Hello everyone! 😊
Hope you had a great week! 😀

Web version of v0.5.0

As mentioned last week, the web version of v0.5.0 wasn’t working yet.

There were two main problems:

• The game's size exceeded 500 MB, which is the limit for web builds on itch.io
• The new minigame didn’t work because certain refresh rate functions of the game engine aren't supported in web builds

I trimmed some audio files to reduce the size (not ideal, but it works), and for the minigame, I worked around the issue by manually estimating the refresh rate.
Technically, the web version works now! 🎉

However...
Testing showed problems on some iOS devices:
(Only iOS was tested because download versions are available for other platforms.)

• iPhone 12 Pro Max & iPad Mini 4: The game crashes and reloads during the intro.
• iPad Pro Gen 4 (A12Z Chip): Worked fine.

It's likely a memory issue. I still have one or two things left I want to try to improve the web version, but...

Even if it works for now, the game will keep growing with each update, making it harder and harder to maintain web builds in the future. 🚧

Because of that, the web version will likely stay at v0.4.0 (or v0.5.0) from now on—meaning it won't receive future updates.

I know this especially affects players who rely on the web version to play on iOS devices.
Unfortunately, as the game grows, maintaining a working web version becomes more and more unrealistic.
If you're affected, please let me know—otherwise, I won’t even know if there’s demand for it.

The web version is still great for getting a first impression of the game, but for the full experience, downloading the game is the best way! 💾

And I believe the time required to constantly fix and maintain the web version is better spent working on the next update.

Plans for next week

It's time to get started on the next update!

I more or less know how I want it to play out, but I'm still deciding where the cutoff point for this chapter will be...
Well, I'll figure it out next week! 🙂

That's all from me for this week!
Have a great week and see you all next Sunday! 👋😊