Good evening , friends! So you might've come to our little itch page looking for the 0.5 build.

Unfortunately, there is no 0.5 build available at this moment to non-patrons. As I briefly mentioned when releasing 0.4, we changed our Patreon model to releasing builds one month in advance. However, we couldn't very well push two builds worth of content within a one month space, especially given some of the side work we're attempting within these next couple of months.

So what am I here to post? Well, firstly, we didn't want to just leave you all in the dark for a month. It seemed a little unfair, thus we have a lovely title screen to share with you all (background done by the lovely Jagzcat) which we have conveniently implemented in 0.4.5 for you all to enjoy. It's the first draft of the menu so we are very interested in feedback on it.

Currently the Extras tab does not work, but expect some good stuff hidden in there when we implement the features we have planned for that. For example, a password system where with the proper code-word you'll be able to implement extra-wacky game-modes. Passwords will be sent out every other month starting with March to our Silver Hare patrons.

Additionally, we've got some lovely new backgrounds to liven up the setting a bit. A kitchen background was finished, as well as a back area to the café, which are also nice visual updates you can go and find in this short little mini update. We've fixed a couple typos here and there and we've tried to iron out some bugs with the last update. However, there is still one issue that eludes us.

With the transition to Ren'Py 7.4, we found there was one issue that a select few individuals seemed to encounter. An error that made text unreadable, and often crashed the game with too much interaction. Visually the bug can be depicted below. As of this time, we have not been able to replicate the error, or identify any common thread between the individuals experiencing this issue, and we've balanced several theories.

We do have a possible fix for it, however. Older versions of Ren'Py supported a software renderer, but this has been removed. So it's possible the solution could be as simple as updating your graphics card drivers. Alternatively, if upgrading your video drivers does not fix the problem, you should consider switching video renderers by holding "Shift + G" and then choosing a new renderer. You can see more details here. Unfortunately, if neither of these options work to solve your issue then I'm afraid we don't have a ready solution for you. It's a currently documented problem with Ren'Py and we don't want to isolate anyone who'd been enjoying our story before. It's also not possible to revert to a previous version, since the newer builds rely on new functionality provided by the newer version of the engine, so we hope that this solution works for you.

The only other issues that we've had reported is their antivirus software flagging our game. This was an issue with the new Ren'Py engine version as well, because it was generating a new 32bit executable that didn't match any known patterns to antiviruses before. However, the engine has been updated again and the warnings should be fixed now. If not, please ignore your antivirus. This is just a standard Ren'Py game about dating silly psychic dudes, and if your antivirus doesn't like that... >:(

Anyway, that's all we have to report at this moment. However, if you are desperate to read the next segment of content... 0.5 IS available on our Patreon at the moment, which you can check out here. (You'll also be able to join our Discord for patrons!)

Thank you again for all your support!

Rook

PS: It was me, Melo! I posted this one because Rook is actually at work right now. 🤔 But don't worry, I think I did a good job. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the new main menu. It's a sign of even better things to come, and I'm really excited about it all!