As I intended and actually had the integrity to do (unlike the developer, currently, who FACT botched 'LawSchool_Season2-Ep4_v1-pc' release) Icame back ti investigate again.
You what sucks - people making excuses for a developer's mistake and also the developer (if they did see mine and other reports of import attempts that result in obvious error - right there in traceback) ignoring or making excuses, such as when the error occurs in S2 game stating 'sorry guy, it must be your save that is corrupted.
Common sense, everyone here who had a problem - a game breaker when your core LI (Love Interest stats do not transfer from Ch.3 > Ch4!!) - of course downloaded the patreon version 'LawSchool_S1_patreon-pc' the same last update S1 version from F95. They didn't get some 'pirated' alien version from somewhere else and come to F95 to complain.
For the record, I even re-loaded what was the very same 'LawSchool_S1_patreon-pc' to re-test, which was irrelevant because in S1 all my saves worked 100% fine. I even rolled back to a previous save or 2 and played forward in last past of game.
This is the very clear traceback error, which 100% proves it is also not a corrupted save issue, but rather a corrupted or erroneous coding issue to import this variable, as in my case,
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "game/values_s1.rpy", line 2172, in script call
call mp_assign_variables() from _call_mp_assign_variables # Assign our variables
File "game/values_s1.rpy", line 1200, in script
python:
File "renpy/ast.py", line 1187, in execute
renpy.python.py_exec_bytecode(self.code.bytecode, self.hide, store=self.store)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "renpy/python.py", line 1273, in py_exec_bytecode
exec(bytecode, globals, locals)
~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "game/values_s1.rpy", line 2153, in <module>
c1_e1_d5_miranda_dm_answer4 = mp_imported_script_variables['c1_e1_d5_miranda_dm_answer4']
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
KeyError: 'c1_e1_d5_miranda_dm_answer4'
This is very clear and explains why some people might have the import work and others not: " 'c1_e1_d5_miranda_dm_answer4'"
This is not a 'LawSchool_S1_patreon-pc' file or save error, everybody or majority here whether the import worked or not used this very same S1 final version whether it worked or not.
The obvious problem - not theory, but fact, is there, it is standard python, ren'py error, where one variable failed causing the crash.
''LawSchool_S1_patreon-pc'' plays and saves and exports 100% fine. S2 even recognizes the exports just fine. The problem 100% of course lies when S2 attempts import, encounters a mismatch or element missing - right there in S2, meaning S2's code!
The end.
Instead of falsely blaming or supposing it must be user fault of some alien version, or stating FALSE WORKAROUNDS, ie. such as "just choose default 'Connor' name and then rename your character and all your variables will simply import, which is simply FALSE,
then perhaps someone who is in contact with developer can let them know about the issue, which they can certainly fix by the next update. They have the needed info, right there above in the traceback log!
This will not only make the game playable now and in future for all players but is a serious error in the first release of S2. If ignored and not fixed then unless the game is one-filed at end presumably years from now, the game will be broken.
Perhaps someone else playing or you next time when you complete S1 will have a different answer, variable set for '
File "game/values_s1.rpy", line 2153, in <module>
c1_e1_d5_miranda_dm_answer4 = mp_imported_script_variables['c1_e1_d5_miranda_dm_answer4']'
And then yours or theirs will break next time.
And btw the to disprove the nonsensical false state about a 'workaround' by just hitting 'ignore' when the import error - yes ERROR - occurs well you can try a rename but then go to (a) phone > diary and likely find one entry/choice you made off, or the dead giveaway, (b) phone > character = ALL LI (love interest) = 0, meaning all your core progress with all girls is zero and wiped!!!
Do yourself and others a favor, especially if you ever want to play game, report this exact post to developer. Hopefully they are not dismissive and arrogant like the very worst developers are...
As far as what I will do? I personally will check back next update and see if import in the next iteration of S2 release is fixed in supposedly February or if it pops up sooner on F95. If not the truth then is the game is broken and imo not worth anytime going forward at this point, unless maybe game is finished and one-filed (which I suspect won't happen either). It is of course not acceptable if imports works for some but not all based on one variable choice, which apparently is the actual issue. Evidence, fact is right there is the trackback.
I personally had this game a Grade A level, but again like I stated before. very disappointing, I hope dev is made aware and gets to fixing it. Also I hope the people reading this won't spread lies such as the bogus workaround or or act defensively out of ignorance.
My report here and traceback, along with others is probably the most important and meaningful feedback, bug report proffered on this thread, the difference between a non-seamless broken game going forward or not.
Good luck - someone please alert dev
PS. At this point, I am just bummed at some of the more decent VNs out there either aborting with halfas abrupt finishes, as has been way too common after following several for years, or in this case worried that beyond serious bug reports other previously good VNs like this get ignored. I 100% if I didn't just raise this issue, people who just have said - import broken - oh no it must be your fault cause it worked for me - the stupidest irresponsible answers that only shows the people stating that have zero concept of programming.
At this point I might, as well as others stop wasting time, months, years playing VNs that fail to actually deliver or peter out. Right now I am just going give games like
https://f95zone.to/threads/revenge-of-the-nerd-v0-1-01-alpha-valkaree.282570/ a chance. At least it looks sort of ridiculous and fun and surely will deliver a better payout per time invested. But seriously, it would be great for bug reports to be taken seriously instead of dismissed.
