Mysterious Messenger v3.0 is released!
After 8 months of continuous development, v3.0 is finally out of pre-release. The user coding experience has been greatly streamlined, and there are several new features such as:
Standalone Story Mode sections and Story Calls on the timeline
Flexible in-chat links
Bonus profile pictures for characters and the player
Profile picture callbacks to have characters comment on the player's profile picture
Revamped timed menus, with choices displayed while the chat is ongoing
and many, many more. You can find a full list of the updates in the official changelog.
Want to try the program? Find the code on my GitHub and join the Mysterious Messenger Discord for access to the assets and updates.
Is this a mod for Mystic Messenger?
No. It is a standalone engine created from scratch in Ren'Py that you can use to make your own Mystic Messenger routes. It contains all the features of Mystic Messenger, such as chatrooms, phone calls, emails, text messages, and real-time gameplay. It also includes several new features specific to this program, like timed menus and story calls, and additional accessibility features and options such as changing your pronouns.
What can I do with Mysterious Messenger?
You can use Mysterious Messenger to create mock chatrooms, calls, etc for fanfics, as presents to friends, or fan routes. It is not for commercial use and is intended primarily as a learning tool as the code is open-source and available for aspiring game developers to modify and learn from.
Your program is so cool! How can I support this?
If you like what I’m doing and want to support my work, consider donating a coffee through Ko-fi. I work on this in my spare time while at school, and your support helps me continue developing Mysterious Messenger as well as my own personal programming projects.
The Mysterious Messenger Discord is the best place to keep up with program updates, suggest future features, and talk with me about development! Thank you again to all the wonderful people who have helped me test this program and suggested new features and improvements.
