Weekly report 236
Added 2024-11-16 01:49:56 +0000 UTCHi everybody.
Happy Friday, and I hope you've had a great week and are ready for the weekend.
Most of my work last week focused on going through the code and trimming the fat, shortening longer texts, and improving the pacing at the dialogue level (I had already done it at the story level). I also added several optional convos for new and existing characters, some of the convos being taken wholesale from the earlier longer events. This way, players who are interested in learning more about the lore have a way of doing so without impacting those who don't.
My plan was to also optimize the sex scenes and other image-heavy events, but that will have to wait for next week. Another task I must finish next week is adding the cutscenes to the crystal ball. Lastly, I need to fix a few bugs and spend two or three days doing something I've wanted to do for a while: improve the sound and the music added in this update.
At the end of 0.7's story, you can speak with Gomira and repeat five of her sex scenes without the need to use the crystal ball, even though three of these sex scenes originally happened in a different location. Going through them again, I have noticed that simply changing their backgrounds wasn’t enough an I’ll need to adjust at least two of them at the animation level.
Before writing this report, I was sure we'd reach our deadline; now, I honestly wish we had one or two more weeks to ensure everything's ready as planned (I'll confirm whether we actually need more time or not in the next week's report). I don't want to end the report on a negative note, though, especially since we're indeed extremely close to the finish line of our most challenging update so far, and as I've been playing through the content, I'm hopeful that most people will enjoy the story and its one or two surprises.
Have a great weekend.
Cheers!
Comments
thank you for this message and for the feedback. a lot of what you say makes total sense and yes, I cannot wait to put this behind me. it's been too much honestly, and I'm at the edge of my capabilities. about sending the game as it is, though, I just don't feel comfortable doing that. I've always sent the game out when It's "finished" and while I'm fixing bugs and going through things, it really isn't. i know it's not the most logical thing, but what can i say. and yeah, about audio, if I don't have time to improve that particular aspect, that can be done later. cheers again, and hopefully soon we can talk about 0.7 in the past tense
MagicNuts
2024-11-22 18:41:31 +0000 UTCHello MagicNuts, Concerning the sound and music, if you find ones that are better easily, that is cool, yet, it is not an obligation, as like you have stated in a previous post, the music and sound files are already relatively decent as they are. Maybe later when you do not expect it, Chestnut will find some for you (Pistachio), or it may even be the Beta testers or Players if you ask them to help you with that. Speaking of that Beta test, and the potential need to have a supplementary week, you could perfectly have that additional week without delaying the update: as a matter of fact, if at the end of next week, you offer to the Beta testers the release as it is, that will leave you with two weeks instead of one: the next 7 days (starting today, so before the Beta testing) plus the additional 7 days (during the Beta testing). That means that you can continue to optimize the game during the Beta testing week, while correcting the few bugs that the Beta testing team may report to you. Or maybe they won’t find any! Anyway that will comfort you in the idea that all is well and you can release the update without any problem. Sometimes, when left to our own, we may imagine that things are worse than they actually are, and that means that it is time to take some fresh air, and in that case the Beta testers feedback may be all that is needed to confirm to you that all is well, which I honestly think is the case. It would be good, not only for us Patreons but also for you, to have that release behind you, and enjoy a full December month without having to bother about it anymore, and to finally feel free again. All the best.
Marc
2024-11-16 08:42:51 +0000 UTC... You know what I meant on that one part, don't go calling me out on it. I'm still waking up.
Sh0tgun_Jacks0n
2024-11-16 06:05:56 +0000 UTCSo I have a question: Why is potentially needing another week or two a negative note? Progress is progress, we're talking about the creation of art. It moves on its own timeline. I dunno if Chestnut is feeling as bad as you seem to be about it, but I say (neither one of) you should. Y'all are busting your behinds on this, while raising kids too. For my part, I couldn't do either on their own. Y'all give yourselves some grace and take the time you need.
Sh0tgun_Jacks0n
2024-11-16 06:05:07 +0000 UTC
