Post, Sleep, Proper Update
Added 2016-10-10 06:48:48 +0000 UTCWho's up for a quickie? Yes? Alright. Quick news is I have scoured the Internets for sounds, found some awesome ones, found some mediocre ones, found a lot of ones that didn't work. Rinse and repeat with music. Either way, I'm starting my major edit of the final chapter Tuesday (Have to go to the soon-to-be ended job tomorrow).
The major edit is fixing and adding any dialogue. One of the big things is to cut back my wordiness. I learned a long time ago that a good edit usually cuts out about 15-20%. Given how wordy I was in the prologue, that should make you shudder to think what it was originally! Editing can be a bitch, because sometimes you hit sentences/passages that don't read right, but damned if I can't come up with ways to fix them. Hard to explain if you have not tried writing, but I just don't want people thinking this is a two day process (really, what is with me?).
I also put in emotion bubbles, will be updating the dialogue to use the new facesets, add any other little nifty things the message script has that fit. I add to bland areas, I add easter eggs, I may do a quick variation to artwork... basically, it is a hardcore playthrough to get things to the final point. I've been working on artwork and finalizing quest lines, making events more structured and efficient, and all kinds of other random things, that this will be the first real playthrough from the start that I've done in almost 3 months. That kind of break is both a Godsend, and a curse. I see things fresh and see a lot more flaws, but I also see a lot more flaws.
Anyways, that's about all I got right now. I owe you guys a proper update on things though, beyond just this little blurb. I'll update the progress chart and post a more detailed update either tomorrow or Tuesday.
Thanks for your support!
YT
Comments
Word smithing can be an art. I don’t write fiction but papers and reports. A ten page paper could take a week to word smith and then send it to the editors for their comments. Then it usually is two or three days to make final corrections.
OhioOkie
2016-10-19 15:14:20 +0000 UTCHonestly, I completely understand. Wordiness is something that professional writing teaches you how to avoid, but from my experiences, it's better if you have a second pair of eyes helping you edit. It is really difficult to do it by yourself. I'd offer my services.... but a part of me kinda wants everything of Chapter 1 to be a surprise... And a part of me really wants a peek.
KaiserKei
2016-10-10 21:40:48 +0000 UTCHey YT! Thanks for the update! Just an offer, but I'm a recent graduate from an English program, and I've had a lot of experience editing essays, and even some experience editing professor's manuscripts. If you need a second pair of eyes to pick up those rhetorical, grammar or style issues, I'd be happy to help.
Amptitude
2016-10-10 20:35:02 +0000 UTC3 day process. Got it. Thanks!
2016-10-10 20:13:01 +0000 UTCYummy, I totally feel your pain, if you get really stumped my wife writes as well and I proofread / edit her work, if you need help holler. (She has done several Drabbles for the Drabbler, and is also published under Yard Dog Press / Big Pulp)
Darthjake
2016-10-10 14:59:34 +0000 UTCI won't. The revamps might have seen endless, but they were really a result of my artwork developing as I spent more and more time drawing. I go through a major edit like this for everything I release (writing, translations, etc.) It is important to avoiding overly wordy or disjointed writing.
YummyTiger Gaming
2016-10-10 14:25:37 +0000 UTCDon't worry, if I've proven anything, it's that I take definitely take my time :-) You'll have to wait and see, but I've made a lot of changes to things during this time, and I will apply it to Chapter 2. We'll see how it goes, but my goal remains a chapter every 2-3 months after this first one is released. If I can manage that, then I can start doing things like hiring people to speed it up even further.
YummyTiger Gaming
2016-10-10 14:24:20 +0000 UTCLet's be honest, I don't think many people even expect that from AAA games anymore with how some have turned out.
FaderPotater
2016-10-10 12:53:07 +0000 UTCI feel like, at this stage, it's more important you take the time you feel you need for editing than trying to do any form of rush on it. I want you to release something you're happy with. After the release you can work out where you spent the most time that you didn't need to and use that to guide scheduling for Chapter 2.
UnusualAlias
2016-10-10 10:47:39 +0000 UTCIm glad work is progressing but i hope you wont get caught in endless cycle of improving things.
Saigon
2016-10-10 10:43:57 +0000 UTC
