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Sorry to hear that you aren't as interested in Radiant. To answer the "if ever" part of your question: yeah, I absolutely plan to continue and finish Polarity.

The question of "when" is a bit more tricky. I'm currently seeking an artist for it because the artwork for the game is the single biggest struggle for me as a developer (I have zero natural talent for artwork, and not the best eye either).

Once things have gotten back on track with Radiant, I will be far more proactive and aggressive in seeking out these services... and when I've done so I'll be making a huge update here on Itch and on the game's Patreon with information about my plans going forward. Until then, I can only ask that you bear with me.

I know this priority may seem unfair since Polarity was started before Radiant... but Radiant is not a free game, unlike Polarity, and I'm also working with an artist... meaning I have to be more strict with its development.

I hope you can understand, and regardless, I appreciate you and your support of my projects.

Yoyo622 years ago(+2)(-4)

Why do you always quotes his messages, the dev can't answer himself ? Like too busy to even respond to the comms on a game who has not been update for 2 years but still getting funded ?

Don't mean to be rude but getting money for 2 years by doing nothing looks like a joke to me. If you don't have 10 min in ONE YEAR to just leave a note then you don't have respect for your audience

Sir Dammed1 year ago(+3)

We have an official Discord where I've discussed and explained what's going on with Polarity numerous times over the last two years. For news and updates regarding my games, the RK Studios Discord is the place to be.

JaBaconator339 days ago (1 edit)

I love how he's also responded to your comment, and not a single response from your end. Give the game devs some faith. It's a struggle to balance multiple projects at once, and what it seems with Polarity, a game with multiple routes, it takes longer to develop than something like a shooter game. Instead of complaining, try rejecting some of the girls you always allowed, or allow advances on some of the girls who you've never bothered to look at before. In other words, try out the different paths the game may have to offer. Does rejecting Melanie early still cause her to get jealous if you accept the advances of Lucia later? Etc, etc.

One final note. You can only hate something or someone, if you were taught to, if they or it wronged you, or you actually care about the project or story.

Yoyo62338 days ago(+1)

I not criticising the game or the Dev here. Everyone as a life outside the net and the game is really interesting so far and that precisely why it's frustrating.

I don't ask for an update on the spot, I can't even imagine how much work what there is so far took.

I'm criticising the lack of communication for an extend period. I know they said that there is a discord but not everyone as discord and not everyone are on the server. Their fault you will say. Sure, but when you have a web page you can at least put a message to say that the game is still in progress (or not) but you don't know when the next update will be, that all I'm asking

DevilAzazel186 days ago

That's no one's fault but your own, or anyone else who isn't taking the time to seek out answers that are in plain view, they have a discord link for a reason. And it is there to help people get updates pertaining to both projects and anything else, there's also a mass influx of issues pertaining to their team and the workload. Most of this is produced by a singular person, and they're managing to dish out updates for their paid game (Radiant) while putting Polarity (a free game) on the back burner. And to be fair, no one should be complaining about a free game. Much less, if you choose to stay for polarity. Paying for the dev's subscription service, while not taking the time to find the updates about Polarity and raging out about it is ignorant. I completely understand where you're coming from, but it's not a lack of communication. It's people's lack of pure initiative to click a link that would entirely explain what's going on.

Yoyo62185 days ago

Looks like you read half of my post here, I started to say that I'm not criticism the lack of updates or the devs, I know things like that take an horrendous amount of work and time.

I just say that it would have been good to have a short post on this site explaining the situation, example ''game still on progress but some difficulties arises, check discord for more infos/regular progress updates''

And if me not going on discord make me the stupid one then sorry for being stupid.

That post is a bit old anyway, don't know if it's still valid

DevilAzazel184 days ago

I don't believe I said you were stupid, I stated it made no logical sense to get angry at the developer for a supposed lack of communication when they put a social forum up for that exact reason. And I doubled down on the fact that it's an issue of both being aware and oblivious to the information presented. Not that it made you stupid, that would be derogatory. But that perhaps you didn't pay enough attention or maybe you just didn't see it, that's fine. But it's not the developer's fault when everything was laid out. No reason for the developer to spend time posting on here, when they have 99% of their community within their discord server. Not saying that as to degrade you, or what you said. Just putting it out there, they've explained it here before. But decided to no longer spend time doing so, now it's just one to one. Social forum to game development, easy info in their server to dropping links when their updates do come. And more, it is just inherently a easier way to do things. I would recommend joining, it would probably make everything you mentioned a lot easier as well. And we would love to welcome you into the community. Have a nice day.

Bren2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)(-4)

LOL!

The dev's latest game Radiant that nobody cares about has already gotten off track? Whodathunkit?

Well, time to abandon that game and start up another one again. What an epic steaming dog pile of a post. The dev isn't even working on it but supposedly is seeking an artist for it while he tries to get Radiant "back on track"

Yup. More fake news from another struggling dev that has no intention to finish anything he starts.

Sir Dammed1 year ago (2 edits) (+5)

I understand that you're upset or angry with us, but it's pretty clear that Radiant isn't abandoned. It received a massive update with over 3 hours of new content less than 2 months before you posted this, and Chapter 5, which isn't far off in size, was just launched today.

I was also pretty clear with what I said, but I believe you misunderstood me so I'll reiterate: Polarity is a free project that I started developing on my own. I've never charged a penny for it or received a single dollar in exchange for the game itself.

Radiant, on the other hand, is a paid project and therefore consistently developing it has to take precedence over Polarity. Not long after Radiant Chapter 2 launched, we had some personal and real-world issues that delayed development and set us back by months, but those things have been resolved and development is back to normal.

This most likely means I'll be able to resume development of Polarity at some point in the near future, and when I do, I'll make an announcement. None of what happened means Polarity is forever abandoned: it's a passion project that I'm eager to continue, and I will do so eventually.

Finally, I don't know why you're so dead-set on lumping me in with struggling or failed developers. Since I started creating games 3 years ago I've published nearly 20 hours of content, which is substantially more than most indie game and AVN developers for such a short time period. I'm very passionate about game development, and if I can find a way I'd like to get to the point where I can publish 20 hours per year... but I'm not superhuman and have to consider things like family and health.

P.S. I'm not trying to be petty but Radiant has over 8,000 followers, sits between 850-1400 paying subscribers, and has directly sold several thousands of copies... so "a game nobody cares about" is kind of a stretch.

I hope you have a good rest of the year my friend.

Bren1 year ago(-4)

I wasn't able to read very much of this cool story before I quit out of sheer boredom. My reaction is: OK 😁👌

JaBaconator339 days ago(+1)

You passion shows in your updates.I'm just glad I found an amazing story that the developer is dead-set on finishing, even if it's taking a while. When I get paid, I'll purchase this game from itch. Does $30 sound good for this masterpiece?

The_Greggen78 days ago

Hi I just wanted to say a few things and ask about Polarity. I'm playing Radiant, but haven't finished what's available yet, I enjoy what I've played so far and look forward to more. I know you get this one a lot and I hate asking, but I want to try Polarity and just hope that if I enjoy it I have more to look forward too. Any input you can give would be appreciated and I hope you have a good week. Keep up the good work.

Sir Dammed77 days ago

Hey thanks for the compliment, I'm really glad you've been enjoying the game. And don't worry, I don't mind answering questions about this sort of thing even though we do get it a lot. If you're thinking about playing Polarity: there's already a few hours of content, but there will definitely be a long wait before you get any more updates for the game... and to make matters worse, it leaves players on a pretty significant cliffhanger (I didn't do this on purpose, haha).

While I do plan to continue work on and finish Polarity when I am able, it's going to be a long time, potentially years before I'm able to do so. The reason is because our sole focus is currently on Radiant, and developing that takes a lot of time and effort, more than I ever expected it to. If having to wait is something you don't want, then I would recommend holding off on playing it, as the wait will be a long one.

The_Greggen77 days ago(+1)

Thank you for the reply. I need to complete some games and when I knock off a few I'll try out Polarity. :) I understand people can be impatient but there's no reason to be jerks about it. You creators have lives too and do things your way. haha Anyway, thanks again for the reply and I look forward to more of your games. Have a good day.

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