Proof of Life #174: Shorter scenes, but more per update?
Added 2023-04-24 22:27:11 +0000 UTCHeya guys, gals, and everyone in-between, how is your morning/afternoon/evening going? What about mine, you ask? It's going fine! (let's pretend you actually asked and that I'm not just hearing voices in my head).
I'm still working on Haylen's quest, and I'm about to finish the second scene between Jazon and Naevyr. In total, there should be around ~3 scenes (2 Haylen, 1 Naevyr) for the quest itself, and I already know the first two will have their very own custom animations as well. Oh, and as always as of late, there are a few new maps as well : )
As mentioned in the confusing title, I've kind of moved away from long scenes in this update, and I've been trying to make more smaller scenes with more "flavour", if that makes sense? I feel like if scenes are dragging out for too long, they feel boring and more generic in a way, and my writing ends up being sloppier as I "have to make it a certain length". Don't worry though, the scenes are still more than decent in terms of content : )
I hope it'll make the game better. After all, people never say a scene was hot "because it was X minutes long", but because of X animation, character, context, or certain lines of dialogue, so more scenes might mean more chances to find that one thing they like? Maybe?^^
Anyway, you'll tell me once the new update is out! That's about it for this PoL, I'll see you all next week as usual.
Thank you for reading, and have a wonderful week!
N_Taii
Comments
fuck barmaids, nuns are the best with there innocent nature
harsh vardh
2023-05-01 05:31:02 +0000 UTCWhich barmaid though? There's like 4 of them. As for "fuck Naevyr"... it'll come eventually, except literally.^^
N_taii
2023-04-30 14:33:34 +0000 UTCFuck Naevyr, barmaid best girl.
Ajqualix
2023-04-30 10:00:14 +0000 UTCBetween the 13th and the 18th of May (but more likely closer to the 18th). You can see the dates in the description box that's usually at the very top of the Patreon page : )
N_taii
2023-04-28 13:12:52 +0000 UTCjust a new curious subscriber owo
Madgimmy
2023-04-28 10:23:09 +0000 UTCbtw when is the next update coming?
Madgimmy
2023-04-28 10:22:32 +0000 UTCI'm actually glad that the Main Story willl go a bit farther to the point where we go back to the city, that gives us the possibility of a few new freeroam events with Cyanna and maybe even Rose, i hope that there's gonna be a new one for Cyanna that's based on her recent "breakthrough" at the camp
Matoga
2023-04-27 09:37:04 +0000 UTCThem not acknowledging our return is not what's gonna be weird, what's gonna be weird is when Lily and Haylen tells us in Update 7 how relieved they are that we got back safely even though we spent the entirety of Update 6 helping them xd
Matoga
2023-04-27 09:33:48 +0000 UTCThanks ; )
N_taii
2023-04-25 03:35:24 +0000 UTCI answered below. Dunno why it didn't register as a proper reply to your comment.
N_taii
2023-04-25 03:35:15 +0000 UTCYo my dude keep being amazing and don’t worry about the voices it is indeed us. Hope you having a great day my dude.
Abuus
2023-04-25 02:50:11 +0000 UTCThe new sidequests will be triggered after Leto comes back to the city. I've added a short event to make his return less out of the blue and more organic to the story, but the rest of the main storyline will continue in the update after this one. It might seem a bit odd to see him come back and run around with only Cyanna ever acknowledging his return, but that's a standard issue when a game is released bits by bits^^
N_taii
2023-04-25 02:37:23 +0000 UTCThe side girl don't really follow this "1on1" concept, and they really have their scenes go with whatever character I most see fit. The reason why I use other antagonists for the side girls is that most of the time, the other antagonists are busy doing something else when their scenes happen, or their dynamic/personality wouldn't fit the scene I have in mind. For Naevyr, it'll start with Jazon, but could go in other directions later on if I come up with new ideas.
N_taii
2023-04-25 02:30:58 +0000 UTCYup! All in all, they're not really THAT much shorter to be honest, at least not any shorter that the first scene between Cyanna and Ulrod during the last update. Quite frankly, if I hadn't brought it up now, I wonder if people would have noticed^^
N_taii
2023-04-25 02:26:51 +0000 UTCAlso, here's an actual question that's not just me wanting to spoil the game for myself. Based on the previous games, sidemissions can be done whenever regardless of where we currently are in the main story (to some degree, i know you can fail them if you don't do them for a long period of time), i guess my question is this, since this next Update will only include sidemissions, will i be able to pick up from where Update 5 was left off and see Leto return home before doing these quests or do i have to load in a save from Update 4 where Leto still hasn't left with the expedition yet ? I feel like Leto returning from captivity would have a great impact on everyone and it would need to be told in a pretty long quest.
Matoga
2023-04-24 23:35:31 +0000 UTCtrue true
Madgimmy
2023-04-24 23:12:04 +0000 UTCWill Naevyr get her own "antagonist" as well ? Some time ago i saw a post or comment somewhere that the main girls are going to be in a 1on1 relationship with their antagonists same as in the previous games, but there are these, i guess the best name for them would be side-sidegirls, the Meredith/Alys/Naevyr/New girl who works at the tavern whose name i can't remember group and they're much much closer to the main girls than any other random NPC ever was in any of your games. Based on the last 2 or 3 Updates i figured that the 1on1 thing must be true since Brutus has stopped seeing Alys and the Duke has been replaced by literally every single guard that walks into the Estate for Meredith. Obviously the new bartender with the glasses will be for Tavros but since Naevyr is a relatively new character with very little screentime, she didn't have the chance to make contact with anyone that could step in as replacement for Jazon later on in the game. Honestly, i wouldn't mind at all if Jazon had 2 girls to corrupt, obviously that would change Haylen's story heavily and possibly her endings as well, but it could be interesting to see it unfold.
Matoga
2023-04-24 23:07:37 +0000 UTCIt will be both Haylen and Lily with their own sidequest.
N_taii
2023-04-24 23:03:49 +0000 UTCDon't worry, the scenes still contain a fair amount of build-up until the final climax, because it makes sense within the scene. I'll try it like this time and hear what people think about it. I might be leading the ship, but if I don't listen to where the passengers wish to go, they'll all get off at the next stop^^
N_taii
2023-04-24 23:03:30 +0000 UTCShorter scenes and more of them is honestly my preference, so I'm happy to hear you're trying it out. That said, you should absolutely build the game the way you see fit - I'm hoping you'll enjoy writing several shorter scenes instead of a few longer scenes, and that the added work of doing multiple scenes isn't too bad, but if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you.
Varyon
2023-04-24 23:02:26 +0000 UTCis this update mainly focused on Haylen's side quest?
Madgimmy
2023-04-24 22:45:23 +0000 UTCi feel like you being the author and all should do what makes sense for you creatively. If you feel like it gets sloppier then you should do it shorter. I for one like it when there is a buildup which usually takes a bit longer time. If buildup can happen in a short time then that wouldn't be an issue, anyways you're the helmsman on this ship and your work doesn't disappoint.
Madgimmy
2023-04-24 22:39:16 +0000 UTC
