@Unregistered I got the chance to play the new update, so I started from the beginning and when I try to pick a favorite color it says "Non-existant variable ‘favcolor_[Color name]’.
I think its a bug.
This got reported a couple of times on Tumblr, so I’ll paste my reply from there on here for anyone else having the same problems.
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Okay, I went through every single permutation of color on the version of the game currently uploaded to this site (all 117 of them ) and I can’t replicate this bug. Also…
Those variables absolutely do already exist in the files uploaded to the website.
All I can suggest is clearing your cache again, then if the error still persists, try playing in incognito or private browsing mode. You basically need to try and force your browser to use the actual updated files. Final attempt would be switching to a new browser that hasn’t played the game yet.
Incognito/private browsing/new browser might mess with your ability to access your save files, however, so I’d probably slam clear cache a few more times before trying them. (Also, obviously don’t use a corrupted save file, but I doubt any of you would be doing so early in the game anyway)
Also, here’s the link to the current startup file. Maybe directly viewing it will force the browser to acknowledge its existence? ¯\(ツ)/¯
I manually go through every single choice/variation/ifelse etc in the game and then run QuickTest and RandomTest 50,000 - 100,000 times before making the game public. (It was 70,000x this time).
The chances of this sort of game-breaking bug passing through all that testing isn’t completely impossible, but it’s highly improbable. 99.9% of the time, if you’re getting this sort of pop-up window then your browser is being a &*%^ and not using the correct updated files.
(That only applies to the game-breaking pop-up window bugs, other more subtle bugs and typos are alas, still very, very probable).
I’ve noticed while testing the game, that Chrome in particular never automatically uses the updated files, but clearing the cache there is usually enough to fix that. (I did also get the favcolor_ error on Chrome the first time I played through the game without clearing the cache)
What browser are all you using? Also mobile or desktop?
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I really don’t know what is causing some people’s browsers to not use the updated files, particularly if clearing the cache isn’t enough to solve the issue. Searching the forums brings up a couple issues where it happened to Dashingdon games, but nowhere to this degree.
Maybe playing a compiled version of the game like what’s on Itch.io would sidestep the issue? (But the itch.io version won’t be updated for awhile since it only gets major updates, I usually wait until the bug reports from the Open Beta start winding down before updating it)
Magic should be part of the stats being compiled on the Ending Screen of the Open Beta, although now that I think of it, I probably should’ve waited until the Chapter 2-4 update with all the potential stat boosts from the Free Time Hub.
Yeah, it’s not so much the possession itself as what had to happen for the MC to get possessed in the first place. It might actually still be technically possible if you do a singularly dumb thing (stick your head outside of the trailer window etc) and then hit all the parts that reduced Corruption).
@Unregistered I feel like an idiot. I reread your post, and you said to make sure it says 0.23, but I checked mine, and it says 0.22. Sorry about that.
Btw when I used Incognito it says 0.23. uhhh… how do I clear my cache? Me sorry. Please my savior, I need my soul cleansed.
Edit: I found out how to clear my cache. Saint Unregistered I’m sorry for being such a pain. Forgive me!!!
Yeah, Incognito doesn’t use the browser’s cache, so it should be guaranteed to use the actual updated files on the website. (Problem with playing in Incognito is you won’t have access to your save files) If your browser is showing Version 0.22 at this point, that means it’s using the old outdated files and will definitely be popping up nonexistent errors.
Now that the (non-incognito) game says Version 0.23, the error has gone away, right?
Playing the sabre route and I keep getting possessed in the bathroom no matter how much I ignore the poltergeist!! So annoying, I don’t want to keep going through the prologue. How do I avoid this?
Career: Reporter. Sin: Lust. Heavy on Cuckoolander choices and Charisma. Low Fear. One Corruption.
Edit: I finally figured it out, I needed a higher willpower stat for how in denial I was.