VN Ren'Py Completed Rick and Morty: Another Way Home [r4.2.1] [Night Mirror]

[Night Mirror]

r3.8 Progress Report #8 - MAY 3 @ 20:20 UTC (Task List)
Holy shit! The most difficult part of the update has finally been completed! I'm talking about blinks of course.

Okay, difficult is way overstating things, they are more... the most tedious part. Luckily this time around it wasn't actually too bad for the new scenes as they were mostly Morty/Summer, and their blinks are some of the fastest/easiest to make. Also no night scenes here, so I didn't have to deal with gradient shading across the faces.

So where is everything at?

All the major implementation steps I need to do are done. This puts the project into the beta state, where it is playable, and all the stuff is there, but not finalized. It still has bugs, typos, plot issues, some missing functionality, stuff like that. So we are in the process of fixing all that.

While aaronminus is working away on reviewing and editing, I'll be going over the updated content, and many of the scenes around that content, looking for unintended issues (such as out of place dialogue, or tracking variables that don't work, stuff like that).

These progress reports will become a bit more spaced out going forward as much of the next part of the process doesn't have much to be said about it. I won't do daily updates, just when I hit "milestones" (the next one most likely after I've put in revisions and sent the next beta build out), but I will be updating the task list chart from the shadows as steps get completed on it.

While I know its unlikely to be the case for anyone reading these words (since you're obviously following along with the progress of the update), a lack of progress reports doesn't mean work has stopped, just that what is currently happening has less to be said about it in general, and tends to have a lot of waiting involved as we work on different time schedules.

Update isn't too far off here (again, I still don't want to put a target date out and make us rush, but we are in a good state to finish it all up soon(tm)).

As always, thanks for staying awesome!

 

[SomeGuyj]

r3.8 Progress Report #8 - MAY 3 @ 20:20 UTC (Task List)
Holy shit! The most difficult part of the update has finally been completed! I'm talking about blinks of course.

Okay, difficult is way overstating things, they are more... the most tedious part. Luckily this time around it wasn't actually too bad for the new scenes as they were mostly Morty/Summer, and their blinks are some of the fastest/easiest to make. Also no night scenes here, so I didn't have to deal with gradient shading across the faces.

So where is everything at?

All the major implementation steps I need to do are done. This puts the project into the beta state, where it is playable, and all the stuff is there, but not finalized. It still has bugs, typos, plot issues, some missing functionality, stuff like that. So we are in the process of fixing all that.

While aaronminus is working away on reviewing and editing, I'll be going over the updated content, and many of the scenes around that content, looking for unintended issues (such as out of place dialogue, or tracking variables that don't work, stuff like that).

These progress reports will become a bit more spaced out going forward as much of the next part of the process doesn't have much to be said about it. I won't do daily updates, just when I hit "milestones" (the next one most likely after I've put in revisions and sent the next beta build out), but I will be updating the task list chart from the shadows as steps get completed on it.

While I know its unlikely to be the case for anyone reading these words (since you're obviously following along with the progress of the update), a lack of progress reports doesn't mean work has stopped, just that what is currently happening has less to be said about it in general, and tends to have a lot of waiting involved as we work on different time schedules.

Update isn't too far off here (again, I still don't want to put a target date out and make us rush, but we are in a good state to finish it all up soon(tm)).

As always, thanks for staying awesome!

Thank you for your hard work

 

[Lavance]

r3.8 Progress Report #8 - MAY 3 @ 20:20 UTC (Task List)
Holy shit! The most difficult part of the update has finally been completed! I'm talking about blinks of course.

Okay, difficult is way overstating things, they are more... the most tedious part. Luckily this time around it wasn't actually too bad for the new scenes as they were mostly Morty/Summer, and their blinks are some of the fastest/easiest to make. Also no night scenes here, so I didn't have to deal with gradient shading across the faces.

So where is everything at?

All the major implementation steps I need to do are done. This puts the project into the beta state, where it is playable, and all the stuff is there, but not finalized. It still has bugs, typos, plot issues, some missing functionality, stuff like that. So we are in the process of fixing all that.

While aaronminus is working away on reviewing and editing, I'll be going over the updated content, and many of the scenes around that content, looking for unintended issues (such as out of place dialogue, or tracking variables that don't work, stuff like that).

These progress reports will become a bit more spaced out going forward as much of the next part of the process doesn't have much to be said about it. I won't do daily updates, just when I hit "milestones" (the next one most likely after I've put in revisions and sent the next beta build out), but I will be updating the task list chart from the shadows as steps get completed on it.

While I know its unlikely to be the case for anyone reading these words (since you're obviously following along with the progress of the update), a lack of progress reports doesn't mean work has stopped, just that what is currently happening has less to be said about it in general, and tends to have a lot of waiting involved as we work on different time schedules.

Update isn't too far off here (again, I still don't want to put a target date out and make us rush, but we are in a good state to finish it all up soon(tm)).

As always, thanks for staying awesome!

funny how the new update just came out

 

[Night Mirror]

funny how the new update just came out

Funny how? The Unit update came out way back on Monday (I picked it up less then an hour after it was posted by Ferdafs (see Task List for the full time line)). I've been working hard to bring it over since then, and in the editing process right now.

Do you mean it just showed up on the Latest Updates page? f95zone can sometimes take a couple of days to update threads.

 

[Lavance]

Funny how? The Unit update came out way back on Monday (I picked it up less then an hour after it was posted by Ferdafs (see Task List for the full time line)). I've been working hard to bring it over since then, and in the editing process right now.

Do you mean it just showed up on the Latest Updates page? f95zone can sometimes take a couple of days to update threads.

.... huh

 

[aaronminus]

.... huh

Your original post was kind of vague, it could be read as "wow, you're going so quick, the other update just came out!" or "Uh, you do know the update is out already, right?" (meaning lack of knowledge of the two versions).

 

[Sir_Shy]

Looking forward to your next update! I can honestly say this is one of my favorite renpy games and you do damn good work. I'm personally hoping Ferdafs next update has some Jessica content but I'm also happy to see less of a gap between updates in general (at least it feels like there is).

 

[KirkKirk]

I'm just a nobody lurker, but I really wanted to give a shout out to Night Mirror for the hard work.
Ferdafs dropped an update after a couple months of silence, and Night Mirror got to work immediately. The development updates are amazing, and I appreciate the time and effort!

 

[Miyu09]

I'm just a nobody lurker, but I really wanted to give a shout out to Night Mirror for the hard work.
Ferdafs dropped an update after a couple months of silence, and Night Mirror got to work immediately. The development updates are amazing, and I appreciate the time and effort!

He was even working before the update dropped. NM is the GOAT.

 

[Soup_Man]

Thank god for an update, I was worrying about Ferdafs, but at least now he's alive and still willing to update and add to the game, not to mention that Night Mirror is willing to continue the port, especially with how the update has added more hurdles than other updates to the porting process, with this I can't wait to play with the new content. I wish the best for Night Mirror and his work, bless.

P.S. Take your time, no need to rush, this isn't an EA title, but seriously good work.

~Love Soup, No Homo.

 

[Hunkio]

Really excited for the new Update, Thank you NightMirror for saving this Game from the Unity version and adding so much more to it. I wonder how long this ride will go, especially with Ferdafs long breaks of silence. But i have been there since the Original Overwatch Games and the start of Another Way Home, and almost stopped because the Original UI was horrendous. Keep up the great work, and Morticia is best Girl.

 

[Night Mirror]

r3.8 Progress Report #9 - MAY 5 @ 21:00 UTC (Task List)
We are still working away on editing and fixes. I know it feels like a long wait, but we aren't employed by EA or MS, so we want to put out the least broken version of the game that we can (zing!). Keep in mind that this project is being done for free (and fun), so we can't spend 14 hours a day just working on it...

So anyhow, I spent 14 hours working on this project yesterday, fitting in some last minute quality of life improvements (and bug fixes). One of those improvements is a new animated overlay to help make New/Update/Dialogue pop out more.

Spoiler: Preview of Day Select

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This animation applies to the Day Selector, Scene Selector, and character pages of Mindblowers (not to the new gallery). This animation (and the headers) can be toggled from preferences. Allowing you to show them everywhere, or only in Mindblowers, or turned off completely.

There is also a new tag coming this update, "Dialogue". This indicates a large or major change/addition/correction in an existing scene, but no new content there. The Dialogue tag will not apply to typo correction (which is all throughout the game), but to things that are substantial.

For example in the preview above: you can see "Dialogue" on day 28. This is because of the new scene on day 27, characters have some reactions/discussions of those events, so new dialogue has been added in several places, either adjusting what was said, or adding a new response based on player actions taken. You don't have to replay dialogue scenes to get the full story, it is more to make you aware things have changed.

So: New is a new scene with content. Update is a change to an existing scene that is either reworking it, or adding extra images. Dialogue is the same scene with no new choices/images but some a "big" change to dialogue in the scene.

Also, in regards to the new scene with Wild Summer at the water park there has been some additional review of a previously cut idea. After much debate I have decided to re-add the name change for Wild Summer to this scene. You will have the option to keep her name as is, choose from a few preset names (with special dialogue and reactions), or use a custom name. This choice will be part of Do Over (like other choices) so you can set or unset as you want. Characters will react to her name based on the doover flag, not her actual name. If responding to this, please make sure to put your response in a spoiler so as not to spoil people that want to be surprised by it. I know this adds extra complexity, and possible problems with future content, but we think it is worth the payoff.

Additionally, I've added a quick exit toggle to preferences as well, so if you hate being prompted by "Are you sure you want to quit" you can now turn that off too on preferences (default is still to ask).

At aaronminus suggestion, Unity (the character, not the game) has had her Mindblower model updated slightly:

Spoiler: Unity Mindblower Select Pose

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This will also apply to her character model, although, her naked version isn't used anywhere in game at the moment.

Anyhow, I know there isn't much of an actual progress report here and when stuff is coming, but as I said before, we are at a part of the development where that is harder to find solid terms to talk about ("fixed a bunch of typos, added more typos, typo hunt continues" doesn't make for great information). Again, apologies for not having a better idea of a date for everyone, I like to turn thing around quickly, but that has pretty much always led to mistakes, problems, and a lower quality of work. We are taking more time this go around (because for once I'm not on a crazy deadline with other things demanding my time), and we both have lives, so work gets done when we can do it.

As always, thank you everyone for staying awesome!

 

[oMarcus]

Night Mirror just wanted to thank you for the beautiful work you do, as does Ferdafs.

This is certainly one of the best games in the genre and I can't imagine how difficult it must be to get everything working.

Congratulations and greetings from Brazil!

 

[MangoCoco]

so we can't spend 14 hours a day just working on it...

So anyhow, I spent 14 hours working on this project yesterday

This man...

 

[thelastkingdom36]

r3.8 Progress Report #9 - MAY 5 @ 21:00 UTC (Task List)
We are still working away on editing and fixes. I know it feels like a long wait, but we aren't employed by EA or MS, so we want to put out the least broken version of the game that we can (zing!). Keep in mind that this project is being done for free (and fun), so we can't spend 14 hours a day just working on it...

So anyhow, I spent 14 hours working on this project yesterday, fitting in some last minute quality of life improvements (and bug fixes). One of those improvements is a new animated overlay to help make New/Update/Dialogue pop out more.

Spoiler: Preview of Day Select

You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.

This animation applies to the Day Selector, Scene Selector, and character pages of Mindblowers (not to the new gallery). This animation (and the headers) can be toggled from preferences. Allowing you to show them everywhere, or only in Mindblowers, or turned off completely.

There is also a new tag coming this update, "Dialogue". This indicates a large or major change/addition/correction in an existing scene, but no new content there. The Dialogue tag will not apply to typo correction (which is all throughout the game), but to things that are substantial.

For example in the preview above: you can see "Dialogue" on day 28. This is because of the new scene on day 27, characters have some reactions/discussions of those events, so new dialogue has been added in several places, either adjusting what was said, or adding a new response based on player actions taken. You don't have to replay dialogue scenes to get the full story, it is more to make you aware things have changed.

So: New is a new scene with content. Update is a change to an existing scene that is either reworking it, or adding extra images. Dialogue is the same scene with no new choices/images but some a "big" change to dialogue in the scene.

Also, in regards to the new scene with Wild Summer at the water park there has been some additional review of a previously cut idea. After much debate I have decided to re-add the name change for Wild Summer to this scene. You will have the option to keep her name as is, choose from a few preset names (with special dialogue and reactions), or use a custom name. This choice will be part of Do Over (like other choices) so you can set or unset as you want. Characters will react to her name based on the doover flag, not her actual name. If responding to this, please make sure to put your response in a spoiler so as not to spoil people that want to be surprised by it. I know this adds extra complexity, and possible problems with future content, but we think it is worth the payoff.

Additionally, I've added a quick exit toggle to preferences as well, so if you hate being prompted by "Are you sure you want to quit" you can now turn that off too on preferences (default is still to ask).

At aaronminus suggestion, Unity (the character, not the game) has had her Mindblower model updated slightly:

Spoiler: Unity Mindblower Select Pose

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This will also apply to her character model, although, her naked version isn't used anywhere in game at the moment.

Anyhow, I know there isn't much of an actual progress report here and when stuff is coming, but as I said before, we are at a part of the development where that is harder to find solid terms to talk about ("fixed a bunch of typos, added more typos, typo hunt continues" doesn't make for great information). Again, apologies for not having a better idea of a date for everyone, I like to turn thing around quickly, but that has pretty much always led to mistakes, problems, and a lower quality of work. We are taking more time this go around (because for once I'm not on a crazy deadline with other things demanding my time), and we both have lives, so work gets done when we can do it.

As always, thank you everyone for staying awesome!

Night Mirror out here still being the goat bro. He is him!

 

[Obama Penis Lovecraft]

I know it feels like a long wait, but we aren't employed by EA or MS

we know, the updates are free.

 

[tisktask]

I'd rather wait a bit longer than have you burn yourself out, so don't get too froggy now. Thank you for all your effort and hard work.

 

[Flamewolf]

Just had a thought, the new Beth scene come before the scolding scene doesn't it? Not sure how much your interested in updating that dialogue if new scenes are constantly forced to go before that one.

 

[aaronminus]

Just had a thought, the new Beth scene come before the scolding scene doesn't it? Not sure how much your interested in updating that dialogue if new scenes are constantly forced to go before that one.

In this particular instance, it wasn't because of Beth and Morty's post-The Talk dynamic that it was placed earlier (that dynamic can be mostly added via dialogue), but rather because the topic of the scene (sex education) felt non-sensical on Beth's end past a certain point. There's one additional benefit to choosing the specific spot we have, that I think will be nice for Beth fans

 

[taglag]

Your original post was kind of vague, it could be read as "wow, you're going so quick, the other update just came out!" or "Uh, you do know the update is out already, right?" (meaning lack of knowledge of the two versions).

Are maybe they thought there was some kind of conspiracy to hide update's, and no one was informed >> (I mean I saw things like this in the twilight zone once... )