Chapter three progress update
Added 2022-06-24 15:06:00 +0000 UTCWe are very close to launching Chapter Three.
There was a recurring problem that was coming up in Beta testing that was actually fairly simple to resolve once we had established what was causing it.
Chapter Three should be launched over the weekend now.
I'll announce it on here when it's all live to play.
Other updates
Many of you have contacted me directly and/or commented on my Patreon suggesting additional features for the games.
I'm always very grateful for feedback and fully intend to implement many of these changes.
One thing I have always planned to add is represented in the image above.
Every page will include a 'REFRESH PAGE' option to deal with any slow or incomplete page loads.
There will also be optional 'HINTS' and 'CHEATS' to help with your decision making.
Hints will give general guidance during scenes, while cheats will give specific information how your choices can effect the story.
I also plan to add in 'REPLAY SCENE' and 'SKIP SCENE' options at key points in the story.
Note that not all the options will appear on every page.
Checkpoint updates
At the checkpoints I'm also going to add in shortcuts to various scenes so that you will be able to go back and play through your favorite scenes again.
You will need to complete the chapter before you unlock this feature.
These changes won't happen overnight, so bear with me while I work through the chapters to see how and where these new features will fit.
My main priority is still getting all the existing technical features working as they should and getting the next chapters released too.
That's it for now...
The next update should be a chapter launch!
Thanks for all you ongoing support.
dsp3000
Comments
We close?
Mr Scott Findlay
2022-06-26 22:05:32 +0000 UTCIt sounds great about repeating certain scenes (mainly the sexual/nude content scenes) after having played them as opposed to replaying the entire chapter from scratch just to get to that particular scene especially if the scene is at the end or close to the end of the chapter (for example, Maria's scene in Chapter 2 or Annie's bonus scene in Chapter 2). It makes it easier for players who may want to select different options which look like they may fail just to see what happens and what the dialogue is without having "failed" and then repeating the entire chapter from scratch to try a different selection. A "refresh" is a great idea as well since sometimes when there is an incomplete download while in the middle of the game either because of a slow internet connection on the player's end or something on the server end, the player is "stuck" since pressing the browser's refresh button will generally restart the game or go back to the position where the player needs to pick the chapter to play which means replaying all the steps again just to get back to the same point where the page was "incomplete". Having hints & cheats are good since without this as the game progresses (and I'm going based on memory of playing the older version of the Academy series (especially Academy #4)) will be very difficult since there were so many time specific tasks that had to be performed at specific times.
Jim ACEP
2022-06-24 19:36:11 +0000 UTC
