VN Ren'Py Paracosmic Reality [v1.12.1 Main] [Jiggly Stone Studios]

[JigglyStone - Fero Seele]

Did you post that here, because I didn't see it.

I did mention it a bit back, here.

It will be going monthly, but it should also be understood that the update sizes will adjust accordingly. They will be smaller, there's no doubt about that, but I'll do my best to get as much content in as I can with said monthly updates.

The big thing is that I need to get into that routine of dropping the updates regardless of where the content is at rather than pushing to a finish point in the game and soaking up 3-4 months.

It was a small while ago. Further back than I remembered. My apologies for not making that more evident between then and now.

As for my dad undergoing surgery and all that, I've mentioned it in some of the more recent posts, but I mostly put out a notice on my patreon/substar/discord.

For context, he ripped his rotator cuff about a year ago. Due to BS, he was only able to just get into surgery for it back in late July. 2-3 weeks into recovery, he ended up tearing it again. Though this time in a different place entirely... He underwent a second surgery last Thursday, and while the surgery went well, the news afterward didn't. The new/second tear wasn't just a tear. It was a complete and total destruction of the cuff. If you've seen those videos of someone smoking pork and then just burying their hands into it and shredding the fuck out of it into pulled pork, that's the inside of his shoulder right now. Completely irreparable.

His only recourse now is that he's going to be undergoing a third surgery next month to get a reverse shoulder implant. Basically, a metal implant that inverts the ball and joint socket so the ball is on the shoulder and the socket is on the upper arm. This "should" restore roughly 80% of his mobility.

I've been having to take up all of the workload at work since late July. Which has been about 3 job sites now and ended up pushing myself to the point of herniating a disk in my neck. Numb fingers, all that fun stuff lol.

I've since recovered, but work still resumes with my having to do a 2-3 person job on my own. Time for working on the game has been scarce and what little time I do get, I'm often so burnt out from work that it's a struggle to stay awake, let alone continue working away at my game.

It's a tough point in life for me right now, so just please bear with me guys.

 

[Havik79]

Oh ok no worries, hope your old man gets better soon.

 

[JigglyStone - Fero Seele]

Oh ok no worries, hope your old man gets better soon.

Hopefully he'll be a lot better after the recovery from the third surgery lol. We are in the process of pivoting our work that we do as well. We've always been carpenters with a side of handyman stuff. Him 30 years strong and myself 10-12 years but I've been on the jobsites since before I could walk lol.

I hate the work and he can't do it anymore, so we're working on pivoting things into doing product fabrication and sales lol.

Should that take off, my stress and general workload are going to be massively lessened, which will be REALLY nice. xD
It'll mean tons of more time for working on the game as well.

 

[Groniklo]

I've just discovered this little gem. It's short but it's interesting. Very captivating plot and beautiful graphics. Also very cute girls. Enjoyed it a lot, it's going into my "top shelf" bookmarks category.

 

[Smrdgy]

WEBP's strengths lie in supporting transparency and still looking fine on low quality settings. And while It does well on less detailed, uniformly coloured areas, photorealistic renders aren't it's forte. In fact, on most quality setting above it's default (see also

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), modern JPEG encoders like mozjepg an it's de-facto successor jpegli have it beat; meaning lower file sizes at the same DSSIM values or lower DSSIM values at the same file sizes. So, unless everybody here's fine with Sylvie loosing a part of her freckles – which I am not – WEBP should only be used for the actual compression – and even then…

Ah, thanks for the correction, I haven't worked with webp yet, so I just assumed wrong, when I've seen noticeable size difference in a few games when the devs have switch from jpeg.

 

[PushMyButton]

That's really weird o.o unfortunately I'm not great with the android related stuff. (Packing it was significantly more of a pain in the ass than packaging the PC/MAC stuff.)

I'd recommend that you first attempt to redownload it, just incase your download is corrupted.

Failing that or if no one has any other suggestions, I can look into re-packaging it for you, but I can't promise it'll fix anything.

I don’t quite understand why the website says 1.8 but the game itself

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[JigglyStone - Fero Seele]

I don’t quite understand why the website says 1.8 but the game itself

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It's a typo in the game script. The website is correct. This version is v1.8.0m.

 

[excalibertypo]

now thats what i call a small update lol. wake me up when we finally have a finish story, anyway nice work dev

 

[JigglyStone - Fero Seele]

now thats what i call a small update View attachment 4003507 lol. wake me up when we finally have a finish story, anyway nice work dev

Thanks for the backhanded compliment I suppose lol. Story is going to be going on for a long time, so check back whenever it works for you.

 

[PushMyButton]

It's a typo in the game script. The website is correct. This version is v1.8.0m.

Well, I downloaded the game and played a bit and that was the end of the version or did I go down a different branch or something, there is no content for this or what?

 

[JigglyStone - Fero Seele]

Well, I downloaded the game and played a bit and that was the end of the version or did I go down a different branch or something, there is no content for this or what?

The content for this update started out with MC heading to his room to take a shower and ended with Sylvie going for a walk. If you haven't seen that bit yet, then you might actually have a copy of 1.7.0 instead somehow.

 

[Ashira13]

The content for this update started out with MC heading to his room to take a shower and ended with Sylvie going for a walk. If you haven't seen that bit yet, then you might actually have a copy of 1.7.0 instead somehow.

the content of what was downloaded from op yesterday actually ended with the MC giving sylvie a phonewhen i played i. so maybe whe wrong version was uploaded? ,

 

[excalibertypo]

Thanks for the backhanded compliment I suppose lol. Story is going to be going on for a long time, so check back whenever it works for you.

I was mainly been sarcastic with the backhand complement. I truly do love the style and story just not very interested in small updates. Wish you well and hope everything goes well for you

 

[PushMyButton]

the content of what was downloaded from op yesterday actually ended with the MC giving sylvie a phonewhen i played i. so maybe whe wrong version was uploaded? View attachment 4004443 ,

here is the point said dude I also had it after a shower and lunch or dinner the main character gave the girls the phone and that's it end of version

The content for this update started out with MC heading to his room to take a shower and ended with Sylvie going for a walk. If you haven't seen that bit yet, then you might actually have a copy of 1.7.0 instead somehow.

 

[JigglyStone - Fero Seele]

here is the point said dude I also had it after a shower and lunch or dinner the main character gave the girls the phone and that's it end of version

If you experienced that part, then you've finished v.1.8.0m.

Please see the full quoted response I gave to Havik79 as to why the content is less per update now.

It's a tough point in life for me right now, so just please bear with me guys.

Unfortunately, that's just the cut of things right now. Things are going to be slim for the next few updates until we've navigated to a better position in life. We're getting there, slowly but surely.

 

[MadMansKingdom]

Well, I tried Paracosmic Reality (1.8.0) for the first time and I have to say, I LOVE IT! The story is very interesting and the attention to details are great! Character's (LI) are beautiful and the scenes are very well thought out and creative. Plus, I've always been a sucker for neko girls. Hehe...
I'm most DEFENATLY going to keep my eye out for this one! Great work Jiggly Stone and Thank you!

 

[KEKBUR]

I've tried my best to deal with the toxicity the best I can. Clearing up issues, misunderstandings, or aggressive posts via information and patience.

I'm not perfect, I lose my temper from time to time, and sometimes I use a bit of sarcasm. Oh well lol.

Cant fault you for trying, but i can tell you that flagging poor reviews for removal is really over the line, and from your comments it sounds like this is not a one off either. I would advice you to be above such tactics. But thats just me.

I really do hope you keep developing the game so your fans (and future ones) get some (more) lewd content.

 

[GustavoGanz]

Your game inspires me DEV. I personally enjoy it immensely. For example, I really like the little details like Sylvie jumping through the picture in the background of the scenes or a raven running past the outside of the window ... keep up the good work DEV.
I would be really sad if this game were to get the abandoned TAG at some point.

 

[Ashira13]

yeah, i love what little of it there is. can't wait to see more. the nekos are sooo cute i also can the the potential for adding partial sandbox elements to this in the future if you wanted. although i am not fond of it most of the time anyways, i would be really sad if this project was abandoned. so keep up the goodwork dev, even if it seems like we are complaining, it isn't meant that way. at least not from me ♥

 

[Havik79]

LOL judging by what I have interpreted from what has been said, the dev would have to be dead for the game to be abandoned, just paused or much slower releases if anything.

There is something I can't put my finger on, but I do like Sylvie's tail swishing around.