Development Update! Core VN!

First of all, I want to talk a bit about Just Friends, Johan's next route.

The main route for his next update is already done, now I need to work on the remaining seven routes that are the answers he can have. It should be done within a week, then I need to push it into the game and done.

But while I'm working on that, I'm also working on the new core VN.

The core VN project is essentially the Just Friends Godot 4.3 port, however with better code and an enhanced JSON system that can allow me to easily upgrade certain aspects of it for other VNs. In case I start a new project with someone else, I can easily upgrade the whole system, and for that I want to change how every aspect of this new VN works. For example: I want to use Godot's theme to make all UI elements, that includes the dialog box, for example. If I can do that, then I don't need to rely on images for the game's UI any longer.

Another thing tho, is that Godot 4 automatically works resolution for me, so now the whole resolution scaling is FAR better, as you can check on the video.

Once the Core VN is working properly, I will push it for you all to have it, before that, I will add a poll for Tier 3 patrons about it, because there are a few things that can be done by then:

1 - Release Just Friends Version 0.XX.43.X where 43 is the version Godot will be, with only the Main title, Credits and Save Menus.

2 - Release it with the Settings menu added.

3 - Release with the Gallery system added.

4 - Release it with all windows working.

The game itself already works nicely, but I need to make the Title Screen, other menus such as the Log menu and all of that is new code, nothing of it will use old code. And it will take some time.

However: November will be a month where I will spend 3 whole weeks working nonstop to try to release the game on Godot 4, if I can't I will push whatever I can write for Just Friends here OR I will push whatever I can with the update too, if I think it~s playable, even if we sacrifice a bit on the menus and other features for now, I believe having the game on Godot 4 will be better for this project as a whole. I'm tired of Just Friends looking like an old-style visual novel, I want it to be widescreen! :D

But we will see how things go from now until the end of November.