Weekly Digest #40 (Patreon)

This week, I successfully reproduced and isolated the source of the "Now Loading" bug. As suspected, we have been too ambitious with the RPGMV engine. Replacing scenes with videos is causing issues with the memory management of the game engine, leading to the "Now Loading" bug occurring right after Olivia reaches a specific milestone in her pregnancy and after engaging in an intercourse event with a revamped feral roamer (scenes with videos). RPG Maker MV can handle some videos, but not as many as we are currently using in the game at the moment. The easy fix to resolve this issue is to replace the videos with images and narration only. Using image slides is more standard for development with this engine. Additionally, replacing videos with images has the potential to significantly speed up the process of adding new content and reduce the memory usage load for the engine. Clearly, as this solution seems to be the best one, however I am also considering porting the game to a new engine like Unreal 5, Unity, or another option. While analyzing this, if we choose to switch to a better engine, why not increase the game's resolution to at least 1080p and replace the old visual assets with a more recent rendering engine like Daz Studio? Join the discussion on our Discord and let us know what you think!