I wasn’t sure it would ever work, because every android version I made after Renpy 7.6 keeps randomly crashing on my phone. Renpy is up to version 8.5 now, so I decided to take my chances.
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A Late Night Boat Ride
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Ariane sees “Girl with a shiny metal ball hovering below her ear”
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I’m satisfied with the current state of the game, there may be more updates in the future, and probably a DLC at some point, but the version 2.0 with all the new graphics is ready for public release.
If you already bought the game from any source you can get the updated version immediately. The update is free.
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I’m planning the official update in early February 2026, but I have a “green band” trailer and demo available now.
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Time magazine announced “The Architects of AI” as the person of the year. I had to laugh. Yes, these tech bro fools were one of the most influential in making headlines this past year. And I think they will be influential in most of the headlines next year, too. Just in the wrong direction.
Because as I will demonstrate, AI is not getting better! We have spent billions, maybe even trillions to find this out. Probably the most expensive lesson in history.
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Being in the Visual Novel development community, quite a few have wondered if it would be possible to integrate AI into a visual novel game. Instead of choices to choose from, an AI engine would be capable answering any question related to the situation, and any question not related as well.
It’s a big concept, and recently an independent game developer studio Anuttacon actually did it. The game is called Whispers from the Star
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This whole past year, I have been making Daz Studio versions of all the pictures in Date Ariane Remastered, just like last year when I did all the pictures for Ariane in Paradise. Now I’m formally announcing my plans.
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Let’s face it. The Internet has become shit.
Between AI slop, robots posting and robots responding to boost engagement, this is becoming evil incarnate.
I can’t stop them but I can’t support them, either. Here’s what I am doing:
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There’s been a lot of controversy over a recent Steam statement that they can no longer sell games that are against the rules with Visa and or Mastercard. This was the result of an Australian censorship group Collective Shout.
This morning itch-io posted their own statement that they are making changes too.
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