Devlog #5: getting to the bench faster
Good news first: after last update's fix, every player who met Owen took his Splash Hoops. Before, only one in three did.
The next thing the numbers showed was the start itself. In the browser, pressing Play kicked off a long loading bar (18 seconds or more on a first visit) while the game got Owen's toy ready, and some people gave up right there.
In 1.5.3 the toy is prepared while you're still on the title screen, so Play takes you to the workshop in about 10 seconds. If the toy isn't quite ready when you open the shop, Owen waits at the window with a short progress bar instead.
I also added a few anonymous stats about loading and the title screen, so I can see exactly where the start still feels slow. Next up: making the title screen itself smoother while it loads.
Notes: Toy Mender 1.5.3