Posted January 16, 2025 by GR33N-SCHEMA
It’s time for the third Omake Captive Devlog!
In the third screenshot, we introduce Samuel, Vernon's unpleasant and nosy neighbor. These two are the only ones who live up on this isolated mountain in Breckenridge, Colorado, and Samuel has decided to make that Vernon's problem. Samuel also has some secrets of his own that you'll be able to uncover. Not much is known about him at first, but he definitely throws a wrench into some of Vernon's plans. Even so, if you wish to escape from Vernon's affection, don't count on Samuel to help you out.
We'd like to apologize for the delay in the third devlog. Between family visiting and both of us getting sick, progress has been slow over the holidays.
We've settled on around 11 endings for Omake Captive (including secret ones!) though this is subject to increase. We're working on mapping these different paths out onto the outline, then making a flowchart to visualize where the story diverges. This has definitely been a challenge!
M3NTICID3 only has two endings, and the story diverges at the very end based on a single choice, so it was easy to keep track of the two paths. Omake Captive not only has ~11 endings, but multiple different story threads and tons of choices that need to be accounted for depending on the path. Keeping the pacing satisfying while keeping track of each story thread through wildly different paths is..surprisingly difficult. It's coming together though, and when the final piece fits, think it'll be very rewarding.
We've finished writing Act 1 and inserting it into Ren'Py with the appropriate sprites, backgrounds, and animations. ദ്ദി ( ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ ) Next comes Act 2, where things start to get crazy.
Art assets are coming along steadily. There are only a few more indoor backgrounds that need to be done, then we can move onto the outdoor ones. I suppose I should mention that a good chunk of this story will take place outside in the great outdoors. Even though Vernon touches grass quite frequently, he certainly doesn't act like it.
-GR33N SCHEMA