Beta Build: [Emberfate] Day 5

Hey everyone!

I'm happy to announce that the v0.4 build of Emberfate, containing Days 1 to 5 of content, is now ready for you all to enjoy! 

If you are a patron of $15 / $30 tier in August 2022, you should receive a private message from me soon with a link to the files for download. 

Patrons who have made or raised their pledge to $15 / $30 tier on or after September 1, 2022 will receive the Day 1-6 build as the September reward in the third week of September.

Before you start playing, please read the following:

For Old Patrons

1. Save files from the last Patreon v0.3 build are partially compatible. Please try to load the save file normally first and see if any errors pop up when you try to choose the first chat choice. If you run into an error, please try to load the save file once again but with Force Recovery Mode enabled.

Please note that the force recovery mode will put you back at the start of Day 4 or Day 3 (depending on which day the save file was made), so you'll still have to replay the last chapter, but it should at least save you the trouble of playing all the way from the start again. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience caused, and I'll try my best to figure out a solution to this issue before the next Patreon build!

It is recommended to make a new save file as soon as you hit Day 5 for stability reasons — and for the maximum compatibility with the next Day 6 build, please make sure you make saves at the end of Day 5 at the logout screen to use as a load point for the next Day 6 build!

For New Patrons

2. If you're a new patron who just joined this month, you will notice that there are no saves available in the menu when you first launch the game and try to load.

You can transfer your last Day 3 save file from the public v0.2.1 build over so you can load the save file and pick up from Day 3 instead of having to replay from the start. 

You might have to turn on viewing for hidden files / folders, but your save files for the public v0.2.1 build should be found in the following folder: 

Windows: %AppData\Roaming\RenPy\EmberfateTempestofElementsPublic-1631333206

Mac: $HOME/Library/RenPy/EmberfateTempestofElementsPublic-1631333206

Linux: $HOME/.renpy/EmberfateTempestofElementsPublic-1631333206

It should look something like this:

Copy all of the .save files and the persistent file over to the Patreon build save folder, which should be in the following location:

Windows: %AppData\Roaming\RenPy\EmberfateTempestofElements-1631333206

Mac: $HOME/Library/RenPy/EmberfateTempestofElements-1631333206

Linux: $HOME/.renpy/EmberfateTempestofElements-1631333206

Then relaunch the Patreon build of the game, and you should be able to see the old save files from the public Day 3 version. 

Then follow the steps mentioned in Point #1 to proceed if you run into any errors while using the old Day 3 save files!

(Note: If the folder EmberfateTempestofElementsPublic-1631333206 listed above is empty for some reason, try checking the game folder instead. There might be a subfolder called "saves", and if it has the .save files and persistent data file, then proceed as explained above with the contents of this "saves" folder.)

3. The notification that there's a new version / update available on the title screen might permanently be there despite there being no new updates. I have the update check linked to a private game page on Itch.io, and apparently, it doesn't read the version channel very well since the game page is private and locked behind a password. This feature should work reliably when using public builds. I'm sorry about that annoying notification!

4. There might be bugs and typos that I've missed despite doing my hardest to catch them all. Please let me know if there's anything that's not working as intended. You can leave a comment below or PM me on Discord / in the Patreon channel in Discord server!

5. Please do not redistribute these files to anyone else! This is a Patreon-exclusive early build after all.

That's all I can think of for now. Please do let me know your comments and thoughts if possible! Live reacts in the Discord server would be amazing too!

Thank you so much for the support! I'll take a quick break for a day and get back to working on the next build for next month!~