Lessons in Love 0.42.0 is now available to everyone!
It's time for another beach trip! And also a RenPy framework upgrade!
Changelog:
- 60k+ Words
- 700+ New Images
- 20 New Events
- 8 Main Events
- 2 Ayane Events
- 1 Uta Event
- 1 Yumi Event
- 2 Nodoka Events
- 1 Futaba Event
- 2 Niki Events
- 2 Rika Events
- 2 Picture Messages
- 1 Bonus Animation (Accessible via the in-game PC)
- New Main Menu
- New Sounds
- New Music
- Fixes/Changes for Older Content
- RenPy Framework Upgraded to 8.2.3 (From 7.3.5)*
*Only in FULL GAME download (Important info available below)
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I was finally able to successfully migrate Lessons in Love to the most recent model of RenPy (8.2.3)
This should hopefully resolve the memory errors some players have been receiving in-game. It should also make the game run smoother in a number of ways by cutting down on stuttering after making selections and helping animations run a little bit smoother. Load times when booting up the game may still take a little while due to the sheer size of Lessons in Love, but they should also be shorter overall now.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Your save files WILL still work. However, you may be prompted when loading them with a warning that the version number has changed. This is okay. You should be able to accept without issue, but you may still choose to make a backup of your saves beforehand if you like.
- While your save file WILL still work, it is important to note that it will STOP working on older versions of the game once you overwrite it with data from 0.42.0. If you would like to preserve save files that will still work on outdated versions of the game (All releases prior to 0.42.0) you may also choose to back up your saves.
- The RenPy upgrade will NOT be applied via the 0.42.0 Update Patch. You must download the full game in order for these changes to take effect. HOWEVER: Players who have already upgraded their RenPy framework manually may still use the update patch. If you DO NOT want to download the full game again and are looking for a smoother experience, you may follow the tutorial posted in the tech-support channel on Discord that will instruct you on how to manually upgrade RenPy.
FOR ANYONE WITH CARE PACKAGE CONTENT:
If you do not have the original downloads saved and backed up already, I would manually back up the following and then reapply them once the new download is complete.
- Every single DATE-TITLED folder located under LessonsInLove(VersionNumberHere)/game/scripts/
- The folder titled "gui" located under LessonsInLove(VersionNumberHere)/game/
- The folder titled "images" located under LessonsInLove(VersionNumberHere)/game/
Once those have been backed up, they can be dropped into their corresponding locations in the NEW game's directory, but when you are prompted about whether you want to replace any existing files, YOU WILL SAY NO.
The goal is to re-insert all of the care package content without replacing any of the new files. And I BELIEVE that should be enough to carry over all of the bonus content. But having all of the care packages already backed up and saved will likely be easier.
Realistically though, at that point, it's probably easier to just manually upgrade RenPy.
Please feel free to reach out either here or on the official Discord server for additional help.
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FULL GAME
UPDATE PATCH* - GOOGLE DRIVE/MEGA/MEDIAFIRE
*This patch will only work if you are currently using Version 0.41.0.
*This patch WILL ALSO work if you have NOT upgraded RenPy manually.
*Please be aware that this update patch WILL NOT upgrade the game's RenPy system. That can only be done through the full game download or a manual upgrade. If you are not currently experiencing any issues running Lessons in Love, you may wish to skip the RenPy upgrade altogether.