MilesMouse

Grape Escape 1.3.7 (It's Raining Grapes, Hallelujah!)

Important: Moving your old save file into the new version causes issues with purchasing upgrades, which means it's necessary to start from scratch with each new update. To band-aid the situation, the first-time launch of each new version will automatically give you 3,000 wine to spend as you see fit (does not work in web version). I'm sorry for the inconvenience; but hopefully this will lessen the blow.

Changelog:

• Implemented the "Refill" upgrade.
• C...
  2020-09-26 01:25:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 9/25/20

It's... it's Friday... Does anyone have any orange slices? Here's what I go-... *huff* got done this week:

• Implemented the "Refill" upgrade, which is going to haunt my nightmares.
• Changed cost for Weights 1 from 30 to 100.
• Lowered the foreground elements and darkened them and the background elements to make the main ground and refill grapes pop a bit more.

So uh... I did a bad. I said I was gonna take a break from programming, but then my stubbornness...

Progress Report 9/17/20

Iiiiiiit's-... Thursday?! EWWWWW!

We're a day early this time since tomorrow I'm gonna be out for most of the day and won't have time to make posts or work on the game at all. Progress this week... Well, let's just say there's a reason there isn't a bullet list. :/

I've been working on the next upgrade, and man has it been kicking my butt. Funny thing is that I thought this would be one of those things that I could just drop in and be good to go. Nooooope! Every time I try to fix ...

Grape Escape 1.3.6 (Candies and Glasses and Drills, Oh My!)

Important: Moving your old save file into the new version causes issues with purchasing upgrades, which means it's necessary to start from scratch with each new update. To band-aid the situation, the first-time launch of each new version will automatically give you 3,000 wine to spend as you see fit (does not work in web version). I'm sorry for the inconvenience; but hopefully this will lessen the blow.

Changelog:

• Implemented three new upgrades: "Excavation"...
  2020-09-11 18:45:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 9/11/20

What do you get when you deep fry the first letter of the English alphabet? You get a Friday! (Get it? Fried "A"? Shut up, you love it.) Here's what I got done this week:

• Implemented three, count 'em, THREE new upgrades: "Excavation", "Sweets", and "Focus"!
•  Added the ability to right-click on upgrade buttons to quickly enable/disable them. 
• Fixed a bug in which your volume settings aren't applied immediately when you reopen the game. It should be consi...
  2020-09-11 18:27:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 9/4/20

It's Tony Stark's greatest invention: Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Added depth, which will take wine's role as the high score system! Wine now always shows your total amount so you'll know how close you are to that next upgrade! 
• Implemented one new upgrade: "Ankle Weights". Yeah, that's right -- Grape Stomp-chan is getting some upgrades, too!
• Finished prototyping another upgrade, but I haven't added some necessary buttons in the Lab for it yet....
  2020-09-04 14:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape 1.3.5 (Diggin' Ditches)

Edit: Web version should be working now. Let me know if you guys have any issues with it.

Changelog:

• Added depth, which will take wine's role as the high score system! Wine now always shows your total amount so you'll know how close you are to that next upgrade!
• Implemented one new upgrade: "Ankle Weights". Yeah, that's right -- Grape Stomp-chan is getting some upgrades, too!
• Finished prototyping another upgrade, but I haven't added some necessary ...
  2020-09-04 14:18:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 8/28/20

Bug-free Fridays are the best Fridays! Here's the progress for the week:

• The mighty purchase bug has been slain! Rejoice!
• Made drawings for all three of the Thorns upgrades.

That was one heck of a wrench in the gears, but everything is finally turning again! I worked on some art while we were going through the testing process, but now that I can make upgrades again, that'll be my focus. Next week, you can expect some... deeper mechanics.

Until t...

Grape Escape 1.3.4 Fix (The Big Bug)

Ladies and gentlemen, after two long weeks, we've finally fixed the purchasing bug! To those of you that are interested in the nitty-gritty details, read on. To the rest of you, thank you so much for your patience. Now go enjoy those upgrades!

Itchio Password (copy and paste the entire thing):
DingDongTheBugIsDead!!!

...Still here? Then I see that you, too, are cursed with knowledge.

So, what could possibly cause an issue on e...

Progress Report 8/21/20

No real progress this week, unfortunately. This purchase button bug has been sucking up all of my time and energy. With the help of a couple of very helpful individuals, here's what we've figured out regarding the bug thus far:

• The problem lies with the button component not acknowledging that it's being clicked.
• This clicking problem is being caused by something in the purchase button script.
• With enough testing, I should be able to triangulate exactly where in t...
  2020-08-21 21:46:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Debugging 1.3.4

NEW ITCHIO PASSWORD: TimeForSomeDebugging!

Last updated: 8/27 @ 5:25am CST
Status: Waiting for testers

Notes so far:
(Anything with (?) at the beginning is uncertain and needs further confirmation.)

• The Gas Leak HUD (three green bars) is always visible in the Arena. Possibly unrelated to the purchasing issue.
• The purchase button does not unlock upgrades or reduce wine...
  2020-08-17 05:56:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Grape Escape v1.3.4 (Science Rules!)

Changelog:

• Implemented three new upgrades: "Elasticity", "Gas Leak", and "Juiciness"! These are a little trickier to guess without playing. ;P
• Fixed the issue with high score not saving.
• Fixed the issue with wine currency not saving if you quit prematurely.

Password (copy and paste the entire thing): Beans,Beans,They'reGoodForYourHeart!TheMoreYouEat,TheMoreYouGASPROPULSION!!!

Patreon isn't letting me re-upload the file here righ...

Progress Report 8/14/20

In honor of the greatest fry cook of our time, SpongeBob SquarePants, let's celebrate Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Implemented three new upgrades: "Elasticity", "Gas Leak", and "Juiciness"! These are a little trickier to guess without playing. ;P
• Fixed the issue with high score not saving.
• Fixed the issue with wine currency not saving if you quit prematurely.

Hopefully some of the bugs that you guys have mentioned are fixed with this one....

Grape Escape v1.3.3 (Let's Roll!)

You better not have sat down yet, because today's not Saturday -- it's Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished prototyping the upgrade menu (AKA The Upgrade Lab)!
• Turned wine into a currency for buying upgrades.
• Implemented two upgrades: "Thorns" and "Polish". You'll have to play to see what they do, oooor you can use the hints in this post to deduce it. ;D

Here's some important stuff you should know:

• This build is 32-bit rather...
  2020-08-07 16:54:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 7/31/20

*Sniff sniff* ...Do you smell that? That's the smell of Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Began work on the upgrade menu!
• Fixed issues with the CGs triggering at the wrong time or never triggering at all.
• Fixed an issue in which the first couple of dialogues in CGs get skipped.
• Fixed an issue with windowed mode in which the game resolution would change to a default value each time a new scene starts.

I took it pretty easy th...

The $10 Tier

Hello everyone!

I've been thinking about this all month, and I've come to the conclusion that I should retire the $10 tier for now. I have a very difficult time figuring out game-related polls and brainstorms every month, and the $5 tier has a far larger pool for interaction. All in all, the tier was poorly planned and I apologize to anyone who's frustrated with it or me.

Eventually, I would like to bring it back with perks that are more fitting and interesting. If you guys have s...

Grape Escape v1.3.2

Don't mind me, just fixin' more bugs.

• Fixed an issue with CGs 1 & 2 not appearing when another, disabled CG's death dialogue plays while CGs 1 or 2 is locked. It was... a very specific bug, but prominent nonetheless.
• Fixed an issue where CG 1 appears for a brief moment when the CG should be skipped entirely.
• Now waiting for CG 3 to break, since it's the only one that hasn't yet. *Waits patiently, crosshair on CG 3*

Important Note:...