Developer Update #103

To say the last two weeks have been busy, is a gross understatement. But, before we get into the details, let's start with the overview:

I was done with the Cassie scenes but then decided to expand upon a subset of those scenes. What this means is that I'm currently creating more images that need to be rendered. I'm hoping to have these done today and can be rendered out tonight. I have 2 (or 3) animations created, both of which will be rendering over the comming week.

While there is a lot of work already done, there's still more to cover. Some of the biggest scenes are still to come (like Louise's for example).

This is currently the longest short update ever! As I've said previously, when paths diverge the time spent on those paths equally must diverge. Given that Dreams of Reality has many different paths, they all require equal amount of focus and I give each route the same attention to detail.

As an example of just how much the paths have developed throughout the game, below is an image of the labels (think of them as the story scenes) for all of chapter one.

It's a pretty linear progression, there's no backtracking or repeated paths. There is some divergence when we get to the Purple Orchid scenes, but things soon push back into a single label.

NOTE: These are not the choices you make, some alternative paths are contained in the same label (or scene).

And below is a small snapshot of the next update, this is ONE CHOICE (albeit, with many different outcomes).

This is not the final version, there's still more scenes I need to add. However, I wanted to share this label map to give you a glimpse of the growing complexity in the narrative. Having a visual 'map' like this helps me keep track of where the story is headed. I've also got another one that shows the variables, but I'll save that for another update.

For the next couple of weeks my focus is again finishing those Cassie scenes (for real this time!) and probably making a start on the Kimiko ones.

Until next time, stay safe all.

Cenc