Yeeeah, places seem to love just slapping random diagnoses on people without taking the time to properly figure out what’s going on >.< Funnily enough, I also got a diagnosis of Bipolar 2, but after being seen for adult ASD tests and diagnosis, the people who diagnosed me with ASD think that the bipolar diagnosis is incorrect, and what I actually have is ASD + ADHD, which can look somewhat similar to bipolar, but isn’t x3 So far, I only have the ASD diagnosis, and I don’t know if I have the energy to also pursue one for ADHD >.<
Tyrano can be silly like that x3 Hopefully it’s at least improved a bit though since I used it!
It is better to be able to do stuff yourself cos it can be tough to rely on others for things when they have their own lives to live and their priorities might not necessarily be the same as yours. I know I would also end up feeling like a burden if I were asking someone to handle code for me x3 unless we were part of a proper studio/team or something I guess.
It’s a slippery slope once you start making VNs xD You’ll probably end up addicted like me :P
I always have a bit of trouble with certain SFX even though I have a pretty big library of assets at this point. What I often end up doing is combining sounds and editing them to get something close to what I want, haha. If that fails, I try to search for things that might sound similar even if they’re not exactly what I’m looking for. Like for grabs, I don’t have any actual SFX in my library labelled grabbing, but I will use one that says it’s like clothes rustling or something instead, haha.
I feel you on writing sometimes being emotionally draining too x3 I really have to be in the right frame of mind to actually make progress with writing, haha. Sometimes it comes easily, other times it’s more like it’s impossible and feels like I will never be able to write another word again xD
It does seem like more and more indie VNs are including English VA these days :3 Each year I play stuff from Spooktober Jam, there’s more voice acting, which is just awesome :D
Oh, boy, yeah, I don’t have time for games that want me to log in all different hours of the day anymore >.< I used to play stuff like that, but now I just find it too frustrating, overwhelming, and time-consuming.
Omg, I’ve played Nameless and Dandelion :D They’re definitely both great games :3 Actually, they must’ve been some of the first PC VNs I played cos I started out on like Voltage mobile ones and stuff, haha. Weirdly, I preferred Nameless to Dandelion even though I like the setting of Dandelion better! I feel like maybe cos the characters in Nameless were stronger! I even pre-ordered a special physical pack for Mystic Messenger years ago just cos I loved Nameless and Dandelion so much xD Sadly, I wasn’t able to keep up with Mystic Messenger updates though cos my phone was too crap and couldn’t physically download them, haha.
Well, having fun with it is the most important thing :3 When you’re not having fun anymore, you know something has gone wrong x3 I also used to write as I go! I found it easier for whatever reason, but I forced myself to stop doing it a while ago just because it made it soooo much harder for me to go back and check my spelling & grammar throughout >.< haha. Now I always write in a doc first to save time later on with editing x3
Hope you continue to have lots of fun with it! :3