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The Full Release!
August 31, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#visual novel, #OELVN, #time travel, #mystery, #renpy
Miss FIRSTNAME Audacity is the only sane mind in an unreasonable world. Can she reach a happy ending in this tragic tale of loss, adversity, redemption, and self determination? I'm pleased to announce... Continue reading
WWR v0.9.5 - Deepest Lore!
June 02, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator
In this update to World Without Reason, I've added several references to my shitpost of a visual novel " World Without Effort " If the game detects that World Without Effort is also installed on your... Continue reading
WWR v0.9.3 - Full Demo!
May 01, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator
Rejoice, there's no more artificial stopping point; the demo now contains all 14 chapters! All that's left to do is draw a few more character graphics, go outside to take more photos for the backgroun... Continue reading
WWR v0.9.2 - Simulacrum
April 12, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#visual novel, #RenPy, #female protagonist, #mystery, #story rich, #dark
Sup folks, it's certainly been a week of all time. Game Updates: NEW Chapter Alexandra Unlock during Chapter 0 by stating your name as "Alexandra" Ability to start the game from the Second Loop if you... Continue reading
WWR 0.9.1 - HOTFIX
March 29, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#World Without Reason
Sup gents, I realized while testing the package executable, that the game does not open. This is because I messed with some files in the RenPy SDK. I've since downloaded the latest stable release from... Continue reading
WWR v0.9 (UPDATE) - A hatred without warrant or reason
March 08, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#world without reason
In this version of World Without Reason, we get some insight into the protagonist's life before she met Grant and Avon. Just like in the previous version, all these new updates happen in Chapter X... Continue reading
WWR v0.9 - Confess your sins
February 27, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#World Without Reason
In this version, I have added a recap section in Chapter X, to cement it as the end of the False Route , and mark the beginning of the True Route . It is presented in a Drag-n-Drop format, where you p... Continue reading
WWR v0.8 - COUNTER
February 02, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#WWR, #World Without Reason, #RenPy, #Visual Novel, #Dark, #Dystopian, #Female Protag, #Female Protagonist
I overhauled the Chapter 7F fight to make it more interesting. Instead of a pseudo-RPG fight, it's a pseudo-argument. The new version will only trigger if you don't spare the Chapter 6F boss. (i.e. yo... Continue reading
Minor UI change
January 27, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#World Without Reason, #RenPy
Sup folks, I customized the game menu to look more colorful so as to better fit the vibe of the story: This UI change also includes the Save File screen, which now shows you what Chapter you are on:... Continue reading
WWR - Lucky Ver. 7
January 23, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#RenPy, #Ren'Py, #Story Rich, #Dystopian, #Dark, #Mystery, #Female Protag, #Visual Novel, #VN
Hey hey! I've added a lot to this version of World Without Reason: Redrawn Alexandra's adult sprites Added sprites for Grant as a kid Added a background for Chapter 6F where there previously was a bla... Continue reading
WWR v0.6 - She who shall be named
January 14, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#RenPy
In this update, I replace all instances of the preset protag name in favor of the player's input. I've also updated the HUD to better differentiate what period in time each story section takes place i... Continue reading
World Without Reason v0.5 - The Halfway Point
January 07, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#Dystopian, #Dark, #Female Protagonist, #Mystery, #Ren'Py, #RenPy, #Singleplayer, #Story Rich, #VN Game, #Visual Novel, #World Without Reason, #WorldWithoutReason
We are halfway done with the development of World Without Reason. The entirety of the False Route is playable end-to-end! There's still the matter of getting voice actors, music composers, background... Continue reading
Important bugfix for version 0.4
January 04, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#World Without Reason
Hi, Bamboo here. Please note that the previous 0.4 release had a game-breaking bug that triggered during Chapter 7F because I tried to call an emotion for Grant that wasn't defined in script.rpy Ignor... Continue reading
World Without Reason - DEMO v0.4
January 02, 2024 by Bamboo Calculator#World Without Reason, #WorldWithoutReason, #RenPy, #Visual Novel, #VN Game
In this update, we learn more about Avon and Grant's history with the protagonist. What happened after Chapter 6F? Why is Avon so friendly with the protagonist after not seeing her in over seven years... Continue reading
WWR 0.3 - Hotfix
December 26, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator#Dark, #Dystopian, #Female Protagonist, #Mystery, #Ren'Py, #Singleplayer, #Story Rich, #World Without Reason
In a similar fashion to a tech team that goads the devs into including new features alongside urgent bug fixes, I've fixed one major bug and used the opportunity to release a new feature. Now, on the... Continue reading
Demo v3 and a trailer!
December 22, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator#World Without Reason
In this edition of World Without Reason! Added voice acting to the Detective character Set a hard limit on how far the demo can go Removed debug mode Added new sprites for Grant Changed textbox backgr... Continue reading
The Beeeg 0.2 Update
December 04, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator
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I realized I hadn't updated the build version since starting development on WWR, so now's a good time as any to increment it. WWR Changelog: Added a final boss fight in Chapter 12 that only triggers u... Continue reading
Hueh
November 12, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator#World Without Reason
Added additional context in the ADV section to make it make sense Added small detail in the True Route epilogue Altered some character dialog to make it sound more natural when it's eventually voiced... Continue reading
Our protag might be a cycle path
November 06, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator
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Please note: all content after Chapter 3F is in an unfinished state. Added new character portraits for the protagonist in the True Route (bottom row) Made the protagonist curse less in the "Past" segm... Continue reading
Debug Mode is open to all again
August 27, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator#Dystopian, #Female Protagonist, #Mystery, #Ren'Py, #Singleplayer, #Story Rich, #Dark, #World Without Reason, #WorldWithoutReason
I decided to allow anyone to use Debug Mode, in order to sift through the rest of the game beyond the Demo and possibly find bugs or weirdness that I haven't spotted yet. Open the Preferences menu and... Continue reading
Revamped main menu UI
August 25, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator#WorldWithoutReason
Figured out the difference between "Navigation" and "Main Menu" in the code. All functions of the old main menu should carry over to this new one. The menu loads noticeably slower than before, so the... Continue reading
Android port now available
August 24, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator#WorldWithoutReason
Updates: Started drawing character sprites for the Protagonist for her emotions in Chapter 3F and beyond Added Easter Egg in chapter 0. Added more varied typing sounds to character dialog. Added some... Continue reading
Minor UI improvements
August 11, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator
Menu buttons are now swords instead of generic parallelograms. Indicator added at top-left of screen to show "Past" or "Present" Every copy of World Without Reason is personalized The culprit's name i... Continue reading
The cat textbox lost its tail
July 29, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator
This is a small update, mainly behind-the-scenes improvements, and changes for chapters that have not been released yet. One change you can see is the namebox cat has its tail removed. This was done t... Continue reading
First stable demo
July 26, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator
Excited to announce that the demo is in a playable state! (No more throwing errors when you try to save the game!) The demo includes these chapters: Chapter 0 Chapter 1 Chapter 2F (False Route) If you... Continue reading
Achievements, Endings, and Debug Mode
July 21, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator#WorldWithoutPassion
The glossary entries are now unlocked progressively as the player advances through the story. An achievements page has been added. More options have been added to the Preferences menu. (Currently ther... Continue reading
Sensitivity Toggle
July 14, 2023 by Bamboo Calculator
Story and Script: The script is 86% complete! Ch 12 and the Epilogue need to be written. And while I'm at it, I should probably get an editor to look over the script. I want the dialog to make sense t... Continue reading