In my last post about producing a version of Fleshcult that runs locally in the browser rather than on a server, I was wrestling with the need to translate all the Python code into Javascript.
I think I’ve found a way around it. PyPy.js translates Python into Javascript on the fly, right inside your browser. It’s a just-in-time compiler to asm.js rather than an interpreter, so it’s surprisingly efficient.
The Fleshcult Patreon is finally up after languishing in Patreon’s mod queue for quite a while. And with it, a game update that lets me grant backer rewards such as cheats and ad-free play.
There’s no new content in v1.01 though. That comes in v1.02, where I’ll be adding the long-awaited Infestation Tome. I promised that in the original OffBeatr campaign, so I’m going ahead with that regardless of how this Patreon does.
So, will I start doing a big promotional push? Not yet. After I’ve got some new content to show people I’ll start sending out newsletter updates, but a little at a time, so as to not overload the server. I really can’t wait to have a client-side version. I’ve been making some significant progress on that front, and I’ll post about it soon.