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Dev Diary, April 5th, 2024
🕑 Added 2024-04-05 12:25:37 +0000 UTCI've been working on a very annoying scene this week. It was so irritating to pose that I felt more or less burned out at the end of it. But in the end, I got through it somehow without wanting to strangle myself or contemplate my life's choices that led me there. :)
Play Leap of Faith and u4ia on the Iphone or Ipad.
Apple products will never allow NSFW content in their store, but now there's a safe way to play visual novels on your Apple device. I spent some time testing this, and it seems to be working fine with no hiccups. If you're interested in this, check the bottom of this post for a quick how-to.
Numbers
I've been rendering a bit less than normal this week, but I got to catch up a bit on the Renpy (scripting) part due to my girlfriend dragging me out of the house for a little trip last weekend. So the renders are spread a bit out on different folders, but I'll get them collected and post-fixed by next Friday so I can present a number for you.
Overall progress
As you may remember, I have a huge special event/trip/party planned, which is around 50% of this episode's content. I want to finish everything else before I start working on that, and if nothing goes wrong I should be able to do that this week. Which means you know roughly where I'm at in relation to content completed.
Other than that, have a nice weekend, and stay safe out there.
// Drifty
How to play Leap of Faith or u4ia (and most other Renpy VNs) on your Iphone/Ipad.
1. Visit the App Store to get Spark—Ren'Py Novels. Note that it's a $8 product, but you can use it for quite a few VNs, not only mine. (it's not made by me, so I can't give you any support on general usage).
2. Start iTunes on your computer and plug in your phone.
3. Click your phone's icon when it appears.
4. Click file sharing.
5. In the right window, click "Spark" from the list (the app you just downloaded)
6. Drag and drop any VN (original zip file) onto the Spark window.
7. Go back to your phone, start Spark, choose "Install" and select the zip archive you just transferred.
8. That's it; you're done. From iTunes, you should also delete the zip file you just transferred because it's no longer in use.
If you want to play Leap of Faith on your phone, please download the new Spark version from either Mega or Google Drive. The original release is not compatible.
The release version of u4ia works just fine, and you can transfer your existing zip file you downloaded on release.
So, what games does not work in Spark?
It seems that games with third-party modules or extra Python packages won't work. That means any VN you can see in Discord as "currently playing".
Good luck.
Comments
Mario Borovcanin
You can add mods to the unzipped game folder, then compress/zip that (with the mods added) and it will work
Drifty
I'll probably do that at some point, but I'd like to do a proper SFW version, instead of just cutting NSFW content here and there. So, whenever I decide to do that, it'll steal time from any other project I'm currently doing. But maybe in between the U4ia seasons.
\m/ Gendrix \m/
Does the whole "no AVNs for Apple" bs make you think about a SFW version of LoF? Cheers!
JP
You're amazing! Stay Shiny my friend.
Callisto
I had hoped that with Apple allowing true side loading of apps through web sites in the EU as a result of the Digital Markets Act, that this would allow an easier time for AVN developers to offer their work in this way. But after looking at Apple's eligibility requirements I am pessimistic. The developer must be located in the EU or have a subsidiary there, be in good standing in the Apple Developer Program for at least two years, and have an app that had more than one million first annual installs on iOS in the EU… yeah that's not helpful. I guess, nothing will change in this regard. Just sad.
Drifty
I believe Joiplay works the same way for Android, but I haven't tested it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6467337835829407787
Drifty
I did my testing with the windows version, and it worked fine. But I believe both versions will work. For Leap of Faith, use the version linked above, as the normal version doesn't work.
Sewer Rat
Hey Drifty, But which version of it? I usually d/l windows, should it be Mac?
Calhoun28
Good stuff. Is there a similar program for Android? 🤔
Jacek Wiśniewski
Good to hear you're leaving the house from time to time (I know how it is with working from home). Nice progress overall. Thanks and have a good one.
