v0.7.0 Begins: Doggystyle, New Languages, and Backend Prep | Development Update #8 (Patreon)
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Hey all!
Figured I'd drop by to give a quick update.
The release of v0.6.1 on Monday wrapped up the "6" iteration for good... so we're moving on to... 7... oh god I swear this was never supposed to be a 67 joke.
Ahem. Moving on.
As I've mentioned before, v0.7.0 will focus heavily on Verity's doggystyle pose. However, between the releases of v0.6.0 and v0.6.1, a couple of amazing people reached out to volunteer for translation duty - specifically for Brazilian Portuguese (which happens to be my mother tongue!) and Russian.
I hadn't really looked into how Ren'Py handles translations before this. I only had a vague understanding that it had a handy built-in system to make things relatively painless. So, while I was on bug watch for the past few patches, I started diving into how it works. I've been working on backend systems that will make translating into heavily gendered languages like Portuguese and Russian much easier. I also modified a few variable names to make them more intuitive and self-explanatory, which will hopefully make translators' lives much easier in the future.
For the past few days, that backend prep is what I've been focused on. Today, I finally started working on the actual code structure and logic for the doggystyle scene! I will probably pivot to the art side of things next week, though, because it's practically impossible to code the in-engine animations without having the 2D assets in hand to reference.
Once I have a few presentable assets, I'll be sure to post sneak-peek of my progress.
Thank you all for your continued support, and with any luck, I'll see you all next week.
Cheers,
Mr. Crowne.