Patch for 5-3f Released (Patreon)
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I released a small patch for Prototype 5-3f. This fixes the Electrosprite Adventure bug. When playing Adventure Mode, if you try to access the Electrosprite Text Adventure, the program goes to a black screen and stops. The patch fixes that.
You can get the patch here. I've rolled it into the normal download on Mediafire and Mega.nz as well, so new players won't notice anything.
For those of you (all zero of you) who are wondering, the problem stems from the UI assets used in Doll Manor not loading. In Doll Manor, there is a HUD which shows look/think/move controls. If these assets are not loaded, the program simply shows a black screen to prevent a total crash. The code for Adventure Mode assumes these are loaded on boot (they weren't) but when launching Electrosprite Adventure from the main menu, they are correctly loaded.
This is why launching Electrosprite Adventure from the main menu, and then going into Adventure Mode to launch it, fixes the bug. The assets are loaded and sitting in memory. Big thanks to Whovian21 for giving me the tip-off I needed to track it down.