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Do not run v0.2b on a machine newer than Windows 10. The frame rate caps at 30 FPS intentionally. If you try to force 60 FPS, the NPCs walk twice as fast, ruining the pacing. Also, never load a save file from the "Dorm Room" set after midnight. The lighting engine will invert all colors, rendering the game unplayable. My College Memories -v0.2b- -OrphanStudio-
We kept it that way on purpose.
It is creepy. It is lonely. It is the most accurate depiction of imposter syndrome ever coded. OrphanStudio’s lead engineer spent 200 hours on the rain system in v0.2b. In the retail version, rain is aesthetic. In this beta, rain is mechanical . Puddles form in real time, slowing your movement. Umbrellas have durability. If you run between the Science Quad and the Dormitory without a jacket, your character catches a cold, altering all dialogue trees for the next three in-game days. Critics called it "tedious." We called it "realism." The Lost Dialogue Tree: "The Bench" There is a bench near the old student union. In v0.2b, if you sit on this bench between 6 PM and 7 PM, a character named "Maya" spawns. Maya does not exist in the lore documents. She does not appear in version 1.0. She only exists in this beta. By: OrphanStudio Archives Do not run v0
While version 0.1 was stable (if boring), and version 0.3 introduced the famous "Library Labyrinth" puzzle, v0.2b exists in a strange purgatory. It contains three specific sequences that are not present in the final cut of the game. In the final game, exams are a simple stat-check. In My College Memories -v0.2b- , there is a 4 AM sequence in the Computer Science hall where the lights flicker. The player discovers a discarded ID card from a student who dropped out in 2015. If you follow the glitched textures, you find a hidden terminal running a simulation of an exam you never signed up for. Also, never load a save file from the
But is the black sheep of the family. Why Version 0.2b Matters Released on a rainy November night in 2019, version 0.2b was never meant to go public. It was an internal "Stress Test" build. The "b" stood for "Bleeding Edge"—and bleed it did.
We at OrphanStudio never fixed the bugs in v0.2b because college isn't a bug. It is the feature you don't appreciate until you've graduated and realized you can never go back.