Visual-Novel-Project-2016

Joey Tong - 2016/9/19 - 4:29pm - 'Project Created'

• Please use this format for logging changes from now on
• Project Schedule will be added shortly

Ziwei - 2016/10/12 - Started the graphic and sound system with backgrounds and tachi-e

Sean Yip - 2016/10/18 08:21 - Scripting: Add Ren'Py-like dialogue and narration

• Dialogue and narration are parsed and displayed but since text does not wait for user input, only last piece of text is visible

Sean Yip - 2016/10/18 14:46 - Scripting: Add classes and update tests

• Classes: Character and DialogueAndNarration
• Tests: Script is parsed into a `List<object>`. Although commands in List are executed sequentially, variable name `programCounter` is chosen to hint at branches and jumps.

Joey Tong - 2016/10/20 - 4:43pm - 'Functional Specification'

• Added functional specification document

Joey Tong- 2016/10/22 - 7:12pm - 'Added screen resolution change for backgrounds'

Sean Yip - 2016/10/25 21:08 - Scripting: Add character definitions

• Example: `define S = Character("Sylvie")`
• 2016-10-19 20:51 - Preliminary code tested on https://repl.it/EA6v/10
• Date listed above - Working version with light testing

Sean Yip - 2016/10/26 08:20 - Scripting: Stop on invalid line

• Previous behavior was continue

Sean Yip - 2016/10/26 11:30 - Scripting: jump, label, return, and ToString

• Add support for jump, label, and return
• Add ToString to classes

Joey Tong - 2016/10/26 12:38pm - Background integration

• Added backgrounds to scripting scene
• Fixed camera rendering
• Changed camera display mode from Perspective to orthographic
• Added placeholder background and script

Joey Tong - 2016/10/28 20:46 - Engine Architecture and Implementation

• Added Fade in effect FadeIn(float duration) for backgrounds
• Added ChangeBackground(String) functionality that switches the active background
• Added MakeTransparent() that makes backgrounds transparent
• Added GameManager object and subobjects for clearer engine architecture

Qizhi Zhao - 2016-10-30 13:14 - type one by one text

• Changed the update and start function

Joey Tong - 2016/11/1 23:30 - UI, Rendering, Architecture, Audio

• Fixed QiZhi's implementation of animated text to be compatible with less than 10ms char buffers and use memory more efficiently
• Current implementation of scrolling text will also not freeze the thread, previous implementation used the wait method
• Added Dialogue box autosize, adjustable margins, opacity
• Added basic audio and draft BGM for computer room
• Fixed implementation of Text to inherit size from parent container, with a margin
• Sorted scripts into separate folders for UI and Engine

Hong Lam To - 2016/11/4 23:00 - UI

• Added Menu button at top-left corner
• Added MenuManager.cs, Menu.cs for trigger UI animation
• Added Main Menu (side menu) slide in from right
• Added Return, Save, Load, Option, Exit buttons in Main Menu (no function, except Return button)

Joey Tong - 2016/11/12 23:33 - Background Transition system, sound effects system

• Streamlined animation system, can change background with several transitions with a single method call
• Changed background rendering to dual background system, active/inactive background
• Added text blip sounds
• Other minor animation and sound related fixes/implementation

Sean Yip - 2016/11/12 15:34 - Click to advance dialogue and narration

• Text scrolling variables not properly reset to display next text
• "return" triggers nothing

Joey Tong - 2016/11/22 23:56 - Character Rendeirng

• Added Character rendering and animation framework
• Cleaned up asset directories

Joey Tong - 2016/11/24 17:38 - UI Integration

• Fixed dialogue engine integration
• Added UI textures, fixed resizing issues
• Added new cursor texture
• Other minor changes to UI, and character rendering

Sean Yip - 2016/11/24 17:38 - Maintenance

• Delete Character's inheritance of MonoBehavior
• Fix multiple calls to Scripting.Start
• Use the actual script
• Scripting: Add comments
• Scripting: Fix Scripting.Next multiple increment of programCounter

Sean Yip - 2016/11/25 17:47 - Scripting: add play

• Play audio

Hong Lam To - 2016/11/27 02:21 - add scene- UI_Main Menu, UI_In Game

• added UI_Main Menu, UI_Main Menu
• UI_In Game: clone the buttons from scene "Scripting branched", fixed .cs, animator
• UI_Main Menu:
• Added Slanted Bar (animation)
• Added Audio Spectrum Visualization (script)
• Added Dots (script)
• Added Button Panel (animation)
• Added Center (canvas)
• Added Spectrum Bars (script)
• UI_Main Menu: button- no function
• UI_In Game: button (Save, Load, Exit)- no function
• UI_In Game: Option panel- (blank)no function, no clue
• UI_In Game: Missing Save, Load panels

Sean Yip - 2016/11/27 14:57 - Scripting: maintenance

• Scripting.Next can loop on its own, not through DialogueManager
• Fix DialogueManager.bufferText NullReference if first command is not dialogue and narration
• Add looping on "play music" and not "play sound"

Sean Yip - 2016/11/27 18:53 - Scripting: add background

• Add backgrounds through "image" and "scene"

Sean Yip - 2016/11/27 21:34 - Scripting: add character and show

• "Show" displays a character

Sean Yip - 2016/11/27 22:42 - Scripting: add hide and return, and maintenance

• "Hide" removes character from display
• "Return" will stop game in editor

Joey Tong - 2016/11/27 23:50 - Character Animations

• Added character animation assets
• Implemented character animations blinking and breathing
• Heroine blinks randomly every 4-10 seconds
• Implemented "add character" and "remove character" functions in CharacterManager

Sean Yip - 2016/11/28 10:36 - Scripting: add scene with transition

• The only supported transition is "fade"

Sean Yip - 2016/11/28 23:47 - Scripting: new lines

• "\n" for new line
• Dialogue and narration always start on same line, regardless of character name

Joey Tong - 2016/11/28 23:51 - Menu, animations, effects, bug fixes

• Added scene 2 to script.txt
• Added menu UI textures and new animations
• Added menu button sounds
• Replaced computer lab music with live performed recording
• Fixed positioning bug with character autopositioning
• Minor bug fixes to scripting.cs

Hong Lam To - 2016/12/25 20:00 - Multi scene

• Code updated SceneLoader.cs

Hong Lam To - 2016/12/28 01:00 - Config Menu

• Added "SceneLoader_InGame.cs" in scene "UI_In Game" "SceneManager"
• Added Canvas "Config Menu" with Animation in scene "UI_Main Menu"
• Added GameObject (Config Menu): Screen Resolution, Master Volume, Music Volume, SFX Volume, Message Speed,
• Auto Mode Message Speed, (2) On/Off switch (*no function)
• Updated "Option Menu" in scene "UI_In Game"
• Added function "Quit" button in scene "UI_In Game"

Joey Tong - 2016/12/30 22:55 - Tidying up

• Fixed corrupt background file
• Added some animation framework for character
• Remastered music track

Joey Tong - 2017/2/12 21:55 - Character animations and update to 5.5.0f3

• Game has been updated to unity 5.5.0f3
• Compiler now accepts commands for character animations
• New backgrounds, 3 new scenes of script, and new daytime music track

Joey Tong - 2017/3/20 21:00 - Choice implementation

• 3 more backgrounds
• choice UI
• choice implementation into scripting language
• bug fixes in scripting
• misc cleanup