WELL WELL WELL.
That took a fucking while, didn't it? Finally, at long last, the initial 0.30 release is available for download!
Let's take a look at what's new...
New Content - Day 15
This is the build that finally drops the entirety of Day 15. Yes, there are answers, and they're farther flung than you might be expecting! Included with this is a ton of ...
Sorry guys, I really honestly hoped to have it well done by now. I ended up pulling an all nighter during the weekend to try and wrap it all up, but that just... didn't pan out. Ended up pretty much collapsing last night and paying back all that lost sleep. Good news of course is that with a proper sleep behind me, I was able to get back to work tonight.
Today, I finally pushed the second pass version of Day 15 to the team. Boy, that's been a LONG time coming. It's all very solid stuff ...
2021-07-13 11:27:03 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I was hoping to have the new build out tonight. And it's exactly like I said. Famous last words. With 0.30 on the sidelines for the time being, I'd been working between two very different builds which... made things a touch messy to say the least. And the original plan had been to create Day 15 in 0.30 and then port it back to 0.27. But I had such an unwieldy mess of code between both builds , it would have been a painful exercise...
So, instead, I decided to fix up the 'WIP' parts ...
2021-07-11 08:52:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
We're on the cusp of releasing our next update, and this one... it's the big one. This is the make or break moment of Tai's route. This is the update with the answers to all your questions. Unfortunately, resolution is still to come, but this update does so, so much to answer your questions, to prepare for what is yet to come, and to tell a complex and intricate story unlike anything we've told before in Sileo. We're definitely nervous, but feeling pretty good about the exe...
2021-07-10 12:00:41 +0000 UTC View PostGood GOD this is a grueling final stretch!
I've just finished the second pass of the hardest part of Day 15, something that took FOREVER to do. I've still got a decent chunk left, but it's much smoother sailing from this point forward. Most of the artwork is finished, only 1 or 2 pieces are outstanding and they're pretty far along.
As of right now, accounting for time needed for testing and what not, I expect we'll be releasing this update during the coming weekend. 2021-07-06 09:05:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all.
If you've been watching closely, you'll notice the July build had a problem. Because of course it did, why wouldn't it? This one was Ren'Py weirdness relating to file continuity, but once we were barking up the right tree was actually quite easily fixed. It did chew up a bit of time though... hey, think of the silver lining, you guys aren't gonna have that problem because I already fixed it!
Anyway, once that was done, I took a short break and tidied up around ...
2021-07-03 13:20:04 +0000 UTC View Post
When replacing this in the game files, I searched for uses of the suburbs background... we use it ONCE. On DAY THREE. We're gonna have to change that... these are too good not to use.
2021-07-02 06:43:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
As mentioned in our previous post, we're still hard at work on the Patreon release of 0.27 and boy is it shaping up to really be something special! For those interested however, the public version of 0.27 has just released on Itch containing a few small improvements and a few new backgrounds when compared with the Patreon version of 0.26. You can check it out here: ...
2021-07-02 05:58:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Your first peek at the July Patreon Update!
2021-07-01 07:11:14 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy patrons!
Hard to believe it's July already. The months are so short, and there's always so much to do! I though I'd make a post today to let you know what our tentative plans are for the month, what our current progress looks like and when you can expect the next update.
Now, let's start by tearing off the band-aid. I'm afraid this update is going to be running a little behind as well. We're sorry! We hate having to release late and we try to avoid it as best we can, but the...
2021-06-30 22:51:31 +0000 UTC View PostHoly SHIT what a month it has been.
I've spent this entire weekend trying to get Day 15 in order. In particular, the first sequence after the meeting with Tai was always going to be a difficult thing to write, the reality doesn't even compare to that!
We had some ideas, not a whole lot that really inspired us but it give us something to start with. The hope was that the inspiration would strike as the scene started taking shape... and boy, did it ever...
I don't want to spoi...
2021-06-27 11:05:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
So before you get too excited, 0.26 is what was going to be released as 0.25b, we just decided to call it 0.26 as we're trying to line up the build numbers between channels. This update is purely technical improvements, addresses both crashes in 0.25 fully and sets things up for the upcoming 0.30 builds. Read more about that below.
Download Here!&nb...
2021-06-21 07:15:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday saw some work done on Day 15, however I hit something of a wall and wasn't happy with the quality of what I was producing. You have your good days and you have your bad. Yesterday was certainly the latter.
However I did put a considerable amount of time into the 0.30 update instead, so at least it wasn't time wasted. At long last, I've finally completed the compatibility system for ol...
2021-06-19 23:25:08 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy Y'all,
Super brief progress report tonight. Just letting you know what the plan is.
The technical work for the most part is going to be rolled into the next major build, version 0.30. I intend to release this in BETA sometime next month but let's see how we go. In the interim, I hope to drop 0.25b (and 0.24.1b for Public) in the next couple of days. This update will include a couple of the basic features back-ported for compatibility reasons. One is the compatibility system ...
2021-06-14 10:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy Patrons,
Just a quick update to let you know where we're at and what's going on.
What started off as improvements and fixes to improve compatibility and help resolve future problems with Sileo has resulted in a drastic overhaul of a considerable chunk of Sileo's internals. To say I've gone overboard is an understatement, but unlike the earlier builds, I am not wont to do things in half measures!
Alas, the long hours of hard work have taken their toll. I'm exhausted, bu...
2021-06-09 03:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostExactly one year ago today, June 9th 2020, Sileo: Tales of a New Dawn was released! This was version 0.10 and it contained the first three days of the intro, totaling roughly 16,000 words . And boy oh boy, how far we’ve come in that time! The current Patreon build contains one fully completed route and another which is roughly two thirds finished with a grand total of nearly 350,000 words! Not to mention all of terrific characters, illustrated backgrounds and sequences – ...
2021-06-09 03:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post
"...I loved him, Jay... I loved him... and I never even told him..."
2021-06-05 17:02:54 +0000 UTC View Post
It's 5am and I'm all out of witty comments!
2021-06-05 17:00:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Surely jizzing that much can't be healthy...
2021-06-05 16:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post
They called me crazy. And yet I did it anyway. You can now fuck the bear.
2021-06-05 16:58:29 +0000 UTC View PostMan, what a month it's been... and we're only five days into it!
I'd hoped to spend today working on Day 15, but instead I've spent all this time in the engine trying to fix the latest batch of issues relating to the Model-Based Renderer. One of these issues was indeed a Ren'Py issue, however was fixed in a Ren'Py nightly which we shipped with this months 'a' update. The other however was a little more complicated... you may have seen my post about overwriting the game files. The crash ...
2021-06-05 06:12:31 +0000 UTC View PostFor those whose games are crashing on launch with the following traceback error: Exception: Shader (u'renpy.geometry', 'renpy.solid')
The issue is an old file from the 7.3 version of Ren'Py in your game directory. This file was removed from the game as of the 4K update released at the beginning of this year, but if you've been overwriting your Sileo directory every month, it's probably still there!
Please take a copy of your saves folder (/game/saves)...
Howdy Patrons,
In response to the issues with Ren'Py's new renderer (yes, that was the problem, surprise surprise), we've issued a hotfix update which should hopefully get you all up and running again.
This update is based on a new nightly release of Ren'Py and may contain some other bugs. You should only update if you're experiencing problems. However this nightly update fixes one of the issues commonly reported (constant errors in gameplay). The other error (cra...
2021-06-03 07:49:33 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy everyone,
Just a quick update to let you all know we're aware of a few technical issues with the latest release relating to the switch to the new renderer. We expected a small amount of issues, but we've ended up with far more than expected. Just letting you know we're looking into it.
Also, just a reminder that plot wise there is a plan for everything. I know this update has been jarring for some. But just remember: there's a reason for everything, just be patient!
2021-06-02 21:14:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? ...no, neither can I. But Xevvy and the team have been cooking up a brand new update for June and it's finally available to download!
This build contains all kinds of neat little additions like a new background with 2 variants, a new CG with 3 variants, and something which definitely counts as a spoiler, so you'll just have to see for yourself!
<... 2021-06-02 08:23:13 +0000 UTC View PostDay 15 has been sent out to the team. And just in the nick of time, too!
They'll be testing that tonight and approving it and I'll be getting the final bits done for release. Still artwork left to finish, but CurryCatz says they'll be ready in time, so fingers crossed!
2021-06-01 03:46:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe scratch version of the Day 15 content releasing in June is all finished up. From here, it's all about polish and improving what's already there. This new block of content runs right up to the point where it's gonna get very difficult and time consuming to write. The rest of Day 15 is amazing and I can't wait to make a start on it, we're finally gonna start assembling those breadcrumbs and revealing those big twists! I can't wait!
But of course, never mind what we're going to be maki...
2021-05-29 13:32:10 +0000 UTC View PostfIt completely slipped my mind to make a post about Day 14 finally, FINALLY being done. But yes, it's true, the longest day in the game and the result of a month's work. Fully written at last. Artwork is still coming together but all going well it'll be done fairly soon.
Which is ironic really, considering Day 14 was never originally intended to be anything more than an in between day. Incidentally, the second longest game in the day, Day 11, was exactly the same way. Both were un...
2021-05-26 01:24:04 +0000 UTC View Post
