Stuff that needs doing for Chapter 8 - a running blogpost.

Update 1, 2024-12-20.

Last time round, I shared a list of items I need to wrap up before release. That worked out alright, so I'm going to do so again, hopefully keeping the interested ones among you informed and assured that progress is being made (or when it isn't).

It'll be spoiler free, as is, and not an invite for discussion. It may be missing items, and items may appear on or disappear from it on a whim. It will be updated whenever I remember about it. It is not a countdown checklist.

Task are for chapter 8, unless it says Chapters 1-7

To do

• (nothing)

In progress

• Release 0.8.1

  • Fix seam in day two night scene bitmaps.

Done

• Get a bunch of new songs licensed.

• Thoroughly test the export, and test that it works with the import, for all three continuation methods (from save (all), from MGP (all), from export (android)).

  • test if the android import shows the right amount of data

  • test if it sets achievements

• Do a happy path speed run to ensure no crashes occur since upgrading to ren'py 8.3.3.

• Create a 1.0.1 release for Chapters 1-7 (including the export for Android and other fixes)

• Build backer (Patreon/Subscribestar) and Itch versions ("markets" build) for chapter 1-7

• Deploy chapters 1-7 1.0.1 to all applicable platforms.

• Missing content: achievements (texts, images, triggers)

• Create the beta participation poll.

• Clean-up export variables when using the "continue from save" method to reduce memory load

• Create gallery saves and configure gallery menu

• Address most #TODO's

• Run Lint and fix errors (man, a metric fudgeton of missing images that never came out of testing).

• Testing/proofing happy path (all paths unlocked)

  • Editing dialogs and fixing clunk, typos, gibberish.

  • Fixing continuity errors in dialogs.

  • Fixing images (clips, continuity, derps).

• Missing content: end game summary (create while proofing)

• Testing/proofing lock-out paths (Brooke, Coven, M+D, combinations)

• Test about screen for ch8

• Testing/proofing lock-out paths (Coven, brooke) happyflow speedrun

• Happyflow speedrun test for starting options from defaults, ch7 end-game save, and MGP import.

• Test if the manually copy script is accurate (android)

• Test android import and happyflow speedrun test on device.

• retest key scenes after fixing image issues

• Misc. dialog review/editing for pacing and flow.

• Actually learn how to use the damn spell checker in VS Code, and run it before the proofers go over it.

• Some rewrites, and additional choices added to dialog.

• Write release notes, and something about the export.

• Some more clip fixes.

• Create beta release.

  • Preparing beta builds

  • Release notes.

  • Set up discord for testers.

  • Sanity check speed run just to still my pre-release anxiety.

• Testing/proofing M+D lock-out paths

• Missing content: missing paperdolls + dialog for M+D lockout path icw Brooke / Brooke lockout path

• Spoilerfree task description 1

• Missing content: end game credits.

• Set up the butler upload scripts.

• Add main menu background image to rotation for completing chapter 8.

• Prepare an itch page for chapter 8, and set up the claim link with Patreon (sorry Subscribestar, I would do it there too if supported).

• Testing/proofing M+D lock-out paths.

• Processing results of beta testers

• Testing/proofing less visited code paths.

• Put up a teaser trailer? I got it laying around anyway.

• Releasing:

  • Final sanity checks

  • Release notes

• Spoilerfree task description 2

• Releasing:

  • Create builds (backer and market)

  • Upload to websites, mirrors and markets