Cosy Creator
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Dev Log 32
🕑 Added 2024-06-02 18:54:02 +0000 UTCHey guys, it's dev log time again!
First of all I want to start by welcoming all of the new supporters that have joined since the release of 0.9, the reaction to which has been particularly positive, so thank you all for the amazing feedback!
Now, on to the dev log:
Those of you that have been around for a while will probably have noticed a pattern emerge, where I release a 0.0.1 patch for the public version, which usually includes quality of life updates such as work on the user interface, or improvements to older content. Well I've decided not to do that this time, so that instead of working on a 0.9.1 I can leap right into working on 0.10, as I'm going to need all of the time I can get to put it out in a reasonable time-frame. There are a couple of reasons for this:
First, I'm breaking another pattern, the one where I alternate between single day and double day updates - 0.10 is going to be another double day update just like 0.9 was, and it's also going to be extremely long, if the work I've done so far is anything to go by - I've got all of the scenes plotted out, and written about 9k words which only takes us about 60% through the first day. To be honest, it may end up being too long for a single update, but I'll cross that bridge if I come to it, as I really like all of the scenes I have planned out and I don't really want to chop it up.
The second reason I'm gonna need plenty of time to work on 0.10 is a technical one regarding the Android version of the game. Android apps begin to get a little iffy when you go above 2GB, and there's a hard limit somewhere around 2.5GB, which the game is now approaching. There are various ways to get around this, but aside from dropping Android completely as some other devs do, they're all going to take a little time to figure out, and probably a reasonable amount of coding work behind the scenes.
The solution I'm leaning towards at the moment is a new feature recently introduced to ren'py (the engine that the game is made in), that allows the user to download a small 100ish MB app first, which will then download all of the assets separately from an external server. But again, this could take me a week or two to figure out, test, and then set up hosting for it. If that turns out to be too much work every update, the alternative would be splitting the android version into multiple parts, but again, that would be a lot of additional work every update.
So that's where I'm at right now, with the scenes planned out I'm looking to get the writing for 0.10 finished next weekend, at which point I'll move into the rendering phase. The next dev log will be in a couple of weeks as usual, but to be honest I'm very uncertain of a release date at the moment because of the above issues - when I say that I think this update could be a long one, I mean really long compared to the previous ones! I don't want to diverge from my usual 2 month release schedule too drastically, so for now I'll just get to work and see what happens.
As always, thank you all for your support, I really appreciate it!
- Cosy Creator
Comments
Ranfis
I have been loving Cosy Cafe and I can't wait for the new 0.10!!!
Cosy Creator
Thanks, fixed!
Lord Tony H
Hey CC I spotted a spelling mistake, Sunday dawn 23 outside the café, Catherine says (Oh please are you really going to make we wait?)
Donny Procs
I just discovered your game very recently. Awesome story and amazing characters. Seriously awesome work. This game and cardibis sternum are probably the only games where I'm playing it more for the reasons I mentioned earlier than the porn.
Roadwolf
Just excellent.
DoomChicken
I am one of those 0.9 supporters and am excited to see where this story goes. Very good writing and character development.
Tallestdavid
hype for more!
Draxl
Keep up the amazing work CC, and to whatever patron commissioned those renders, It's nice to see a person of sophistication, and good taste among us! :) Thanks for sharing!
Randy
My initial thought was that was Sarah's choice of reward and Vicky just going along and being shameless.
Lord Tony H
Thanks for the update CC, I'm glad they won't be in the next release as I feel they are detrimental to Victoria as Sarah always refers to her that way, and it would make the MC look like he doesn't care about Victoria.
Pax
Another double day update will be awesome! This means that we will also get the weekly meeting of the families and the aftermath of that meeting in the evening. This is sounding Great!
MiotaczSkarpet
Thanks for the update. Keep up the good work! <3
Max
Thanks for the update. Looking forward to the next one. I hope our new dish washer gets some work done.
Weeb_alt
Never stop cooking Cosy. Thanks for the update!
Sovereign16
As someone who plays your game on Android but is hoping to move to PC soon enough I appreciate that you are working to ensure that you Android users remain included in this game. Also I'm really excited to see what happens with Rachel
SYH
Thanks commissioner!
WhiteTiger
For some of the games i play they do the app and separate assets download and it work perfectly. I really like this method cause i dont have to download separate parts for the same game and the saves its easier to move
Garagara
Thanks for the update Cosy! The game keeps getting better and better with every update it's honestly baffling... Excited about this one as well!
