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Weekly update September 11th
🕑 Added 2022-09-11 12:06:44 +0000 UTCHi guys!
First of all, we want to answer the questions you shared with us in the last weekly update post, which was about the progress bars.
Q: Why do you separate between code and programming?
A: We refer to "programming" what we do to transform the text and images into a barebones chapter. This includes things like flags, scene transitions and point-and-click mechanics. On the other side, we use the term "code" to do anything outside the chapter. These are things like the gallery or UI.
Q: Does "Script" mean the classic libretto - the ingame text- or is it in any way related to scripting, and hence, programming?
A: It is the classic meaning. That is, all the conversations, internal monologues and narration. It also takes into account game mechanics like remembering previous player choices and giving the player options based on them.
Q: What is posing?
A: Posing is the work of placing the character sprites with their suitable facial expressions and other permutable features (arm positions, outfits, etc) for each text interaction they have.
Q: Why do you produce art and text at the same time?
A: We do a collective planning phase where we plan all the scenes. Then we work in parallel which allows us to make little changes to art when we get a new idea that modifies an already existing scene, and likewise, we adapt the text to better fit the sprites made by the artist. That way neither is at the service of the other, we have instead a more symbiotic process.
Now let's get to what we've done this week. On the art side of things, we've solved two outfit changes, finished one background and nearly finished the first scene (4 illustrations). Scriptwise we continue working parallelly on some scenes so that they fit together nicely and coherently. Naturally, we cannot go into much more detail without spoiling things, but we hope that the bars help you see the work we've done.
Feel free to ask any new questions you may have about the bars. We hope we solved the ones you wrote so far.
Now it's time for us to get back to work.
See you soon!❤️
Comments
Hammer
Fascinating! Loving the behind-the-scenes details. Makes the magic even more impressive when you know the skill that goes behind it.
