What Happened To My Save?

Hello everyone!

One issue that has arisen in the latest build v0.8, is people not being able to load their old saves to hop right into the new content.

I do want to mention out of the gate that there is a warning upon loading the game that you may need to restart. But I imagine a lot of people clicked through this or figured it was weird. 

So for the sake of transparency, I want to explain what happened here, and what I am doing to fix it for future updates.

It should be no secret that Hazelnut Latte is not a finished game. Every iteration of the game is trying to improve and expand upon what has already happened. With each update, I not only advance the story but improve the systems within the game. Updating the UI, fixing bugs, and making things run smoother. First and foremost, I am a writer turned game developer. When I began creating the game, it was rough as hell. I am constantly learning and growing as a developer. 

That means I am going back and I am fixing things in earlier segments of the game. Segments you as a player are most likely already past. If I fix something that you would encounter in the first 5 minutes of the game because it has to call to something that happens in the new content, there is a good chance things will break. 

What happened to most of you is simply that. I fixed or added a variable that occurred early in the game because of how it affects later events. The game is going to be in this state where you may run into a build that completely fucks your save. And for that, I truly am sorry.

But this is a work in progress. This game is not finished. And I want to make this the absolute best it can be. That said, going forward, I want to mitigate this. Especially as the game gets longer. The goal is to plan for larger updates so that I can fully do a sequence or a mechanic properly so that when it goes into the game, it doesn't need to be super messed with at a later date.

I hope this works, but I can't promise anything because sometimes bugs just decide to happen and ruin your one day off you have to work on your game. 

I apologize for the inconvenience and I also want to thank you for being a part of making this game better. Reporting these things to me lets me improve the game for all of us. 

If you aren't a part of my Discord, there is a channel specifically for bug reports. I try my best to play every possible route and option, but as the game grows longer, that gets harder to do.

Thank you all again, and Stay Rad Out There!