I'm happy to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.3.3 and Ren'Py 7.8.3, fix releases that improves earlier versions of Ren'Py 8.3 and 7.8 . Ren'Py 8.3 should be used for all new games. Please see the changelog for a complete list of changes.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.3.3 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.3.3
Downloads of Ren'Py 7.8.3 can be found at:
This month's article is the Ren'Py Developer Update for October 2024. As I've been working on getting the next fix release ready, I don't have a ton of features to talk about this month. And so, this month's article is a bit different - in addition a quick update on Ren'Py development, I've asked the Patreon community for questions and answered them.
Thanks for your support, and thanks for everyone w...
2024-10-31 22:45:19 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone.
Things are back to normal with me, more or less, and that means I'm working on getting Ren'Py 8.3.3 out the door. Since an article that's mostly about fixing bugs isn't very interesting, I thought that I'd open the floor to patrons to ask me any question you want.
I reserve the right to pass if a question is personal, political, or private, but I think it might be fun to find out what people are interested in. To ask, just reply with a comment on this post.
Greetings, Ren'Py supporters. I've (with a bit of delay), released the Ren'Py Developer Update for September 2024. Some of the things I've accomplished this month include making two fix releases of Ren'Py, removing a lot of now deprecated functionality, and updating the version of Python Ren'Py uses. I've also done a bit of work on Ren'Py Sync. And then I got sick for a bit, but thankfully I'm better now. ...
2024-10-03 01:38:03 +0000 UTC View Post... today's developer update will be delayed for a day or two, as I was diagnosed with a medical condition that put me into the hospital, at this point mostly for monitoring. I'll post it when I get home. If for some reason you don't get it in a few days, email me and I'll make sure you get what you're entitled to,
2024-10-01 00:59:58 +0000 UTC View PostI'm happy to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.3.2, a fix release that improves earlier versions of Ren'Py 8.3. This release fixes a build issue with 8.3.1 that prevented games from starting properly on Android.
I've also released Ren'Py 7.8.2, a matching release for Ren'Py 7.8, for games that are still using Ren'Py 7.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.3.2 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.3.2...
2024-09-10 03:32:40 +0000 UTC View PostI'm happy to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.3.1, a fix release that improves earlier versions of Ren'Py 8.3, and should be used for all new games. I've also released Ren'Py 7.8.1, which mirrors it while still using Python 2.
Ren'Py 8.3 and Ren'Py 7.8 are joint releases that add many new features, fixes, and improvements to Ren'Py. The two biggest features are:
Audio Filters, a system for processing audio in real-time, allowing for effects like high-pass and low-pass filt...
2024-09-08 00:04:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's article is the Ren'Py Developer Update for August 2024. It covers Ren'Py 8.3 and 7.8 feature releases, the 8.3.1 and 7.8.1 fix releases, and then it identifies the three main goals I have for Ren'Py 8.4.
Thanks for your support. And a special thanks to Lucy Blundell, creator of Videoverse, who donated thi...
I'm happy to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.3.0 and Ren'Py 7.8.0, the result of months of development. Ren'Py 8.3.0 is a feature release that adds many new features, fixes, and improvements to Ren'Py, and should be used for all new games. Ren'Py 7.8.0 is a matching release meant to support games still using Ren'Py 7.
Ren'Py 8.3 and Ren'Py 7.8 are joint releases that add many new features, fixes, and improvements to Ren'Py. The two biggest features are:
Audio Filters, a s...
2024-08-23 01:29:38 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick note to let you know that the first prerelease of Ren'Py 8.3 and Ren'Py 7.8 is out. These releases will bring audio filters and text shaders, along with many other improvements.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.3.0 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.3.0
Downloads of Ren'Py 7.8.0 can be found at:
2024-08-07 03:55:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the Ren'Py Developer Update for July 2024. The focus of this month was whittling down the list of tasks I had before making an 8.3 and 7.8 prerelease, and that's gone very well. This month's article talks about some of the new features and other changes that happened in July.
Thank you for your support!
2024-07-31 21:35:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's article is the Ren'Py developer update for June 2024. It covers the two fix releases that came out in June 2024, as well as the process of whittling down what's remaining for the 8.3 and 7.8 releases.
As always, thank you to everyone supporting Ren'Py.
2024-06-30 22:16:58 +0000 UTC View PostI've released Ren'Py 8.2.3 and Ren'Py 7.7.3. These are fix releases for Ren'Py 8.2 and Ren'Py 7.7,. respectively. In particular, these releases solve an issue with the build process that affected 8.2.2 and 7.7.2.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.2.3 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.2.3
Downloads of Ren'Py 7.7.3 can be found at:
I've released Ren'Py 8.2.2 and Ren'Py 7.7.2. These are fix releases for Ren'Py 8.2 and Ren'Py 7.7,. respectively. These also include the ability to access the accessibility menu from touch devices. For a list of what's been fixed and changed, please take a look at the changelog.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.2.2 can be found at:
Welcome to the Ren’Py Developer Update for May 2024. This month’s article is a bit different, as Text Shaders are done and documented, so there’s not much more to write about them. Instead I thought it would be interesting to look at my logs and talk about everything I did in a month, to show the process ...
2024-05-31 21:29:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's article is the April developer update, that covers fixes, the work that's going into the next release, and plans for that release. The big new thing this month are text shaders, and there are some early examples of that in action.
As always, thank you for supporting Ren’Py.
2024-04-30 16:33:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the end of March, and happy holidays for those who celebrate.
This month had a lot of development on the next major release of Ren’Py, focusing on the audio filter feature. In this month's article, I’ll cover what went on this month, some of the design of the audio filter feature, and how to use it. And along with that, you’ll be getting access to a tool that will let you try out some of...
I've released Ren'Py 8.2.1 and Ren'Py 7.7.1. These are fix releases for Ren'Py 8.2 and Ren'Py 7.7,. respectively. For a list of what's been fixed and changed, please take a look at the changelog.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.2.1 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.2.1
Downloads...
2024-03-05 03:36:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This month’s developer update covers what I’ve been working on in February, and what you can expect from the next major release. It’s been a bit of a slow month, mostly consisting of very minor fixes after a stable release, while at the same time working on figuring out where I want to go next. But steady progress is still progress, and your support helps.
Thank you.
This month's article is the January developer update. This one's a bit shorter than usual, and covers a few new features that were added to Ren'Py just before the Ren'Py 8.2 and 7.7 release, as well as some initial thoughts about the next versions. It's also the first developer update of Ren'Py's third decade of development.
Thank you for your support!
2024-01-31 23:18:44 +0000 UTC View PostI'm happy to announce Ren'Py 8.2.0 and Ren'Py 7.7.0, the latest releases of Ren'Py, the results of months of work by many contributors.
Ren'Py 8.2 is a major release of Ren'Py, containing new features, fixes, and improvements. It is recommended for all new games, and it's strongly recommended that existing games update to Ren'Py 8. Ren'Py 7.7 attempts to match Ren'Py 8.2 in features, while retaining support for Python 2. As some of the new features require Python 3 support, not every n...
If you're supporting Ren'Py at one of the levels that gets your name in the credits, a postcard, or a banner on the home page, and haven't filled in our google form, pleas do so at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWVSM-Q6RJNmVy-GIzVNkVPJCx6jeUYaj4lE3vXy8OJfz1KQ/viewform
It's been over a month since the last new entry, while we...
2024-01-14 00:37:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year!
It's a little early, as I'm releasing this month's article, the December 2023 Ren'Py Developer Update. It covers some of the new things that were added to Ren'Py this month, like two ways translation loading was sped up, and how files are now loaded faster.
There are also a few tidbits about things that have happened in December, and the upcoming Visual;Conference.
...
2023-12-31 18:46:42 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's article is, as usual, the November developer update. It goes over some of the new features finished this month, like transparent presplash, better word wrapping, window position restoration, and self-voicing improvements. It then talks about what you need to do to use the new downloader to have an Android game that's larger than 2GB download it's data to a player's device.
That's all in the a...
2023-11-30 23:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post
October was a month of steady progress on Ren’Py, marking a lot of work on the updater and related technologies, along with some quality of life improvements and a new HTTPS/HTTP fetch api. This month’s article explains those, as well as the big changes to the servers and forums.
Thank you for supporting Ren'Py.
2023-10-30 21:29:29 +0000 UTC View Post
September was a month of ups and downs, but very much a month of progress. This month's article talks about what happened in September - a month that had two fix releases, the implementation of a new feature (variable fonts), the start of work on the next-generation Ren’Py updater, and and a few milestones in my life with and without Ren’Py. Finally, it goes over the set of features for the next major relea...
2023-09-30 23:00:49 +0000 UTC View PostI'm happy to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.1.3 and Ren'Py 7.6.3. These releases contain fixes for Ren'Py 8.1 and Ren'Py 7.6, respectively.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.1.3 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.1.3
Downloads of Ren'Py 7.6.3 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/7.6.3
A full lis...
I'm pleased to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.1.2 and Ren'Py 7.6.2. These releases contain fixes for Ren'Py 8.1 and Ren'Py 7.6, respectively.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.1.2 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.1.2
Downloads of Ren'Py 7.6.2 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/7.6.2
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2023-09-06 03:24:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's developer update is a deep dive in to the biggest thing I got done this month, changes to Ren'Py's text rendering. It goes into a discussion of the different steps it takes to turn text into a texture that your computer can show to you, and talks about changes to the shaping and hinting steps. There's also a short status update on the upcoming versions of Ren'Py.
As always, thank you for yo...
Greetings, everyone, and welcome to the July 2023 Ren’Py developer update. This was a bit of a complicated month for me when it came to working on Ren’Py. Earlier this month I had to take a license test (passed it!), during the middle I had a medical issue (better now), and for the last few days I’ve been working on Ren’Py from up in the mountains.
The good news is two new features were added to Ren’Py this month, one of which is done and one of which is still being worked on....
2023-07-31 15:28:15 +0000 UTC View Post