Dev Log - November 2025

What's New in Episode 1

Hey everyone! Just pushed a big update to Fragment Episode 1. Here's what changed:

Text Messages Got a Makeover

Remember those text message scenes? They were just... text. Boring! Now they look like an actual messaging app:

• Your partner's messages slide in from the left with gray bubbles
• Your responses appear on the right in cyan
• There's even a little "typing..." indicator
• Messages animate in one by one, so it feels like a real conversation

It's a small thing, but hopefully it helps add a bit of novelty and immersion.

Better Analytics 

I've added anonymous analytics tracking and a privacy notice that explains it all - but basically, it will help me learn what choices people prefer to make and where players stop playing, so that I can improve the gameplay. 

The choices will also let me add in interesting facts like what percentage of other players made the same choices.

Don't worry - I'm only tracking which choices you make and where you stop playing. No personal info, no tracking across sites, totally anonymous. There's a privacy notice in the game if you want more details.

Episode 1 Ending Updated

Since Episode 2 isn't ready yet, I removed the broken "Continue to Episode 2" button and replaced it with:

• A proper "Coming Soon" message
• Links to join the Discord community
• A link to leave feedback on itch.io

Bugs and Other Fixes

• Fixed some pronoun inconsistencies (there are a few more I need to fix still)
• Improved scene transitions
  
• Some scenes had too much text - I've been experimenting with pacing and changed some of them
• Various text tweaks for clarity
  

What's next?

I'm going to keep making some improvements to Episode 1, then get started on Episode 2.

A BIG thank you to everyone who has played! 

Seeing people enjoy the game is really motivating for me to focus on this project - so do be sure to let me know your feedback <3