Beyond R: Rule Ripper News

[p]Hi! As you might have noticed, I've been busy ever since release fixing bugs and improving the game. I've barely done any patch notes because working on the game is already a lot of work, but as updates have slowed down, I felt like making one for today's update.[/p][p][/p][p]I won't go into details about the bug fixes, but the main ones are related to flag problems when moving through time in the not-secret-anymore Time menu, especially when repeating paths. If you didn't hear about it, though the game explains it too, you can access it by clicking on the Time in the BARMAN. I made big improvements to it about a week ago, making it easier to know where you need to go, what you haven't done during investigations, and branch buttons that let you switch back and forth.[/p][p][/p][p]Now, thanks to more feedback and having more time to focus on QoL, I've made the following changes:[/p]

• [p]Added a Time-Out to Councils 4, 5, and 6. Their structure made it hard to add them, but after some thinking I found the points that make the most sense.[/p]
• [p]The skip function will now disable (and skip will be stopped) whenever an intervention chance shows up. That way, you can skip around without having to worry about going past one. You'll still have to react in time before it dissapears though! I recommend being careful whenever the billiard table shows up.[/p]

[p]It's not too much compared to previous updates, but it should help a lot. I'm aware that one of the biggest criticisms has been some of the gameplay, so I'm doing what I can to improve it, even if it means having to let go of some things. I still don't want to add a "save anytime" option in councils, though. At least not one that can be found easily. But who knows, try to tell the game to HOLD UP and it might listen![/p]

[p]After many trials and tribulations, I can finally announce the release of the Mac (Apple Silicon) version of the game and the demo. That release is...NOW! It's already out![/p][p][/p][p]I won't go into detail about all the problems that delayed this for 2 weeks, what matters is that it's finally done. This would not have been possible without the help of Mac testers SpecOps and RavEN. Thank you so much.[/p][p][/p][p]Now, there is a bit of an elephant in the room. This version is specifically for Apple CPUs. I can make a version for Intel, but Steam does not have an option to have them separate, and fusing both versions is a whole other problem. From what I know, the vast majority of Mac users use Silicon, so this shouldn't be a big deal. But if you can't play the game because you only have Intel and only use MacOS, let me know in the comments here, the discussion board, or the Discord server.[/p]

Hi! After getting more player feedback, I decided to make an important change to one of the game's features, a secret menu that was intended to be found naturally by the player, but ended up being too important and too well hidden for many.

After many adjustments, I've decided to let it go and make the secret as clear as possible and add direct explanations in the bad endings where you would need it the most. I'm being vague about it because I still want it to be a bit of a surprise, even if the way to access it isn't, which I'll add here for good measure: Open your BARMAN and click the timer.

On top of that, I improved that menu by adding To-do lists on investigation choices and point markers to track your progress and making the game a lot easier to navigate without a guide. If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry, you'll see.

Finally, I fixed more bugs, the most important one being the one from Endings 12 and 13. Sorry to everyone who had trouble with those!

-Fixed a common crash that didn't exist until today.
-Fixed a bug related to texts not appearing that was caused by one of today's bug fixes.

Sometimes you fix a bug and you create two in its place... Sorry, I'm doing all I can! Should be fine now.

[p][/p][h3]You have been chosen to play a game.[/h3][h3]You have been poisoned.[/h3][h3]It's a slow poison. If you play my visual novel you will receive the antidote and a pretty cool mystery story experience.[/h3][h3]If you want to come out alive, you'll have to purchase, especially before the 10% discount on the first week ends.[/h3][p][/p][h3]Signed, Tohriv and the GJ Staff[/h3][p][/p][p]PD: Support for MacOS will come at a future date.[/p]