So firstly: I post regular progress reports in our Discord servers, which are free/open to the public and can be accessed by anyone, Patron or no.
I manage a TON of different pages like this one, so it's easier/faster for me to just share news about development there.
Anyone who is in these servers is aware of why Ch5 of Polarity is taking a while, as I've explained it numerous times before... but allow me to give you guys here on Itch a quick rundown.
1. No, Polarity is not abandoned, nor is development on hold!
2. Yes, I released Ch3 of my other game, Radiant, fairly recently.
3. Yes, there's a very good reason why this one is taking so long.
As I explained over on Discord, Polarity Ch5 is the biggest, lengthiest, and most complex update I've created to date. It is double the size of Chapter 4, which was already much larger than any of the previous chapters. On a single linear playthrough, the chapter is over four hours long, and that's excluding those with multiple save-files who will replay to see the different paths.
So naturally, because the update/chapter is so large, it's taking quite a while to develop. It's basically a years worth of development condensed down into one update. I've been very open and transparent that this would be the case.
Now as for why the chapter is so large...
Polarity Ch5 marks the end of Part 1 of the story, so you can basically think of it like the "finale." It is also perhaps the most important chapter of the game. Getting it right is extremely important to me, especially since it's the turning point of the game and sets the stage for the second half.
Anyway, sorry you guys have been waiting for a while. Just know I appreciate y'all and I'm working on it! Your concerns & criticisms are very valid, and I don't blame you guys for having them.
oh my gosh, this is no joke one of my favorite games from this website I played it around a year ago and kind of forgot it existed thank you so much for updating it.
I'm sure the number of comments asking for an update can feel discouraging, but take it as a positive that so many people desperately want to see more of what you have to offer. Hope you're going well!
Does this mean that chapter 5 will come out soon? It's been a year and almost 3 months. Also radiant is amazing. I love it and can't wait for a new chapter of that as well
It seems like the dev is ignoring this to keep making money from the people who want this game to finish. Probably finished it and is just holding it. I've seen a few other devs do this when they realize they won't keep getting paid for it once it's finished.
This makes very little sense for me personally (I can't speak for other devs), as whenever I put out a new chapter or update my income increases substantially. The quickest way for me to earn money would be to just churn out chapters as quickly as possible with little thought or care put into them.
However, I do things a bit differently than many developers, in the sense that I do not limit myself to a set length or schedule. This allows me to make the chapters as lengthy/complex as they need to be without hurting the game's overall polish or quality. It's a slow & difficult process, but I think the final product will prove without a doubt that it was worthwhile.
Anyway, I posted a little progress report/explanation in the comments above for you guys. I hope this helps to ease worries & concerns: https://itch.io/post/4175864
its locked behind donors he states this quite clearly the last update was may 27 20201 stating from the headline that chapter 5 is in its final stages of development. people really need to think he has a patron link for a reason even if you cant pay the headline says it all.
looks like this is yet another good game with potential that ends up getting abandoned. hasnt been a update in almost a year no new chapters or anything.. Come on dev listen to the people
This game is another nice surprise, characters are nicely wrote, renders and animations are good and the story so far seems interesting, choices seems matter too (at least that's the feeling I get with current build). I'm really curious how everything will turn out.
The only thing I can by picky is the time-frame, everything happen very fast (around 1 week in game) but it's always hard thing to do in VN... and it's still better that artificially making it longer.
Overall, great game, keep a good work! Can't wait how the things turn out (hope there will be happy harem end :P)!
Good news after about 3 months of silence another post on patreon. Apparently he did some sort of double update. (Whatever that means) So hopefully we will get our next update in the coming weeks.
I love this visual novel. I love how the characters look and I am loving the story so far, I also love the amount of choices you have to make and I love the grammar as well (since some of the games here have pretty bad grammar). I am totally looking forward for the next update!
I was enjoying this storyline until I was massively disappointed by the main character being killed at the very end. Am I missing something because there's nothing worse than a story where the main character gets killed right at the very end.
Hi, I'm playing the game on my android device and where I'm at is you just find out that the det. Kane and the murderer are brother and sister, then the cop hesitates and the main character gets stabbed and sliced and the screen goes black, after that you hear a gunshot and that's where the game seems to end for me. Could you tell me if im doing something wrong because I'm stumped, Thanks.
The game is still in development. That is not the end of the game, just the end of the chapter. If you check out the dev's Patreon, you'd see that a big update should be out soon.
I was going to sign up on Patreon but that has older info than itch. I love the two main love/sex interests. The rendering and art are fantastic, and the story is serious and hilarious at the same time.
dont sign up on patreon, patreon is actively working at removing all adult content from its site as it tries to become profitable. all adult content creators on patreon are about to be bankrupted, which will pretty much destroy this genre, because creators are not watching whats going on
I love this game! I created an ITCH IO account just to comment here.. I keep checking for any update information, but sadly I don't see any. I am hoping this has not become an abandoned project.
So Sir Damned appears to still be active on discord. Id imagine he is still working on this and its just a slower pace, the update between chp 3 and 4 was about 7 months. This update has taken about 9 so far. God i hope its done soon.
Someone know how to fix bug at breakfast event in chapter 1 ? The game always looping after ask about "night event" and "melanie event".game version V. 0.4.3 on Android device
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Addressing the below comments!
So firstly: I post regular progress reports in our Discord servers, which are free/open to the public and can be accessed by anyone, Patron or no.
I manage a TON of different pages like this one, so it's easier/faster for me to just share news about development there.
Anyone who is in these servers is aware of why Ch5 of Polarity is taking a while, as I've explained it numerous times before... but allow me to give you guys here on Itch a quick rundown.
1. No, Polarity is not abandoned, nor is development on hold!
2. Yes, I released Ch3 of my other game, Radiant, fairly recently.
3. Yes, there's a very good reason why this one is taking so long.
As I explained over on Discord, Polarity Ch5 is the biggest, lengthiest, and most complex update I've created to date. It is double the size of Chapter 4, which was already much larger than any of the previous chapters. On a single linear playthrough, the chapter is over four hours long, and that's excluding those with multiple save-files who will replay to see the different paths.
So naturally, because the update/chapter is so large, it's taking quite a while to develop. It's basically a years worth of development condensed down into one update. I've been very open and transparent that this would be the case.
Now as for why the chapter is so large...
Polarity Ch5 marks the end of Part 1 of the story, so you can basically think of it like the "finale." It is also perhaps the most important chapter of the game. Getting it right is extremely important to me, especially since it's the turning point of the game and sets the stage for the second half.
Anyway, sorry you guys have been waiting for a while. Just know I appreciate y'all and I'm working on it! Your concerns & criticisms are very valid, and I don't blame you guys for having them.
Thanks,
SirD.
thank you for finally posting this update/statement ive been a fan of your games for awhile now.
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oh my gosh, this is no joke one of my favorite games from this website I played it around a year ago and kind of forgot it existed thank you so much for updating it.
I'm sure the number of comments asking for an update can feel discouraging, but take it as a positive that so many people desperately want to see more of what you have to offer. Hope you're going well!
Does this mean that chapter 5 will come out soon? It's been a year and almost 3 months. Also radiant is amazing. I love it and can't wait for a new chapter of that as well
This is NOT the way to keep your audience :(
It seems like the dev is ignoring this to keep making money from the people who want this game to finish. Probably finished it and is just holding it. I've seen a few other devs do this when they realize they won't keep getting paid for it once it's finished.
This makes very little sense for me personally (I can't speak for other devs), as whenever I put out a new chapter or update my income increases substantially. The quickest way for me to earn money would be to just churn out chapters as quickly as possible with little thought or care put into them.
However, I do things a bit differently than many developers, in the sense that I do not limit myself to a set length or schedule. This allows me to make the chapters as lengthy/complex as they need to be without hurting the game's overall polish or quality. It's a slow & difficult process, but I think the final product will prove without a doubt that it was worthwhile.
Anyway, I posted a little progress report/explanation in the comments above for you guys. I hope this helps to ease worries & concerns: https://itch.io/post/4175864
Thanks,
SirD.
hes done some work for his other game so its safe to assume this one is still being worked on even if its at a slower pace.
still no news ?
If this is chapter 4, why does Patreon say chapter 3?
Dude come on we need an update. Did mc died or bad guy? Like come on.
refer to my pervious post's check his patron its literally linked above.
http://patreon.com/eternity_games
the last update from May, 2 months ago?
i cant help u their people should just chill out and wait. if it gets an update great but if not its not the end of the world
Not sure if anyone else is having this issue but its not giving me a download option when I click install.
what program are you using to install what platform are u on?
I am using the Itch.io app to download content from the sit.
do you have 7zip to unpack the game file you need it or a similar program to unzip and unpack games on itcho once they download.
When is part 5 coming? Can't read Patreon post.
no date yet
its locked behind donors he states this quite clearly the last update was may 27 20201 stating from the headline that chapter 5 is in its final stages of development. people really need to think he has a patron link for a reason even if you cant pay the headline says it all.
the project isn't abandoned check his patron don't be a lazy bitch!.
Buy him a coffee on the website and let him know which game you like and want to see updated.
pretty sure the dev calls himself "eternity games", because it takes an eternity to get through the startup splash screens
1 year no update. fuck you
stop being an impatient you have no idea how long game development takes stop being childish.
Sir how its lookin :) we need the 5 ma man :D
good so far hope for more
going to end up like radiant starts off really strong gets bored moves onto another game gets ppl into it and lets it die like this one
i totally agree. takes a whole year for an update i take it.
he is making progress. again please check his patron link his last update was may 27 2021.
looks like this is yet another good game with potential that ends up getting abandoned. hasnt been a update in almost a year no new chapters or anything.. Come on dev listen to the people
refer to my previous post and please stop spreading misinformation.
I hate to think that this was abandoned, because it has so many good point
Any update ?
Are saves compatible between OS? I don't wanna have to start again.
probably not but which OS are you using windows or linex
June 29th 2020 was the last update? :(
This game is another nice surprise, characters are nicely wrote, renders and animations are good and the story so far seems interesting, choices seems matter too (at least that's the feeling I get with current build). I'm really curious how everything will turn out.
The only thing I can by picky is the time-frame, everything happen very fast (around 1 week in game) but it's always hard thing to do in VN... and it's still better that artificially making it longer.
Overall, great game, keep a good work! Can't wait how the things turn out (hope there will be happy harem end :P)!
Good news after about 3 months of silence another post on patreon. Apparently he did some sort of double update. (Whatever that means) So hopefully we will get our next update in the coming weeks.
Thank you for sharing the update.
Good new! Thanks for sharing
I love this visual novel. I love how the characters look and I am loving the story so far, I also love the amount of choices you have to make and I love the grammar as well (since some of the games here have pretty bad grammar). I am totally looking forward for the next update!
Hey are there any updates about the state of the game?
there's updates on patreon
Is there a gallery or scene replay?
I was enjoying this storyline until I was massively disappointed by the main character being killed at the very end. Am I missing something because there's nothing worse than a story where the main character gets killed right at the very end.
Except the MC doesn't die and it's not the end? Not sure where you got either of those assumptions.
Hi, I'm playing the game on my android device and where I'm at is you just find out that the det. Kane and the murderer are brother and sister, then the cop hesitates and the main character gets stabbed and sliced and the screen goes black, after that you hear a gunshot and that's where the game seems to end for me. Could you tell me if im doing something wrong because I'm stumped, Thanks.
The game is still in development. That is not the end of the game, just the end of the chapter. If you check out the dev's Patreon, you'd see that a big update should be out soon.
Cool, thanks for the insight Mordred. I appreciate your help.
Is there going to be another update soon. I`m really looking forward to it.
I was going to sign up on Patreon but that has older info than itch. I love the two main love/sex interests. The rendering and art are fantastic, and the story is serious and hilarious at the same time.
dont sign up on patreon, patreon is actively working at removing all adult content from its site as it tries to become profitable.
all adult content creators on patreon are about to be bankrupted, which will pretty much destroy this genre, because creators are not watching whats going on
I will buy you a coffee then sir. Please continue the hard work. Love the games.
hey, im not the dev.. but sure, "name your own price" when you download on this website :) itch supports the community
Ah, thanks. Will do.
thank you for making more people aware of patrons bs you have my sincere thanks.
I love this game! I created an ITCH IO account just to comment here.. I keep checking for any update information, but sadly I don't see any. I am hoping this has not become an abandoned project.
So I can't say 'swell' without getting criticized, huh? Instantly deleted.
So Sir Damned appears to still be active on discord. Id imagine he is still working on this and its just a slower pace, the update between chp 3 and 4 was about 7 months. This update has taken about 9 so far. God i hope its done soon.
Someone know how to fix bug at breakfast event in chapter 1 ? The game always looping after ask about "night event" and "melanie event".game version V. 0.4.3 on Android device
Awesome game but its time for another chapter ASAP
It's been a while no news drop :(
The game is really good. But what i missed is a gallery with the scenes and a path with all the ways you can go.
Any news on updates? been a while.
Curious about the next update as well since it's been about 6 months. This is a great game and I'm eager to continue.