Catch up on Visual Novel Transformer with the developer’s own announcements. Start with the newest recorded post, then explore the details before you return.
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1.2.0 Update Notes
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New: Work orders -Left work-order panel tracks todos for the current project, by category; saved with the project -On first open, create from presets; clicking a preset jumps to the related editor -Timeline right-click Add work order creates a line note; clicking it jumps back to that line -Priority: urgent / normal /…
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New: Work orders -Left work-order panel tracks todos for the current project, by category; saved with the project -On first open, create from presets; clicking a preset jumps to the related editor -Timeline right-click Add work order creates a line note; clicking it jumps back to that line -Priority: urgent / normal / shelved New: Traditional Chinese UI -Help → Language → 繁體中文 Improvements: Partial UI layout adjustments.
Game Menu Design Added: Pause, Settings, Save/Load, Status, CG, and Recollection interfaces are now split into independent design pages, with swappable backgrounds and real-time preview. Added: Quick menu can enable “Skip only already-read text” (unread lines cannot be skipped). Added: Recollection page can toggle…
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Game Menu Design Added: Pause, Settings, Save/Load, Status, CG, and Recollection interfaces are now split into independent design pages, with swappable backgrounds and real-time preview. Added: Quick menu can enable “Skip only already-read text” (unread lines cannot be skipped). Added: Recollection page can toggle “Allow rollback from recollection” (when disabled, you can still browse recollections but cannot use ← to jump back to story positions). Main Menu Buttons (Cover) Added: Semi-transparent / solid backgrounds, hollow glow outlines, hover color change, hover glow outline. Added: Toggle for equal-width buttons. Optimized: Background image and outline styles are now mutually exclusive to avoid overlapping conflicts. Dialogue Box and Name Box Added: Preview separated by narration, character dialogue, and avatar; dialogue box background now supports two-color gradients (top edge can be transparent or use a second color). Added: Name box editing settings, can be overlaid on the dialogue box. Fixed: In-game character name fonts now correctly follow editor settings. Fixed: Inconsistencies between editor preview and in-game display. Timeline and Branch Options Added: In plain-text mode, selected dialogue lines can now be formatted with bold / italic / underline / strikethrough, relative font size, and color. Added: Timed branch options (seconds, countdown bar, timeout sound effects, fallback to a specified option on timeout, etc.). Added: Numeric change bars can now accept a single value or a range; when a range is entered, a random value within that range is chosen at…
New Features Project Icon – Added an option to set a custom icon for your project. After export, it will appear as the window/taskbar icon on desktop and the app icon for Android APK. Continue Prompt Corner Marker – When a line of dialogue finishes, a small marker now appears in the lower‑right corner of the text box.…
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New Features Project Icon – Added an option to set a custom icon for your project. After export, it will appear as the window/taskbar icon on desktop and the app icon for Android APK. Continue Prompt Corner Marker – When a line of dialogue finishes, a small marker now appears in the lower‑right corner of the text box. In custom mode, you can replace the image and adjust its position. Right‑Click Menu in Editable Areas – Added Cut / Copy / Paste support via right‑click context menu. Built‑in Asset Credits Copy – Added a menu item to copy the credits / attribution info for built‑in assets to your clipboard. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where clicking the mute button once could prevent sound from being restored. Fixed a rare freeze that could occur after opening the menu, preventing further interaction. Improved the Workshop interface. Improved the UI for setting dialogue box backgrounds. Improved some images and sound effects.
The developers have been silent for 24 days against a normal rhythm of about 3.5 — roughly 7 times longer than usual. 4 substantial updates recorded in the past six months, 1 classified as major.
Last successful news check: Oct 21, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.
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releaseAug 22, 2026
Visual Novel Transformer 1.0 Arrives on Steam with No-Code Story Tools
After roughly six months of solo development, Visual Novel Transformer 1.0 is now live on Steam, pitched at writers, artists, and creators who want to produce visual novels without learning to program.
What the 1.0 release includes
Visual Editor — compose scripts and add images, music, variables, and branching choices without writing code
One-click Preview — export and test a project quickly, with the option to start playback from any chosen scene
Export to Ren'Py — finished projects can be saved as standard Ren'Py project files
Steam Workshop — publish a full project or a demo, and browse work shared by other creators
The full version is priced at $8.99 USD, with a 20% launch discount running for the first week.
One notable caveat: AI-assisted features are currently unavailable in this build due to Steam-related policies. The developer states that core workflows are unaffected and that a separate announcement will follow if those features return.
The developer — working alone — has outlined a post-launch roadmap that includes more built-in assets, mobile export packages, and additional features drawn from user feedback, though no dates are attached to any of those plans.
For a tool built and maintained by a single person, the scope at launch is reasonably self-contained — and the Ren'Py export path means projects aren't locked inside a proprietary format.
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New: Work orders -Left work-order panel tracks todos for the current project, by category; saved with the project -On first open, create from presets; clicking a preset jumps to the related editor -Timeline right-click Add work order create…
Game Menu Design Added: Pause, Settings, Save/Load, Status, CG, and Recollection interfaces are now split into independent design pages, with swappable backgrounds and real-time preview. Added: Quick menu can enable “Skip only already-read …
New Features Project Icon – Added an option to set a custom icon for your project. After export, it will appear as the window/taskbar icon on desktop and the app icon for Android APK. Continue Prompt Corner Marker – When a line of dialogue …
Version 1.0.4 is now available. This update adds an optional Steam DLC, “APK Toolchain”, for packaging your project as an Android APK. The base install does not include this component, to keep the default download smaller. To enable: Librar…
New features: Added Formula check at branch points: compute the check value with a formula. Added Show result for Dice check: optionally announce the roll result during play. Added mouse cursor variant Hover (clickable): switches cursor sty…
Optimized logic in the branch editing area; options can now have display conditions. Fixed errors in multilingual export; added support for image replacement. Added beginner tips when opening for the first time. Added soft‑edge support for …
- Fixed a crash when confirming Return to Title - In-game language choice now persists - English UI uses a Latin default font - Added missing English strings for settings and related UI
Hello everyone,After some time of solo development and polishing, the first official version (1.0) of Visual Novel Transformer is now live on Steam.It's a tool that turns your text into a playable visual novel – no coding needed.Whether you…
