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Dear overlord. I am not able to change Cassie's last name using the notebook. Is that normal or an error? I can change it but it is not saved.

I can change the others' surnames but not Cassie
In version 1.1.5 or in 2.0.0?

In 1.1.5 the code was written to always overwrite her name (oversight on my part.)

In v2.0.0 I changed this so that if her name was altered it would keep the new name and no longer overwrite it. If it was not altered, it would continue to do the overwrite.

Let me know which version you're playing so that I know if I need to go on a witch hunt in the code.
 
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In version 1.1.5 or in 2.0.0?

In 1.1.5 the code was written to always overwrite her name (oversight on my part.)

In v2.0.0 I changed this so that if her name was altered it would keep the new name and no longer overwrite it. If it was not altered, it would continue to do the overwrite.

Let me know which version you're playing so that I know if I need to go on a witch hunt in the code.
In the test 2.0. It says initial of my surname and ...something but no matter how many times I click on save it is not saved.

Also, I had to manually tell characters to use my name in that part, as all of them had Roger, except Jane that had mcname or something.

EDIT: I can change Cass name but not her surname. So I guess it is a bug?
 
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In the test 2.0. It says initial of my surname and ...something but no matter how many times I click on save it is not saved.

Also, I had to manually tell characters to use my name in that part, as all of them had Roger, except Jane that had mcname or something.

EDIT: I can change Cass name but not her surname. So I guess it is a bug?
The test version in the OP was posted before I made that correction.

In the official release published today v2.0.0 that has been fixed.
 
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In the test 2.0. It says initial of my surname and ...something but no matter how many times I click on save it is not saved.

Also, I had to manually tell characters to use my name in that part, as all of them had Roger, except Jane that had mcname or something.

EDIT: I can change Cass name but not her surname. So I guess it is a bug?
And just to ease my paranoia I double checked the code a moment ago.

The new code is:

Code:
        if "cassie_h" in scribe._cast and not scribe._cast["cassie_h"].manually_changed:
            scribe._cast["cassie_h"].lName = "{}...Something".format(mc.lName[0].upper())
This tests to see if you manually altered her entry and if you did it just leaves it alone. And if you never manually changed her then it will default to the ...Something surname.
 
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And just to ease my paranoia I just double checked.

The new code is:

Code:
        if "cassie_h" in scribe._cast and not scribe._cast["cassie_h"].manually_changed:
            scribe._cast["cassie_h"].lName = "{}...Something".format(mc.lName[0].upper())
This tests to see if you manually altered her entry and if you did it just leaves it alone. And if you never manually changed her then it will default to the ...Something surname.
I will simply subscribe again, you deserve it. I cannot keep it indefinitely (too many projects I would love to support), but the least I can do is subscribe every month in a while, specially when you release.
 

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I will simply subscribe again, you deserve it. I cannot keep it indefinitely (too many projects I would love to support), but the least I can do is subscribe every month in a while, specially when you release.
I am honestly honored by any amount anyone invests for any amount of time. (Especially when they can usually get it for free here.)

Be it $1 or $10, every little bit helps and I try to do my best to earn and be worthy of that investment.

I am genuinely grateful!

Thanks mate! Salute!
 
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Aw, thanks man! Just in time for my birthday! Been a subbed supporter since I found this hidden gem of awesomeness back in November, great game! (y)
I was flying through my mega-post of responses so quick I realize now I only said "Happy Birthday"

What I meant to say, but neglected to in my haste, was Happy Birthday and thank you for the kind compliment and support! I sincerely appreciate it! And definitely let me know if you feel the quality of the game ever starts to slip.

Salute mate!
 
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I am honestly honored by any amount anyone invests for any amount of time. (Especially when they can usually get it for free here.)

Be it $1 or $10, every little bit helps and I try to do my best to earn and be worthy of that investment.

I am genuinely grateful!

Thanks mate! Salute!
Absolutely loved it. Cassie, Jane and Nanami have always been my favorite, we Amanda coming close. But i think Cassie maybe full number 1.

And the overall quality of this update is amazing. Writing is just perfect! I've just did both routes and perfect (I liked the love route more, but both amazing)

Quick recommendation: some transparency control on the box, if possible. I tend to use the transparent mod but it does not work good with your novel, and the current box is too intrusive. I kept hiding, hurting immersion.
The only other recommendation, which I hade made in the past and I am more convinced I have goes against patreon rules so I will skip it (actually they do not violate anything on patreon, but you already told me you prefer to avoid it so...)

Ohh the visual quality of this update clearly was something else! Made Cassie even more beautiful.
 
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Absolutely loved it. Cassie, Jane and Nanami have always been my favorite, we Amanda coming close. But i think Cassie maybe full number 1.

And the overall quality of this update is amazing. Writing is just perfect! I've just did both routes and perfect (I liked the love route more, but both amazing)

Quick recommendation: some transparency control on the box, if possible. I tend to use the transparent mod but it does not work good with your novel, and the current box is too intrusive. I kept hiding, hurting immersion.
The only other recommendation, which I hade made in the past and I am more convinced I have goes against patreon rules so I will skip it (actually they do not violate anything on patreon, but you already told me you prefer to avoid it so...)

Ohh the visual quality of this update clearly was something else! Made Cassie even more beautiful.
Truly appreciate the feedback.

Box transparency is always a subjective thing and it's tough trying to nail down what is "right".

But now you have me thinking that perhaps I could include four or five different transparencies and allow the player to choose which one they see. That's actually a very simple implementation (As the planner may demonstrate I've spent entirely too much time playing with Renpy's Gui Language). Maybe I'll split it into 5ths from no box to completely opaque for people with minor visual impairments.

I'll toy around with that sometime before the next update. Excellent suggestion mate!

If it's alright, I have a few more questions about your experience in the play through, but I'll fire those in a DM so as to avoid spoilers for everyone else.
 

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Truly appreciate the feedback.

Box transparency is always a subjective thing and it's tough trying to nail down what is "right".

But now you have me thinking that perhaps I could include four or five different transparencies and allow the player to choose which one they see. That's actually a very simple implementation (As the planner may demonstrate I've spent entirely too much time playing with Renpy's Gui Language). Maybe I'll split it into 5ths from no box to completely opaque for people with minor visual impairments.

I'll toy around with that sometime before the next update. Excellent suggestion mate!

If it's alright, I have a few more questions about your experience in the play through, but I'll fire those in a DM so as to avoid spoilers for everyone else.
Just answered you back. As soon as I have any recommendation, I will. I think you need to start thinking steam, by the way. Give yourself a bigger market.
 
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2021-02-27 Post Release News

Well, we did it! Approximately 24 hours ago the latest version of the game was published. And so far, things are looking great!
Here are some of the successes worth celebrating with this release!

Major Wins!
  • 1,373 New Images in this Chapter


  • 32,788 Words (including short hand used to code for Renpy)


  • 24 hours after release, No Game Breaking or Exception throwing bugs reported.

  • The Scrivener to Renpy Conversion script developed over the summer of 2020 has taken over nearly 100% of the coding tasks.

  • Early reviews of the new content have been overwhelmingly positive.

Moving Forward
So this is it. We're officially back in the game. The goal now is to ride this wave and sail forward with new production.

I'm spending this weekend retuning some of the Lupita script and on Monday morning we start fresh with a new series of Live Streams. I see no reason to delay and I'm eager to dig right in and get started on the next release immediately!

Lupita's chapter won't be quite as long as the Cassie chapter we just saw, but that should mean less downtime before the next content drop.

It has been my intent for some time to work on multiple characters at once. And since the coming chapters will be a bit shorter and released faster than Cassie's, I may consider doing a mid-week split.

Maybe spend Monday-Wednesday Working on Lupita, Thursday working on Jane or some other character, and then finish up Friday with Reworking old content or developing assets in Blender. Not sure how or if I'm going to split it up.

But regardless of how we cut it, we are primarily focused on producing new content faster, better and sexier than ever before!

Thank You!
I know this was a long slog to get to this point. A lot of promises were made and many of you put faith in their eventual fulfillment. Now that we're here, I hope you feel your trust was well placed! We cut out 1/3 of the development process entirely, we've begun steady work on new material, and my commitment to being 100% open with every aspect of development remains firm.

Thank you to all those who've hung in there with me. And double thanks to all the $10 patrons who have been play testing this chapter all along the way and helping to ensure that the final product shipped out yesterday was as bug free as I could have possibly made it.

Alright, I guess that's enough celebrating and circle jerking. Time to get back to work and sally-fucking-forth!

Cheers mates!
 

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See, I think there is a flaw in your logic. This game has (as any game) three kinds of people playing it: (a) supporters, who are not willing to share, (b) supporters, who are willing to share, and (c) non-supporters.

Your beef is a lack of group (a) slowing down group (c), but you are complaining about group (b) which has nothing to do with it. Of course, they could turn into a butd while this is of course a pirating site, it also is the best site (at least that I know) to talk about a shared hobby, so not everybody is pirating everything.



To be fair, it is less boring it seems. Dunno whether it may become stale one day.
It probably has already, but given what it seems to be the alternative, I hope this kind if thing becomes the norm.
 
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I am sure Roman would love your support.
However he is aware you need the money to help fund the long term care you clearly need.
We all wish you to the best and hope you get the quality of care needed.

Here is a soothing picture for you to look at until you feel better.


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If this is working, I will download Gigs of soothing pics tomorrow to spread around some threads.
 
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