Half of Our - Web version and game overhaul!

Hey everyone, 

It's been a little while since we actually updated this game, but we figured now was a good time. 

This update largely consists of small-moderate changes to improve the QOL and accessibility of the Dibney Cultural Experience Half of Our. So lets go through them.

Web Version

Half of Our is now available for free to play in your browser! Just head over the game's itch page to go play it. While a downloaded version of the game does run smoother, there shouldn't be any issues with the web version running.

File size

We also overhauled the filesize for a lighter build, the changes are:

• Windows 415mb -> 169mb
• Linux 407mb -> 169mb
• Mac 420mb -> 165mb

This shouldn't alter any of the gameplay aspects

Accessibility

So we realized that our game was basically impossible for blind people to play. While self-voicing could be enabled with the 'v' key (as with all RenPy games), a lot of elements weren't getting picked up, including the quick menu icons, return button in the menu, and traversal and texting icons. The way we set up character names was also done in a way that omitted them from self-voicing. 

We've added alt tags to read the names for these icons, as well as all of the clickable elements of each location so people can know what they're selecting. Admittedly, it still isn't perfect (the texting menu in particular doesn't really know who's talking, and the traversal stuff is a bit of a chore, but its much easier.)

We apologize to anyone who wasn't able to play the game and hope these changes help you.

Other Changes

• We slightly nerfed the timer, so now it stars counting at the start of the intro, instead of during Valerie's speech as this just makes more sense
• Fixed a one-word continuity error
• Minor change to the game menu transition

We hope these changes overall make the game better, and that you'll give it a play if you haven't. (or if you have)

VARIA