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Proof of Life #112: News on HC3's progress - portraits, map, and some cards

Added 2022-01-24 20:59:01 +0000 UTC

Edit*: Added HC2's Neve's portraits for comparison. I chose Neve since she's also a high elf.

Heya everyone, it's N_Taii back from his vacation-that-was-not-really-a-vacation, but whatever, I've got some news on HC3's progress.

First of all, the portraits for the 3rd character are now done. This time, I decided to include all of them so you have an idea of what portraits I have so far.

In order: Annoyed - Normal - Ahegao1 - Ahegao2 - Angry

- Aroused - Sad - Embarrassed - Happy(Eyes Open) - Happy (Eyes Closed).

Let me know what you think. I'm planning on maybe having 2 more done for each character, so let me know if you have any suggestions you'd like to see.

Last Wednesday, I was supposed to do some light work since I was still on vacation, so I went and started working on the new main map. But this turned out to beso addicting, I've been spending most of my days doing it instead. This is also so time consuming that I only have about only one-third of the map done. Making a city is quite interesting, but also more challenging than a nature-filled elven tribe. I have turned into an urban planner lately, trying to have a good balance between buildings and open spaces, so the map doesn't get too packed, but isn't too big either. Also, I'm trying to add lots of green spaces, so it doesn't turn into a boring concrete jungle.

I realized the buildings I have commissioned were quite tall, mabye a bit too much, which means the characters are going to be hidden behind it quite a lot when walking from A to B, so I added an option that turns the roof transparent as soon as the MC steps near. This should help make it a bit easier to see.

To be honest, I feel like the map will be a tad bit bigger than HC2, so I will try to add a new system of "city maps" pinned on wooden boards around the city which, once read, give details about the diverses locations as well as the option to fast travel to some part of the city. I think this could be a good addition.

Last but not least, a bit of background on the city: in fact, it isn't quite a city, but a district of a bigger city. The district in which our adventure take place is situated right above the harbor, so it is called the harbor district, or simply "The Harbor". It is one of the oldest districts of the city of Luminia, and is known the most livable one.

I'll give you more info as I progress, of course. Maybe a sneak peek, but next week might be a bit early. We'll see.

Last lil' bit of info: the new card game I will implement (same as Triple Triad from FF8), is also in the works. It'll contain between 100 to 120 cards in total, but I'll only do 20 of them for the demo version, since there won't be that many opponents at the beginning. 15 are ready as we speak. I really look forward to you guys trying it out! (reminder: this minigame won't be tied to any of the storylines, nor necessary to progress them, and will be implemented as a way to have a little bit of variety in the gameplay for those who wish to, and those who like to collect stuff^^).

Thank you for reading, and have a wonderful week!

N_Taii