parqueo

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Finished a couple scenes so for the next update here's a little preview.
 

Benn Swagger

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I can't read shit when scene happen at midday with background (White furniture, white wall, super bright light) fully colored white.
Is there a mod to forced dialog box ?
Or mod to make text had outlines ?
 

-CookieMonster666-

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I can't read shit when scene happen at midday with background (White furniture, white wall, super bright light) fully colored white.
Is there a mod to forced dialog box ?
Or mod to make text had outlines ?
I can't promise it will work for you ofc, but you might consider this mod by Penfold Mole. While it's designed to make the background transparent, it adds a black outline for white text so that it's readable. I haven't tried it myself, but it's something to consider. The alternatives are either to edit the script file for that (gui.rpy in the /game folder) and make changes yourself or to replace the image being used with one called the same thing but that's a different color. It's in your GUI folder — go wherever you have the main folder for the game and look in the /game/gui subfolders within that for a file called textbox.png to change it.

You can open that in an image editing program (probably one that allows transparency; GIMP is free and will do). Once open, edit it yourself, save your updated / changed image, and then run the game. Alternately, b/c I already changed my own since it bugged me as well, I'm attaching my replacement image. You can just unzip it and paste that into the folder I mentioned above, replacing the existing file when asked. Then run the game and the text box should be somewhat darker so you can read the game text.
 
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Benn Swagger

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I can't promise it will work for you ofc, but you might consider this mod by Penfold Mole. While it's designed to make the background transparent, it adds a black outline for white text so that it's readable. I haven't tried it myself, but it's something to consider. The alternatives are either to edit the script file for that (gui.rpy in the /game folder) and make changes yourself or to replace the image being used with one called the same thing but that's a different color. It's in your GUI folder — go wherever you have the main folder for the game and look in the /game/gui subfolders within that for a file called textbox.png to change it.
I tried your textbox.png, but not working. Tried to find which lines determine the textbox, in case the dev turn the script to false or not using it, I can't find it. I'm no expert.
BUT, the mod by Penfold Mole solve the trouble. And as you said, it did create black outline on the text, now every text can be read. Thank you, Cookie !(y)

FOR ANYONE HAVE PROBLEM WITH READING THE TEXT
GO INSTALL THIS MOD
[Tool] [Ren'Py] Ren'Py Transparent Text Box Mod v2.6.3
 

Onetogo

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What's with all the dry clicks? Is that supposed to control the pacing?

People who read do that naturally. Work on the writing.
I've always viewed it as attempting to make the game seem longer than it really is. If you have to click/hit spacebar three times for every scene then you've essential increased the length of the update 3X. This is purely speculation as I don't know the motives of the game creator.
 

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It's a train wreck for many reasons but it is salvageable.
It needs spelling, grammar and proof reading help badly.
First add these two lines to gui.rpy in the font and font size section ( The off green seemed conflict the least with the images.) I have a attached a revised version for folks to just drop in as a replacement if they don't want to edit it themselves..


define gui.text_color = "#678059"

style say_dialogue:
outlines [ (absolute(2), "#000", absolute(0), absolute(0)) ]
 
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I found the color with I was looking for a not garish color that rarely showed up. It's notable that it's a un named green color.
 

parqueo

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It has taken me forever to move, I am finally done and back to this but I want to apologize for not getting it done sooner and for the wait.
Im gonna finish this this week even if It kills me lol, but as a thank you for sticking around this update will be free and posted next week friday. No tiers this update if you are a patreon it will be available to all. I hope you guys enjoy it.
Jeff, ranfis, flipflop and everyone else big thanks to you you guys kept me wanting to get everything underway and finished. and It will be so.
It has taken me forever to move, I am finally done and back to this but I want to apologize for not getting it done sooner and for the wait.
Im gonna finish this this week even if It kills me lol, but as a thank you for sticking around this update will be free and posted next week friday. No tiers this update if you are a patreon it will be available to all. I hope you guys enjoy it.
Jeff, ranfis, flipflop and everyone else big thanks to you you guys kept me wanting to get everything underway and finished. and It will be so.
 

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"Matthew has always been someone that goes for what he wants til he decides he wants more than he's been getting see how far he goes til he is finally satisfied."
If it were up to me he'd keep on going until he knocked up his mom, sister, and both daughters if they were girls when they turned 12 (resulting granddaughters too, even if it took Viagra to get it done).
 

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here is my unofficial android port of How It All Began v1.2.
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from now on my android ports of Ren'Py games have a 2nd, persistent save location like windows. if you uninstall the app, the save files and persistent data remain intact.
therefore it needs the permission to access the public external storage (or a new one on Android 11 :FacePalm:), because it has to read and write outside its own external storage directories.
you have to grant the permission or the app is shut down.

have fun and please report problems (you can reach me ).
 
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