know that it's still coming/that I'm finally back to working on it... as well as an important announcement regarding recruiting some new help for the project.
Currently I am waiting for some new images that needed rendering, and shortly after they are done Chapter 8 will be in your hands. We are also bringing you six new 4K wallpapers, which will be delivered immediately after Chapter 8's done. Sometimes, when communicating progress is not necessary, I will instead post some weekly goodies. Game tracks, devlogs, polls, commissioned art, etc. Most importantly: game updates. There will be no more major delays, and when there are small delays it will be communicated. Major game updates will take 3-4 months. If they end up bigger than expected or if one of us experiences a major setback, what is already done will be posted at the 4 month marker and the remainder of the chapter will be released shortly after, as soon as it's ready.
I love you guys. Let's get the ball rolling again. I hope those of you who gave up on the game are willing to give me this chance, but I can't force you guys to do anything. I just want you to know I'm very serious about this. Thank you for everything.

 

[highlrecommend]

if you can read the huge block of text above this post, this is what a scam looks like.
$5,000.000+ per month for a scammer who doesn't want to work, just wants to play video games & spew shit on X