Shuffle Me v0.4.9 - Tech update - Fixed Android, Better saves and Boobs TF

Hey, it's Sifa :D

We spent a week on mostly technical stuff, so no big changes this week. That said, a "technical" update doesn't mean we have fixed every bug xD We updated some of our systems; because they are new, there might be some new bugs :D

First, save system got some improvements. The main thing is that we added the ability to rename your saves in-game, so you can tell them apart better. We also reworked the menu to include copy, delete, and rename buttons for each slot, so you don't have to click back and forth as much.

Android builds are back. While trying to debug that, we reduced the size of the project exports to about 80 MB. The Android builds should be fine now; at least they work on all the devices we can test with, again.

Next, I finished core adjustments for the avatar. You shouldn't notice many changes, I think maxed out boobs are bigger now, also masculine breasts first become smaller and then become more feminine, so masculine character looks a bit more muscular. Now the avatar is prepared for more animations, high heels, other item reworks, and maybe even character's height (though I haven't tested that yet).

Next week I'll do what I promised before: rework the introduction with random drops, and add a quest to cover your privates before you move forward. There are some new items coming from our contributors, mainly lace underwear. If I have some free time after that, I'll finish adding sound for robots and events.

We are also getting closer to doing the combat "consent" rework, which seems to be less drastic that I first thought. I don't want to add more animations 'til I'm sure that we won't violate Patreon's rules, though.

The items rework will come right after that. There is a chance that combat and items rework will come together in a big update though :D We plan for a big update on November 6th, by the way. Obviously, we could postpone it a little if we run into major problems, but we've been planning ahead more to hopefully prevent that. I want to release it before GTA 6. I don't think the world will ever be the same after GTA 6, but still, who knows xD

Shuffle Me v0.4.9 Changelog:

• Updated avatar with tech improvements:

  • Accidentally added a few unique recolors

  • Adjusted boobs: at full masculinity it's a big masculine chest, then it becomes smaller, then it becomes more feminine till you have big boobs (bigger than before)

  • Fixed fingernail cosmetics' cards being posed in a way that hid the nails (whoops)

  • Split avatar's textures into smaller chunks to improve device/web compatibility (hopefully)

• Slightly improved visual quality of other animated characters

• Save system improvements:

  • Added ability to "rename" save slots

  • Save slot "management" buttons (copy, delete...) are available for each save

  • "Copy" button now always copies to a new save slot

  • Saves are now listed according to "last saved" time (newest first)

  • Save timestamps show in your device's time zone rather than UTC

• Probably fixed infinite loading issues on Android (If you still have issues, try restarting your device)

  • Worked around an issue with Spine writing to memory it shouldn't have

    • Should improve stability a bit on other platforms too

  • Avoid redundant background loading of resources that are already loaded

• Reduced the size of card artworks to more closely match their in-game size, without losing quality

  • The game is now only about 80 MB instead of 200 MB

  • Initial load time is much faster

  • VRAM usage is much lower (~500 MB less)

• Updated Godot to 4.7.2

Everything should be fine with saves and Android builds. Try to restart your device if you have problems on android.