Version 0.3.8.0 - development news (updated 22 of April 2023)
Hi guys and gals,
this post offers you a collection of news about the next version of Holiday Island (0.3.8.0).
You can see the main focus and side areas for the next update in the above image.
The change log below is based on the release 0.3.7.0.
As of right now, the update from 0.3.7.0 to 0.3.8.0 has:
332 additional renders, videos or sound files
8 new backgrounds for the phone
434 updated renders
New features and content
Ivy'workout pullups scene will be remade using her new model --> still working on it
Faye's and Aly's breasts compare event at the beach gets re-rendered in 2560x1440 and some new images are added --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Delizia gets a poker reward scene --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Delizia gets a much improved poker appointment with additional renders --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Aly's posing scene in Jennifer's swimsuit has been AI upgraded --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Amy's posing scene images in her blue lingerie has been AI upgraded --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Aly gets a remake to her poker appointment with very much improved dialogue and a lot of new images --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Almost all of Aly's sprites have been remade in high resolution --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Ivy gets an improved weight lifting scene with her new self that has 4 achievements --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Alice gets a posing scene as a poker reward --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Alice gets a much improved poker appointment with additional renders --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Desire's poker lapdance reward has been AI upgraded to 2560x1440 resolution --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Amy gets a new event at the beach bar with two achievements --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Yvette gets an update to her beach walk scene --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Deliza gets an update to her beach walk scene --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Faye gets a new pool sunbed scene with several additional renders --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Faye gets a re-rendered arrival event with a lot of additional images --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Brenda gets a re-rendered room service event with a lot of additional images and two achievements --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
All sexting images that were still in jpg format have been re-rendered or AI upgraded to 2560x1440 webp format --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Brenda gets a re-rendered arrival event with a lot of additional images and two achievements --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Eva's reward appointment where she's wearing a black dress gets an AI image upgrade to 2560x1440 webp format and a text revision --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
The phone gets a new app to display an overview of all trophies and girls --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Eva's poker lapdance scene gets an AI image upgrade to 2560x1440 webp format and a text revision --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Eva gets a much improved poker appointment with additional renders --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Heather's erotic massage scene gets an AI image upgrade to 2560x1440 webp format and a text revision --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Eva's elevator scene gets an AI image upgrade to 2560x1440 webp format and a text revision --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Minor improvements and changes
The ren'Py engine will be upgraded from 7.4.4 (which was unfortunately a buggy release) to the current 7.5.3. Hopefully this solves more problems and doesn't create new ones. --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
The .rpyc file have been reorganized helping with faster development and making it easier to find stuff in the future. --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
A couple of new phone backgrounds, phone character pictures and sextings for different girls have been added --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
A couple of new love, friendship and sexual messages have been added --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Some basic location and event renders have been AI upgraded to 2560x1440 webp format --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Amy gets new pool jump in and pool exit renders in 2560x1440 resolution --> will be part of 0.3.8.0
Bug fixes
Wrong image links in some achievements resulting in the display of one or more black images --> will be fixed with 0.3.8.0
The icon to add images to your favorites has disappeared --> will be fixed with 0.3.8.0
Heather's sun lotion event could trigger even though she wasn't wearing her skimpy bikini --> will be fixed with 0.3.8.0
Approximately 3 weeks ago this was addressed and explained why the update (initially labeled v.0.3.7.2) was changed to v.0.3.8.0. Images have changed all over the place and creating an update package would be a mess. There are still over 2,000 jpg images and unfortunately a large number of the very bad ones are with the high tier girls. The developer hopes to convert them over time, but it will take several releases. Also mentioned, was that the majority of new content, won't be until v.0.3.9.0 or v.0.4.0.0. All subject to change at the developer's discretion.
Approximately 3 weeks ago this was addressed and explained why the update (initially labeled v.0.3.7.2) was changed to v.0.3.8.0. Images have changed all over the place and creating an update package would be a mess. There are still over 2,000 jpg images and unfortunately a large number of the very bad ones are with the high tier girls. The developer hopes to convert them over time, but it will take several releases. Also mentioned, was that the majority of new content, won't be until v.0.3.9.0 or v.0.4.0.0. All subject to change at the developer's discretion.
It is a matter of words. The enhanced/upgraded/reworked images are new in the sense that they weren't there before. If you define "new content" as "completely new scenes" that is not what 3.8.0 is about. Personally I find that a rather restrictive definition of new content.
Formally 3.8.0 is a update release that morphed into something halfway also contain new.
But that is just for show.
The real purpose is to give global warming time to make the ocean levels rise and the resort sink (this is the same as the all you can eat buffet phase in Cthulhu's plan).
The re-renders are just amazing! But some places, in my humble opinion, need a few changes. Like in Alice’s beach event where she sees how long it takes to get the player erect, just that segment (not the binoculars or the beach walk) has Alice not as proportionate as the other scenes. She is a bit wider overall.
Similrly with her newer arrival scene. It is really cute and much more better than the previous one because of the updated resolution and quality but she is a bit cuter than the original scene’s sexier version and the dress is a little less translucent, maybe due to the resolution upscale.
I know that any changes are very remote possibilities but does anyone else notice it?
I do love the newer smaller but curvier and cutter model especially in the bar.
(***disclaimer***) ( This is FAN FICTION / FAN EDITED and no way represents any actual story from the game ) (Any similarity to any future story-line is coincidental)
First question is why you feel the need to freeze a stat level? Second question is why use 0x52 mod (which truthfully I have no idea what that is) when there is a Companion Mod that the developer had a hand in creating. With the Companion Mod you can adjust the stats for the MC and the girls on the fly without worry. The only caveat being not to try and max all stats at once. The Companion Guide explains it all. Both the Guide and Mod are linked on the first page of this thread.
First question is why you feel the need to freeze a stat level? Second question is why use 0x52 mod (which truthfully I have no idea what that is) when there is a Companion Mod that the developer had a hand in creating. With the Companion Mod you can adjust the stats for the MC and the girls on the fly without worry. The only caveat being not to try and max all stats at once. The Companion Guide explains it all. Both the Guide and Mod are linked on the first page of this thread.
Perhaps Holiday Island isn't the game for you. Not trying to be snarky, but do you realize that some stats do NOT have to be maxed to trigger a scene or event? The included hints and requirements listed in the players phone provide the parameters. In simplest terms that takes some game management on the players part. Some players like that in a game and some don't. As I understand it, the Companion Mod was developed to try and reach a compromise, as too often the wrong console codes were entered causing the game to freeze or crash.
Bottom line is there isn't any mod that will allow you to entirely skip some elements of the game and thus, as often stated within this thread, just play the game.
WARNING!
You could break your game modifying any variable. Use at your own risk! Breaking the game depends on the game's programming. You could create set of values the game doesn't expect. Which for example could prevent you to progress in the game or miss certain scenes. I would recommend saving before modifying. So you could always go back if something unexpected happens.
No one of us tried that to fix Lust at the Maximum level, just because it is super easy to increase a Girls lust, and there is a Mod which is guaranted to work with the game, If you don't engage in a Sex scene the lust will not drop It drops only if you have sex with her or you let her masturbate (Amy)
Or contact the Develper make a lucrative offer to customize a version of the game.
URM is good for watching values, for this game, the Companion Mod is the best way cause you can change values without breaking the game (most other games doesn't have such a game-personal mod, approved by the game creator).
Like everywhere, you are free to use any mod (or the console) on the game but please don't whine when breaking the game cause of not listening (and bashing) to one of the the reputable members of this thread.
It's actually easier to use the in-game mod than this. Plus, the in-game mod has the safety locks required to not break certain island inhabitants.
No one is being snarky by saying play the game. But being snappish about not getting your way isn't exactly the way to make friends and influence people either.