Changelog: Pearlglow Cafe 1.2.1 - So Many Fixes


(Mostly Accurate) List of changes made to PGC as of the 1.2.1 update:

  • Corrected typos and other grammar thingies - lots of them!
    • Added accent marks to crème brûlée... (mainly I was just lazy before @_@)
    • Replaced -- with — (another area  I was lazy about)
    • I am looking to improve my workflow going forward to lessen this issue in the future, because I know it is a recurring problem... :( 
    • ...I'll also probably look at hiring an editor and/or working with beta readers for future projects
  • Lots of assorted audio shenanigans:
    • Fixed a few sound effects that failed to play: thunder on Day 4 and Cake Splat on Day 2 being the most prominent (apparently, Ren'Py does not approve of .wav sometimes?? Idk, lesson for the future: .mp3s or .oggs henceforth)
    • Adjusted volume of all SFX/music
    • Sprinkled more SFX around + adjusted where BGM came in / out throughout the game (it was rather haphazard before...)
  • Fixed the bug where Day 2 onwards, the cookbook did not require a selected recipe in order to proceed
  • The gallery was a little bit broken. Now it is fixed! Hooray for no more spoilers as soon as you open the game!
  • Did some Writing Stuff™:
    • Rewrote a few lines here and there (don't ask me where)
    • Added a short little intro scene before Day1 kicks off - a letter from Juniper's mom!
      • initially, this was a video, but I have yet to figure out how to get videos to play in Ren'Py :')
    • Expanded Aspen's ending scene
  • Added more cut in graphics to reflect things being given / received throughout the story (mainly Day 3)! 
    • You can now see a browning banana peel, how exciting!
    • Also, some seaweed, a peach, and mushrooms! Whoa!
  • Improved scene dynamism all throughout script!
    • More frequent sprite expression changes
    • More camera movement
    • Better sprite positioning
    • Adjusted some matrix tints on a few different night scenes
  • Corrected an issue where Aspen would appear on Day 4 regardless of choices (...I think)
  • Fixed issues where the quick menu (the options part of the textbox) was appearing in areas it shouldn't have (mainly NVL and CG moments)
  • ADDED WAIT TAGS LIKE CRAZY ALL OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE YOU CAN PRY MY ELLIPSES AND EM DASHES FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS
  • Fixed pronouns and gendered language in a few areas for Aspen (resident mystery person)

I think that about covers it! 

Still a teensy bit more I'd like to polish up and will (maybe, possibly, someday, eventually) get to, but after this update, I feel good about where things stand as a jam game (at the very least, I think I have worked out most of the weirdness that comes with rushed production *sobsob*).

I am still undecided on releasing more content for the game, so I am going to take a bit of a creative break to ruminate and focus on some other things (like triathlon training!). 

Ever onward! 
notafish <3

Files

PGC-1.2.1-pc.zip 401 MB
Jul 10, 2023
PGC-1.2.1-mac.zip 396 MB
Jul 10, 2023

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