Posted August 22, 2020 by M.
Developer's Log -
Entry 1
friends with dogs
log
entry 1 - monday,
july 13, 2020
posted on -
saturday, august 22, 2020
Hey everyone. This
is M. I'd start with a joke, but there's a lot to cover, so there might be one
at the end of this post (if you make it that far).
First, thanks for
taking the time to read this. I've been working on this for a while,
so any body with a pair of eyeballs who sees this is my personal savior.
Thanks. :)
Second:
1) WRITING - The
writing is virtually done. Since I wrote fwd like a novel first, I still need
to coordinate the amount of text in each Ren'Py dialogue box with the amount of
action that's happening between the characters. So, if the novel version has a paragraph,
it might be broken up into a few boxes in Ren'Py. I call it pacing, but I'm not
sure if there's some formal term for it.
2) VISUALS - I drew
some sprites, poses, and expressions already, and collected and edited photos
to use as backgrounds. To ensure I'm not wasting too much time and effort
(lol), I'm creating a list of additional backgrounds to find, and
sprites/poses/expressions to draw as I go through the text. I call this
shopping. Accurate photos are hard to find, and poses can be so difficult...
-_-
3) AUDIO - Similar
to VISUALS. As I read, I consider the type of music to play, and which sound
effects to add. I have some tracks and effects already selected, but as with
VISUALS, I have a shopping list that keeps growing...
4) PROGRAMMING - I
plan to not do too many fancy things. friends with dogs is more of a kinetic
novel, and it has one ending. There are some choices, but they're more for
entertainment - they don't affect your relationships with the characters at
all. That being said, I've already finished programming the choices. Yay. I'm
still adding visuals, music, and sprites as I proofread.
5) LOGO - I don't
know. I thought I finished it, but I noticed a few things that I could improve
on.
6) TITLE SCREEN -
Needs a bit of work to the menu choices so you can actually read the text. Yay
for low contrast!
7) NICE-TO-HAVES -
The ability to draw easier? lol. Credits, a CG gallery, a custom GUI, and
amazing art would be nice, as well as a theme instrumental in the title screen,
but they are definitely extra. The point is to finish this before the world
ends.
Hm... is there
anything else? Oh yeah, proof of concept. We'll see how that goes. Maybe in the
next post... if I ever write the next post. It's like, when I start a bunch of
stories but never know what to do after a few chapters, so I promptly drop it.
Don't deny it, you do it too ;)
But seriously, fwd
is one of my projects that I know I need to finish, because I'm already done
with the writing... after like 10 drafts. Seriously. I'm not joking. It took forever. But not as long the art! Ahahahahahahaa!!!
See you soon?
- M.
p.s. Wear your mask,
stay away from me, stay away from my friends, and wash your hands. That's not a joke, either! Take care,
and stay safe.