Programmer's Corner – Writing a Visual Novel Engine

titleimage

Doddler here, Mangagamer’s resident programmer. Really? Really! has just released, and it’s been a really exciting project for me for a variety of reasons. It’s the second game that I’ve had to port, the first one being Tick Tack, but this time I chose to do something different. Rather than rely on an existing visual novel system like before, I made one from scratch using the Unity Game Engine. Why did I go to such extremes, and did it pay off? Well, lets take a look. Continue reading

World End Economica Translation Fix Patch

wee_webWe’ve finally received the updated translation correction patch from spicy tails for World End Economica episode 1.

This patch contains many corrections to the original translation as well as corrections to several minor bugs that were present in the original version.

It is currently available for download from our website via the product page, but you can also Download it Here.

To install the patch, simply extract the archive and copy the two files therein into the game folder.

Bukkake Ranch v1.03 Patch

Korin wields the bug squashing mallet!

An update has been created to address some issues users have been experiencing with Bukkake Ranch. The patch changes are as follows:

1.03 Changes

– Incorrect item requirement checks on the synthesis recipes for the Year’s Supply of Boob Balls and Fluffy Helm of Wind could allow you to create the items without all the requirements, putting your item counts in the negatives. You can now only create these items if you have the proper items available.
– If you’ve managed to put your item count to negative, the game will self correct next time you go to the synthesis screen or perform gathering.

1.02 Changes

– Corrected incorrect item requirement check on the Directionless Compass.
– H-Scenes triggered by obtaining the Holey Bikini, Pheromone Lure, and Directionless Compass will no longer fail to play if you’ve obtained more than one of the required items. Players who were stuck unable to complete the ero-armor requirements should be able to do so now.

1.01 Changes

– Fixed the Holey Bikini H-Scene appearing in Japanese.
– Fixed an issue where the game could sometime crash during play and corrupt save games.

Download Now

Users downloading the game October 22st 2013 or later should already have the latest version (you can check your game version while playing in the Help->Version Info menu).

Scripter's Corner: Softhouse Seal

Hey everyone, Doddler here, the latest recruit to Mangagamer’s ever growing gang of English eroge workers.  My expertise is on the technical side of things (hopefully the part you don’t have to see), handling exciting tasks such as scripting, programming, and text insertion.  So far, I’ve been working with Mangagamer on the three upcoming Softhouse Seal titles, as well as one secret project, which I’m sure you’ll love, which I’ll touch on later. Continue reading

A Word About the Upcoming ef Release


Today we have some news to discuss about our upcoming release of ef-the first tale. Those of you who have already looked at the product page probably noticed the “Reduced Mosaics” tag, and we’ve received a statement from minori which we’d like to share with you in order to explain this matter, and show you exactly what “Reduced Mosaics” entails. Read on to view their statement.

日本の皆さんも読んでくれて真にありがとうございます。元の日本語のお知らせはこっちらになります。 Continue reading