Version 1.1 is built in Ren’Py 6.99.12, which adds support for the WebP image format and support for macOS Sierra’s Gatekeeper. The package size has been reduced substantially, from 1,019 MB to 814 MB for the Windows/Linux version. The demo has also been updated with these benefits, with a reduction in size from 227 MB to 163 MB.
Two bugs have been fixed: voice playback is no longer disabled when the text box is hidden or a menu is opened, and the dots-type Climax Timer now respects the maximum lines setting. Several typos and a graphical error in the start of the Nagisa/Rina route have been corrected.
The new version is available from MangaGamer.com. You will need to log into your account to access it.
Contrary to the original 2015 version and promotional screenshots prior to today, the version by MangaGamer is presented at a resolution of 1600 x 1200, four times the 800 x 600 resolution of past A Kiss For The Petals visual novels. The difference in resolution can be seen below. Click on the image to enlarge.
MangaGamer is publishing translated versions of the countdown voice videos promoting A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!through release day on 25 November 2016. These videos feature two characters from the visual novel in a brief conversation, creating some conversational pairings that are seldom seen in the visual novel proper. Above is the video for 1 day before release. Earlier videos are available in this playlist.
MangaGamer is publishing translated versions of the countdown voice videos promoting A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!through release day on 25 November 2016. These videos feature two characters from the visual novel in a brief conversation, creating some conversational pairings that are seldom seen in the visual novel proper. Above is the video for 2 days before release. Earlier videos are available in this playlist.
MangaGamer is publishing translated versions of the countdown voice videos promoting A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!through release day on 25 November 2016. These videos feature two characters from the visual novel in a brief conversation, creating some conversational pairings that are seldom seen in the visual novel proper. Above is the video for 3 days before release. Earlier videos are available in this playlist.
MangaGamer is publishing translated versions of the countdown voice videos promoting A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!through release day on 25 November 2016. These videos feature two characters from the visual novel in a brief conversation, creating some conversational pairings that are seldom seen in the visual novel proper. Above is the video for 4 days before release. Earlier videos are available in this playlist.
MangaGamer is publishing translated versions of the countdown voice videos promoting A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!through release day on 25 November 2016. These videos feature two characters from the visual novel in a brief conversation, creating some conversational pairings that are seldom seen in the visual novel proper. Above is the video for 5 days before release. Earlier videos are available in this playlist.
MangaGamer is publishing translated versions of the countdown voice videos promoting A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!through release day on 25 November 2016. These videos feature two characters from the visual novel in a brief conversation, creating some conversational pairings that are seldom seen in the visual novel proper. Above is the video for 6 days before release. Earlier videos are available in this playlist.
MangaGamer is publishing translated versions of the countdown voice videos promoting A Kiss For The Petals – The New Generation!through release day on 25 November 2016. These videos feature two characters from the visual novel in a brief conversation, creating some conversational pairings that are seldom seen in the visual novel proper. Above is the video for 7 days before release. Earlier videos are available in this playlist.
It includes details on the changes in the implementation since Remembering How We Met, adapting engine features used in The New Generation that were not used previously, new features such as the Climax Timer, and the challenges in increasing the resolution to 1600 x 1200. The timing of the decision to produce the English-language version in HD was a source of considerable personal stress for me—unlike all other aspects of the production, I was solely responsible for executing this change, as I was for suggesting it. The circumstances that allowed for this comprise a majority of the post.
