Edit:you cannot update from the old version. Only on reinstall does the it download the correct version. Surely this isn't intentional and is being looked into, yes? But for anyone having trouble with the update on android, back up your saves if you can and reinstall. Only way I've found to get it working. Hopefully ya'll don't end up like me and have to start over since I can't get access to where the files are stored to back up my saves. Pls don't let this be a common occurrence in the future, devs.
if its already compressed then i guess there's not much that can be done about file size. But either way joiplay is prone to crashing in my experience and I lost a ton of progress the last time I tried playing your game to a crash. Since then I unistalled and just refuse to use it.
Most do it by seperating the rpa file inside the "game" folder and having the apk install everything else. As long as the file location isn't inside android's data folder and somewhere else like the document folder (which is how most devs are doing it now since android is denying access to data files) it's fairly easy for the users to just move or copy the rpa file into the game folder themselves. Just zip the apk and the rpa files together with maybe a txt document for installation instructions and post it up on itch to download. Although I'm not sure specifically how to do any of that since I've never personally done it myself, the method is there you just might need to ask around a bit.
They might be. The dates are the exact same as the last update's, but if its not then that could mean the dev wants to keep his release dates consistent.
Is there a reason this cant be installed as an update or is it a bug? Im not starting over just to play the new content, and from my experience with other games, backing up old files and trying to play them on the new version tends to break things.
Idk if its just android or what but this game is literally unplayable for me. Its a 50/50 gamble everytime i select anything whether or not the game locks up. Reloading saves doesnt work, it just locks up even earlier. I just dont get it. The game looks great, the animations are great, and the story is pretty interesting. I just cant get it working consistently enough to enjoy it.
So far there are 2 events with them revolving around shuya, but it appears that they'll be "conquerable" in future updates. As for right now I believe the events were just introductory? Again, unless I'm missing something.
The drama club event pops up after your morning event with your familiar. Just head to the school Saturday morning after that. As for the 4 new girls I'm still clueless, and not sure if there actually was anything in this update for them. Pretty sure what it meant by "will appear" is that maybe they will have content in the near future? But since people are mentioning names such as "Vivien" which I can't seem to find anywhere I'm assuming there's something we're missing. Idk, would really appreciate it if the devs would shed some light on the subject.
All of the scenes in the new version were this way for me. i tried reinstalling and starting over to see if it was an installation issue, but I noticed a TON of errors I hadn't experienced before throughout the previous versions as well.
all good man. You do you. I'd love to see this game cross the finish line as it was intended instead of eating shit at the halfway point and having to start from scratch.
Could you maybe start monetizing on itch? Like have a payed early access? I've seen quite a few devs so far do something similar to get around guidelines and such on other platforms. Of course i dont know what the guidelines on itch are but I'd assume it's fine since they haven't kicked the thousands of adult game creaters off the platform yet with some being arguably much worse than what's involved with your game. I also dont know if itch takes a percentage of income or how much in that case either.
Pls tell me the file location on android has been changed with the reinstall. I never wanna have to do this again where i have to access the files with my computer just to backup my save.
Thank you for fixing the apk issue, but now half the text is off screen. the game looks great so i wont be negative on that front, but functionality is a massive issue it seems. I dont like being overly negative about a game but I see promise in this one, so it's hard not to point out the problems when they're this bad. PC might run fine because it's being developed on a PC. You're automatically testing it for that platform while developing it. If you're unable to test on different platforms because you don't have access to them, I can understand. I unfortunately, however, have a bad first impression since the android port was released in a way that seemed like a band-aid solution. That just leaves a bad taste in my mouth seeing that even after fixing the issue it still has more issues piled on top of it. Maybe I'm being overly critical but I've played a lot of VNs and you're having issues that I've never seen anyone else have even in the early builds. Even if they did, I wouldn't know because they waited and fixed the issues before releasing it to the public. If the game isn't even in a functional state, don't even bother releasing it until it's fixed. No one will complain because either way they end up not really being able to play it. It just leaves a better impression when people get their hands on something and it actually works. Haste makes waste, slow down and take the time to do it right.
Was there an issue just porting it as an apk? AAB files suck. i had to pay for an aab downloader just to get the app installed, and sat for 15+ minutes staring at a "downloading assets" screen and it still didnt boot to the game. if you're gonna make an android port, do it right. Yikes.
I personally don't mind the chess because I'm aware that there isn't much content behind them, I was just adding it as something to be mindful of. There are a ton of other VN's that do similar things for players to unlock bonus content, which I like. The real issue is accessibility, is there really a reason to lock players behind unnecessarily long codes? If they are gonna have a feature like that it should be tied into optional content like the chess since it takes your focus away from the story since your trying to remember the code. There are people in the world who don't have that kind of memory retention. If your passionate and want to show people what you created, shouldn't you try to make it accessible to as many people as possible? But in all honesty, do you really need to whiteknight for the dev? It's feedback. Regardless of whether it's positive or negative, it's something for the developer to take in and reflect upon. THEY decide whether or not to listen. I'm not telling them how to make their game, I'm making a suggestion. THEY decide whether that suggestion is worth consideration. Not me, not you; them. It's ultimately their game to develop after all. I just felt that it was a waste of potential, since I genuinely think they did a great job on the visuals. It's just hard to appreciate them and understand what's going on when I'm distracted by meaningless puzzles and such that, to my knowledge, serve no purpose or have any relation to the story at all. 🤷♂️
I never said you had to play the chess to progress, but it is still content nonetheless that some people won't get to experience because they don't want go through all of that. all the juicy stuff in the game is locked behind annoying puzzles. In some games that might be alright, and some people might enjoy that, but I would assume I'm speaking for a fairly big majority when I say that a visual novel is supposed to be relaxing like reading a book. After all, they are just adult picture books in a way. No one wants to read a picture book where they can't turn the page until they do a really convoluted puzzle first. It's the main reason a lot of visual novels are letting the player choose between sandbox or a more traditional experience since sandbox even can be really tedious.
Way too much effort. You should give people the option to choose a more traditional story experience. not everyone has good memory to remember long codes, and I doubt anyone wants to be taking notes while, well, you know. Not to mention, not everyone understands chess as well so those people are gated from that content since no one is gonna go through the effort to learn it for that. You're intentionally cutting off a huge player base when so many more people could enjoy your game if it wasn't a chore to play. I like parody games when they're done well, which visually this one is, but it's just an extremely annoying gameplay experience.
No i meant like the the back, skip, auto buttons that are usually at the bottom. Settings have an option for auto forward speed and skipping unread text etc, but there is no quick menu at the bottom when playing so the settings are pointless.
the option disappeared after the the related festival event... I'll check again but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to go back and redo that event to unlock the scene.
Edit: after waiting a few weeks and checking again the option was back, ty.
Also I have to ask, how's the "new life" system coming along? I'm really interested in seeing where that goes. 😋 I've been out of the loop for a bit and got curious, so apologies for asking.
nah I meant the other one. I figured it out tho. The option only appears if you refuse her at the festival. I feel like that should be changed tho IMO. Depending on the type of player, most people I would assume wouldn't refuse and are permanently gated from unlocking that scene in the gallery. I am one of those players and as a completionist it's very frustrating.
Could the issue be with the size? Pretty sure there is a limit to how big an apk can be. Like 2GB or something. I dont really have a source but to my knowledge thats why other devs split their game up into seperate packages or just make you download the apk then manually place in the game files in seperately.
They're referring to the one that appears to be at night from looking at the gallery. The dojo scene is the second in the gallery. Im also curious as to how i unlock that third scene.
Where as im uncertain whether the game itself was made entirely in renpy or unity, "Out of Touch" i guess would be a good example. I criticized it before given how tedious it was but after understanding the 2gb apk limit I changed my tune. They took all of the asset files, and split them up into different apk's that just acted as installers. You'd basically just install all the assets with the installers, then install the main apk that runs the game itself. I'm not sure entirely how they did it, whether or not it can be done with renpy. I would assume so since it's just simple python code telling it which files to install where, and coding install and uninstall buttons. If it can't be done in renpy directly, python is basically the same language since renpy is based off of it, you could just do it there. Again, I'm not an expert its just hypothetical nonsense. Also whether or not it's on the wiki saying to use a file manager means nothing. As far as I'm aware, it isn't stated anywhere on itch, so anyone trying to install from itch has to "figure it out for themselves" as I've stated before. I have huge respect for VN developers and the amount of effort they put in to these games. Just figured I'd throw some ideas to the wind since I feel the current setup is inconvenient to some of your target player base. Better to take the extra step to be all inclusive then leave out a portion of people because it's easier, no?
I've tried in the past but some dont work with how I have my files set up. I use secure folder (for obvious reasons) and it didn't work for me when i tried before. I'm aware at this point it's kind of a me problem but it's still annoying, and for ease of access purposes you shouldn't need install a separate file manager to install it. Just making it known just in case the devs were unawares. If they are planning to continue this way they should put it somewhere in with the installation instructions that you are gonna need a third party file manager in the case you're using a newer android device. That, or figure something else out. I'm pretty sure they do it this way because of the 2GB limit on the apk format, which can be solved by breaking it up and formatting it as separate installer apk packages. That's what a lot of indie VN developers do to my knowledge. It's not perfect but it's better than them not addressing it which is essentially the same as saying "figure it out for yourself". Which seems a bit lazy, intentional or not.
the way the android installation is now NEEDS to change. Manually having to move the files where they need to be does NOT work on newer devices. Newer Samsung phones and I think a few other brands are locked from accessing those files without accessing it via a computer, and even then it sometimes doesnt work.
The game looks astounding visually. But I have to ask since it's make or break for me personally with VNs. Does this have animated H-scenes? if so, where they added later and the early content hasn't been updated or is it all just standstill images with flashy effects? If it is all just still images, are there plans to animate in the future? Also is the way the download is formatted on Android really necessary? I feel like there has to be a better way since NO other VNs' were done the same way.
Where is the auto button? I sometimes like to play hands free *wink, wink*. Was kinda surprised when i couldnt find one and there isnt an option in settings.
They're referring to the one that appears to be at night from looking at the gallery. The dojo scene is the second in the gallery. Im also curious as to how i unlock that third scene.