Posted August 09, 2024 by The Naughty Captain
Scene 29.
I'm still posing it, of course.
I didn't progress as much as I hoped. I've reached shot #83. However, I didn't just pose only 30 shots. I had to rewrite a part of the script. A small 150-word-long part I realized wasn't great, to say the least. I rewrote it into something better with some variations depending on the path you're in. The 150 words transformed into 500 and 5 shots had to transform into a dozen.
As always the shots I add in those edits are not accounted for in the render count I indicate on the Trello or the quick sum up. As I don't want to renumber every shot I have planned in my storyboard. So... long story short, I posed more shots than it seems, and I'm too lazy to edit the numbering of my storyboard to show it.
I also had to create some screens to display on the characters' smartphones. The UI I created, in the last few updates is far from realistic, but I believe it's simple and intuitive enough to be understood. I had to create only a couple of images but it took me a surprising amount of time. The challenge is always to find an element that can clearly indicate the event I want to show and focus on that, simplifying it to the extreme while keeping it understandable.
As always I probably ask myself too many questions when I work on that kind of stuff. These are just details that probably no one cares about. I shouldn't spend so much time on it.
Steam.
The number of wishlists is increasing very, very slowly. I've been told that it can be very difficult and slow at the beginning and increase way faster later on. So I'm not panicking, yet, but it's kind of worrying. I contacted a bunch of curators and sent them invitations to review the game. I hope their recommendations will help.
The quick sum up :
You can follow my progress on this Trello board.
You can also add the game to your wishlist on Steam !
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994790/Summer_Scent/
Thank you for your support!
The Naughty Captain