1.5 (Dec 2023) Ariane in Paradise is now voiced!

I used AI voice via Eleven Labs, the same I used for Something’s In the Air Redux and Date Ariane Remastered.  All versions except the Low Res Android version have been updated.

Due to the number of lines, every line has been voiced except some puzzles like the I Spy game.  Lines that contain a variable are delivered generically.  This is things like lines that include the players name as that is not voiced, but the voice will call you a “friend I met”.  Text is more important than voice and voice can be turned off by turning the voice volume to zero in Preferences.

Ariane in Paradise is the only one of my games officially translated into another language. The Spanish translation made by Moskys is still in the game and has been updated to work in version 1.5. My testing indicates 99% are translated, though less than 50 “new” lines had to be machine translated.  Many of the English lines were rewritten for clarity reasons when I voiced them and found them awkward sounding, but the translations were already corrected for Spanish clarity, so I moved the Spanish translation to these updated English lines.

While text lines were translated to Spanish, voiced lines are still only in English. Eleven Labs does provide foreign text pronunciation (I used it on the scenes where characters speak French), but it takes too much time and money to revoice in Spanish, and I’m not sure there is a huge demand for it.

AI voices are good enough, but not as good as human voice actors, and I recognize that.  But I can’t afford to hire voice actors, so AI is the way I am going.  It adds a new dimension to the game I hope you appreciate.

Other Changes

Besides voice, many lines of dialog have been changed or improved in part to improve the voice lines, but also improves the readability.  A greater use of contractions (“I’m” instead of “I am”) will be noticeable.

Bonus is easier to reach! The rule used to wait until you get 40 achievements to unlock the bonus.  Now you just need to reach the “best” ending (the one where the two girls talk about wanting to swim naked) once first.   Once you get the ending, you then need to go to “Character” and create a bonus character.  You can switch back in Preferences.

The bonus has been expanded in places with about a dozen new pictures and expanded scenes. Several bugs have been fixed as well.

1.21 (July 2022) Fixed an issue that gave errors that “xsize was not a valid statement” errors that seems to be related to patching the game if you are using an old version of Ariane in Paradise that was built on an old version of Renpy. Created a patch that does the same thing as xsize, but if you got this error you might consider downloading the full game.

1.20 (July 2022) Added “Help paths” available in the help section that will highlight key choices instead of having to look them up on the web. Also fixes Spanish translation, but drops support for other translated languages. See this post for details

1.12 (June 2022) Investigated reports of missing file “overwaterfall5.jpg” is missing. It is indeed missing from 1.11 on PC and and Mac versions. File is not missing from Android.

1.11 (April 2022) Changed the opening screen to get rid of the black menu bar on the left. Updated 162 images using Poser 12 Superfly to bring them up to the standards of newer games like Hopepunk City and Date Ariane Remastered. See this post for details and how to get a free update if you still have 1.10.

1.10 Store edition.  Has “Google Translate” translations of French, German and Portuguese.  Check settings to see if those options are there.

1.10  “Anniversary Edition” This version expands “naked PC” mode to additional events in day 2 and 3, as well as changes some dialogue throughout the game, and tops it with a new ending and 5 new bonus achievements.  Android version includes Spanish version and naked PC mode.

1.05 (PC, Mac, Linux Only) Thanks to Moskys this version now has a built in Spanish translation available in Settings. If you want to translate the game into other languages, use this version as the code has been optimized to make translations easy.  Otherwise, no game play changes have been added.

1.04 (Android Only) Moved choices to middle of the screen to make them more readable on phone screens.

1.03 New Ending on Day 3 “beach” path.  Fixed the Achievements page to include the “Dead Parrot” achievement.  Fixed credits and textbox on android version.

1.02 Added new intro to Day 3 “beach” path.  New naked PC mode available after all 40 achievements are done (not available in android).  New hidden achievement after all 134 pictures are unlocked.  Updated credits.

1.01 Updated to Renpy 7.3.5. Fixed some bugs.  Updates some images.  Updated credits.