Posted July 27, 2023 by NoMeme
Hi, everyone,
v6 is by far the biggest update of PHOENIXES.
We have consistently received reports of crash issues on mid-to-low-end Android devices since the first version of the game. Throughout this year, we have made a lot of efforts to optimize the Android version with each update. However, the results have been consistently disappointing.
I want to sincerely apologize to everyone who has experienced this issue. It was solely due to our insufficient understanding of the Godot engine, and we take full responsibility for it.
However, in v6, it is no longer a problem anymore. There will be absolutely NO crashes when loading animated scenes. The FPS during animated scenes may drop a bit if your CPU is way too entry-level though, but absolutely no crash anymore.
Also, we noticed that many Android users (even with mid-to-high-end devices) might have had to endure a black screen for over 20 seconds after starting the game before accessing the main menu. We have also made a great optimization for it and significantly reduce this waiting time in v6. The probability of crashes on low-end Android devices when loading the main menu will be greatly decreased (or eliminated) as well.
If you encounter anything strange during the game, please contact me through discord.
v6 update report:
- Remade the city map
- Reworked 300+ old images & animated scenes
- Improved the in-game patron reward. Added random wallpaper switch.
- General UI improvements for Android version
- Greatly optimization for the Android version
- Enhanced the graphic quality of the Mac version
- Reduced the size of the dialogue box of the Android version.
- Reworked the rollback button and the skip button of the Android version.
- Now when entering the club, you will be correctly directed to the club’s main interface instead of the club upgrades screen.
- Now after loading a save that is in the middle of an event, you won’t have to re-experience the entire event again the next day.
- Auto events won’t trigger themselves anymore if you have already consumed any action points in that time period.
- 700+ new images & animated scenes
- New subplot: Three sleeping beauties
- New personal scenes for Heather, Molly, Cassy, Sorring, Alnilam
- Sorring is having a curse attack again~
Wish you have a good run. Please support us on Patreon if you want to get every update as soon as it's out.
Thank you for playing,
Agang.