Netorase Phone [v0.11.1]

v0.11.1
Issues corrections:
– Corrected an issue triggering the wrong scenes in some cases, most notably in Chapter 25.
– Corrected an issue making Laura mix up her own outfits when posting pictures on SquareGram.
– Corrected an issue making Laura post a sexy picture on her main account, revealing her slutiness to the entire world.

Known issues:
– An interlude linked to Nathan mistakenly gives you a picture linked to Oliver that you should get in the main story.
– In group chats, some emojis aren’t credited to the right interlocutor.

v0.11
Story:
– Added Chapters 24 to 26, making up Act IX.
– Some Squaregram pictures can now receive comments over time.
– Added an option in Chapter 17 to decline receiving a picture of another girl.
– 29 new Interludes.
– 63 new pictures.

Functionalities:
– Starting a Memory now allows you to select your Tendency. All tendencies are unlocked for now, but they may require to be unlocked later.
– Starting a Memory now properly restores contacts.
– Memories are now organized by Acts.
– The System app now checks the availability of a superior version, and display the estimated release date of the next version.
– Home Screen can now display System Messages retrieved from the web.

Issues corrections:
– Removed Vulkan rendering from Android versions, which should correct an issue causing the game to crash at launch.
– Corrected an issue causing Laura and/or Ashley to comment on pictures they shouldn’t have seen.

Known issues:
– In group chats, some emojis aren’t credited to the right interlocutor.

v0.10.3
Issues corrections:
– Corrected an issue preventing some of the new Interludes to be triggered.

v0.10.2
Story:
– 4 new Interludes.
– 4 new pictures.

Issues corrections:
– Corrected an issue preventing Chapter 23 to be marked as completed, preventing Act 8 trophy to be acquired.
– Corrected some illogical dialogues related to pictures sent (or not) in Chaper 22.
– Corrected an issue preventing custom name for Laura to not be displayed correctly in SquareGram posts.
– Corrected an issue making Ashley send you a naked picture even if you told her not to (making another picture unobtainable).
– Corrected an issue making Oliver treat you as if you were Very Submissive, even when you weren’t.
– Corrected an issue preventing Ashley to send you the picture you were asking for after she asked you for a favour.[/QUOTE]

v0.10.1
Story:
– 1 new Interlude.

Issues corrections:
– Corrected an issue triggering the End of Current Content messages after Chapter 20, preventing from starting Chapter 21 organically.
– Corrected an issue not triggering the End of Current Content messages after Chapter 23.
– Corrected an issue displaying Very Submissive save files as another Tendency.
– Made the game loop run 5 times per second instead of every frame, which should improve performances.
– Added a delay before the game starts sending messages (15s, or until you open an app), to potentially correct a crash happening on launch on Android versions.

v0.10
Story:
– Added Chapters 21 to 23, making up Act VIII.
– Act VII is now made up of only Chapters 19 and 20.
– Added a Very Submissive route, toggled by a specific choice in the Submissive route.
– Remastered Chapter 12 pictures, and a few Interludes pictures.
– Increased the number of interludes between chapters by 1.
– 13 new Interludes.
– 40 new pictures.

Functionalities:
– Added a pictures counter, and an indication of the source of missing pictures, in the System app.
– Pause can now be toggled with the spacebar on PC, holding Ctrl, or using a button on the bottom of chat windows.
– Spacebar doesn’t allow to answer in chat anymore.
– Fast Forward can now be toggled with F on PC, holding Shift, or using a button on the bottom of chat windows.

Issues corrections:
– Analytics are now enable by default for Android versions, in order to better identify specific issues on this platform.
– Corrected an issue with some decisions not being saved properly.
– Corrected an issue making a few player prompts sent without the player clicking them.
– Notifications will now fade on top of moving, to make sure they won’t block parts on the screen on Android.
– Corrected an issue making an interlude trigger twice.

v0.9.1
This version introduces Chapters 19 and 20, making up the first two thirds of Act VII, title “Experimentations”.

It also includes another code rewrite, focused on the messaging system, in order to correct as much issues as possible. This rewrite has been thoroughly tested by the Discord members. Huge thanks to them for their help!
Issues corrections:

– Corrected an issue preventing Chapter 19 to be started properly.
– Corrected an issue preventing Chapter 20 to be marked as Completed.

Story:
– Added Chapters 19 and 20, making up the first 2/3 of Act VII.
– SquareGram pictures now display the amount of Likes received.
– Added 40 new pictures.
– Added 4 new interludes.

Functionalities:
– Added 10 more save slots.
– On PC, you can use F5 to quick save, and F9 to load your last quick-save.
– On PC, pressing F11 opens a Bug Report tool. Using it will forward me the game log, and a screenshot of your current situation. Please use it as much as possible when encountering issues, as all these informations will be extremely valuable.

Issues corrections:
– Rewrote the game loop to remove soft locks and other issues.
– Corrected a lot of smaller issues with UI and dialogues.

v0.8.5
Functionalities:
– Added game version in System app.
– Added a scrollbar in Backups app.
– Enabled Analytics for Android.

Issues corrections:
– Corrected an issue creating soft locks.
– Corrected an issue making the “no more content” messages running indefinitely.

v0.8.4
Story:
– 16 more pictures that had too many fingers were corrected, thanks to the surgeon skills of FlozelFlowsWell.

Functionalities:
– Added 5 more save slots.
– Added optional Analytics, that can be enabled from Settings. I’d love if you did that, as it would send me error messages as you get them, making debugging more effective.

Issues corrections:
– Corrected some interludes locking the game.
– Corrected an issue when loading a save from a previous version, displaying wrong prompts.

Known issues:
– A few prompts will stay on the screen after being clicked, until the next prompt.
v0.8.3
Issues corrections:
– Corrected a freeze during Chapter 15.

Known issues:
– A few prompts will stay on the screen after being clicked, until the next prompt.

v0.8.2
Issues corrections:
– Corrected a freeze after Chapter 13, linked to a removed interlude.
Corrected some names not appearing correctly.

v0.8.1
Issues corrections:
– Corrected Backups button not working if saves older than version 0.8 were present on your device.
– Corrected Tendency dialogues not chaining properly.
– Corrected false flags being sent from the soft-lock prevention system.

v0.8
Story:
– Chapter 3 now enable you to select your Relationship Tendency.
– Added Chapter 5.5 between, you guessed it, Chapters 5 and 6.
– Added 3 new interludes
– Added 7 Life Goals linked to story decisions.
– 7 new pictures
– Updated a few pictures to make them more cohesive with the global art style.
– 12 pictures that had too many fingers were corrected, thanks to the surgeon skills of FlozelFlowsWell.

v0.7.1
– Added Act VI, including chapters 16 to 18
– Added 7 new interludes
– Independent interludes that have already been seen on another run, and their pictures saved on the profile, will trigger less frequently. Interludes that are part of a storyline are not affected yet.
– Set the number of interludes after each eligible chapter back to 2.
– 39 new pictures
– A few pictures that had too many fingers were corrected, thanks to the surgeon skills of FlozelFlowsWell

Reworked Pictures Gallery:
– Added a Settings menu accessible with a button on the top-right of the Pictures app.
– Settings allow you to select a specific character, to only view their pictures.
– Each character button indicates the number of unlocked pictures from that character.
– The Cross-run Pictures option allows you to display pictures acquired previously on other runs, and saved in your profile.

Functionalities:
– On PC, holding CTRL will enable Fast Forward mode, increasing the speed of scenes you’ve seen at least once by 80%.
– On PC, pushing Tab when a Messages window is open witll switch through other Messages windows, prioritizing windows waiting for the player to answer, and windows with unread messages.
– On PC, holding Shift enables Pause too (on top of P being able to toggle it).
– Added Public Network setting, hiding NSFW pictures in Messages.
– Added reminders of some decisions in the System App, for debugging purposes.

Issues corrections:
– Moved the game to Unity URP 2D, which should improve performance a bit, especially on mobile.
– Fixed available interludes being forgotten, causing the game to soft lock when ending chapters.
– Selected wallpaper is now correctly saved.

Known issues:
– Because of a change on how triggers are saved, made to improve their usage and avoid them being forgotten, some of them have been… forgotten. Some of your past decisions may not be registered anymore (including if you asked Ashley to stop sending you picture).
– Native Android Back button does not work, the new Input System has decided.
– Android version still uses a lot of battery, I don’t know why.

v0.6.3
Story:
– Added Act V, including chapters 13 to 15
– Added 29 new interludes
– Temporarily increased the amount of interludes triggered after each eligible chapters, from 2 to 3, to account for the high number of new interludes
– 43 new pictures

Functionalities:
– Added the SquareGram application, an Instagram-like social media. Functionalities are limited for now, but some will be added later.
– Added a Memories application, containing a Start New Game button, and a button to start the last update’s content. Checkpoints will be re-added there later in version 0.8.
– Added a View Fullscreen button to the image viewer.
– Added a Pause function, triggered with the P key on PC. Android version cannot be paused yet.
– Added keyboard shortcuts for chat inputs: Spacebar can be used when the player is asked to answer, and up/down arrows can be used to select top and bottom options (or to answer when a single option is available). These shortcuts will be customizable later.

Improvements:
– Improved the way interludes are selected, to create more variety.
– Loading a save created with an older version will restart the current chapter of, if the game had been “completed”, start the new content.
– The Factory Reset option in Settings will now delete all your profile files and save files. Be careful using it, and consider using the New Game button from memories instead.

Bug corrections:
– Added 64 bits version to the Android APK to try once again to improve compatibility.
– Corrected a few issues bricking the game after some chapters ended, and creating illogical situations when loading a save.
– Improved the saving system to avoid making the game lag regularly.

v0.5.1
Story:
– Act 3 now ends after chapter 9
– Added Act 4, including chapters 10 to 12, all taking place over a single evening
– Implemented Dominant, Balanced and Submissive relationship tendencies, that affect the tone of the messages sent to you by Laura. These tendencies will be determined by your choices in chapters 1 to 8 in the future, but currently, you’ll have to trigger them via debug options in the Settings menu.
– Added 8 new interludes
– 18 new pictures

Functionalities:
– Reworked the saving system, added an autosave and five manual save slots. Only autosave is loaded automatically for now, you’ll have to manually load manual saves if you want to use them.
– Added a Gaming Mode setting displaying Tendencies changes on some choices (not all of them, as some may be removed later), and route-specific messages with a colored background (blue when you’re Dominant, red when you’re Submissive). Note that, when you’re in a Balanced relationship, Laura will sometimes send you messages taken from the Dominant or Submissive routes, depending on the situation.
– Added a button in the Settings application to start the story on Chapter 10, and not have to redo all the previous content.

Interface:
– Added text sounds, and a setting to disable them.

Bug corrections:
– Limited Android version to API version 33 instead of 34, which should improve compatibility with some Android versions (looking at you, Android 14).

v0.4
General:
– Netorase Phone now has an Android version!

Story:
– Added new chapters 1 to 3
– Added 7 interludes
– Previous chapters 1 to 6 are now chapters 4 to 9
– About 40% more content compared to version 0.3!
– 14 new pictures

Functionalities:
– Added a “Life Goals” (Trophies) system, because why not
– Added a setting to increases message speed by about 40%
– Added a System application that display your tendencies, those are barely used for now, but will influence the game’s dialogues later

Interface:
– Improved resolution and scaling to adapt to different screen sizes
– Added a splash screen when the game starts, and an option to disable it
– Added a notification in chats when tendencies are altered

v0.3
Initial Release