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How to Turn Off Auto-Play Mode

By DaniForShort

Hey everyone!
As you've probably noticed, the game comes with an auto-play mode, giving it more of a cinematic feel. But not everyone enjoys that - a lot of us are used to playing visual novels the classic way (by left-clicking or pressing the 'Space' button), myself included.
That’s why I figured out how to disable the auto-play feature, and I wanted to share the method with you!

Award

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Category: Game Modes, Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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Guide Index

Overview

Step-by-Step Instructions

Notes & Possible Issues

Advanced Details

Wrap-Up

Comments

Step-by-Step Instructions

Here’s what to do:

Open the game folder, then go into the "game" subfolder.
Find the file named script.rpyc. Make a backup copy somewhere safe, then delete the original.
Place the script.rpy file I’ve provided into that same folder.
🔗 Download 'script.rpy'[drive.google.com]
Launch the game - it will automatically compile a new script.rpyc.
Done! Now enjoy the game without auto-play!

Notes & Possible Issues

P.S.
While I was testing this, I noticed a couple of things:

Sometimes a line of dialogue might not play. If that happens, just press Back and it should replay normally.
Occasionally, the end of a line (like the last sound or syllable) might carry over into the start of the next one.
This happens due to how the voice lines were timed and split. It’s mostly noticeable when you're manually progressing through the game - in auto-play mode, the pacing covers it up.

It’s nothing too serious, but if you find it bothersome, you can always revert back by deleting both script.rpy and the newly generated script.rpyc, then restoring your original backup.

Technical Note

Since auto-play is hardcoded into the game’s script, simply changing Ren'Py settings through the developer console (like setting preferences.afm_enable to False) won’t work.
That’s why we need to tweak the game’s code instead.

Advanced Details

This part is helpful if the game updates in the future or if you want to do the process yourself.

Decompile the Game Files:
To edit the script, you’ll need to decompile it. I used a tool called UnRen:
🔗 Download UnRen[f95zone.to]
(Registration required)

How to use it:
- Drop the .bat file into the game’s main folder (where the .exe is)
- Run it and choose option 2: “Decompile .rpyc files”
- Now in the "game" folder, you’ll see both the original .rpyc files and new editable .rpy files.
Edit the Script:
Open script.rpy with a text editor (I used VS Code).
My changes are marked like this in the file:
# *my code* # (my changes here) # *end my code*
I commented out the original lines, so you’ll still see them for reference.
Recompile:
After editing, delete the script.rpyc file.
When you launch the game, it will automatically generate a new one using your script.rpy.
(Note: Ren'Py will usually use whichever file is newer, but deleting the compiled version ensures it rebuilds cleanly.)

Wrap-Up

That’s it! Now you know how to disable auto-play and even repeat the fix if the game gets updated in the future.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the game! 😉

1 Comments

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WeeWoo 5 Sep @ 7:03am

gotta love that you need a major in coding to make a timed image changing thingamajig just to make Co09

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