Paper Lily - Chapter 1 news & patch notes

Hi everyone! This is a small patch focused on translations, as most of our efforts are now focused on Chapter 2 and Godot 4.

Changelog

• Fixed an issue with different translations for the same word colliding (e.g. "Rune" (Item) and "Rune" (Character)).
• Various translation updates/fixes.

With this release, we've also added 2 new languages:

• Polish - by Wrony Team
• Ukrainian - by banan_ivan

Hi everyone, small new update!

Translations

As of this release, the available translations are:

• Japanese - by Sasazaki
• Simplified Chinese - by Ximra
• Traditional Chinese - by nh60211as
• Russian - by DEsut
• Bulgarian - by ObstructiveDdoings7
• Portuguese (Brazil) - by Mirai Translations
• Vietnamese - by Meigyoku Thmn

We also updated the supporter pack to add Japanese and an image from Tamaghost Jump! Once again, thank you to all the translators who are helping make the game accessible to so many more people around the world! More translations are on their way as well.

Changelog

• Revised the conditions that trigger a small cutscene with Aoi.
• Fixed a minor issue with the first crow save.
• Fixed a minor graphical glitch when feeding your TamaGhost™.
• Fixed an issue that could get the player stuck when looking at the large tree for the first time.
• Fixed a dialogue line that wouldn't play during a conversation with Rune.
• Fixed some dialogue with Sai about burnt fuses.
• Fixed some missing periods and grammatical errors.

Progress Update

Chapter 2 has been advancing at a very slow pace... (we needed to give some time to irl responsibilites)! We don't want to reveal anything just yet, but we're really excited to work on this chapter. Let's just say it'll be more "chaotic" than Chapter 1, due to a new character being introduced. As for the game as a whole, we're currently trying to find the best way to slice the game down to more workable pieces, so that development goes smoother than it went for Chapter 1 (and we get the game in your hands in a reasonable time). As some of you might have noticed at the end of Chapter 1, the last save file has Sai's sprite on it. This means you'll be able to play as him occasionally (as well as possibly other characters throughout the game)! Going forward, it will help to get a few different perspectives. Regarding the more technical side, we're also progressing on porting the engine to Godot 4. It's... quite a massive task. After fixing over 2000 compilation errors and dozens of problems when launching the game, it finally works! Sort of. Not really. It's a mess. The game gets to the title screen, but not without tripping over itself in the process... https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43340154/4a6ca4d3130e417380b85473d00edc8affea14d7.png https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43340154/cff9c15266e3a841994399dbec71ea7bf89de779.png We even managed to go in-game! If you can call it that... https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43340154/cfb60c3a7e5e3efb2a6177ba24dd9315b5c2da92.png In fact, you can't even interact with anything. It's cursed. We'll fix it little by little. On another note...

Popularity Poll

We decided to host our very first popularity poll! Vote on your favorite Paper Lily characters (up to two) by following this link. We will end the poll when we get enough votes, and we'll make a drawing based on the results! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/43340154/c626d8f23349692001cf7bfc64533e2bcb61b529.png Thanks for reading! Remember you can find us in these places:

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Hi everyone! This is our first patch with translations! The current available translations are:

• Official Japanese by Sasazaki
• Simplified Chinese by Ximra
• Russian by DEsut

Several other translations are in progress right now so we'll update the game gradually with a few new languages at a time when they're ready! We want to sincerely thank everyone who has worked on these translations (and those who are currently working on some)! For more information on translations you can refer to this post. We also fixed some extra bugs, you can find the patch notes below:

Changelog

• First version with translations.
• Fixed some more corners where Mr. Locked Site couldn't reach you.
• Fixed an issue in the lakeside where you could see outside of the map.
• Fixed a mistakenly placed hole interaction in the facility.
• Fixed gramophone playing when it shouldn't.
• Fixed retry option when dying in certain situations.
• Fixed some items being removed incorrectly.
• Fixed sixth blessing not playing when skipping the boss

Hi everyone! This is a pretty big patch, hopefully the last one for a while! Once again, thank you to all who emailed us bug reports!

Changelog

• The game will now do its best to gracefully recover after a dead end or crash, to prevent losing too much progress.
• Added a setting to control whether the "Skip" option shows up when dying (it no longer depends on death count).
• Renamed "Skip Dialogue" setting to "Hold to Fast Forward".
• Player is now prevented from picking up jar or lamp if they already took the other one.
• Fishing is now a little faster.
• Added the ability to leave a flower at the grave.
• Added the ability to skip the painting chase sequence.
• Added a few more item hints to Spider.
• Fixed menu disabled during Ending 4 (not that it will help you).
• Fixed an issue that could prevent Kett from waking up when he should.
• Fixed phone battery draining when only using it for a bit.
• Fixed camera getting offset when you entered bushes in the Locked Site.
• Fixed some corners where Mr. Locked Site couldn't reach you. You will never be safe again.
• Fixed purple petals not actually being purple.
• Fixed an issue where the moths would not react correctly to the lavender.
• Fixed a potential softlock with the facility primals.
• Fixed an inconsistency regarding the bucket solution.
• Fixed an incongruent dialogue triggering at the fuse panel.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the player to duplicate water jars.
• Fixed an issue where the player could backtrack during the Kett chase.
• Fixed an issue where Miss Knives would spawn twice.
• Fixed fires overlapping during boss fight.
• Fixed an issue where dying at the very last second of the boss fight caused strange behavior.
• Exterminated all in-game typos.
• Removed a bunch of useless data.
• Various other minor fixes.

Time to get on with the translations!

Hi all! Here we are again with another round of changes that address the gameplay experience in a few areas:

Changelog

• Improved on the design of the puzzle in the station tracks, as many players were getting stuck.
• Fixed an out of bounds situation in the forest station.
• Added a shiny on the note near the Lakeside boat, as it was hard to spot.
• The papers on the wall of the Lakeside Temple fell down, as a result they are now more noticeable by players.
• Added a small hint if the player tries to unclog the pipes in an unintended way.
• The first doorknob is now selected by default when interacting with the cursed door.
• Fixed some minor texts in Miss Knives' house.
• Fixed some in-game typos.

We'll have another update soon for a few remaining items, then we can get to the translations!

Hi all! Here we are with a round of bug fixes! Thanks to everyone who sent us bug reports, it's a big help!

Changelog

• Added missing foliage to a Station Tracks map.
• Added missing dialogue during a conversation with Spider.
• Added missing lighting to final battle.
• Fixed an issue where Lacie would appear behind the couch when sitting.
• Fixed an issue where the phone would get confused about the time of the day, and cause all sorts of shenanigans.
• Fixed an issue where a student would get stuck behind a locker if you died to the bus driver.
• Fixed an issue where Kozmo was doomed to die once you entered the Locked Site.
• Fixed an issue where sitting down and waiting patiently for Kozmo to die was too much for the game to handle.
• Fixed a tree stump that could make you stuck when sitting on it.
• Fixed an issue where you couldn't skip the spikes minigame near Red's Treehouse.
• Fixed an issue where Rune's taunt wouldn't play after dying to the spikes near Red's Treehouse.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would get messed up in the Facility Council Room.
• Fixed an issue where you could bring Special Water into the Facility.
• Fixed an issue with Sai popping up when he wasn't in your party.
• Fixed an issue with Sai returning to the party mysteriously after being ditched.
• Fixed an issue where Lacie would be stuck walking against a dead body near the end of the game.
• Fixed an issue where the correct text wouldn't show up when interacting with said dead bodies.
• Fixed some in-game typos.
• Fixed a Steam typo that stated that the achievement "Rune's Friend" required 6 runes when it requires 4.
• Station tracks puzzle now resets and behaves properly if you leave towards the left.
• Reduced get on bus timer.

Hi everyone! Please forgive us for not posting often enough on Steam, our community management skills are... debatable. It's been a while and we're grateful for everyone's patience. We're happy to announce that Paper Lily Chapter 1 (sequel to Project Kat) is out now! It took a long time to get this game on Steam. Last year we encountered lots of new challenges and our itch.io release worried us a bit. We weren't ready for a Steam release until the game reached a certain level of quality. It's hard to be satisfied when there's always an opportunity to improve things and add more fun features, but... I think we finally have a version of the game that we're proud of, and that also takes in consideration everyone's feedback. All this to say, it's finally ready! This chapter takes about 3-4 hours to complete, give or take, but if you're feeling completionist and want to see all the different paths and endings, it will take you much, much longer. It is also free (because we're masochists, I guess). Heads up, due to all the changes we made, for those of you that have already played Paper Lily, your old save files will no longer work. We tried to avoid this as best as we could, so we apologize for the inconvenience. On the bright side, there are now going to be 30 save slots so you can try and retry things to your heart's content! If you wish to support us or just enjoy extra goodies, we also released the following: The Chapter 1 Supporter Pack: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694250/Paper_Lily__Chapter_1_Supporter_Pack/ The Chapter 1 Soundtrack: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694280/Paper_Lily__Chapter_1_Soundtrack/ These are available here on Steam, and on Itch.io. As with any release, there may be bugs here and there, so if you spot any, please send us an email at [email protected] so we can fix it! Finally, if you enjoyed the game, please consider leaving a review! Reviews are honestly the biggest help anyone could give us! Thank you for reading! We hope you have fun! Reminder that you can find us in all of these places:

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