Posted October 07, 2021 by Vi @ VW Publishing
#DevLog #Oct 2021
I originally thought I would wait until October 31st to do my first proper devlog but I decided I wanted to post an update as I feel I've made some progress I can be proud of! For now on, I'll post at least once a month with an update, but not force myself to stick to a certain date as I may want to post updates weekly or bi-weekly. Anyway, to the good stuff....
Script Progress
The script is obviously a significant part of the game and I am almost finished with the Common Route where the main characters and love interests are introduced. As I was writing this, I've thought a lot about how players will end up on routes and what significance choices will have. Here are my tentative thoughts regarding the choices:
Coding
In the beginning, I jumped back and forth between using Ren'Py, then Twine, and then I was like "this story needs visuals" or at least, I want there to be (aha). I've been gathering a lot of Ren'Py resources and testing code to find what I need. My day job sometimes entails working with web developers and data analysts, so this has been a fun and insight experience (frustrating too). That being said, I have some ideas for the game that surely need a more advanced skillset and I hope that at some point, I can bring on a proper developer!
But, I did work on the GUI some. This is subject to change, but I wanted to change the GUI so I can really begin to envision the demo! Here's what the main menu looks like right now:
Assets
Yeah, so, there's no movement in terms of CGs, BGs, etc. I'm a writer, not an artist. I don't have anyone in mind right now and honestly, I don't have funds to commission someone now. I work a full time job to pay my bills and this is a passion project. To be able to get to the point of assets, my goal is to finish writing and developing a demo. Then, I'll see what can be done with assets. I do have somewhat of a "vision" in mind for certain scenes + characters, but it's on the back burner until I get more writing and a demo set up. I am working on GUI assets for a demo. I did use Canva and create some short character stories which I shared on Lemmasoft:
Thanks for reading and please feel free to comment or reach out to me!
-Victoria