Dev Update #49

Hi everyone, hope you had a good week. A few things to get through:

E4 Progress

My week was fairly busy and I've mostly been focused on the E4 animations which are going well but there's still a lot to do. Apart from animations this week I also refined the designs of some of the extra characters you'll meet in E4 and also spontaneously decided to revamp the main menu. Aside from the little easter egg I think the old main menu looked pretty bland and underwhelming. The text especially. So I've gone for a different look, nothing super interesting but I think it looks much more polished and I'm pretty happy with it.

Android Version (E1-3 Android releasing tomorrow)

Long overdue, it's finally done. It's very, very far from perfect but I just had to get it done so that it's not constantly plaguing me. Pretty much everything works well except for the one big thing that I was worried about - animations. The animations are really really laggy. If your phone is much better than mine then maybe it might be fine - I've only tested it on one phone and the animations did not look good. So I really need to stress this - for the best experience please play Elmwood on pc or mac. 

If any of you know of ways I could optimise renpy videos for android then please let me know - I always appreciate advice on things I'm unfamiliar with and I'm very unfamiliar with building for android. I know that there are other android avns which are very well optimised and can play animations efficiently even on lower end devices but I haven't managed to achieve this yet - sorry.

Aside from animations I've managed to make everything else work fairly well. All the menus/interface and even HaremWars seem to not have any issues but if you encounter any bugs then please do let me know. I've done very limited testing on this as I'm trying to just focus on E4. This Android version is basically the exact version of the game as the Bronze E3 release in December. That means there are some minor typos which I'm aware of.

I'll be releasing the Android version tomorrow for all paid members. However, if you were a paid subscriber in December, January or February but aren't anymore and want the Android version then just send me a private message and I'd be happy to give you the download. It was my intention to release the Android version in January so everyone who was subbed around then is absolutely entitled to it.

1 Year Anniversary

Guess what? Yep, Elmwood officially turns 1 year old on the 15th. Truly the most surreal year of my life. It's not been easy by any means but developing Elmwood has been the most incredible decision I've ever made. I wouldn't be able to do it without your support and it is such a privilege for me to have this amazing community supporting me every step of the way. You guys rock.

Thank you for everything and cheers to another great year!