Hi Yakuza Kiss players, it's time for another update on our progress!
We've been working hard on chapter 02 and it's about 80% complete. To be honest, I wanted to finish it a lot sooner, but I've had some health issues that have REALLY slowed us down. This week I have barely been able to sit behind a computer. :( This is the risk of running a small team - when I'm sick - things come to a standstill. Fortunately it's nothing serious and I should be up and running soon, but I wanted to let you know what's happening, so that you aren't worried that we've just forgotten about Yakuza Kiss. This project is extremely important to me and there is no way it's not getting finished. From your comments and wonderful messages, I also know that a lot of you are waiting to see what happens next. But please be patient with us and know that as soon as I feel better things will progress much faster!
Now, let's discuss the code. We've managed to make a few upgrades to the game:
- AUTOPLAY/AUTOREAD: you can activate this mode and the text will progress on its own, without you having to click all the time. The game stops progressing when there is a choice to be made, but otherwise you can just sit tight and relax.
We decided to start with this feature since it was one of the most requested features and also because we don't want you to hurt your fingers from all the clicking. :D
- RAM OPTIMIZATION: This was not a requested feature, but we felt that it was important to optimize the game performance. We've divided the game assets into chapters and we cleanse unused assets from memory. This means that older systems will now run this game a lot smoother.
We might put these updates live soon, but at the latest they will be available with chapter 02.
A lot of you have requested changes to the autosave system. We are currently investigating the possibility of having manual saves. At this point it seems possible that we might be able to do this after all, but I will let you know when we have tested it out.
Lastly, I have some questions for you! I've gathered your feedback and feature requests and I've listed most of them below. Please let us know what you think about them and what you would prioritize. They are all features that we will very likely add to the game, it's just a question of in which order you would like to see them added. We are planning to add a few features per new chapter.
- TEXT OPTIONS: Some players have requested the option to change font sizes and colors (to enhance legibility)
- CG GALLERY: The ability to collect and look at CGs in a separate gallery
- TEXT ARCHIVE: The ability to access a text log (in case you miss something or just want to read it again)
- VIDEO SETTINGS: Change the resolution, fullscreen/window mode, etc.
- HIDE the UI: Hide everything other than the screen image
Feel free to add your own feature request below or in our discussion forum.
As always, thank you so much for the support and love! <3 I'm so happy to have you along for this journey! If you want to follow our progress more closely, you can visit our social media profiles. I love receiving your messages and feedback, so never feel bad about reaching out!
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