I guess since the way it works is that all week are considered the same game and thus share the same persistent data folder. If you can use your old saves when you play a new version of a renpy game on android then it will be ok.
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BlueCat
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Heyho,
like I reported last week, thanks to a data leak caused by the CIA and the FBI and, of course, the DEA as well, I'm currently busy and forced to rewrite a few old scripts in German again.
Day 4 as well as the first Past Time episode are done. Now what's missing are Day 5 and the Halloween Special from 2018, and that's what I'm currently working on.
In the meantime, Akanoes is busy revamping a big portion of our features. Currently he is working on making all the character info section more lightweight so we are able to reduce the size by at least 80%.
You're wondering how he's doing it?
Back then, nearly everything got hardcoded, meaning that we used, for instance, 200 1080p images and that's why the feature was so big, which you felt every time you downloaded a new version of the game.
So we're reducing the number of these big images by putting the majority of the text in the code itself. This is not only how we save megabytes, but also implement multiple languages more easily.
For instance, if you're playing in German, the charinfo and other elements of the UI will be in German. Without retooling this system, we would need to make another 200 images - just for one additional language. With French and German, that would be ~600 images, and since we want to add more languages to the game in the future, that's an absolute NO-GO!
Alright, I'll head off again and report back to you next week.
So long
Blue
Nov 15, 2020 10:57 PM
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Heyho,
like I reported last week, thanks to a data leak caused by the CIA and the FBI and, of course, the DEA as well, I'm currently busy and forced to rewrite a few old scripts in German again.
Day 4 as well as the first Past Time episode are done. Now what's missing are Day 5 and the Halloween Special from 2018, and that's what I'm currently working on.
In the meantime, Akanoes is busy revamping a big portion of our features. Currently he is working on making all the character info section more lightweight so we are able to reduce the size by at least 80%.
You're wondering how he's doing it?
Back then, nearly everything got hardcoded, meaning that we used, for instance, 200 1080p images and that's why the feature was so big, which you felt every time you downloaded a new version of the game.
So we're reducing the number of these big images by putting the majority of the text in the code itself. This is not only how we save megabytes, but also implement multiple languages more easily.
For instance, if you're playing in German, the charinfo and other elements of the UI will be in German. Without retooling this system, we would need to make another 200 images - just for one additional language. With French and German, that would be ~600 images, and since we want to add more languages to the game in the future, that's an absolute NO-GO!
Alright, I'll head off again and report back to you next week.
So long
Blue
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Nice to see that it is progressing, even slowly. I hope the UI change means that character cards can be kept current with the latest releases in the future.
RandoCard3
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As someone already said, you can import saves from Week to Week. It's worth noting though, that once the Month 1 merge drops the current three weeks will be rendered obsolete and you'll no longer being able to import saves to newer content from them. So, you may as well wait for the Month 1 merge if you care about carrying choices over. The merge will also come with bug fixes, integrated mechanics and will be a much smaller download size compare to the current Week 1.
So i downloaded the split links version for mac and extracted the links to get a full .zip file.But the .zip file doesnt extract, as in it says unable to expand (Error 0- Undefined error :0). So can anyone tell me if my extractor is malfunctioning or if the file is corrupted?
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I'm not sure, but the current versions are a bit jank at the moment. If you have the patience, I recommend waiting for the upcoming Month 1 merge before jumping in. It's come with a bunch of bug fixes, proper integration of mechanics, maybe some minor rewrites, and will be the only way to import saves once they start releasing new content after it releases.
If you don't care about all that, feel free to ignore me.
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Im strangely getting hyped to play content ive already played before again lol. Im worried though about the continued necessity of mods with the month one merge. Ideally Blue and the team changed the conditions where selecting certain scenes blocked off others which Lain circumvented with her mod - especially if this is the one way you will now be able to take your save games going forward to future updates. I dont like the idea of not progressing certain girls because i was with others instead and the game benefits more from having a big cast if its seeing them all and not at expense of one another but that is just me.
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I don't think any of the divergent paths ever lock you out of future content though, do they? I think it just results in alternate dialogue.
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Has been since release
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I assume the poor naming pattern threw you off
Pretty much ya, I saw days 20 and 21 but was not sure if it had the rest of the week in it. Thanks!
Surprised someone hasn't just fixed the name and avoid the confusion in all this time.
Pretty much. If you don't meet Tomoe on Night 1 her story remains the same. If you don't see Sloth-chan on the roof nothing about her future interactions changes. I think the one main difference is finding the girl's cell phone on Day 1. Not doing so seems to lock her out of future content, but the content she does have is so minor it's not really a big deal.
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I am really curious to see what will happen when the girls in the house start finding out about the other relationships the mc has. They don't seem too keen on sharing him.
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I think I remember it being mentioned that's in a case of OCD on the creators part. Hopefully they'll just delete all the current patches once the Month 1 patch goes up, but I'm guessing it still end up like this once we get back to monthly releases of new content.
Himiko isn't opposed to sharing, Mao hates the idea, but I don't think we have Saki's stance yet. Though considering she and Becky may have something going on, I'm suspect any resistance she has won't last.
I'm guessing the plot will lead to something with her regardless eventually, as she seems to be considered a Main Character, according to the images on OP. So, far it's just sexual tension, exploring her kink a little and a few minor interactions with the narcoleptic girl.