Date Ariane 2.0 Now Available for Android (Patreon)

I wasn't sure it would ever work, because every android version I made after Renpy 7.6 keeps randomly crashing on my phone. Renpy is up to version 8.5 now, so I decided to take my chances.

I dutifully followed the annoyingly long instructions to get it to work. Finally got a build to be created, and uploaded it to my phone.

IT WORKED!

If you own Date Ariane Remastered already, go to https://arianeb.itch.io/date-ariane-remastered you will see a download called "Date Ariane Remastered 2.0 android apk file" The actual name of the file is "hires.dateariane2.android-01-1771829973-release.apk" so don't freak out if the file name doesn't match the link name. Download it to your phone, use your file app to find it, and tap on the name. There may be some security settings you have to turn off, but it should work.

I didn't make any attempt to adjust the fonts to make them bigger. It's basically the PC version directly ported to Android. The file size is 1.33GB which is the biggest android file ever, so it might not work well on older android devices.

But I was able to play a completed date without any crashes on my Samsung A35 which is not a top of the line phone. Also be aware that Google is still threatening to block all side-loading of AFK files soon, so you might want to download it sooner rather than later.

Can I do iPhone? Maybe.

I recently got a Mac. Right now, Macs are cheaper than PCs. I bought the cheapest one they make.

I always wondered if my games actually work on Macs. I've been told they did, but now I can see for sure. To get my games to work on a Mac, download the Mac version zip file to your desktop. Double click, on it. As it unzips an .app file appears. Double click on the app to launch the game. Once you can verify that it works, you can delete the zip file. You can also rename the app file.

But another reason I got it, is having a mac is a prerequisite to building iPhone apps. No promises, especially since getting the app in the app store is highly unlikely, but I'll experiment and see if I can get my games on my ipad somehow.