Progress Update 5

Hey guys and girls!
I am back! 🤗 Expect a long post lol.

Long time no see in progress reports ^^
Anyway, in case someone missed the previous mentions, I took a break in the whole January (and kinda end of December) to fully focus on my University. And I am really glad I did, because I passed all of those (9) exams from first attempt. 

As the 2nd semester "should" be easier, that's why I am back to working on the game.

Sooo, what did I manage in the last 2 weeks of working on the game? (+ few days I managed barely in january)
A lot of things actually.

While initially I planned to make renders, I realized there we a lot of things I neglected and postponed for later because I didn't like doing them (such as coding). As some of you might know, I absolutely suck at coding haha. Even that image gallery we had so far was only made possible by following a youtube tutorial to a T, and even then I didn't manage to make it as one tutorial, so had to find another to make it work. So, I set my sights on trying to make a better gallery, which would also feature scene replays. Yup, that's right, now you can replay that one Serena scene! 😁
However, it was extremely difficult, because I had very high expectations and wishes I didn't want to compromise on. After working on it for 3-4 days, I barely moved and I kept hitting a wall. Due to my coding dumbness, I couldn't figure out how to do it. Thankfully, I talked with some other people, and Gary offered to help me with it. And boi, am I glad he did. Truly, thanks Gary. If he didn't help, I'd most likely STILL be stuck in that damn code.
So what will the gallery feature that it took so much work? Well, improved design. Image gallery & scene replay, all in one. Option to switch back and forth on the go. Also, hints for each unlock! Yup, nothing super detailed, but you now have hints for each scene. Also with all the jazz of transitioning effect from one to other and so on.

And after working on that, I was like... Why stop there. I planned to make a GUI (interface and alike) improvements anyway in ep4.5 or something. So I did. A lot of it. I tested multiple things, even paid for some icon packages etc., although in the end, I decided to abandon most of the ideas, as I kinda grown into the old color scheme that we had (pink/blue). I did learn how to do it, so if I really get something that I like, I can now much easier implement it myself. I also made a commission to make a brand new logo for me. And it turned out great! I'll definitely use it in a few places from now on.
To make it easier, here is a list of changes currently done, and what is more to be done later:
-> new font
-> new animated main menu + new intro song
-> overall improvements to imagebutton placements
-> a few new frames ingame
-> fully completed gallery with scene replay + naming your character + hint system
-> small fixes and improvements
-> new logo
Still to be made:
-> make a commission to animate the logo for the loading screen
-> "maybe" implement icons in the menu
-> decide if I am keeping the old coloring scheme or not

Besides this, we are also now up to 480 renders, hence also a increase in that part since the last report.
To see all the changes, please check on the link here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/78829871

Love you all, till next update!
Kat <3