Acting Lessons [v1.0.2]

Added Episode 8 that includes:
– 920 renders
– 32 animations (Extra material)
– 2 new songs
– 1 new sound effect

The complete game consists of >5000 renders, 217 animations, 61 songs and 30 sound effects.

— Regarding old save files–
If you saved your game at the prompt in the end of v0.7.0 you can continue playing without any issues.

— General changes —
Fixed a bug in Episode 7 where the final scene would show you something you didn’t do. Won’t write exactly what due to spoilers.
Minor changes to the story for episode 3-7. It’s nothing worth replaying the game for or anything that will alter the experience of Episode 8.
Minor dialogue corrections.

— Notes to Android users–
Old saves from v0.7.0 are located in this folder “Android/data/com.android.actinglessons”.
Please note that in order to use your old save file you must first copy your old save files from v0.7.0 to your computer, then uninstall v0.7.0 and install v1.0.0 and finally paste your save files into the same location as before (“Android/data/com.android.actinglessons”).

If you find a bug/misspelled word/inconsistency, please report it to me in the Dr PinkCake discord (https://discord.gg/KyCc5E4).

— Regarding old save files–
If you saved your game at the prompt in the end of v0.6.0 you can continue playing without any issues.

— General changes —
None

— Notes to Android users–
Old saves from v0.6.0 are located in this folder “Android/data/com.android.actinglessons”.
Please note that in order to use your old save file you must first copy your old save files from v0.6.0 to your computer, then uninstall v0.6.0 and install v0.7.0 and finally paste your save files into the same location as before (“Android/data/com.android.actinglessons”).

Changes in Episode 1-6:
N/A

If you find a bug/misspelled word/inconsistency, please report it to me in the Acting Lessons discord (https://discord.gg/KyCc5E4) under “bug-report”.
It will improve the game and I may reward it with a preview screen from the next Episode. Thank you!

— Regarding old save files–
If you saved your game at the prompt in the end of v0.5.0 you can continue playing without any issues.

— General changes —
– Replaced music with the wrong type of license. Every song is now Creative Commons for commercial use and the creators are credited properly within the game.
– +$20 patron versions are now distributed pre-patched with Extras.

— Notes to Android users–
Old saves from v0.3.0 are located in this folder “Android/data/com.android.actinglessons”. Please note that in order to use your old save file you must first copy your old save files from v0.3.0 to your computer, then uninstall v0.3.0 and install v0.4.0 and finally paste your save files into the same location as before (“Android/data/com.android.actinglessons”).

Changes in Episode 1-3:
The text and grammar have been improved thanks to my proofreader Ignatz.
Reproduced a subset of renders for Episode 1 and 2 in full HD.
Fixed an important bug in Episode 3.
If you rejected Melissa, during the morning she wasn’t rejected according to the game. Although, the story still will make sense, this wasn’t the intention.

If you find a bug/misspelled word/inconsistency, please report it to me in the Acting Lessons discord (https://discord.gg/KyCc5E4) under “bug-report”. It will improve the game and I may reward it with a preview screen from the next Episode.

— Regarding old save files–
If you saved your game at the prompt (or later) in the end v0.2.0 you can continue playing without any issue.

— General changes —
– The trait you have selected will be visible in the save file. If you are continuing from an old save, you need to save your game again anywhere in Episode 3 for this to activate.
– Better image compression; changed from webp to jpeg (for web).
– Upscaled 720p renders to 1080p.
– Changed the resolution from 720p to 1080p.
– Slower speed for panning of all special renders.
– Each Episode will be named from now on and the name will be displayed in the beginning of each episode.
– Implemented a rating system to see your overall progress with a character in the relationship report. Note that it’s impossible to get perfect rating with every character without cheating; cheating may break the game.
– Implemented a system that lets you change animation speed. It will not be applicable to all animations and currently only available for a subset of animations in Episode 3.
– Implemented a scene gallery used for watching unlocked scenes. Note that scenes will be retroactively unlocked if you continue from an old save file.

— Notes to Android users–
I have fixed a bug with Android saves. The save files location on your phone will be “Android/data/com.android.actinglessons” from now on.
Old saves from v0.2.0 are located in this folder “com.domain.program”.
Please note that in order to use your old save file you must first copy your old save files from v0.2.0 to your computer, then uninstall v0.2.0 and install v0.3.0 and finally paste your save files into the same location as before (“Android/data/com.android.actinglessons”).
Changes in Episode 1:
– Changed the sound effect of the ring tone to something less annoying.
– Added 101 reproduced renders.
Changes in Episode 2:
– Changed an instance where Megan’s name was displayed as Melissa.
– Tweaked the dialogue when declining to peek at Megan in the shower to sound less creepy.
– Fixed a bug that caused the hint text to remain on the screen after the first acting rehearsal.
– Changed four songs that lacked Creative Commons license. All songs in this game are now under Creative Commons licensing according to the download sources. All songs have been credited in game.
If you find a bug/misspelled word/inconsistency, it means that I and my beta testers have missed it.
Please report it to me in the Acting Lessons discord (https://discord.gg/KyCc5E4) under “bug-report”.
It will make the game better and I may reward it with a preview screen from the next Episode. Thank you!

— General changes —
Changed the font of the GUI and text.
Positioned the choices at the bottom of the screen so they don’t block characters’ faces.
Lossless compression of images.
Converted all .wav sound files to .mp3 format to reduce size of binary.

Changes in Episode 1:
– Minor corrections of typos.
– Removed two options from the end of the scene in the store where you meet Megan.
– No other bugs have been found or reported. As long as the game was saved at the end of Episode 1 (when prompted or later), the game can be continued from previous save files without any issues.
– If you happen to get an issue loading your game, please click ignore to see if it is resolved.