PHOENIXES v7 mid-update report (Patreon)

Hello guys, Agang here,

On second thought, we’ve decided not to release the functional update v6.5 and instead go straight to launching the major update v7 in a few weeks, because this time many new system changes have to be implemented along with the new plots, such as the new club level and new interrogation option.

V7 should be out for $5 patrons in less than a month, at least one week earlier than the original 2-month update cycle. But an earlier release date doesn’t mean a reduction in the new content. There will be a tremendous amount of new content.

During the last update cycle, we ended up delaying the release by 5 days from our initial plan (from June 18th to June 23rd.) I feel really sorry and ashamed about that. I’ve taken a deep look at what I did during those two months, and I realized that I somewhat slacked off. It was a bad sign, and I have to make a change. In this update cycle, I’ve been pushing myself to work from day one, hoping to create more new content for you in a shorter time frame.

Now let’s take a brief look at the new stuff in v7:

- New mission type: Mission Support

We will be adding more ways to increase girls’ love points and bring a more engaging, less grindy, and less repetitive gaming experience for you. A new mission type will be the first step. Completing one Mission Support will increase the certain girl’s love point and the club’s fame at the same time.

We are still working on the interface so there isn’t a picture I can share now.

- New in-game patron privilege

I receive requests from patrons who want to get a “save that unlocks all the gallery scenes” every now and then. Personally, as a developer, I don’t quite understand the reason for that demand, and simply a save file won’t be really able to do that either. But well, since someone has expressed this demand, I suppose there might be others with the same demand. Therefore we’ve decided to make it a $5 patron privilege in the game.

- New interrogation option

In v7, you will finally be able to arrest the puppy girl that messed up the underground order of the slums. Now it’s time to start the interrogation!

But you better make the most of this opportunity because the supervillain will escape after certain times of interrogation. I mean, that’s what supervillains do, right?

- Great optimization for the Android version

We have consistently received reports of crash issues on mid-to-low-end Android devices since the first version of the game. Throughout this year, we have made a lot of efforts to optimize the Android version with each update. However, the results have been consistently disappointing.

I want to sincerely apologize to everyone who has experienced this issue. It was solely due to our insufficient understanding of the Godot engine, and we take full responsibility for it.

However, in v7, it will no longer be a problem anymore. There will be absolutely NO crashes when loading animated scenes. The FPS during animated scenes may drop a bit if your CPU is way too entry-level though, but absolutely no crash anymore.

Also, we noticed that many Android users (even with mid-to-high-end devices) might have had to endure a black screen for over 20 seconds after starting the game before accessing the main menu. In the v7 update, we’ll make a great optimization for it and significantly reduce this waiting time, and the probability of crashes on low-end Android devices when loading the main menu will be greatly decreased (or eliminated) as well.

- The story part

Alnilam will be the most important girl in v7. Juliana, Osonia, and Kemuri will also have new personal plots. And of course, many other girls will participate in those plots too, such as Heather, Sorring, Novella, and the grown-up Yamir.