Ren’Py is the go-to platform for indie game developers. It is basically an open-source visual novel engine that allows users to create interactive story games with ease.
Its flexibility, user-friendly design and extensive library of tools and resources helps to create even the most complex games, with most, featuring gallery scenes that needs to be unlocked.
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For the most part, unlocking the gallery in a Ren’Py game requires players to play through the entire content, but if you are looking to skip these hassles, then you’ll need a universal gallery unlocker.
What is the Universal Gallery Unlocker?
The Universal Gallery Unlocker is a powerful tool designed to let users unlock the gallery of most Ren’Py games. It gives users instant access to all gallery scenes in a game, without needing to play through the entire game.
The tool works by modifying or overriding a game’s persistent data, which tracks what content has been unlocked during gameplay. This is usually done through scripting that directly manipulates the gameโs save data, enabling all gallery scenes regardless of player progress.
Now, assuming you are playing a grindy sandbox or a game with multiple paths and you do not want to replay to see all ending scenes, then here’s how to use the Universal gallery Unlocker in Ren’Py games.
How to Use the Universal Gallery Unlocker in Ren’Py Games
In this section, we will use the game Summertime Saga to demonstrate how to unlock the gallery in any Ren’Py game using Universal Gallery Unlocker.
- So to get this one going, ensure the game you’re looking to unlock its Gallery is installed on your PC or Android device.
- Next up, download the latest version of Universal Gallery Unlocker and extract the zip file using WinRAR or 7-Zip.
- In the extracted folder, you’ll be presented with two files (hard.zip and soft.zip). Go ahead and extract the “soft.zip” file and you will see a folder named “game”.
The “hard file” often break or cause errors in a game, so we recommend you use it if and only if the “soft file” fail to work.
- Now, open up the file Explorer app on your Windows or Android device and locate your game folder; Example: Ours can be located in;
For Windows:
\This PC\New Volume (E:)\SummertimeSaga-0-20-16-pc\PASTE HERE
For Android:
\Phone\Android\data\PASTE HERE
- Then drag and drop the folder named “game” in the extracted “soft.zip” file to your game folder as shown in the image below and overwrite/replace if prompted.
- With that done, close the game you just moved the above files to if open and then reopen it.
- That’s it. You can now go to the Gallery section of the game and you should see that all images or scenes have been unlocked.
Wrapping Up
The Ren’Py Universal Gallery Unlocker above allows players to unlock and view all available content in a game without multiple playthroughs. It also Saves time by unlocking everything at once, especially in games where unlocking content require extensive time or specific choices.