Volume 02 Release!

Well, it's been a while since I worked on this project, but after pausing it for all that time, volume 02 is now released for Yandere Jam 2024 & Stained Red; Yandere Game Jam :3 It contains a brand new scenario with new characters to fight over you x3

I've also made a few changes to volume 01 (nothing huge, mainly just fixing a lot of stuff that broke when updating the project files to the most recent version of Naninovel >.< I'll probably write more about the soul-destroying nature of that in a postmortem post or something, haha.)

If you had previously downloaded the game, you might as well delete it because this new version contains a significant content update & tweaks to the old content. You won't be able to use old save data or anything.

Downloading the new version of the game should create a brand new folder on your computer for saves, but in the rare event that you end up with any save-related issues, I would recommend that before downloading and launching the new version, you find and delete any old files.

Old save files are most likely located under Users/(your username)/AppData/LocalLow/Melancholy Marionette

(AppData is a hidden folder so you'll need to allow viewing of hidden folders)

And then you just wanna delete any folders with Yandere Heaven in the name! You shouldn't have to though because, technically, the new version of the game should count as a brand new/separate game from the old version.

ALL CHANGES

I'm probably forgetting something, but from what I can remember right now, here's what's changed!

• Added a brand new volume - volume 02 is a full new scenario with new characters

• Added new music for volume 02
  (mainly asset pack tracks, but I made a couple of original ones too!)

• Added a disclaimer upon starting a new game
  (because it's concerning how many people have rated the game 1* based on things like it being "too short", disliking characters/the story of volume 01 - without realising it's a fandub project >.<)

• Added little intro skits for each of the characters when selecting a volume so you can preview their voices

• Replaced Atsushi/Aoi & Kakeru/Kasumi's ending theme BGMs with new original tracks

• Fixed some minor bugs in volume 01

• Expanded the content in the extras section

• Slightly improved the size of certain UI elements

• Locked the game to only support 16:9 - default 1920x1080
  (in order to prevent UI from going janky and failing to auto-scale for other aspect rations/resolutions)

Meet the new characters

I decided I might as well make character cards for all of the characters since I've been doing that recently for my other projects x3 They're all on the game page now, but I might as well stick em here too!

Twisting words

Soooo, I've been a tiny bit naughty with this volume and deviated ever so slightly from sticking 100% to the original script with no additions.

I only did it because Takaaki/Tomomi had far fewer lines than Sakae/Saeka, and their ending seemed somewhat shorter. I basically just gave Takaaki/Tomomi a few extra crazy lines in their ending x3 Sooo yeah, if you know the original CDs and you're wondering where those additional lines came from, that's why they're there xD It does make em seem even crazier, but I feel like it fits with the character, haha.

I added a handful of extra lines for Sakae/Saeka + Takaaki/Tomomi here and there throughout the script too where it seemed as though things weren't explained that well or were strangely short.

I'll probably ramble about it a bit more in a postmortem post or something if I can muster the energy to type one x3 then I can mention spoilers too I guess!

What's next?

Well, with any luck, you will end up enjoying this new volume :3 I probably won't be working on volume 03 for quite some time since this is just a side project. My plan is to go back to focusing on CiQ's development for now, but it's possible I might dip into this if I feel like I need a change of scenery!

Have a happy rest of March and a fun-filled rest of the year :3 I'll hopefully see you in the next game ^-^