QSP Evil 2 [v0.75] [community project]

[freedom15]

This is interesting and players are free to contribute but I have some concerns. Pictures aren't a major source of slow down in the game. JPGs are small and don't use much resources. They work great even though they're an old format and WebP is newer and sexier. So I'm not sure what is being gained here...

Videos on the other hand are resource heavy but you didn't touch those. If you did a lossless conversion of all the videos into WebM then that would be fairly significant.

What are the details on the QSP Player that you bundled? We've tested several and the only one that works fully is the one that's bundled with the game. All the others can't play the game correctly. We use the Infinity QSP Player by Infinite. If this is the "updated" QSP Player you're using, please provide a link and we'll investigate it. The other QSP Players we've tested either crash at certain points in the game or won't play the game's videos.

If someone releases a new patch or game version are you going to maintain your version as well? Because if you aren't then it's rather pointless IMO. If you made this version mostly for yourself then it makes sense unless you plan on updating it long term.

Thank you for your interest in the game!

Hey, yes it makes really a performance difference because of the file-size of jpg to webp. I have an really high end mashine as pc but not all ppl have that and there is the point it makes for them a big difference. I updated my version always automatic of course so for its not a problem to share it instantly because i like the game.

(And one extra thing with Webp files are that you can use them as Image or like a Gif file what i find very convinient)

The Qsp i use i got from another game "Girl Life" forum and its an updated version. I need to find the link again but i play since years with QSP and i had big problems too with old players and most of them have problems with videos and crashes. I play with the player i put in the rar file since a longtime. No crashes or any problems. I always use my own pics and vids and replace. All of them highquality vids so theyre bigger in size and still no issues. (i played almost every QSP game on F95 Zone so i know that it works fine)

Im not a programmer and i have my "own" but of course not "weird/pervert or illegal modded" version of Evil 2 but i will not share it because im not interested in updating etc.

But the normal QSP file isnt a problem for me and since youre stepping down i guess there will be not much updates anymore.

If you of course dont that i share that file/player etc. feel free to say it and i let it be thats not a problem.
I respect the Owners/Programmers choice and its your hard work.


noobtrain Btw thanks for replying so we can see where i can go with my shared files.

This is just an example what i did with Evil 2 for my personal use. More or less i make to my personal ui overhaul and added some content

 

[skybarbie]

In the save I provided I could not take the girl back to my apartment and have sex with her there which I could before.

It's because you ran out of aphrodisiacs. You give one to the girl as you take her home for sex and since you don't have any the option wasn't given. This could be improved for sure but this is the reason why you weren't given the option to take her home for sex. I'll leave it up to noobtrain if he wants to make any changes here as I'm not making updates right now.

 

[skybarbie]

Hey, yes it makes really a performance difference because of the file-size of jpg to webp. I have an really high end mashine as pc but not all ppl have that and there is the point it makes for them a big difference. I updated my version always automatic of course so for its not a problem to share it instantly because i like the game.

(And one extra thing with Webp files are that you can use them as Image or like a Gif file what i find very convinient)

The Qsp i use i got from another game "Girl Life" forum and its an updated version. I need to find the link again but i play since years with QSP and i had big problems too with old players and most of them have problems with videos and crashes. I play with the player i put in the rar file since a longtime. No crashes or any problems. I always use my own pics and vids and replace. All of them highquality vids so theyre bigger in size and still no issues. (i played almost every QSP game on F95 Zone so i know that it works fine)

Im not a programmer and i have my "own" but of course not "weird/pervert or illegal modded" version of Evil 2 but i will not share it because im not interested in updating etc.

But the normal QSP file isnt a problem for me and since youre stepping down i guess there will be not much updates anymore.

If you of course dont that i share that file/player etc. feel free to say it and i let it be thats not a problem.
I respect the Owners/Programmers choice and its your hard work.


noobtrain Btw thanks for replying so we can see where i can go with my shared files.

What noobtrain is trying to say is that the JPGs used in the game are between 75KB and 350KB. That's light work for most PCs. You'd only see a performance improvement on an old PC or laptop. Yes, WebP is a better image format overall but it won't make a big difference for most players. I doubt I would even notice it as the game runs smoothly and great for me. It's like picking up an aluminum fork as opposed to a steel fork. Yes, the aluminum fork is lighter but they're still both easy to pick up and few have a problem picking up the steel fork. This is just an analogy and isn't perfect.

I know some players get super excited about new formats and new technologies but they don't always translate into real world performance increases. We've known about WebP for a long time but didn't see the need to switch as JPGs are small and aren't difficult to load. WebP's main advantage is with images on websites. They're smaller so they download and load faster across the Internet. With the images already being installed with the game, you're losing most of the benefits of WebP. They are smaller in size however so that benefit is maintained.

I did a search on Evil 2 and it has 3,237 JPG images coming to a total of 332 MB. So even if WebP reduced the file size to 0, you'd only be reducing the game size by 332 MB which is almost nothing for a 23 GB game.

The videos on the other hand are 10x to 20x the size of the JPG images. So that is where the biggest performance hit is with the game. The game also has a heavy coding back end, especially with the End of Day Earnings Report and starting a New Day. Some older PCs and laptops take a while to finish processing this as there's a lot of code involved.

But saying that noobtrain is wrong and that it will make a big performance difference isn't correct (at least not converting JPGs to WebP). No offense is intended. We are happy that players want to contribute. Hopefully some players will find your work to be helpful!

 

[freedom15]

What noobtrain is trying to say is that the JPGs used in the game are between 75KB and 350KB. That's light work for most PCs. You'd only see a performance improvement on an old PC or laptop. Yes, WebP is a better image format overall but it won't make a big difference for most players. I doubt I would even notice it as the game runs smoothly and great for me. It's like picking up an aluminum fork as opposed to a steel fork. Yes, the aluminum fork is lighter but they're still both easy to pick up and few have a problem picking up the steel fork. This is just an analogy and isn't perfect.

I know some players get super excited about new formats and new technologies but they don't always translate into real world performance increases. We've known about WebP for a long time but didn't see the need to switch as JPGs are small and aren't difficult to load. WebP's main advantage is with images on websites. They're smaller so they download and load faster across the Internet. With the images already being installed with the game, you're losing most of the benefits of WebP. They are smaller in size however so that benefit is maintained.

I did a search on Evil 2 and it has 3,237 JPG images coming to a total of 332 MB. So even if WebP reduced the file size to 0, you'd only be reducing the game size by 332 MB which is almost nothing for a 23 GB game.

The videos on the other hand are 10x to 20x the size of the JPG images. So that is where the biggest performance hit is with the game. The game also has a heavy coding back end, especially with the End of Day Earnings Report and starting a New Day. Some older PCs and laptops take a while to finish processing this as there's a lot of code involved.

But saying that noobtrain is wrong and that it will make a big performance difference isn't correct (at least not converting JPGs to WebP). No offense is intended. We are happy that players want to contribute. Hopefully some players will find your work to be helpful!

Hey, sorry when it sounded like he is wrong of course he isnt wrong and yes its more for the older or weak performance pc. That was the sense for the webp convertation. I just mean it a good way for the ppl who didnt know how to do it themself.

It is always a problem with videos and they size. I converted all vids for Evil 2 in webm and reduce the size a lot but theyre completly changed and for my personal reference so i will not post them because that would we a complete change of the game even when vids are normal porn and nothing strange but i would feel not alright with that and it felt disrespect full like the modded Ui from my Evil QSP file etc. against you Dev guys.

And i use the porn for personal taste like im not much into pee or bdsm so i changed that and that is a change for a big game part and that isnt for the public only privat use.

Sorry when it sounded disrespectful against noobtrain.
I love a lot of you creators and especially free content and a amazing game like Evil 2 and Girl life.

You guys do it for free and so there is not reason to be mean or complain.
So thank you for all the work for Evil 2

P.S

I just felt like to help the people with performance issues to get maybe a better experience with that game.
And sometimes my english doesnt sound good because its not my mother language so that can be of course sometimes sounds different what i mean.

 

[DavidF1970]

I know nobody is actually working on this game in depth currently. But would it be a massive code change to maybe add something like a business manager to run your businesses? They could sign new contracts in factories increase income from shops etc.

Similar to the whore and slave manager who manages their incentive etc. Could this actually be done?

Business Manager Hire cost £20k daily cost £5k ........... Bonus 15% increase in sales in businesses


Similarly maybe a new gang activity like protection racket.

Just ideas maybe if someone takes the game up they could possibly implement them if able to be done.

I unfortunately know naff all about programming or coding .

anyone know if this is doable if someone picks the game up again?