New Feature - Achievements System (Patreon)

What's up. guys!
This time, we came to bring the last feature that was missing to be added to this version before the release: Achievements System.

As mentioned earlier, the purpose of adding this feature was to adapt to Steam standards, as users expect an Achievements System in virtually every game out there.
But we didn't think it would be fair offer this feature only to people who bought the game on Steam, so we've added our own in-game Achievements System so that people who bought the game on other platforms (Itch, Patreon) can also enjoy this feature.

The Achievements System has been smartly implemented, so that if the player has played to a certain point in the demo and then buys v0.3, his achievements will be automatically detected when starting the game, without him having to play the whole thing again.

Once the achievement unlocks in-game, it'll also unlock on Steam if the player is playing the Steam version.

If the player is playing the non-Steam version (Itch, Patreon), and puts his save in the Steam version folder, which he bought later, the game will detect the achievements that have already been unlocked in-game and will also unlock them in the Steam.

There is one important detail worth mentioning: If the player has loaded a save from a previous version (v0.2.6 or v0.1.6), most achievements will be detected, with the exception of one, the achievement "Delivery Man", as we needed to add new variables in v0.3 (and v0.1.7) so that this achievement could be detected properly.

Also, during our tests, we noticed that some old saves fail when trying to load, as the change in the structure of the game was significant. So, depending on what point you saved your game, this could cause your save to no longer work.

Therefore, if your save loads correctly, we recommend that you play the game from the beginning, if you want to unlock the "Delivery Man" achievement. If your save doesn't load, we recommend starting a new save from scratch.

In the Preview Images of this post, we have attached some images so that you can see the in-game Achievements System.

In the first screenshot, we have the Achievements Menu with all the Achievements unlocked. Each achievement has an icon and a brief description of what you must do to unlock it.

In the second screenshot, we also have the Achievements Menu, but with no achievements unlocked. As you can see, apparently there is one less achievement, but it's a secret. The last achievement will only appear for you if you manage to unlock all the others, so you'll have achieved the Platinum Trophy in the game.

In the third screenshot, we can see the unlocked achievement popup appearing on the screen.
Once you complete the goal described in the achievement, this popup will appear notifying you that you have successfully unlocked it.
In this example, the achievement unlocked was for completing Episode 1.

And, finally, in the fourth screenshot, we have the Results Screen. It'll be displayed when you finish the game, showing all the progress you've made in the various areas of the game.
As we can see in the example, it'll show how much you have progressed with regards to Gallery Images, Scenes, Tutorials, Songs, Texts and Achievements.

A hint is also displayed at the bottom of the screen, indicating which goal you should focus on completing next.
When you manage to complete all these bars, you'll be able to platinum the game.

We put a lot of effort into encouraging the player to continue enjoying the game, even after finishing the main story.
We want players to have as much fun as possible with our game and we hope that the Achievements System can give you that extra kick to keep playing and try to beat the game to 100%.
We hope you like it.

With that, we've completed all features and content planned for v0.3.0, and the game's release is just around the corner. We are now in the review and testing phase as we want the game to be released as bug free as possible.
Soon, we'll bring a post summarizing everything new that will come in this version.

That's all for today, folks!
Cheers! 🍻