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Awesome, sent a friend request on discord. :3

Aww, I played the demo and this project seems like it has so much potential ♥ I'm a solo dev, so I know all the hard work it takes to make a vn and understand completely about burnout. I'm pretty much a jack of all trades when it comes to visual novels, so if you need someone to help with the sprites or anything else, I would be happy to lend a hand. I'll be cheering for you regardless, hang in there! :3

You're welcome, happy to help! ^_^

Also if you want to do it with something that has more than one attribute (such as eyes that change expressions), then you just have to do this for each attribute.

group eyes:

        auto
        attribute neutral default:
            "brianne_eyes_neutral_[eyecolor]"

        attribute angry:
            "brianne_eyes_angry_[eyecolor]"

        attribute sad:
            "brianne_eyes_sad_[eyecolor]"

        attribute surprise:
            "brianne_eyes_surprise_[eyecolor]"

        attribute irritated:
            "brianne_eyes_irritated_[eyecolor]"

        attribute flirt:
            "brianne_eyes_flirt_[eyecolor]"

I know it's too late to offer advice, but what I do for layered images with variables is just use the variable within the layered image itself.

layeredimage brianne:

    group hair:
        auto
        attribute hair default:
            "brianne_hair_[haircolor]"

Then all you have to do is change the variable based on what the user selects. And if you set it as the default layer, then it'll automatically show it whenever the character appears on screen. Much more simpler than bothering with condition switches.

Being self-taught programmer, when I first started playing around with layered images, I searched everywhere for a solution to this, but couldn't find one and eventually just had to mess around with it before I figured out how to do it myself. It's all just trial and error. :3

I've already voted on Bluesky, but just wanted to leave my two cents concerning the matter of interest and social media. I wouldn't blame yourself. 200 is still an impressive number imo! And you've accomplished so much to be proud of! Unfortunately from my personal experience when it comes to social media, most people tend to "Follow" or "Download" without actually looking to engage. I have hundreds of followers on here and Bluesky, and my projects have thousands of downloads, but only 5-10 mutuals who are actively liking, reposting, or leaving comments.

Most of the active discussions I get from social media in regards to my creative projects comes from smaller friend groups or servers with fellow creators on Discord. But honestly—coming from someone who would take 1 real friend over 1,000 + "followers"—I'm content with how things are.  However, because I don't really care about getting my name out there (that's not what motivates me, as I'm a very "self driven" person) naturally I'm terrible at advertising, so I may not be the right person to listen to when it comes to marketing advice. ^_^;

Anyway, just wanted to share my own experience/perspective and say I think you're doing a great job ~ :3

Sorry, while you can start a romance with both Wayward and Slayer in chapter one, there's no real "spicy" scenes in it yet. Admittedly, I did started working on a sex scene with them, so that's why there may be some nsfw files in the current version, but I haven't officially added it into the story. I decided to wait, so it didn't feel too rushed or forced. ;P There will certainly be sex scenes included in future chapters (including the one I initially wrote most likely), but for now there's only a building up to that point. The code is there for the nsfw scene, but you'll have to manually edit the code yourself if you really want to view it. Sorry for the confusion! ^_^;

Tada ~ Hope I did him justice! I love this man so much! ♥ ^_^

I definitely want to do some Shyloh fanart, because I luffs him (I actually started one piece a while back but I wanna redo it). xD I've just been super busy with commissions, my own projects, and irl stuffs, but maybe soon I'll get a chance to work on some ... ♥

Thanks for making such a fun game! I enjoyed it ~ ♥ ^_^

Oh, cool (I had to look up what that is ngl lol)! It's all Creative Commons music, so we most likely just got it from the same source, but I'm glad you're enjoying it ~ ^_^

Hang in there! You guys got this! ♥
But be sure to take breaks as needed, there's no need to rush. Good things are worth waiting for.
Feel free to reach out if you need some extra help with something or just someone to vent frustrations on. :)

Most likely not. I honestly haven't been playing HSR lately, so I'm just not motivated to work on it anymore and am planning on focusing on my other projects this year. Hopefully other HSR fans will pick up the torch and give us some more fanmade games in the future. :3

You're welcome! I would definitely love to see more of this! It was super cute and wholesome ♥

Such a beautiful work of art. Very impressive work! I enjoyed playing it a lot ♥

I appreciate it ♥ Hopefully it should fix the issue. If not, we'll just keep tweaking it until we figure it out. Sometimes it just requires a bit of trial and error to get all the kinks out. :3

Ah! Okay I think I figured it out (for real this time). xD I'm assuming you'd already visited all four date locations, right? The issue was that after the confession scene, it takes you back to the choose a location menu. But since you've already chosen all the locations, there was no where to pick, so it just took you to the next section in the code which just happened to be Dan Heng's confession scene.

Version 1.2.2 should fix the issue. Sorry for the inconvenience! Let me know if this wasn't the case and the problem persists or you have any more issues. And check out my walkthrough (it's in the dev logs) if you're having trouble getting that Jing Yuan ending. :3

Thanks for letting me know! Were you using the current version 1.2.1? Or was it 1.2? I know someone else reported a similar issue and I think i might've fixed it, but if it's still happening I'll take another look at it.

This can probably explain a graphics card better than I can: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_card 

Interesting. Have you tried updating your graphics card driver?

No sorry. I've never done an android port before, so I wouldn't know how. ^^;

Tragic and heartfelt. Completely relatable to anyone who has lost someone they cared about unexpectedly. A lovely dedication ♥ My condolences about your friend.

I uploaded what I suspected might have been causing the problem, so you can try the new version and see if that fixes the issue. If not, just let me know which scene you're getting stuck on and what ending you're trying to get, so I have better idea of what I need to look for. :3

I might have figured out the problem, but I want to playtest it myself before uploading. Would you mind telling me who's confession scene you were getting stuck on? Also were you trying to get the poly relationship or not?

Interesting ... I'll try to look into this and let you know when I've figured out the issue. Thanks for letting me know!

Thank you for the kind words ♥ Glad you're enjoying it. ^_^

Thank you! ♥ I'm probably going to need the good luck. My HSR luck has never been that great and usually have to grind my butt off until I hit pity. xD I still love it anyway though ~ ♥

My pleasure! ♥

Aww thanks ^///^ ♥

Aww, thank you! I'm glad you enjoy them! ^_^ ♥

Oh nice! :D I'd love to see another hsr dating sim! ♥ And thank you! I'm sure yours will be fun as well. :3

This was so cute and wholesome I loved it! Oliver is such a sweetheart, I'm rooting for him! ♥

Fun characters, intriguing mystery elements, with a well balanced blend of comedy and drama. Nicely done ~ ^_^

Aww, thank you so much for the kind words, this comment made my day! ^///^ ♥ You completely nailed the vibes I was going for. I'm glad you enjoyed it and were able to make a connection with Igy. I try my best to make my characters and relationships as authentic as possible in terms of emotion, personality, and identities, so it warms my heart to hear that others are able to relate to them on various levels. I'm hoping I can finish tying up the loose ends of their story by the end of the year. Regardless, I've really been enjoying writing these characters and their love stories. They will always hold a special place in my heart ~ ♥

Charming little story. Such a beautiful character relationship. Sincerely enjoyed the experience and would love to see more like it ~ ♥

I teared up twice: Once while playing and again while editing the video. Loved it ~ ♥

Aww, awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed them. ♥ I'm hoping to finish the next chapter for Dragon Roommates before the end of the year ~ ^_^

I do love my polyships (specifically polyfidelities) and agree 100% there needs to be more representation out there ~ ♥
I am glad you appreciate them hehe ~ ^_^
I'm focusing on other projects atm, but am really looking forward to continuing this series as well!
I'll probably release next chapter sometime in 2025. Hope you'll look forward to it ~ :3

This was amazing! Lovable characters I want to root for. I'm looking forward to seeing the full version in the future and seeing how this story ends ♥

An interesting experience and well executed mystery that got my wheels turning, loved it ~ ♥