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Dev Update #49
🕑 Added 2025-03-10 03:03:21 +0000 UTCHi everyone, hope you had a good week. A few things to get through:
E4 Progress
My week was fairly busy and I've mostly been focused on the E4 animations which are going well but there's still a lot to do. Apart from animations this week I also refined the designs of some of the extra characters you'll meet in E4 and also spontaneously decided to revamp the main menu. Aside from the little easter egg I think the old main menu looked pretty bland and underwhelming. The text especially. So I've gone for a different look, nothing super interesting but I think it looks much more polished and I'm pretty happy with it.
Android Version (E1-3 Android releasing tomorrow)
Long overdue, it's finally done. It's very, very far from perfect but I just had to get it done so that it's not constantly plaguing me. Pretty much everything works well except for the one big thing that I was worried about - animations. The animations are really really laggy. If your phone is much better than mine then maybe it might be fine - I've only tested it on one phone and the animations did not look good. So I really need to stress this - for the best experience please play Elmwood on pc or mac.
If any of you know of ways I could optimise renpy videos for android then please let me know - I always appreciate advice on things I'm unfamiliar with and I'm very unfamiliar with building for android. I know that there are other android avns which are very well optimised and can play animations efficiently even on lower end devices but I haven't managed to achieve this yet - sorry.
Aside from animations I've managed to make everything else work fairly well. All the menus/interface and even HaremWars seem to not have any issues but if you encounter any bugs then please do let me know. I've done very limited testing on this as I'm trying to just focus on E4. This Android version is basically the exact version of the game as the Bronze E3 release in December. That means there are some minor typos which I'm aware of.
I'll be releasing the Android version tomorrow for all paid members. However, if you were a paid subscriber in December, January or February but aren't anymore and want the Android version then just send me a private message and I'd be happy to give you the download. It was my intention to release the Android version in January so everyone who was subbed around then is absolutely entitled to it.
1 Year Anniversary
Guess what? Yep, Elmwood officially turns 1 year old on the 15th. Truly the most surreal year of my life. It's not been easy by any means but developing Elmwood has been the most incredible decision I've ever made. I wouldn't be able to do it without your support and it is such a privilege for me to have this amazing community supporting me every step of the way. You guys rock.
Thank you for everything and cheers to another great year!
Comments
Melvyn Prudent
Hello, can you add french plz, i really like when Katie speek french lol Happy birthday Elmwood !
Melvyn Prudent
Expecially French, i also liked at the strat whit Katie who speak french lol
WickedWare
Thank you! Really glad you're enjoying it :) I'm hoping to introduce other language options for the season 1 steam release (ep1-7) (and by the way don't worry about Taylor - it's impossible to see her stats at this stage)
stratodavid
Happy Anniversary I recently discovered Elmwood University, I'm fascinated with the graphics and the story. The updates are excellent, personally Katie is my crush Taylor is enigmatic I still can't unlock her lust or her love, I need a guide. Congratulations on your excellent work. I hope that in some update you can add other languages, especially Spanish. A hug and congratulations Director of Elmwood University
WickedWare
Ooof that's not fun :/ Thank you, I appreciate it :)
WickedWare
Thank you!
Ichigo Kurosaki
Nice that is a good chunk of content for a yearvbeing solo for the most part. Another I play but am very close to giving up on has done about 1/4 to 1/3 of an episode in the past year to year in a half and when they miss every release date they make they say stuff like "Pledges will be paused until the small part of the update is out and then a half month goes by(still no update) and they are like I am going to unpause pledges because it will be out tomorrow(ironically this unpause coincides with the majority of his sub payments" then next thing we know it's been half a month and still no update, lol. That goes on like that for months. So your doing great in my opinion. π Keep up the great work! π
Erik Jordan
Happy anniversary @WickedWare! ππ₯³
WickedWare
Thanks! Yep it's gone very quickly. WickedWare = just myself but occasionally I get outside help (coding haremwars for example)
WickedWare
Thanks! Much appreciated :)
WickedWare
Continuously and consistently - as if it's playing the video on 15fps instead of 30. Happens immediately and doesn't seem to get better or worse over time
PickerPatron
How does the lag behave? does the animation lag from the beginning and continuously? or does the animation start well and with each scene/camera change the lag increases?
GuySmiley
Happy Anniversary, WickedWare! Very happy you decided to take the leap of faith to develop this amazing game and wish you continued success!
Ichigo Kurosaki
Congratulations on your one year anniversary! I can't believe it's been that long already. Sure doesn't feel like it. Reading your post above made me curious, are doing this project solo or do you have a team?
