Hi there, and thank you so much for your message, it really means a lot that you even created an itch account just to share your feedback.
I’m really glad the game kept your attention to the point where you wanted to push it to its limits, and hats off for spending three hours trying everything from Python scripts, injectors, Cheat Engine, save editing, hex cracking, and more. That kind of effort shows me the design and protections are working as intended.
For a bit of context: I work professionally as an Unreal programmer, but I wanted to create something “advanced” in Ren’Py, combined with Blender (my second passion) for the renders. My goal was to make something polished and professional, not just a quick demo, so security was very important to me. I’ve built in several layers of protection and I keep an eye on forums where people discuss “how to crack SIMG.” Whenever something pops up, I patch it, so every update makes it harder and harder.
That’s why your feedback is so valuable: not only does it make me happy as a developer, but it also helps technically. If you ever find something reproducible, feel free to share it (a quick message on itch or on the forum is perfect), I document and patch things as much as I can with each update.
Thanks again for the time you put into the game, for your enthusiasm, and for such an encouraging message. I hope you’ll enjoy what’s coming next, see you in the updates!