VN Ren'Py Abandoned The Hotel Manager [v0.3a] [FTB Software]

[FlipTopBin]

0.2 is available for free!

OK, so its not like a proper game where a release gets planned, has a definite aim, character progression, a conclusion or maybe a cliffhanger. This is more like "It's been six months since 0.1 so here is what I have so far"

There has been progress though! I'll detail what is new below but first an apology. I blew the 0.1 saves, soz.

I swore I would never break previous saves but my first update and that promise is out of the window already. I really am very sorry because this pisses me off so much.

It needed to be done though and I now have a mechanism in place so hopefully this will never happen again!

I need to say a word about animations as well. This update I tried to keep up with the big boys and failed abysmally. I spent a lot of time trying to turn out something as good as Milfy City and eventually had to admit that I am just not that good. I must have wasted six to eight weeks trying to get complex movies right and failing which is just such a waste of time that in future animations will be much simpler in nature. I am proud of the Emily "Training" animations but they may be as good as it gets from now on.

Now, on to the good stuff:

Overall, 0.2 is about 50% bigger than 0.1 for a start. Both in terms of text and images.

First big change is I have moved from 720 to 1080p. All new renders and animations are done in 1080p and all the 0.1 renders and animations have been redone in 1080p. Most of them got re-lit as well. Many got tweaked and a few got completely redone. I was going to release this with all renders using webp encoding for maximum compression and ease of download but I found that some images are left with noticeable defects and artefacts so I have done a compressed version version using webp (which is still pretty good) and an uncompressed png version (which is ten times the size). Choose the version which best suits your bandwidth.

Emily (the gym manager) got a lot of love in this update. I started her story and was just enjoying it so much I kept going.

The girl on the train got a bit a love.

Christine and Sophie get one big scene together and a few smaller appearances.

This update also includes then end of the regular admin requirements each week. Hoorah!

I hope you enjoy the update and feel free to post bug reports here. The game can be downloaded from my Patreon page.

 

[ThunderRob]

i'm crying real tears..this is the one in 50 ren'py game that gives me white screen and i cannot play on my old backup system and i've been waiting so long for this..so miserable

 

[ThunderRob]

hohummm....anything in here?..i see a traceback error

 

[Deleted member 24136]

0.2 is available for free!

OK, so its not like a proper game where a release gets planned, has a definite aim, character progression, a conclusion or maybe a cliffhanger. This is more like "It's been six months since 0.1 so here is what I have so far"

There has been progress though! I'll detail what is new below but first an apology. I blew the 0.1 saves, soz.

I swore I would never break previous saves but my first update and that promise is out of the window already. I really am very sorry because this pisses me off so much.

It needed to be done though and I now have a mechanism in place so hopefully this will never happen again!

I need to say a word about animations as well. This update I tried to keep up with the big boys and failed abysmally. I spent a lot of time trying to turn out something as good as Milfy City and eventually had to admit that I am just not that good. I must have wasted six to eight weeks trying to get complex movies right and failing which is just such a waste of time that in future animations will be much simpler in nature. I am proud of the Emily "Training" animations but they may be as good as it gets from now on.

Now, on to the good stuff:

Overall, 0.2 is about 50% bigger than 0.1 for a start. Both in terms of text and images.

First big change is I have moved from 720 to 1080p. All new renders and animations are done in 1080p and all the 0.1 renders and animations have been redone in 1080p. Most of them got re-lit as well. Many got tweaked and a few got completely redone. I was going to release this with all renders using webp encoding for maximum compression and ease of download but I found that some images are left with noticeable defects and artefacts so I have done a compressed version version using webp (which is still pretty good) and an uncompressed png version (which is ten times the size). Choose the version which best suits your bandwidth.

Emily (the gym manager) got a lot of love in this update. I started her story and was just enjoying it so much I kept going.

The girl on the train got a bit a love.

Christine and Sophie get one big scene together and a few smaller appearances.

This update also includes then end of the regular admin requirements each week. Hoorah!

I hope you enjoy the update and feel free to post bug reports here. The game can be downloaded from my Patreon page.

Link?

 

[FlipTopBin]

@thunderrob: The traceback looks like an issue setting up the opengl stuff. You could try updating your video drivers to see if that helps. You say this is a backup system, is it particularly old?

It might be worth removing any directories you have in "%APPDATA%\RenPy\" which start with "TheHotelManager" as well.

@KeepUp: The link to my Patreon page is in the OP and the game can be downloaded from there.

Or you could just click on the picture in my sig below.

 

[FlipTopBin]

@thunderrob: Found this in the repny documentation as well which might help:

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[UncleVT]

Added v0.2 to OP.

Thanks @FlipTopBin

 

[Kohryu]

Got this error when trying to run the game, not sure what's up with this. Any ideas folks?

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[Deadlyreaper]

oh come on now really ??? the old save do not work? do I have to start over again? that's really shit and I was so looking forward to the update and then every time I have a savegame loading error

 

[Lorric17]

oh come on now really ??? the old save do not work? do I have to start over again? that's really shit and I was so looking forward to the update and then every time I have a savegame loading error

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[FlipTopBin]

Got this error when trying to run the game, not sure what's up with this. Any ideas folks?

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This error occurs if renpy can't find the scripts. Can you tell me which zip file you downloaded then look in the game directory for archive.rpa and tell me how big it is?

 

[meigame]

So. "Management" tag put me off originally but just tried this and really like this game. The management angle is pretty minimal, the dialog is fun and fresh, and I like the characters so far. Really enjoying this, looking forward to more, and keep the monster dick. I don't need total realism in my porn games. I very much like your work. Thank you

oh, had 2 occasions when the game just shut down - don't know enough about computers to add any insight. Just my experience. I have not had many issues with renpy on my laptop - I', playing the compressed version if that matters.

 

[DanMachiFan]

oh, had 2 occasions when the game just shut down - don't know enough about computers to add any insight. Just my experience. I have not had many issues with renpy on my laptop - I', playing the compressed version if that matters.

In the folder of the game you should see a text file named "traceback". It contains info about the error.
If you want help, you can upload that file in your post, or copy the entire text and paste it, preferably using the spoiler function. This applies to all Ren'Py games.

 

[VelSl]

the game gives me error with the girl in the subway and when the chair breaks under the assistant

 

[meigame]

In the folder of the game you should see a text file named "traceback". It contains info about the error.
If you want help, you can upload that file in your post, or copy the entire text and paste it, preferably using the spoiler function. This applies to all Ren'Py games.

Alas - open every file i can see in there and no text file "traceback" I can see. There is a text file "log" that does reference a traceback event. Does it matter that I had reopened the game, played for a while and closed out? Do you need to get the traceback IMMEDIATELY after the event? Is it possible you could be more clear about which folder it would be? Or how far down i have to drill into which combination of folders I would need to go? It is not my intent to disappoint or be difficult but many times people who are knowledgeable about computers do not really appreciate the depths of the ignorance of some of us on the topic. I'm sure I've seen instruction on how the spoiler function works but I have never tried to use it, do not recall the instruction, and it does not appear to be a button in this reply window or an additional option. I'm sure I will figure it out in time and not your concern, just another indicator that we all don't work off the same knowledge base. I am sorry that I am not more helpful.

 

[FlipTopBin]

traceback.txt should be in the "The Hotel Manager HD" directory if it exists. If there isn't one there and you don't get any error message on the screen its going to be difficult to help you. If there is a message then a screenshot is better than nothing.

This goes for anybody who hits any kind of error. "the game gives me error with the girl in the subway and when the chair breaks under the assistant" will not help me find a bug. You need to state clearly that you did start a new game and not load an old save then attach the generated traceback.txt

Do this and I have half a chance of fixing your problem.

 

[DanMachiFan]

@meigame
as FlipTopBin already told you, you should see traceback.txt in the same folder in which you see log.txt
If you don't have it, probably your problem is related to your pc (or mac) more that the game itself.
Now I play to see if I encounter any problems too.

PS: To use spoilers, copy and select the text that you want to hide, click on + and then select Spoiler.
See the screenshot below.

 

[Roxiroth]

good beginning but sometimes it freezes for me

 

[Rodnarr]

This I like!

Not a completely new angle, but the management portion of the game is pretty small, some nice characters, not too weird. I just want more content!

Keep up the good work.

I had no problems with freezes or error.

 

[meigame]

traceback.txt should be in the "The Hotel Manager HD" directory if it exists. If there isn't one there and you don't get any error message on the screen its going to be difficult to help you. If there is a message then a screenshot is better than nothing.

This goes for anybody who hits any kind of error. "the game gives me error with the girl in the subway and when the chair breaks under the assistant" will not help me find a bug. You need to state clearly that you did start a new game and not load an old save then attach the generated traceback.txt

Do this and I have half a chance of fixing your problem.

Thank you for the information. There is no traceback text, I did not get an onscreen error, but I appreciate that you responded. I did not expect that my post would be of any help in you finding bugs, just another voice saying i had a shut down problem as well. I certainly would not expect you to chase after my very ill-defined issue. The entire purpose of my initial post was to compliment you on and thank you for the game. My crash issues were just a throw away comment though i see how someone more tech minded than me might focus on that aspect of it. Thank you for your time.