v0.13 Plans
Added 2019-01-12 09:18:43 +0000 UTCSince the release of v0.12.1 I've taken a few days to do some bug fixing (thank you to everyone who posted a crash trace or bug report!) and think about what LR2 needs work on next. After reading through some comments I've decided to devote the v0.13 update cycle to improving the UI and gameplay explanation. All the clever game mechanic design in the world doesn't help if none of it is ever explained.
First up will be implementing a general tooltip system throughout the game. I want to be able to attach tooltips to every menu item and stat in the game so I can hide detailed, long form explanations without cluttering up the screen. After that I will be adding a tutorial section to the start of the game where the player is lead through the basic steps of running their business as well as interacting with other characters.
I mentioned before the release of v0.12.1 that I had a approach to rendering bodies that I had hoped would be ready for the release. They ended up needed a few more tweaks to the render settings, but I have that done now and a new batch of body images are rendering right now to be included in v0.13. I am also looking into some image compression techniques and picking one to apply to the character images to reduce the overall file size to something a little more convenient.
So that's what I'll be working on for the next couple of days. I'll be checking in to answer any questions and to keep you up to date on the progress!
Comments
If you improve the UI could you directly skip to the girl when only one is in the room, there is no need of choice. Here is the code needed in script.rpy line 6859 in version 0.12.1 :D if (len(mc.location.people) > 1): tuple_list = format_person_list(mc.location.people, draw_hearts = True) #This gets the names of people and appends modifiers to add their character color and text. We can also use it to add other things later if we want (like hearts for sluttiness indicators). tuple_list.append(["Back","Back"]) person_choice = renpy.display_menu(tuple_list,True,"Choice") else: person_choice = mc.location.people[0] if person_choice == "Back":............................................
2019-01-22 20:47:09 +0000 UTCAlso, there still doesn't seem to be a way to see anyone's age once you've hired them. Maybe add an age column to the Staff Review page, or add it to the employee page somewhere?
Scott S.
2019-01-13 09:08:48 +0000 UTCOn the topic of the UI, I like that different girls have different text colors, but can you disallow dark blue? Dark blue text on a blue background is kind of hard to read. Or maybe just add an option to change their text color if that's easier.
Scott S.
2019-01-13 04:46:53 +0000 UTCKeep up the good work!
Terebonkoff Game Studio
2019-01-12 09:27:54 +0000 UTC
