While not adding the voice sound effects like wanted, due to internal issues and all, this update still adds a lot of useful aspects to the game, mainly the Music Room, colored textboxes, and all. This update acts as a polishing update for Chapter 1, and add code for Chapter 2.
Unfortunately, Alpha 0.1.0 might take longer to be released, as I recently moved out and need to buy more for it, like a desk, chair, and such. I sincerely apologize for that.
Note: As with any alphas, there are a ton of internal code changes, so saves might not be compatible between the old versions, so beware.
Important note: There is an issue with the new Discord Rich presence code that may crash/freeze the game upon full restart of Windows or recompiling of the game and Discord is opened. To fix this, close the game, open Task Manager, right click Discord select "End Task", then open the game again. A proper fix is in investigation and will be fixed in a future update.
Thanks to SelLillianna and Jaydon (A) for playtesting throughout Alpha 0.0.6's development phase.
- Updated to Ren'Py version 8.0.3.22090809
- Redesigned all UI elements
- Redone the Discord Rich Presence code to use Lezalith's Discord RPC system
- Archived all game files
- Optimized some of the code
Added:
- Added a "Wishlist the game!" button in the Discord Rich Presence for the development cycle only (Will be disabled when the full game will be released)
- Added the Music Room, showcasing the Chapter 1 Demo soundtrack as of now
- Added the skip options back to the game
- Added a bunch of new sound effects to the game
- Added different textbox, side image, and namebox background colors for colored-named characters
- Added colors to Bernard and Helen's names
- Added a fonts selector to the settings, adding more options for accessibility (Maybe some easter eggs too)
- Added extended support for self-voicing
- Added discord rich presence to the character customization screen
- Added a dissolve to Ren'Py's default accessibility screen
- Added the ability to name your save files to easily find them when needed (Thanks to BadMustard for giving a code for that)
Changed:
- Changed the design of the main character so each gender have different sprites and poses
- Changed all sound captions so they match up with standard captioning rules from the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Changed all music captions from ""(Song Name)" by (Song Artist) is playing." to "(Song Artist) - (Song Name)", following the standard captioning rules from the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Changed the links attached to "Fruits Basket" and "It's True, Isn't It?" in Day 1 and the "Fruits Basket" link in the credits from Funimation to Crunchyroll, due to the Funimation & Crunchyroll merge in March 2022
- Changed the "Toggle the game between Windowed and Fullscreen modes." tooltip in the Display option to "Toggle the game between Windowed and Fullscreen modes. (Desktop only)"
- Changed the "Toggle a small blinking arrow at the end of texts to show when to proceed." tooltip in the Customization option to "Toggle a small blinking arrow at the end of texts to show when to proceed. Note for windowed PC users: Contains an issue where it's shifted down a bit. A fix is in the works."
- Changed the night background
- Changed the sunset background to add a moon
- Changed all Amelia's family pictures to include a moon in the image
- Changed some Discord Rich Presence large images
- Changed so the phone system uses texts instead of images for the contact/group name at the top of
- Changed so the Catching Moments Steam page only opens once
- Changed so all description mentioning Ruby says she died from cancer and not unexpectedly
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue where achievement pop-ups wouldn't appear
- Fixed an issue where if the non-binary gender was picked with the "Male" non-binary appearance and the day 3 day divider is shown, a "|" was displayed in the notify
- Fixed an issue where if the Green citizenship card was chosen, the image was the grey one
- Fixed an issue where the version number at the bottom of gameplay wasn't showing
- Fixed issues with self-voicing
- Fixed an issue where achievements were still shown when rolling back
Removed:
- Removed all people from the credits who didn't have to do anything with Chapter 1