Reality Layer Zero

Devlog

• Development Notes #11 | Background School
  May 18, 2025 by Act-Novel

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  #reality layer zero, #development notes

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. Many of you may be wondering about the status of Reality Layer Zero Version 0.4, the character art update that I first introduced a while ago... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #10 | New Year, New Art
  January 01, 2025 by Act-Novel

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  #reality layer zero, #development notes

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. I've been pretty quiet about the state of the project around here for a little bit too long, so I'm writing this update to rectify that probl... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #9 | What's Coming Up Next
  August 09, 2024 by Act-Novel

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  #reality layer zero, #development notes

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. It's been a little over two months since the Second Layer update came out, so it's due time for an update regarding what's coming up next for... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes #3 | 06/09/2024
  June 09, 2024 by Act-Novel

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  #reality layer zero, #patch notes

  In summary: Adjustment to reload logic to prevent "falling through the floor" in certain save positions, fixes for minor "odd" bugs. Patch Notes for Version 0.3.2.1 (06/09/2024 Update) - Adjusted scen... Continue reading

  
• Music from the Second Layer is now available on YouTube
  June 03, 2024 by Act-Novel

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  #reality layer zero, #soundtrack

  Also available in playlist form ! All of the new music tracks from the second layer have now been uploaded to YouTube for your listening convenience (10 tracks total). Last time I promised that the so... Continue reading

  
• Reality Layer Zero Second Layer Update is Now Available
  June 01, 2024 by Act-Novel

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  #reality layer zero, #release

  The second part of Reality Layer Zero (version 0.3.2) is now available on itch.io and Steam ! (Please note that for the time, I will be leaving the previous version (v0.1.6) up on the itch.io page. Th... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #8 | Second Layer Release Date
  May 26, 2024 by Act-Novel

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  #development notes, #reality layer zero

  06/01/24 - "Second Layer" Release Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. In the last Development Notes entry , I mentioned that the second layer was in "beta", implying that a rele... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #7 | Second Layer Beta, Gameplay Improvements
  April 10, 2024 by Act-Novel

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  #development notes, #reality layer zero

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. It's been "radio silence" from me about the Second Layer since late last year, so I'm going to open this Development Notes entry with this un... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #6 | A Mostly-Boring Progress Report
  November 01, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #development notes, #reality layer zero

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. It's been a few months since the last Development Notes entry, and since we're currently right in the heart of the period where I previously... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #5 | Midpoint on the Second Layer
  July 31, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #Reality Layer Zero, #Development Notes, #Second Layer

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. It's been a little while since the last Development Notes entry, but rest assured I've been hard at work on Reality Layer Zero's second act--... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #4 | Technical Blind-Spots and What the Game Maker Profiler Doesn't Tell You
  March 28, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #development notes

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. In the last Development Notes entry , I wrote a bit at the end about a potential VRAM bottleneck discovered by a friend of mine attempting to... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes #2 | 03/28/2023
  March 28, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #patch notes

  In Summary: VRAM-usage optimization, more options for lower-end PC's, massive reduction in download size, and some QoL improvements. Patch Notes for Version 3 (03/28/2023 Update) - Optimized shadow ma... Continue reading

  
• Reality Layer Zero First Layer "Demo" is now available on Steam
  March 22, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #steam version

  As promised, the Steam version of the itch.io release has now been made available. It's equivalent to version 2 of the itch.io release, which contains the changes and improvements mentioned in Patch N... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #3 | First Layer, Two Weeks Later
  March 14, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #development notes

  Hello, this is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. At this time of writing, it has been two weeks since Version 1 of Reality Layer Zero was uploaded to itch.io. I think now is a good time to g... Continue reading

  
• Reality Layer Zero OST is now up on YouTube
  March 12, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #soundtrack

  You can now listen to the entire "first disc" of the Reality Layer Zero soundtrack on YouTube . It's over an hour of original game music! I've embedded a small sampling of some of my favorites in this... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes #1 | 03/10/2023
  March 10, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #patch notes

  In summary: A fix for several crashes in the deck editor, as well as some QOL improvements. Patch notes for Version 2 (03/10/2023 Update) - Resolved the Paulby crash in the deck editor. (Many thanks f... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #2 | First Layer Release!
  February 14, 2023 by Act-Novel

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  #development notes

  02/28/23 - "First Layer" Release on itch.io Hello, again. This is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. As promised in the previous Development Notes entry , I've been hard at work finishing the... Continue reading

  
• Development Notes #1 | Reality Layer Zero
  August 17, 2022 by Act-Novel

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  #notes

  Hello. This is Garrett Thompson, sole member of Act-Novel. It’s been a little over two months since Reality Layer Zero was officially announced. I’d like to take a moment now to write more at-leng... Continue reading