Proof of Life #138: I got things done, and need to do some more
Added 2022-08-01 21:36:26 +0000 UTCHeya guys and gals, it's time for another Monday PoL by the one and only, the great, the magnificient... some other dude, I guess? Not me. I'm just ordinary, and proud of it ; )
Anyway, I'm here to report on progress so far, nothing surprising there. Basically, I got done with one of the main plot event for the upcoming update, tested everything, and I'm quite happy with it. I'm not done with the story quite yet, but I'm getting closer. I'm trying my best to keep the dialogues interesting and easy to read, as well as getting to the point without them feeling too shallow as a result.
I've also finished about 80% of the game's first extra-scene (those always take a bit longer to make). After that, I have another scene I want to make, and that should be about it for the sex scenes of this release.
Once I am finished with the story, I'll have a couple more things to do, which include : play through all the new content to see where I could add any extra freeroam events, add the magic ball system to let you know of any freeroam events with any of the 4 main characters (it won't be accessible this release, as I want to add a small quest or story event to explain it later on), add new dialogues and stuff on the map(like glasses on tables), etc...
By the way, all four illustrations for the introduction text are now done and have been added in-game. I'm quite happy with the way they turned out, and I'm sure you'll like them too.
I know I'm repeating myself, but I want to thank you all for your patience. This update is taking far more time than I had anticipated, either because of unforeseen circumstances or because I'm adding new stuff along the way, but I'm getting there little by little. Thank you for your continued support! : )
Thank you for reading, and have a wonderful week!
N_Taii
Comments
No problem at all! Take your time. :)
TheWanderer
2022-08-07 20:22:07 +0000 UTCThe difficulty to pinpoint an actual date is due to the fact that there's a lot of very different things to do, and estimating how long all of them could take is nearly impossible. If I only had story + 2-3 pixel art to make, it would be a lot easier, but since we're still at the beginning, I need to take care of far more than just the story.
N_taii
2022-08-05 13:32:14 +0000 UTCI wish I could tell you, I really do, but at this point, it would be more of a random guess than a serious answer, and the last thing I want to do is to let people look forward to a certain date just to let them down afterwards. I hope you understand : )
N_taii
2022-08-05 13:30:20 +0000 UTCI mostly use it at the center when there's just one speech window for the narration in the middle of dialogue. It helps drive the point across that this is narration and not anyone speaking, just to make sure not to confuse players reading through the dialogue.
N_taii
2022-08-05 13:28:52 +0000 UTCok nice. Just wondering though, why was it fitting to add the text window in the middle of the screen in this teaser picture/screenshot of this POL for example? There is nothing on the bottom part of the screen and the text window which is placed in the middle almost hides everything that is shown in this picture. Wouldnt it be more fitting/make more sense when in this example the text window would be moved to the bottom? Also I like that there is an option to hide the text window, but if I am honest I would want to use this option as rarely as I can and only when I want to have full visual and not as a bug fix sort of. I most of the time enjoy VN-like games most (especially in event sections - RPG section are different of course), when I have to use as little different keys and buttons as possible and I enjoy reading the text and watching the scene unfold at the same time without beeing forced to only do one of both things.
Pete
2022-08-04 07:54:44 +0000 UTCI held off on playing as you mentioned an updated initial release with the missing content. Any ETA on this version?
TheWanderer
2022-08-04 03:17:49 +0000 UTCActually, I made sure to add the majority of the narration parts, that are usually shown in the middle of the screen, on the bottom part this time. There might be a few remnants in the middle of the screen here and there that I thought were fitting, but since you can now hide the text window with the right mouse button, they shouldn't be such a problem.
N_taii
2022-08-03 21:51:39 +0000 UTCFor this update, I'm mainly planning the very start of the corruption for the princess, but not for the other characters quite yet, because that would take too much time to develop if I tried to implement it in the demo, so don't expect too many corruption events for the main heroines yet. There will still be sexy stuff with some of the antagonists and side-characters though : ) For the rest, you'll have it all, so look forward to it.
N_taii
2022-08-03 21:48:58 +0000 UTCOne little remark - in one of the scenes in the first release as well as in HC2 you often happen to cover the lewd scene with the text - as shown pretty well in this POL’s teaser picture (even though for this teaser/spoiler it happens to fit quite well - it is almost like it is censored^^). I would love to see the text not hiding what is going on in the lewd scenes. This was always a little turn off for me because it interrupts the scene. Maybe you can adjust the text frame so that it is not covering up the scene shown ^^
Pete
2022-08-03 09:44:45 +0000 UTCSounds amazing, though I am getting a bit impatient, because I am so eagerly awaiting the new update ; ) cant wait to finally see the antagonists getting revealed, the start of the corruption process, first groping scenes, the first plot twist, all the new maps, assets, and so on. Well I guess for that all to be implemented waiting is necessary and will really pay off. So I will wait for the one and only, the great and magnificent other guy to get out of the spotlight. Its this ordinary guy’s time to shine.
Pete
2022-08-03 09:33:39 +0000 UTCThanks! : )
N_taii
2022-08-03 08:37:48 +0000 UTCBro love everything keep on being amazing my dude
Abuus
2022-08-02 21:19:52 +0000 UTCWell, if you're afraid of missing story content, don't worry, that won't happen. If, on the other hand, you're afraid of missing sexual content, then you're be better off choosing the omniscient POV. The Partial MC PoV is tailored around the MC as its focal point. If he doesn't see a scene, you won't see it either. Maybe a few bits here and there, but usually not much more than that.
N_taii
2022-08-02 13:23:31 +0000 UTCYes I agree, missing content was my main concern with MC POV
jay
2022-08-02 00:36:36 +0000 UTCThe scene will be divided into two: the first part, which will be seen by everyone no matter what, because it also includes some story-related info (the sneak-peek above is part of it). The second part will be the extra scene. I'll probably set it to be viewable by everyone with the right version no matter the POV, because I don't think anyone would go for the version with the extra-scenes just to skip them over with the MC POV.
N_taii
2022-08-01 22:08:05 +0000 UTCThanks! Hope you'll like what's coming then : )
N_taii
2022-08-01 22:04:35 +0000 UTCThis scene in the pic still viewable with the MC POV mode on?
jay
2022-08-01 21:56:04 +0000 UTCI just downloaded the first part of HC3 and I am excited to see this story play out.. the differences between this game and HC2 are night and Day and we’ve only seen a scenes so far.. great job man 🦆🍻
Cal Taylor
2022-08-01 21:40:03 +0000 UTC
