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Sayakachan2 years ago(+1)

Since I commented on your new game I also want to comment on here ^^

So... I don't even really remember how I discovered this game Q_Q It was pretty random and because the name was so funny I decided to play it, expecting a cute game about a silly rabbit xD The first game is tamer compared to serious themes in your newer ones so I wasn't that off, but I liked that it felt like there is more to the universe it's set in.

Looking back at it, I think Myx changed a lot!

You wrote that you hate the browser version because it's laggy but I hope you will eventually bring it back. I'm part of the people who don't like downloading stuff including games without knowing what I get in, and I remember I gave this game a go especially because I didn't have to download it.

I'm looking forward to see Pippy in the next game ^^

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MintGlow2 years ago

Yay comment :D

LOL that's awesome, I enjoyed reading how you found your way to the stories with this silly game XD
I want to remaster it at some point, but I feel it could lose its original charm... So we'll see!

The browser versions! I do have more of a love-hate relationship with them. On the one hand, it's great for you and others who're reluctant to download as you said. For that reason, I have tried making a browser version for the newer games before their launch, but it wasn't working ;;
It could be due to the number of effects I'm adding... But hopefully I'll figure something out!

Thank you for taking the time to comment!!! And Pippy looks forward to seeing you again too :3

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Sayakachan2 years ago(+1)

Oh, I don't think you really NEED to remaster the old games (old... your first game is from a year ago...) unless you really want to. I know how you feel but I know lots of writers who fall into the trap of remastering old stuff with their new knowledge and kinda get trapped in a loophole of always wanting to get everything to their current level xD BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS GET BETTER! If anything I would just remake a few sprites with your current art style. Maybe for a bundle of all three games when the third one is done...?

The ATL effects will have an influence on the browser version but imo the worst offender for causing lag in the web build are the transitions. I am not sure if using ATL (changing alpha of an image) or using the pre-made renpy 'dissolve' statement would cause more lag. I don't think changing the position/rotation/zoom/etc of a preloaded character sprite should be that bad. What to avoid when creating a game for browser is something I am aiming to explore myself bc a lot of Renpy users are struggling with getting their game optimised for the web build. Your games aren't that big (I think the download for your latest one was around 130mb, MBM was even smaller) so you aren't doing anything wrong regarding your file sizes either. I think it's a 'renpy issue' and I wish they would create a better guide on how to optimise games for web. I hope that when/if they add the web build option for renpy 8.0 that it will be better since they usually add bug fixes/improvements with each version.

Ultimately, I think if people like your game they will also download it ^^ But you cant really know unless you tried. So maybe uploading just the first 10 minutes for browser and locking the rest behind the download could work. Sort of like a 'short demo', so that people can peak into the game. (As an example I would lock the browser version for ETPG at the point where Fritz lands on the house. That should make the game small enough to run in browser without lag and long enough for players to want to find out what happens next)

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