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Development 0.3 - #13
🕑 Added 2024-12-30 14:00:19 +0000 UTCHey friends!
The last development log of 2024 is here! I’ve managed to get a first alpha build out, so testing and proofreading can already begin while I work on the remaining two scenes!
I’ve already fixed a lot of things, and here’s a fun fact for those of you who are tech-savvy: Ren’Py can’t work with image filenames written in camel case (e.g., anyaBleh.png where the first letter is lowercase, and subsequent words are joined with an uppercase letter). A tester solved this issue, and thankfully, it was fairly easy to fix afterward. You really can’t make this stuff up, something as simple as an image name was preventing Ren’Py from finding it in the folder structure. I’ve never encountered anything like that before!
Anyway, I still have a good chunk of animations to create, but since testing and rendering are now happening in parallel, the process should speed up in the long run. Initially, I planned for this update to include one h-scene because my original intention was to split the update into two parts, so one scene each. However, I realized this might be the content most people are looking forward to, so I’ll add another smaller h-scene that fits the respective character and helps bring two branches closer together.
Moving forward, like I mentioned in the previous dev log, I’ll also aim to reduce the amount of content per update and I try to get enough content to justify on one h-scene per release. This way, I can get updates out faster, still less content per update, but more frequent releases. I hope this will be okay for everyone!
Speaking of the previous dev log. “That’s everything for development logs this year, the next one will be in 2025!” Well, now it’s for real! 😄
Have an amazing week! Enjoy the rest of your vacation (if you’re on one), and most importantly, stay happy! ❤️
Your Panda
Comments
Ash Dodds
that's great news thanks for the update so fast cant wait for the rest of the story <3
DebatingPanda
Thank you very much! =D Happy new year to you too. If everything goes smoothly, I'll release in that time frame, yes. Working on the last two scenes atm, it doesn't feel like it's a lot of work anymore, but I might get stuck with the quality of the animations, but I doubt that they'll take over a month.
Ash Dodds
great to here everything is going well in development! i just found this game and got so addicted lmao. Happy new year. Are we looking at a mid jan - mid feb release maybe? if everything goes smoothly?
DebatingPanda
Happy new year to you! =)
DebatingPanda
Hey there! You're very welcome, thank you for the nice words. Happy holidays and a happy new year to you too! :)
Ricardo
Happy New Year Pandas!
Emmanuel Alcudia
Your lie in april
Cyber
what favorite anime is that, by chance ? :D
Emmanuel Alcudia
Hello dear panda♡ Thanks for sharing what happened to you with Ren'py, I'll keep that information safe because even though I don't know anything about programming right now, I'd like to make a visual novel based on my favorite anime. And returning to the subject, I feel an intense joy when I receive an email titled "Development 0.3 #..." Thank you so much for taking the time to develop an amazing story. You're doing great. Happy holidays and happy new year!
