Our second article is now up. As promised, it covers how to add a custom preference to Ren'Py. It covers two kinds of preferences: a checkbox preference that can be toggled on and off, and a radio preference that can be one of multiple choi...
2017-06-12 23:10:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I'd like to thank everyone once again for sponsoring Ren'Py. Since the start of the month, I've been busy improving the engine, mainly by fixing bugs and adding a ton of examples to the revised tutorial game. Right now it has about 250 examples, with more to be added. I've also made a hardware purchase - a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B...
2017-06-09 00:49:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm taking a few minutes from Ren'Py development (last night's project: adding a way for screens to customize viewport scrollbars) to remind people that today's the last day to sponsor Ren'Py during June. Those of you who sponsor at the $10 or up level will get our first postcard: Idol Singer Eileen by Deji (Autumn's Journey...
2017-05-31 21:45:49 +0000 UTC View PostAfter thinking it over a bit, I'm going to make the sponsor-only articles sponsor-only for a limited amount of time - after the first couple, probably 120 days. I want to make this clear now, before the first Patreon cycle starts.
While the patreon is really useful when it comes to these articles, as it lets me pay a creator-e...
2017-05-28 15:09:30 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the things I swear by as a programmer is the Seinfeld Method . The idea behind it is that if you want to get something done - like your visual novel - the fastest way to get it done is to work on it every day. And the ...
2017-05-28 01:42:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Since 'How do I make a timed menu?' won the first article poll by a little more than a 2 to 1 margin, it's the topic of the first sponsor-only post. If you wanted to know 'How do I choose the ending of the character with the most points?', don't worry - I'll...
2017-05-22 22:45:08 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, let me say thanks to everyone who's sponsored Ren'Py so far - the initial response has been really gratifying.
I'm thinking about making the first patreons-only post either this weekend, or next week. Since I'm going to be working out the right way to post code here, I thought I'd start with something simple.
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2017-05-18 04:38:29 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the Ren'Py Patreon. If you're seeing this as the first post on the page, you're one of our very first visitors. Thanks for visiting us so soon!
Here's an overview of what's going to happen in our first month and a half.
Thank you for sponsoring Ren'Py! Your contribution will become the hardware and software needed to keep making Ren'Py better.
New sponsors are added to the Ren'Py website on the 15th of every month. To make sure we have the right information for you, please complete 2017-05-11 20:01:41 +0000 UTC View Post
