Small Ren'Py visual novel project.

Web demo: https://ordinarydairy.itch.io/the-ivy-gate-initiative

• Download Mac release from releases
• Unzip files, open the application
• If prompted, allow access to files or drag the application to the Applications folder

• Download PC release from releases
• Unzip files, open the application
• I don't have a PC but hopefully it's self explanatory enough...

• Ren'Py (recommended latest stable release)
• Python (bundled with Ren'Py; no separate install required)

1. Place this repository in your Ren'Py projects folder (e.g., RenPy-*/projects/).
2. Launch the Ren'Py launcher and open the project named hypsm.
3. Click "Launch Project".

• script.rpy, screens.rpy, gui.rpy — main story, UI screens and GUI.
• phone/ — phone app logic and subapps (apps/, characters.rpy, etc.).
• minigames.rpy — minigames and matching/puzzle logic.
• images/ — art assets (cards, pieces, etc.).
• saves/ — example save files and persistent.
• tl/ — translations/localization files.
• cache/, gui/, overlay/ — runtime/GUI assets and caches.

Compiled bytecode (*.rpyc, .rpyb) and backup files may be present; source .rpy files are the ones to edit.