Sick of bad news in every weekly info dump
Added 2022-09-06 05:56:58 +0000 UTCSo I'm doing it here instead.
I just permanently lost access to my gmail/google drive account that held all of my WGDS related stuff. All my notes, all my scenes, all my spreadsheets and things...just gone. With no way to recover them. Not just this stuff either. All of my notes, for every project I have ever worked on in the last 6 years is just...gone. Forever. It hurts. A lot.
So because of this, this next update might end up being a little lighter than expected, as I will have to re-write everything from scratch unfortunately.
In other news, the name "Weight Game Dating Sim" isn't really very relevant anymore, as it is more like a visual novel than a traditional dating sim. I feel like this style overall suits the game better and is a better fit for my writing style, so I'm not planning on changing it to be a "traditional" dating sim anytime soon.
(Honestly, my two cents on the genre is they never feel like actual "dating" sims, I've never had a relationship that worked because I had +150 attraction points for giving her the optimal gift 15 days in a row. So I tried to go a bit more freeform with this. I like the idea of the game being focused more on branching conversations with no real "correct" path to take overall. It may make the "game" aspect a little light (for now at least, but I'm hoping to add some light RPG mechanics into a storyline or two, and maybe minigames if I can manage it) but I think it is worth it for the more unique experience here.
So uhh...rant aside, do you have any good ideas for names for the game? I'd love to have the name chosen by the community rather than just me deciding upon it.
Comments
Game files yes, writing and notes no. I should've had a backup to be sure, but unfortunately I have lost all my writing. At least I didn't lose the art and code for the game.
DamarcusArt
2022-09-06 09:24:38 +0000 UTCI won't beat a dead horse asking about the file locations but I would like to add a spin to the situation. This is you chance to build from the "bottom up" that said you did mention next update being lite, is it safe to assume that you can continue from the current update and not have to recreate the entire project? If so, look at it in the lens of the slate being wiped clean and now you have a new opportunity to rework how you go about the entire project, you been given a breather to look deep into your processes and your plot direction to revamp if needed or hone in on what's working while dropping the things that aren't necessarily needed. In regards to a title how about "A FAT-tastic Voyage" I think this title works since there's many plots that deal with expeditions to space involving aliens of some sort and forms of time travel.
Nonzie
2022-09-06 08:34:02 +0000 UTCThat's hard news but don't you want to save your files on a external disk ? Online cloud is kinda dangerous for that reason For a name why not : "Transform your date" since there are not only weight gain in it
NixWydra
2022-09-06 06:04:01 +0000 UTC
