Tobi:
Finalised all the required for the first act, started working on the second act. First act is ever so close to its final, clean form. Only few more tests and you could say that it is finally completed. As so, the text is ready for editing, we are already recruiting and planed out the schedule. We also continue to expand our abi...
2017-07-28 15:49:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Past week:
Tobi:
This week was spent on looking for the ways to optimize gameplay. There were a lot of controversial decisions floating in the air, we looked through the possibilities and the examples of similar mechanics in other games, all in all, it was quite an engaging week. Mostly we were focused on the i...
2017-07-22 04:44:42 +0000 UTC View PostSad Crab team greets all those still waiting for this always no-so-late news update.
Tobi:
So let’s start from the top, the first act has been reworked and rewritten. We already received preliminary feedback from testers, now the focus is on editing, all the future dialogues and texts will be following the new style and charact...
2017-07-17 10:21:56 +0000 UTC View PostПрошлая неделя:
Тоби:
Текстовая часть первого акта была завершена и ожидает несколько слоёв редактуры. Текст преобразован так, что игра не будет вываливать на игрока все подр...
2017-07-13 08:02:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Tobi:
Morning everyone, who is not indifferent to the fate of the Sad Crab team. And to get going, let's start with some great news - first act is finally fully re-written. Some of the heroine’s characters have been reworked and edited, the old number one and the main heroine of the WT received some special treatment. We also have ...
2017-07-06 09:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Tobi:
This month wasn't the best for development, as it was hard to completely dedicate the time to it. To put it shortly, the focus was on TAs and improving the systems we put in place. As I have mentioned last time - this month was very important from the technical point of view. And as mentioned previously, the text is the back of t...
2017-06-28 08:33:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning, Everyone! Today’s news update from the Sad Crab Team is brought to you by Tobi, meaning that it will be a very long one. So strap your belts and get ready. Now the summer so far has been quite rainy, so while there is no outdoor activities to attend, we focus our time on game development. Game has changed its look com...
2017-06-23 07:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostGood Day, Everyone!
Today is the 18th of June and it is time for another news update from Dron. And yes, we realise that some of you are getting tired from our constant updates that say: Reworking the acts, release asap. Oh well, there is not much we can do about it. For once though, I can say that we are close to fi...
2017-06-18 14:04:40 +0000 UTC View Post
This week:
Tobi:
Finished with the exam diet. Worked on the third act, making it easier to integrate into the game. Even managed to worked in some parts that previously seemed hopeless.
Artist’s report:
In the past week finished miniatures for the entrance at Hogwarts, made few corrections t...
2017-06-15 06:59:45 +0000 UTC View Post
This week:
Tobi:
Reworked the temporary prototype of the map. Or to be more precise, I threw it out of the window and finished the new concept, so that it has enough capacity for future expansion and features. Finished all the papers, all that is left are the exams.
Artist’s report:
5 new miniatur...
2017-06-08 15:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Tobi:
Took a very long time to collect the thoughts to write this news update. You may laugh, but we finally updated the first three acts up to the new style. On one hand, we haven't really moved forward in the overall storytelling. On the other, I would like to remind you that we were working on two games, a small time mod, released in...
Past week:
Tobi:
Finished with the third act.
Wandered across the black desert.
Artist:
Enjoyed the Mediterranean waters.
Me:
Started on the interactions in the Azkaban.
Finished with the inventory, posted a picture on Discord.
Starting now, from time I will be...
2017-05-24 22:12:58 +0000 UTC View Post
ast week:
As expected, May and June won’t be the most productive of months for the game development. Exam diets, diplomas and vacations. On the plus side, Dron came back from his vacation and so the game parts with Luan and Susan are closing in on the final stage.
Tobi:
Reworked half of the third act, a...
2017-05-17 22:28:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning, Day or Night, the news update shall bring the light! Well, maybe, either way the last two weeks were marked with May holidays, some enjoyed to the fullest, others, not so much.
Coding is moving in the right direction. Game went through a significant rework, getting many new triggers and flags, making the introduction a l...
2017-05-15 06:42:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Last Week:
Tobi:
Continued the adaptation of the third act. Planed out possible alternative playthroughs.
Artist’s report:
Worked on the miniatures for the lake location and for the office.
Worked on Hagrid’s image. Finished the basic lining.
Made two new inventory items.
Final Retrospective
https://mega.nz/#F!GNgTVLaZ!gb_cgleWMXQJa36aMOVr-w
Scerg.psd
File specially made by Tobi, for all the possible Hermione's hand gestures. Some new interesting positions. Sources included.
Гермиона привяза...
2017-05-05 21:08:41 +0000 UTC View PostPast week:
Tobi:
Worked through the week...
Artist report:
Point-animation for the fireplace.
Finished drinking-portrait for when the MC is drinking.
Also a curtain.
Point-animation for the curtain.
Defense pose for the MC.
Snape’s defense pose.
Finished pol...
2017-05-03 20:27:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Tobi:
1. Coding.
Finished moving the first two acts to the new engine. For the moment, player can interact with 12 of 15 objects placed in the office, all characters can appear in the office. Working on the new save/load system, different from the classical VN save system, that will bri...
2017-04-28 17:06:24 +0000 UTC View PostPast week:
Tobi:
Started working on TA for the first chapter of the third act.
Worked on getting mad skillz in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Artist report:
Worked on the new location.
Me:
Finished the third part of the second act.
Prepared the code for the third act.
Finished stats syst...
2017-04-26 22:18:30 +0000 UTC View Post
