was released on March 17, 2021. The main downloads of Ren'Py 7.4.4 are:
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You only need to download one of these three files. Each contains the full Ren'Py software development kit, with everything needed to develop Ren'Py games for Windows XP and up, Mac OS X 10.6 and up, and Linux x86/x86_64. The development environment contains the files needed to produce games for all three platforms, the Ren'Py tutorial, and 'The Question', an example game.
Ren'Py is free to download and use for commercial and non-commercial purposes. It may be modified and distributed under the terms of its license.
Additional Downloads. When necessary, the Ren'Py SDK will automatically download additional packages, such as text editors and Android/iOS support. These packages are available for direct download at the bottom of this page.
I'm happy to announce Ren'Py 7.4.4, the fourth patch release for the 7.4series. This fixes a pair of regressions, one that stopped the Web Betafrom working, and another that prevented gestures and controller supportfrom working.
This release adds basic support for custom blend modes, and uses thatsupport to implement additive and multiplicative blends for Live2D.It also fixes an issue with large textures that usually manifestedas problems with Live2D.
It also includes a new feature that makes it possible to supply old.rpyc files to Ren'Py, which should help maintain save compatibilitywith games that are released more than once, such as games withearly access.
Everyone should upgrade.
Ren'Py 7.4 is the the product of over a year ofdevelopment, and one of the biggest releases of Ren'Py to date. Thisseries of releases focuses on updating Ren'Py's internals so that Ren'Pyis ready for its next 15 years.
Some of the bigger changes are:
This release also raises the minimum requirements to run a Ren'Py game. It isnow required that a user's computer have OpenGL 2, DirectX 9, OpenGL ES 2,or WebGL to run Ren'Py. The model-based renderer requires OpenGL ES 3 or WebGL 2.
With these changes, there have been a few deprecations. Ren'Py no longer runson Windows XP. The minimum version of macOS Ren'Py supports is now 10.10.The 32-bit armv7l platform has been removed on iOS, as this platform hasn't been supportedby Apple for several years. The Editra text editor has been removed, asit hasn't been supported for quite some time, and wasn't compatible withthe new build system.
It's my hope that this release will enable creators to take on projectsthey couldn't before, and will provide a solid basis for the next releasesof Ren'Py.
Ren'Py 7.4 is brought to you by:
everyone who's tested this release, and myself, Tom 'PyTom' Rothamel.
Downloads of Ren'Py 7.4.4 can be found at:
A full list of changes to Ren'Py can be found at:
A list of changes that may require you to update your game can be found at:
Please also check out the credits and list of sponsors.
When first asked to edit a file, the Ren'Py launcher will prompt you to download and install an editor. As this may fail if your Internet connection is unreliable, the editors can be downloaded separately. To install, extract the contents of the editor archive to the Ren'Py directory.
When building Android packages, iOS packages, or web distributions, Ren'Py will prompt you to download RAPT (Ren'Py Android Packaging Tool), Renios (Ren'Py iOS Support), or Renpyweb (Web Platform Support). As these downloads may fail if your Internet connection is unreliable, these packages can be downloaded separately. To install, extract the contents of the archive to the Ren'Py directory. (Place the 'rapt', 'renios', or 'web' directory into the 'renpy-7.4.4' directory.)
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