And, fortunately, we've managed to get to the release of 0.16.0 completed and ready to go before having to return to the office full-time. It was a bit of a race against the clock, let me tell you. Esp...
2021-05-14 16:40:13 +0000 UTC View Post
And here we are with update #2, elbow-deep into the build. While the tracker says 52% of the work is done, I'd actually say that about 70% of the chapter is in a playable state.
Not to overse...
2021-05-06 21:20:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time for May the Fourth, this month's wallpaper theme is Star Wars. But, don't get me started on the fact that May the Fourth is a made up "holiday," like so many other days on the calendar. Because when every day is "special," none of them really are.
But, I digress...
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2021-05-03 23:13:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, if you played Chapter 15 to completion, you probably have an idea of what's going to go down in Part 2's final episode. Think of it as the end of the second season. So, if you want to skip out on most of the spoiler talk, skip past the paragraphs after the progress tracker image and go stra...
2021-04-28 15:03:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's NSFW wallpaper theme is "Ladies Night Out." Of course, I'm playing it a little fast and loose with the facts on this one - like any bar would let Carol and Naomi in the front door. Or stand around naked.
Anyway... enjoy! Also, check out the 2021-04-22 23:49:29 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's public wallpaper theme is "Ladies Night Out." Of course, I'm playing it a little fast and loose with the facts on this one - like any bar would let Carol and Naomi in the front door. Or Sydney hanging out with Alice and Julie.
Anyway... enjoy! Also, check out the 2021-04-22 23:49:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Fifteen [Version 0.15.0]
With their minds focused on a looming departure, Jack and the girls p...
2021-04-20 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Fifteen [Version 0.15.0]
With their minds focused on a looming departure, Jack and the girls ...
2021-04-18 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, I want to talk about something that's not Now & Then. It's another game, developed by a fellow Ren'py dev, Zoey Raven. For those who don't know, Zoey does a lot of walkthrough mods, including one for 2021-04-17 21:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Fifteen [Version 0.15.0]
With their minds focused on a looming departure, Jack and the girls ...
2021-04-16 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
And here we are! Chapter 15 is in the final stages (testing and uploading), which means most of you will be playing it by the beginning of next week. As the penultimate episode of Part 2, this chapter ramps up the tension as Jack and the girls feel their time in the city is fast coming to a close...
2021-04-14 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It occurs to me that the development and workflow that each chapter goes through almost always proves to be a different experience each time. Some episodes are built in quarters, while others have the intimate scenes left until the end of the build (due to them being more complex with the integra...
2021-04-07 16:50:33 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT: Oops, used the wrong month. I've updated everything with April instead of March. Sorry for that.
Since it's springtime in my stretch of the woods, that means it's somehow hot one day, cold the next (I'm seeing 40+ degree Fahrenheit swings on a daily basis), and the ai...
2021-04-04 20:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostWhile I won’t pretend Now & Then isn’t some kind of multi-media experience, during the early development, I did want to have a soundtrack that really nailed the game’s overall mood. As my own favorites for videogame soundtracks included the likes of Akira Yamaoka (
And the work for Chapter Fifteen has begun. Way ahead of our usual schedule, but for good reason. Generally, we like to have about a week between releases for downtime--because burnout is real--but with how full the plot document for this chapter was (in terms of extra content), we got started a ...
2021-03-30 17:52:15 +0000 UTC View Post
March's Public wallpapers focus on one of Chapter 14's new locations - the school pool. Of course, it's a version before the pandemic, before they drained it and shut down the school. But, who cares? It gives me an opportunity to put the cast in swimwear and get a little wet.
So... enjoy! A...
2021-03-25 20:43:25 +0000 UTC View Post
March's Public wallpapers focus on one of Chapter 14's new locations - the school pool. Of course, it's a version before the pandemic, before they drained it and shut down the school. But, who cares? It gives me an opportunity to put the cast in swimwear and get a little wet.
So... en...
2021-03-25 20:43:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Fourteen [Version 0.14.0]
When Carol and Sydney uncover something of interest behind the locke...
2021-03-23 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It only took us about a year to get around to this, but Now & Then finally has a promo trailer. Nothing surprising or new here for those who've been following this game for a while now, but I figured we needed something like this for those who haven't given the game a chance,...
2021-03-21 20:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Fourteen [Version 0.14.0]
When Carol and Sydney uncover something of interest behind the lock...
2021-03-21 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Fourteen [Version 0.14.0]
When Carol and Sydney uncover something of interest behind the lock...
2021-03-19 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Even with a couple of technology bumps to overcome, Chapter Fourteen is in the bag. Between issues with the Ren'py SDK and some problems with Adobe pushing out their entire 2021 Creative Suite right in the middle of me...
2021-03-17 16:18:58 +0000 UTC View Post
And here we are, at about the (sorta) half-way point. In truth, there's actually about 2/3rds of the update in a playable state, so far, but with script re-writes for pacing and continuity and a bit of back-end coding to do, it's still hovering at 51ish percent. With upwards of six possible varia...
2021-03-07 21:31:12 +0000 UTC View PostWith Chapter 14's development in full swing, I find myself needing to get an idea of where we're at everyone's ability to currently run the game. In light of the reported issues with 0.13.0 and the release of 0.13.1 to add...
2021-03-04 22:33:03 +0000 UTC View Post
So, March's wallpaper theme is (of course) St. Patrick's Day, which for me has always been... weird. When I was younger, it was the "wear green or get pinched" day, which seemed like a really stupid tradition. ...
2021-03-03 23:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
After a little hiccup, work on the next episode of Now & Then is formally underway. The story picks up a few days after the last chapter as Jack and the girls start moving towards the next stage of...
2021-02-25 18:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostWith reports that some users are having issues getting 0.13.0 to open, I've gone ahead and rolled Ren'py back from 7.4.2 to 7.3.5, which was the version used for everything prior to 0.12.0. As mentioned by 2021-02-22 12:38:59 +0000 UTC View Post
As I've done before, I like to occasionally talk about the work being done to bring Now & Then to life, including set arrangement and the process of character creation. This time around, I wanted to touch on the school library and Sydney, the story's newest arrival.
... 2021-02-19 23:49:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Thirteen [Version 0.13.0]
With all signs pointing out that the city is far too dangerous in wh...
2021-02-18 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Part Two: Chapter Thirteen [Version 0.13.0]
With all signs pointing out that the city is far too dangerous in w...
2021-02-16 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post