TOGETHER BnB

TOGETHER BnB

robcram Dec 1, 2024 @ 11:44pm
SEPTEMBER 30th LAST UPDATE - Game NOT abandoned
Go check the news tab. Last time they gave an update was 30th September 2024. That's like one month ago. Sure, the Steam game hasn't updated, but the small team are still working on it. Takes time, especially if there's just a handful of people.

Please be patient. There are loads of similar games. The devs only crime is a lack of PR keeping the impatient informed.
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robcram Dec 2, 2024 @ 12:03am 
Hello everyone,

First of all, we sincerely apologize for not being able to release the update on time! We’d like to take this opportunity to explain the reasons and share the progress with everyone.

Two-Person Interactions
Two-person interactions have always been a core system in our game. Although we previously added more interactions and features, after trying it ourselves, it honestly felt like just adding more moves. It didn’t meet our goal of providing a more unique and thrilling experience for everyone!

After continuously exploring new ideas and testing different approaches, we’ve decided tocompletely redo the current two-person interaction system!
From interaction poses, phases of the interactions, dialogue during interactions, reactions to the surroundings, and more—we’ve redesigned everything from the ground up!

We’ve also started brand-new motion capture and voice recordings. Since the two-person interaction poses are quite difficult to capture, the post-capture adjustment process is very time-consuming. On top of that, the facial capture and recording involve tens of thousands of lines of dialogue... both the actors and our team are still hard at work on this part!

Train NPCs
In order to develop the train NPCs, we changed our character creation process and used different facial capture tools to make the characters more lively! Here are some of the girls you might encounter on the train.




We are experimenting with a variety of different prototypes, and the system will randomly combine and vary them, so each time you encounter a different girl!




Because each girl is unique—some are gentle, some are lively, and they have different preferences—we’ve also designed thousands of lines of dialogue to give them more personality for you to experience!




We hope everyone finds a girl they like to pursue. Whether you choose to chat to increase her affection or use other methods... you’re free to decide!

Main Story and Side Quests
Our game is centered around the storyline. As the story progresses, it introduces various systems, gameplay mechanics, and even two-person interactions, all aimed at enhancing your immersion! However, the downside of this approach is that it's difficult to release updates until the story reaches a certain point.

To shorten the update cycle, we’ve been actively developing modules like the train, where we can continuously add new characters, outfits, hairstyles, and even maps that are not tied to the storyline. We hope this will speed up future updates!

For the main story and two-person interactions, we’ve also created many new scenes.




Each scene is tightly connected to the plot, including new systems like elevators, markets for buying things, and more.




We are putting our full effort into crafting the open world and polishing every detail.




The mountain café and hidden realms are both explorable, and they each serve as great spots for two-person interactions!






Meticulously designed dreamlike scenes will create unforgettable memories!




New Character
As always, with each update, we will introduce a new character, each with her own unique story!




The development of game modules is highly uncertain and time-consuming, but we’ve made considerable progress. We are now focusing on the mass production phase, which is more predictable in terms of time. With the addition of new team members, we currently estimate that this phase will be completed by the second quarter of next year.

We understand that scrapping the core system we’ve already built is a risky and painful decision, and we’re about to face even more work ahead. But... we want to do better. We want to create the best game we possibly can, for all of you who continue to speak up for us and support us no matter what. Thank you for sticking with us through thick and thin. We hope we can go even further together!

Finally, we kindly ask for a little more time. We won’t give up, and we sincerely appreciate your support!
Milliman4| Dec 5, 2024 @ 1:17pm 
Cope
Momo Dec 8, 2024 @ 1:08am 
Is this game getting patrnoed?
Just asking, because it's weird that a game like that keeps being re-designed if there is no constant outcome from it.

And if this is the case ouch... we could possibly never see it complete at all since there are many cases of patreon games that are just used to milk customers over and over...
gold_knight Dec 10, 2024 @ 5:57am 
Ah, it must be so good to live in a fairy world in your own head....

YES, we all saw the 30th september update, YES we all read what they wrote, without any need to reproduce the whole text...

The problem (that you seem to be missing) is that they wrote that bunch of crap AFTER the february update in which they said they would release something in the third quarter of this year, that came AFTER A WHOLE YEAR when the studio went COMPLETELY DARK (so much that everyone tought that the game was abandoned), which came after another WHOLE YEAR where they didn't release ANYTHING. This makes something like TWO YEARS or more without any shred of a release.

There is a BIG DIFFERENCE betweeen SAYING that you did something and actually PROVING that you did, and some wall of text and some random shots of random buildings without any context mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I'm positively baffled that after a super scam like The Day Before there are STILL people who defend such behavior.

A sage learns from history. A fool learns from experience. An idiot never learns.
Last edited by gold_knight; Dec 10, 2024 @ 7:28am
robcram Dec 10, 2024 @ 12:29pm 
Originally posted by gold_knight:
Ah, it must be so good to live in a fairy world in your own head....

YES, we all saw the 30th september update, YES we all read what they wrote, without any need to reproduce the whole text...

The problem (that you seem to be missing) is that they wrote that bunch of crap AFTER the february update in which they said they would release something in the third quarter of this year, that came AFTER A WHOLE YEAR when the studio went COMPLETELY DARK (so much that everyone tought that the game was abandoned), which came after another WHOLE YEAR where they didn't release ANYTHING. This makes something like TWO YEARS or more without any shred of a release.

There is a BIG DIFFERENCE betweeen SAYING that you did something and actually PROVING that you did, and some wall of text and some random shots of random buildings without any context mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I'm positively baffled that after a super scam like The Day Before there are STILL people who defend such behavior.

A sage learns from history. A fool learns from experience. An idiot never learns.

well you might be right man, but I honestly think they are charging people in their local territory or on another platform to fund this. Steam comes last.
darkwingltd Dec 11, 2024 @ 2:41pm 
The game is not getting updates it's getting press releases promising updates. Honestly considering I doubt many people are buying the game here and their Patron page is even less maintained. I can't even see why they are bothering to post, it doesn't look like a scam to me.

it was sold as an early access game and that means it might never get finished and we have no real recourse. Personally It was more complete then some early access games I've bought in the past and while I know this might upset some people, I feel I got my money's worth already.

I just generally check every couple of month and see if there is anything new and I'm not talking about posts about things they are working on but nobody has actually seen in real life.

if it gets and actual update cool, if not I'm not going to obsess over it.
Kris Dec 14, 2024 @ 3:13am 
Skip it, someone else should just make what they say they are going to make. Or something close, because if what they say they are going to make, actually gets made, then they will get far more money than this charade that it seems to be. If they are having issues with staff or funding, and if they are not a dog and pony show, they should just say so, and maybe get a stronger team to make it. Maybe... They should just add two more cars to show they are working on it all. That would be something... anything... And OMG seriously??? How about 15 more NPCs... just for looks. ANYTHING, lol. As it is, even I could make this game... In my sleep. By myself... Unreal 5 and all, in my spare time, and it would be quicker, sooo slow... OK, I hope for the best.
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robcram Dec 14, 2024 @ 7:14am 
I found that Chinese developers have this thing about staying silent to save-face. It's a totally annoying way to do business with western attitudes. They would rather stay silent than admit the project has failed. Not saying that has happened here, but could have.
KanieReaper087 Dec 21, 2024 @ 11:43pm 
Lol.. Only update I want to hear is the NTR parts will be optional or avoidable.. But that seems to be ignored now for "we're working on other things" updates.
Not sure if I prefer the "staying silent to save face" or the "constant chatter and false promises" of western scams like The Day Before or who remembers PS5 exclusive "Abandoned"
Nirask Jan 5 @ 4:51am 
I can only say that human beings are very sad creatures. Even if they are deceived, they still pretend that they have not been deceived and continue to pursue a bad studio that cheats money. When they are deceived, they still wag their tails and laugh along with the other party. People will never learn the lesson. Sad

How many wrong things did Aurora Studios do:
1.The developers at STEAM said very well that they would listen to the opinions of consumers. Yes, did the opinions raised by those who paid for school fees be listened to? (Similarly, a game progress report is made once a year)

2. The first major update has been delayed twice (Game Progress #5 1 is expected to launch a major update in December and Game Progress #6 hopes to update the main line and DLC before the end of January), and then, yes, because we want to
It’s Chinese New Year holiday so 88

3. After the release of game progress #7, TOGETHER BnB’s patreon will never follow you (what do you think of those users who paid 5 US dollars and 10 US dollars for support?

4. After two malicious delays, yes, it was announced that it would switch from UE4 to UE5 before it had a firm foothold, and it was ready to fly before it could recover its reputation (there are still a lot of vicious bugs that have not been fixed)

5. After 2 years of drawing the pie, what’s the result? It’s not just that the vote is bounced.

6. In the latest game progress 11, push those silent supporters to shut down and compete with those consumers who bought early and were deceived.

Summarize:
What this studio did is really disgusting, and then it bounced back several times, so a studio that has no integrity at all still wants players to believe you, you are a ghost
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Nirask Jan 5 @ 4:54am 
I’m really impressed. I witnessed The Day Before 2.0 and then praised it enthusiastically and illogically. I was really drunk.

To put it bluntly, I’m not surprised that he will skip the second season.
Last edited by Nirask; Jan 5 @ 5:05am
Asalleer Jan 11 @ 10:52am 
Originally posted by Momo:
Is this game getting patrnoed?
Just asking, because it's weird that a game like that keeps being re-designed if there is no constant outcome from it.

And if this is the case ouch... we could possibly never see it complete at all since there are many cases of patreon games that are just used to milk customers over and over...
It started on patreon back in 2020
算了吧,大概率就是被抛弃停更了。“推到重做”就是烂尾的一大前兆,让玩家潜意识觉得制作组很努力,这会耗费大量时间,以此来争取更多的时间继续掩盖谎言。两年没有一点东西,真有进度早就更新动态了。
除去Steam上的“画饼”动态,最新的推特和油管动态日期也已经停留在24年2月份,完全处在一个用烂尾游戏能圈多少圈多少的地步。不负责任地猜测,测试版已经赚到了比预期完整版还多收入(至少在中国这款游戏卖的还算可观),完全没必要继续投入开发、制作组大概率已经卷钱跑路。

Forget it. Most likely, the game has been abandoned and updates have ceased. "Starting over from scratch" is a major sign of a potential fiasco. It makes players subconsciously believe that the development team is working hard. This approach will consume a great deal of time, allowing them to buy more time to keep covering up lies. There has been no news for two years. If there was real progress, they would have updated their status long ago.

Excluding the "empty promises" on Steam, the latest updates on Twitter and YouTube also date back to February 2024. It seems they are just trying to squeeze as much money as possible from this potentially failed game. Making a wild guess, the beta version has already generated more revenue than expected for the full - version (at least the game sold fairly well in China). There is simply no need to continue investing in development, and it's highly likely that the development team has run off with the money.
Check on the steam page for this game...

Note: The last update made by the developers was over 2 years ago. The information and timeline described by the developers here may no longer be up to date.

Oh well...thank you Steam for update this useful info:steamthumbsup:
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