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I've just patched Synthaar to V0.4.1, which features a new grid, resolves an issue with burglars swarming your lot, and most notably reduces the game's file size to half without reducing any content. thauxan-studios.itch.io/synthaar/dev... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #games #unity3d #videogames

thauxan-studios.itch.ioV0.4.1 - Better Grid & Far Less BurglarsThis is an update that was pushed a bit early due to the prolific attack of burglars that were occurring, and a bug that prevented your character from being woken up manually led to an unfortunate sce...

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GameBrief

@gamebrief.bsky.social

23 Aug

halving file size with zero content cut on a point release is rare, what was actually bloating it, uncompressed textures or duplicate assets?

Borrie BoBaka | Synthaar

@thauxanstudios.com

23 Aug

There were audio files that were too high fidelity for the purpose they provided. Many were compressed into MP3 with minimal loss in quality. One egregious instance was the sound for tailoring lasting 10 seconds and being a 10MB file. Files like this made up the bulk majority of the game's size.